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Paul & Chris recap every Sunday game of Week 14, starting with 49ers-Saints in the Game of the Year.(2:30) Film Deep Dive #1: 49ers 48-Saints 46 "This was more fun than Chiefs-Rams from last year."(6:30) The difference between Sean Payton & Kyle Shanahan(11:45) Breaking down George Kittle's huge play on 4th & 2(17:30) Simms on Jimmy G: "The 49ers are the best team in football, and they're going to win the Super Bowl"(24:10) How did the Saints gash the 49ers defense?(30:00) "I question if Sean Payton knew the rule on the fake punt"(33:30) Rams 28-Seahawks 12 "McVay has found his groove"(36:20) Packers 20-Redskins 15 "The Packers have to ride Aaron Jones"(37:15) Vikings 20-Lions 7 Damn! Okay Danielle Hunter(39:00) Film Deep Dive #2: Chiefs 23-Patriots 16 The homies give their one word to describe the Pats(43:00) "Steve Spagnuolo New England-ed New England in New England!"(46:00) "Tom Brady right now doesn't want to take that hit"(53:20) "It was one of the worst games I've ever seen Patrick Mahomes p

With some potential playoff previews on the slate, Simms & Florio pick every game in Week 14.(4:30) TNF: Cowboys at Bears "One play by the Bears defense could win this game."(6:45) Panthers at Falcons "I think everyone was shocked by the Ron Rivera news."(9:00) Ravens at Bills "The only thing that's going to stop the Ravens is an injury to Lamar Jackson."(13:30) Bengals at Browns "Even if the Browns run the table, I don't think it's enough to save Freddie Kitchens."(15:20) Redskins at Packers "The Packers are the worst great team this season."(20:15) Broncos at Texans "After beating the Patriots, the Texans have a swagger."(24:30) Lions at Vikings "When will they think about benching Xavier Rhodes?"(27:45) 49ers at Saints "On the turf, the advantage goes to San Francisco's offense."(31:15) Dolphins at Jets "The Dolphins impressed me last week."(32:50) Colts at Buccaneers "I'm done with the Colts."(36:30) Chris tells the story of Peyton Manning's Monday night comeback vs Jon Gruden(38:30) Chargers at Jagua

We made it to Episode 100, which is about 99 more than we thought we would. Chris & Paul hit some What The F$%! Happened, Word Association for playoff contenders & Rotoworld's Josh Norris joins us with advice for the start of the fantasy playoffs.(2:30) Seahawks 37-Vikings 30: David Moore's 60-yard TD "I would just bench Xavier Rhodes"(9:00) How six O-linemen helps Russell Wilson's deep ball(12:15) Will Mike Zimmer's defense struggle down the stretch?(15:45) Rams 34-Cardinals 7: Jared Goff's big game "McVay deserves more credit than anybody"(24:00) Chiefs 40-Raiders 9: Patrick Mahomes "The NFL has caught onto the Chiefs offense"(27:50) How will Bill Belichick defend the Chiefs this week?(30:10) What's behind Patrick Mahomes low stat lines?(39:20) QB Contender Word Association "Ryan Tannehill is taking advantage of everything that is there"(42:00) Josh Allen "Can somebody take notice of what we're seeing here?"(46:20) Duck Hodges "Deep ball throwing can be safe too"(49:40) Taysom Hill "He's just a frea

Chris & Ahmed take your questions as they recap a big Week 13 Sunday, and Ahmed buries a few teams in Requiem For A Team.(2:20) Ahmed gives his percentage odds of a Ravens-49ers rematch in the Super Bowl(3:45) Film Deep Dive #1: Ravens 20-49ers 17 "This was the first time all year the 49ers D-line didn't win the battle"(14:15) "Fred Warner is the Bobby Wagner of this defense"(18:00) Why the 49ers should have thrown more to Deebo Samuel & Emmanuel Sanders(26:30) Texans 28-Patriots 22 Breaking down the DeAndre to Deshaun trick play TD(31:45) Did the Patriots offense salvage something with their late-game TDs?(34:10) "This is where I see Tom Brady slipping"(40:30) Who is most to blame for New England's offense?(42:30) "Will Fuller is the key to the Texans offense"(46:30) Chiefs 40-Raiders 9 Despite the win, Simms & ManBearPig are both concerned about the Chiefs offense(49:15) Derek Carr struggles again in cold weather(53:30) Rams 34-Cardinals 7 Ahmed names Jared Goff the NFL MPP(57:15) Packers 31-Gia

Simms takes a victory lap for threading the needle before he and Florio get into all the post-Thanksgiving games of Week 13:(2:50) 49ers at Ravens "San Francisco has the formula to slow down Lamar Jackson."(8:50) Redskins at Panthers "Dwayne Haskins' selfie is a microcosm of the Redskins victory lap."(10:50) Jets at Bengals "What the upside for Andy Dalton to play again?"(13:30) Titans at Colts "The Colts are better than 6-5."(17:30) Buccaneers at Jaguars "We picked the Jaguars to win the division, and they're screwing us!"(21:30) Eagles at Dolphins "This is a chance for Carson Wentz to quiet some of the doubters."(24:30) Why the Eagles made a mistake with Wentz's contract(29:15) Packers at Giants "These are the games Aaron Rodgers can take over single-handedly."(33:30) Browns at Steelers "I'm more concerned about the fans than I am the players."(37:30) Rams at Cardinals "2017 was Deshaun Watson, 2018 was Patrick Mahomes, 2019 is Lamar Jackson, I think 2020 will be Kyler Murray's year."(40:30) Chargers at Bro

It's a Thanksgiving special as Florio & Simms pick all 3 turkey day games.(2:40) Bears at Lions "With Jeff Driskel or The Blough King, I can't have any faith in the Lions"(7:30) Bills at Cowboys "We've seen Jason Garrett do well when his back is against the wall."(17:30) How old was Chris when he started swearing in front of Phil?(19:30) Saints at Falcons "I think it will be a high-scoring, fun game."(25:00) Best Bets The guys each give 1 best bet from the 3 games, and Florio ranks the hot seat level of Matt Patricia, Jason Garrett & Dan Quinn

Chris & Paul recap every Week 12 game as the playoff race heats up, and dive into the 49ers domination of the Packers and the Patriots monsoon win over the Cowboys.(3:00) Film Deep Dive #1: 49ers 38-Packers 8 "Their defense outhits everybody."(11:00) Who is more dominant: the 49ers D-line or the Patriots secondary?(15:15) WTF Happened on Rodgers' sack-fumble on his first drive?(19:20) How did George Kittle get so wide open?(29:10) Saints 34-Panthers 31 "Without Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans is a different defense."(31:30) Chris names the teams who pass his "bar fight test"(34:15) We'll do it Live! on Michael Thomas' catch on the Saints game-winning drive(38:50) Seahawks 17-Eagles 9 "I think Carson Wentz is second-guessing himself."(42:30) Film Deep Dive #2: Patriots 13-Cowboys 9 "I think Jerry Jones is sending a message."(44:30) The Cowboys offense has Chris literally pounding the table.(51:50) Does Chris blame Kellen Moore or Jason Garrett more for Dallas' struggles?(59:15) Bills 20-Broncos 3 Discussing

Chris is reeling and Mike is gloating as they pick every game of Week 12:(3:15) TNF: Colts at Texans "If T.Y. Hilton is healthy, the Texans will have their hands full."(7:50) Buccaneers at Falcons "Dirk Koetter will have some inside information on Jameis Winston."(11:30) Broncos at Bills "The Broncos offense is better with Brandon Allen than Joe Flacco."(15:30) Giants at Bears "I don't think Saquon Barkley is going to be fully healthy all year long."(19:20) Steelers at Bengals "Mason Rudolph was absolutely horrible in that game. Horrible. Horrible."(23:20) "If you ever farted during the show, would you admit it or deny it?"(25:00) Dolphins at Browns "Without Myles Garrett and Larry Ogunjobi, the Browns are thin on D-line."(28:45) Panthers at Saints "I don't trust the Panthers defense, and I definitely don't trust Kyle Allen."(31:40) Raiders at Jets "I played for Jon Gruden against Gregg Williams. We had a good plan of attack."(36:30) Seahawks at Eagles "Fletcher Cox is back to being a game-wrecker."(41:00) Li

Chris dives into the biggest plays of the week in "What The $&*%! Happened?".(2:20) Patriots 17-Eagles 10: Nelson Agholor's "drop"(10:30) "I don't think the Lane Johnson injury had a big impact on the game"(14:45) "I'm not going to place the blame on Carson Wentz."(20:00) Vikings 27-Broncos 23: Stefon Diggs TD "One of the best throws of the year for Kirk Cousins"(27:00) How did Kyle Rudolph get so wide open on his TD?(33:10) Breaking down the Vikings goal-line stand at the end of the game(39:00) QB Referendums with Big Phil (42:30) "Josh Allen was put on earth to throw something"(45:00) Philip Rivers: "The Chargers need another way to win football games"(47:00) "Mason Rudolph does not have average arm strength for the NFL"(49:30) Jameis Winston "misses 3-4 throws per game with no pressure around him"(53:15) Who do you want as your 2020 starter: Rivers, Rudolph, Jameis or Kyle Allen?(1:01:30) Cowboys 35-Lions 27: Zeke's game-clinching TD(1:06:30) Should Dak Prescott be getting more MVP buzz?(1:12:30) Saint

Chris & Ahmed touch on every Week 11 game in a Survival Sunday for the NFC Contenders, and go deep diving on Cards-Niners and Texans-Ravens.(2:00) Gimme The Headline: Vikings 27-Broncos 23 "How about Clutch-y Kirk?"(7:15) Saints 34-Buccaneers 17 Is Michael Thomas an MVP candidate?(13:25) Rams 17-Bears 7 "Khalil Mack has gone dormant...Aaron Donald is the best defender in football."(21:00) Film Deep Dive #1: 49ers 36-Cardinals 26 "Jimmy Garoppolo's mistakes are boneheaded mistakes."(32:30) "The Kyler Murray effect is real"(39:00) Dak Prescott wins the Best Of Week 11 Offensive Award(43:45) The Patriots Defense wins the Best of Week 11 Defensive Award(47:45) Who on the Eagles defense (not Ronald Darby) is to blame for the Patriots trick play TD?(53:30) Film Deep Dive #2: Ravens 41-Texans 7 "The Ravens are the best team in football."(1:02:25) How the Ravens shut down Deshaun Watson(1:12:50) Damn! Okay starts with Raiders DE Maxx Crosby(1:16:00) Where does Jon Gruden fall in Chris' Coach of the Year rankings?

Florio gets out the broom before he and Simms pick every game of Week 11, and Macy chimes in with some takes:(2:30) Chris considers doing the opposite(3:30) TNF: Steelers at Browns "James Conner is back, and the Browns are not a good run defense."(6:45) Texans at Ravens "It's Lamar vs Deshaun "(11:00) Falcons at Panthers "I think if it falls apart this year, Ron Rivera will be out of a job."(14:30) Cowboys at Lions "I don't know if everyone realizes the Cowboys have the No. 1 offense in football."(17:30) Jaguars at Colts "I this Nick Foles going to energize this team."(21:15) Bills at Dolphins "This is the first time all year I'm picking the Dolphins to win."(24:30) Broncos at Vikings "The Vikings can't afford to lose this one."(29:00) Saints at Buccaneers "The Saints are shooken up now."(31:45) Jets at Redskins "Let's just pick a score on this one and move on."(32:15) Cardinals at 49ers "Macy shut up! We're doing a podcast!"(36:15) Bengals at Raiders "It's the Bo Jackson revenge game!"(40:45) Patriots at Eag

Chris dives into the biggest plays of the week in "What The $&*%! Happened?".(3:45) Steelers 17-Rams 12: Jared Goff's 3 turnovers "Ok, the guy's not open. You gotta do something else."(9:30) Chris has advice for Sean McVay to "reinvent himself"(12:30) How Minkah Fitzpatrick and the Steelers D took Cooper Kupp from 220 yards to zero(16:00) Packers 24-Panthers 16: GB's goal-line stand "Kyle Allen's got Christian McCaffrey open for a touchdown."(24:30) The Packers were not ready for the final play...and it helped them(30:45) Vikings 28-Cowboys 24: Big Phil joins to discuss the Cowboys failed 4th down(38:20) Were the Cowboys too worried about the clock? Chris & Paul disagree.(49:10) Steelers, Raiders, Bills and Colts: which dark horse does Big Phil like the best?(59:00) Seahawks 27-49ers 24 (OT): " It was the best game I've seen any NFL defender play all season."(1:04:00) "Jimmy Garoppolo did not play that bad."(1:13:15) Raiders 26-Chargers 24: Josh Jacobs game-winning TD "Rodney Huson was the star of the

Simms breaks down Week 10:(3:20) Vikings-Cowboys: Why Minnesota might be better than the group that made it to the NFCCG a couple years ago(8:25) Why is Dallas wearing the navy blues at home??(11:30) Panthers-Packers: Is Green Bay as good as their 8-2 record? We definitely didn't see vintage Aaron Rodgers(14:20) Rams-Steelers: We saw a Steel City ass whuppin. And why it's okay to say that Todd Gurley isn't the same player he used to be.(16:20) "Sean McVay has to reinvent himself"(18:55) Simms self-scouts thyself when it comes to re-evaluating the Minkah Fitzpatrick trade(21:30) Falcons-Saints film deep dive: How in the world did the Saints not score a TD vs the Falcons? Atlanta was not gonna let the short passing game beat them(26:50) "I wrote 'Where is the run, question mark, question mark'"(32:35) "I do think Drew Brees is aware of his lack of arm strength"(37:00) Simms takes a small victory lap related to his QB rankings. Where are all the Goff & Rivers Truthers now?(39:20) "He's being paid like one of

Simms rants about pushes before he and Florio get to picking every game for Week 10:(2:30) "If I pick a push, I should get a win!"(5:25) TNF: Chargers at Raiders "I'm going down to crazyville with the Chargers tonight."(9:35) Lions at Bears "The Lions defense is not good. It's one of the worst in football."(13:05) Ravens at Bengals "No one knows what to expect from Ryan Finley or A.J. Green."(17:15) Bills at Browns "The Bills are kind of a fraudulent 6-2, and I think Bills fans would admit it."(21:10) Falcons at Saints "The Falcons desperation-meter is at 10+."(25:00) Giants at Jets "Daniel Jones has shown more promise than what we've seen from Sam Darnold."(27:45) Cardinals at Buccaneers "Last week Jameis Winston played awesome football, there's no denying it."(31:20) Chiefs at Titans "Please Andy Reid, run some of Matt Moore's plays with Patrick Mahomes."(39:10) Dolphins at Colts "The Colts play down to their competition almost every week."(42:15) Panthers at Packers "If there's any doubt with Davante Adam

Chris updates his QB Rankings for the first time since preseason, and he and Paul dive into the biggest plays of the week in "What The $&*%! Happened?".(2:15) Chiefs 26-Vikings 23: Damien Williams 91-yd TD run "Harrison Smith was put in a bad spot."(10:00) "The Kansas City defense has turned the corner. They're not going to be the pushover we saw early in the year."(14:50) "There were 2-3 throws where I wish Kirk Cousins was aggressive."(21:10) Raiders 31-Lions 24: OAK goal-line stand "I'd rather go down with my best player, and that's Matthew Stafford."(26:10) Broncos 24-Browns 19: CLE failed 4th down "This tells me the game is moving too fast for Baker Mayfield."(36:05) Big Phil joins to give his reaction to Chris' updated QB Rankings(44:20) "What game has Tom Brady won for the Patriots this year?"(46:55) "Jacoby Brissett has done many things, but doesn't get the attention or highlights."(51:20) "Jimmy Garoppolo at 15...too low or too high?"(57:45) Chris responds to Twitter gripes about his QB rankings:

Chris & Ahmed recap all 12 Sunday games of Week 9 and dive deep into the Ravens win over the Patriots and the Seahawks-Bucs OT game.(6:10) Film Deep Dive #1: Ravens O vs Patriots D "Baltimore did to New England what New England does to other teams."(19:40) Chris explains why Bill Belichick has problems with running quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson.(24:55) Patriots O vs Ravens D "It's amazing how fearless Tom Brady is in the pocket at 42 years old."(32:05) "Earl Thomas can't run anymore...He's lost a gear. He's lost two gears."(33:35) Ahmed reveals his favorite fast food place.(37:40) Chiefs 26-Vikings 23 "No Patrick Mahomes is a little bit of a blessing in disguise for the offense."(41:45) Steelers 26-Colts 24 "Bud Dupree has the ability to take over games."(44:20) Raiders 31-Lions 24 "Josh Jacobs is clearly the favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year."(49:00) Chris demonstrates how Lamar Jackson avoids big hits(51:20) Film Deep Dive #2: Seahawks O vs Buccaneers D "Russell Wilson is arguably the best dee

Florio has some Halloween costume takes before he and Simms get to picking every game for Week 9:(0:40) I'll eat some Werther's Originals, be miserable and be happy in my misery."(5:30) TNF: 49ers at Cardinals "There's this hesitation to give the 49ers their due."(10:55) Texans vs Jaguars (in London) "I don't know if this is a team Deshaun Watson can take over against."(16:55) Redskins at Bills "If I knew it was Dwayne Haskins, I might give the Redskins less of a chance."(21:05) Titans at Panthers "Ryan Tannehill may be the Titans starting QB in 2020 if he keeps this up."(26:15) Vikings at Chiefs "Prove me wrong, Kirk Cousins!"(33:40) Jets at Dolphins "Adam Gase will be extra motivated to beat the team that fired him."(38:40) Bears at Eagles "Philadelphia! Doug Pederson!! Run the ^&*#ing ball!!!"(43:10) Colts at Steelers "I feel like Mason Rudolph found something on Monday."(52:35) Lions at Raiders "I don't think I've picked the Raiders to win a game all year."(56:10) Buccaneers at Seahawks "I think Jamei

Chris & Paul do a "What The $&*%! Happened?" where they deep dive the best (Deshaun Watson) and worst (WTF Miami?) plays of the week. Also, Big Phil stops by and defends Mitchell Trubisky.(3:00) AZ-NO: Drew Brees' TD pass to Taysom Hill "Now that Brees is back, Taysom Hill is a weapon again in the offense."(11:05) "If the Saints have a weakness, it's Brees' ability to stretch the field."(18:25) OAK-HOU: Deshaun Watson gets kicked in the face, still throws TD "Watson is not Charlie Checkdown, he's Bobby Bombs-Away."(28:35) Big Phil reveals if it's true that Chris was a good student in high school(31:45) "Do you think the Chicago Bears are salvageable?"(36:35) On Aaron Rodgers: "Let me say this. NOBODY ELSE COULD MAKE THOSE THROWS."(48:55) "Who wins right now? The 49ers or the Patriots?"(51:30) CLE-NE: Browns back-to-back-to-back turnovers "Jonathan Jones is the star not for the fumble, but for the hustle."(56:40) On Baker Mayfield's shovel pass interception: "This is a play he's not even supposed to th

Chris & Ahmed recap all 13 Sunday games of Week 8 and dive deep into Panthers-49ers & Packers-Chiefs.(2:25) Saints 31-Cardinals 9 "He looked like the same old Drew Brees, like he hadn't missed a beat."(7:20) Patriots 27-Browns 13 "The Patriots, even with the easy schedule, seem to be dodging some bullets"(13:15) Film Deep Dive #1: Panthers O vs 49ers D "The 49ers defense is every bit in the conversation with the Patriots"(19:35) "Nick Bosa is more made for the NFL than his brother Joey"(24:05) 49ers O vs Panthers D "The 49ers play-design is No. 1 in the NFL."(27:20) "Who will have more targets moving forward: George Kittle or Emmanuel Sanders?"(32:00) Rams 24-Bengals 10 "Cooper Kupp is legitimately good. This isn't just a system guy."(35:40) Seahawks 27-Falcons 20 "The Seahawks secondary is a little questionable."(38:20) Lions 31-Giants 26 "I'd like to hear some talk about how Matthew Stafford is playing so well."(40:35) On players-only meetings: "Guys! We have to play harder!"(41:30) Chargers 17-Bear

Simms & Florio pick every game against the spread for Week 8:(1:10) "If Kirk Cousins wins Super Bowl MVP, I will get a Kirk Cousins tattoo on my arm. Guaranteed."(4:30) TNF: Redskins at Vikings "I think the Redskins will be a pain in the ass early."(7:25) Seahawks at Falcons "No matter what Matt plays QB for the Falcons, they're done."(11:10) Eagles at Bills "The Bills don't really have that signature win yet."(15:15) Chargers at Bears "I think the loser of this game is going to flat-out collapse."(19:30) Giants at Lions "Pat Shurmur quietly had one of the worst decisions in the league last week."(24:15) Broncos at Colts Florio floats a Von Miller trade proposition for an NFC team.(29:40) Jets at Jaguars "Can we get the name Haley Joel Darnold to stick?"(33:30) Bengals at Rams in London Florio learns what "wanker" means.(37:00) Cardinals at Saints "This is the toughest environment Kyler Murray has had to play in."(39:50) Buccaneers at Titans "I like what I saw from Ryan Tannehill last week."(45:05) Panthe