Francesa Football Friday for Week 5 with Shaun King, Sal and JJ

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0:10uh Francesa football Friday for week

0:13number five and the transition just like

0:16the leaves change the transition has not

0:19begun. It has happened from baseball

0:23from the demise of the Yankees now to

0:25football with two big stories. One

0:29positive, one yeah, unfortunately

0:32negative. The Giants at three and one in

0:35a division that looks getable.

0:38The Cowboys off a terrible loss last

0:41night. More on that in a minute. The

0:43Eagles maybe even cashing in on their

0:46season. More on that in a minute. But

0:48the Giants at 3 and one looking to take

0:52a strangle hold or at least a foothold

0:55on the division. and the Jets

0:58trying to prove that they're improved,

1:00trying to prove that their head coach

1:02has learned something as a head coach.

1:05Uh, and finding out now that that second

1:08quarter, which looks soft, isn't as soft

1:11because the Browns improved, the Raiders

1:14improved. Where do the Jets find their

1:17W's? Where do they find them? If they

1:20don't find one this week against

1:21Cleveland, where do they find one? So,

1:23more on that later, but week five in the

1:25National Football G League began last

1:27night and it was supposed to be an easy

1:30night for the Cowboys. They came off a

1:32big come from behind win against the

1:34Texans. Big win. Offense was

1:37sensational. Lamb had an incredible

1:40game, 17 catches.

1:42They're playing a an 0 and4 Tampa Bay

1:47team that is playing with a quarterback

1:50who was not drafted, who's playing his

1:53first game ever on the road as a

1:56starter,

1:57just the second week in the league as a

2:00starter. In his first game, he looked

2:03unsure in the passing game. He ran for

2:0555 yards, but hey, now he's going to be

2:07on the road. And although he's playing a

2:08bad Dallas defense, well, of course the

2:11Cowboys are going to score and score and

2:14score and

2:17he'll make enough mistakes to make it

2:19easy. What happens? What happens is the

2:23Dallas defense, which looks like it

2:25might be worse than last year's, and

2:27that is almost a sinful statement,

2:30allowed 241

2:32yards rushing. The Bucks with their

2:35young quarterback kept the ball for 40

2:38minutes

2:40and the Cowboys turned the ball over

2:43three times

2:45on the kickoff once on a fumble, twice

2:48on interceptions, and late when they

2:50were coming down for the tying score,

2:53and it looked like they were going to

2:54get it. He drills one to Ferguson, the

2:57usually shorthanded tight end, across

2:59the middle, he not only doesn't catch

3:01it, he pops it up. It's intercepted and

3:04you saw Jerry Jones and Pickkins and

3:07others show display their unhappiness as

3:11the Cowboys sunk to two and three. A

3:14dreadful, dreadful loss for the Cowboys.

3:18Now, that's one of the themes of week

3:21five. Here are the others. Number two,

3:25it didn't take long. It actually took a

3:28week longer than I thought, but Shawn

3:29Payeyton has resumed play calling duties

3:32as they get ready to play the Chargers.

3:34He couldn't take it anymore. He tried.

3:35He tried, but he didn't go rip it out of

3:38Davis Webb's hands during the game, but

3:40he did the next best thing. He ripped it

3:43from him. And he knows how Webb feels

3:45because Jim Fossil

3:48did that to him when he was the

3:51offensive coordinator for the Cowboys.

3:53and he burned, he chafed. But you know

3:57what? He didn't complain publicly.

4:01And that was one of the things that Bill

4:04Parcels was impressed by that led to him

4:09uniting with Bill in Dallas and then

4:11becoming part of the Parcels family. And

4:15he still is to this day very much part

4:17of the Parcels family. Um the Ravens in

4:21Atlanta Sunday night, Atlanta

4:23rejuvenated obviously behind their

4:25brilliant running back and this is a

4:26battle of brilliant running backs. Um

4:30they've been different since Penn went

4:32behind center. It does not look like

4:34Lamar Jackson will play in the Sunday

4:37Naider, but it'll still be two of the

4:39great running backs in the league,

4:42including Mr. Robinson, who is leading

4:44the league with rushing with 123 yards a

4:46game. Um, the Giants can take command in

4:50the NFC East.

4:52The Eagles are having trouble. We'll get

4:54to them in a second. The Cowboys are

4:55having trouble if they beat Washington

4:57here. And remember, they've never beaten

4:59Daniels a quarterback. He's three and0

5:02against them lifetime. And they say he

5:04is full go in this game. But the Giants

5:07in Washington as an underdog, if they

5:09can win this week, they will take a at

5:13least a strong foothold on the division.

5:16Now, the Eagles, what is their mentality

5:20right now? The Eagles have injuries.

5:25They just they have Dickerson already on

5:28the IR off the offensive line. They just

5:30traded Cam Jurgens to the Ravens and

5:33Lane Johnson turns around and retires.

5:37So, three-fifths of that vaunted

5:39offensive line gone.

5:42Bsby at running back gone. Barkley

5:45probably out. Shipley probably the

5:47running back. Maybe no Devonte Smith.

5:50They're in London and they didn't leave

5:52till Friday. They go to London to play

5:54Jacksonville, which is kind of the

5:56London home team. And Jacksonville is

5:57going to spend the next two years on the

5:59road. And

6:02they're a seven and a half point

6:03underdog. Imagine that. That's how many

6:06injuries they have. Now, here's the

6:09question, though. They're two and two.

6:11They lost a horrific game last week to

6:13the Rams. They had no right losing.

6:16The last four years they're 50 and 18 in

6:18the regular season. 50 and 18. This has

6:22been a prolific winning franchise. They

6:24can take a year off and regroup or

6:27rebuild if they want. The question

6:30becomes a will they do that if the

6:33losses start to pile up and number two

6:36how many guys will they move off the

6:38vaunted eagles

6:42if they are looking at this year as a

6:44year where they're going to back off and

6:47rebuild

6:48which could be the case which could

6:50leave the division wide open for the

6:55football giants completely wide open for

6:59the football Giants. I mean, really, it

7:01is breaking very, very well for them.

7:04Washington's struggling and they could

7:06get beat by the Giants tomorrow. If they

7:08do, the Giants move to 4- one. Dallas is

7:12two and three, as you hear from my

7:15sidekick, uh, Taylor. She's in the room,

7:17of course, as always. Uh, and she just

7:21wanted to say hello. And

7:24if the Eagles lose in London Sunday

7:26morning, they're two and three. and

7:28maybe backing off,

7:32which could leave this division

7:33considering the plight of the Dallas

7:35defense. And it is horrific.

7:38I mean, broken plays, missed tackles,

7:42turning guys loose. I mean, awful. I

7:46mean, you're supposed to beat an

7:48undrafted rookie quarterback who goes on

7:50the road for the first time. He's not

7:51supposed to win.

7:54He's not supposed to be competitive, no

7:56less control the ball for 40 minutes.

7:59The Dallas defense is a joke. An

8:01absolute joke.

8:05They really thought they were going to

8:06improve it this year. They haven't even

8:09improved it a little. It actually might

8:13be worse. And that's that's saying

8:16something.

8:18Injuries

8:20all over the league.

8:22all over the league. Guys banged up,

8:25stars banged up, wide receivers banged

8:27up, running backs banged up, of course,

8:29quarterbacks banged up, defensive stars

8:31banged up. That's what you have. You

8:34have a game in London, the Eagles, who

8:37are going Friday today to London.

8:41Um,

8:42and don't seem to be very

8:46much on the mode of going forward here.

8:49It seems like they might be reassessing

8:52this season in a big way. Um, you have

8:57the Ravens Sunday night, but probably no

8:59Lamar.

9:01You have a very good Monday nighter, the

9:04Bills

9:06and the Rams. The Rams stole one in

9:09Philly. I mean, that game should have

9:11been over.

9:12Philly left the door open and the Rams

9:15ran through it and that was a I mean

9:20Philly I mean Ram the Rams were sitting

9:22on one and three. Two and two makes a

9:26world world of difference and now they

9:29get the Bills on Monday night which

9:32should be extremely

9:34extremely interesting. So lot going on

9:38week five already. It just goes. Next

9:42thing you know, it's Halloween. Then

9:45before you blink, it's Thanksgiving.

9:47Before you blink, we're doing playoff

9:49possibilities. Nothing moves. Like I

9:52mean, it really feels like, and I mean

9:55this sincerely, it really feels like it

9:58was opening week in the NFL yesterday

10:01and it's week five already. And look how

10:05much has happened. And I would say this,

10:09the league has never been

10:12more unpredictable. I mean, you would

10:15have thought that you let last night was

10:18a game right

10:20now. I would never trust Dallas as a

10:23nine-point favorite against

10:26a high school team considering how bad

10:28their defense is.

10:30But where did their offense go last

10:32night? Uh, you're telling me they score

10:3616 points against the Bucks. Why?

10:40Because they turned it over three times.

10:42Why? Because they had trouble with the

10:45blitz, which is something that Dak

10:47usually doesn't have. Lamb was bothered

10:50by some cramps or some a muscle pull or

10:54something last night because he was in

10:55and out of the game, then he was out of

10:56the game. And

10:59their vaunted offense didn't show up.

11:02Also, they didn't have the ball the

11:04whole night. Tampa had the ball the

11:06whole night

11:07and they go on to a victory. You know,

11:10I'm watching that. I'm trying to pay

11:12attention to the White Socks because I'm

11:14look just like to see the White Sox win

11:17and the White Sox have the lead. Then I

11:18turn it on and boom, home run. Boom.

11:21Ramirez two-run home run. So, I said,

11:22"Let me turn the White Sox off cuz I

11:24just brought him bad luck by splooped it

11:25onto the channel." And then they go back

11:28in front and next thing you know the

11:30game's, you know, 9 to4 Cleveland and

11:33the White Sox now have to play a game

11:34five. So that's where we are in that

11:37round. And in New York, they're just

11:42making the painful transition.

11:45Everybody's excited about the Giants.

11:48Everyone can't wait to get the Knicks

11:50back in action, but

11:53they are obviously dismayed by another

11:57year of falling short. Mark at the 17th

12:00year in a row that the Yankees

12:04have fall have fallen short

12:07or fell short in the postseason, which

12:11has become

12:13basically their new October lore. The

12:16kings of October now find October a very

12:20very hard month and

12:24it's been since 2009

12:26since they won a championship which in

12:28the world of the pinstripes is

12:33just an insane amount of time. You're

12:36supposed to, it's almost like a

12:39birthright that you're supposed to win

12:41one, at least one, hopefully more than

12:44one, but at least one every decade.

12:47You're not supposed to have a a decade

12:49without any championships. That is

12:52something that you you you don't want to

12:55happen in the Yankee century. That's not

12:57the idea. That's not what it's supposed

12:59to be about. But they have lost their

13:02way as far as the postseason goes. They

13:05still get there, but when they get

13:07there, they don't know what to do

13:08anymore. When they get there, they get

13:10there and lose. And just like it's been

13:14a long time,

13:16a long time between quests or conquests

13:21for the Dallas Cowboys. It's now been a

13:24long time between conquests for the

13:27Yankees. A very, very long time. All

13:30right, we got the regulars uh on the

13:32show this week. We'll go out to Vegas

13:34and welcome in Sean King. Uh we'll also

13:38uh see what the two knuckleheads are up

13:40to. Uh they weren't with me last week

13:43because I moved the time. That was me,

13:44not them. Uh but they should be here in

13:46a second. Sal and JJ, and we'll see

13:48what's on their mind as we get ready for

13:52uh another week of Giants and Jets at

13:541:00.

13:55I don't like when they're on the same

13:57time. Last year they were on the same

13:59time all the time because the Giants

14:00never had any prime time. This year the

14:02Giants have some prime time stuff coming

14:05up which will clear that away. But when

14:09they're on the same time it's a pain in

14:10the neck. I'd like to be able to zero in

14:12on both of them. When they're on the

14:14same time I have to admit

14:17I put the Giants on the big screen. I

14:20have to I got to be fair and I put the

14:22Jets on the secondary screen. I'm sorry.

14:24The Jets are the secondary team right

14:26now. All right. I see they're here. Let

14:28me get to let me give you uh guys 30

14:32seconds a piece. Now I know I'm not

14:34Listen, everybody with a soap box within

14:36a thousand miles of Yankee Stadium has

14:39already had a spiel. Okay, so I mean the

14:42audience can't be looking for anything

14:43else about the Yankees. It's been going

14:45on for days now. But I'll give you just

14:48for the sake of continuity. I'll give

14:51you each 30 seconds to opine on the

14:54Yankees. Go ahead JJ. You start.

14:56>> All right. I got the floor. It's pretty

14:58simple, Mike. They're stale. It's

15:00embarrassing. How many times do I need

15:02to be at Yankee Stadium watching another

15:05team celebrate on that field? I have no

15:08voice talking about it. It makes me sick

15:11thinking about it. That's all needs to

15:13be said. They're stale. The Yankees I

15:16grew up with, that is a far cry from the

15:19Yankees I grew up with. There's your 30

15:21seconds.

15:21>> All right. Uh, now everyone knows Sal's

15:24a Met fan. Uh, but go ahead S your

15:28thoughts.

15:28>> I think everybody's looking in the wrong

15:29place. Cashman Boone. How about focusing

15:33on the captain? Where is it? Aaron Judge

15:35has been the constant here since 2017

15:37and they have come up short. I know he

15:40was hurt this year, so I'm not going to

15:41get on for that. But he talks a big

15:42game. He throws his manager under the

15:43bus. He gives you that grin. He wants to

15:45let everybody know he's there and he's

15:46tough and he's big and bad. Players need

15:48to hold themselves accountable. He's the

15:50captain. Jeter wouldn't have tolerated

15:52the nonsense from those guys, those

15:54losing players like Jazz that they have

15:56on their team. Time for Aaron Judge to

15:58step up or at the very least we need to

16:00hold him accountable the same way that

16:02we do with Cashman and Aaron Boon.

16:04>> Well, I think the one thing and we all

16:06know and it's a waste of time and I

16:08don't I I I'm sorry it's not even worth

16:10discussing. Boon and Cashman are going

16:13nowhere. So we all know that the um but

16:17they have got to

16:20have some accountability somewhere in

16:22the franchise and they don't anymore. If

16:24it has to be the players rather than the

16:26manager be let it be the players. I

16:28agree with you. They can't allow the

16:31actions that go on because they set a

16:33bad tone. And let's be honest um they

16:38keep bringing in guys who melt in the

16:40big spot. I mean, the difference between

16:42the 96 to 2000 Yankees and this team is

16:47they come up big in big spots. The

16:50difference between the Dodgers and the

16:51Yankees is they come up big in big

16:53spots. They don't have any Freddy

16:55Freeman's. They don't have any Munys.

16:57They don't have guys like that. And

17:00that's the difference. And you know,

17:02listen, the only thing to me that they

17:04resemble each other is Freed and Andy

17:07Pettit only resemble each other by being

17:08male and left-handed. I mean, that's

17:10basically it. I'm sorry. I mean, give me

17:12Andy any day of the week. I mean, I know

17:14Andy like to make the money's made, but

17:17give me a break. I need these pitchers

17:18to step up and they don't step up in a

17:20big spot. And the hitters don't step up

17:22in a big spot. And and forget the

17:24fielding. I mean, the fielding's become

17:25an absolute joke. The 96 Yankees played

17:2715 games, made three errors. They made

17:29about seven errors the other night. They

17:30only got credit for four. And I gather

17:32the Yankees even politicked to keep an

17:34error off the board, which who cares? I

17:38mean, but the bottom line is they don't

17:39come up big in a big spot and they can't

17:41beat a good team. If it's not an AL

17:43Central team, they can't win.

17:44>> And Mike, on that note, how many guys on

17:46this team are progressively worse in the

17:49postseason than they are in the regular

17:51season?

17:51>> A lot. And the other way was conversely,

17:54the old days, they were better in

17:55>> Duke was way better in the postseason.

17:57Scott Roers was way better in the

17:59postseason.

17:59>> Bernie Bernie and Jeter were not home

18:01run threats in the regular season. In

18:03the postseason, they were big home run

18:04threats. That's how they played. That's

18:06how it worked. I mean, Bernie was a

18:09stone killer. He didn't say a word, but

18:11he was a stone killer in a big spot.

18:13That's the way they were. And you know,

18:15they don't have those guys anymore. All

18:17right, let's get to football. Let's

18:19start. All right, the Giants, and here's

18:22the theme. We'll get to the Jets in a

18:23minute. The Giants have a chance to take

18:26a strangle hold on this division because

18:28the Eagles, who are going late to

18:32London,

18:33are trading off their players. They're

18:3650 and 18 the last four years. So, they

18:38can take in a year off if they want into

18:40a what they think's a deep draft and a

18:43quarterback draft. They might trade a

18:45bunch more guys and take the year off.

18:47The Giants, if they can win in

18:48Washington, they could take a strangle

18:49hold on the division. I I do though feel

18:52like this is a tough spot where Daniel's

18:54coming back. You're right, Mike. This is

18:56a great opportunity for them.

18:57>> Great opportunity.

18:58>> Will they be legit a road win in the

19:01division against a team that's got their

19:03starting quarterback back? And I and a

19:05quarterback who's never lost to them.

19:07>> He's dangerous. He's going to be tough.

19:08To me, it comes down to their defense.

19:09Offensively, we know what they are with

19:11Jamus. There's been improvements here,

19:13but they're not going to beat anybody.

19:14That's not going to be their bread and

19:15butter. Their defense could, but this is

19:18a massive opportunity to really cement

19:21themselves. Not as like a, oh wow, they

19:23might back into a division win. No, they

19:25can now take this thing by going and

19:27winning this game and get to four and

19:28one. Cowboys are an embarrassment losing

19:30at home to the 0 and4 Bucks. And the

19:32Eagles, like you said, they're they're

19:33going the wrong way.

19:34>> Not only that, the Eagles might be

19:35breaking it down. They really might. And

19:37they can do that because they've won so

19:39much. They were 50 and 18 the last four

19:41years. They've been a prolific winner.

19:43They can take a year off. And they're

19:45real smart about what they do anyway. If

19:47they do it, they'll do it right. But

19:49they might turn around and trade a bunch

19:51of guys, you know, you never know, and

19:53take this year off, which would leave it

19:55wide open, wide open for the Giants, who

19:58might be the only winning team in the

19:59division by the end of the season. So,

20:01this is fascinating. Now, to the Jets

20:04for a second, this is a very Now, I

20:08don't think Glenn's going to get bounced

20:09during the season. I don't think he's

20:11got much of a chance to be back next

20:13year. Uh, and I think the GM will still

20:16be here because I think they've parted

20:18ways anyway as far as being on the same

20:20level. I told you that a long time ago.

20:21But the bottom line is they have to beat

20:25the Browns. They have to. This is a game

20:28they circle is a win when the season

20:30started. Now, the Raiders and Browns are

20:33much better than anybody thought they

20:34would be when they're coming in here in

20:35the next couple of weeks. The Raiders

20:37and the Browns this week. But if they

20:39don't beat the Browns, who are they

20:41going to beat? All right, maybe the

20:42Dolphins, but that's not enough. They

20:44need this game this week and they're

20:47banged up and I don't know if they're

20:49going to get it.

20:50>> That said though, Mike, look at the

20:51betting line for this game over at

20:53Rivers.

20:53>> I don't understand it. I thought the

20:55Browns would be favored myself. I really

20:56did. I'm surprised the Jets are favored.

20:58>> But isn't it telling though, Mike, it's

21:00a terrible spot for the Browns. I know

21:01Monkin's done a nice job. I know

21:04Deshaawn Watson's been revitalized. They

21:06think they're kings of the world all of

21:08a sudden. They just beat the Steelers on

21:10Thursday Night Football. They got extra

21:12time to prepare. I think the betting

21:14line's telling you something. If the

21:15Jets do not show up at home and win this

21:18game, to your point, where are the wins

21:20coming from? And and this is where the

21:22season unravels for people who wanted to

21:25have hope. For people who wanted to say,

21:27"Okay, this is going to be a watchable

21:28product." It's not a watchable product.

21:30You follow one and four. Sorry.

21:32>> The the Giants are playing to win the

21:34NFC East. The Jets are playing to avoid

21:36total embarrassment. Like they've

21:39already embarrassed themselves here.

21:40They're not going to have a season. We

21:41know they're no good. We know Glenn's

21:43going to be toast. You can't lose at

21:45home to the No. Fold up shop. If you

21:47lose at home to the Cleveland,

21:48>> if they lose this week, they might only

21:50win three games this year or two or

21:52three games and that's it. And that'll

21:54be good by and he won't embarrass Glenn

21:56because he likes him personally. Okay,

21:58there's a big difference between him and

22:00some of the other guys. So, I don't

22:03think they'll get rid of them him, but

22:04it doesn't matter. He won't be back. I

22:06mean, it's over. They'll be planning for

22:08next year within two weeks if this

22:10continues. So, this is a very very big

22:13game for them this week. And and

22:15frankly, I don't think they should be

22:17favored. I mean, I don't think the Jets

22:18should be favored against anybody. They

22:20had they weren't favored last year.

22:21>> Miami, Mike, we might make them

22:22favorites against the Dolphins. That's

22:24>> Well, this year they're going to be

22:25favored against the Dolphins because the

22:26Dolphins are are so bad and they've

22:28already lost some of their best players,

22:30including Aan. But the the bottom line

22:33is, I mean, that's it. I mean, the the

22:35Jets, the Dolphins, and Tennessee, you

22:38know, that's it. I mean, I don't know

22:40how the Texans are playing this badly.

22:42There's going to be heads are going to

22:43roll there too because that's a really

22:45good team and it's playing terribly and

22:47they get they get Tennessee this week as

22:49a matter of fact. But they have to beat

22:51the Browns. And you know what my gut

22:53feeling is? I don't think they're going

22:55to beat the Browns. I think the Browns

22:56are probably going to win a 13-10 game

22:58or something.

22:59>> Yeah, I I think I'd go the other way. I

23:01think I'm with JJ on that just because I

23:03they they have to win this game. I hate

23:05>> They never get a break though. Nothing

23:07ever goes right for them. And guys, the

23:10weather once again on a Sunday in New

23:12York in the tri-state area is going to

23:14be atrocious. And

23:16>> I never have problem with that because

23:17we're sitting inside watching football

23:19all day. So, let the weather be

23:20miserable on Sunday as far as I'm

23:21concerned. But for people going to be

23:23wet again and what does that mean for

23:25the game? You'd like to have Bree Hall

23:27alongside Brilland Allen. They will not.

23:30>> No, they will not. And last week, I

23:33mean, that game that's the most

23:35misleading score in the history of the

23:37NFL. that

23:37>> it's embarrassing. Bish off by 30

23:39points.

23:40>> That game was 40 to7 if you look at it

23:42statistically. It was 40 to7. They just

23:44didn't put the points up, but the and

23:46the Jets made one play, but that game

23:48was as one-sided as a football game can

23:51be.

23:52>> Yeah. I mean, they they just they're

23:53they're a total mess. But even the worst

23:55teams, and remember, last time we saw

23:56them at home, they should have beaten

23:58the Packers, who weren't very good, but

24:00they blew a fourth quarter 10-point

24:01lead. I logically speaking, I can't give

24:04you logical reasons why the Jets would

24:05win this game. can't pick the head coach

24:06because he doesn't know what the hell

24:08he's doing. I don't trust Gino Smith.

24:10The defense is average at best and at

24:12worst obviously it's a it's a civ. But

24:14still sometimes you just get that feel.

24:16It's maybe even more anti- Cleveland. I

24:18don't believe that they can keep it

24:20going. And I do believe the Jets will

24:22avoid total embarrassment. I mean I hope

24:25for goodness sake for New York.

24:26>> So you guys both think the Jets you you

24:28both are picking the Jets to win a game.

24:31Remember together each picking a game,

24:33the Jets and I'll I'll pick the Browns.

24:36I'll pick the Browns. So, we'll go

24:37differently there. All right. Uh JJ,

24:40give me your pick for the week. What is

24:41it?

24:41>> Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike, and two and a

24:43half against the Indianapolis Colts.

24:45>> I like it, too. I like it.

24:46>> I think it's an awful spot for the

24:48Colts. They just played the game in

24:49London. They didn't exactly look overly

24:52impressive.

24:52>> They would have lost that game if Marota

24:54got knocked out of the game. Absolutely.

24:56They were playing terribly early. They

24:57were playing terribly early and they got

24:59a huge break when Marota went out.

25:01Absolutely.

25:01>> And I convinced Sal Mike to bet the

25:03Colts with me. We watched that game

25:05doing Sunday morning show and I didn't

25:08feel good about it about 10 minutes in.

25:09You're absolutely right.

25:11>> Washington covers that game maybe wins

25:12that game. Mariota plays.

25:14>> I think they do. Yeah.

25:15>> Short week for the Colts coming back.

25:18Steelers licking their wounds from the

25:20Brown game. And Rogers in these home

25:22games has looked better. like he looked

25:25really good against Cincinnati a couple

25:26weeks ago. Last week against the Browns,

25:28he looked terrible. And I don't trust

25:31Indianapolis to block Pittsburgh. And

25:33Jones mobility is nowhere close to what

25:37it was last year when he was running

25:40around and got off to the hot start. I

25:41think it's a great Steelers spot laying

25:43two and a half. Mike, that's my

25:45>> I happen to agree with you. I wish

25:46Pitman was not injured. He is. Uh but he

25:49is out and maybe out for a long time.

25:52Uh, I thought he was important, but I

25:55think it'll be a big week for Medaf and

25:57Warren and for Rogers. I I I agree with

25:59you. I think the Steelers will win. What

26:01about you, Sal? What's your game this

26:02week?

26:02>> I'm going to go Sunday night with my

26:04Falcons, Mike. I Now, we don't we don't

26:06know.

26:06>> I don't think Lamar's playing. Me

26:08neither. I We don't know officially. I

26:09don't think he's going to play. They

26:11have been impressive. Now, I don't love

26:13Pennix as some stud, but all you need is

26:16a competent quarterback that's not named

26:18Cooper Rush. And look at what they do.

26:20They run the football down people's

26:23throats.

26:23>> Right now, he's been the best player in

26:25the league this year. Let's be honest.

26:27Robinson's been the best player so far

26:30for the season, first quarter season. To

26:33me, I know a lot of people want to give

26:34it to Pertie, but he's had some easy

26:37games. Robinson to me has been the best

26:40player in the league so far, averaging

26:42123 yards a game. And in a couple of

26:45games, he didn't even have to play the

26:47fourth quarter. So I mean he has been

26:50ultra even the other Robinson has been

26:53putting up big numbers. I know their

26:55running game has been crazy good and

26:58with Robinson Robinson London a good

27:01offensive line. You know what they

27:04they're dangerous. I have to admit they

27:06really have turned things around the

27:07last couple of weeks.

27:08>> Bill Callahan the offensive line coach.

27:10You know Mike is excellent. Look look at

27:12their blocking scheme up front. There's

27:14a difference between having good backs

27:15and a good running game. They don't even

27:17have a great line, but they're playing

27:18well and their blocking scheme is

27:20excellent. They have abu they abused the

27:22Packers in Lambeau Field and then the

27:25Saints on the road in that rivalry with

27:27the emotional return of the do not

27:30destroyed them. So returning now home I

27:32like them minus three and a half over

27:34two weeks. The last two weeks they have

27:36just they have destroyed their two

27:39opponents. I mean, they that the Packers

27:42had no idea and I thought the Saints had

27:45a great chance to beat them in that game

27:47and and needed to beat them in that game

27:48and they weren't even competitive with

27:50them in that game. I mean, Atlanta

27:51killed them. If you like running

27:53football teams, this is they they run it

27:55down your throat. They don't even have

27:56to throw. They run it so well.

27:58>> Mike, that division bet S has on the

28:00Falcons looked dead as a doornail first

28:03two weeks of the year. Little bit of

28:05life for S. He's back from the dead. He

28:07>> He is back from the dead. You know

28:08that's that's dangerous when Sal's

28:10actually winning something. [laughter]

28:11It's scary. No, the earth the earth is

28:13not right. It's not spinning on its axis

28:16correctly. When S is winning something,

28:18I mean when usually S has to be losing

28:21and complaining. I mean that's

28:22[laughter] the way the world's supposed

28:23to work. And when when his teams are

28:26doing well, okay, you know, uh and he

28:29shares the Falcons with my son Jack, who

28:31is a crazy crazy Falcon fan. And during

28:35the Falcon when they're doing well, he

28:37texts me from school every like five

28:39minutes, you know, look at the birds.

28:41Look at the birds. And you know, the

28:43last couple of weeks, he's been just

28:45crazy about how good the Falcons have

28:47looked. And they have, I have to be

28:48honest, they have. They've looked great.

28:50>> Matty Ice now running things. Jack is a

28:52bigger fan at this point than I am of

28:53the Falcons. But with Matty Ice coming

28:55back, taking over,

28:56>> you're back.

28:57>> YEAH, WITH MATTY ICE, I'M BACK. I

28:59BELIEVE IN IT. [laughter]

28:59>> BACK. Him and Jack are going to have a

29:01side text. They're going to be going

29:02back and forth now at Falcon Games.

29:04Forget it.

29:04>> These guys out on their new venture.

29:06Okay. JJ, S, we'll talk to you next

29:08week. See you later.

29:09>> Bye, Mike.

29:10>> All right. So, JJ and S, you heard from

29:12them. They both like the That's a scary

29:14thought. That is a scary thought to have

29:18both guys on the Jets on the same week.

29:20It really is. And listen, I'm not trying

29:24to tell you that Cleveland's anything

29:26special, and they're not. But they have

29:29already won three games and they've won

29:32three games in a row. And with that with

29:35a new coach, you start to build a

29:38continuity. The Jets, they would give

29:42anything to have that happen to them, to

29:45have that kind of run where they

29:47actually won a couple of games in a row.

29:50I mean, it would it would be such an a

29:52different feeling for their culture. And

29:55I have said this forever,

29:58but it is so true about this league.

30:01When a team buys in to a season and the

30:06season starts to take off in the right

30:08direction, like the Giants season has,

30:09if you've seen the Giants,

30:12the most telling thing about the Giants

30:13to me is how they've acted in the locker

30:16room after the game.

30:19And you can see this team coming

30:22together

30:24and believing that it knows how to make

30:27and the NFL is now such a different

30:30league than it used to be and that

30:32everybody is so close now and the games

30:36are always, you know, separated by such

30:40small things. You know, a pass

30:41interference call, a big turnover, a

30:44drop here and they're closer than

30:46they've ever been in the games. And you

30:49have to make plays at the end of games.

30:52That's how you win. I mean, we see some

30:55teams that are putrid on defense like

30:58Detroit. Detroit's going nowhere. They

31:01have great skill on offense. I like

31:04their coach. Their defense is awful.

31:07They don't beating anybody big or

31:09winning big with that defense. Same

31:11thing with Dallas. Dallas most weeks

31:13throws for 300 yards. Now, last night

31:15they were bad. and give give Tampa

31:19credit because Tampa came in last night

31:21and number one they stopped the Dallas

31:23running game and number two their blitz

31:27bothered the Cowboys

31:30and Jack usually is not bothered by

31:32blitz as a matter of fact he was he was

31:34one of the highest rated quarterbacks in

31:36the league against the blitz so far this

31:38year and in recent years and last night

31:40he was awful against the blitz

31:43and the bottom line is the Cowboys

31:47defense is so bad. It just destroys them

31:50having any continuity or any winning

31:53culture there. It's it's so bad when you

31:56have a unit that is

31:58bleeding that badly. You can't get

32:01anything going. And that's where they

32:02are right now. All right, we welcome in

32:04Sean King as we do each and every week.

32:06Sean, here's where I'm going to start

32:08this week. Okay, I want to start with

32:10that kid last night. And I could see you

32:12smiling because you loved that this kid

32:15went down to Dallas on the road, an

32:18undrafted rookie who was not terrible

32:21his first game, but nothing to write

32:23home about. But he last night ran an

32:27offense that controlled the game against

32:30an awful defense for 40 minutes. And you

32:33saw him on the sideline. Rookie

32:35undrafted quarterbacks playing their

32:37first game ever on the road in prime

32:39time in Dallas are not supposed to be

32:42laughing on the sideline the whole game.

32:43He spent the whole game smiling on the

32:45sideline.

32:46>> I've been inundated, Mike, with texts,

32:49emails, DMs because I wore number 10. I

32:53played as a rookie. There's a lot of

32:55familiarity there with what he's going

32:58through.

32:58>> Right.

32:59>> As I was watching the game and I got a

33:01question for you. This is the conundrum

33:04that was in my mind

33:07in 2026.

33:10Would I rather be the Tampa Bay

33:12Buccaneers trying to figure out do I

33:14have Brock Perie? Now I know Baker's

33:16there and they just paid him. Would I

33:18rather be the Bucks trying to figure out

33:21do I have my Brock Perie or would I

33:23rather be the Cowboys paying a guy 60

33:26million in my heart of hearts? I know

33:29we're never going to win a championship

33:31with him as our quarterback.

33:33>> Well, you can't do anything when you put

33:37forth a unit like they put on the field.

33:40I mean, how can they be worse on defense

33:44this year than last year? I mean, they

33:48put a lot of resources into it. They

33:50brought in a kid they thought was going

33:52to be, you know, the the next great

33:54coach. All right, listen. I don't want

33:57to bury him after four games, but let's

33:59be honest, that was a disgrace last

34:02night, what we saw from the Cowboys,

34:04turning running backs loose, turning

34:06receivers loose. I mean, getting

34:09destroyed and having a team walk on the

34:12field with a undrafted rookie

34:14quarterback and control the ball for 11

34:17and a half minutes the first time they

34:18get it. I mean, that's just absurd.

34:20Absolutely absurd.

34:22>> This is what's great about the National

34:23Football League. Two things can be true.

34:26See, when I watched the game, I saw a

34:28completely different game because I was

34:30raised to whom much is given, much is

34:32required. Right, Mike?

34:34>> So, who's making all the money?

34:37Dak Prescott right

34:38>> on third down. Dak Prescott looked like

34:41he had never seen a Todd Bulls blitz in

34:44his life.

34:44>> I agree. Last night and he usually is

34:47and he's usually good against the blitz.

34:49>> He was inaccurate. A lot of their drives

34:52weren't sustained because of his errant

34:54throws. Correct. And really, if I'm

34:55being honest about Dallas's defense,

34:58>> the officials did just as much to extend

35:00some Tampa drives

35:02>> as Tampa did.

35:03>> They did. They gave a couple of They

35:05gave him a couple of big penalties, but

35:07listen, 241 yards rushing.

35:11>> I mean, give me a break. I mean, just

35:13And how about the play where they turn

35:15him loose and he goes and and he goes

35:17down the the right side for that huge

35:19gain. I mean, just unbelievable how bad

35:23they are. And and you're right. Listen,

35:27even on the last drive, all right, I

35:30thought, why does Dak have to throw that

35:34ball that hard in that spot? Why can't

35:36he feather that ball a little bit there?

35:38I'm not saying Ferguson shouldn't catch

35:40it, but he threw that ball like it was

35:42Brett Favre. I mean, he threw that ball

35:44so hard it was unbelievable that you

35:47don't need to throw the ball in that

35:49spot that hard.

35:50>> I I agree. And I point to the Dallas

35:53offense. I think they've got leadership

35:56issues and they've got production

35:58issues. Dak has got to produce prime

36:01time TV. It can't be sensitive that

36:03somebody call what he did embarrassing

36:05because it was embarrassing. CD Lamb's

36:07got to get out of his feelings. Doesn't

36:09it seem to always coincide when he

36:11doesn't get a lot of targets all of a

36:12sudden he's got some kind of knickknack

36:14injury? I think he's pouting CD to be

36:17honest. And granted, you might not have

36:19been 100% healthy, but his

36:20>> HE GOT 17 BALLS THE WEEK BEFORE. He

36:23caught 17 passes.

36:24>> Like they've got some major issues from

36:27the guys they're spending a lot of money

36:29on, which is how I look at how teams are

36:31built and constructed. A lot of money

36:33going into Dak, CD, and pickings with

36:36the franchise tag. So to me, on nights

36:38where the defense is off, that's who

36:40should carry the Cowboys.

36:42>> All right, let me jump to the NFC East

36:44and I want to do it twofold. We'll we'll

36:47do the Eagles because they're playing in

36:49London Sunday morning. We're talking

36:50with Sean King as we do each week in

36:52Vegas. The Eagles this week, now tell me

36:57that the Eagles as collectively a team

36:59that is 50 and 18 in the regular season

37:02the last four years, a franchise run as

37:05well as any franchise in the league with

37:07as smartest front office people probably

37:09in the league or as smart as anybody

37:10else.

37:12They watch Dickensson go on IR. They

37:17watch Lane Johnson retire and then they

37:20turn around and trade Jurgens to the

37:23Ravens. Then they decide they'll take a

37:25late plane to London. It's it looks to

37:28me like they've decided we're waving the

37:30white flag. We're going to we're going

37:32to trade off the parts and rebuild for

37:33next year. I mean, what what's going on

37:35with the Eagles?

37:37>> It's in line with what I saw this past

37:38Sunday. Seven and a half minutes left in

37:41the game and Nicki decides not to kick a

37:43field goal. That would have put them up

37:4513. So, have won the game.

37:47>> It looked like they've been cuckoo for

37:48Cocoa Puffs ever since. Um, I'll say

37:51this about the Eagles. I've learned

37:53during the regular season not to look

37:55not to get frustrated

37:57with their process because as you

37:59mentioned the record, they find a way to

38:01win, but when's the last time Philly

38:03looked good in in the regular season?

38:05Maybe when Saquon was running for 2000,

38:07like they've always been up and down,

38:09uneven. There's been this undercurrent.

38:12Jaylen's not the guy. That's just how

38:14they're built, how they're wired. I will

38:16say this, and it happens with a lot of

38:19running quarterbacks when they get the

38:20big contract. They don't want to run the

38:23ball anymore. Philly needs Jaylen's

38:26impact in their running attack, and he

38:29needs to get back to being that threat

38:31that made him successful. So, again, I

38:34don't know what they're doing on the O

38:35line. Uh, from what I heard, this Lane

38:38Johnson situation has been ongoing since

38:41the offseason. So, they had to like have

38:43had some kind of preparation in case it

38:45happens. So, we'll see.

38:47>> So, the thing to do when you lose your

38:49allworld offensive linement is you get

38:52rid of another one. [laughter] I mean,

38:54geez. And now they decide to take a a

38:57fly a Friday plane to London. They don't

39:00have probably Barkley. BSB's on the IR.

39:04He's got that core muscle tear. He's

39:06gone. Shipley's now the running back.

39:09Devont Smith has got a hamstring. And

39:12they're

39:12>> Adam's been out.

39:13>> Yeah. They're playing Jacksonville. They

39:16They are seven and a half point

39:18underdogs. The Eagles haven't been seven

39:20and a half point underdogs in 10 years.

39:23>> What does that tell us based on what

39:25we've seen? Eagles plus seven and a half

39:28can't

39:28>> that they win probably, right?

39:29[laughter] Yeah. Or they lose by a

39:31point. Right. But the thing is, I think

39:34the Eagles might be have an eye towards

39:37next year. And you know, listen, we'll

39:39sell off some parts here for valued

39:41picks and we'll go into next year's

39:43draft and have a party. It almost looks

39:45like that's what they're doing, which

39:47might open this thing up big for the

39:50Giants who have a chance now with the

39:52Cowboys struggling. If they can win at

39:54Washington and they've never beaten

39:56Daniels and they say he's full boore,

39:58full. They made sure to say he's full

40:00boore. That means he's got the whole

40:02offense back. He's got You're going to

40:04see the real Daniels, which we didn't

40:06see in a long time. Now, against the

40:09Giants, that should be a heck of a game.

40:12It should be a fun game. If the Giants

40:14can win it, they take a huge huge

40:16foothold on the division.

40:19>> I agree. And they have, he's now the

40:21starter, but to me, they have the best

40:23backup quarterback, you know, and in and

40:26here's how I look at backups. You can

40:28have a guy like Case Keenum who can

40:30manage a game for one week, but if he

40:33has a start for, you know, three plus

40:35weeks, you're probably in trouble. At

40:36least Jamus gives you the upside

40:40starting talent

40:42if he's got to play for an extended

40:44period. So, I I like the Giants. I think

40:46they probably should be favored in that

40:48division if not only because of how good

40:50they're playing on defense. I mean, Arll

40:52Reese looks like the next coming to

40:53Lawrence Taylor, doesn't he? Oh, hey, I

40:56don't put anybody in that on that level.

40:58There's no that's like being the next

41:00Mickey Man, so that's not happening. But

41:02this this Arville Ree is terrific. And I

41:05heard they talked him up huge in in

41:07training camp. And I always take a wait

41:10and see because the Jets talked up

41:11Bailey and he hasn't been around yet,

41:13but Arl Ree has been sensational.

41:16Absolutely sensational. And I know they

41:19raved about him that he was on the

41:21board. They couldn't believe it and blah

41:22blah blah. So they he's been as good as

41:25advertised. I agree with that. Um here's

41:28the thing about that game and you are

41:31the perfect guy to ask this.

41:34Is Daniels can he press a button and go

41:38back to that magic man we saw two years

41:41ago in the NFC Championship game? Or

41:44does he not right now have the physical

41:47ability to do that because he's been

41:48injured or the weapons to do that right

41:51now? Can he get back to being that

41:54unbelievable player? And he was a scary

41:57good player when he led them to the

42:00playoffs. Can he be that player again

42:03this week?

42:06>> I don't think we really know, Mike. And

42:07here's why. If Mariota doesn't get hurt

42:11against the Colts the way he was

42:13playing, is Daniels even playing this

42:15week?

42:15>> I don't think he is. And if Daniels

42:17wasn't in year three of a rookie deal

42:20coming off of a uneven season because of

42:22injury, would he be playing? I think

42:25there's a lot of pressure inside the C

42:27Daniels camp that we got to put some

42:29games on film so we can get this big

42:31extension, right? And I think there's

42:33some pressure from the Washington

42:36internal people like we we got to try

42:39and win some games. Mariota's not here

42:41if it's at all possible for Daniels to

42:44play even if he's because remember this

42:45same injury put him out for the entirety

42:47of the season last year. So I think

42:50there's a little rush and a a little we

42:53got to get this done now from the

42:55Daniels camp and Washington. Can he get

42:57it done? I think we will see.

43:00>> Somebody's going to test that elbow

43:02>> right away. Yeah,

43:03>> this weekend.

43:04>> All right. It took us one week longer

43:06than we thought. One week longer. and we

43:10knew it was going to happen. It was as

43:11sure as the sun was going to come up

43:13that Shawn Peyton would be back calling

43:15the plays and he is this week against

43:17the Chargers. Now the Broncos have

43:19looked awful. They have two wins though.

43:23The Chargers have looked pitiful. They

43:25have no wins. Chargers

43:29Broncos Shawn back calling the plays.

43:32Will we see a visible difference with

43:34Shawn calling the plays?

43:37>> Absolutely.

43:39This is why if I was Davis Webb, I'd

43:40have never taken this promotion.

43:44If I was going to stay in Denver, it

43:46would not have been to replace Shawn

43:47Peyton as play caller. It's a lose-lose

43:50because you're not going to get credit

43:51if the offense is good cuz people are

43:53going to assume that Shawn's

43:55fingerprints are on it. And God forbid

43:57like what happened if it's not very good

43:59offensively, you're going to take all

44:00the blame because nobody's talking about

44:02how terrible Bo Nicks has been.

44:04>> It's like being an offensive guy under

44:06Andy Reid. There's never any credit.

44:07Absolutely. Eric Benemy can't get a head

44:10job because no matter who's got the play

44:12sheet, right, it's Andy's offense. I

44:14will say this, doesn't it seem like

44:16Denver's had the hardest schedule in the

44:18history of football?

44:19>> They have had a brutal schedule.

44:22Absolutely. Listen, you knew going in it

44:24was going to be a tough schedule, but it

44:26has been it has stacked up unbelievably.

44:28But they haven't they haven't played

44:31well at all, though. You know, they're

44:33better than they've played. They really

44:35are. So strategically, the way reason I

44:37mentioned that was of course Sean's

44:38gonna take over play calling now that

44:40they get the 0 and4 Chargers. [laughter]

44:43>> Absolutely. And what do you think's

44:45going on with Herbert now? You said to

44:47me last week, everyone will go before

44:49Herbert goes. Okay. What's going on

44:52there right now? Do you think with the

44:54Chargers?

44:54>> I think McDaniel system is a bad fit for

44:57the Chargers personnel. I think the

45:00Chargers personnel is a bad fit for

45:02Herbert. Meaning they have not done what

45:04Cincinnati did with Joe Burrow. They've

45:06not even done what Baltimore's tried to

45:08do with Lamar Jackson. Like they haven't

45:10brought in a Derrick Henry or, you know,

45:12drafted a Z Flowers caliber pass

45:14catcher. And eventually, even though

45:17Herbert's a really good guy, I think

45:19he's going to have to speak up publicly.

45:21And I think that's going to be the

45:22beginning of the end for everything

45:24around him in in LA. And I'm going to

45:27say this right now. I think 100% the

45:31Chargers have a different offensive

45:32coordinator and I think it's probably

45:34about 65

45:3635 right now. They have a new head coach

45:38next year as well.

45:39>> We're talking with Sean King. All right,

45:40we're going to play do you believe Okay.

45:43Now, do you believe in the 4-0 Vikings?

45:47>> No.

45:49>> Do you believe in the 3-1 Raiders who

45:51actually played very competitively

45:54against the Chiefs?

45:55>> Absolutely. And let me differentiate

45:57between the two. What Minnesota's doing

46:00on offense is unsustainable. What the

46:02Raiders are doing offensively is

46:04sustainable. The three tight end sets

46:06running.

46:06>> Bows is a brilliant Bows is one of the

46:08best players in the sport.

46:09>> Yes, Kubak is dialing it up. They've got

46:11a veteran quarterback in Kurt Cousins is

46:13playing really well. I don't know how

46:15Minnesota scoring points. I don't think

46:18as good as Flores is defensively, a

46:20defense can carry you in 2026 through a

46:23whole season.

46:25Ners

46:27undefeated at Seattle.

46:30Seattle's a really good team. We both

46:32feel that way. Ners have gotten off to a

46:36fair start. Their schedule's been fair

46:39but not really tough.

46:42Will the Ners win in Seattle this week

46:45or will Seattle give them a shot? I

46:47think Seattle will give them a shot. Do

46:49you think it's Niners or Seattle this

46:51week?

46:54can't make a lot of money going against

46:55the Niners. I mean, it doesn't seem to

46:57matter, right? The owners in Ohio in

47:00>> RV lots, you know, the head coach cell

47:04phones, like the half the team is

47:06injured. Like remember last year, I

47:08think it was Monday night. I mean, even

47:10Pertie was out and they beat the Rams in

47:12LA. Like, I'm going 49ers to answer your

47:15question. I think a bestr run

47:17organization in the National Football

47:19League because it doesn't seem to matter

47:22what happens. They find a way to not

47:24just win because Philadelphia wins, but

47:27it still is like this negative like

47:29y'all aren't playing well. They find a

47:30way to win and look pretty good doing

47:32it.

47:33>> The Chalk Super Bowl this year is on

47:36display this Monday night. Bills at Rams

47:39was the chalk Super Bowl this year. This

47:41was going to be Josh's year. this was

47:44going to be the Rams were unbelievable.

47:47We know how banged up the Rams have

47:48been. The Rams stole one in Philly or

47:50they're one and three, but they're two

47:52and two. They're not healthy yet. We

47:54know. Bills lost last week. Didn't play

47:57well against the Pats. Didn't play well

47:59the week before and won against the

48:01Chargers. They haven't played well in

48:02two weeks. Bills Rams Monday night. Your

48:05thoughts?

48:08>> Top two quarterbacks in the National

48:10Football League right now. Josh Allen,

48:13Matthew Stafford in that order. Meaning

48:15end of the game, fourth quarter, you

48:17give me two guys.

48:18>> So you put both of these ahead of

48:20Mahomes.

48:21>> Yes. Right now. Yes.

48:23>> Okay.

48:24>> Allan because of his physicality.

48:26Stafford because I just think he's a

48:28better natural thrower of the ball than

48:31Patrick. Now I'm not knocking Patrick.

48:33Don't take this.

48:34>> I understand that. I I understand that.

48:36And I'll tell you something. Stafford is

48:37a tremendous leader, too. He's a

48:39tremendous leader.

48:41Rams are overrated. Having said all of

48:43that, I mean, we're being honest. They

48:46beat the Giants, but Jackson Dart gets

48:48hurt first series of the game.

48:50>> If Sirriani just kicks the field,

48:52>> well, they haven't been the team that

48:53everybody thought they would be. Miles

48:55Garrett's on the shelf. You know, they

48:57they they haven't worked the Hall of

48:58Famer back into peak form. They thought

49:00they were going to have this amazing

49:03defensive line for all time. It hasn't

49:06happened yet. Naka's been hurt. He's

49:08also been troubled by off the- field

49:10stuff. So, they haven't been themselves

49:12yet, but I think the best of the Rams is

49:15still ahead. I think it's still coming.

49:17>> And when I see that, then I'll evaluate

49:19it. But right now, they're uneven. Uh

49:22they're far from looking like the NFC

49:24representative in the Super Bowl. But

49:26this will be a box office game. Two of

49:27the best quarterbacks.

49:29>> You know, the star power will be on

49:30display Monday night.

49:31>> So, is this last one with the ball?

49:34>> I think so, because Buffalo hadn't

49:37proven they can stop anybody either. So,

49:39I mean, you got to think the Rams beat

49:41the Eagles, but it was no Devonte Smith,

49:43no Dallas guarded. Squan got hurt first

49:45series. His backup Bsby got hurt like

49:47>> and they screwed up the end of the game.

49:49Otherwise, they win it. Yeah, I agree.

49:51No, I agree. The Rams haven't been good.

49:52I I to They're lucky they're not one and

49:54three. I totally agree. They stole one

49:56last week. All right. Uh last week you

49:59gave everybody Missouri. Uh they romped.

50:03Uh the week before you gave them

50:05Florida, they romped. All right. Uh,

50:07where you going this week? College, pro?

50:09Where you going?

50:10>> We are going to college. We are going to

50:13the state of Pennsylvania. We're going

50:15down to Happy Valley.

50:17>> Oh, they're not happy in Happy Valley

50:19right now.

50:20>> They were rolling along.

50:21>> They want to take Campbell out to the

50:23shed already. Hey, Campbell's found out

50:25what happens when you lose a couple of

50:27games. Lose to Northwestern and they

50:29want to run you out of the Happy Valley.

50:31>> Absolutely. But guess what, boy? A

50:33wounded lion is a dangerous animal. So,

50:36guess who's coming into town? Nothing

50:38better than Lincoln Riley on the road.

50:43>> Yep.

50:44>> UFC is unbelievable in that label. Once

50:46they get out of the cozy confines of the

50:48palm trees in the ocean, guess what?

50:51They not quite as dangerous. I'm going

50:53Nitney Lion. Small home favorite to get

50:56it done in Ha Valley. Uh, a little bit

50:59of that noise will be quieted down this

51:01Saturday.

51:02>> Sean, you bet. You know what? People who

51:04like uh Campbell better hope so because

51:07if he loses this game, they will run him

51:10out of the state. They don't take to

51:14losing well in Happy Valley as we know.

51:17Okay.

51:18>> Especially when that guy in Blackburg

51:19looks like they're going to be a nine 10

51:21win team that they didn't think was good

51:23enough.

51:24>> Hey, the bottom line is And Campbell was

51:27a guy the NFL was in love with. You

51:29remember a couple of years ago? They

51:30they were running to Iowa State to hire

51:32him. I mean, running there and boy, when

51:36he lost and Northwestern's pretty good.

51:38I watched Northwestern play Indiana.

51:39They're playing well. They're they're

51:41good this year. And who's calling their

51:43offense? Chip Kelly. Chip Kelly who was

51:46a mess with the Raiders last year. So

51:48this So Sean, who's given you the last

51:51two weeks, he's given you Florida and

51:53they romped over Miss. He's given you

51:55Missouri and they romped over Florida

51:57and now he's giving you the wounded

52:00Nitney Lions. Okay, we'll see what

52:02happens, Sean. We'll we'll see. Um, this

52:06league, the NFL has never been less

52:10predictable than it is right now. It is

52:12crazy how unpredictable the NFL is right

52:15now.

52:15>> Yeah, 100%. That's why I very rarely

52:17give out NFL picks. Anybody that bets

52:19the NFL is like a little loose

52:22[laughter] up top because it's

52:24impossible like just from week to week

52:26to know. I mean, what am I watching?

52:29>> It It is crazy. It it it you know who

52:32would have ever thought that Tampa would

52:34go in and basically bury and keep the

52:37ball 40 minutes.

52:38>> Look like the better team. Like look

52:40like

52:40>> bury him. Bury him. Bury him. I'm

52:43telling you Dallas was trying to f pull

52:45out a victory. They're down two

52:46touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

52:48Unbelievable.

52:49>> And then BS decides not to kick the

52:51field goal. What's going on?

52:53>> Which made no s I mean I mean I was like

52:55are you serious? Are are you serious? Go

52:58up 17 points. What are you thinking

53:00about? I I couldn't believe that. I

53:02could not I was like, he's going to this

53:04poor guy's going to lose this game in

53:05overtime and the owner is going to have

53:07a fit. I mean, that's all there is to

53:09it. You're absolutely right. That made

53:11zero sense. All right, Sean. We'll talk

53:12to you next week.

53:14>> Cake down in Vegas. Uh we'll be back

53:18with the Francesa 5 in just a couple

53:20minutes.

53:26>> [cheering]