NFL Week 8 Picks: The Boys Split On The Cowboys & Eagles + Clay Matthews Rides With Aaron Rodgers

Summary

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Bussin' With The Boys: NFL Week 8 Picks – The Boys Split On the Cowboys & Eagles + Clay Matthews Rides With Aaron Rodgers

Release Date: October 23, 2025
Hosts: Will Compton, Taylor Lewan
Guests: Clay Matthews, Delaney Walker

Episode Overview

This episode features the crew diving into their NFL Week 8 picks, with debates on the Cowboys vs. Eagles, deep dives on the Giants, Eagles, Bills, Panthers, and more. Clay Matthews weighs in on Aaron Rodgers’ revenge narrative. The group covers surprising player trends, locker room stories, and their personal betting picks, with notable banter and real talk about locker room chemistry, star players’ personalities, and what makes or breaks a team during midseason.

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Key Discussions & Insights

The Boys’ Betting Records & Vibes Check

[00:00–02:41]

• Will opens by reviewing last week’s records and calling out his own "bad week," vowing a comeback.
• Banter about everyone’s stats, and the group energy levels heading into Week 8.

Notable Quote

• Will [00:00]: “All the boys 500 last week except for Willie C. Bad week. I tasted my own blood. But we're back this week and nothing better. Guess what? I'm throwing this tape in the trash because it's a new week. It's a new me.”

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Quickfire: Locker Room Banter & Dolly Parton Cameo

[02:41–07:55]

• Clay explains his Dolly Parton T-shirt (“She means a lot to Tennessee!”)
• Delaney admits he doesn't actually know Dolly’s music but calls her "hot."
• The group shares stories about meeting Dolly – post-Tennessee fires fundraiser, locker room banter, and what it means to be a ‘boy’ in the league.
• Conversation veers into riding tractors, mowing lawns, and country boy life vs. city boy convenience.

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NFL Week 8: Game-by-Game Picks & Analysis

Giants at Eagles

[20:09–27:46]

• All panelists break down why the Giants (+7) might surprise, focusing on Jackson Dart’s emergence and Eagles’ inconsistencies in the run game.
• Clay initially leans Philly, but, amid group pressure, moves to Giants +7, expecting a closer contest given divisional intensity.
• Will goes against the group, siding with the Eagles to cover; argues Philly will bounce back at home after an ugly TNF and with their “lick back” on the Giants due.

Notable Quotes

• Delaney [21:21]: “It's up to these guys to knuckle up, buckle up and shut the fuck up and play some football. And who we think gonna do that? I think the Giants gonna do that with Jackson Dart.”
• Will [26:04]: “I like the Eagles to cover. I feel like they'll get some things going offensively..."

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Bills at Panthers

[28:31–34:16]

• Panthers have momentum with Andy Dalton stepping in for Bryce Young; Delaney is hesitant, despite group touting Allen’s bounce-back abilities post-bye.
• Clay and Will: Both hammer “Bills minus 7.5,” stressing Josh Allen’s never lost after the bye, and this is a get-right game. Taylor adds, “Let James Cook eat.”
• Delaney, true to form, fades: “They play to the opponent's talent… I'm betting on [the Bills] playing as bad as the Panthers and the Panthers walk away.”

Notable Quotes

• Clay [29:41]: “Josh Allen has never lost after a bye and he has never lost three consecutive games.”
• Taylor [31:21]: “It’s James Cook. It's run the football. Will pointed it out to me… They got away from the run and said, Josh, go make us right all the time.”

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Bears at Ravens

[34:47–40:58]

• Uncertainty over Lamar Jackson’s return, but Delaney swears by “the Dawg” in Caleb Williams, riding with Bears +6.5.
• Clay expects a Ravens bounce-back, feeding Derrick Henry, “Ravens about to start a run to the AFC North title.”
• Will and Taylor both take Bears +6.5 to cover – citing Bears’ run game and opportunistic defense.

Notable Quotes

• Delaney [35:12]: “Bears, motherfuckers. I'm back on Caleb... My dog is back on top. Let's get it. Bears this week, they gonna beat the Ravens. Six and a half, baby.”
• Will [39:14]: “What travels is a defense in a run game and that's exactly what the Bears have.”

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Packers at Steelers (Sunday Night Football)

[41:05–47:46]

• Will is firm: Packers -3.5, citing Steelers’ inconsistent defense and faith in Rodgers to dominate: “I like Green Bay here because they're going to be able to do whatever they want.”
• Taylor focuses on defensive film, leadership voids, and Jordan Love's vulnerability under pressure.
• Clay gets reflective: recalls Favre vs Rodgers moments, but, loyalty aside, ends up taking Steelers money line, believing in Rodgers’s revenge against his old team.
• Delaney calls out a “hope stat”: if Rodgers wins, he’ll have beaten all 32 NFL teams.

Notable Quotes

• Clay [44:57]: “There's something to be said about going up against your team that you gave everything to... He's going to want to get his revenge, so to speak. His get back.”

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Commanders at Chiefs (Monday Night Football)

[49:06–54:40]

• Chiefs are 11.5-point favorites, Commanders without their starting QB.
• Will, Clay, and Taylor all agree: Chiefs will cover easily, calling it a "statement game" and possibly the hottest team in football.
• Delaney (in trademark contrarian fashion) takes Commanders +11.5 and drops the line:
  • Delaney [54:30]: “But when you throw a dog a bone, you don't ask them how it tastes. So I'm taking the commanders.”

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Cowboys at Broncos (True Classic Game of the Week)

[55:49–63:09]

• Game of the week analysis: Broncos -3.5 favorites.
• Taylor raves about Cowboys’ offense and Dak’s high-level play, but praises the Broncos’ fight.
• Will finds personal superstition – his daughter Scotty started walking during the Broncos’ last comeback win (“it’s a sign!”).
• Clay hypes Dak Prescott’s stats and debates the realness of the Broncos’ defense.
• All panelists wrestle with the spread but acknowledge Cowboys’ dynamic offense and new energy in defensive play calling.

Notable Quotes

• Taylor [61:52]: “If I'm an offensive lineman in this offense, I'm having a blast right now... every time you get on the field, you're just thinking, we're gonna score.”
• Taylor [62:26]: “If you get a perennial pass rusher and maybe a D tackle as well... you can win a Super Bowl.”

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Parlay Time & Touchdowns

[63:19–67:18]

• The boys review last week’s successful parlay, banter about sharing the win, and choose this week’s anytime TD parlay: Jonathan Taylor, Bijan Robinson, George Kittle, and Tucker Kraft.
• Each pick justified by recent trends, narrative (“National Tight Ends Day!”), and personal jabs.

Notable Quotes

• Will [64:19]: “I want to recreate this... I just want that feeling again.”
• Clay [65:44]: “These three are going to hit. It's going to be Sunday Night Football. Tucker Craft with the Packers.”

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Memorable Moments

• Lockroom Real Talk: Delaney’s stories on the real dynamics in NFL team rooms—"You legit had to make plays to be Delaney's friend.” [16:21]
• Insider Details: Clay on the defensive strategy vs. Kaepernick’s 49ers and Harbaugh’s counter-adjustments. [12:04–13:59]
• Cowboys' Defensive Shift: Taylor breaks down film-room insights, noticing the Cowboys’ scheme change from predictable zone to more confusion/creativity, boosting his optimism for Dallas. [59:32–61:20]
• Panel’s Contradictions: Delaney’s contrarian logic, always playing against the consensus for the “dog” picks.

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|--------------|-------| | 00:00 | Will | “All the boys 500 last week except for Willie C. Bad week. I tasted my own blood. But we're back this week… new week, new me.” | | 21:21 | Delaney | “It's up to these guys to knuckle up, buckle up and shut the fuck up and play some football. And who we think gonna do that? I think the Giants…” | | 29:41 | Clay | “Josh Allen has never lost after a bye and he has never lost three consecutive games.” | | 35:12 | Delaney | “Bears, motherfuckers. I'm back on Caleb…” | | 44:57 | Clay | “There's something to be said about going up against your team that you gave everything to... He's going to want to get his revenge…” | | 54:30 | Delaney | “When you throw a dog a bone, you don't ask them how it tastes. So I'm taking the commanders.” | | 61:52 | Taylor | “If I'm an offensive lineman in this offense, I'm having a blast right now...” | | 64:19 | Will | “I want to recreate this... I just want that feeling again.” |

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Major Takeaways

• The Boys Split on Cowboys/Eagles: Most ride with the Giants to cover (+7), while Will sides with Philly (home, revenge spot).
• Clay Backs Rodgers against Steelers: Despite his Packers fanhood, Clay goes with the revenge narrative for A-Rod to beat all 32 teams.
• Delaney Is the Contrarian: Continues to fade consensus picks, especially for underdogs—sometimes for the vibes, sometimes for the logic.
• Film Room Insights: Taylor brings in-depth O-line analysis, especially on run plays, protection issues, and the Cowboys’ evolving schemes.
• Parlay Vibes: The group relishes in their previous week’s parlay win and build a new one around trending TD scorers.

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Great show, boys. Big hugs, tiny kisses. See you next week. This is the locker room.

Transcript

[Will]

Welcome to another episode of the locker room. We are stoked that you are here. We are breaking down the NFL slate this week. On this week's slate, we got the Giants at the Eagles, Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago at Baltimore. Baltimore coming off a bye week, Lamar Jackson getting healthy. We got Green Bay at Pittsburgh, Washington and Kansas City. Let me take you over to how we've been performing on this show and if you're new to this show, consider subscribing to the boys. I'm hosting this show with Clay Matthews, Delaney Walker, Taylor Lawan. And these are our standings throughout the year. All the boys 500 last week, except for Willie C. Bad week. I tasted my own blood. But we're back this week and nothing better. Guess what? I'm throwing this tape in the trash because it's a new week. It's a new me. We gotta pick it up. Here are our records throughout the entire season. Here's last week. Again, we're stoked you're here. If you love boys, you love football, make sure you're subscribed to the locker room. Let's have a show.

[Taylor]

What do you think makes the perfect snack?

[Clay Matthews]

Hmm, it's gotta be when I'm really.

[Delaney Walker]

Craving it and it's convenient.

[Taylor]

Could you be more specific?

[Sarah]

When it's cravinient.

[Taylor]

Okay.

[Delaney Walker]

Like a freshly baked cookie made with real butter available right down the street at a.m. p.m. Or a savory breakfast.

[Taylor]

Sandwich I can grab in just a second at am pm. I'm seeing a pattern here.

[Delaney Walker]

Well, yeah, we're talking about what I.

[Taylor]

Crave, which is anything from am, pm.

[Will]

What more could you want?

[Delaney Walker]

Stop by AMPM where the snacks and drinks are perfectly craveable and convenient. That's cravenience am PM Too much Good stuff.

[Will]

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[Taylor]

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[Will]

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[Taylor]

Download the [e-mail] bussin to get started. Gentlemen, how are we? How are we feeling?

[Delaney Walker]

Feeling great. Yeah.

[Clay Matthews]

Feeling great.

[Taylor]

Is that. That's three and three. That's good. Delaney, last week you were sitting at five.

[Will]

What?

[Taylor]

One and five?

[Delaney Walker]

No.

[Taylor]

Oh, and five.

[Delaney Walker]

No.

[Will]

Did you have an over last week?

[Delaney Walker]

Never. Never had it.

[Taylor]

You sure?

[Will]

He might. He might not have had an ofer.

[Taylor]

I see you got a little cut too.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, yeah.

[Will]

One in five for your boy. Shout out. JP Hovey. Great clip that you had circulating out there. Love that.

[Delaney Walker]

Love that clip, bro. Love that clip.

[Will]

I saw the board though, with the Lions, did I not?

[Delaney Walker]

That's the only thing you saw?

[Taylor]

I mean, the lines were. Can't say lock, can't guarantee, but the closest thing you can get.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

Close thing you can get.

[Will]

I mean, they were. You still. They won by double digits.

[Taylor]

Yeah. Yeah. Clay, I noticed that you're wearing a Dolly Parton T shirt. Last week you were wearing a USC bomber jacket. UFC loses. They don't even cover my plus nine and a half. Your one week fandom, it's over.

[Clay Matthews]

No, I just. Just want to mix it up and show my love for Dolly and how much she means to the state of Tennessee. But you know about that, right?

[Taylor]

Of course I do.

[Clay Matthews]

Being a Tennesseean, absolutely. Delaney, what's your favorite Dolly song?

[Delaney Walker]

My favorite thing about Dolly is when she just did that interview and said, I'm still alive. And that was like last week.

[Taylor]

Yeah. Another great song too. A classic. Nine to five.

[Delaney Walker]

I'm gonna be honest. I love Dolly. I was. Dolly is hot.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, she's hot for. She's a babe.

[Taylor]

Have you met.

[Delaney Walker]

She was a babe back then, too. I don't know her music, though. Do not know her music.

[Will]

I don't either.

[Delaney Walker]

Okay.

[Clay Matthews]

Hey, you know Whitney Houston song I Will Always Love youe?

[Delaney Walker]

I heard Dolly wrote that. Yeah, I heard Dolly wrote that.

[Clay Matthews]

Say it first.

[Delaney Walker]

You know who killed it, though?

[Clay Matthews]

She did.

[Delaney Walker]

Okay.

[Clay Matthews]

Dolly.

[Taylor]

You've met Dolly?

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah. You met her? Yeah, of course I have.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

Sorry, there was a. There's a fire. The Gatling. Gatlinburg fires that took place in 2017. 17. 17 Titans did the same. They wrote a big check. They were doing like telethon so we went there. It was me, Delaney, Jerrell.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

A bunch of guys. We went there. She was there. We presented a check. Jerrell and I did. She was standing right next to me. What you do?

[Clay Matthews]

Kiss on the cheek. Was this before Taylor? Was she. A little.

[Taylor]

This is. It might have been 2016. Because this is when Taylor and I first met. And I told her, I said, hey.

[Clay Matthews]

Hey, just so you know.

[Taylor]

That's awesome.

[Sarah]

I'm not sure.

[Delaney Walker]

16 or 17.

[Taylor]

What is going on here? No, dude, Dolly Parton is. Yeah.

[Clay Matthews]

Thanks for. Yeah, this is Rockstar Dolly.

[Taylor]

Appreciate. That's rock star Dolly.

[Clay Matthews]

It's first time wearing it too, so.

[Taylor]

Yeah, I appreciate you giving it.

[Will]

I see you got the farmer's tan going on.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah, man. All that work at the land, I need to get a little tan going. Arms aren't what they used to be anymore.

[Delaney Walker]

But you get your grass cut before the winter.

[Clay Matthews]

Not yet. I got it. I got it. I got it lined up. I got a bush hog. Since I don't have the tractor, but I got the ride on. You know the mower to ride on? Yeah. 70 inch. Yeah. I don't. Don't want to scout, you know, it's good. It's good for the. The big food plots, but I don't want to scalp anything in those tight. You know what I'm talking about?

[Delaney Walker]

70. 70 is a big boy. I ain't got the 70 mower. That cost a little much.

[Taylor]

A little too much.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, I mean budgeting.

[Taylor]

I get it. I'm with you. I'm with you on this.

[Will]

You can't get that 70 inch in that barndominium you got.

[Delaney Walker]

No, no. We talking about lawnmower.

[Will]

I know. I'm saying you got the.

[Clay Matthews]

Spend it all in the barndominium.

[Will]

That's what I'm saying.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah.

[Will]

Like you got the barndominium. You can't put the nice mower in it.

[Clay Matthews]

You just get some cattle. Just get some cattle. Let them graze.

[Delaney Walker]

I got a tractor, cuz.

[Clay Matthews]

My fault.

[Will]

I don't know nothing about that.

[Clay Matthews]

Well, how many horsepower?

[Delaney Walker]

60.

[Taylor]

This is exactly why people show up to the show. What are they riding?

[Delaney Walker]

Huh?

[Taylor]

Fun fact. I've never moved along before.

[Delaney Walker]

You lie.

[Will]

Really, bro?

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

You got a tractor with a bush hog.

[Taylor]

Yeah, I've rode my tractor. I've driven. There's film.

[Will]

Wait, you have never.

[Delaney Walker]

You have never mowed the ground, the.

[Taylor]

Grass in my life.

[Delaney Walker]

So you've.

[Will]

Wait, you.

[Taylor]

Well, I guess I have because we did the dad combine. I did do that patch. I did that patch at one time. So maybe I did this.

[Delaney Walker]

Dave cheated.

[Taylor]

Dave cheated? Yeah. Bad representation on the Lawan family really put pigeonholed me there and then when I had a place on Charlotte Ave. Back in the day, there was a small patch of grass. I took a weed whacker to it one time. Other than that I've never mowed in my life.

[Delaney Walker]

So you have a tractor with a bush hog and you have never.

[Clay Matthews]

First off, no, he doesn't have bush. No way you got a bush hog.

[Taylor]

I don't even know what a bush hog is, brother.

[Will]

You said you got attracted with a bush. I know what a bushwhacker. His eyes kind of went to the.

[Taylor]

I'm what a bushwhacker is.

[Delaney Walker]

Wait, so you don't have a lawnmower on the back of your tractor?

[Taylor]

No, I have one of those stand up lawnmowers. I have one of those. It's been purchased like you stand on it and you move around. There's a little two hand.

[Delaney Walker]

Oh zero turn stand one.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Clay Matthews]

What's your tractor though? Doesn't it doesn't have a cab or it's like one of the, the mini ones.

[Taylor]

No, it's open.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah. You can be elements with it. Yeah, yeah.

[Taylor]

I got a little bucket on the front. Little one of those boys in the back.

[Delaney Walker]

Mini.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah, back.

[Taylor]

Oh, I get out there. I moved, I moved some plants around. I've planted. But as far as mowing lawns. No. Arizona, that's for the rich kids. You only have grass in Arizona if you're a rich kid.

[Clay Matthews]

But you, you would mow, you would.

[Taylor]

I was a dirt rock kids.

[Clay Matthews]

So you would mow for the rich kids to get that money then, right?

[Taylor]

No, because that was 45 minutes away from me.

[Clay Matthews]

Okay.

[Taylor]

I'm in Cave Creek, Arizona. Dirt.

[Clay Matthews]

Okay.

[Delaney Walker]

Dirt. So do you have a lawnmower? I'm just asking. A lawnmower like a pool?

[Will]

Yo, I got a landscaper that comes out.

[Clay Matthews]

You are the, you know, wow.

[Will]

I grew up mowing yards but I don't have a lot like to the.

[Clay Matthews]

Currently that's beneath you now is what you're saying.

[Will]

No, you got to delegate to elevate. Like I, I got a landscaper that comes out and handles it because you know, I'm just not. It would take a couple hours. I ain't going to spend a couple.

[Clay Matthews]

Hours drumming up the economy.

[Delaney Walker]

Take you 30 minutes.

[Will]

No, it wouldn't.

[Delaney Walker]

You do not have that big of a yard.

[Will]

But I would have to get, I'd have to get like a Ride lawnmower to put in the garage.

[Delaney Walker]

Where am I, in my weight room?

[Taylor]

Yeah, you can't.

[Will]

Can't mess with the weight room.

[Delaney Walker]

Leave it outside.

[Will]

I'll pay you to mow the lawn. Mitch, you want to mow the lawn? It's gonna take 30 minutes.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, I'll do it.

[Clay Matthews]

100.

[Delaney Walker]

All right.

[Will]

We can work something out.

[Taylor]

What's minimum wage right now? Fifteen an hour.

[Delaney Walker]

No, they don't. You don't do minimum wage for more on the line or.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah, or.

[Delaney Walker]

You say in 30 minutes, it's a set.

[Taylor]

200 bucks is crazy.

[Will]

I'd spend two. I'd spend. I'd pay Mitch 200 bucks.

[Delaney Walker]

How much you pay right now to do your line?

[Will]

Couldn't tell you.

[Delaney Walker]

Sign me up. I am there.

[Taylor]

$200 to mow Will's patch of grass.

[Clay Matthews]

What about gas?

[Taylor]

No, I don't want to. Yeah, Mitch. Hey, take that.

[Clay Matthews]

Do that.

[Delaney Walker]

Will, like, can I come shake your hand for 200 bucks?

[Taylor]

Go shake his hand right now.

[Will]

We're doing a show right now.

[Clay Matthews]

Okay. Weekly.

[Taylor]

You should have just walked up here, Mitch. You know that? Know that? You should have just walked up. Well, no, because then what would happen with the. You got to bring the lawnmower.

[Will]

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking about.

[Taylor]

Hey, I'll get the lawn. I'll invest with you. We'll buy. I'll buy the lawnmower.

[Clay Matthews]

We'll talk.

[Delaney Walker]

We'll talk after.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

Hey, you guys hit your parlay?

[Will]

You guys Shark Tank? Oh, yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

Y' all want to do the parlay first or. You guys hit the parlay?

[Taylor]

Oh, yeah, we talk about the parlay.

[Will]

Let's talk about the parlay.

[Taylor]

Let's hit the parlay. Dude, no, no, no. We hit the parlay this week.

[Clay Matthews]

Do not shoot at humans or animals. O.

[Delaney Walker]

Look, I see Clay as a nice person, but if you do that, we may see a whole.

[Taylor]

Oh, I saw something do to him last year. Clay didn't do nothing.

[Will]

He went. He went trump mode. He said fight. Cause he punched him in the ear.

[Clay Matthews]

Are we boxing this?

[Taylor]

It was a moment, though. I was.

[Will]

Hey, busting with the boys. Anytime. Touchdown parlay hit last week. Celebration.

[Taylor]

Yo.

[Clay Matthews]

Yo, how much did we win?

[Delaney Walker]

That shit. That shit is sick. Sick, bro. I love that when.

[Taylor]

When paper falls.

[Delaney Walker]

When it falls like that. Not in my hair, but.

[Clay Matthews]

But you didn't experience that, though, in 2012, though, right?

[Taylor]

I got.

[Delaney Walker]

When what, the Super Bowl.

[Taylor]

Oh, it's good to see you guys getting. Getting comfortable with each other.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah, bro.

[Taylor]

You did Lose that. I was.

[Delaney Walker]

I experienced it. It wasn't our damn.

[Sarah]

It was.

[Will]

Out there loving it after a loss.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah. Wow.

[Will]

Are you kidding me?

[Taylor]

I can't get the locker room.

[Delaney Walker]

I said, hey, that purple and black was sick, though. And then I walked.

[Taylor]

Oh, so you wouldn't watch it.

[Delaney Walker]

I sat out there like, damn.

[Clay Matthews]

But the NFL had to end, though. Remember, they cut the power off to slow you guys down. So really, like, you didn't lose.

[Delaney Walker]

I mean, cheated us. Ray Lewis, you know, I was on.

[Taylor]

State street in the Red House watching y' all lose that game.

[Delaney Walker]

Another story.

[Clay Matthews]

He said, did you block Ray Lewis that game?

[Delaney Walker]

Ray Lewis had one tackle.

[Taylor]

Ray Lewis didn't do.

[Clay Matthews]

Everybody.

[Taylor]

I even said they'd be like, come on, guys, you got it.

[Delaney Walker]

You crazy. I was on that field 25 sha.

[Taylor]

Oh, we got a field.

[Clay Matthews]

You got one, I got two.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, you saw me come back a.

[Taylor]

Couple delay, that type of dude. When the Super Bowl. The kickoff happened, the super bowl cameras went off. He's like, hey, you know that was Delaney.

[Will]

Yeah, you saw him on a kickoff. They took it to the house.

[Delaney Walker]

No, I wasn't even on my side, though.

[Will]

I saw you in the.

[Delaney Walker]

I chased. Sends me the clip of me chasing the dude. I'm like, huh? That ain't even.

[Will]

Hey, buddy.

[Delaney Walker]

He had a head start. I couldn't catch.

[Clay Matthews]

I hear a lot of Delaney, though.

[Sarah]

What.

[Clay Matthews]

What was the. This is. This is getting back to football. What did the offense talk about? Because I feel like. Was it Kroger?

[Will]

Kroeger?

[Taylor]

Paul Krueger?

[Clay Matthews]

Krueger. No, Paul. Paul Krueger and Suggs. They set. They did such a good job on defense where they did not play. You know, as. As they probably saw from that 2012 game. We got cooked by you guys. They didn't chase, but they just ran straight after Cap, making him either hand it off to Frank Gore or. Yeah, the mesh point. Exactly. So what were. Was there any, like. What was the talk on the sideline about it? Because they. They set the tone. Because we played you guys a very. I don't know if you had.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, y' all played us.

[Clay Matthews]

Moved off to Tennessee. The. The. That 2013, we opened up against Cap in San Francisco. I don't know if you were saying I wasn't there. No, but we shut it down completely. He threw like 400 on us. That's a different story. But they set that to where. We haven't seen that since.

[Delaney Walker]

Well, that's what, you know, obviously the hardball brother. I figured he knew exactly what was about to happen in that game plan. So we came out and we was like, we're going to still run what we do best. But they would just run straight up the field saying, okay, long as we can stop Cap and make Frank Gore beat us, that's what they was going to do. So then Jim Harbaugh said, well, they ain't stopped Frank Gore all day, so we gonna just keep running it and give it to Frank. But then you'll see, we start switching it up and doing double pulls, offset, and we would still do the read, and Cap can take off, but we'll have a puller going that way and a puller going this way. So if he gave it to Frank, he had a lead blocker, and if Cap kept it, he had a lead blocker. And then by the second half, when we switched that up, it started working. Cause at first, we was trying to do what we was doing to y'.

[Sarah]

All.

[Delaney Walker]

We'll just slice. Yeah, do the 32 read and then go past. You know what I mean? It wasn't working, though. They both was just running up the field, straight up the field. So, I mean, at the end of the day, the game plan was there. They just. They just had us. They had our number, to be honest with you, early in the game.

[Taylor]

Can I ask you a question? What? There's obviously been a lot of news revolving around Colin Kaepernick, and he still wants to see the NFL for whatever reason. What was he like as a teammate?

[Delaney Walker]

Cap. Cap was a good teammate. So I'm gonna just be honest. Earlier in his career, he was great. You know what I mean? Like, the dude party with us, do everything with us. But once he became the starter, you know, I think sometimes when people become starters, especially at the quarterback position, he changed a little bit, which I get it. When you're a quarterback in this league, you want to be a gm, right? You want to be the guy everybody look up to, do everything.

[Will]

Becoming a star, too.

[Delaney Walker]

Becoming a star. So he. He wasn't out like he was. You know what I mean? He didn't talk to a lot of people as, like, he used to, because he was, like, more focused of being this guy, and that was the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. So obviously, yeah, he changed a little bit. It wasn't in a bad way. It was just he kind of became a star when he wasn't. You know what I mean? Like, when you not a star, you kind of, like, you cool with everybody. You do everything. When you become that guy, it's almost like, hey, talk to my agent before you talk to me. You know what I mean? Almost as a teammate sometimes. Yeah. That's how Russell Wilson was.

[Will]

I heard that.

[Delaney Walker]

That wasn't me.

[Taylor]

You were cool with, like, the guys who were dudes on the team, but. Oh, yeah, but the guys that were trying to make it work.

[Delaney Walker]

No. Yeah, you're right.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

I'm never gonna sit here and say that I was that dude. Like, cats be like, man, somebody told me a story. You was like, some dude got hurt. You came in there like, man, why the fuck you in here? Nobody cared that you got hurt. I'm like, yeah, I did say that. Like, he walking around looking me in my face like I'm supposed to be like, well, you got hurt. No, I know you got hurt. Get the out my face. Am I wrong?

[Will]

I mean, you know, there's.

[Delaney Walker]

There's what I do to cop. Remember when I came back, he ain't been working out.

[Taylor]

Yeah, that was.

[Will]

But, I mean, you were obviously like, boys. Yeah, we was boys in there. Like, you're making it sound like this story. You're disrespecting whoever's injured, and you're just like, yo, get the out my face.

[Delaney Walker]

Oh, no. Yeah. Not you.

[Will]

Like, we. I was gonna say we weren't on get the fuck out of our face turns.

[Delaney Walker]

That was a joke with you.

[Will]

Yeah. I mean, you do say whatever you want to say.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, I do.

[Will]

You're hearing it from that angle. I'm thinking, oh, damn.

[Delaney Walker]

No, I would have never did. I would have never did that to you, though. If you would have got hurt, I would have been like, dog, come back next year. Yeah, I like playing with you, but if I don't know you, I'm like, man, that's pockets, because get somebody else in here.

[Taylor]

You legit had to make plays to be Delaney's friend.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah, okay.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, we getting paid to make plays, right?

[Clay Matthews]

You're right. Yeah.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

Like, I ain't come here to be your friend. Be homies. We could do that somewhere else. Yeah.

[Taylor]

Delaney tried to big dog me, and then we played a game outside, and I mossed him, and then from then on, we were cool.

[Clay Matthews]

Is that true?

[Delaney Walker]

Because that is actually. He wasn't even my guy. I wasn't even covering him. He did this.

[Taylor]

Shows a lot of Delaney excuses, you know, You.

[Delaney Walker]

You moss me, but he wasn't my guy. I'm playing safety. Taylor gets open. He fast. I didn't think he was going to be, like, as athletic as he was.

[Taylor]

Zoom in On Delaney while he tells.

[Delaney Walker]

Us he gets open beam. He hit him with the little cross. He act like he know how to run a fade. He goes deep. I'm playing safety, so I see the. I like, okay, they going to take. I run over there. I'm thinking I'm about to get an interception. Cuzzo lost. Give it to me, rookie. I liked him after that. I ain't gonna cap after that. I was with him because.

[Clay Matthews]

Respect.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah. When he first came in, I'm like, you little. You play left tackle first round.

[Taylor]

He did say that. That's exactly what he said. He goes, oh, you the first round pick we got. You look way bigger. You look way bigger on film, bro.

[Clay Matthews]

There's nothing more. Deflating myself. Someone says, you look bigger.

[Taylor]

You got this big ass, muscular tight end telling me. I'm like, he's right. Like, he's so much bigger than me. I'm in a blender in the kitchen. Like, fuck, yeah, let me get two of them. Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

And then Taylor. I found out Taylor was not to.

[Taylor]

Fuck with prison rules. With Delaney, man, you gotta basically go punch him in the mouth.

[Delaney Walker]

He respects you fighting every week. I'm like, okay, he a dog, but.

[Clay Matthews]

He was always picking on the corners and stuff. You know what I'm saying?

[Delaney Walker]

Nah, this is like real life shit. Not in football.

[Clay Matthews]

Oh, okay.

[Delaney Walker]

Not in football. I'm talking about in bars. I'm talking about in bars.

[Sarah]

I'm sorry.

[Taylor]

I'm sorry.

[Will]

I didn't know.

[Clay Matthews]

I didn't know. I didn't know.

[Delaney Walker]

He said, oh, he pick a little dude.

[Clay Matthews]

I'm just saying, I saw you pick on Richard Sherman. I felt bad for him. He was just. He had a big defeat. You're over there shooting your little bow at him and whatnot. Yeah, you know what I said?

[Will]

Yeah, I noticed.

[Taylor]

That's why he corrected it.

[Clay Matthews]

And then there was somebody on the sideline you went after.

[Taylor]

That was Josh Norman again.

[Clay Matthews]

And then in the packers, you went after somebody that was a defensive end.

[Taylor]

That was a nose tackle who jumped the snap and hit Marcus.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah, that's true.

[Taylor]

He was 300. He was bigger than me.

[Clay Matthews]

Gucci was his nickname.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

Now we had to tell.

[Taylor]

My ass kicked out of the game.

[Delaney Walker]

We had to tell Taylor to calm the fuck down. That's why later on when fights was happening, he'd be sitting on us on the field, legs crossed.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

Sitting there, I'm like, I'm looking for the. I'm waiting for 77 to come in.

[Clay Matthews]

He wasn't about it anymore.

[Taylor]

Because the Richard Sherman thing happened. The Josh Norman thing happened. And the GMs like, hey, you gotta stop it. No, that once the packers thing happened.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

I got kicked out of the game because I got kicked out like second series. The GM was like, if you do this again, like we're gonna find you, like you're gonna get massive fines.

[Delaney Walker]

And so wait, it wasn't the Seattle game.

[Taylor]

No, because the Bronco game is when I went to the 40 yard line, Harry Douglas cut Chris.

[Delaney Walker]

Oh, Chris Harris.

[Taylor]

Chris Harris. And then I keep to leave and him got in a fight.

[Delaney Walker]

Got into a fight. Yeah.

[Taylor]

And I just went and sat down.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

It's a fun little photo. Should we get the games?

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, let's get in the game.

[Will]

Talk some ball.

[Taylor]

Talk some ball.

[Clay Matthews]

We were talking ball.

[Delaney Walker]

We were. All right, all right.

[Taylor]

I see a first game finally. Michelob Ultra.

[Will]

This whole little Superior, Liberia Superior bragging rights.

[Taylor]

Yeah, Superior is worth playing for. Michelob Ultra. Superior Light Beer. Let me tell you guys a story real quick. This card is basically like you and we'll have a little bit of a competition. Great. We're going to read the card. It's fun. Now all of a sudden, it's become a legitimate competition or we fight for Michelobulcher. What's the record? You're five and three against me. That's the record. And now Will and I will take rock, paper, scissors to a whole new level. Winner of this gets a Michelob Ultra.

[Will]

Rock, paper, scissors.

[Taylor]

Superior is worth playing for. Michelo Vulture. Superior Light beer. I am now 4 and 5. These teams are playing for the second time in three weeks. The new York Giants are now at the Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia is coming off a big win versus the Vikings. Jalen hurts three hundred and something yards through the air. Eagles are favored at seven points. Minus seven. And the total in that game is forty three and a half points. Who would like to kick this one off?

[Will]

Delaney.

[Clay Matthews]

Let's go, Delaney.

[Delaney Walker]

Okay, since I'm going to start.

[Taylor]

Well, actually, you know what? You're going to kick off every game for us this week.

[Delaney Walker]

No, man, that's crazy. Yeah, I want y' all to. I want y' all to fade me.

[Clay Matthews]

So open. Open that notebook.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

Now look, I had a spill. I got my. But I got a spill, man.

[Taylor]

EAG bills are 42 and 41 in the last 30 years.

[Delaney Walker]

So look, those stats. I'm talking to you guys out there who like to ride with the mule. When you look at those stats don't mean anything. When you look up things about these players These games, it doesn't mean anything. You can ask Chatgpt who you think gonna win. You can use that.

[Will]

It doesn't mean anything.

[Delaney Walker]

Cause right now, we in the middle of the season. It's up to these guys to knuckle up, buckle up and shut the fuck up and play some football. And who we think gonna do that? I think the Giants gonna do that with Jackson Dart. Them boys is on fire. You got Scatter Boo the head honcho. Knocking people out, talking shit, doing backflips. We know what time it is. Let's go, Giants. I'm taking them plus seven. Let's do it.

[Clay Matthews]

That's a great way to start.

[Taylor]

That's a great way to start.

[Delaney Walker]

Let's go, baby.

[Taylor]

And I'm following you too.

[Delaney Walker]

Let's go.

[Taylor]

I'm with the Giants in this game. Like, I like everything say. The Eagles unlock their passing abilities. And so, yeah, Jalen Hurts did a much better job when he got pressured in the pocket and he rolled out. He didn't look to run right away. He kept his eyes downfield. And Devontae Smith and AJ Brown are there along with Goddard, but Saquon Barkley still rushing at 3.1. You put the film on. And they are now trying to be more creative in the run game. However, when it's between the tackles, there's a guy missing here, and it's a guy missing there in the middle of those three. And then when they go to the perimeter with these pin pull and when they try to get the tackle in the perimeter, it's the tight end who's getting pushed back. So it's always one guy here or there. I think it's a great game that Jalen Hurts had to kind of silence the critics. However, when it comes to the. When it comes to the Giants, you watch a game against the Broncos, they run the ball efficiently, they get themselves into third and manageable. Jackson Dart is athletic enough to ad lib and get his. His receivers down the field and make plays that way. 75% of that game, like, they had that thing in control. It fell off the wheels in a big way. A lot of credit to Bo Nix and Sean Payton, the mental fortitude they have. But I see this game being tighter than seven points. I'm taking the Giants.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, great. I mean, they should have won that game. I mean, that 33 points in the fourth quarter was insane.

[Taylor]

Insane, bro.

[Clay Matthews]

But I. But I tell you what, even though the giants gave up 33 points, like, I feel more confident in the future of the Giants With Jackson dart at quarterback, like obviously he, you know, his completion percentage was under 50% but he threw close to, to 300 yards, three touchdowns, had that bad interception at the end, but he had the moxie, the resilience, the confidence to come back on that last drive for that go ahead score. Which we thought was going to be the victory, as you said, with Scatter Boo kind of setting the tone for that entire team. I think there's enough film on them now within these last two weeks for the Eagles to, to fix what they did wrong, which I don't even think there was a lot wrong other than you know, what we've talked about. But you look at the Eagles and obviously like you had said, like Jalen hurts, looks good. He posts a perfect passer rating. This A.J. brown, Devonte Smith are both feeling great about their yards.

[Taylor]

Are they?

[Delaney Walker]

Oh yeah.

[Clay Matthews]

Well, like I said.

[Delaney Walker]

Okay.

[Clay Matthews]

The casual fan is feeling good about it.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah.

[Clay Matthews]

Okay. But the run game, 30th ranked run.

[Will]

Game, like broken plays.

[Clay Matthews]

I know it is but they rely too much on the home run. But I, but I think on the flip side of that is they continue to find a way to win. They have one of the best rosters in the NFL. I think we give them time. I think this is a tough match for New York to do this again. So I like the Eagles here and that's why I'm taking them.

[Taylor]

So you're taking the Eagles to win by more than a touchdown?

[Clay Matthews]

No, I didn't see those points. So like Eagles money line. Give me.

[Will]

Will you go Giants plus seven?

[Clay Matthews]

Yes. I'm sorry. Yes, give me Giants plus seven.

[Taylor]

All the things you said were great, were great. However, the line is too big.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, it is.

[Clay Matthews]

I think it's divisional game. It's going to be. I mean the Eagles have played close to all of their opponents. I think it'll be a close, close win for the Eagles.

[Delaney Walker]

I mean the Giants got a good defense too.

[Clay Matthews]

They do.

[Will]

Obviously they're pass rush especially against this offensive line. They've been struggling, they've been inconsistent.

[Taylor]

Yeah, they've been better in the, in the past blocking game though. I'll, I'll give them, yeah, I'll give them the interior three. But like you just see some of these things like you put them in a position where there's a shade and end and then you have like the will linebacker outside where they're fanning. They're leaving that myotta or lane is leaving their guard crap in an island where that and can kind of Shoot up the gap and it just pigeonholes the entire play. Like there's little things that are taking place where guys are. It seems like guys are kind of looking out for themselves as opposed to looking out for their buddy and being successful together. But go ahead.

[Clay Matthews]

Man.

[Will]

Yesterday I, I took a screenshot of this one because I feel like it's a no brainer Giants, but I like the Eagles. I like the Eagles to cover. I like the Eagles to cover. I think there's going to be like as excited as we are watching the Giants and watching Jackson Dart, obviously Cam Scatterboo, but Jackson Dart, being a rookie quarterback, I think there's still going to be some inconsistencies there. I think they'll kind of show up, not like this week just because it's an in division rivalry game. They lost on Thursday Night Football. Now they play. The game is at Philadelphia.

[Taylor]

Yes.

[Will]

So they're going to be at home. They have some extra rest. They have their. Obviously they're salivating. We got to have Zach Bond on busting with the boys and we got to bring up Cam Scatterboo kind of giving them the truck, like being a physical tackle. I think they'll be locked in. I'm just gonna. I'm gonna believe in the Eagles this week. I'm gonna believe in the Eagles. I feel like they'll get some things going offensively that'll still be a blemish on the overall picture to what we kind of know that's there with Philadelphia. I think Saquon Barkley will have a better game. And I just like Philadelphia getting, getting their lick back against. I like Philly getting their lick back this week against the Giants at home.

[Taylor]

Can I say one more thing? Because I kind of see what you're doing and as you see three Giants and you're like, I don't want to be on the same page. This is like your Georgia pick. Ole Miss taking Georgia over Ole Miss. When you, me and Pate, is that kind of what's swaying you a little bit?

[Will]

Just everybody on the Giants.

[Taylor]

Everybody on the Giants. You're like, I need to take the Eagles in the situation.

[Will]

No, I think they're getting them twice in three weeks and I think they looked embarrassing on Thursday Night Football and they got a tough win against the Vikings. I think the Vikings should have won that game. The Eagles kind of getting spotted a little bit the early part of the game to where Jalen Hurts is able to have that success. And again, AJ Brown and Devontae Smith, a lot of Those yards and plays that they are making is coming off of broken plays, which is, you know, it's kind of covering up what the issue still is. For me, it's just like again, just they're facing the Giants twice in three weeks. Do I really think they're going to drop and not take care of business at home? I want to believe the hype. I'm excited about the Giants, but again, there's going to be some inconsistencies that still show up with Jackson Dart. I just think it happens against this defense because the defense is healthier now than what they were a couple weeks ago.

[Taylor]

I think the storyline of the Vikings and the Eagles is Carson Wentz pressing more to beat a team that's hurt him so much more than the Eagles playing well to beat the Vikings. Three drives. Their first three drives, they're in. The low red snap goes over Carson Wentz's head. They end up making a field goal, longer field goal, which is a huge save for them. The next drive, they have a pick six. The following drive, he gets flushed out to his right, throws another pick. What the Eagles don't capitalize on. But they spot him six. And for that reason, I think the Giants have the moxie and the energy.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah, they look good through the first three quarters. They looked real good against a very good Broncos defense. So, like we were getting fixed too much on that fourth quarter, which, listen, stuff happens in the NFL, so, I mean, I know you can't just look past it, but I mean, the Giants. The Giants look good right now.

[Taylor]

Let's talk about the Bills, who are coming off a bye week. They're at the Panthers. Panthers are our. Bills are favored minus seven and a half. Bryce Young's out. Andy Dalton stepping in. Total points in that game is 46 and a half. Delaney.

[Delaney Walker]

The Panthers on a three game winning streak right now.

[Clay Matthews]

No Bryce Young.

[Will]

No Bryce Young.

[Clay Matthews]

Andy Dalton.

[Delaney Walker]

Dalton, though.

[Clay Matthews]

Andy Dalton, he brought some juice for him last year.

[Delaney Walker]

That's what I'm saying. Andy Doan. I think I'm gonna just be different.

[Will]

And what are they, 4, 0 at home?

[Delaney Walker]

I was gonna say, what is it, 3 or 4?

[Clay Matthews]

I don't think they've lost at home, so they gotta.

[Will]

Yeah, they have not. They're undefeated.

[Delaney Walker]

3 and 0 or 4 now.

[Clay Matthews]

Okay.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah. Yeah. Fuck.

[Clay Matthews]

God.

[Delaney Walker]

Cause I really. When I sat and I thought about it and I looked at my notes, I was like, bills, this is a. They off a bi week. They fresh. They getting some guys back this week. But I'm like, the Panthers Right. And I just talked about teams having that momentum, going out there with that fight.

[Clay Matthews]

Delaney, let me give you a little nugget here. All right? Let me just step in here. Hey, he's getting crippled over here. Josh Allen has never lost after a bye and he has never lost.

[Delaney Walker]

Give me the Panthers three.

[Clay Matthews]

Oh, okay. Give me the Panthers.

[Taylor]

That's exactly how.

[Clay Matthews]

Three consecutive games.

[Delaney Walker]

Give me the Panthers.

[Clay Matthews]

Now, the Panthers are playing as well as they have in four to five years. They got a tough, physical O line, D line. What's his name? Derek Brown. He's playing as well as anybody on the D line. Chuba Hubbard's coming back, but what is it? I don't want to. Rico Dowdle has just exploded on the scene. So I think, you know, coming off a bye week, the Bills, that is, they need to let Josh Allen just. Just fling that thing. Have fun. Don't let the Panthers run the ball. I got the. I got the Bills covering this easily without Bryce Young, too.

[Delaney Walker]

I'm taking the Panthers. That just that stat right there.

[Taylor]

That's exactly the thing you need to hear for you to flip the shot.

[Will]

This is.

[Clay Matthews]

You needed something.

[Delaney Walker]

Yo.

[Will]

This is Bills minus seven and a half again. Three consecutive losses. When have they done that with Josh Allen?

[Delaney Walker]

Never.

[Will]

Never. When is Josh Allen lost after a bye week?

[Clay Matthews]

Never.

[Will]

And the way their performances on these last two losses have been very questionable to where they're starting to fall out of conversations where this will be a big test spot, a big get right spot, like get our mojo back. I think they're going to be hungry. The defense has been not playing very well whatsoever. I do think they match up better against the Panthers because they come downhill. They come more at you instead of sideways. Like they struggled against the Atlanta Falcons a couple weeks ago. Love this get back spot for the Bills. I got Bills minus seven and a half.

[Taylor]

I agree. I agree with what the two of you just said. However, I don't think this is so much of like, let Josh Allen go out there and be the hero.

[Will]

James Cook.

[Taylor]

It's James Cook. It's run the football. Will and I had this conversation after the Atlanta Falcons game and Will pointed it out to me. So I have to give credit. There is they. Joe Brady. In the second half of the game against the Atlanta Falcons, they kind of got away from the run and said, josh, go make us right all the time. They had a couple of injuries here and there. They have had the bye week. All the stats he said about never losing three in a row. The bye, all that Plays really well. I think this is a dominant game for James Cook. And I think Josh Allen gets back into MVP form as well. Which gives you the reason why seven.

[Will]

And a half looks really good against the Falcons too. It was like 15 carries for like 85 yards. Like they were running the ball up for whatever reason. They're just, bro, you got James Cook, right? Well, they're moving the ball. They can run the ball really well. Just keep running the ball.

[Taylor]

That is. We got Josh Allen and it's like, yeah, I understand all that, but like, make it easy.

[Delaney Walker]

They pay, they play to the opponent's talent. So that's what I'm. I'm betting on that they play as bad as the Panthers and the Panthers walk away.

[Taylor]

You just said the Panthers have won three in a row. They're 40 at home.

[Delaney Walker]

I said they're playing, they're playing good. But I'm saying they're still not four and five years. They're still not a top tier team like the Bills. So I'm hoping the Bills go in and play to the Panthers level like they have done in the last few games that they lost.

[Will]

The only issue with that is like, I would love this pick if Bills had won the last two games. But this is no, this is no, like, you know, secret that they're coming up on. Like they, the Bills have to get back on track. Have to get back on track.

[Delaney Walker]

We know that after a bye weekend.

[Taylor]

If Bills don't win this game, the noise will be very loud in that building.

[Sarah]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

Yeah, very loud.

[Delaney Walker]

Does it make you all nervous at all that Rico is like, can actually really run the ball And Bijan tore the Bills run defense apart. Apart.

[Taylor]

Not, not so much because they run a completely different offense like that side to side zone read like. Or sorry, outside zone run game versus that defense. It's a very difficult thing to stop.

[Delaney Walker]

But Taylor, you know, if something worked in the game the week prior, we putting that into our game plan too. We gonna run that zone. We gonna try to run that zone read and see if it's there for us too. You try to exploit what you see on film, right? And if that was a problem, most teams kind of incorporate that into their offense.

[Taylor]

I'll argue that point with the story. And it's 2018. Mike Vrabel comes in the Tennessee Titans. We go from like an inside zone gaps game team to an outside running zone team that the Atlanta f run the OTAs. The first three, four weeks of OTAs. I'm in a fucking blender because the offense is so different now from a run game. It's no longer feet, base, that kind of duck movement. It's now running off the ball. You're running at a point, your hands are different spot. That's not something you can implement in a week. That's something you have to implement in an offseason and hopefully catches fire with confidence of seeing it working over and over again. That's not something you can just take it off the line. Like, this is where it's. That's a very. It's a very successful offense. But you need an offensive line that knows how to run that scheme in order for it to be successful.

[Delaney Walker]

Good question.

[Taylor]

Good answer.

[Will]

Somewhere where there is a lot of noise. Baltimore Ravens.

[Delaney Walker]

Wait, did you make your pick?

[Will]

Did you? Yeah, he's going Bills. He was rattling off the field when you were sitting there, kind of just drooling. He had to come. He had to pull out his notebook. He said, let me help you out here. Gave you all the reasons why this is Bills. And you're like, banters. We got Chicago going out to Baltimore. Ravens favored by six and a half here. Crazy line. I feel like over under on this game is 50 and a half.

[Taylor]

Delaney.

[Delaney Walker]

Is Lamar back?

[Taylor]

Yes.

[Delaney Walker]

I couldn't find that information.

[Taylor]

I think he's back.

[Will]

He's expected. I don't think he's. Yeah, we'll know today because we're shooting this on Wednesday. This is the day. Because he wasn't out there on Monday.

[Delaney Walker]

On Monday. Yeah. That's what I was trying to fight. Figure out.

[Taylor]

Mondays.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, man. You know what? I'm just gonna be this dog today, and I mean it. Fucking dog.

[Will]

All right.

[Delaney Walker]

Bears, motherfuckers.

[Clay Matthews]

Bears.

[Delaney Walker]

Bears. You're back on Caleb. I'm back on Caleb. Look, I'm back on Caleb, man. I was in la, you know, the vibe in LA is really. Caleb. You know, I don't know why everybody painting they nails, everybody wearing baggy clothes and the craziness, right? But what made me get back on my dog, I saw a video of him jump out the van. I don't want to say what I saw, but I saw what I saw. My dog is back on top. Let's get it. Bears this week, they gonna beat the Ravens. Six and a half, baby.

[Clay Matthews]

Let's go.

[Taylor]

You're gonna beat the Ravens. So you're taking Bears money line.

[Delaney Walker]

No, I'm not. I'm taking six and a half just in case they don't win. It's gonna be close, right?

[Taylor]

Right?

[Sarah]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

Dog's not really bad.

[Delaney Walker]

No, that's the dog.

[Taylor]

Dog's behind the fence.

[Delaney Walker]

I'm taking the dog. I'm taking the underdog.

[Taylor]

To cover.

[Delaney Walker]

To cover, right?

[Taylor]

Yeah. Yeah. Okay.

[Clay Matthews]

Delaney, you might be on to something because after that bye week, the Bears look like they have a new identity. It looks like DeAndre Swift has run for over 100 yards the past two weeks, which is what we saw in Ben Johnson's offense in Detroit, where they have a strong run game that allows Caleb or Goff at the time to run that play action, allow those routes to get open. And we're seeing Caleb become more comfortable and he doesn't have to do as much. He doesn't have to win the games like he had to do. Perhaps as we saw early this season in his rookie season, even at his time at sc, which was fun to watch, but just run the offense, their defense has been very opportunistic. And within the. Over the last four games, which they've been 4, 015 takeaways to lead the league now I think they got like the, the last ranked run defense. And that's why I like the Ravens. I like Lamar coming back. I like Derrick Henry having a big game, feeding Derrick Henry early and often getting him over 100 plus yards. Lamar, keep him healthy in the pocket, don't open up too much, make a few plays here and there. But I said the Ravens are going to be one in five. This is now the start of this five, six wins in a row where they go to the top of the AFC north and they fulfill my prediction. Your profit of taking it all the.

[Will]

Way to Super Bowl.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, it's gonna be.

[Clay Matthews]

I like what's, what's, what's the line here? I like six and a half. Yeah. Give me it all.

[Taylor]

Okay, so you like the Ravens winning.

[Clay Matthews]

Yes.

[Taylor]

By seven or more points.

[Clay Matthews]

Yes.

[Delaney Walker]

Well, right now with that team, with.

[Clay Matthews]

Lamar, with Derek with a bye week going, hey, it's do or die.

[Delaney Walker]

The last. Look, the last week, the last game they played, Derek only had five rushes.

[Clay Matthews]

But they're not. I don't even know who he played the last time. I forgot all that because Lamar wasn't there. We flushed that bye week reassess one and five. It's time to go. It's time to run the table.

[Delaney Walker]

I hear you.

[Will]

I do think if you're the Ravens, you're sitting there. It's like Bengals take down the Steelers. Browns are going to be the Browns. But it's like if the Ravens are going to. This is. They have to Go on an insane run right here.

[Delaney Walker]

They have to, man.

[Will]

I think they win the game. I think the Bears cover Bears running the football well, like no matter what, if you have Lamar, all these guys healthy, even when they were healthy, defenses played very questionable. They were, you know, bottom five in basically every category. I know that they had a lot of injuries, but I like the Bears. I like them. I like them just having that. You're talking about the run game, the success that they've had running the football recently. I remember when I was watching the Washington game and Washington was just kidding. They were just getting undressed in the run game, how it opens everything up for Caleb and everything else. I do think Caleb still misses some throws, but I just think based on the play action game that Ben Johnson's able to dial up and the defense playing as opportunistic that they have been. They know they need to obviously get better with run defense. But you know those conversations too in the locker room defensively, like when you're having 15 takeaways in four games. Everybody's in here, hey, who's going to get the next one? Guys putting up money on the next one. Who's going to get X, Y and Z, fumble, interception, whatever it is. I think they're having fun right now. I do think the Ravens win this game close and it'll be within six and a half. So I'm going to take the Bears plus six and a half.

[Taylor]

Yeah. What travels is a defense in a run game and that's exactly what the Bears have. There's been less pressure put on Caleb Williams, like where he doesn't have to be the guy over again. They, I think have scored 40 points in their first in the first quarter this year. All of last year they scored 29 points. Like they are having success early, which is special. And I think although the Ravens in the bye week, they sit there, it's like do or die time now. It's one of those things where if it starts to go sideways for you, you know, that familiar feeling does doubt creep in and I know Lamar is probably coming back. I'm not very. I don't know who's coming up from a defensive side of the ball, but they're going to run the ball very well against this defense regardless of who's playing in the game. And I think that's going to set them up. The Derrick Henry having five carries like they feel it was it Hillman who's the backup?

[Delaney Walker]

The backup had more Hill, Hill. Justice Hill.

[Taylor]

Justice Hill. Like he's Been the one that's been taking over most of the carries. And I don't know if it's because the coaches don't trust Derek because of the fumbles. Three fumbles in their three games of the season. But they have a bit of identity crisis when it comes to running the football. And I think that is so important when you're in these types of games, especially when it comes to lines this big. So I'm taking the Bears.

[Clay Matthews]

I could be wrong, but I swear Derrick Henry ran for over like 100 with the game they played. I forget who they played before the bye week. He ran incredibly well. He had like 150.

[Taylor]

He had over his last game. He did have over 100.

[Clay Matthews]

Okay.

[Taylor]

And then the first game of the season, he had one like 68, right? 169. Everything in between that. I don't think it got above 60. 23, 50, 42, 33.

[Delaney Walker]

See that? But yeah, and them are games.

[Taylor]

Hey, I just.

[Delaney Walker]

Them are games. When they're losing, Derrick doesn't get in the game. When they're losing, Derrick does not get in the game. They do not want Derrick in the game because they want to be able to throw the swing pass, throw the quick check downs. They don't trust Derek.

[Clay Matthews]

All right, well, let's see what. Let's see how it plays out this weekend.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah, we definitely will do that.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah, we will.

[Will]

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[Delaney Walker]

Let's hear why. Let's hear it.

[Will]

I just think the Steelers defense is. There's too inconsistent, bro. Yeah, like, this is not. Like, this isn't fraud alert. This is. You are now in the fraudulent category. Joe Flacco having that much success against that defense. The bank, like, just the Bengals, like, yeah, they can make some noise they got things to be excited about. But the way Pittsburgh, Aaron Rodgers out there slinging the rock around, bro. And this is. They're playing against a much better defense with Green Bay. So I like Green Bay here because they're going to be able to run the ball, they're going to be able to throw, they're going to be able to do whatever they need to, whatever they want to, to win this game. Only a suspect part. It's. It's in Pittsburgh. It's after a very tough, kind of embarrassing loss.

[Taylor]

A Benny by do what?

[Will]

Yes. Yeah. Mini buy. They kind of have a mini buy to get right. But I like the packers here. Love the Packers.

[Taylor]

Yeah, this one smells like Packers Cowboys where they just lost the Browns and like, okay, this has got packers written all over it. They're going to run the ball. That defense for the Cowboys is terrible. And they're just, they're going to run away at this game. Micah Parsons is going to go off like, yeah, Aaron Rodgers is doing really well, but out of 12 and 13 personnel, there's. They're running outside zone and perimeter plays better than anybody in the entire NFL. And what Aaron Rodgers loves to do is get under center and use play action if his run game is doing well. Warren is doing a fantastic job out of the backfield. I see them being able to keep up and have to get into that. Also, Jordan Love, when he is under pressure, he's a completely different quarterback under pressure versus when he has a clean pocket. You've paid so much money for your defense, you put the film on and you see the miscommunications in the back end. That is like, where is the leadership from Patrick Queen, who's wearing the green dot from Jalen Ramsey? Like, where is the leadership to where we got guys? I can see on film Patrick Queen is sitting there doing some sort of sign language thing and there's no call recall. Like, that has to get fixed. But I know that Tomlin's looking at the same film I'm looking at and be like, if we put pressure on Jordan Love, he will give up that ball. He will throw at a much less percentage rate. I think when he's pressured, it's like less than 40%. Bring an extra guy, play a little bit more, man. Where everybody doesn't have to rely on each other. And I think Aaron Rodgers keeps his game within a score.

[Delaney Walker]

I like that because I was thinking this was going to be a field goal game at the end of the day. And like you said, our DBs, the Steelers DBs, can they cover? We still trying to figure that out.

[Taylor]

This is a fun, hopeful stat too. If Aaron Rodgers can beat the packers, he's one of five quarterbacks all time that have beat all 32 teams.

[Delaney Walker]

Really?

[Taylor]

Yeah. Shout out Ryan Nolan for that stat.

[Delaney Walker]

Definitely going with the Steelers on that stat right there. Going with the Steelers.

[Taylor]

That's a hope stat. That's not a stat you can lay your head on.

[Delaney Walker]

I'm not laying my hat on.

[Taylor]

This is why they're going to win. It's a hope stat.

[Delaney Walker]

I just like that stat. I like that because I think Aaron Rodgers is the type of guy who thinks about stats like that. So I like that because he's going to go out there and try to get that dub just because of that stat. To say he's one of the quarterbacks to do it, to win against every 32 teams.

[Clay Matthews]

I think he wants that dub for something bigger than a stat.

[Delaney Walker]

That too, I think.

[Clay Matthews]

First off, let me take you back to 2009.

[Taylor]

Do it.

[Will]

Take this back.

[Taylor]

Hey, I'm a senior.

[Clay Matthews]

Okay. My rookie season. The Aaron Rodgers led. This is week four, Monday Night Football. The Aaron Rodgers led Green Bay packers go into Minneapolis, the Metrodome, Minnesota to face the Brett Favre led Vikings.

[Will]

Bro.

[Clay Matthews]

The atmosphere was electric. I was out there that night. Brett Favre threw for two touchdowns. 250. Did just enough to edge a rod and establish himself and beat his former team, who I'm sure he felt had done him wrong. I see this game going exactly the same. I see a Rod throwing for three, four touchdowns. Probably in that 250. You know, maybe not give. He had two interceptions last game, but nothing like that. I just think as you discussed, I think what's going to determine this game is the Steelers defense. Are they going to be the defense that we saw this last Thursday where they have zero turnovers the majority of.

[Will]

The game or the majority of the season they have outside of what, two games?

[Clay Matthews]

Week one, week two and this past. You're right. Who are they? This Jekyll and Hyde? They have the last four years they've been the highest paid defense and have not finished as a top 10 defense. But I see this being a special game for Aaron being a special game. And I think that's going to permeate throughout the organization, throughout that defense that may T.J. watt or whomever else. Jalen gets a pick, forces those one or two turnovers that a rod turns into a score. I think this is going to be a close affair. Listen, I'm all in on the packers but without Aaron in my time in Green Bay, I mean he, he won us that Super Bowl. He allowed us to have all that success. I hope he goes out and gets this win. So for that I'm taking the Steelers money line.

[Taylor]

Supposed to make a true pro smooth.

[Will]

Ain't not a packer.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Clay Matthews]

I'm just saying listen, you, you know, you, you know what it's like to feel like you were done. Done wrong. He's four time MVP. Obviously he'll retire. He'll be Mr. Green Bay and everything. But there's, there's going to be a little extra to it. How that manifests itself on gaming, I don't know. But listen, I was a part of those games when Brett Favre came back and it's fun, it's electric and there's something to be said about going up against your team that you gave everything to you who said hey, we're going to kick you to the curb. And it didn't go down like that. Maybe it did, you know, but we're going to move on. So whether it was for right or wrong, you feel a certain type of way and he's going to want to get his revenge, so to speak. His get back. So I like it.

[Will]

I like it down your packers, man. Man.

[Clay Matthews]

I'm just saying I'm all in on the pack but give me, give me a rod.

[Will]

You're not. You're all in on the pack but you out here saying a rod is. You could just pick this game. You know. Packers might get this game. Field goal. Steelers plus three and a half. You're like this Steelers money line.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

I don't know.

[Clay Matthews]

Watch when we come back in next week too. Good for you. I'm gonna wear my, my AROD Steelers jersey in as well. I'll have one.

[Taylor]

It's ordered.

[Clay Matthews]

Hey, I'll have one when he wins next year.

[Taylor]

USC bomber jacket that's worn once a year.

[Clay Matthews]

It's back on the rack, you know, mothballs and stuff.

[Taylor]

I know it'll be there t year when you guys have. Makes you feel good.

[Clay Matthews]

Until next week when we play Nebraska. Oh, was that two weeks? Two weeks.

[Taylor]

I think Gotta get a big bet in that one.

[Will]

You gotta buy this weekend.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Clay Matthews]

So extra time next weekend. Extra wounds.

[Taylor]

Lick the wounds. Because he got punished in South Bend.

[Clay Matthews]

I wouldn't. We kept it close.

[Taylor]

Rushing yards.

[Delaney Walker]

That was, that was just. That was cold rain.

[Clay Matthews]

Why couldn't Michigan do that against us though?

[Taylor]

We didn't know who we were at that time.

[Clay Matthews]

Oh, okay. No, you're right. You said we played again.

[Taylor]

Right now it's a 10 point win for Michigan.

[Clay Matthews]

Maybe we'll see in the Big Ten.

[Taylor]

Have you seen some of the stills from the game? Michigan and usc?

[Clay Matthews]

No.

[Taylor]

There's time that Michigan had eight guys, nine guys on the football field on defense, dudes are playing 12 yards off the ball while blitzing on third and one.

[Clay Matthews]

Coliseum wasn't the game plan we needed to win.

[Taylor]

You go into Washington, who might have the best trio, quarterback, running back and wide receiver and all of the Big Ten. They got seven points.

[Delaney Walker]

Dude, this line is crazy.

[Taylor]

So let's move on.

[Clay Matthews]

Okay. Yeah, you're right.

[Taylor]

Because I'm just gonna get mad.

[Clay Matthews]

Save it for the college.

[Taylor]

I don't wanna. Right. I just did the college gambling show.

[Clay Matthews]

Let's do NFL.

[Taylor]

She didn't get mad. This line Delaney talks about the Commanders at Chiefs. Chiefs biggest line of the week.

[Delaney Walker]

This is crazy.

[Taylor]

Minus ten and a half versus the Commanders just has moved to eleven and a half. Daniels is officially out as of one minute ago. As of one minute ago, Marcus Mayer taking over. Marcus Merida went in the game against the Cowboys and threw a pick six. In that game, they were already down by 19 points. At that time, Cowboys are looking like they might be real. They're missing one or two pieces on defense, but that's not the game we're talking about. We're talking about Commanders at Chiefs and the Chiefs in Arrowhead minus 10 and a half, minus 11 and a half total in that game is 47 and a half points. Who do you have?

[Delaney Walker]

And the Chiefs look good right now. They get Ray Rice. They say, look, we don't care that he's Rasheed Rice. I said Ray Rice. I'll damn that. They both on the same damn criminal list. But yeah, they get him back. They like, we don't care. He done ran people off the road. We're going to give him the ball. We're going to make sure he gets in the end zone. He does twice, you get all those guys back. You got Kelsey still making plays. You got the magic Mahomes back there. That is just. We can't count him out. But then you got these Commanders with one of my favorite guys in the world, Marcus Mariota. But the points are ten and a eleven and a half now, bro.

[Clay Matthews]

God.

[Will]

Take Chiefs.

[Taylor]

Take Chiefs.

[Will]

Eleven and a half, bro. Monday Night Football.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah, at Arrowhead.

[Delaney Walker]

But Marcus is Monday Night Football.

[Will]

Oh, come on, bro.

[Clay Matthews]

Come on. You gotta put your personal bias aside. All right?

[Taylor]

I agree with what he said saying Marcus is incredible. He should be a starter quarterback in the NFL. That being said, if the super bowl took place today and the Chiefs were playing. Name another team. I'm taking the Chiefs.

[Delaney Walker]

I'm taking the Chiefs.

[Taylor]

They look like the best team in the NFL. Yeah, they played the Raiders last week.

[Sarah]

Who?

[Taylor]

The Raiders. On defense, offense and special teams. They're not a team at all. Their defense did exactly what they should do and allow the Raiders to zero points. Their defense is back on track. Jags game. We felt a little wishy washy. They're now at full power on the upper opposite side of the ball. Your Bob, Rashee Rice, your Bob Travis Kelsey, Xavier Worthy. Pacheco's running like he's pissed off at the ground again. Patrick Mahomes, unscheduled plays, plays that are over. Passing, passing plays that are over four and a half seconds. Houston for 536 yards. That's number one in the entire NFL. This is Chiefs. This is a statement. This is taking the commanders, putting them to bed, reading a bedtime story, putting them to sleep. Their season's going to be over after the this one. This is the Chiefs 11 and a half.

[Will]

You watch the Commanders Cowboys game. It does not look good, bro.

[Delaney Walker]

It was bad. It was bad.

[Will]

But damn, even, even what they had going on like the front seven, what they had going on the first part of the year, like it's looking more like last year and they're very suspect on the back end in that secondary. And I just don't know what Marcus is going to be able to do or that offense is going to be able to do on Monday night Football. Football at Arrowhead with the pissed off Chiefs team because it's not like they're undefeated. Like they're still having to make. They're still having to make. Hey, getting back to the top of the division, I just don't, I don't see, I don't see Washington being able to keep this close with the Chiefs. I would also say like Chiefs best team of football. Like to me it'd be the Lions.

[Taylor]

Chiefs beat the Lions team.

[Will]

They did. But at Arrowhead, if you got a Super bowl matchup, you're in a neutral field or something like that. Like the Lions look tough. I think this Seahawks are playing really good right now.

[Taylor]

Seahawks are playing.

[Will]

I don't think it's head, I don't think it's head and shoulders where the Chiefs are just like, oh, this team is back and they're going to the Super Bowl.

[Taylor]

Yeah, we're we can talk about that game if you want. Or the, the Lions like the back half of their defense, their whole entire secondary is all their starters are out, they're more plagued by injuries and the Chiefs are finding strides. They're at full capacity. They have less injuries going on right now. They are becoming now the Chiefs of last year or the year before. But we're talking like two, three years ago when they're leading, leading the league in scoring.

[Clay Matthews]

Right.

[Will]

Because they've averaged what like 30, 35 in the last however, like four games. Three, four games.

[Taylor]

They're operating in a way that's like impressive.

[Delaney Walker]

No.

[Taylor]

The Lions went into week one a couple years ago against the Chiefs at Arrowhead and won that game. Essentially was the star of the Lions that we know now. I just think, I think there's not a team hotter than the Chiefs right now. Now could cool off. I mean it's only October.

[Clay Matthews]

No, you're right. I think, you know, and, and I think the two factors which lead to that are obviously adding more speed to the field. Everybody runs a 42 on that. You add Rasheed Rice, as you said, you get, you force feed him the ball. Tyquan Thornton, Xavier Worthy gets healthy and that only opens up, you know, Travis Kelce on the intermediate underneath routes.

[Will]

He looks like a 49 guy right now.

[Clay Matthews]

Correct. But, but he's still, still sub five.

[Will]

Still salty. Still salty on the grass.

[Delaney Walker]

It's not about his speed, it's about his routes.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah, but not only his speed too. Okay, maybe from everybody, El, but the protection as well. Even with Josh Simmons out, they're finding a way to protect for him. You know, get those four second. You know, that statue rattled off and it's looking like Mahomes from 2018, 19 where. I mean this is a team right now. If they were playing in the super bowl, you wouldn't bet against them. So I don't think it matters who starts for the commanders. Whether it's Mariota Daniels. They've got too many injuries, quarterbacks taking too many hits. I think I like the Chiefs covering on this one one even if it's eleven and a half.

[Delaney Walker]

Okay, I like everything you guys said, commanders. But when you throw a dog a bone, you don't ask them how it tastes. So I'm taking the commanders.

[Taylor]

That quote.

[Clay Matthews]

Is that, is that, is that actually don't.

[Will]

That's a quote. You don't think about it.

[Delaney Walker]

Don't think about, think about that.

[Taylor]

This is a two pan hurricane. It's like, hey, we gotta let that one fly.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

Which also could be a nice quote.

[Delaney Walker]

But when they see when I hit, everybody gonna understand what that means. Yeah.

[Will]

There you go.

[Delaney Walker]

There you go.

[Taylor]

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[Delaney Walker]

Sean Payton is a dog. Straight out dog. My boy goes in the paper. Talk major crap about other quarterbacks. Like, I like. I just like what they got going on.

[Taylor]

I did like the. This Russell Wilson, Sean Payton.

[Clay Matthews]

I like Russell.

[Delaney Walker]

He clapped back, though.

[Clay Matthews]

I feel like that makes Russ an easy target for everybody in the media, is the fact that he won't say anything. And he, you know, always wants to be the bigger man. So I like that he finally had something to say. Control the narrative, you know, even if it was, you know, tastefully, you know, tweeted, you know, classically well executed. Yeah, like, that's like something my dad.

[Taylor]

Would say, something Rich Eisen would do.

[Delaney Walker]

But did you think he was. I like what Sean Payne said. Do you think he was literally taking a shot at Russell?

[Clay Matthews]

He knew what he was doing.

[Delaney Walker]

I said, I'm glad that they let him play against us before putting Jackson dart in. Like, how's that?

[Will]

I don't think.

[Taylor]

I don't think he was until after you played us. That was the quote.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah.

[Will]

I don't think he. Like, when he. See if he's seeing everything. I don't think he minds that he said it that way. Think of it from that angle. But I don't think he was going in saying that quote for that angle. To take a shot at Russ, not.

[Delaney Walker]

To take a shot. I didn't think so.

[Will]

He was complimenting Jackson Darton then. He was just talking about. He was talking to the owner. I kind of wish he was Going to hang on to him until after our game because like, we don't want to see. Yeah. Studying him coming out like, this is a good player. But I do love how it's blown up.

[Delaney Walker]

It's been blown up out of point. But I like that. Cause this is. That's Sean Payton. He loves that attention. Like, bring it all to me. I'm gonna show you who we are. And we the Denver Broncos.

[Will]

And we the Denver Broncos.

[Taylor]

Do you like the Denver Broncos?

[Delaney Walker]

I like the Denver Broncos.

[Clay Matthews]

Come on, both niggas.

[Will]

I like Denver. Just because Scotty started stringing steps together during the game winning drive of the Denver Broncos. And I feel like it's a sign this week.

[Taylor]

We got a walker on our hands now. Yeah, officially.

[Will]

Yeah. Like she can put a ball, she can walk.

[Taylor]

Let's get a round. Applause for Scotty.

[Will]

Dude, it's been a couple weeks now.

[Clay Matthews]

I'm over here thinking, like, who? What are we talking about?

[Will]

My, my 11 month old Scott Zilla. She was stringing steps together. We got one on film to where she put like four or five together. And it was during the comeback win of the Denver Broncos game. So I'm sitting there watching that tape thinking about these games and I'm like, this video is right in front of my face and I think it's a sign. And I'm going to take that sign. And that sign is Denver minus three and a half at home against the Cowboys.

[Clay Matthews]

Yes, sir. Bro, there's not a quarterback playing better than Dak Prescott. This is the best he's ever played in his entire career. I mean, George Pickens trade looks phenomenal right now. CD does not miss a beat when he comes back from that ankle injury. Javante Williams is running like a dog for over 100 yards. One of the most explosive offenses. If they could actually get a semblance of defense, they might actually be able to hang in some of these tough games. If only they had a, you know, premier pass rusher or something. Which I hear they're in the market for now. Over there hearing things about Max Crosby, but. Oh, yeah, hey, just to put in perspective how well Dax playing, he's got a better QBR than Lamar Jackson in 2019 at this point. No, we're not even halfway there. Unanimous mvp. Just put in perspective. Just something for y' all to think about something. And you saw Jackson dart cut up that Broncos offense for three quarters. Yeah, Bo Nicks brought him back in the fourth quarter. But was that a collapse by the Giants or was that the Broncos or the Real deal.

[Delaney Walker]

Yeah.

[Clay Matthews]

I like the Cowboys here.

[Delaney Walker]

Don't think they deep. I like they offense.

[Taylor]

That defense though, buddy, I, if this was.

[Will]

What's the name, they've made better strides.

[Taylor]

Five days ago, I would 100 agree with you. But when you turn on that commander's film against the Dallas Cowboys, like, oh yeah, they. You expect to see the same thing. It's zone. It's no disguise. It's too high.

[Will]

I feel like they played some more single.

[Taylor]

Lot more, man. They played a lot more single high. They played. They disguised a lot of their blitzes. They played a game where you don't just put it on and go, oh, the nickel's coming. Oh, this backers blitzing right now. Oh, it's third and seven. Here's seven guys up. Like they're putting guys on the line, they're dropping out guys. They're running great run game stunts. That defense looked completely different than when you put on the film when they were playing the Giants or any other team they played this year. Like the defense looks more energized. It looks like Matt Abel foos pulled out more than just one play call out of his pocket. Like he seems like he knows, hey, I love running zone. However, I kind of got guys that can run with dudes and when they were in man coverage could be two things. There's two things that could be real. The Cowboys defense, with them changing their play calls, they're now a better defense because of it. Because they looked like a much better defense commanders. And the other thought is the commander's expected zone and they got more man, therefore they were confused. Both those things can be true. I'm choosing to believe that this different play calling and that this defense flying around a little bit more where they seem like they don't look lost, that we've looked at a bunch. I see that coupled with Dak Prescott, the play calling from Schottenheimer, the way they're running the football, they will get in the same personnel, a two by two with the Y on the line of scrimmage and they will run seven different plays out of the same formation where you don't know what they're calling next and that's what makes them so dangerous. Then you put George Pickens in the in the fold, who's not a big separation guy but can make any kind of catch. CD Lamb's back. He looks healthier than ever. He had himself a touchdown. And Dak Prescott is putting the ball in spots that I don't think there's another quarterback that's throwing up like him right now. And I will be taking the Cowboys. Yeah, I think I'm taking the Cowboys.

[Clay Matthews]

Cowboys money line. I'm with you though.

[Taylor]

However, for the show, for the record, for the sake of me feeling better about myself and the standings, I'm gonna take them with the points. When I get on the FanDuel Sportsbook app, there's gonna be a come to Jesus talk I have with myself. When I look at it and go, do I press that ML? And I think the answer is yes, personal for the show, I'll be taking. I'll be taking the points.

[Clay Matthews]

Give me the money line.

[Delaney Walker]

We like that.

[Will]

Get hype on it. It's not gonna hit, but get hype on it.

[Taylor]

Devontae Williams, too, dude, he's running the ball.

[Delaney Walker]

He been running like a beast. Ain't gonna cap.

[Taylor]

And like the Dallas Cowboys offensive line, they're like, not the best in the league, but they're like doing enough. They're doing enough. And it's, it's cool to see. It's like, it's very like, if I'm an offensive lineman in this offense, I'm having a blast right now. Because they're at the point where every time you get on the field, you're just thinking, we're gonna score. And it doesn't matter what we do, what play we call. You kind of just get this flow state type of feeling. And they've done that very consistently. It juices me up. I'm kind of becoming a Cowboys fan. I'm kind of, I got.

[Will]

Dude, if they get Max Crosby, this.

[Taylor]

Is how I felt.

[Will]

This is how I felt.

[Taylor]

When you watch the Falcons versus the Bills, we were like, bro, they really, they have an actual squad here. They could really, if they get one guy, if they make a play, I think you get a perennial pass rusher and then maybe a D tackle as well. It's like if you're Jerry Jones, you can't go and draft a guy in the first round or two guys in the first round. And then they play for a year and they say, okay, this guy's gonna be good in a couple years. Then you're three, four years down the road. CD Lamb's three, four years older, Prescott is. Who knows where George Pickens is at this time. Like, there's a whole bunch of what ifs. Like, what I know right now is you have a championship caliber offense. If you can get your defense to be average, average 15 to 20 in the league, you can win a Super Bowl.

[Clay Matthews]

That NFC east is wide open.

[Taylor]

Wide open. Which is crazy because the Eagles just won.

[Delaney Walker]

I know.

[Taylor]

But then it is wide open. Three, three and one.

[Will]

Great show, boys.

[Taylor]

Parlay.

[Will]

That's right. Go bet the boys parlay.

[Delaney Walker]

Oh, yeah.

[Will]

I thought we. Sorry. I thought we celebrated last year, but we celebrated. I was like. I could have swore we did the parlay at the top.

[Taylor]

I swear. I see paper on the ground that Delaney are excited about.

[Clay Matthews]

We love that Delaney. So you got Jonathan Taylor, right?

[Taylor]

Dude, take it.

[Will]

Yeah. You're taking James Cook.

[Delaney Walker]

No, no, I switched it. Cause I was throwing Taylor a bone and I was gonna use that bone joke on him, but then he fucked me by not taking Jonathan Taylor. That was the whole setup on the text. That was the whole setup. But he didn't take it. So I'm gonna take Jonathan Taylor.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

Cause I was gonna hit him with that.

[Will]

That's what I'm saying. You ain't taking it.

[Clay Matthews]

They're playing the Titans too, right?

[Will]

You ain't taking a tight end on Tight Ends Day National Tournament.

[Delaney Walker]

I mean, after seeing how geeked everyone got that we hit that parlay.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah.

[Delaney Walker]

I just want that feeling again.

[Clay Matthews]

Just want to win.

[Taylor]

And I know that is it.

[Delaney Walker]

That is it.

[Taylor]

That is it. Getting that feeling.

[Delaney Walker]

Getting that feeling.

[Taylor]

I want to recreate this.

[Delaney Walker]

I gotta keep doing it. And Jonathan Taylor is him. So.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah. I'm gonna run all over your Titans too, right?

[Delaney Walker]

We ain't gonna say all that.

[Clay Matthews]

Okay. My bad. Yeah.

[Taylor]

Yep.

[Delaney Walker]

They going. He going to get it touched.

[Taylor]

He's going to run all over.

[Will]

Titans going. He's going to run all over.

[Clay Matthews]

Bro. You know who else going to run all over the Miami defense?

[Delaney Walker]

Who?

[Clay Matthews]

Bijan Robinson.

[Delaney Walker]

Indeed. Indeed.

[Clay Matthews]

I said Quin. Sean Judkins last week. He did it three times over. So I feel good about this Bijon pick.

[Delaney Walker]

No, this is a good one.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

And you forgot the pronunciation of his name.

[Clay Matthews]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

So you've really grown in the last seven days, man. Queen.

[Clay Matthews]

Sean.

[Taylor]

Oh, Judkins. National Tight Ends Day. Friend of the show. Came back last week. I'm taking George Kittle this week. That's a good one.

[Will]

See him to get on the stat sheet.

[Clay Matthews]

Who do they have?

[Taylor]

Who the Niners play?

[Will]

I had him for fan.

[Clay Matthews]

You're not even looking. Are you trying to win?

[Taylor]

Texans.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Clay Matthews]

I like that a lot.

[Will]

I plugged. George is on one of my fantasy teams. He gave me a goose egg to put up a goose egg.

[Delaney Walker]

But he had just came back, though.

[Will]

I know, but still, it's like George is coming back. I'm putting Kittle in there.

[Taylor]

What an. In the run game. What an ass.

[Will]

Great asset in the run game, but I need points. I need this. Anytime. Touchdown. Parlay to hit.

[Taylor]

Yeah, yeah.

[Will]

Tucker Craft.

[Delaney Walker]

That's a good one.

[Will]

These three are going to hit. It's going to be Sunday Night Football. Green Bay Packers. Tucker Craft with the Packers. What?

[Clay Matthews]

I like it. These three going to hit.

[Delaney Walker]

These three going to hit.

[Will]

No, that's what I'm saying, that the setup for it is yours. Your guys are. The three is going to hit. The fourth leg is going to be Tucker Craft, Green Bay at Pittsburgh, Sunday Night Football.

[Delaney Walker]

No, that Tucker Craft for sure. That boy is. Has been getting in that end zone four times.

[Will]

He's got in that end zone four times.

[Taylor]

As a man who had to live that exact scenario last week, it is very terrifying. And then it was Monday night. Jsn, I'm thinking, brother, if this doesn't hit like I was seeing it, so personal.

[Delaney Walker]

I knew that was hit, though.

[Taylor]

What'd it do?

[Delaney Walker]

I knew that was hit.

[Clay Matthews]

I'm like, come on, what time are all these games? So Sunday night is.

[Will]

Do we have any more double Monday night football games?

[Delaney Walker]

Not tonight. This past week was the last week.

[Taylor]

Oh, thank God. That shit is so fucking lame.

[Clay Matthews]

The Miami Atlanta game has to be a noon game, right?

[Taylor]

For sure.

[Clay Matthews]

What about Buffalo? Noon, Noon. All right, we'll knock those out quick. Oh, wait, no, you don't have. You're taking. You're taking.

[Delaney Walker]

That's noon. Noon, noon.

[Taylor]

Titans are up. There'll be a 325.

[Delaney Walker]

The Titans. Man, shut the upper.

[Clay Matthews]

What about 49ers?

[Delaney Walker]

They playing at the Colts. Okay, Yeah, I forgot.

[Clay Matthews]

All right, we'll find out at noon. They playing kiddo and bijan.

[Delaney Walker]

Makes sense.

[Clay Matthews]

325. And then.

[Will]

Then we'll get James Cook and then Tucker Craft on prime time. Yeah, it'll be exciting.

[Clay Matthews]

Jonathan Taylor. Jonathan Taylor. We switched it.

[Will]

My fault, my fault. I keep seeing that.

[Delaney Walker]

But if y' all want to run that on the prompter against the Panthers running.

[Taylor]

Let's not get over our not.

[Delaney Walker]

Not on ours.

[Taylor]

Let's not get R4s.

[Delaney Walker]

But you can run it personally.

[Taylor]

Yeah. Yeah. Great show.

[Will]

Great show, boys. Big hugs, tiny kisses. See you next week. This is the locker room.

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