Super Bowl 60 Preview: Seahawks vs Patriots! Picks, Predictions, Analysis & Expert Insights! (02/05 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Summary

Fantasy Football Today — Super Bowl 60 Preview: Seahawks vs Patriots

Date: February 5, 2026
Hosts: Adam Aizer, Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings

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Overview

This episode is dedicated to previewing Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots—set for Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, with kickoff at 6:30pm ET. The crew delivers in-depth matchup analysis, critical stats, X-factors, DFS tips, and their own score and MVP predictions. Listener favorites like Super Bowl foods and prop bets round things out, blending sharp football perspective with that signature FFT camaraderie and banter.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. General Excitement and Unexpected Matchup

• Panel’s Mood: While the group jokes that this might not have been “the Super Bowl we expected” and not the most exciting on paper, all agree it should produce a close, grind-it-out contest thanks to two elite defenses ("You gotta be excited. It’s a Super Bowl!" — Jamie, 02:47).
• Fun Fact: Host Adam notes both teams are top-8 offensively, Seattle is #1 in points allowed, Patriots #4, and New England’s defense has been historically stingy in the playoffs—allowing just 8.7 points per game (04:48).

2. Injury and News Updates (10:05)

• Major injuries: Seattle’s standout rookie safety Nicki Minwari suffered an ankle injury in practice (“That’s a huge storyline…” — Adam, 04:48). Pats’ LB Robert Spillane has missed practice, which could impact NE’s run defense substantially.
• Additional coaching news includes Frank Reich to the Jets and Nathaniel Hackett reuniting with Mike LaFleur in Arizona. Team projections for Philadelphia note possible changes for Eagles’ stars Dallas Goedert and A.J. Brown, with overall OL uncertainties (13:09).

3. Matchup Analysis — Who Has the Edge?

Seattle’s Edge:

• Dave (19:09): Offensive line stability; will force NE to be aggressive with blitzes.
• Jamie (19:43): Receiving corps. JSN (Jackson Smith-Njigba) called “maybe the offensive player of the year”; group creates coverage problems for NE.
• Heath (20:53): Co-signs, but also underscores Seattle’s deep skill position talent.

Patriots’ Edge:

• Heath (21:07): Coaching staff — “Super Bowl experience.”
• Jamie (21:13): Drake May’s mobility; possible game-breaker qualities from the MVP candidate.
• Dave (21:48): Defensive aggressiveness and creative blitzes, especially under interim DC Zach Kerr.

“I think the pass rush is the entire Super Bowl, this year both teams.” — Dave, 17:18

4. X-Factors & Critical Players (24:12)

• Heath: Sam Darnold’s composure and Drake May ball security are the two critical swing factors.
• Jamie: Rhamondre Stevenson, especially as a pass-catcher, plus Hunter Henry’s opportunity against a banged-up Seattle secondary.
• Dave: New England LT Will Campbell needs to step up after struggles post-injury; critical for keeping May upright.

“If Will Campbell can’t protect the blind side of Drake May…obviously that’s a problem.” — Dave, 25:54

• Adam: Seattle CB Reek Woolen—his volatility could be pivotal if NE attacks deep (27:39).
• General consensus: turnovers (especially Darnold/May) and Seattle’s run/receiving balance will decide this chess match.

5. DFS & Player Prop Advice (39:46 onward)

DFS Values:

• Dave: Mac Hollins is a volume play, cheap on both sites; Cooper Kupp’s experience in big games could pay off; Seattle DST should rack up sacks.
• Jamie: Jake Bobo is a deep sleeper at $1,600 DK; JSN is a must-play; Hunter Henry a reliable red-zone pivot.
• Heath: Loves Jason Myers as an MVP dark horse on FanDuel and tosses out Austin Hooper and Hunter Henry as cheap TE shots.
• Collective: Lean Seattle for most core builds but willing to sprinkle in NE pass-catchers for tournament leverage.

Prop Bets:

• Popular: Over 3.5 receptions for Hunter Henry (51:24); Rhamondre Stevenson over 3.5 catches; Ken Walker anytime TD; George Holani over 1.5 catches.
• Contrarian: Both QBs under pass attempts (Heath, 54:06); AJ Barner anytime TD at +240 (Heath, 54:06); first TD/2+ TD props for Walker (52:47).
• Heath’s Field-Goal Fest: “Each team to make three field goals, +950.” (55:11)

6. Picks, Predictions & MVPs (33:43)

Scores & MVPs:

• Heath: Seattle 18–16, Jason Myers (K) MVP
• Jamie: Seattle 23–17, JSN MVP
• Dave: Seattle 13–6, DeMarcus Lawrence MVP
• Adam: Seattle 28–10, Sam Darnold MVP

“If [Sam Darnold] has one turnover or fewer, Seattle wins.” — Heath, 18:13

Most expect defenses to dictate the day and generally favor Seattle’s superior offensive ceiling.

7. Super Bowl Food Talk (35:39)

• Heath: “A buffet of snacks” because he’s busy with coaching; no signature smoked meat this year.
• Dave: Spinach & artichoke dip and, likely, wings.
• Adam: Diverse spread—sandwiches (chicken cutlet w/eggplant, turkey, Italian, etc.), wings (air-fried), pigs in a blanket.
• Lively discussion about the surprising popularity of the eggplant sandwich and wing seasoning tips.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Game’s Lack of Marquee Hype:

  “I think this is like the most boring Super Bowl ever in recent memory. Hopefully we’ll be proved wrong.” — Heath (35:08)

• On DFS Contrarian Tactics:

  “That’s like the first step in going contrarian on the Super Bowl—shield your eyes from Jackson Smith-Njigba and hope he doesn’t have a huge game.” — Dave (49:57)

• On coaching edge:

  “Super Bowl experience in the coaching staff.” — Heath (21:07)

• On game keys:

  “I think the pass rush is the entire Super Bowl this year, both teams.” — Dave (17:18)

• On practical props:

  “I think I might go over three and a half catches for Hunter Henry.” — Adam (51:24)
  “I already played that.” — Jamie

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:03] — Panel’s initial reactions, excitement for the matchup
• [04:48] — Team stats: defensive ranks, postseason facts
• [10:05] — Injury news (Minwari, Spillane); coaching hires
• [13:09] — Eagles outlook and staff shakeups
• [16:38] — “Seattle wins if…” and “Patriots win if…” scenarios, turnovers emphasis
• [18:13] — Sam Darnold turnover stat
• [19:09] — Where each team holds an edge
• [24:12] — X-factor debate (Darnold, May, Stevenson, Campbell, Woolen)
• [33:43] — Picks, scores, MVPs
• [35:39] — Super Bowl food talk
• [39:46] — DFS lineups, prop bets, and sleeper picks

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Final Takeaways

• Seattle is favored thanks to a (statistically) overwhelming defense, dynamic pass-catchers, and special teams upside.
• New England’s most credible routes to victory: Drake May’s heroics, exploiting turnovers, and leveraging their managerial coaching acumen, especially under pressure.
• Key narratives: Which quarterback will protect the ball best under relentless pressure? Can Seattle’s offense break through a battle-tested Patriots D? Does coaching experience tip the balance?
• DFS wisdom: Lean Seattle stacks, but don’t sleep on Pats’ tight ends or deep-sleeper wideouts for GPPs. Hunter Henry and Jake Bobo are value targets.
• Food matters as much as football: If the on-field action drags, make sure your sandwich game is elite.

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Replay Recommendation:
If you’re a fantasy player looking to sharpen your DFS or prop strategy for the big game, or just want some company as you set your Super Bowl menu, this lively, info-packed podcast offers both actionable advice and prime entertainment.

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Yeah baby, here we go. Super Bowl Sunday, just days away. Super Bowl 60 going to kick off at 6:30pm Eastern at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Welcome to Fantasy Football Today presented by BetMGM. Make it legendary. The Seahawks and the Patriots. New England is the home team but they are four and a half point underdogs. The total is 45 and a half. On today's show, we will tell you what we're eating for Super Bowl Sunday. We will tell you who we're picking who we're picking as super bowl mvp. The X factors, the kicking games, the strategy, DFS lineups, player props, and all that. And more. Well, I don't know about more. I can't promise you more, but all of that, for sure. Jamie, excited?

[Dave]

Yeah.

[Jamie]

I mean, it's Super Bowl. You got to be excited. It's. I think you said it earlier this week. It's probably not the most exciting matchup that we were hoping for. It's probably not the super bowl we expected, although, again, the poster told us that. But, you know, it's. It's a Super Bowl. You got to be fired up.

[Adam]

Dave, excited?

[Dave]

Yeah, I. I obviously am. I'm a little sad that this crazy season is coming to an end. And every year I promise myself, well, I'll just watch the UFL and. And that'll get me through the off season. And I watch, like, one quarter of UFL football. I'm like, this sucks. And resort to basketball and baseball and other activities after that. My family's happy to have me back. So that's interesting.

[Adam]

This.

[Dave]

This was a playoff. Playoff series or season. What? A postseason is what I should have said. This is a postseason where no one could say for sure who was going to make it out of each conference. What were we saying four weeks ago? It's wide open. And so for these two teams to be the last two teams left standing, I don't think it's like a big shock, but it's. It's fun, and it's going to be interesting to see how they go about battling each other. I think it'll be a close, low scoring game.

[Adam]

He's excited.

[Heath]

Oh, I could not be more excited.

[Adam]

You know what? I've gotten there. I am actually now pretty excited for the game. You're not. Oh, no. Aren't in it.

[Heath]

It's. It's going to be great. I think I've got. I think the timing works out just right because, you know, we've got the. All the. The ways to watch the old games. In the condensed version, I think you can just watch all the Patrick Mahomes Super Bowls, and it'll be just about the same amount of time as the, as the, as the game.

[Dave]

Even the Tampa one?

[Jamie]

Even.

[Heath]

Well, even.

[Dave]

Yeah, yeah, there's.

[Heath]

There's lots of good things that happen in those. No, it's. I think it is exciting because it's the Super Bowl. It's exciting because you've got a couple of great defenses.

[Adam]

Yeah, you do have a couple of great defenses. You have Seattle number one in the NFL in defense. Patriots fourth. That's points per game allowed. Offensively, both teams are top eight. New England was sixth. This is just in the regular season, and Seattle is eighth. New England defensively playing so well, they've allowed the fewest points through three playoff games since the 2000 Ravens. 8.7 points per game. Yeah, look, we all know the circumstances and now I think it's unbelievable that Nicki Minwari, very, very good safety, rookie for the Seahawks, hurt his ankle yesterday in practice. He walked off on his own power. But that's a huge storyline and just seems like the Patriots are getting injury breaks for sure. But, you know, we have some news and notes to talk about. Just a couple of offensive coordinator notes, including Frank Reich going to the Jets. We'll give you some injury updates. Couple of big ones in this game. Iman Worry and Robert Spillane, we'll be keeping an eye on. But you know, last year, I, I feel like, if I remember correctly, I, I felt like the Eagles, I didn't have the guts to just outright pick a blowout. I did pick the Eagles, but I felt like the Eagles were better than the Chiefs in, in every way. I felt. Even their kicker was better. Their special teams was better. Yeah, no, no, no. That was. I'm sorry. That was the one thing where I gave the Chiefs the edge. They had Butker and whatever.

[Heath]

And you thought Jalen Hurts was better than Patrick.

[Adam]

I thought the Eagles passing game was better than the Chiefs passing game. I thought the Eagles running.

[Heath]

I'm a big Jalen Hurts defender. I'm good. I'm fine.

[Adam]

No, I, I mean, look, I, I thought the reason why I, I thought, oh, man, I don't know who's going to win is because I gave so much respect to Mahomes and Reed, Homes and Andy Reed, My Homes and Andy Reid. But the Eagles were so much better on paper. It was so clear. And unfortunately, that's kind of how I feel there. I don't even know where the Patriots have an edge and then is even more amazing. Do you know which quarterback, like we always talk about? Drake May. Deep balls. Deep balls. Which quarterback led the NFL in yards per attempt on deep balls, which I define, I think a lot of people define as 20 or more air yards. It was Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold was incredible in deep balls. So we'll talk more about that. Explosive plays are always a big part of every game. But I don't know, that's just kind of how I'm feeling right now. As I look at this matchup on paper, and I don't really see an edge that the Patriots have. Jamie, am I missing something?

[Jamie]

I mean, I think the only edge you would probably give would be to Drake May over Sam Darnold because of what Sam Darnold's reputation is. But, you know, he certainly has sort of dispelled that the last few weeks or last few games, excuse me, with the way that he's performed, you know, the end of the second Rams game in the regular season, the two playoff games, you know, he didn't have to do very much, obviously against the 49ers, but still didn't make any mistakes. And so, you know, I, I know, like, for example, Heath joked in our, in our text chat, you know, Sam Darnold screwing things up could be the way that the, the Patriots win this game. And I think that's still what people are expecting and it could easily happen. But I think just, you know, looking at it from almost all perspectives, you know, Drake Bay's an MVP candidate. Sam Darnold is. Oh, they got here in spite of him. You know, I think that's just the, the perception of both of those guys.

[Adam]

What do you guys think? Is there an edge that New England has on paper? They, you know, what they are very good at is touchbacks, which is a big deal when you're talking. I'm not joking here.

[Jamie]

Big deal.

[Adam]

You want to keep the ball away from Rashid Shahid. Better that at that than Seattle.

[Jamie]

But honestly, everything else was field goal attempts. I think I heard that this week, too.

[Adam]

What's that?

[Jamie]

They allow the fewest field goal attempts for the season and they have a.

[Adam]

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[Jamie]

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[Dave]

Yeah, they need Spain, too, but it's. It's relatively close between them both.

[Adam]

I do have that, Dave. Two games where Spillane played, the Patriots basically sum up their run defense like this. It's been amazing all year, except for a stretch from about weeks 12 through 16, something like that, where Milton Williams was out and Robert Spillane missed a lot of that time as well. And Spillane is on the injury report. He did not practice yesterday. He thinks he's going to play. There have been two games where Milton Williams did not play or barely played and Spillane did play and they were sorry. Nope, I was wrong. One game with Williams and no Spillane. That's it. One game with Williams and no Spillane. They played the Dolphins running backs in Week 18 with no Devon H in. So really not much. And they did great. But not much of a sample size. But yeah, with Milton Williams on the field, only two running backs have scored more than, I think 13.5-PPR fantasy points in any.

[Jamie]

There's only a lot of two rushing touchdowns with Milton Williams on the field.

[Adam]

That's amazing. Yeah, two great run defenses here.

[Dave]

You know how many hundred yard receivers they've allowed with Christian Gonzalez on the field?

[Adam]

Oh, I'm going to say two.

[Dave]

You are way off. It's three.

[Adam]

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[Dave]

They are.

[Adam]

Heath, what do you think about the total? 45 and a half seems a little high.

[Heath]

Yeah, I'd probably favor the under.

[Adam]

Okay. All right. More on that in a bit. News and notes. So Seattle safety Nicki Minari hurt his ankle in practice. We'll see what happens there. Drake may practice in full, but Robert Spillane missed practice. The Patriots have allowed four and a half yards per carry to running backs with Spillane off the field and not even close to that with him on the field. But most of that is also a Milton Williams stat. This was a funny quote. Trayvon Henderson said that during the draft process people told him that New England was the last team that he wanted to get drafted by. So he said his heart sank when they drafted him and he wanted to go to the Bears. But I guess he's happy now being in the Super Bowl. Sam Darnold's oblique is apparently feeling good. And then Jamie, the Jets hired Frank Reich as their offensive coordinator. How do you feel about that?

[Jamie]

I mean, it's obviously very similar to the Giant situation. It feels uninspired. But, you know, let's see what happens. And obviously we have to see who the quarterback is for the jets because again, you know, you can have a crappy offense coordinator and the quarterback still makes him look good and vice versa. But it's to me, it's still incomplete. So I want to see what the jets do. I don't think this changes how you should feel about Garrett Wilson or Bree hall if the quarterback is right and they continue to add to the offensive line. Look, Frank Reich had some good moments as a coordinator. He had some good moments as a head coach, you know, so I don't think this is one that you run away from just because of not the guy you wanted or expected to see there.

[Adam]

Anyone else want to weigh in?

[Dave]

Which New York team's offensive coordinator hire is worse?

[Heath]

I think they're equal. It's a push.

[Dave]

I think uninspired is the perfect word.

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Adam]

And then there's another offensive coordinator higher Arizona hiring Nathaniel Hackett to be There.

[Heath]

We go coordinator now. We're now.

[Adam]

But he won't be calling plays. Mike LaFleur is going to call plays and Hackett has worked under Matt LaFleur. And when Hackett was an offensive coordinator who was not calling plays in Green Bay, The packers were 10th, 1st and 9th in scoring and Aaron Rodgers won two MVPs. So if you're clearly it's all Hackett. If you're Arizona and you're going, why? Why? At least there's that history of him, you know, being a good, doing a good job as a coordinator without calling the plays. Then he was, you know, had a lot of trouble in with the jets and with Denver. Zach Berman of the athletic thinks that A.J. brown will seek a trade, that Dallas Goddard will not be on the Eagles in 2026. And also, well, this isn't him anymore. But their offensive line coach, Jeff Stoutland will not be back in 2026. He's one of the best in the business. He's not expected to coach next season, according to espn. And their defensive coordinator, Vic Fangio is coming back, but he looks like they're. It could be a different. I mean, I don't know how you feel about the Stoutland news. I think a lot of teams would be fired up if they were able to hire him. So this could be a big loss. And then they may not have got her. They may not have A.J. brown going to be an interesting year, maybe for the Eagles.

[Heath]

Yeah, I mean, we'll see whether the offensive line. I don't think you should expect the offensive line to be as good in Philadelphia as it's been every year before this year. It took a step back this year and there were. There are a lot of disagreements between a lot of people in that building, and this sounds like it must have been one of them. But it's possible that they don't have a big drop off at offensive line. I didn't really expect Dallas Goddard to be on the team and I. It was such a strange year for him. Like he scored a whole bunch of touchdowns, which was something he basically hadn't done ever in his career. I'm. I wouldn't have expected him to do that again next year if he was on the team, especially with a new offensive coordinator. And I just don't really believe with the way that A.J. brown's contract is structured, that even if he requests a trade, he's going to get one.

[Jamie]

Those two Things I think go hand in hand though, right, for the fantasy value because if Goddard is there and Brown is gone, that's huge for him. If Goddard leaves and Brown stays, I think that's probably just a boost for Devonte Smith. So we know we see some, some moving parts here from the fantasy value for the three pass catchers there in Philadelphia.

[Heath]

And I think that the, the bad thing about A.J. brown's contract is if they trade him, it probably makes it harder to keep Dallas cottage because they're gonna have to have so much dead money from that contract because they traded him.

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Okay, I'm going to give all of you these in order of age, which I think is Dave. Jamie Heath.

[Heath]

Sounds accurate.

[Adam]

Oldest. The youngest. Okay. Seattle will win the Super Bowl If Blank.

[Dave]

Seattle will win the super bowl if their pass rush affects Drake May and Kenneth Walker gets 20 carries.

[Adam]

Second oldest.

[Jamie]

Oh, I'm sorry. Seattle win the super bowl if Drake May gets turnover prone and they cannot and the Patriots cannot run the ball. Just trying to be different than Dave.

[Adam]

Youngest young man.

[Heath]

Yes, yes, young man. I mean, I wasn't really joking earlier. I think Seattle wins the super bowl if Sam Donald holds it together.

[Jamie]

Okay.

[Adam]

New England will win the Super Bowl. If old man.

[Dave]

New England will win the Super Bowl. If Drake may play Superman and is unaffected by the Seattle pass rush. I think the pass rush is the entire Super Bowl. This year both teams.

[Jamie]

New England won Super bowl if they can convert some turnovers into points quickly like they did against Houston and. Or they make this a field goal game and Borgar ends up winning it late.

[Heath]

If New England wins the Super Bowl. If Sam Darnold sees ghosts.

[Adam]

Yeah, you know, obviously Sam Darnold and the turnovers are such a big deal. I'm not downplaying it, But Seattle is 16 and three this year, including the playoffs. And in their three losses, he has five interceptions and one fumble lost. But four of those interceptions came in one game. In their 16 wins, he has 15 turnovers, 10 picks and five lost fumbles.

[Heath]

So I think if he has one turnover or fewer, Seattle wins.

[Adam]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Heath]

15 and 16 games, like yeah, one a game's fine.

[Adam]

They can overcome it. I guess is they've shown that it's tough to beat Seattle. No question. All right, gonna ask you guys where these two teams have an edge. I think we kind of touched on that. X factors, picks, food. But before we do that, it's still time for football at BetMGM. You can still register with BetMGM. And when you do that, you'll get instant access to a variety of parlay selection features, live betting options, boost tokens, and the best daily promotions in the business. And when you huddle up with BETMGM at your fingertips, every pass, every catch and every game matter more than ever. So football is still here. Don't miss out on any of the hard hitting action. Place your moneyline prop and parlay bets with BETMGM today. How about I say instead of where does Seattle have an edge? Where's Seattle's biggest edge?

[Dave]

Dave, Seattle's biggest edge is going to be in how aggressive they are with. No, I was going to say how aggressive they are with their passwords, but I think that's more New England than Seattle. Seattle's biggest edge. I'm going to Say, is going to be with their offensive line. I'll go that way. I think they've got the better offensive line in this game, and the Patriots are gonna have to blitz it up in order to get some pressure on Sam Darnold.

[Adam]

Jamie Seattle's biggest.

[Jamie]

Oh, it's their receiving core. I mean, you know, you look at this, this group of pass catchers versus New England's, and, you know, they have, you know, maybe the offensive player of the year in. In jsn and just what he's able to accomplish. I know Christian Gonzalez is great, but, you know, this is, you know, almost a different animal. Certainly what he's facing the playoffs, you know, got. Got a chance to play Houston without Nico Collins. Obviously, the Chargers don't really have a legit number one type of guy like that. And Cortland Sutton, while he scored a touchdown, obviously did not do very much. So I think JSN is going to create a lot of problems for them. And then you look at the secondary receivers, you know, obviously Cooper cup is not the same type of guy, but he's had a good, you know, two playoff games and he's a former super bowl mvp, so he's, you know, been in this moment before and obviously excelled. And then Rashid Shahid, to me is. Is such, you know, you want to talk X factor, you know, not just from what he does from special teams. You know, he has the 51 yard reception in the NFC championship game. Like, he can turn field position in a second, you know, so I think just those three guys alone, you know, Jake Bobo is what he is, but, you know, those three guys alone, you look at the top three pass catchers for New England, they don't compare, you know, so they've had a good season. But JSN just puts that group so much far ahead of what New England has.

[Adam]

Young man.

[Heath]

Yeah, that was Jason.

[Adam]

Okay, how about New England's biggest edge? And now I'm gonna flip it and reverse it. Youngest to oldest here. Heath, what's New England's biggest edge?

[Heath]

Super bowl experience in the coaching staff.

[Adam]

Oh, I like that.

[Dave]

That's a good one, Jamie.

[Jamie]

I mean, I'm gonna say Drake May, you know, just, you know, what he can do with his legs, I think will matter. You know, two games in the playoffs with 65 plus yards rushing, you know, 65 and 66. But two games in the playoffs where his legs, you know, that's the easiest way to offset a pass rush. If he can make plays, you know, running the ball and, and not turn the ball over. But I think if you look at the two quarterbacks, if they both play their best games, I'm going to take the MVP candidate over Sam Darnold as well as Donald's plate. So to me, if May, you know, I think I forget to say that David Heath, but, you know, May plays Superman. He can win this game for New England by himself.

[Dave]

I think May is, is the big X factor for the Patriots. I also, this is what I was going to initially say. Their, their aggressiveness on defense, their willingness to blitz a lot and to try and get home with more than four pass rushers. I think that that's something that the Seahawks really don't do a lot of. And they're going to have to try a lot to, to have that pass rush be effective. And that's the way to do it is to send more than 4, get exotic with it, really come up with stuff that they haven't done before. Zach Kerr's been their interim play caller this year on defense. He's done a great job. He's got to pull the rabbit out of his hat to have Sam Darnold either see ghosts or feel Milton Williams and Ellis and, and whoever else they send at them. As far as Pastors goes, Harold Landry, who had nine sacks this year, looks like he's on track to play. Yeah, that's going to be an X factor for New England for sure.

[Adam]

Yeah, you keep talking about blitzing and Seattle was a very low blitz rate team. Yes, New England wasn't exactly high in the regular season, but they weren't low. Call them fairly average, but in the postseason so far, in three games, the Patriots have blitzed on 41% of dropbacks, which is the most of any playoff team, whereas Seattle. So 41% blitz rate in three playoff games for the, for the New England. Seattle in two playoff games, 15% blitz rate. And just a quick stat here, actually the two. In terms of yards per attempt, the two best quarterbacks in the NFL during the regular season against the blitz were Drake May and Sam Darnold. However, Sam Darnold did throw seven interceptions against the blitz. He had a 4.2% interception rate. And let's see if that was the worst in the NFL. It wasn't. It was fifth worst. Worse than him was Spencer Rattler Flacco, brock Purdy and J.J. mcCarthy. So I think feel like, you know, we're kind of looking at just through what we've said. Best case scenario for the Patriots is they stop the run, which you can easily do you know, because Ken Walker, looking at him against like great run defenses, he usually hasn't been great per carry. And most running backs just have been really bad against New England when they've been healthy. And then you blitz and you, you know, you get obvious passing situations, you blitz, you get turnovers. It's not, it's really not that unrealistic here. So. All right, that's the edges. All right, the X factors. Heath, who's the X factor in this one?

[Heath]

Okay, so if it's not Sam Darnold, because I think he's the person who could win the game for either New England or Seattle, then I will say the X factor is Drake May holding on to the football.

[Adam]

Yeah, he's right. That's. He's been really turnover prone and he's been set in the, in the playoffs, in the playoffs. He's been sacked 15 times in three playoff games, which is the second most in a single season in NFL history. Thanks to our John Breach for that stat. Jamie, who's the next factor for you?

[Jamie]

For me, it's Ramondra Stevenson. I mean, he's going to be the, the leading running back for the Patriots, especially based on what we've seen in the playoffs and certainly the AFC Championship game where, you know, Trevion Henderson barely played and Stevenson had 25 carries. But I think it's his role in the passing game, honestly, you know, I, I think what we'll see from, from a, you know, I, I kind of tie him, Stevenson and, and Hunter Henry together. I think both those two guys are going to have to sort of step up and, and Josh McDaniels be a little bit creative just because getting the ball out quick, using some of his short area targets. We've seen Seattle times this season struggle against tight ends. They, they didn't have, you know, even great performances in the playoffs so far. Just from what the two offenses that they faced and what they showed, you know, the sea. The Rams tight ends were a factor. Tongas was a ton, just was a factor as well. Despite getting banged up and even in the, in the lopsided score. But you saw McCaffrey have five catches in that game. I think just what Stevenson has shown down the stretch as a pass catcher and Hunter Henry at times, even in one of the playoff games against the Chargers score a touchdown. I think those two guys are going to have to be heavily involved.

[Adam]

Stevenson played 94 of the snaps against Denver. That's, he was up in the 65ish range before that. Dave, X factor this is going to.

[Dave]

Tie in nicely with both of Heath and Jamie's X factors. And it's Will Campbell, the left tackle for the Patriots who really hasn't played well since coming back from injury. Hopefully the week off helped him rest up and get ready, but he's going to be tested. And if he can't protect the blind side of Drake May, obviously that's a problem. If he can't knock down some defenders on runs to the left side, doesn't matter who's running the ball, that's going to be a problem. And this is a great Seattle defense in both of those elements. They can rush the quarterback very well. We know they get a lot of sacks and they also stop the run very well. So Will Campbell has to play. He's got to play his best game in two months and if he doesn't do that, then it's going to be a problem for the Patriots where they're going to have to rely on those short area throws. They're only going to be able to run to the right side behind the likes of Morgan Moses and the Seahawks. Will can obviously cheat to that side a little bit. It's going to be a factor for sure.

[Adam]

All right, I'm going to give an X factor here that's a little off the radar. I'm going to say it's Seattle cornerback Reek Woolen who's very volatile and can get beat deep. And I think about Seattle and four of their most recent games. Two against San Francisco where they basically humiliated the 49ers offense, and two of the worst performances, Kyle Shanahan since he became their coach, and two against the Rams. We had that late season overtime game on Thursday night and we had the game two weeks ago and the Rams have been so successful and what have they done that San Francisco didn't? The Rams really pushed the ball downfield in those two games. In fact, last week or two weeks ago in the NFC championship game, Matthew Stafford was 7 of 11 on past attempts of 20 more air yards, he threw 11 deep balls and completed seven of them. That's insane.

[Dave]

Six.

[Adam]

Seattle does not give up a lot of big plays necessarily, but seven in that one game, Brock Purdy, in those two horrible games against Seattle, he was oh for three, only three pass attempts of 20 or more air yards. So you know, Drake May is going to do it and I think it's going to be Keisha Booty against Reek Woollen. And I think that's a matchup that the Patriots can win, not necessarily going to Be Booty, but that's often the guy. And most of these deep throws for May or up the sideline, so that's just something I'm keeping an eye on. Remember, Woolen got that really silly taunting penalty that kept the drive alive, and on the next play, Pukinakua beat him deep. So he's a guy that can. Can kind of fall apart a little bit. And he, you know, he doesn't have to have a great game, but he can't have a bad game for Seattle.

[Jamie]

You have a backup safety plane, too, now.

[Adam]

Exactly.

[Dave]

And actually. Right. Although a man worry is used all over the place, he's not necessarily somebody that's always going to be back there on possible, you know, obvious passing situations. Maybe, but they really change up how they use him. It's kind of like Kyle Hamilton in Baltimore.

[Adam]

Yeah.

[Dave]

And if he's not there, that is an obvious problem. I. I would go as far as to say that Keisha Booty isn't the only guy that could be lined up against Woolen and, of course, give him problems. But Mac Hollins has really been somebody that Drake May has leaned on down the stretch until he got hurt. And then he came back last week, it didn't really play that much. There weren't a lot of passing opportunities. I said last week. I meant two weeks ago. There weren't a lot of passing opportunities in the Blizzard game between the Patriots and the Broncos. But I, I think Matt Hollins is kind of an X factor, too, because Drake May has leaned on him and he can win downfield. And he. He's. He's had a pretty high target per route run rate this year. Overall, I think it's second highest on the Patriots. It's a name we're going to circle back to later when we talk dfs.

[Adam]

Jamie, I think you mentioned Hunter Henry. Of all the players in this game, does he. Does Hunter Henry have the best matchup?

[Jamie]

Probably so. I mean, you know, again, especially if, you know, they're. They're missing some. Some missing a key piece, you know, defensively. So I, I think just again, you know, this is where Josh McDaniels Tom Brady told an amazing story. I don't know if you guys heard this in the first super bowl against Seattle, where they had done. They had gone through all their practices. I forget which podcast he was on. I saw the clip, so I apologize. But they'd gone through all their practices, so the, The. I think he said four in New England or three in New England and four in Arizona. Whatever. It's Friday night, they're done. He went to dinner with his family, came back. He's like, he didn't feel good about what they did their red zone work. So he said he spent about three hours with Josh McDaniels and they installed three new plays or four new plays, and either three of them or two of them led to touchdowns in the Super Bowl. Like, that's just. And he was crediting Josh McDaniels for a lot of it, obviously, you know, just what they were able to do together. So I think this is where, you know, he's talked about this, you know, coaching edge in, in this situation. Mike Vrabel, I don't think he's coached in a Super bowl before, but he's certainly been there. And obviously Josh McAndos has been to several. So having that, I think, you know, ability to sort of adjust on the fly, be under pressure, those type of things. Not that McDonald and Kubia can't do it, clearly can. But those two guys have been there before in this situation, and I think that experience may come into play. So, yeah, Hunter Henry, I think can have an opportunity here to, you know, be a difference maker. Ramandre Stevenson, difference maker. You know, like you said, we, you could see them picking on, on Tariq Wolin and taking advantage of what Drake may does. Well, like Dave said, Matt Collins, you know, he missed four games at the end of the season with the abdomen injury. The two games prior to that, he had 17 combined targets. You know, so he was definitely a guy that Drake May has leaned on and you know, 2 for 51 at less than 100% in that bad weather against the Broncos. You know, that's something, I think that, that kind of stands out. So there's going to be a lot of different guys that, that come into play here, and I think that's part of the, the, the, the pro and con of the Super Bowls. Like you have all these guys like we've been talking about obviously for a long time because we study it and we, and, and we live it. The casual fan is going to be like, who the hell is K Booty? You know, and then you're gonna have a lot, a lot of kids laughing at the name, you know, that are watching the Patriots for the first time. Probably a lot of adults too. So I, I think there's just a lot of, a lot of interesting players here. You know, again, Jake Bobo catches a touchdown in, in, in the game against the Rams. He's got four catches all season. Two of them come in the playoffs. You know, these are the type of, of guys that just come, come out of nowhere and, and do things, you know, sort of magically at the, at the right time. AJ Barner, another guy that can, you know, maybe have an opportunity to make some plays in the Patriots at times, you know, be a little suspect against tight end. So. But yeah, I'm sorry, long winded way to say yes. Hunter Henry can, can certainly be somebody who matters.

[Heath]

Yeah, that was, that was who the question was about.

[Adam]

Yeah, yeah, there it is. Circle back. All right, let's do some picks.

[Dave]

Yeah, you guys saw that. This is Josh McDaniels. This is his 10th Super bowl that he's coaching in. Did we have that already?

[Adam]

Oh no, we didn't say that.

[Jamie]

I didn't know the number yet.

[Heath]

That's accurate.

[Dave]

This is number 10. There's been 60 Super Bowls, one in every six he's coached in. It's pretty incredible.

[Jamie]

There'll be a second ballot hall of Famer when it comes up.

[Adam]

There's another coaching note I wanted to bring up from John Breach who wrote a great Preview article. Mike McDonald. By the way, quick fun fact on Mike McDonald does not capitalize the D after the Mac. Very interesting Mike McDonald. He's coached six games with the Seahawks against first or second year quarterbacks. Drake May is a second year quarterback. Mike McDonald is 6 0. Those quarterbacks have thrown two touchdowns, nine interceptions. They are averaging 169 passing yards per game. It includes Bo Nix, Jaden Daniels and Caleb Williams.

[Jamie]

It's funny, I heard something similar like quarterbacks under the age of 25 and he's like six and one against. I think Brock party's only one that's beating him. No.

[Adam]

And Brock Birdie obviously has really struggled. All right, let's get some picks. Let's go. Heath, Jamie, Dave picks and a Super bowl mvp.

[Heath]

Are we doing score or just winner?

[Adam]

Score. Score.

[Heath]

I will go 1816 Seattle. Jason Myers is the MVP.

[Jamie]

2317 Seattle JSN MVP.

[Dave]

136 Seattle DeMarcus Lawrence MVP.

[Adam]

Say it again.

[Dave]

13 to 6 Seattle DeMarcus Lawrence MVP.

[Heath]

Adam, it's your sole responsibility right now to make sure that Mike is not dismayed.

[Adam]

Sorry Mike. You were going to be dismayed today. I'm going 2810 Seattle and Sam Darnold. I'll just storybook ending. Thomas Schaefer does not come to work on on Monday. But you know, I think that's an.

[Heath]

Interesting question because I will be watching the super bowl with Vikings fans. Watched most of the last six or seven Super Bowls with this.

[Jamie]

With.

[Heath]

With Vikings fans. And I just. The one of the first questions I'm going to ask when they get over my house is are. Are we cheering for Sam Darnold as Viking fans or are we cheering against Sam Darnold as Vikings fans? I wonder what Schaefer's answer is. Schaefer, we're not cheering against him. It is what it is. Not a vengeful fan. Right. Viking fans are vengeful fans.

[Adam]

I was cheering for Daniel Jones.

[Heath]

I mean I honestly I was kind of on azer side where I think this is like the most boring super bowl ever in recent memory. Hopefully we'll be proved wrong.

[Adam]

Yeah.

[Heath]

But yeah, not, not rooting against him. If he was a Viking quarterback, we would have been first round exit anyway. So let's not overreact that we lost this guy that's potentially gonna win the Super Bowl.

[Dave]

Yeah.

[Adam]

Yeah. Well, it's been a good ride for him. Good journey. All right, last question here. Then we'll take a break. Then we'll do DFS talk and player props and things like that.

[Dave]

Food.

[Adam]

And Heath, I'm gonna go to you first. What are we serving?

[Heath]

Yeah, I am. I'm gonna disappoint everyone.

[Dave]

Got a.

[Heath]

Got a big basketball tournament this weekend. Maybe coaching for my career and so I'm not gonna have a lot of time to prep meal. We are doing just a. A buffet of snacks. So there. There will not be any smoked meat.

[Adam]

I mean this. If this super bowl matchup couldn't be more disappointing. Now we're not even getting good food from Heath. Jamie, what's on the menu?

[Jamie]

No idea.

[Adam]

All right, Dave, what's on the menu?

[Dave]

My wife makes a spinach and artichoke dip. Every super bowl big hit in the house. I. E. I just sit in front of the bowl with a bunch of chips and just non stop from 12 o' clock until 12:30 when it's empty. And then I. I don't know what we're doing after that. I. I would imagine wings will probably be on the menu.

[Adam]

All right, I'm gonna tell you. I'm gonna get sandwiches and. And I'm gonna make some wings I think and I'm gonna order pizza. But I'm gonna tell you the five sandwiches I think that I get and you tell me which one you want. So the first rank them. Sure. First one is a chicken cutlet with eggplant and roasted red peppers and balsamic and some cheese.

[Jamie]

I forget.

[Adam]

I think it's mozzarella. It's terrific. The second one is basically that, but just eggplant. It's like. It's like. I don't remember what it is. Eggplant sandwich. Eggplant. Not parm, but eggplant sandwich. Third one is turkey with cheese. Fourth one is Italian. And that's it. So it's four sandwiches. So we got.

[Dave]

So we went from five to four.

[Adam]

Yeah. Chicken with eggplant, roasted red peppers. We got the eggplant, we got the turkey, and we got the Italian.

[Heath]

So one of the sandwiches is just eggplant.

[Adam]

No, it's like eggplant and cheese. And I probably roasted. I don't remember what's on it. I don't eat that one. But it's actually the most popular one. People love it. It surprise you.

[Dave]

Yeah, that's dead last.

[Heath]

How are you gonna make the wings? That's what I'm worried.

[Adam]

I'm gonna air fry them.

[Heath]

Okay.

[Adam]

Yeah, they're gonna be okay.

[Heath]

Air fry is fine.

[Adam]

Yeah. Also, pigs in a blanket, I'm gonna do.

[Heath]

Yeah, pigs in a blanket are good. Sounds like the best sandwich you're having.

[Adam]

No, these sandwiches are great. I don't really like turkey sandwiches. The turkey sandwich of this place is, like, out of this world, mister.

[Heath]

No turkey on Thanksgiving, but have turkey on the Super Bowl. I think the Italian sounds best.

[Adam]

Jamie, what about you?

[Jamie]

Turkey, since you hate it.

[Adam]

No, I like it. It's good. All right. But I'm telling you, the eggplant, man, it goes fast. Goes fast.

[Heath]

What type of season? How are you going to season the wings?

[Adam]

So I'm going to do one batch with just buffalo sauce, medium. And I don't know, I think, like, what did I used to do? I think I did a teriyaki. There's something like a lot of whole Foods. I can't remember. Just a. I'm just gonna.

[Heath]

You know, you might consider a buffalo rub as opposed to the buffalo sauce.

[Adam]

Sounds too hard.

[Heath]

You just sprinkle it on.

[Dave]

It's actually easier.

[Adam]

Oh, Buffalo rub. All right. You can get that at Whole Foods.

[Heath]

Yeah, for sure.

[Adam]

Okay. All right. I like that. Listen, we're gonna have a. I don't know who's gonna be on. So it's usually just me and jb, I feel. But we're gonna have a Sunday night post game podcast. Jamie, you go with that.

[Jamie]

Of course.

[Adam]

Super Bowl Sunday night. We'll react to it and we'll talk fantasy. So we'll see you then. We'll be right back with dfs. When we come back. Kids, they grow up so fast. One day they're taking their first steps, and the next they don't fit into the tiny sneakers they took them in. You blink your eyes and their princess dress is two sizes too small. And their dinosaur backpack isn't cool anymore.

[Dave]

But don't cry because they're growing up.

[Adam]

Smile because you can profit off of it for real. There are a bunch of parents on depop looking for the stuff your kid just grew out of. Download Depop to start selling. Jamie's got what, 10 lineups?

[Jamie]

You said 10. That I did so far. Yeah, 10.

[Adam]

How about you guys?

[Heath]

Yeah, I've got a lineup for you.

[Dave]

I got a few.

[Adam]

Okay. All right, well, let's start with, before we get into our lineups, Heath, who do you like in this game?

[Heath]

Jason Myers is my mvp.

[Adam]

Is that, is that ironic or is that, like, a real strategy?

[Heath]

I just gave my game prediction that he's going to kick six field goals and win super bowl mvv.

[Adam]

Dave and I were talking off the air about how sometimes it's really hard to tell if you're being sarcastic. And I, I know that was your actual prediction, but I don't know if you really feel it or like, you're tough to.

[Heath]

Yeah, I, I, I, I get that. A lot of times when I'm trying to be sincere, people assume that I'm being sarcastic and that may be a character flaw.

[Dave]

Yeah, I don't even know if you're being sincere right now.

[Heath]

Cooper Cup. I, I like on FanDuel. I, I think, like, in terms of a cheap guy. On FanDuel, we talked about Hunter Henry. Austin Hooper is 2200 on FanDuel. He could score a touchdown. So if you play those three guys like I did in my lineup, you can play Drake, Mace, and Darnold and JSN as well.

[Adam]

Dave, who do you like?

[Dave]

Mac Hollins is cheap on both sites, and I'm expecting him to go back to his normal role of being on, like, 75 of the routes and picking up around 20 of the targets. So I, I want to take advantage of that. I think that that's a nice, cheap bargain that people can dig into. The Seahawks, I'm sorry, the, the Patriots are going to play more man coverage than the Seahawks, and Cooper cup has a high target per route run rate against man coverage this year. It's like close to 25%, and so I kind of want to buy into that, too. I also like the fact Jamie brought it up earlier that cup has experience in these big games. And, you know, if, if The Patriots are really going to try and do everything they can to take away jsn. That seems to be the most sensible pivot for the Seahawks is. Is just to throw it a little short to. To Cooper cup and let him try and make some plays after the catch. So those are two guys. The Seattle defense is in a lot of my lineups as well, because I think that they're going to end up getting a bunch of sacks and kind of dominate this game.

[Adam]

Okay, and Jamie, who do you like?

[Jamie]

I have a lot of Jake Bobo because he's cheap.

[Adam]

Dude. He has. How. I mean, I get. Like you said, he has four catches all year.

[Jamie]

Well, I mean, you gotta find somebody that's cheap and he's cheap and he's got two catches in the playoffs.

[Adam]

How much is he. So he's. Oh, wow, he is so cheap. $1600 on DraftKings, whereas Matt Collins is $3600. All right, anyone else? Like, who. Who do you like on the high end?

[Jamie]

I mean, JSN has obviously got to be a must play. You know, I think you just look at the thing with the Patriots, you know, and Dave touched on this. Matt Collins, you touched us on this. With Case on Booty, obviously Stefan Diggs is going to have an opportunity to make some plays as well. Like, there's so many ways you can go with this receiving core with those three guys, you know, so, you know, you want to do a Patriot stack and you hope that Drake may. Can. Can make some of these plays down the field. Like, that's easy. I obviously like Hunter Henry, as I mentioned, and I like Ramondre Stevenson mostly for his role in the passing game. You know, I don't think he's gonna have a lot of success running the ball, but you want players that are going to be involved, clearly. And so Stevenson, what do you say? 97, 94, 94 in the AFC championship game. Like, they've just completely phased out Travion Henderson. Now that may be the X factor. That may be the difference maker this week is that they unleash him and hope for some big plays and, and really utilize his speed and take advantage of that. But, you know, just the. The logic would say that, that Stevenson's going to be their guy. So I think between him and Ken Walker, you know, these two backfields are sort of one due to injury, one due to, I don't know, performance or trust. They've sort of established who their guys are. You know, you mentioned this. What was it on. On yesterday's show in terms of talking to Ryan about these. Ryan Wilson, you know, yes, NFL, the NFL has gone to more, a little bit more run centric offenses, but we haven't seen a lot of committees. There's no committees anymore with these two teams. You know, George Holani is going to get some touches. Trevion Harris is going to get some touches. This is all Ken Walker and this is all Ramandre Stevenson. So, you know, whether it's Walker breaking one and, you know, taking advantage of his speed, he's certainly been involved in the passing game the last two games, you know, with sharpening, getting hurt against 49ers and what we saw against the Rams and the same thing for Stevenson down the stretch. So I think those two guys are obviously going to be popular and, and should be.

[Adam]

I think that, you know, the fact that these are two of the best run defenses, but we do have these workhorse running backs. Are Stevenson and Walker worth the cost? I guess Jamie feels like Stevenson is. Dave, how do you feel about paying up on. On FanDuel or DraftKings for Ken Walker or Andre Stevenson?

[Dave]

I'd rather go that way with Walker and I believe he's more expensive than Ramadre Stevenson, but I also think he's got the higher ceiling and it's as simple as that. And I think that not having Robert Spillane there for New England, if it comes to pass, he doesn't play. I know he says he's going to play. He didn't practice on Wednesday. We'll see if he practices on Thursday. If he's not there, I think that makes it easier for Walker. Plus he doesn't quite have the same offensive line worries that the Patriots are going to have because it's. It's more than just Will Campbell. It's their left guard too. It's an older right side. I, I have more confidence in the Seattle offensive line than I do the New England offensive line.

[Adam]

Yeah. Okay.

[Jamie]

Hold on.

[Dave]

There's one more thing. Walker is also one of those guys that sees a higher target per route rate against man to man coverage. And so everything that he does as a receiver is, is a huge benefit. And it's not to say that Ramadre doesn't catch the ball either, because he can and he could break a big play. But I kind of like what we've seen from Walker in that regard. And the fact that there is no Charbonnet siphoning passing down reps away from Walker, it. That makes him all the more alluring to me. It's easy to go with Walker over Ramadre.

[Adam]

All right, let's. Let's just get to lineups then here. And then I want to talk player props because I'm having trouble with player props. I don't really know, you know, where I want to go there. Maybe go with a Hunter Henry prop or something like that. But, Heath, why don't you give us one or two of your favorite DFS lineups?

[Heath]

So I already gave you one lineup.

[Adam]

That's right.

[Heath]

But I. If you go to everybody else, I will create a Patriots win lineup.

[Adam]

Okay, give me one or two of your favorite lineups.

[Jamie]

One or two? Okay. I'll give you one on FanDuel and one on DraftKings. Okay, so I just lost it. Sorry. Let's see on. On DraftKings, let's go with go with JSN in the captain spot, Sam Darnold, Cooper Cup, Rashid and Jake Bobo. So very Seattle heavy. And then Ramandre Stevenson is the flex on the other side. And then for FanDuel, I'll give you Patriots 1. Ramandre is the MVP. Drake May is a flex. Sam Darnold, Ken Walker, A.J. barner and Jake Bobo. So I guess not really Patriots. That's kind of a mix. But ramandre is the MVP on that one.

[Dave]

Dave, I have three themed FanDuel lineups. You can tell me which one you want to hear. Seattle dominates. Walker runs wild. Low scoring snoozer.

[Adam]

How about Walker runs wild?

[Dave]

Well, I bet you can guess who's going to be in the MVP spot if it's Walker runs wild because it's going to be George Holani, it's Kenneth Walker. Jsn, Stefan Diggs is in there. Mac Hollins is in there. Keisha and Booty is in there. Rashid Shahid is in there.

[Adam]

How do we feel in general about Stefan Diggs? Seattle 4th fewest fan, 4th fewest fantasy points allowed to wide receivers. Basically, here are the wide receivers who have had more than 66 yards against the Seahawks. Ricky Piersoll wants Abuka Jalen Noel, Devonte Adams once, Pukinakua three times, Brian Thomas Jr. And that's it. And Brian Thomas Jr. Did it when they had were missing three starters in their secondary. So it's, you know, it's basically like the Rams and a few other guys here or there. It's a tough matchup.

[Dave]

Well, for all the hullabaloo we gave for Mac Hollins and Kayshawn, Booty and Hunter Henry, we didn't talk about Diggs at all. He's the guy that leads this team for the Season and for the postseason, in targets, per RO run, it is not very high against man to man coverage, at least in the postseason. It was during the regular season. But he's also somebody that gives Drake may not only experience, somebody who's probably not gonna mess up in the spotlight, but also more of a short and intermediate target. And so wouldn't surprise me if he led the Patriots and targets. I think that's easy, but it could be a game where it's like five catches, 65 yards. I don't think he's. I don't think he's gonna have a.

[Adam]

The Seahawks at the patriots. Super Bowl 60, baby. Get your eggplant sandwich. It's a game of the week.

[Dave]

Hey, I knew you were gonna pick this game.

[Adam]

All right, Heath, you got another.

[Heath]

My Patriots win lineup.

[Adam]

Wait, Dave, did you give the lineup? You did, right?

[Dave]

I gave a lineup?

[Adam]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Dave]

If anyone's interested in the other two lineups, hit me up. I'll tell you.

[Adam]

Yeah, go ahead, Heath.

[Heath]

So my Patriots win lineup has the Patriots DST in the MVP with both Kickers and Drake, May, Ramandre, Stevenson, JSN.

[Adam]

There you go. I have a FanDuel and a DraftKings lineup. They both have Hunter Henry as the MVP, so that's going to be tough. But, hey, that's what you kind of need in these tournaments. Somebody. Right? Random.

[Dave]

Does anybody not have JSN in a lineup?

[Adam]

No, I have him in.

[Jamie]

I have a few without him. Yeah, right.

[Dave]

I almost feel like if. If that. That's like the first step in going contrarian on the super bowl is shield your eyes from Jackson, Smith, and Jigba and then hope that he doesn't have a huge game. By the way, I was wrong earlier when I said three receivers with Christian Gonzalez on the field have had over 100 yards. It's actually two. The third was a tight end. It was Dalton.

[Heath]

That was an Adam Azering if I've ever seen one.

[Adam]

What?

[Dave]

I don't know.

[Heath]

If you ask questions. You ask questions and we give answers, and then it turns out one of us was right. When you said we were wrong. You were right. You said two. How does it feel to be on the other side of that?

[Adam]

Yeah, that's good. I knew it. I knew. I had the whole. The whole episode. It was bothering me. All right, and then we'll do some player props if you want to maybe do, like, longest carries. I don't know if that exists, but I thought this was.

[Dave]

Of course they do.

[Adam]

Yeah. What was it? Okay. The Patriots four straight games now, but they haven't allowed a running back carry longer than 10 yards. And the Seahawks have allowed four carries all year to running backs running back specifically of more than 13 yards, four carries all season. Stevenson's been breaking off some long runs lately. He's been really good against some tough defenses. But this, this one is just brutal. Okay, I, I think I might go over three and a half catches with Hunter Henry.

[Jamie]

I have that one. Yeah, I already played that.

[Adam]

Okay, that's about, that's all I really feel super comfortable with Jamie. What else you like?

[Jamie]

I like Ramandre over. I think it's three and a half catches too, if not mistaken.

[Adam]

Yes, it is.

[Jamie]

Of course everything disappears when I have it all ready. I have Leonard Williams over half Sack. They've mentioned DeMarcus Lawrence. I think the, the defensive line for Seattle is going to really be involved here and so any of these, you know, half sacks for some of these guys I think are going to come into play. So I have Leonard Williams taking over half again. That plus money. And then I did both overs on the rush attempts for the quarterbacks. Drake Mays at seven and a half where I played it, it's a little high but I think he's going to be heavily involved on the ground. And then Sam Darnold at two and a half. That's with the expectation maybe some kneel downs there for him. So easy, easy options on both sides if, if either quarterback is winning. But I think may from, from a rushing standpoint, you know is gonna be another X factor and then one other one like oh I did Ken Walker anytime touchdown. That's just, you know what he's, he's in the three games that he's played where Charbonnet left in the 49ers game or week three and the NFC championship game, he has six total touchdowns or six rushing touchdowns. He just gets in the end zone all the time without sharpening down the field.

[Dave]

So what's his prop for two touchdowns? Because that'll have like insanely high odds.

[Jamie]

Yeah, I'm not sure. The, the, the two reception. The. I just did a three three team parlay or three three game parlay with Henry receptions, Stevenson receptions and walker with an 8:10 touchdown.

[Dave]

I'll look it up. I'll see what it is.

[Adam]

Yeah, real.

[Dave]

Because that's interesting.

[Adam]

Real quick on one more prop George Holani. So his receptions one and a half.

[Jamie]

It's a good one.

[Dave]

He.

[Adam]

Yeah, unfortunately it's minus 1:40 to go over. But he had three catches last week or sorry, last game he was the exclusive two minute drawback. Kind of split third down with Ken Walker. But if they're in the two minute drill, it was all Holani. So you know, minus 140 is a lot to lay I guess. But over one and a half catches for Holani. Dave Props you like.

[Dave]

So Kenneth Walker's anytime touchdown on the side I'm looking at is minus 200. Two plus touchdowns is plus 260. I hate those odds. I know player props aren't for everybody. I'm been on a player prop show for the last five years. We will be live on YouTube Thursday 3pm and you can watch it after. I will give my favorite player props on that show. Everybody's invited to join us. For now I will just say that Drake may overpass attempts. Looks really good to me.

[Adam]

All right.

[Heath]

I liked Pops in the chat saying AJ Barner, I think plus 240 on an anytime touchdown. He could get that rushing or receiving. So I thought that was a good call. I like both. I actually like the under on pass attempts for both Drake maybe and Sam Darnold. I think both these teams could run the ball enough that the play volume's pretty low in this game. Overall, I like over half an interception for both Drake May and Sam Darnold. I like the under on the passing yards for Drake May. It's mostly the quarterbacks.

[Adam]

Yeah. Okay.

[Dave]

Jamie, do you think Kenneth Walker could score the first touchdown in the game?

[Jamie]

Of course.

[Dave]

Plus 350.

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Dave]

So even better odds for for that than if he scores two in the game. I think I'd rather do that.

[Adam]

Thank you guys for, for your time, for your efforts for a great season. We'll talk to you on on Super Bowl Sunday night to give you a little recap of the game and talk fantasy.

[Heath]

One more good one. Each team to make three field goals plus 950.

[Adam]

Oh, he's loving the field goal fest.

[Dave]

I feel like that has to be better than 10 to 1. That's a lot of field goals.

[Adam]

Boy, if he's predictions come true, you are not gonna. You better have some good food on Sunday because it's not gonna be very enjoyable game.

[Jamie]

Dave has a score 13 6.

[Dave]

That's. Yeah, yeah, yeah. At least he's got a lot of defense. Not a lot of field goals though.

[Adam]

Two touchdowns and a missed extra point. Three touchdowns and two missed extra points.

[Heath]

I like the underground eight and a half in the first quarter too.

[Dave]

Okay.

[Adam]

All right everybody, we will talk to you later. Have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy Super Bowl Sunday. Good luck if your team is in it. If your team isn't in it. That's fun watching football.

[Jamie]

See you. Paramount Podcasts.

[Dave]

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[Jamie]

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[Dave]

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[Heath]

Why am I here?

[Jamie]

I'm not dead, right?

[Adam]

This place is an absolute death trap. We need to get out of here now.

[Dave]

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