NFL Week 1, Fastest 2 Minutes, Dolphins Are Terrible, Bills/Ravens Game Of The Year (Through 1 Week) And Packers Look Unstoppable + Who's Back Of The Week

Summary

Pardon My Take – NFL Week 1, Fastest 2 Minutes, Dolphins Are Terrible, Bills/Ravens Game Of The Year & Packers Look Unstoppable + Who’s Back Of The Week

Date: September 8, 2025
Hosts: Big Cat & PFT Commenter (Barstool Sports)
Special Guests: Hank, Memes, Max, Zach

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Main Theme & Purpose

Week 1 of NFL is here and football is "all the way back." Big Cat and PFT fire up their trademark blend of in-depth, irreverent recaps of every Sunday game, offering overreactions, sharp takes, inside jokes, and group therapy for the fanbases who just saw their teams rise or collapse. Key stories: the Dolphins’ vibes disaster, the potential game of the year in Bills/Ravens, the Packers’ juggernaut look, more “Fastest 2 Minutes” fun with their crew, and extended “Who’s Back of the Week.”

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Key Segments & Discussions

1. "Fastest 2 Minutes": NFL Week 1 Recap

[03:47] – [11:29]

• Parody rapid-fire recaps of every Sunday NFL game, complete with puns, wild nicknames, and running jokes.
• Memorable moment: The Brazilian theme as the Chargers beat the Chiefs, and extended bits on the Browns’ in-parking-lot wedding.
• Quote:
  “Andy Reid got the red card flipped on him at Fogo de Chao as he ran out of seconds and is now 0-1 lifetime in countries he can’t order a cheeseburger.”
  —Big Cat [04:06]

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2. Steelers 34, Jets 32: Rodgers’ Steelers Debut & Vibes

[11:30] – [23:50]

• Steelers-Jets unexpectedly becomes a shootout, with Rodgers throwing 4 TDs.
• Early overreactions: "He got sacked, it's over," then he proved everyone wrong.
• Memes gives a fan-vibes-check (happier after this loss than most openers).
• Quote:
  “He was the first Steelers quarterback to throw four touchdown passes since November 15, 2020. And that was Big Ben.”
  —Big Cat [13:26]
• Chris Boswell nails a 60-yarder: "Best kicker in football right now."
• Fun sidetrack about a man crawling across the American flag pre-game as the “ultimate bad vibes” for the Jets.

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3. Bucks 23, Falcons 20: Baker Mayfield’s Heroics

[27:32] – [33:57]

• Two-minute drill Baker: unstoppable in hurry-up.
• Michael Penix Jr’s Falcons debut: flashes of brilliance, still a work in progress.
• Gronk can’t pronounce “Egbuka” live on TV:
  “I hope Abuka plays a really long time in the NFL just to see how many times Gronk can mispronounce his name.”
  —Big Cat [31:51]
• Both teams show positives, but not overreacting yet.

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4. Bengals 17, Browns 16: Ugly Win, Browns’ Wedding, Kicker Fails

[34:15] – [43:41]

• Focus on the Browns superfans’ wedding at the tailgate; their registry is an all-Browns wish-list.
• Bengals grind out an ugly win, aided by Browns' disastrous kicking.
• Andre Szmyt’s misses decide it; the hosts discuss the curse of being a Browns kicker.
• Miles Garrett destroys Joe Burrow with a hit:
  “If Miles is driving, he’s probably going pretty fast.”
  —PFT [39:48]

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5. Commanders 21, Giants 6: Russ Is Cooked, Jaden Daniels Era Starts

[44:00] – [53:59]

• Commanders' defense dominates; Russ Wilson looks "bad," with spins to nowhere.
• Discussions around when rookie Jackson Dart will take over for Russ (“Week 3?”).
• “Russell Wilson might be my little bro ass of the week.” —PFT [52:10]
• Commanders fans: cautiously, nervously optimistic, awaiting a Thursday game with the Packers to start making Super Bowl noise.

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6. Colts 33, Dolphins 8: “Dolphins Are Terrible” Vibes

[56:02] – [63:22]

• Colts new era: Daniel Jones near flawless, offense scores on every drive.
• Dolphins look “like they don’t want to be there”—toxic vibes and Tua turnover havoc.
• Big Cat: “They are without a doubt the bad vibes Team of the Year.” [59:21]
• Tyreek Hill already rumored in trade talks (“Chiefs? Ravens?”).

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7. Raiders 20, Patriots 13: Dissolution in New England

[64:03] – [71:24]

• Hank admits he’s lost faith in Patriots this year: “I might have got a little too ahead of myself… it’s just not going to be there this year.” [64:10]
• Patriots’ receiving corps and coaching doubts mount.
• Diggs “looked really short”—experimenting with who might step up.

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8. Cardinals 20, Saints 13: Funky Uniforms, Kyler’s New Groove

[73:43] – [78:31]

• Saints’ uniforms the “worst ever seen.” Kyler Murray plays “efficient,” gets pregame “tummy ache.”
• Spencer Rattler is “not the guy”—suggested name change for QB “timing/brand” improvement.
• Will Johnson, CB for Cardinals, delivers huge hits: “That guy’s a dude.” [78:27]

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9. Jaguars 26, Panthers 10: Bryce Young’s Struggles

[80:15] – [84:39]

• Jaguars run rushes for 200 yards; Etienne shines.
• Panthers’ Bryce Young “does not look good”; speculation he may need benching for a game to click.
• Extended on-air tension as hosts root for personal bets during SNF.

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10. Bills 41, Ravens 40: “Game of the Year” (So Far)

[89:51] – [98:08]

• Instant classic: wild lead swings, Derrick Henry beast mode, Josh Allen’s late-game drive and scoregami finish.
• Harbaugh's late punt on 4th-and-2 is universally questioned.
• “This is how Ravens lose playoff games.”
  —Big Cat [96:03]

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11. Packers 27, Lions 13: Packers’ Statement Win

[98:08] – [106:02]

• Love’s command, distributing to 10 different receivers.
• “Packers are a problem. They’re very, very good. But again, I can’t… I’m not surprised.”
  —Big Cat [100:44]
• Lions’ new OC era gets off to rocky start: offense unsynced, Goff under siege.

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12. 49ers 17, Seahawks 13: Niners Survive Attrition

[111:39] – [115:55]

• 49ers deal with mounting injuries but still find a way.
• Jake Moody, Niners kicker: “12-for-23 since last November -- how’s he not been cut?”
  —Big Cat [114:08]
• Seahawks can’t capitalize despite chances late.

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13. Chargers 27, Chiefs 21: Herbert Unleashed, Harbaugh Era Begins

[116:18] – [121:41]

• Chargers finally solve the Chiefs behind a dominant Herbert performance.
• Mahomes looks "off" for long stretches.
• Travis Kelce celebrations and "Brazil not Spain" confusion—a running joke on Kelce's international awareness.
• "Justin Herbert... holy shit."
  —Shane (Chargers fan) [152:26]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Football is all the way back.” —Big Cat, as show’s rallying cry, sets tone [00:00]
• “He was the first Steelers quarterback to throw four touchdown passes since November 15, 2020. And that was Big Ben.” —Big Cat [13:26]
• “Mike Tomlin said (Chris Boswell) is a serial killer.” —Big Cat [15:52]
• “Russell Wilson might be my little bro ass of the week.” —PFT [52:10]
• “Everyone’s talking about Justin Herbert, it’s like that’s it. That was it.” —Big Cat [118:42]
• “Packers are very, very good. But again, I can’t… I’m not surprised.” —Big Cat [100:44]

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Timestamps for Key Games & Segments

• Intro/Fastest 2 Minutes: [03:47]
• Steelers 34, Jets 32: [11:30]
• Bucks 23, Falcons 20: [27:32]
• Bengals 17, Browns 16: [34:15]
• Commanders 21, Giants 6: [44:00]
• Colts 33, Dolphins 8: [56:02]
• Raiders 20, Patriots 13: [64:03]
• Cardinals 20, Saints 13: [73:43]
• Jaguars 26, Panthers 10: [80:15]
• Bills 41, Ravens 40: [89:51]
• Packers 27, Lions 13: [98:08]
• 49ers 17, Seahawks 13: [111:39]
• Chargers 27, Chiefs 21: [116:18]

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Side Conversations & Recurring PMT Features

• Preseason overreactions—embraced and lampooned (“That’s what you gotta do after week one, I overreacted to one play.” —Big Cat [13:26])
• Ongoing kicking debates: Who is NFL’s best kicker? Boswell, Aubrey, etc.
• Running “Soupy” (Super Bowl) jokes: “If we manage to win that game, I will say some extremely reckless things.” —PFT [50:19]
• College football asides.
• “Who’s Back of the Week”: Leaning into tennis, Schlager, RVs, and meme morality-play stories (Philly’s “baseball Karen”).

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Final Thoughts & Show Close

• Week 1 takeaways: Dolphins already look like a mess, the AFC is a dogfight, the Packers and Niners are early powerhouses.
• “We don’t know a lot of things. What do we learn? Dolphins stink.” —Big Cat [148:42]
• “Football is back. I love football — even if I lost every bet.” —Big Cat [148:25]

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This summary preserves the show’s authentic voice, hit highlights, storylines, and quotes. For those new to PMT, expect a blend of sports analysis, humor, memes, and running bits all through the uniquely Barstool PMT lens.

Transcript

[Big Cat]

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[PFT Commenter]

They might not have been pretty, but had great personalities.

[Big Cat]

Yes, great personalities. We had the Jets Steelers, which was the highest scoring game on Sunday afternoon, which was crazy. And then we're going to do who's Back of the week, probably talk some tennis maybe because we had the US Open. I still don't know who won, but someone will tell me. We got a great show. It's a Monday. It's a Football Monday on Pardon My Take and it's brought to you by DraftKings. Football is back and so is your chance to cash in like never before. With DraftKings Pick Six, the official daily fantasy partner of the NFL. Your game day instincts can score you real money. Fast. Here's the play. Just pick more or less on two or more player stats, from breakout rookies to elite QBs and unlock the upside every snap brings. The better your calls, the bigger your payout. No gimmicks, no convoluted rules. Just you your player reads and a shot at big returns. Nail your picks. And you're not just winning, you're stacking. Pick 6 rewards Bold play with payouts beyond the minimum if you beat the field. I think Tate had the pick six pick today of Christian McCaffrey, under 72 and a half rushing yards. Think he hit that? They hit all six of them. It was electric to watch. Kind of seeing the end of the 49ers game being like, is he going to run? Are they going to run? Are they going to pass? They're going to run. Don't. Don't want to get the ball back. And here's a kickoff. Bonus new DraftKings customers get $50 in bonus picks with just a $5 entry on your first pick six set this season. Play your player instincts. Download the DraftKings pick six app now and use code TAKE. That's code TAKE. Play just $5, get 50 and pick six bonus picks. Make the call. Ride the Upside in partnership with DraftKings Pick Six, the crown is yours gambling problem. Call 1-800- gambler help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org in Connecticut. Must be 18 and eligibility restrictions vary by jurisdiction. Pick Six not available everywhere, including New York and Ontario. Voidware prohibited. One per new customer bonus awarded as non withdrawable. Pick Six bonus picks that expire in 14 days. Limited time offer. See [e-mail] promos okay, let's go. Hey, football guy. Patino.

[PFT Commenter]

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[Big Cat]

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[PFT Commenter]

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[Big Cat]

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[PFT Commenter]

We go back to stateside to Cleveland as the Browns very racistly started Joe Flacco over Shador Sanders. It's a nice day for a Brown wedding as two Cleveland fans said their nuptials before the game. But there will be no wedding vows for Andre Schmidt, who missed two kicks and doesn't have an IOU to pay them back. Kevin Stefanski didn't get his offense into.

[Big Cat]

The sexy red zone enough and Bengals.

[PFT Commenter]

Fans are no longer calling for Zach Taylor to be earth, wind and fired because now they remember he got his second win in September in the first two weeks. Or he did.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Bengals 17 the Browns 16 in Indianapolis, where the roof stayed open for our good friend Jim Ursay so he could look down and watch his favorite quarterback, Daniel Jones. Huh, Daniel Jones dice up the Dolphins, Tyler Warren Zevon said senior lawyers, guns and money AKA the three Desert island picks that Tyreek Hill would have as the rookie flash for the Colts. Tua turned the ball over, was in mid season form making sure the Colts defense got love too and Miami had injuries to Storm Duck and Jaylen Waddle making sure this game was as foul as it gets for Mike McDaniel's squad. The Colts 33, the Dolphins 8 what what? We head to Meadowlands where Memes was on the scene in MetLife.

[Memes]

Mr. Rogers returned to the neighborhood with his new friend Ben Scott. Neck scraw back, smoke ayahuasca, don't smoke crack as he drugged himself into the end zone. Justin Field of Dreams built himself a good day that had jets fans coming for more on defense. Will McDonald said, I'll have the Zach special. Two sacks, three tackles and two passes deflected. Brandon Lance Stevens son blew the opportunity to seal the game and set up the wizard of Boz. Chris Boswell, who turned into the unaBomber with a 60 yard nuke, spoiling Aaron Glinda's debut. Garrett Wilson was left on an island with Jalen Ramsey. Bolton, who despite giving up a touchdown got violent and wreaked havoc with a big hit on the receiver to end the game. Steelers 34, Jets 32 Great job memes.

[Big Cat]

Well done mate. Way to go in Foxborough. Hank is on the scene. Yes, over to a wet and stormy.

[Hank]

New England trey Chris Tucker asks the Pats D Do you know the words coming out of my mouth?

[PFT Commenter]

Touchdown.

[Big Cat]

After connecting with Geno Smith in the.

[Hank]

First quarter, Drake Iceman May and Demario Buster Douglas connected a 12 scoring punch of their own to knock things up at 7. Ashton Earl Genti tick tocked and used blocks to get in the end zone.

[Big Cat]

In the third quarter and a missed.

[Hank]

Field goal from Andre Aurora Borgalis stalled the Patriots momentum. Peter demar Carroll said Bangarang Rufio after once again Defeating Mikey v. Patriots 13.

[PFT Commenter]

The.

[Big Cat]

Raiders 20 Great job, Hank.

[PFT Commenter]

We go down to the Big Easy, New Orleans as it's back to school time for all the youngsters out there. And Kyler Murray showed up looking like your teacher, Ms. Frizzle. Some say Alvin Kamara Harris won't make it through November, but he showed flashes on Sunday as he's been ordered to stay on a battleground style states like Nevada. You heard about this one, Teege? Teej, did you hear this one? The Cardinals and the Saints. Hey, I've seen this movie before, but it was called Conclave.

[Big Cat]

Bad ending. Boom.

[PFT Commenter]

I liked this ending the first time I saw TJ when it was called the Crying Game. Someone should tell Spencer Tatler, Kellan Moore that they may need a different QB. The Cardinals 20, the Saints don't go marching 13.

[Big Cat]

We're gonna stick in the NFC South. And we have Zach making his debut. To Atlanta we go for an absolute scorcher between the Tampa Bay Bucks and the Atlanta Falcons, domed up at Mercedes Benz stadium. Michael Penix Jr. Bacon, cheese, fries. One out to Bijan Red Robinson for an early six points. Baker Mayfield absolutely yoked one to Ameca Egbuka for a 30 yard touchdown. Taken all the way to the coupe and with the game on his shoulder, Young way cools Kool Aid gets absolutely ice before juicing the kick for far right. An attempt to push the game to overtime. Tampa 23, Atlanta 20. Great job, Zach. Great job, Zach. To the not so frozen Tundra where Micah Allen Parsons project is serious about trying to win a Lombardi Tucker. Bob Kraft started the scoring on what would be a very happy ending for packers fans as Jaden Creed added to the total, taking Green Bay higher to a place where fat men scream. The Lions made the game look closer at the end as Isaac Tesla went hands free Mode needing only one to score before the Lions battery exploded. Packers 27, Lions 13 out.

[PFT Commenter]

Western Seattle where Christian McCaffrealey hurts was in the starting lineup. But run CMC wasn't the hit single from today. It's Ricky to Brock on dime. Two Brockout dime. That's right on dime.

[Big Cat]

It's Ricky.

[PFT Commenter]

It's Ricky.

[Big Cat]

Ricky. Ricky. Ricky.

[PFT Commenter]

As Pearsall had four catches for 108 yards propelling the Niners defense. Sam Darnyhammer cannibalized the Seahawks chances of winning. Bosa got there just in the nick of time to see a list Niners win. The Niners 17, the Seahawks 13.

[Big Cat]

Standing on a corner. Jameis Winston down ashore a such a fine sight to see. He's back, my Lord down the Jersey Shore and he's backing up little Russie.

[PFT Commenter]

Come on Dave Ball.

[Big Cat]

Your head looks great bald.

[PFT Commenter]

It's time to start Jackson Dart and run the table.

[Big Cat]

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[PFT Commenter]

So what I took from that was Aaron Rodgers was happy to beat memes. Yes, you are associated with the Jets. How does it feel knowing that Aaron Rodgers was happy to beat you?

[Memes]

I didn't take it as that, but I was. People were tagging me in the tweet as as that.

[Big Cat]

You are responsible.

[PFT Commenter]

You're associated. But Aaron Rodgers, to his credit and this is what I was talking about when I said that I think the Steelers can win a playoff game this year. He looked better than any Steelers quarterback that I can remember. Since Big Ben could move well, there's.

[Big Cat]

Stats to back that up. He was the first Steelers quarterback to throw four touchdown passes since November 15, 2020. And that was Big Ben. And yeah, I listen we're going to overreact all show because that's what you got to do. After week one, I overreacted to one play. When Aaron Rodgers got sacked on his first play, I was like, he's cooked. It's over. And then he threw four touchdowns and look like he's still. His mobility is limited, but he still can make every single throw and he does the thing better than anyone else where he can always put the ball where a guy can get extra yards. Yeah, he places the ball so that the guy can run with the ball. And that's obviously it's a, it's not super subtle, but it is kind of a subtle thing that not every quarterback has and Aaron Rodgers still has.

[PFT Commenter]

The thing about Aaron Rodgers is he can still drift backwards and at a diagonal and I think that's his full speed. Like I think he drifts just as fast as he would run forward if he's going to be sprinting. But yeah, he had a passer rating of 136.7. That is the highest since 2020. At least that's when Big Ben had his highest, I believe. But this is. It's a different looking Steelers offense because they have a guy that can throw the ball downfield. The running game still doesn't look great. They didn't really try to run the ball that much.

[Big Cat]

No, they, they. They can't run the ball.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, they can't. It's like a, it's weird because it's Steelers football, but they don't really, at least today didn't really try to run the ball and they played terrible defense. But it is the Steelers and I.

[Big Cat]

Actually think this is just Steelers football now is not being able to run the ball. Yeah, that's just what happens now. Like they, they like it's. We've seen it for a few years now where their offensive line's not great and the running backs don't have like a ton of explosion, although Jalen Warren does at times. But yeah, it was. It was all in Aaron Rodgers obviously. The. Was it. Was it a punt muff or no. Kickoff fumble right off.

[Memes]

It was touchdown kickoff mumble.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that was a really bad moment. And then Chris Boswell with a 60 yarder to win the game, essentially. Obviously there were some more plays after, but Chris Boswell is the best kicker in, in. In football right now.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, you think he is?

[Big Cat]

I. Who, who else?

[PFT Commenter]

I like this Tyler Loop guy.

[Big Cat]

You're already a Tyler Loop guy.

[PFT Commenter]

Kind of smitten on Tyler Loop.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I understand that. But Chris Boswell's been doing this for a long time now.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, the Steelers doing of. They find a kicker that's really good in their stadium and they just hang on to them and usually those kickers end up being pretty good outside their stadium too. But yeah, drilled a 60 yarder. Jerry said it would have been good from 75. I trust his. His metrics on that.

[Big Cat]

Yep. Mike Tomlin said he's a serial killer afterwards. Which actually, like, if you had to have a serial killer play any position on your football team, I. I think tight.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Good answer.

[Big Cat]

You really would.

[PFT Commenter]

Running. Running back.

[Big Cat]

But then. But those guys have chances to get. Uh. That's true.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

I guess two is.

[PFT Commenter]

We've got some proof.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

You don't know if any killers. If any kickers have actually murdered anybody.

[Big Cat]

Right. Serial killers, though, like, would get a lot of extracurricular penalties. Kicker never really is in a spot to have that happen. And you do want someone who's completely unflappable in those big moments and isn't affected by like, I have to hit a 60 yarder in. In, you know, MetLife.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Win this game.

[PFT Commenter]

I would rather have my kicker be either a serial killer or really extremely dumb.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. That.

[PFT Commenter]

So that they won't overthink anything. If you want to, like, go reverse on the Wonderlic score, draft a kicker that's dumb as. But Boswell the kicker. Btk. Think about it.

[Big Cat]

It's right there. It's right. It's been hiding in plain sight.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. It's been also my favorite part of this game might have been before the game started.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

There was a man that got stuck on the American flag at MetLife Stadium. I don't know how you get stuck on. Was it intentional?

[Big Cat]

Really bad sign for the jets entire season. The vibes are. Could not be more off when you got a guy crawling on the American flag before the season even starts.

[PFT Commenter]

Have the jets ever had a season that started off with a meme of somebody with an American flag that led to bad things?

[Big Cat]

Not that I can recall.

[PFT Commenter]

Is it very respectful to crawl across the American flag or very disrespectful?

[Big Cat]

I think once you're stuck, you're stuck. Like, what are you going to do?

[PFT Commenter]

Do we know how he got there?

[Big Cat]

Memes, what happened here?

[PFT Commenter]

Did he parachute onto the flag? Because that would have kicked ass.

[Memes]

I don't know.

[Big Cat]

He looks ridiculous.

[Memes]

I think they just eat.

[Big Cat]

Okay. All right, Let me defend him real quick. Actually kind of a respectable move. Didn't stand up and walk. I think that would have been worse if he got his shoes on the flag. Yep. I think crawling like a baby keeps it somewhat like, hey, he's trying his best here. This is like. Remember in like gym class when you do the. The big parachute and then you'd all sit underneath it and then yeah, do the popcorn. Like it looks like it'd be pretty fun.

[PFT Commenter]

I feel like the best move would be to turn over on your back and just say wrap me up in it. Like bury me in this flag now.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. But either way, that was a very bad vibe start for the Jets. Memes. Great game for Justin Fields.

[Memes]

Great game.

[Big Cat]

What else you got? Cause that was a disappointing loss. You guys felt like you had that game many times. And Hank, Hank shaking his head. I don't know if you saw him do that.

[PFT Commenter]

I did.

[Memes]

I did not.

[Big Cat]

Okay. He is shaking his head. I want it on the record. He just shook his head to you that when I said that.

[Hank]

He knows that we talked about it.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. So how are you feeling vibes wise after that game?

[Memes]

So this is probably the happiest I've been after a season opening loss.

[Big Cat]

Whoa.

[Memes]

I mean the expectations were so low going in based on what Bears fans have said. I didn't. I honestly didn't think he could throw.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And he was. He made some nice throws.

[Memes]

He made some nice throws.

[Big Cat]

Garrett Wilson throw tight windows. Yeah.

[Memes]

Breece hall was unbelievable. Offense pretty much played a almost perfect game. Obviously if you get the game winning drive, it is a perfect day. But offense play perfect. Wasn't happy with the secondary but is what it is.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I thought that there was a lot to be okay with. If you're a Jets fan, we don't know how good either team is going to be actually. Like we could get to the end of the season be like, wow, the jets that was disappointed they lost in league week one. They'd won that they might be a playoff team. We could also get to the end of the season and be like, yeah, both teams were ass. Or maybe both teams are good.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Because I. I'm a little gun shy right now. Just thinking back to last year about what the Saints.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I'm gonna take my shots. I don't care. I'm gonna take my shots.

[PFT Commenter]

The Saints, they me up. They up my entire perception of. Of how to judge teams in week one and two.

[Big Cat]

This game didn't change my really of either team in the fact that I think the jets will be a little. Yeah. But I guess Justin Fields like their offense look better but it also the sum of the parts they aren't. Yeah. You know what memes, you're right. The offense looked better. I thought their defense would be better. That's the problem.

[Memes]

I thought the defense would be better too because it was weird. They would get some stops and then all Of a sudden it would just be a long drive. Then they wouldn't cover anyone or a penalty. But I was ready to fire off some takes if they want.

[Big Cat]

It was also a motivated Rogers, which is a dangerous, dangerous thing. Justin Fields even said afterwards he didn't expect, or he thought a lot of people didn't expect the jets to come out like that today. So he's got a little swagger. And when he said come out like that, he said, I'm just calling it what it is. They acquired all these guys in the off season, future hall of Famers on that side of the ball, and we put up 32. Kind of like that.

[Memes]

Yeah. They were the number one ranked defense going into this on Madden, and they did.

[Big Cat]

Oh, okay. Yep. That's. That's very jets of you. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Where do you expect them to fall after one game?

[Memes]

After one game, the jets will be fair.

[PFT Commenter]

You got to be fair.

[Hank]

What if they're first in the division?

[Memes]

They could be first in the division based on point differential.

[PFT Commenter]

That's true. That's what Memes is rooting for. For the Bills to lose by more than two points. Because that way he could get the screenshot of the jets winning the AFC east with them at the very top of it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that would be huge for you.

[Memes]

I'd say we're top seven seven team.

[Big Cat]

Okay. It's 17. Defense, top seven.

[Memes]

AFC playoff team, a playoff team.

[Big Cat]

Playoff team.

[Memes]

After week two day, week one.

[Hank]

How do you argue that if you. If you in a vacuum if you only watch today's game.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, no, I agree. The Jets. The jets looked better than a lot of the other teams in the AFC today. Yeah. Although today doesn't count. Friday, Chargers, Chiefs. But still the point stands.

[PFT Commenter]

Jets only lost by two.

[Memes]

They had the third worst super bowl odds. I really thought they were going to be so bad.

[Big Cat]

Also, the jets didn't punt in the first half, which was the first time that happened since 1991.

[PFT Commenter]

That's pretty cool.

[Big Cat]

That's pretty cool.

[Memes]

Yeah. Things are changing.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

You have a kicker. You happy with Folk?

[Memes]

I like Nick Folk. He didn't miss that extra point. But I like Nick Folk. Over reliable.

[PFT Commenter]

Well, he missed the extra point, but they called it for like illegal formation on the defense. Right. So then you guys tried for two.

[Memes]

Points, tried for two points, didn't get it. Then you're chasing that the whole game. Then you had to do two at the end. Rookie, rookie mistakes for Aaron Glenn, too, but he's trying to build an identity for the team. He tried doing that I'll never hate on somebody for trying to go for too early.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

I'm also calling bullshit on my own stat. I wrote that down. That doesn't sound right. There's no way. That's right.

[PFT Commenter]

The jets didn't punt in the first half for the first time since 1991.

[Big Cat]

Maybe it's just against Steelers. There's no way. That's right. They've had halves where they haven't punted. Right?

[Memes]

No, I think.

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah. No, that's what it says. Yeah. That's cr. That's actually an insane stat. That's insane. Yeah.

[Memes]

They've had good team since a lot.

[Big Cat]

Of bad.0 punts in the first half for the first time since 1991. That's a crazy stat.

[PFT Commenter]

That is nuts.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. You'd think that there would be a game mixed in that they like just had, you know, everything was clicking and there was, you know, one of those games where it's like they had a 10 minute drive or something. So they only had four possessions. They never punted. That's crazy. So that's good memes.

[Memes]

That's good. We're building. But I think the most important, like not to get ahead of ourselves, but like, they're still a bad team in the sense that they lost that game. Like the kick return, like, good. There was one turnover in the game. Steelers capitalized off it. Like bad teams figure out a way to lose. Jets lost that game.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. But I actually am kind of buying everything you're saying right now in that in terms of a loss, there was a lot of positives to take from it.

[Memes]

A lot of positives. A lot of positives. There's no moral victories, obviously. Like the next two weeks are gauntlets.

[Big Cat]

So, like, who do you have?

[Memes]

So we go Buffalo at home, then at Tampa Bay.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, okay.

[Big Cat]

Okay, memes. What did you make the insult graphic about? It was very funny. They. They showed Iron Eagle and J.J. watt in the booth. It was a new Altuve Aaron Judge memes photoshopped our. Our faces and said on. On today's. He did.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I saw that. Those very cute memes.

[Big Cat]

I would imagine you noted fame of calling. Pft. Little guy made this.

[Memes]

I did make it.

[Big Cat]

You did make it.

[PFT Commenter]

I. I also, I tweet out the screenshot before Memes put that out there saying, this is an alternate universe. Part of my take.

[Big Cat]

So. From you?

[Memes]

No, no, but I thought of. I thought about tweeting it. I had in the drafts, like originally. Yeah, and then you tweeted that. So I Was like, I'll put their face.

[PFT Commenter]

So I mentally stole it from you.

[Memes]

You mentally stole it from me. But that gave me permission to post it from.

[Big Cat]

Correct. Yeah.

[Hank]

That's like a fat guy and a guy with long hair.

[Big Cat]

When you. Yeah.

[Hank]

Tall guy and a short guy.

[PFT Commenter]

My thought was like, this is a short guy. I'm going to put this out before memes does Memes.

[Big Cat]

When you see.

[PFT Commenter]

By the way, mission accomplished.

[Big Cat]

Memes. When you see big thing, little thing in, like, nature, do you immediately. Are you. Do you say to yourself on today's part of my take. Yeah.

[Memes]

And sometimes you'll have a third friend.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Memes]

With a beard.

[Big Cat]

But like, yeah. You see like a big tree next to a little tree. You're like, huh, that's part of my take. Yeah.

[Memes]

My takes everywhere.

[PFT Commenter]

I like that. And also, like, that's. This is a great visual for Big Cat, too. It's like big cat. You're basically J.J. watt.

[Big Cat]

I look awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

J.J. watts hair, by the way, did he do something different with that?

[Big Cat]

He just grew it out.

[PFT Commenter]

It's. It's a good look for J.J. i.

[Big Cat]

Think it's probably one of those things like he. He stopped living life with stress of. Of, you know, being in the NFL and coming back from injuries and everything. And then his hair just up. Grew.

[PFT Commenter]

True. I should quit playing in the NFL.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Be awesome.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay. So overall, positive Steelers. I feel like the Steelers have to be very excited about Aaron Rodgers. That was the best quarterback play they've seen. Before Big Ben got hurt.

[PFT Commenter]

Which time?

[Big Cat]

The elbow.

[PFT Commenter]

The last. The last.

[Big Cat]

The last hurt.

[PFT Commenter]

It's before Big Ben died.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And they kept playing football.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Then Big Ben decided to play a couple more years. But yeah, if you're a Steelers fan, you gotta be like, hey, we actually have an offense now. It's kind of fun. And DK looked fast.

[PFT Commenter]

He looked very fast. And you have enough names on defense where you can convince yourself, like, we can. We can button things up.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

We're the Steelers. Once it gets cold out, you'll expect good things from that defense.

[Big Cat]

Their first round draft pick is still hurt from Oregon. He's going to be a run stopper. Cam Hayward, obviously, the contract stuff that got figured out in the last second, I still don't really understand it. They basically were like, hey, if you win a playoff game, we'll give you a lot of money.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I think so.

[Big Cat]

Which. That seems like a. Not a great bet for Cam Hayward.

[PFT Commenter]

But I think he wanted to play football.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he did.

[PFT Commenter]

He's like, okay, you got me.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. All right. But yeah, overall, pretty good. And then let's start the debate. Chris Boswell, best kicker in the NFL. I think he is. He's money.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm going through the list. McLaughlin down in Tampa is not bad. He had a bad day today.

[Big Cat]

He had a bad day today. Bucker still very good. Oh, what's his name? Cowboys.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Brandon.

[Big Cat]

But Boswell's made the big kicks in like big moments too. And he's also been on teams where it's like, you can't fuck this up, dude. We don't have an offense to sustain. Not you missing any kicks.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Brandon Aubrey hasn't killed anybody that we know of.

[Big Cat]

Brandon Aubrey just makes every kick look so easy.

[PFT Commenter]

He's really good. But is he. Is he a serial killer? I don't know.

[Big Cat]

I don't know. You want to throw Jake Elliott in there? Max is locked in on something else. Okay.

[Max]

Now Jake Elliott needs more than one game.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Okay. Next game.

[PFT Commenter]

He just won the Super Bowl.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, but he had.

[Max]

He had a bad year last year.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he did. He missed a lot of big kicks.

[PFT Commenter]

Extra points.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Next game. Bucks 23, Falcons 20. This was an awesome witching hour game. This was probably the best game in terms of competitiveness in the early window. And we saw basically a theme for the day. All the offenses struggled. The Bucks offense struggled until it was time for Baker to be Baker. And in the two minute drive, he ran 63 yards and five plays. Abuka scores a second touchdown of the game. He's the real deal. And then they're able to hold off because young, young weight coup misses a kick to send it to overtime.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. This is kind of my theory about Baker and it's always been my theory. He plays so good in the two minute offense.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Just. Especially in weeks like one and two. Let him just run the two minute offense the entire game.

[Big Cat]

Let him rip.

[PFT Commenter]

It looks so much different when he was just going out there, his hair on fire, like getting up to the line of scrimmage quickly. It was a different offense entirely. On the Falcon side, I do think Michael Pinnicks has discovered Kyle Pitts. Yeah, I think confirmed. He realizes that Kyle Pitts is on the team. And Kyle Pitts has been somewhat unlocked.

[Big Cat]

And Michael Pennis is also the greatest. What?

[Hank]

You just love calling him Pennis.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I know. Because he doesn't want to be called penis. And I'm not calling him penis. Michael Pennis, the greatest reacher at the goal line of all time.

[PFT Commenter]

For sure.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And you had the Indiana one, this one, Heinecke was pretty good, Heineke was good. But Michael Penck, like we were watching it with our, our good friend Stephen Shea and he said out loud, he's like, how is his knee knocked down? It's like, dude, that's what he does. He reaches at the goal line, he scores touchdowns in improbable ways and that's what he did. He actually had two on that drive where it was, it was the one to get to the one yard line or to get the first down and then the one to score the touchdown. I so positives for the Falcons. I feel like their defense was at least better for most of the game than it has been in the past. They got a lot more pressure. Their run game still couldn't get going. So I don't know what's going on there. And Michael Penix, he made some good plays, he had some good shots, he missed some guys, but overall like he's still a young quarterback. And he also, again, this is like the commander's game last year. Michael Penix again basically drove the Falcons to victory. That pass he made to Kadero hodge with like 20 seconds left and Hodge just didn't turn around and see it. That was an absolute dime that could have been. If he turns around and sees that, that's a touchdown pass. And the whole Week one narrative is completely different because Michael Penix went down in a minute and took them and won the game in regulation.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, Michael Penix had a great game today. I thought he showed enough for a Falcons fan to be like, I'm excited about this year.

[Big Cat]

That was an awesome pass.

[PFT Commenter]

He made a game winning throw. Yeah, it still looks weird when a lefty throws it. In the NFL. Of course in college it looks awesome, but in the NFL it's like that guy's a witch what's going on. But he, if you're a Falcons fan, what you want out of the quarterback is just to be like, okay, we made a good decision drafting that guy when everyone called us crazy. Yeah, because you're fighting against that narrative too.

[Big Cat]

Well, I, I think they, I mean listen, Kirk Cousins is. Had a very good career and who knows if he'll play again. But like in terms of pushing the ball down the field, Michael Penix is doing it more. I also if we're overreacting to like one or two plays, I thought the Falcons offense was going to be the greatest offense ever. When Bijan took it to the house like three plays into the game.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, well, they didn't he wasn't great in the running game, but he caught a lot of great passes today.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And then if you just get him in with a swing pass, then good night.

[Big Cat]

And Drake London got hurt, which sucks. But overall, like the Falcons, they. They worked a lot on their defense. Their defense looked better. They were getting after Baker. It obviously didn't work at the end when Baker carved him up, but it's kind of a. I. I'm not going to say this for every game, but, like, both teams looked pretty good. I don't. They looked bad, but they. I think they will end up being good.

[PFT Commenter]

They were sloppy, but there was enough to like about them where you're like this. I can. I can watch another game that will.

[Big Cat]

Get excited to see this. Yeah. And like, the things that you wanted to see. If you're a Falcons fan, you want to see better defense. If you're a Bucks fan, you want to see a Booka, like, step into that role right away, which he did. So there's the positives there. Also, I like a Booka just. And I hope Abuka plays a really long time in the NFL just to see how many times Gronk can mispronounce his name.

[PFT Commenter]

It was so.

[Big Cat]

He did it like four times. Four different pronunciations of his name in the same segment.

[PFT Commenter]

It was so great. Before the game started, he was. He was frazzled because they all said like, hey, Gronk, are you gonna pass out? Because he had to Talk for like 20 seconds.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Non stop. And so then he started hyperventilating and then he said a boo.

[Big Cat]

Boo.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, a mecca, Boo, boo.

[Big Cat]

And then. And then he went like, egbuca. And then Ibuka. He.

[PFT Commenter]

The.

[Big Cat]

The silent G's got him.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. And every time he said it, though, I wasn't bothered by it.

[Big Cat]

No, I love it.

[PFT Commenter]

That's just Gronk's brain. I want to hear Gronk have all the hard pronunciation. I want to hear him try Jackson, Smith and Jigba. Yeah, that would be a good one.

[Big Cat]

I just have never heard someone pronounce the name three different ways in the course of like 25 seconds. Yeah, he did it. He pulled it off. Zach, how are you feeling as a Bucks fan? I don't want to get overly optimistic because it was week one, but for a divisional win in Atlanta, defense made me a little nervous in the first quarter. But Baker's moving, shaking. He was trusting. He's trusting his guys up front, which was nice. Good pocket time. I feel good about the win. Yeah. And Tristan Wurfs is going to come back. Tristan Worf is going to be huge for. For protecting Baker.

[PFT Commenter]

That's the other thing. You guys were banged up today.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. God.

[PFT Commenter]

And you'll get your receivers back. Yeah, that'll be good. Hassan Redick, Good to see him out there. Still alive. Got a sack.

[Big Cat]

Yep. Yeah, I'm very, very hopeful for the season. I don't want to misspeak by getting too excited too soon, but we're on to week two.

[PFT Commenter]

No. Be a prisoner of the moment. It's fine.

[Big Cat]

It's gone. Yes. Are we just being reasonable about everything right now when we're not overreacting? I do have some overreact games and overreact teams, but this one was not one of them. This was just a hard fought divisional game that you're right. Like the Bucks. Doesn't matter how you get there because they could have easily lost this game in regulation. They could have gone to overtime. Doesn't matter. You win the game, you just walk out and say, hey, week one is week one. We won a game. I feel like young Hoku misses big kicks.

[PFT Commenter]

Young way.

[Big Cat]

Young way.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Yeah, he has, he's missed. But also you have to take into account he is, he is in fact the Falcons kicker.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

So that might be more of a uniform thing than it is a him thing.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he, I just, I, when he was lining up for that kick, I was like, there's. It doesn't feel good.

[PFT Commenter]

I told Che. I was like, hey, I know it feels bad right now, but just know that this is the Falcons. And so if they have to kick a field goal, I think we know, we know what's going to happen.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. They'll either beat you, they could beat you with a touchdown right now or they'll miss a field.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, exactly.

[Big Cat]

It's pretty, pretty self explanatory. Okay, next game. Bengals 17, Brown 16. If you had a bet for the Browns to be the first green dildo of the season. Well, unfortunately we didn't have odds for that because that was the odds on favorite because the Bills played at night. But yeah, the Browns had a dildo on the field.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it was minus 2:50. Pretty easy. It was the green dildo, right?

[Big Cat]

It was the green dildo.

[PFT Commenter]

Might have been a wedding present for the happy couple that got married.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

The game started.

[Big Cat]

You're talking about first lady and brown spider.

[PFT Commenter]

I did talk about them. Yes.

[Big Cat]

Yes. First lady and brown spider got married. Beautiful ceremony in the muni lot. It was just so perfect. NFL super fans are the best Breed. And everyone doing the like, chanting and saying, here we go, Brownies after.

[PFT Commenter]

It was great.

[Big Cat]

Was awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

It was great. They'll always remember that.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

What a special moment.

[Big Cat]

I actually think I'm going to buy something on their registry because I saw that brown spider follows me. And I was like, you know what? And he's got a pin.

[PFT Commenter]

Is it on there?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he's. I think he said he was like, for everyone asking, you know, I'm sure there are a lot of people asking.

[PFT Commenter]

I want to know what the register, like, what they have on there is.

[Big Cat]

I'm pulling up. We promise we'll get to the actual football game, but when there's a wedding at the muni lot for week one, you have to. You have to talk about it. All right. Wait. People keep asking if we have registry. It's on our wedding website. Where's their wedding website? Oh, muni lot wedding 2025.

[PFT Commenter]

Love that. And it was Brown Spider.

[Big Cat]

Brown Spider.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

And they also. The Browns, I think, gifted them, like 50 yard line tickets. All right, here we go.

[PFT Commenter]

I used to have one of those.

[Big Cat]

All right, here we go. What do they got? Home improvement moving fund. Okay. Interesting. NFL stadium travel fund. So they're gonna go first listed thing.

[PFT Commenter]

Then you have honeymoon in London, England.

[Big Cat]

Hey. Yeah. Okay. For bare feet. NFL sweater, gnome holiday socks. I like that. We got the.

[PFT Commenter]

Got storage.

[Big Cat]

It's all brown.

[PFT Commenter]

A bunch of brown stuff.

[Big Cat]

I don't know why I'm surprised, but it's literally just all brown stuff. I thought it was gonna be, you know, a nice mixer or some. Some good. A china set. No, it's Brown's ornaments. A Brown's flag for their table, their tailgating table. Some Browns hats. We gotta buy him something. Something.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm gonna get him something. For sure.

[Big Cat]

We gotta get him something. Look at this. What is that?

[PFT Commenter]

Power adapter.

[Big Cat]

Sports NFL microfiber furniture protector. That's beautiful.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a blanket. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

You need that. You need the Browns.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, some coolers.

[Big Cat]

Yep, some Browns coolers. This is great.

[PFT Commenter]

Can you sort by most expensive?

[Big Cat]

I think these guys are gonna make it a long time.

[PFT Commenter]

I do, too.

[Big Cat]

Because look at this registry. Our timeline apart and together.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, if you can find two people who want to be married in the muni lot before Browns games, they. They are definitely 100% completely line.

[Big Cat]

Yes, yes.

[PFT Commenter]

Those people don't grow on trees.

[Big Cat]

This is.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, $50 vest. Oh, I like that.

[Big Cat]

I'm looking at their timeline right now. Brown spider had the breast cancer month fit on. He's Just wearing a pink hat. Love that. I love when they get into the to the season.

[PFT Commenter]

Crucial catch.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Brown spider bathroom selfie on the way to Indy for from Cleveland. Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, a salute to service themed wedding. If neither one of them was in the military, would be the funniest thing ever.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Oh, January 12, 2024. The night a romance was born. That's beautiful. It's them in their brown skier at a bar. The time was had. Houston, we have a solution. That's funny. Okay. So yeah. Beautiful, beautiful wedding. Beautiful couple.

[PFT Commenter]

Beautiful green dildo.

[Big Cat]

Beautiful green dildo. We have to buy something for them on their registry.

[PFT Commenter]

How far do you think Joe Flacco could throw a dildo?

[Big Cat]

I mean, over this mountain for sure.

[PFT Commenter]

I think he could. I think he could hit a g spot from 65 yards easily.

[Big Cat]

Joe Flacco, by the way, didn't play bad. The Browns kind of let him down.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. There were two past deflect deflections by his own wide receivers that ended up in interceptions. He didn't listen. If Joe Flacco is 60 years old, the arm is still going to be there.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

That's not the problem.

[Big Cat]

So this game is. If you're a Bengals fan, you're saying to yourself, we won week one. That's huge.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

We finally won a week one game.

[PFT Commenter]

This is the best looking Bengals team in week one that we've seen in years.

[Big Cat]

And they did it in an ugly, ugly fashion. So much so. So they had 141 total yards. Jamar Chase was basically not there. They're. They had an opening drive of 68 yards, which was methodical. You're like, oh, this. This Bengals offense is going to be incredible again. The Browns or The Bengals had seven net yards in the second half. They had eight drives outside of their two touchdown drives. They had eight drives with 30 net yards. The Browns defense bottled them up. And the fact that the Browns didn't win this game is more because they're the Browns and Andre Schmidt, their kicker, missed a chip shot, 36 yarder and an extra point. And that was the difference in this game.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. So Andre Schmidt, by the way, his name is not spelled like you think it would be spelled. It's S, Z, M, Y, T. Absolutely zero vowels.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Man's last name. I guess you could make the case for why that was definitely the difference in the game. Neither team played great, but the Bengals, if you were to tell them, we. We gotta. We're 1 0.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

If you had said we won the game three to nothing, they Would have been like, fine. You just want to flip the calendar past September as quickly as possible. Also, I don't know if you saw the clip of Miles Garrett hitting. Hitting Joe Burrow.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

Dear God.

[Big Cat]

Holy.

[PFT Commenter]

It was. It was a car wreck.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

And if Miles is driving, he's probably going pretty fast.

[Big Cat]

It was.

[PFT Commenter]

He just, like, completely steamrolled him, and then Joe just, like, popped back up. I'd be dead.

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[PFT Commenter]

I would be dead. I would just. And even if. If it didn't kill me, I just hold my breath until I died.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

After I got hit, I'd be like, I don't want to. If this is my life, I don't want to do this anymore.

[Big Cat]

No. I would be 100% dead. The. Yeah. Joe Burrow said it after the game. He said they didn't win any of these games last year, which is the truth. So that's. That's the positive in the. In the. The Bengals offense will figure it out. It was more. The Browns just pissed away a very winnable game on Brown Spider and first lady wedding day, which is killer because you can't. Like, you got to win that game. And they. You don't know how many chances. You don't know how many games the Browns are going to win this year. The Browns kicker situations, obviously. Dustin Hopkins gets cut last year at the end of the year, and then they bring in Andre Schmidt, who was a really good kicker at Syracuse, and it's just the same old Browns should. Here's someone given who's already on the Browns roster. Should the Browns take a look at Justin Tucker?

[PFT Commenter]

Be good, culture fit.

[Big Cat]

That's what I'm saying. Like, if there's anywhere that Justin Tucker can go right now and people aren't going to be like, whoa, what are you doing here?

[PFT Commenter]

Just make Stabler the special teams coach.

[Big Cat]

I'm just saying.

[PFT Commenter]

Already at your practice.

[Big Cat]

I'm just saying, is that. Is that a possibility? But it was like, that was the kicker. And I don't know who this guy Zach Jackson is. I think he's a Browns reporter from the Athletic. And I'm not a big, like, cold, whole, cold takes, exposed guy, but he's a. He's a reporter for the Browns. He covers the Browns. He knows the Browns. He tweeted before the game. From the looks of Andre Schmidt, Schmidt's warmups. He'll probably have a Mr. Hero commercial by Thursday.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Well, that's brutal.

[PFT Commenter]

No, that's good.

[Big Cat]

No, he's saying he was watching him warm up and he was like, this guy's going to be incredible.

[PFT Commenter]

Right?

[Big Cat]

And then he went out and he cost them the game.

[PFT Commenter]

Right.

[Big Cat]

So, like, how do you not know that if you're a Browns beat reporter to not tweet something like that about the kicker?

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, you should know better than to actually, like, predict anything good is going.

[Big Cat]

To happen to the team, but especially the Browns kicker.

[PFT Commenter]

You could say that if he beats out Dustin Hopkins, he's probably. You're probably pretty confident in him.

[Big Cat]

No, definitely not.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't know.

[Big Cat]

Absolutely not.

[PFT Commenter]

Because, like, they. Hopkins hasn't been a bad kicker. He's had some bad games for the Browns, but he hasn't been like the shittiest kicker in the NFL.

[Big Cat]

I don't think Hopkins beating out Hopkins is like, man, this guy, I mean, he is a good kicker. Andre. Andre Schmidt, like, I guess that I think he won the Lou Groza Award at Syracuse. He was a Battle Hawk last year. But still, it's just the Browns. This is what the Browns do. They had a very winnable game. Seven net yards of offense for the Bengals in the second half. That's a game you should win.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it was, it was tough to watch and it seemed like the Bengals were going to figure out a way to lose it the entire time, but they just ran into a team that was going to lose it more than they did.

[Big Cat]

Lose it harder.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Joe Flacco looks, looked, looks good though.

[PFT Commenter]

He looked fine.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I mean, his two interceptions were like fluke. There was four drop passes and two of them were guys basically catching the ball and then throwing it up to the Bengals.

[PFT Commenter]

He had some wheels too. He did you see a scrambles today.

[Big Cat]

Joe Flacco also is, is now at his later, you know, age. He is now the number one guy that I'm screaming at the TV to get out of the way because it feels like there's. He's so good at still staying in the pocket. But it feels like there's four or five plays a game where he is like a absolute like millisecond away from getting destroyed.

[PFT Commenter]

Do you remember that one scramble he had when everybody was like, oh, holy shit, look at Joe go. Go, Joe, go. Yeah, it was a four yard run. Yeah, it felt like it was a 20 yard run.

[Big Cat]

It took about 20 seconds.

[PFT Commenter]

It took 20 seconds. But yeah, he went. He was elusive.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he was elusive. And they didn't, they just didn't have the, the deep shot that you were like. Usually Joe Flacco is good for one of those. It felt like the Browns Couldn't unlock that.

[PFT Commenter]

Well, you got to say if you're the Bengals, you just got to say, we need to get the ball to Jamar.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Then our offense will be better. And you know what? You'd be right.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. But credit to the Browns defense.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

All right. PFC Europe Commanders 21, Giants 6 okay. Thoughts?

[PFT Commenter]

My thoughts are mostly about the defense.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

The commander's defense played really well today. I don't know how much of it is on the defense and how much is on the Giants offensive line.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

So I have to. I have to weigh that. But I'll just say that like our defensive tackles, Payne and Kinlaw, the off season edition, they wrecked this entire game. On the defensive side, Russell Wilson looked bad. He looked very, very bad.

[Big Cat]

I don't know if he looked bad.

[PFT Commenter]

He is bad. Yeah, he is bad. He. He both appeared to be bad and I know it to be true that he is also bad. And he looked it because looking bad.

[Big Cat]

Would imply that he could look good.

[PFT Commenter]

I was hoping that at halftime they would send Russell Wilson back out there.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

As a commander's fan.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Because I did not want any part of any sort of rookie with Jackson. Dart did not want Jameis Winston in that game.

[Big Cat]

Nope.

[PFT Commenter]

I didn't want any good vibes on the field. I wanted Russ to go because if you saw after like a quarter and a half, Malik Neighbors checked out on the Russell Wilson experience.

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[PFT Commenter]

He is. He's out. He made that pretty clear if you. If you look at his body language. But the defense looked really good. That was the first time that our defense in Washington has held a team to no touchdowns since week seven of 2020.

[Big Cat]

So it also was the first time that a team has scored six points or fewer in three consecutive season openers since 1942.

[PFT Commenter]

That's sad.

[Big Cat]

So the Giants have not scored more than six points in three consecutive season openers.

[PFT Commenter]

That's tough.

[Big Cat]

Really tough.

[PFT Commenter]

Now for some of the okay stuff. That was the good. The defense was the good.

[Big Cat]

Good.

[PFT Commenter]

But also I don't know if it's because the Giants offensive line isn't very good or not.

[Big Cat]

It's Giants offensive line is very bad. But I agree with you. The defense did look good.

[PFT Commenter]

Defense look good. Cornerbacks look good. Trey Amos looked good in coverage. Lattimore suplex to guy. That was kind of cool. And then the okay stuff, I thought James or I thought Jaden looked pretty good. I thought he played pretty well. He had some drops. He looked great with his feet. He missed a wide open. Terry McLaurin missed a couple other passes, but overall, good start for Jaden.

[Big Cat]

Bill.

[PFT Commenter]

Bill Crosky, Merritt, we told you about him back in. I think that was the last week of July. Bill looks awesome. I'm in love with Bill. Billy football. He's so good. I love his. His, like, jump cuts. He's fun to watch and he's fun to listen to after the games, too. So I'm so happy for him that he got out there. 7th round pick and then immediately kind of shot his way to the top of the depth chart. It's very cool to see for him. And then also the. The bad. I would put Dan Quinn, clock management in the bad. Threw away a possession at the end of the first half when we should have had at least three points, probably seven points.

[Big Cat]

Was that Dan Quinn or Jaden Is.

[PFT Commenter]

Dan Quinn, Because I thought Jaden, you didn't have timeouts left.

[Big Cat]

Got it.

[PFT Commenter]

He burned timeouts super early in the game.

[Big Cat]

What was the runoff for?

[PFT Commenter]

The runoff was because Jaden threw the ball away intentionally, and so he got intentional grounding through the back of the end zone.

[Big Cat]

Got it.

[PFT Commenter]

And so then they had a runoff at the end. So we should have had at least three points there and probably more if Dan had managed the timeouts a little bit better. And also, he kind of. He's already said, like, we're always going to act like we're the hunter. We're not going to be the hunted in this game. He acted like he was the hunted because there were a few times around midfield where it was like 4th and 2, 4th and 3. He would have gone for it last year every time, and he didn't go for it this year.

[Big Cat]

Well, that could be because the defense looks better.

[PFT Commenter]

It could be, yes. But also.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[PFT Commenter]

It also like Dan was. Yeah, it worked last year.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. But the defense was bad last year, and you needed to basically steal every possession you could get.

[PFT Commenter]

And Debo looked great out there also. I'm going to be honest, he looked a little bit fat, but he was still fast and awesome, which is the best of both worlds for me.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, but he.

[PFT Commenter]

He looked great. He touched the ball, got involved in the running game, got involved in short passing game, long passing game. Debo looked great. I was pumped to see that. And then the question mark I had about today. I got one question mark.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

Jaden Daniels was wearing a Japanese flag on his helmet.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

And I was looking at that like, I feel like I'm the number one J. Jaden Daniels, knower of things.

[Big Cat]

Turns out you're not.

[PFT Commenter]

I had to look it up. And he's a quarter Japanese. Oh, didn't know that.

[Big Cat]

That's crazy.

[PFT Commenter]

His grandmother's Japanese. So Jaden Danielson.

[Big Cat]

Okay. That's where.

[PFT Commenter]

That's what we're going to go with. And it's good for him. I. I just didn't know why I didn't know that. I blame myself.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I should have known that. But, yeah, overall, I'd say. I'd say pretty good game for the commanders. We handled business. I'm not going to read too much into it because there's a lot of question marks with. With the Giants, and if they have a different quarterback, that game might go a completely different way.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. So for the Giants, Russ was bad. Their offensive line is bad. So two things can be like, it's not all on Russ, but I just don't understand why you like Russell Wilson. He's had a great career. It's just over. He's got. He's got moon balls, and that's about it at this point. And he doesn't. I don't know why. I get it. Jackson Dart is a rookie. You don't want to, you know, throw him in the fire if he's not ready. I actually think he's going to be starting soon. Very soon.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I do, too, because Table said.

[Big Cat]

He has full confidence in Russell Wilson, which always. We've taught people many times, if you have to say that out loud, that means you don't. Also, Jackson Dart was not allowed to talk to the media. He wanted to talk to the media. They didn't let him talk to the media. They're trying to basically keep this away. And I don't understand why, if your offensive line is bad, you would put a smaller quarterback who doesn't have the mobility he once had behind it to spin to nowhere. Correct.

[PFT Commenter]

He did a few of those spins to nowhere.

[Big Cat]

Correct. Like, it doesn't feel he's got the.

[PFT Commenter]

Moon, but he can hit somebody downfield if he has to. And he did that once or twice where he had, like, Malik neighbors and he was just out in single coverage. It I'll throw it up there, he'll catch it. But then besides that, the only thing he did that was different was he tried to throw like a Pat Mahomes arm angle where he threw it sideways. That was just kind of sad to watch.

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[PFT Commenter]

But, yeah, if they have Jackson Dart out there, this game might go different. I think the Giants could be a lot better if they had Jackson Dart playing. I think most Giants fans Probably agree with me. So I'm not going to overreact on the commander's side to this one game. But I will say that Thursday night commanders are going to Lambeau Field, Green Bay. If we manage to win that game, I will say some extremely reckless things.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm at that point in my brain right now.

[Big Cat]

Why don't you say reckless?

[PFT Commenter]

I'm not. The NFC Championship. I'm not gonna say. I'm not gonna say yet. I've already said.

[Hank]

Is this the NFC Championship game preview on Thursday?

[Big Cat]

Whose line is it anyway on the DraftKings sportsbook?

[PFT Commenter]

I already know I would say that it's.

[Big Cat]

Wait, don't show me. Don't show me. I'm gonna say I'm guessing. Yeah, no, I'm, I'm gonna, I'm gonna guess too.

[Hank]

Packers minus three and a half.

[Big Cat]

That's what I was going to guess. I'll guess. Packers minus three. What is it?

[PFT Commenter]

It was.

[Max]

Hank is correct.

[PFT Commenter]

It was minus three, but it moved to three and a half.

[Big Cat]

Max, are you nervous about how the commanders looked defensive wise?

[PFT Commenter]

Giants.

[Big Cat]

Oh, okay. It's Russell Wilson. Yeah, he's bad.

[PFT Commenter]

Hey, Max, why don't you do me a favor? Pull up the NFC standings.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

I just want to look at. I just want to look at the graphic before Thursday. Just one time.

[Big Cat]

He's pulling them up. Yeah. If you're a Giants fan.

[PFT Commenter]

Pretty cool.

[Big Cat]

Oh, that's Commanders first. If you're a Giants fan. This is just the same old shit and you got to be so sick of it because again, three years, there's only been three teams in the history of the NFL who started a season three consecutive years with six points or less. And the other two were 1940s and 1920s. You were in. We're in an age of offensive football and you are. Three consecutive years started the season like this. It's just gotta be so tiresome and just like sick of this shit. And then now you have Jackson dart standing in the wings. See what he's got. Yeah, Russell Wilson is just not a fun, enjoyable watch whatsoever anymore.

[PFT Commenter]

Or my guess is probably not a fun, enjoyable teammate to catch balls from.

[Big Cat]

He's just a bummer. Like it's a bummer to watch him play at this point. And again, he's had, he had a great career, but it's just, it's over. It's over last year.

[PFT Commenter]

Low bro ass.

[Big Cat]

Little bro ass.

[PFT Commenter]

I think, I think Russell Wilson might be my little bro ass of the week.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I think there's. I think it's going to happen. What would you guys say, what week is Jackson Dart starting for the Giants? Three. Yeah, three.

[PFT Commenter]

Who do they have next week?

[Big Cat]

It feels like there's a lot.

[Max]

They have Chiefs. Week three. There's no way.

[Big Cat]

No. Okay. Where is it, though?

[Max]

I think it's at home.

[PFT Commenter]

I think they.

[Max]

But that.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Let's look at the schedule.

[Big Cat]

That's where the Giants going to win their first game. So they have. Next week they have at the Cowboys. Cowboys at the Cowboys.

[PFT Commenter]

Chiefs at home, Chargers at home. Saints on the road.

[Big Cat]

I could see them doing Saints.

[PFT Commenter]

Maybe kind of almost homecoming. He's close to Mississippi.

[Big Cat]

This is a really tough schedule, by the way. Eagles. Broncos. Eagles. That's tough.

[Memes]

Yeah. They have the number one. Harder schedule.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Maybe it is that Chiefs game, though, because that's a Sunday night football game. That feels like maybe Mr. Merrill might get involved and be like, hey, let's see what the young bucks got.

[PFT Commenter]

You know what?

[Big Cat]

I think it is Front of the nation. All right.

[PFT Commenter]

If I'm. If I'm doing the mental exercise. We watch a lot of football in our lives, right, Big cat? Yeah, we've seen a lot of these movies before. Sunday Night Football happens. Giants get embarrassed at home by the Chiefs, use it as a get right game. And then all the pressure in the world is on Brian D. And he's like, we're making the switch to Jackson Dart next week against the Chargers.

[Big Cat]

Maybe we're making the switch to Jamis. So then he still has the Jackson Dart trump card.

[PFT Commenter]

That would be important. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Because he's like, I want to hold on to this just in case we need.

[PFT Commenter]

I still need one more.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, there's no good time. You can't time this.

[Max]

It could be next week.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it could be next week. I would not be shocked if it was next week. That actually would be the best time.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Because the Cowboys do not have a defense that. That scares you. So. Yeah, that's when they should do it.

[PFT Commenter]

And he looked bad enough where you want you should change quarterbacks right now?

[Big Cat]

Yes. Yes. Okay, let's do a quick ad to. You got two ads. Pft. And then we'll get to the other four games in the OR in the early slate.

[PFT Commenter]

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[Big Cat]

Okay, Next up, Colts 33, Dolphins 8. Now this is one I can feel like we can make a strong proclamation because this was also something I thought going into this season the Dolphins have maybe the chance of being the worst team in the NFL. And they're definitely the worst vibes in the NFL because holy did they get absolutely smashed by the Colts and Daniel Jones, who was awesome. He had three total touchdowns, 272 yards and they just demolished him. They got anything they wanted the entire game. The Colts defense looks improved. We don't know what the Dolphins are offensively maybe just an absolute mess. But the Colts took it to the Dolphins. It was never even in doubt. They they made the Dolphins look like they don't even want to be there. And it looks like some guys are going to get traded or fired quickly.

[PFT Commenter]

On Jim Mercy Day. I didn't really expect anything less from the Colts. Yeah, I actually I did. I expected less from the Colts because what they ended up getting was almost perfection from Daniel Jones every single drive. Crazy. And we had talked about Daniel Jones hanging out with, with Kevin o' Connell and then becoming good at playing quarterback. All of a sudden we didn't know how true that was going to be. And who knows how long it's going to last when they go up against a team that hasn't already like pre quit on the season. But Daniel Jones is the only quarterback since 1991 to lead his team on seven drives that all led to scores.

[Big Cat]

Not only that, PFT. Peyton Manning played 208 games with the Colts. The amount of times that he had the Colts with points on every drive, zero. Andrew Luck, 86. Amount of times he had points on every drive with the Colts, 0. Daniel Jones played one game with the Colts and he has one game where they scored points on every single drive.

[PFT Commenter]

Were the Giants right to pay Daniel Jones? Yes, they might have been. This is a great game. Daniel Jones played awesome today. He was great with his legs. He was good passing the ball. The Dolphins do look like complete and total ass. Just like big, big fat brown hole. It doesn't look good. If you're, if you're a Dolphins fan, you're probably more bummed out than, than the team is. Like every Dolphins fan I know hated the team before the season started.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, no, this was, I don't know if this was shocking. I guess you always, week one you're like, maybe it's going to be different than everything I've been reading and, and hearing and, and I said it on Friday, I was like, if Tyree Kill doesn't score, are they going to still talk about how Tyree Kill is, is mad and wants to be traded? Well, he didn't score and I think they're going to still talk about that. It's also Never good week one to have the number $79.2 million thrown around. And if you ask what that is, that's to his dead cap number if he gets cut after this year. And that is where the Dolphins are at. One week into the season, he was really bad. He had two, two interceptions that were so bad, one he air mailed the other he just didn't see the linebacker dropping or the defensive lineman drop into coverage. He had a fumble as well. They were just so, so bad. The whole thing was just a bummer to watch for, for the Dolphins and I mean the Colts deserve all the credit for taking it to them, but yeah, it feels like they are without a doubt the bad vibes Team of the year.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I think Mike McDaniel might be a good offensive coordinator again. I don't know if this wrecked him, though. We're reaching the point where it's like, this might. This experience might have wrecked Mike McDaniel entirely.

[Big Cat]

Their eight points were all garbage time. That was garbage as a garbage time drive. It was Zach Wilson versus Anthony Richardson.

[PFT Commenter]

For a second there, they couldn't do anything. Their defense has been bad. Even, like, if you read the training camp reports where they've had to, like, change people's positions halfway through training camp and, like, form into a defense and an alignment that they were not prepared to go in the season with. Like, it's just nothing has been. What was the last bit of good news that happened in Miami Dolphins? Can we think about that? Tua didn't get hurt, two didn't get.

[Big Cat]

Hurt, but I'm not gonna say it.

[PFT Commenter]

Alec Ingold, captain, is that. Is that definitely good news that two didn't get hurt? Yeah, I'm gonna say. Yeah, I don't want to do.

[Big Cat]

I don't want to get concussed, but, like, I don't think there's probably some Dolphins fans that are like, thinking the opposite.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, I hope you fake it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah. Just fake like you're hurt so we don't have to watch you.

[PFT Commenter]

And then you get paid millions of dollars.

[Big Cat]

He just looks like one thing Tua was able to do for a while there when he was having good seasons was like, get the ball out quick, make quick, quick reads, and he just. He looked totally lost. And their offense looks like it's been figured out. I don't know if we're going to. If we tag Mike McDonald's. Hey, it's got been figured out, but it's just as bad as bad as bad could be.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it was. It was a bummer. It was a bummer to watch, but also cool to watch for Colts fans. And Daniel Jones looks like he's been in Indianapolis cold his entire life.

[Big Cat]

He's perfect.

[PFT Commenter]

He fits in the uniform. The helmet looks right on him. Kind of reminds me a little bit of the Duke uniform.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

From back in the day. So, yeah, I'm excited to see what else he can do with this team.

[Big Cat]

The Colts are going to be live in the AFC south because it's not like the. I mean, the Jags won convincingly, but it wasn't like they lit the world on fire. The Texans lost their offense looks like it's got some. Some problems. The Titans will get to them like this could be a season the Colts could very much. Booger told us first, and he. It might be the truth. I also love that Jim or say his daughter Carly or say Gordon is wearing the headset and has a call sheet during the game and stands on the sideline.

[PFT Commenter]

It was awesome.

[Big Cat]

That's awesome. And she said afterwards, she's like, yeah, I have to. I have to make big time decisions. I want to know whose fault it is. Which probably isn't the best for the people making the calls, being like, the boss is on the line. But still, I kind of like that. She's like, I want to. She's like, it's a complicated. I think she said it was a complicated organism. And you don't know how everything works. And being able to have that insight is very helpful.

[PFT Commenter]

That's true.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Steichen is the powerhouse of the cell.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And I saw a picture of her and I was like, that's got to be Jim Mercy's daughter.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

And it was. We are doing the Colts giveaway, by the way.

[Big Cat]

Oh, nice.

[PFT Commenter]

Every week. So I found out on Friday that I did get auto renewed for it. Got the tickets, gave them away to somebody that made fun of Brandon Walker Gently on Friday because he's a Dolphins fan.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

So we'll figure out some sort of way to. To give away the next two tickets, but we do have those. We're gonna continue to do it. But, yeah, it was cool. They opened up the roof for Jim Irsay. Yeah, it was nice. Nice.

[Big Cat]

Very nice for it.

[PFT Commenter]

So, yeah, congrats to the Colts.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, congrats to Colts. To the Dolphins. Oh, boy. Where does Tyreek get traded? He already was upset on the sideline. Chiefs. Chiefs.

[Max]

I don't know how. I don't understand. I don't understand the cat, but Chiefs, I don't either.

[PFT Commenter]

I think you need, like, you need a lot of cap space for Tyreek.

[Big Cat]

Well, could the Dolphins keep paying him and just trade and get a pick?

[PFT Commenter]

Probably. I don't. I don't understand.

[Big Cat]

The cap Tyreek on the Chiefs. I don't know if I can see it.

[PFT Commenter]

He'd look weird and red.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he. He's gonna. He's got to get traded, right?

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Has to.

[PFT Commenter]

All right. What would be the most unfair team? The one where it's like, this makes. Now that this makes too much sense. Ravens. Ravens be unfair.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, Ravens would be. Bills would be nice.

[PFT Commenter]

Niners.

[Big Cat]

Niners would be. Ravens would be more unfair. Yeah. Ravens would be more unfair.

[PFT Commenter]

But if. If Tyreek goes to the Ravens they're going to lose to the Chiefs.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

I think this iteration of the Ravens we saw tonight, that team could beat the Chiefs in the playoffs somehow.

[Big Cat]

What?

[Hank]

Chiefs are not making the playoffs.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, okay, Hank.

[Big Cat]

All right.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm glad we got somebody to say it.

[Big Cat]

All right. I mean, we're up there, but I, I heard him say that under his breath.

[PFT Commenter]

No, I like, I like it. I'm just saying it.

[Big Cat]

Last week, too.

[PFT Commenter]

It makes no sense at all. But you know what I'm talking about with the Ravens, where if they were to make a move like this, it would end in heartbreak for him.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. It would end in Tyreek Hill, like dropping a big pass and losing by a field goal to the Chiefs.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

In a game where the Chiefs had one good offensive drive all game, but they figured out a way to do it.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay, Hank. Raiders 20, Patriots 13.

[Hank]

Yeah, I mean, I'm ready to overreact. You guys are playing it, you know, long season. I feel like I might have, you know, got a little too ahead of myself, and this Patriots team is, is just not going to be, it's not going to be there this year.

[Big Cat]

Best team on, pardon my take.

[Hank]

Probably not.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay. Where would you put yourself?

[Hank]

Probably three or four.

[Big Cat]

Three or four.

[PFT Commenter]

So what happened? Did the roster change?

[Big Cat]

So wait, you're better than.

[Hank]

You gotta be Also four or five. It's really between us too, Big cat.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, we haven't jack Bears yet.

[Hank]

Jets, I think will be better than okay, and then the Bears because the.

[Big Cat]

Bucks, Eagles and Commanders are better than.

[Hank]

And the jets look better today. I'll say that.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Did you see was the Keeper of the Light today?

[Hank]

I did not. Who was?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, you. You definitely saw bfd.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, yeah, I looked it up. Donnie Wahlberg.

[Hank]

Oh, hell yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Huge Keeper of the Light today.

[Hank]

Hell yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Also, if you go to the Keeper of the Light website, Hank's face is just like front and center.

[Big Cat]

Oh, that's awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Hank]

I mean, the greatest part about the Keeper of the Light is just the book, and then everyone that, that fills out that book is seeing me in there. I, I, that's, that is really like, it's a, it's a, a bond that will bring us people together forever. Like, I hope I meet Donnie Wahlberg and we can dap up and just be like, keep it, fellow keeper.

[Big Cat]

Both kept alight. Oh, yeah. There you are, Hank.

[PFT Commenter]

See right there.

[Big Cat]

That's awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

Next.

[Max]

You know, so awkward in this place.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, you do.

[PFT Commenter]

I mean, it's, it's tough to look cool. Hold like Ringing a bell. Although Malcolm Buck looks so cool. Look at power stance. Malcolm.

[Big Cat]

That looks like it's a Marvel movie.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Stefan Diggs was nowhere to be found. He looks short. Oh, like, he looks really short out there. I was, like, looking for me. Like, where is he?

[Big Cat]

You. You physically couldn't see him.

[Hank]

He just looks so small. He does not look like a wide receiver one. I don't know if it's the number change. I don't know if it's the uniforms.

[PFT Commenter]

He was.

[Hank]

He looked short, and he was nowhere to be found. It was not a good first game for Stefan.

[PFT Commenter]

So who's wide receiver one? Booty.

[Big Cat]

Booty.

[Hank]

But it should be Diggs.

[PFT Commenter]

But it digs. Is booty. Yeah.

[Hank]

Diggs is booty.

[PFT Commenter]

Booty is wide receiver to see. Do you see the punt? The sad punt that they had that.

[Big Cat]

We love Mike Vrabel.

[PFT Commenter]

We do. But, Mike, that one was a.

[Big Cat]

Was not a great punt.

[Hank]

That was like a rage punt.

[PFT Commenter]

Mike, if you hear us talk about you in this way, you're gonna want to kick her ass. But you should want to kick your own ass.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Because you're a better Coach. You punted fourth. What was it?

[Big Cat]

Four?

[PFT Commenter]

Fourth and 10th, 10.

[Big Cat]

They got a penalty.

[PFT Commenter]

They were down two scores. Five minutes left in the game at, like, the 50. At the 50. That's it. That's. You should kick your own ass, Mike.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they got a pet. It was fourth and five. They got a penalty. Pre snap. He's like, fuck this. I'm kicking.

[PFT Commenter]

It was a rage punt.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

As for the Raiders, though, this was what we were talking about. Consistency, like, a level of professionalism that Pete Carroll and Geno Smith bring. This was 100% a game the Raiders would have lost last year. Like, wasn't an offensive, explosive explosion, although Gino had. Like, Gino was moving the ball. And they. They just. The Raiders have a little professionalism they didn't have. And they have, like, Brock Bowers got hurt. He had, like, 100 yards in less than three quarters. And Pete Carroll now is the oldest coach to win a game in the NFL. 73 years, 357 days.

[PFT Commenter]

Oldest coach to coach a game in.

[Big Cat]

The coach game, but now win and.

[PFT Commenter]

Also win a game. Yeah. And people don't talk about how Pete Carroll was the Patriots coach, too. This was a. This is for usc, for. For Pete Carroll. I think the formula for them is going to be Gino. Gino can sling it. So let him throw the ball. And then they're not going to abandon the run. Just because it's not working. So that's like. You can go back to Pete's days with the Seahawks. They're going to try to run the football no matter what, and it didn't work today.

[Big Cat]

But Ashley, Jenny had a little. Like he had that touchdown run was nice little wiggle there.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

But this was. This is kind of like the Steelers where for the first time in three, four years, the end of Derek Carr. The Raiders have a quarterback who you. You can feel confident like, hey, he's going to actually move the ball here. Raiders fans should be pumped about that.

[PFT Commenter]

The arm looked good from Geno today.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. So, Hank, when are you. When are you giving up?

[Hank]

Never give up. That's. That's a keeper of the lighthouse.

[Big Cat]

But you all. You will give up.

[Hank]

No, never.

[Big Cat]

You gave up last year.

[Hank]

Don't give up the ship.

[PFT Commenter]

Wait, are you on a ship? Are you on a thing that's supposed to keep ships away from both?

[Hank]

Well, that's what it's like. Whatever. You know what I'm. You know what I'm talking about.

[Big Cat]

Pull up the schedule.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't. You're yelling at the people on the ship from the lighthouse being like, stay away. Stay away. And if I try to take. Don't give it up.

[Big Cat]

Pull up the schedule. Let's see when Hank's gonna give up. Are you gonna. You're gonna beat the Dolphins?

[Hank]

We're gonna be the Dolphins.

[Big Cat]

If you lose the Dolphins, though, you will give up.

[Hank]

No, I will never give up. I've never in my life and I never will.

[Big Cat]

Okay, so let's say you beat the Dolphins.

[Hank]

We have to be. I mean, these are winnable games.

[Big Cat]

Panthers, we can win a lot of winnable games.

[Hank]

Bill's defense is horrible. Saints, we can win. Titans, we can win. Browns, we can win. Falcons, we can win.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[Hank]

We could win. Jets, we could win. Bengals, we could win. Giants, we could win. Bills, we already won. We could win again. Ravens will be tough. Jets win, Dolphins win. All right, so, yeah, you might be.

[PFT Commenter]

A playoff team, Hank, but I got it.

[Big Cat]

But next week is a give up game. No. Because if you lose the Dolphins, you're going to give up.

[Hank]

I will never give up.

[PFT Commenter]

That's not true.

[Hank]

One thing about me, if you lose the Dolphins, you're going to give up riding this season.

[Big Cat]

Hey.

[PFT Commenter]

Wins the Rider Cup.

[Max]

I'm so excited for this cut that we're going to do right now for like three weeks from now.

[PFT Commenter]

When is the Ryder Cup? When does that start?

[Big Cat]

If you lose the Dolphins, you're going to give up. Just be honest.

[Hank]

No, never. I'll never give up on this team. Ryder Cup's like the last week of September.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, yeah.

[Hank]

So 24th, 25th.

[PFT Commenter]

So if you lose the Dolphins, you're completely focused on. On golf. No, that next weekend.

[Hank]

I'm focused on this team. It's football season. Football's back.

[PFT Commenter]

As a football guy, Hank.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

A guy that watches football.

[Hank]

I'm a football guys guys guy.

[PFT Commenter]

You're a football.

[Big Cat]

Holly. Wait. Guys. You're a football guys guy. You guys are football guys guys.

[Hank]

You guys aren't football guys. You're football guy guys.

[PFT Commenter]

No, we're football guys guys.

[Hank]

And I'm a football guys guys guy.

[PFT Commenter]

That's true.

[Big Cat]

You're. Yeah. You're our guy. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

As a football guy's guy's guy is. Drake made the guy.

[Hank]

Yes, absolutely. He looked good. He had some good throws.

[PFT Commenter]

Still the guy.

[Hank]

Absolutely. He needs. He needs a wide receiver 1.

[Big Cat]

Stefon Diggs grow too small. Too small.

[PFT Commenter]

Baby digs too short.

[Big Cat]

Too short.

[PFT Commenter]

I mean, Booty played like a wide receiver one today.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Henry was there, kind of. I just saw that one time he made a catch and then they went right back to him, and then he didn't make it.

[Hank]

But again, two new coaches. You know, I'm sure McDaniels has a lot of complicated, you know, systems and stuff. They're gonna. They're gonna have to learn throughout the season, I think. I'm not like the McDaniels, Drake May thing. I'm very excited for. I think it's going to take a little bit of time, but that I. I have full faith and confidence.

[Big Cat]

That's a reasonable thing. Yeah. So just really. You kind of. You did like the thing I did last year where in the summer, you're like, yeah, it's. It's on. And now it might not be yet. Right.

[Hank]

But we're not giving up.

[PFT Commenter]

One thing I'm rooting for ever. I. I am going to be rooting for Drake May because I think the funniest thing to happen would be for Josh McDaniels to get more hype as a head coach again and then for him to get another head coaching job this year. I think as NFL fans, we should be rooting for that.

[Big Cat]

Dolphins 30, Patriots 3.

[Hank]

Gotta re. Recoup and get back to it.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

Hank loves the process.

[Big Cat]

What's. Whose line is anyway for that one? That's at the Dolphins.

[PFT Commenter]

Patriots, I think.

[Big Cat]

Dolphins.

[PFT Commenter]

I think it's Dolphins.

[Big Cat]

Dolphins minus Patriots minus two. Oh, Dolphins minus one. And a half.

[Hank]

On the DraftKings sportsbook. It is Dolphins minus one and a half.

[Big Cat]

There we go.

[Hank]

Hungry dog Patriots.

[Big Cat]

How the hungry dog do today?

[PFT Commenter]

Good question.

[Hank]

As a parlay, it didn't win.

[Big Cat]

That was. You became a we individually.

[Hank]

None of the bets won either.

[Big Cat]

As a fool. As a complex parlay, it fell short.

[PFT Commenter]

Hank, did you. Did you pick the Giants because it would make me the angriest. No.

[Big Cat]

There.

[PFT Commenter]

I had to pick.

[Hank]

We talked about it. We talked about we. Like there's always a week one.

[PFT Commenter]

This.

[Hank]

This makes no sense. Game high. High favorite. There wasn't a lot of high favorites. And the commanders are one of them. They had the whole, you know, off season drama with Terry like that. I was thinking my process was like the. The table's coaching for his job. Russie, obviously that was just dead wrong.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Hank]

And Washington's gonna be a little bit like off kilter out of sorts.

[Big Cat]

As long as you had good process.

[PFT Commenter]

How did the I'm star Lego.

[Hank]

The I am Sarlay also didn't. Went over three. Oh, no, no, no. Over two. And we have the Bears tomorrow.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

Okay. So that's. We got to get a first win. But the.

[Hank]

You picked the Falcons on that.

[PFT Commenter]

I did pick. Yep.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Next up, cardinals 20, saints 13. Burn those saints uniforms. Let's just start there. That. Those are the worst uniforms I think I've ever seen. I don't know who asked for them, who wanted them. They look like a fake team. They look like the. The NFL folded in New Orleans and then they brought them back as like a USFL team or something.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Look kind of like Jaguars adjacent with the. With a mustard color. Not great. The black helmets.

[Big Cat]

That's.

[PFT Commenter]

That's a Thursday night uniform. It's a perfect Thursday night uniform.

[Big Cat]

That.

[PFT Commenter]

Very gross. No matter what, you bury it sometime in mid October. That's color rush. We get over it. Yeah, it's. It's puke beige.

[Big Cat]

The Saints have great uniforms.

[PFT Commenter]

They do. But maybe they're like the Saints team shouldn't wear the Saints uniforms.

[Big Cat]

Well, they almost won this game. They were in this game. Spencer Rattler. Let's just start there. Spencer Rattler. I'm going to say and I listen. Kellen Moore is a football lifer. Very good college football player, has a great career in the NFL as a coordinator. All these things. I feel like Spencer Rattler throwing the ball 46 times has to. That can't be the plan.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. You could look at that score on the box score and just be like, that's. That's Not a winning game plan.

[Big Cat]

That's too many Rattlers.

[PFT Commenter]

That means that you were probably losing 17 to 10 at halftime. And then you said, we're just going to fuck it and air it out for the second half. It wasn't pretty. They did almost win, though. It should be said like it wasn't. It wasn't.

[Big Cat]

Spanking Buddha Baker made an unbelievable play at the end to knock the ball out and seal the win for the Cardinals. I. Spencer Rattler, I don't think is the guy. I don't think that's crazy to say. I do think he should change his name, though. I was thinking about it more. He's got one of the coolest last names ever. And he's got one of the dorkiest first names ever. Imagine if he was Johnny Rattler. What if he was Bo Rattler? Bo Rattler would be a quarterback. I would be like, yeah, throw it 46 times.

[PFT Commenter]

Rattler. Yep. Or Ronnie.

[Big Cat]

Ronnie Rattler. His middle name's Mike. I think it's even better. Like it's better than Spencer. It's not great, but it's not perfect. But Mike Rattler would work my cratler. Yeah. Michael Rattler.

[PFT Commenter]

What about. What about Tim?

[Big Cat]

Tim Rattler.

[PFT Commenter]

Tim Rattler.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Tim Rattler is a good name too.

[Big Cat]

Joe Rattler.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, Joey. Joey Rats.

[Big Cat]

I don't think you do, Joey. I think you do. Joe Rattler.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. But I call him Joey Rats.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, you do call him that.

[PFT Commenter]

That's what I would if it was now it's Spencer is. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

It just doesn't work.

[PFT Commenter]

It doesn't work with it. Rattler is a badass name. Spencer is like, okay, you're a good center for a decent amount of your career in the NBA.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[PFT Commenter]

But yeah.

[Big Cat]

And a awesome awl and great friend.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. And.

[Big Cat]

And your house is sick. Washington in Seattle.

[PFT Commenter]

Yes. And we love you. Right, Kyler. Let's talk about Kyler a little bit.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, let's talk about.

[PFT Commenter]

He had a sick underhanded pass for a touchdown today.

[Big Cat]

The spiral.

[PFT Commenter]

Underhanded spiral shovel pass. Hardly ever seen that thing. Was like kissing the tops of the. Of the turf. Because he's, you know, as I am, vertically challenged guy. So when you throw underhanded, it's really a riser. It's coming from like ankle level. He had a great pre game outfit. Everybody was saying it. Big baggy jinko jean shorts are back in. Everyone knows it. And I thought he looked serviceable today because he remembered who Marvin Harrison Jr. Was.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And Marvin Harrison Jr. Looked really really good. Which is, if you're a Cardinals fan, you want to see the. The thought crept into your brain last season, like, is Marvin Harrison Jr. Somehow just going to be not a good football player?

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And no, he is. He's very good. You got to give him the ball.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Kyler was. Kyler was efficient. Like, the offense stalled in the second half, but he was efficient. He played winning football, and that was. I mean, that's kind of what you want to get him back to. And he had a couple of moments where it's like that. That dude is the only dude, maybe outside of Lamar Jackson, who can get out of that. Like, those type of scrambles. The other big thing for the Cardinals, I think, is their defense look good, and they invested in their defense. And Will Johnson, remember the cornerback from Michigan who fell in the draft of the second round because people were like, oh, he's got degenerative knee. He missed time last year with. I think he only played six games last year with a toe injury. That guy can play. And he also delivered one of the. The hardest hits. I don't know if you could pull up the Will Johnson.

[PFT Commenter]

I did. I got it right here.

[Big Cat]

The Spencer Rattler is a hospital pass guy. He put his receivers into some really bad spots.

[PFT Commenter]

You can't do that with Chris Olave either. No, Chris Olave, it. What was the. The stat that I saw? It's like he gets. He's had something bad happen to him. Week one of many seasons. He got banged up a few times today. You. You can't put Chris Olavi in harm's way.

[Big Cat]

No, but he threw a ball. Yeah. Will Johnson absolutely demolished. I don't know who he demolished. Might have been Camara, I can't remember. But it was that. That guy's a dude. And they got him in the second round. And the Cardinals. Yeah. I mean, that was. That was a good win for the Cardinals.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that was a Lava.

[Big Cat]

Oh, that was a Lava.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. You can't do that to him.

[Big Cat]

Oh, Will Johnson just fucking unloaded on him.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that's cool.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And those uniforms are terrible, but, yeah, the Cardinals efficient Kyler defense looks like it's improved. And you won week one also. Winning week one is all that matters.

[PFT Commenter]

Anytime I see a big hit like that in the Superdome, I just think. Reggie Bush. Yeah, I think Reggie Bush. And who was that on the Birds?

[Max]

Max Sheldon Brown.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that was great. Great, great hit.

[Big Cat]

Also, we should say Kyler did play with a tummy ache.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep. That's true.

[Big Cat]

He had a Tummy ache before the game. So pretty good game with the tummy ache. This Bill's Ravens game is nuts.

[PFT Commenter]

He went to go see the trainer before the game because he was shitting. And apparently you have to be put on the injury report if you talk to a trainer about anything before the game. So he went. He was like, hey, I got the shits. Do you have anything to stop me up? They gave him something. They're like, hey, Kyler, we have to say that you've got the shits now. And the world has to know.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Which is kind of a bummer for him wearing those long shorts. You don't know what's leaking out. But it was. Yeah, he looked. He looked fine today.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Also, shout out Cam Jordan. He had one and a half sacks today. 123 sacks in his career, and he now is 20th all time.

[PFT Commenter]

Very cool.

[Big Cat]

Pretty crazy.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he's in. Pretty much everyone on that list is a Hall of Famer, so that's a lot of sacks. A lot of sacks. All right, last game of the early slate, which finished halfway through the afternoon slate. Cause it was a lightning delay. Jaguars 26, Panthers 10. The Bryce Young momentum has stalled again.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. All the card carrying members of Bryces might want to head for the hills for just a little bit. At least they should. They should maybe start Andy Dalton for a week and then bring Bryce back. That's when he plays well.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that was bad. He did not look good. It did not feel like the momentum. The Bills are about to. Holy shit. This game is insane.

[PFT Commenter]

It's crazy.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. Bryce Young did not look good. Did not like look like he has. You were hoping. What are you saying, Max? Talk out loud. We're doing a podcast. Say something out loud.

[Max]

We have a Matt.

[Hank]

Oh, my God.

[Max]

Me, Hank and Memes have Josh Allen, two plus touchdowns. Derek Henry, two plus touchdowns.

[Big Cat]

Okay, so you need Josh Allen to score here.

[PFT Commenter]

To get. But.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

What is it? What's the hit?

[Hank]

It's 18:1.

[Big Cat]

Wow. Oh. What? You. Okay?

[Hank]

This TV's ahead, Max.

[Big Cat]

This TV's ahead. So he didn't get in yet. All right, well, we'll call the game. No, no, no. This is. I mean, this is. Listen, the Jaguars Panthers wasn't that exciting.

[Hank]

Oh, no.

[Big Cat]

That just runs like they're gonna win. Looks like they're gonna run it with Cook. It looks like. Do the naked boot. Yeah. And that's a Cook run. Cook.

[PFT Commenter]

Stop.

[Big Cat]

Touchdown. Maybe touchdown.

[PFT Commenter]

Stop.

[Big Cat]

Oh, stop. This is where you.

[Max]

This is.

[PFT Commenter]

We gotta do it.

[Max]

You gotta do It.

[Big Cat]

Push. Push it.

[Hank]

Come on.

[Big Cat]

The Bills could potentially tie this game up.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't know how that's that. How did this happen?

[Big Cat]

Derek Henry fumble. I believe Tush push back and forth a million times. If it feels like the Ravens had.

[Hank]

To run this with Josh Allen.

[Big Cat]

It feels like the Ravens had the dagger touchdown like four times.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

And none of them have stuck.

[Hank]

All right, two minute warning. Let's talk Jags.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Okay. What did you think about the Jags game? No, I was asking Hank.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay.

[Hank]

I honestly didn't watch a second of it after.

[Big Cat]

That's why I was asking. That's right.

[Hank]

Panthers were in the hungry dog, the light. By the time the lightning delay happened, that game was over. And I. He didn't pay attention.

[PFT Commenter]

I've got a stat from Uncle Chaps. So Trevor Lawrence completed his 1300th career pass today. It was his 61st game. He joins Blake Bortles as the fastest players in franchise history to complete 1, 300 passes. Both did it in game 61.

[Big Cat]

Wow.

[PFT Commenter]

So how about that? He's in. In the company greatness. And that season that Blake did it, they went to the AFC championship game.

[Big Cat]

That's pretty cool. Also, Liam Cohn is only the second Jags head coach to have an over.500 record.

[PFT Commenter]

That's pretty impressive in their franchise history. All right, here we go.

[Hank]

Josh Allen. They're on the zero inch line.

[Big Cat]

Come on, Hank. He's doing it.

[PFT Commenter]

Got it.

[Big Cat]

Yes. There you go. Good job. Wow. Good job.

[Hank]

Wow.

[Big Cat]

Wow.

[Hank]

What a way to hit Sunday. Holy fuck.

[PFT Commenter]

Now they go for two.

[Big Cat]

Good job, boys. And now they go for two.

[PFT Commenter]

I go for two here.

[Big Cat]

I'm going to go. I'm going to say two.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. The lightning delay kind of. Kind of ruined the vibes on this game.

[PFT Commenter]

We've had a lot of lightning recently.

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[PFT Commenter]

What's going on with that makes you think big notes.

[Big Cat]

I had Travis Hunter's wide receiver. He had six snaps on defense, 39 snaps on offense. Trevor Lawrence feels like he's got to get on the same page as Brian Thomas because that was. That was a little weird. Didn't. They didn't really. Brian Thomas is really good.

[PFT Commenter]

Bad practicer, though.

[Big Cat]

Bad practicer.

[PFT Commenter]

Pete told us that. And two point conversion. No good.

[Big Cat]

They throw a flag. No.

[PFT Commenter]

No flag.

[Big Cat]

This. This was like a playoff game. What a game. And it's still not over because the bills have all three timeouts.

[PFT Commenter]

The Jags had 200 yards rushing. They averaged 6.3 yards per carry. That was really the story of this game.

[Big Cat]

Etienne had that big, like 70 yard rush. He looks like he's the feature back because I know there was a back and forth of Tank Big or Etienne. It looks like Etienne is the guy. And yet Liam Cohen want to know?

[PFT Commenter]

And Jordan Lewis had a interception and a fumble recovered and three passes. Defensed.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Did you say defended or defensed?

[Big Cat]

Defensed.

[PFT Commenter]

Defensed.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Is that the only time you use that word ever in English?

[Big Cat]

Defense.

[PFT Commenter]

Would you ever say like, the Marines defensed their held territory?

[Big Cat]

You could.

[PFT Commenter]

The Marines defensed the Persian Gulf.

[Big Cat]

I'm not good at the English language.

[PFT Commenter]

I might start saying it. I might start saying defensed more often.

[Big Cat]

There's a lot of I don't know and know how to say and write. Oh, I. I take notes for these shows on Mondays. I don't think I've written since super bowl because my hand, you know, when you write for the first time, My hand, like, couldn't write. I was. I was screwing up all the letters and everything was jumbled together. I got to relearn how to write.

[PFT Commenter]

That's a football guy. You only write in football season.

[Big Cat]

It's. But it's a pathetic feeling to be like, you have to teach yourself how to write again. Because it was so, so bad.

[PFT Commenter]

If you guys had to write incursive right now, could you.

[Big Cat]

I thought I could and I tried and it wasn't even close. I don't know if you guys have tried.

[PFT Commenter]

I haven't tried and I tried.

[Big Cat]

And it basically was. I was just connecting all the letters but writing them like you write letters.

[Hank]

I never could.

[Big Cat]

So you never learned.

[Hank]

I learned.

[Big Cat]

You failed.

[PFT Commenter]

You learned, but you couldn't do it.

[Big Cat]

You failed.

[Hank]

I think I learned. They like, kind of let me get. What was it, third grade like? And I never really used it after the fact. Yeah, you can write my name in cursive.

[Max]

I think I could. The uppercase. Uppercases are impossible.

[Big Cat]

I guarantee you can't.

[PFT Commenter]

I can write Abdul Carter's signature. Incursive.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Max]

Ask me to write something.

[Big Cat]

Write your name, actually. That should be easy.

[Max]

Yeah, that's my signature.

[PFT Commenter]

How do you write an X and like an uppercase X and cursive Uppercase doesn't count.

[Max]

I said that right.

[Big Cat]

Bills versus Ravens. There's no way you can do this. This is true. Pfc.

[Hank]

I can pay you back now.

[PFT Commenter]

For what? Oh, the sarlay.

[Big Cat]

Oh, so you don't even need to. Oh, for the sarlay.

[PFT Commenter]

I kind of want the starlight. I know everyone's.

[Hank]

I tweeted it and everyone's like just. That's going straight to pft.

[PFT Commenter]

V is tough.

[Big Cat]

V is very tough. That's the thing is there's a bunch of you. You can write a couple letters, you.

[PFT Commenter]

Know, letters up in cursive uppercase Q.

[Big Cat]

Wouldn't even know where to start.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it's impossible.

[Big Cat]

Wouldn't even know where to start.

[PFT Commenter]

Memes doesn't know.

[Max]

I got everything but the V. I.

[Big Cat]

Think people are going to look at the timestamps and be like, man, they talked a lot about the Jags and Panthers. You got a lot they got to let say. I'm happy for Jags fans. Yeah, that's a new coach. Start to see the offense look better. Start the season with some good vibes. The defense looked better.

[PFT Commenter]

If you can get the offense going in the running game, then things should be very easy for Trevor.

[Big Cat]

Correct, Correct. And your defense looked good. And so. And I don't know if that's Bryce Young. Bryce Young had like, not only his interceptions, but that, that fourth and one where he threw the ball into the stands. What the fuck are you doing, dude?

[PFT Commenter]

Again, like, he. He plays really well after he gets benched. Yeah, you might need to do that.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay, we'll see. We'll see what happens here. If the Ravens can hold on next up. You know what, Let me do a couple ads and then we can talk. We could even sneak it. Sneak in the Ravens, Bills. If we get a conclusion here before we get to the afternoon games and also the Ravens Bills game. Want to talk to you guys about game time. The NFL's back tailgates pack stands that buzz before kickoff. But getting in nightmare cues, price jumps, getting logged out mid click. All you want is to be there, beer in hand, losing your voice with the crowd. Hank, can you find me tickets for Bears, Vikings? Surely the game time app gives the advantage back to fans the hack for unlocking amazing tickets and experiences in a few taps. It's incredibly easy to use. The game time guarantee means you can Trust you'll get 100% authentic tickets on time and at the best price. Plus fees are always included. So what you see is what you pay. We're looking at Bears, Vikings, Monday Night Football.

[Hank]

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[Big Cat]

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[PFT Commenter]

I love Proper 12. I always make an Irish entrance on Proper 12. You might have seen the commercial. Pretty cool commercial. We're in the Irish bar Shout Out Declan's here in Chicago. We're drinking some proper number 12 Irish whiskey. How do you make an Irish entrance, you might ask? It starts with a shot of proper number 12 Irish whiskey. Because real friends don't let friends Irish exit a party without a story to tell. Original proper number 12 is a rich and smooth blend of golden grain and single malt aged four years in bourbon barrels. Mix it up with some ginger ale. Get a classic refreshing proper ginger. If you're in the mood for something smooth but a little sweeter, try proper Irish apple. It's a delicious blend of proper's award winning Irish whiskey with crisp fresh notes of apple. So get out there, make your Irish entrance. Anything else just wouldn't be proper. Make your Irish entrance with proper number 12 Irish whiskey.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Bill's Ravens is an incredible game. Let's talk about this game and then we can. Because that way we can. We can discuss. Discuss what we've seen and then also recap when we. When we see what's going to happen. They have. The Bills have the ball with a minute and 26 left on their own 20. It's gone back and forth. It feels like a million times. Derrick Henry is ageless. Derrick Henry has 167 yards, two touchdowns. He ran all over the Bills defense. But Josh Allen also had something to say for. Because he's been awesome and it's just been back and forth incredible football. We deserve Sunday football like this. Both these teams are so good. Although both their defenses have not had the best nights.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. I mean especially the Bills run defense had a bad night.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

No two ways about it. Like nobody was touching Henry when he was hitting the hole. And if that happens, then you're completely. Because that means that Derrick Henry's been running for 20 yards by the time he gets to your secondary. And you're not going to tackle them.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

You're gonna. You're gonna look foolish.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. But the Bills can still win this game, which is pretty crazy with Derrick Henry running all over him the way he has. It does feel like that's something that. Because remember this happened last year where they, they played. Did they play Sunday night Football? And Derrick Henry ran all over him. Remember that game?

[PFT Commenter]

I'm trying to remember. Yeah, that sounds familiar. Like they kicked the out of him.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they kicked the out of. Yeah, like just destroyed them and then. But Derek Henry did fumble and that's been the difference in this game because it was. The game was essentially over in the fact that the Ravens could run out the clock. They were up.

[PFT Commenter]

Well, that also at the very end of the first half, the Bills getting one second added back to the clock as the Ravens are running to the locker room.

[Big Cat]

What a throw by. By Josh Allen.

[PFT Commenter]

Great throw. Turns out his foot did hit out of bounds with one second left. I, I appreciate what Jim Harbaugh tried to do or John Harbaugh tried to do, which was just get your team into the locker room.

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[PFT Commenter]

Be like, they can't call us out if we're all in the locker room. But they got stopped halfway there.

[Big Cat]

All right. Also, Lamar Jackson been running all over the place as well and been very efficient as a passer. Just high level football, which is after a day where we just didn't see high level football for the majority of the day.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

All right. Let you want to do another game while we, while we wait for the end of this game. Speaking not high level football. Rams 14, Texans 9.

[PFT Commenter]

Defensive football.

[Big Cat]

Defensive football.

[PFT Commenter]

This is.

[Big Cat]

Offense is not caught up yet.

[PFT Commenter]

This is d' Ameco Ryan's. This is what he does because he was the. The defensive coordinator for the Niners for a long time and so when they would play against the Rams, he was. He would always shut down McVeigh. So he was 40 against the Rams as a D coordinator. The average 14 points a game in his time in San Francisco. So this is kind of by the book, exactly what they've done, but they just couldn't do anything on offense.

[Big Cat]

Oh man, the Bills are going to win the. The Rams. The Texas defense is very, very good. The problem is the Texans offense. It looked like they were stuck.

[PFT Commenter]

They don't really have a running back.

[Big Cat]

They don't have a running back. They don't get the ball to Nico Collins. They don't really have a great offensive line. They changed a bunch of stuff going into the year. Should have been different. Obviously tough test because the Rams are very good, but still they looked. It looked painful for the Texans to move the ball effectively and, and the.

[PFT Commenter]

Texans, I mean, it's not like Nick Chubb played poorly today, but I don't think that they want him to be their bell cow running back. No season.

[Big Cat]

No. I would Agree. I would agree. And he was, he was the bell cow. The Rams had 41% pressure rate, which you can't. That's. C.J. stroud didn't look good. But that's, That's a very tall task to. I mean, the Bills. The Bills. Oh my God. They should have let him score.

[PFT Commenter]

Bills might win this game.

[Big Cat]

They should have let him score. Yeah, he absolutely should have let him score there.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

Am I'm right? Right?

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

That was very stupid to trip him up there.

[PFT Commenter]

You know what's crazy is if the Bills win this game, somehow LeBron's parlay hits.

[Big Cat]

Wow.

[PFT Commenter]

For all of us bronsexuals, LeBron lay. I went, I went hard on the Braun lay today.

[Big Cat]

Good for him.

[PFT Commenter]

Good for Braun.

[Big Cat]

So the Rams offense was not great. Although I think the big thing was that Matthew Stafford looked like healthy. Puka Nukua. You know what's going to happen with Devonte Adams there? Puka Nuku is still going to be incredible. He had 10 catches on 11 targets for 130 yards.

[PFT Commenter]

And I thought Devonte looked good too.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he did. But I'm just saying, like, you know, you're like, oh, is he going to get into Puka's targets and his share? No, that was not a problem at all. And then Matthew Stafford also reached 60,000 yards. He is now 10th all time in yards. This just goes more to his hall of Fame case. If he has 3,600 yards this year, he's going to end the season sixth all time him. So he's the second fastest to get to 60,000 yards. Breeze being number one. He's pretty good. And he is. I mean, as long as he stays healthy, the Rams are gonna be a really good team.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I, I didn't know this rule, but in the NFL, if you're bleeding from your head.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

You have to get evaluated for a concussion. So Puka Nakua got taken out of the game because he's bleeding from his eyeball.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, remember, like when Biden was doing that debate?

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[PFT Commenter]

And it looked like his eye was exploding and.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Leaking. Pukinakua got poked in the eye or something happened. They held a towel up there. And then you have to get evaluated for a concussion. Did not know that rule. But if it's a good way to knock a quarterback out for a little bit. Just like scratch them. Yeah, a tiny bit. Be like, you have to go to the tent now.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

You're not allowed to play. But Puka Nakua looked awesome when he was on the field today.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he did. And The Rams are 1 0. And the Texans have a lot of questions about their offense. They're gonna have to win some ugly games.

[PFT Commenter]

Their strategy of getting rid of their offensive line that wasn't that good last year and replacing them with new guys that weren't on the bad offensive line might not be the best.

[Big Cat]

We'll see. Too early to say.

[PFT Commenter]

It's too early. Too early to say based on the one game. And yeah, the Rams have a pretty good defense, but I think that might not have been the best case.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, too early to tell. But still, doesn't it just. And you know, they. They got a new offensive coordinator, obviously. C.J. shroud took a step back in his second year. You're hoping that it's back to what he was his first year. It's. Yeah, it did not look good one game in offensively for. For the Texans. I can't believe the Bills. This is a. This is a. This is actually a playoff loss for the Ravens. This is how they lose playoff.

[PFT Commenter]

No, this is. This is a playoff game, essentially.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, but this is how Ravens have lost playoff game. I guess Bills have lost playoff games this way as well. But yeah, this is a crazy. I thought for sure the Ravens were going to win. They were up. It felt like they were up 14 or 15 for the entire second half. And then Josh Allen went on two dry or one drive and then Derek Henry fumbled and then boom.

[PFT Commenter]

I mean, the Bills still have to kick a field goal, though.

[Big Cat]

They do. They do.

[PFT Commenter]

Matt Prater.

[Big Cat]

Matt Prater out there.

[PFT Commenter]

Prater.

[Big Cat]

And I guess there is still 33 seconds left. But no, they're actually going to run.

[PFT Commenter]

A play and then.

[Max]

Yeah, it's crazy that Harbaugh punted there.

[Big Cat]

I agree. Especially because he's like the no punt guy. And you have Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry. Why would you punt? You had a fourth and two. I. Yeah, no, I agree. Because you. Why wouldn't you. Why wouldn't you go for it? And then if you don't get it, you'll most likely get the ball back.

[Max]

Because Josh Allen's been moving the ball at will like this whole quarter.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Max]

Why would you. And Lamar has been awesome. Why wouldn't you trust Lamar to win the game?

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Fourth and two at the Baltimore 39. Just win the game right there. Just run the ball. Win the game instead. Yeah, because. Yeah, look at the. The. The last two drives for the Bills have been perfect and they've moved the ball down the field in like lightning fast field Goal is good. Game over.

[Max]

Wow.

[Big Cat]

Also, what a game.

[Hank]

Score gummy.

[PFT Commenter]

Is it origami or Jake Marsh?

[Hank]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Let's go.

[Big Cat]

Week one. Was he updating you as a one long?

[Hank]

He just tweeted. I saw his tweet. It was just 4140 with a bunch of eyeball emojis.

[Big Cat]

Wow.

[Hank]

Which I'm assuming can only mean aami.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep, that's aami.

[Big Cat]

That's a devastating loss to the Ravens. I know. It's just week one.

[PFT Commenter]

Do you think that the Ravens will be, like, they'll have a little bit of solace taken from it, knowing that it was a score gami that they lost?

[Big Cat]

Oh, definitely. Someone's got to tell them in the locker room when they get in, be like, hey, guys, listen. Game ball goes to score me. Because that was sick that there was a score guy.

[Memes]

Me.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

Next up, Sean Moreno's gonna be like, that's very cool.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, Very cool. Oh, yeah. Max, I'm looking at your. That doesn't look good. The cursive that you tried to do.

[Max]

It doesn't look that bad.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, but it's not cursive. You're just connecting stuff.

[PFT Commenter]

Memes. I'm sorry. For.

[Max]

Some of. It's cursive.

[Memes]

It's okay.

[Big Cat]

Memes. What you have.

[Memes]

No, we're just gonna be in first place.

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And congratulations to LeBron Harbaugh.

[Big Cat]

Really should have gone for it. I don't get it. I don't get it at all. That was. That was very stupid. Like, you're built to get 4th and twos, and even if you don't get it, you're going to most likely like the Bills are going to. You'll probably get the ball back a little bit with a little bit of time. It's crazy. Good for Josh. All right. Packers 27, Lions 13. The packers are very good, but I was also the first to say it.

[PFT Commenter]

Packers. To me, packers looked awesome today. Packers looked awesome. And Big Cat, I was watching this game in here with Max, and it was the start of the fourth quarter, and I said, this is good for the Bears.

[Big Cat]

Because of Ben Johnson.

[PFT Commenter]

Because of Ben. Because the offense didn't look as good without Ben Johnson. Meaning that you guys have whatever made that offense look good last year.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Well, Ben Johnson as offensive coordinator for The Lions was 5 and 1 against the Packers. The Lions without Ben Johnson, Owen 1 against the Packers.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a pretty good sample size.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I was. There was a couple of things I was not shocked at. Jordan Love had, like, it Felt like a ton of time, especially at the beginning of the game. He hit his first eight passes. Completions went to eight different guys. He ended up hitting 10 different guys. So they were spreading the ball everywhere. Micah Parsons had a sack at the end of the game. The Lions offense looked so bad. I like they were just 246 total yards. Everything felt like it was rushed, everything was short. It's early there. They got new offensive and defensive coordinators. I was more like. I thought the Lions pass rush would be back a little bit with Aiden Hutchinson and it didn't feel like it was all the way there.

[PFT Commenter]

For me, it was about the pressure that they were getting on Jared Goff.

[Big Cat]

That too, because he ragnow got retired.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, he. He looked super uncomfortable because he had somebody. He had dudes coming in his face all the time.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he did. A lot of dudes coming in his face. A lot of dudes.

[PFT Commenter]

And also. I don't know, I watched the whole game. I heard the announcers talking about how great Micah Parsons looked, how disruptive he was. Was. Was he really that disruptive or. We just. Were they just talking about Micah Parsons? Because he's the big storyline in the NFL and he played like a pretty okay game.

[Big Cat]

I think he had like three or four pressures. He, he didn't get a sack till there was about four minutes left. But he was making his presence felt okay. I mean, it's. It's one of those things that like a supreme edge rusher doesn't have to get sacks always to have a, you know, have, have his impact on the game because other guys. He's getting double teamed. Other guys are not. And, and speeding up Jared Goff and speeding up that Lions offense. Jameer Gibbs didn't have a great game. The packers are a problem. They're very, very good. But again, I can't. I'm not surprised because I told you they're. They're going to win the super bowl. Almost guaranteed.

[PFT Commenter]

It's. It's crazy to watch a Packers team that has this many offensive weapons, like guys that would be very good players on every other team.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, and, and Jordan Love. It's kind of funny that they didn't do that ever for Aaron Rodgers. And now they're like, yeah, we're going to invest in Jordan Love and we're going to make him the best. And he looked really, really good today.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he did. He did. Big week. Big, big Thursday for you.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't want to say what I'm going to say if, if we Happen to beat the Packers.

[Big Cat]

I don't know why you're. You can't.

[PFT Commenter]

If we beat the packers, we're going to win the Super Bowl.

[Big Cat]

You went. You went to the NFC Championship.

[PFT Commenter]

If we. If we beat the Pa. Packers, we're going to win the Super Bowl.

[Big Cat]

You're a good team.

[PFT Commenter]

If we lose the Packers, I'll reevaluate, recalibrate. But if we beat the Packers, I'm. I'm balls deep in this season.

[Big Cat]

You're already balls deep in this season.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, but I'm going to be, like, hitting the back.

[Big Cat]

But I feel like you're playing. The game you played last year was kind of like a. This came out of nowhere. You already went to the NFC Championship game. You're already a good team.

[PFT Commenter]

I wasn't playing a game last year. No, I'm saying a very good team last year.

[Big Cat]

No, I understood it, but, like, last year was. It came out of nowhere, so it made sense to be like, I want to. I feel like we could do this, but I don't know. But you did it last year. You're there.

[PFT Commenter]

If we lose the Packers, I'm going to say, this is the season before the season. If we beat the Packers, I'm thinking soupy.

[Big Cat]

You're already thinking soupy. Can I get a backup here? You know, he's thinking, I'm not.

[PFT Commenter]

I. I've said I think that I. If you.

[Max]

Look, are you talking about this right now? You are thinking soup.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

No.

[Max]

This scenario that you are now saying is super Soupy.

[Big Cat]

If you lose a game like this.

[Hank]

Game, this Sunday Night Football game, you're still gonna be stinking soup.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. But I also am saying, you win.

[Hank]

Or lose, if it's close, you're thinking Soupy.

[Big Cat]

I'm not saying it's crazy for you to think super. You should be thinking.

[Max]

He is thinking Snoopy.

[Big Cat]

Snoopy.

[PFT Commenter]

Listen, Max, you know me. At the end of the day, I'm a football analyst, okay? I take into account everything about the team. We don't have a Super bowl roster right now. We just don't.

[Hank]

What does that mean?

[PFT Commenter]

It means that we're not good enough to win the super bowl right now.

[Max]

But you're gonna have the same roster right now that you have on Friday.

[PFT Commenter]

Battle tested, though.

[Big Cat]

But you were battle tested.

[Max]

This makes no sense.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, you last. You're thinking NFC Championship game. I.

[PFT Commenter]

My expectations are that we. We're a better team this year, but we don't have 12 wins like we did last year. I. I'm thinking like, 10, 11 wins. That's my prediction for the commanders this year.

[Hank]

You just gotta get in the dance.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. If you're a better team, you'll go to the Super Bowl.

[PFT Commenter]

But. But if we win against the packers, they get Soupy.

[Big Cat]

Soupy.

[Max]

By making this scenario, you are thinking Soupy.

[PFT Commenter]

No, I'm pre Soupy.

[Max]

But you're already allowing Soupy, which is fair.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[Max]

That's fine. You went to the NFC Championship game, you got your ass kicked, and you went to the NFC championship game.

[PFT Commenter]

How are you guys gonna tell me what I feel if you give me, like, truthfully, I don't.

[Hank]

Listening to what you're saying?

[Big Cat]

I am. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Truthfully, I watched the commanders play football. I don't think that they're the best team in the NFL. Is that's not a crazy thing to say?

[Big Cat]

No, but I think.

[PFT Commenter]

But if we beat a team like the packers, then I'm like, maybe we are the best team in the NFL. That's not. Nothing about this is crazy.

[Big Cat]

I think you're thinking Soupy before the season, which you should be, because you went to the NFC championship game and you got better.

[Max]

And you're also thinking about beating the Packers. Like, you're thinking about beating the packers, which would make you think about the Soupy, which is making you think about the Soupy Hanks.

[PFT Commenter]

Hank's right. You guys gaslight people all the time.

[Big Cat]

No, I. I'm. I can't say. You should let yourself think Soupy, which I think you already are, because you went to the NFC championship game and you're a really good team, and you got better.

[PFT Commenter]

We went to. We went to the NFC championship game last year. I don't think we were really, really good team last year.

[Big Cat]

Right, but you got better, and you went to the NFC championship game, and Jaden Daniels is the guy. So why wouldn't you think soup.

[PFT Commenter]

Because I think there's still some. There's some holes.

[Big Cat]

Okay. I think it's totally fair, though, for you to just be like, hey, I think they're a team that could go.

[PFT Commenter]

To the super bowl if we beat the packers, win the super bowl if we beat the Packers. Anything less than a Super bowl championship this year will be a massive, crushing disappointment to me.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

How about that?

[Big Cat]

No, I don't.

[Max]

That's fair. That's. That's fair.

[Big Cat]

Thank you.

[Max]

Yeah, that's fair. That super bowl expectations, super bowl or bust. But.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, but.

[Max]

But that's different than saying thinking, because thinking Soupy is just like the possibility.

[PFT Commenter]

Of a Soupy I've considered the Soupy.

[Big Cat]

Right. Yeah. Which you should.

[Max]

But if they. If they beat the packers, you're expecting.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I thought, like, what? I've closed my eyes and be like, I can picture it now. The Soupy would be sick.

[Big Cat]

Which is not a crazy thought to have for the commanders because they're a good team.

[PFT Commenter]

But then if we win this game, then I'm like, we gotta win the Soupy.

[Big Cat]

You have to win this.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Must.

[Big Cat]

Must before you pay Jaden.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a must. Soup.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

But, yeah, the pack, the packers are really, really good.

[Big Cat]

They are.

[PFT Commenter]

They are. I. I don't see. I don't see a whole. Their defense is so much better than it was two years ago. Like, the turnaround they've had has been pretty incredible. And yeah, Jordan Love. I mean, I guess we'll see how good this Lions defense was. But he looked awesome.

[Big Cat]

He did. He. I mean, he was spreading the ball everywhere. He's taking those deep shots. And I don't know. I'm not going to write off the Lions fully, but I do think it's going to take some time for them to kind of write it here because they just looked. They just didn't look anything like the offense that we've. We've gotten to know for the last two years.

[PFT Commenter]

And Romeo Dobbs, when he's wearing the guardian hat, I know he's had some concussions. That's why he wears it. But when he's, like, burning your guys deep and he's wearing the giant guardian cap, it looks very masculine. It does against your own defensive player because it's like this we character just torched us down the center of the field.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. All right. Finishing up Broncos 20, Titans 12. The Titans were in this game. The Broncos wanted to give this game away. They had four turnovers. They. It felt like the Broncos, like Bo Nicks did not look great. Cam Ward, and if you look at his stats, you think he sucked. If you watch the game, you'd be like, there's something there. Because his receivers were dropping balls. His coach. The coaching was. Was confusing at times. The offensive line was getting absolutely smashed by the Broncos defense, and he looked, like, calm in the pocket. So I. If you're Titans, and I'd be pumped that Cam Ward looks like through one game, the eye test, it's there. I don't know what the Titans were doing at the end of the first half. That was one of the most confusing things. Did you see that sequence?

[PFT Commenter]

I did.

[Big Cat]

So for you didn't See it, the Titans had the ball. They were up. They're in this game. They're winning this game. They're up six to three. They're playing tough. Their defense is kind of got Bo Nix figured out and they had the ball. I think it was first and ten on like the seven yard line, their own seven yard line with 45ish seconds left. And they went past pass, pass and then they punted it. And then the Broncos scored a touchdown. Now the Titans then got a awesome kick return and ended up getting a field goal. But still you played like you're, you're an eight and a half point underdog. You're in the shadow of your own end zone. Get out of the half. I don't know what you're doing. And then they had a situation too where Cam Ward took a couple sacks, got out of field goal range. This was a very. I think if you're a Titans fan, it's like, like this was a game that you didn't expect to win. But then when you got in the game, it was very winnable and you just couldn't make the big play.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it looked like you were to pull off the upset for a little bit. Yeah, it did. And it goes to penalties more than anything else.

[Big Cat]

Oh yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

So The Titans had 133 yards of offense, I believe. Yeah, 133 yards of offense. They had 131 yards of penalties today. It's, you're not going to win any game games. No, that's not gonna happen. But yeah, I saw enough out of Cam Ward where I was like, I, I can see it. I can see what they're going for. He also had maybe the coolest pass of the day where he just threw the ball like 40 rows up into the stands. Yeah, well, memes, I know that you clipped that. What was the reason for that pass? Was that just like. Was that false start or was that offsides? He just chucked it up to the upper deck.

[Memes]

It was just blown dead.

[PFT Commenter]

Blown dead.

[Big Cat]

It's blow dead.

[PFT Commenter]

It was a sick, sick throw.

[Big Cat]

They'd have his dad freaking out in the stands. Was funny too.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, he's. He was every Titans fan watching, watching those play calls because they were in.

[Big Cat]

This game, they should have like this was the game that the surprising games. The Broncos offense did not look good. Bonix did not look good. And you had the game and you just blew it on penalties and bad clock management and wide receivers dropping the ball. What do you think about. Where's everyone at their Bo Knicks Believing.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm still a believer. I'm a. Yeah, I'm a believer.

[Big Cat]

Not that he's on trial here, but this is. This is a big year because they. I think Sean Payton kind of promised some new things, and we're going to bring out some new things in the. In the tight in the Broncos offense is going to take us another step forward.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Only one game. Titans defense was. Was lively.

[PFT Commenter]

I think I'm still a believer 100%, but he needs to be allowed to run more.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Like when once Bo starts getting, like, a little frisky with it and he starts taking liberties with running the ball, when maybe Sean Payton is like, hey, I want you to stay in the pocket and be Drew Brees. But once Bo Nicks is not Drew Brees.

[Big Cat]

No.

[PFT Commenter]

He's got, like, a little bit of. To him.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

So let Bo run a little bit. Let him get athleticism, let him get physical and keep the defense on their toes, and he'll be fine.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

Last up, RJ Harvey's. He's going to be a problem.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I think he's a very, very good running back.

[Big Cat]

J.K. dobbins, R.J. harvey, backfield tandem is. Is good. And that. That was kind of what was promised, was like, this is going to be a good running game. And so I just. I like. The Broncos have had a lot of hype coming into the season, and then they played a game against what a lot of people think might be one of the worst teams, the NFL, and they were in a dog fight, which speaks more to the NFL in general because there's always these games. Who do they play next? Oh, they have the Colts at the Colts. Danny Dimes.

[PFT Commenter]

Who's lying?

[Hank]

Colts DraftKings sportsbook. I'm gonna say Broncos minus two, Colts minus one.

[Big Cat]

It's Colts minus one, Broncos minus three. All right, so it's close.

[PFT Commenter]

Get a hammer. Hammer. Danny.

[Big Cat]

Danny dimes.

[PFT Commenter]

Let's do it.

[Big Cat]

49Ers 17.

[PFT Commenter]

Mercy night again.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Seahawks 13. Christian McCaffrey back. Everyone was freaking out, Thought he was going to be not playing. He ended up having 142 total yards.

[PFT Commenter]

That was kind of a funny thing that Kyle Shahan did.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

On Thursday, just like, drop it.

[Big Cat]

Everyone freaking out.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. As calf feels bad again now.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. This was. I like this. The 49ers. How they won this game. That Brock Purdy throw up to the end zone. I mean, Kittle got hurt. Trent Williams, I think got hurt. Jennings got hurt. So this is just happening again to the Niners, but they Found a way to win. But that. That touchdown past the end where it was just such a dangerous throw, and then the Seahawks were right there. Sam Darnold didn't do anything all day. Drove him all the way down the field with a minute left, and then gets Nick Bosa bull rush and fumbles on the back of his right. Right tackle.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. That would have been a perfect time for Mike McDonald to go to the Jalen Miller package, Right?

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

One that he had talked about earlier this week.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't think we got any millroe in the game at all.

[Big Cat]

We did not.

[PFT Commenter]

People wanted some milroe.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. I thought the Niners were clearly the better team today, but they actually have the little bro ass of the week.

[Big Cat]

You're calling them little bro?

[PFT Commenter]

Jake. Jake Moody.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

Jake Moody has been a problem for the niners for what, three seasons now?

[Big Cat]

It's especially been the last, like, eight weeks. So I looked it up. Since week 10 last year, he's attempted 23 field goals. How many has he made?

[PFT Commenter]

15, 12.

[Big Cat]

How has he not been cut?

[PFT Commenter]

I don't know. He's got to be cut this week.

[Big Cat]

Because 12 of 23 is insane.

[PFT Commenter]

Kyle looked like he wanted to kill him on the sidelines several times. I mean, he's been. He got drafted, what, 20, 23, I think.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And it was that season, the game against the Browns. I said, put a. Put a pin in little Moody, because I know he's a great college kicker. Probably a Lou Groza guy, too.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Because they drafted him in, like, what, the third round.

[Big Cat]

He was high. Let's look it up.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. When they drive.

[Big Cat]

Not have been that high.

[PFT Commenter]

I think it was.

[Big Cat]

That would be crazy.

[PFT Commenter]

Was it when.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Third round. 99th overall, third round.

[PFT Commenter]

And he sucked. He, like, showed that he was not going to be consistent, and you could tell that Kyle kind of lost faith in him. And then last year, he was ass again. And then to start out this year the way that he did, I'd be shocked if he was on the team next week.

[Big Cat]

12 for 23. That's so bad.

[PFT Commenter]

Bad day. Moody blues.

[Big Cat]

That's like 12 for 23 is a good. Is good numbers for 55 plus.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

You know what I mean? I thought you.

[PFT Commenter]

The age range.

[Big Cat]

No, no.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Like, if you were 55 plus, you're like, hey, our kickers. 12 for 23. 55 plus.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Like, okay, we could live with that. That's just every kick you'll see hitters.

[Max]

Go 12 for 23 in a stretch. Like, that's not crazy.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

12 for 23.

[PFT Commenter]

12 for 23 is like a really good night for Luca.

[Big Cat]

Seahawks defense is good. I don't know what their offense is going to be. I still don't know. Like Seahawks. Are the Seahawks have a good running back or is it just going to be.

[PFT Commenter]

I think whoever is better that week.

[Big Cat]

Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet. The idea of them is great.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

But it never works.

[PFT Commenter]

The problem is one of them's always good and then the other is not great. But then they flip flop who's having good a good week. So you really have to do trial and error during the game and figure out who's got the hot hand.

[Big Cat]

And then whoever gets good is hurt then.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, then you'll get a hammy.

[Big Cat]

But yeah, the, the. The Seahawks offensive numbers were not. Were not great.

[PFT Commenter]

JSN played pretty well.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And he had that big catch at the end to get them into like the. The red zone or to the five yard line. But what a way for Sam Darnold. It's like you, if you win that game, con not doesn't wash away last year be like, okay, this is a new era. I'm the. I'm the starting quarterback in the franchise. Quarterback. And then to have that fumble happen.

[PFT Commenter]

Brutal shout out to Ricky Pearsall, though.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

Great game from him.

[Big Cat]

He's got to step up without a you.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And he did.

[PFT Commenter]

Until they get Tyreek.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Until it gets. I reck. Until they get Tyreek. Okay, last game. Should we talk about Chargers 27, Chiefs 21. Hank, how much did you love the pomp and circumstance before the game? It lasted forever. Mr. Beast was hosting. There was all types of Brazilian culture and everything. You just love this.

[Hank]

Yeah, it was beautiful. It was great to see the sport in a different culture and see the culture embrace it.

[PFT Commenter]

It was.

[Hank]

It was. You know, I felt like I was watching the NFL grow in front of my eyes.

[Big Cat]

Did you watch the game?

[Hank]

I was driving. I was driving to a wedding in. In the Jersey Shore. So I was. I had YouTube TV on my phone. I was listening to the broadcast and then I got there for like the end, probably the fourth quarter.

[PFT Commenter]

Did you listen to the halftime show?

[Hank]

I did not listen to the halftime show.

[PFT Commenter]

I. I did not listen to halftime show either. I watched the halftime show. I was in a bar with Max and it was on mute. Max, do you remember what we were talking about during the halftime show?

[Max]

Yeah. They shouldn't do halftime shows outside of the Super Bowl.

[PFT Commenter]

Agreed. I think that that's A Super bowl thing?

[Max]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Christmas.

[Max]

No, Thanksgiving.

[Big Cat]

Thanksgiving.

[Max]

Kid. Kid Rock. Creeds and Creed.

[Hank]

And they had the Beyonce thing last year.

[Big Cat]

Did they?

[Max]

Too much.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Max]

Like that. That's trying to be a half. Like a Super bowl halftime performance when the magnitude of the game isn't.

[PFT Commenter]

It was, it was satanic and it was also Pro Cowbo Cowboys, which it was. I thought it was Shakira the entire time because it was on mute. Turns out that was not Shakira that was on the screen. But we got, we got a new Shakira.

[Max]

I was about to talk about Shakira.

[PFT Commenter]

It's like the second coming of Avril Lavine. That was Shakira 2.0 that they had.

[Big Cat]

New Shakira dropped.

[PFT Commenter]

New Shakira just dropped.

[Hank]

Who was it?

[PFT Commenter]

Shakira 2.0.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Justin Herbert was awesome. Awesome. That was, that was the game that everyone who has been talking about Justin Herbert, it's like that's it. That was. And it was a combo of Justin Herbert being awesome and also Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers being like, let's unleash Justin her Justin Herbert. Let's let him be Justin Herbert.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. The goal was not just like run the ball down the throat. It was just like Justin Herbert's going to throw some sick out routes and he's going to put the ball over the top of the linebacker and somehow make the ball come down into his receiver's hand. And he was great. And he's. He's still really, really fast and mobile.

[Big Cat]

He.

[PFT Commenter]

This was, this was a big step for him because I don't think. Let's see. It was the first time that the Chargers beat the Chiefs in five years.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Pretty crazy. Seven games. I guess it was. Seven game total. And it was, it was a statement.

[Big Cat]

Did you guys think Mahomes looked good? No, I didn't think so either.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, if this was the only sample that we had. He did have a couple incredible throws where it's like, what the. How is that possible?

[Big Cat]

The end when the, that, that deep bomb and the, the YouTube TV cameraman got so excited. We like missed the end of it.

[PFT Commenter]

The deep bomb. And then the other one where he's like horizontal throwing a pass. Yeah, that was pretty crazy.

[Big Cat]

And Xavier Worthy getting hurt is a pretty big blow. Like that was again, you know, friendly fire. Travis Kelsey him up. Also. Did Travis Kelsey do a bull celebration? Does he know Brazil's not Spain?

[PFT Commenter]

No, he doesn't.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

He does not know that.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

Guaranteed.

[Big Cat]

I know we're gonna talk.

[PFT Commenter]

Got slapped.

[Big Cat]

I He did get slapped. He got the slapped out of him.

[PFT Commenter]

Was that power rank slaps that and then Will Smith.

[Big Cat]

How can you slap. How can you. Will Smith won this one, too.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that's fair.

[Big Cat]

I think that's.

[PFT Commenter]

That's where we land Quentin Johnson, comeback player of the year.

[Big Cat]

Awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

He's got hands.

[Big Cat]

Looks great. Yeah. I mean, it was. It was. If you're trying. We'll talk to Shane at the end. But like, that was as. You got to be as pumped as you could ever be if you're a Chargers fan. To beat the Chiefs have Justin Herbert. Is it the Madison beer effect? Yeah, I think it is.

[PFT Commenter]

I'd say, like, that's the next step in becoming an elite quarterback, right?

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Dating. Who do you think loves beer more? Justin Herbert or Pat Mahomes?

[Big Cat]

Dad, Pat. My homestead. He's got more years for sure. By far. Did you. I know we're going to talk college football on Wednesday, but did you guys see that Dylan Rail was tight ending.

[Hank]

Back of the week? Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Oh, are you.

[PFT Commenter]

Wait, are you serious?

[Big Cat]

That was your who's back of the week? That's crazy. That. That would be your who's back of the week.

[Hank]

Why?

[Big Cat]

What? I. I just never thought you would have seen that. You don't. You're not a college football guy.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm locked in.

[Big Cat]

I.

[Hank]

You guys, this is. You're gaslighting me, but I was locked.

[Big Cat]

That was your who's back in the week? Yeah. I'm sorry. I apologize.

[PFT Commenter]

My gym teacher and my English teacher getting married.

[Big Cat]

I apologize.

[Hank]

Sorry. That. Yeah, it was a very public engagement.

[Big Cat]

What did you have for it?

[Hank]

I think it's just a. It's a funny coincidence.

[Big Cat]

It is.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

It's a crazy coincidence that might not.

[Hank]

Be a coincidence at all. I kind of like the idea of Dylan Rayleigh just being like an absolute, like, OCD freak.

[PFT Commenter]

He's like, you got to do it.

[Big Cat]

You have to do that. Do you think you have to get engaged?

[PFT Commenter]

Do you think he's, like, using the voice now?

[Hank]

Probably.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Come on, man.

[PFT Commenter]

Saskar.

[Hank]

She's a cheerleader.

[PFT Commenter]

Come on, watch. I want you guys to fall in love. You two are going to make it. Dylan, why are you talking like that, bro? I got.

[Big Cat]

It's always been my voice. Yeah. I'm pumped for the Chargers. Slap hands. Everyone give a high five. I love watching Harbaugh in the. In the locker room after the game. It was Justin Herbert. Maybe a Justin Herbert mvp.

[PFT Commenter]

Maybe don't play games outside of the United States, especially week one.

[Big Cat]

What do you mean I don't like.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't like this opening up on a Friday night in Brazil?

[Big Cat]

No, I agree.

[Hank]

More football. I want more football.

[PFT Commenter]

No, it's actually the exact same amount of football.

[Hank]

No, we get extra night of football.

[Big Cat]

He's right about that.

[PFT Commenter]

There is an extra night of football, but you can watch it anytime.

[Big Cat]

But it does feel like whoever who.

[Hank]

Watches football like in their free time.

[Big Cat]

It does feel like extra football. You have to admit that it feels.

[PFT Commenter]

A little bit like extra.

[Big Cat]

It's 100 football because you.

[PFT Commenter]

But you also have to admit that starting the season in Brazil sucks. Brazil sucks.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Hank]

They didn't start the season in Brazil for two teams.

[Big Cat]

Two teams started the season in Brazil. Who cares?

[PFT Commenter]

I do.

[Big Cat]

We do. We just said we. Do.

[PFT Commenter]

You love Mr. Beast?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, duh. Do you love Mr. Beast?

[Hank]

No.

[Big Cat]

Oh, okay. Before we do, who's back of the week, I got a Roback question for everyone. Roback.com Rob Ro B A C K R H R 8 Cut that. Don't leave it in. I don't care. R H O-B-A-K.com promo code take. I think it's just because I'm doing it out of order. Usually it's to someone, but I'll ask myself the Roback.com promo code take. Question Q's, polos, hoodies, joggers, shorts, 20 off. Roback.com promo code take should we talk about the Caleb article at all? Probably.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, we can talk.

[Big Cat]

You guys read it.

[Hank]

I didn't read it. So I'd love to get your.

[PFT Commenter]

You know, I read the footnotes. I read the first page of it until you had to like subscribe to something.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And then I said, I'm not going to subscribe and I'm sure that you'll just tell me what was.

[Big Cat]

So Tyler Dunn wrote an article. It's a three part article about the Bears just clusterfuck of a season last year. And the first part was about Caleb Williams and convenient timing. Well, okay, so I understand the timing. It is convenient timing. But here's what, here's my take on the article. People could disagree, whatever it was. A lot of the fired guys from the coaching staff last year. I actually don't think Matt Eberflus was on the record. I think he reached out. Matty's like, no, I'm not going to talk about it. I think it was. I'm guessing it was Chris Morgan, the offensive line coach and Shane Waldron were some of the anonymous sources. So he talked to anonymous Sources, which is a little weird because it's not like they're breaking state secrets here. You know, it's not a uncovering something the CIA did. There's really no reason to have anonymous sourcing here. But basically the guys who got fired wanted to get their version of it out and be like, Caleb Williams sucks. And they alleged that he could possibly have dyslexia, which. That one felt wild. There's also some weird, like adjectives used. Sachet around the whole article was weird.

[PFT Commenter]

That's what I saw in the first page. That was free to read. Yeah, there were. I'm just going to say what I think there were several adjectives that were inserted in there that were like, this guy's gay.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it was weird.

[PFT Commenter]

Like they used the gayest adjectives possible that weren't even quotes about Caleb. It was like the article alluded to.

[Big Cat]

It and I actually like. So everyone's going after the guy who wrote it, Tyler Dunn. I don't know. Like he's. He's just reporting what people are telling him, right? You could make the argument that, hey, dude, the people you're talking to are very biased and going to spin it one way, but he's not. He is just reporting it. Whatever. I think the timing though, Hank, back to what you're saying is these guys basically have to get their narrative out there in before Ben Johnson starts coaching. Because if Ben Johnson does a really good job with Caleb Williams, they're going to look even worse. Like, it's going to look like even worse. More of a clusterfuck. And that's what they're doing is they're covering their own ass. The beauty of this is if Caleb Williams is good, none of this matters. Like all of these, holy shit, I can't believe it's happened. Like, he's so bad and all this stuff, none of it matters. And also it's. I don't know if you guys noticed, but like this article didn't really make national news. You know what I mean? I didn't see anyone reporting about it on ESPN or anything. So I think it's a lot of pissed off coaches trying to get their narrative set so they can cover their ass. Essentially. Guys who can go into an interview next year and when they're like, hey, what happened with the 2024 Bears? And be like, look at this article. Oh yeah, it wasn't us.

[PFT Commenter]

I read something about the fact that you guys had to do ready, set, go as your snap count. That was a weird part too. Yeah, it said that they didn't do, like, green 40 or a combination of colors and numbers. They. They reverted to saying, ready, set, go. If you. If you can't teach a guy to do anything but ready, set, go, that's on you. Like, you can teach kindergarteners to learn things besides ready, set, go.

[Big Cat]

And that's what I'd like.

[PFT Commenter]

Green light.

[Big Cat]

And that's what I think that they're doing is because if Ben Johnson makes Caleb Williams look good, they will look even worse.

[PFT Commenter]

I think it was.

[Big Cat]

It won't be Caleb Williams, and Caleb Williams could suck. And then they could be like, hey, look, we were right. The great thing is it all can get decided on the field.

[PFT Commenter]

Here's. Here's what happened. Last year sucked. Last year was. Was bad. And so, so after you move on from last year, there's a lot of people that were involved in that, and they all need to try to make it seem like they weren't the reason that it's correct. And we've had some quotes from, like, Caleb's family that came out talking about how bad last year was. Was. No one watched film with him. No one taught him how to watch film. Now you've got coaches that read that and they're like, well, we need to get our side of the story out there. Let's try to get out. Just say that. That he didn't understand how to count to 10.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And so, yeah, we're going to find out tomorrow.

[Big Cat]

It's. Yeah, that. That's exactly right. It was the. The story was told about how bad the coaching staff was for the last six months. It was no doubt they were going to get a way to get their side of it out there. It just. There were parts of it that felt really, like, personal and mean. And again, it was not. I don't think Tyler Dunn was writing that. He was just saying what these guys are saying. And I think these guys were just trying to get their shots in. And we'll see what happens. And we'll see. And I just. Listen, Ben Johnson. That's it. Do you think Ben Johnson gives a fuck about this article? No, he doesn't care. He. That's the last year's coaching staff. He cares about whether he can make Caleb Williams good or not, so it doesn't matter. But it was a lot of. There was a lot of fire on. On, like, bears, Twitter and just everything. It was the, The. The dyslexia stuff was weird. That. That part was weird where it's like, you guys are getting really personal.

[PFT Commenter]

That's Hippo.

[Big Cat]

That is Hippo. Can't do that. That's hipaa. All right. Should we do who's back of the week and wrap up? Yep. Week one.

[PFT Commenter]

Hey, guys. I love football.

[Big Cat]

I love football too.

[Hank]

I love football.

[Big Cat]

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[Hank]

My. Who's back of the week? It was, it was love. It was Dylan Raola.

[Big Cat]

You love love.

[Hank]

I love love. I like Dylan Raiola, but I will go with Carlos Alcaraz, U.S. open champion. And Sabalenka from the woman's side.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Dominating performances.

[PFT Commenter]

Alcaraz and center.

[Hank]

I don't know if, I mean, obviously it was just because Thursday I was, I was locked in, but I did, I did watch the, the women's final a little bit yesterday. I watched, you know, some of the men's final today. High level tennis is fun to watch.

[PFT Commenter]

So pretty much for the next like 15 years, we're just going to have Alcaraz and center in the finals of every, every major.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that. It's. The. Tennis is the craziest sport. If you're the fourth best tennis player in the world, you're basically dog. Yeah. Like you're not going to win anything.

[PFT Commenter]

You might, there might be an injury. One year and you'll get into the finals.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And then you'll get your ass kicked by whoever of the other two was not injured.

[Big Cat]

That's essentially all it is. Yeah.

[Hank]

Djokovic gave. If Alcara has a better, better shot than center did too.

[Big Cat]

Well, Djokovic is like ancient. He's still the goat. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

What about the, the American kid, the guy that used Shelton Quarterback.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Ben Shelton.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. He's like, he's good. He's like the fifth best player and he's just, he's never gonna win anything.

[PFT Commenter]

But wait, don't do that. Those guys usually sneak One in when it's like a Downey, Ben Shelton will.

[Hank]

Will make some noise.

[PFT Commenter]

Remember, I think when it was like Agassi and Sampras that were winning everything.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Jim Currier also snuck in there for a little bit.

[Big Cat]

I'm going to look it up right now.

[Hank]

Ben Shelton's only 22. Who's Ben Shelton's mom?

[Big Cat]

All right, who's Ben Shelton's?

[Hank]

I don't know. That's a top Google result.

[Big Cat]

What?

[PFT Commenter]

Who is she?

[Hank]

Lisa Whitkin Shelton was also a highly ranked junior tennis player. And his uncle, Todd Whitkin was a professional tennis player.

[PFT Commenter]

Right.

[Hank]

Turns out runs in the family.

[Big Cat]

Okay, let's look at this. All right, so for the last two years, sinner Alcaraz have won every single one.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

And then the year before that, it was when Djokovic was still winning it. So from 2023 all the way. Oh, there was one guy. Yeah, there's like one guy every, like three years that can maybe sneak in.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

Daniel Medvedev. Yep. Or Danny Bed vetted Dominic team. I was a Covid year. But yeah, like, it's just. It was Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, every single year.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

And there's like one year Andy Murray won, but yeah, if you're the fifth best tennis player, you're just not going to win.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. This is what we're going to have for the next. Yeah. 15 years.

[Big Cat]

So did you bet it?

[Hank]

Yeah, I bet center lost.

[Big Cat]

Oh, I'm sorry.

[Hank]

Sorry. Josh Allen, Derek Henry, shout out to memes.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. 18 to 1. Good job.

[Hank]

28 to 1.

[Big Cat]

I was 28 to 1.

[Memes]

Yeah, me and Hank did. So I was putting it in my phone and then Hank said it out loud and then we. I just made eye contact with him. It was just fate.

[Big Cat]

That's so sick.

[Memes]

So sick.

[Max]

I got a boosted 42 bit with you guys.

[Big Cat]

That's so sick.

[Hank]

But this is where pft. I can pay. I can now. I can now pay back public one. I want eight grand.

[PFT Commenter]

Do you want to pay that back? I would rather have the. The sarlay.

[Hank]

All right, so we're over one.

[PFT Commenter]

That should be your money.

[Hank]

You got seven. Well, but my money is your money.

[PFT Commenter]

No, because if I lose all the sarlays, then the debts, it's wiped clean anyways with the exception of the half that was for. For the golf tournament.

[Hank]

All right, so you got seven starlights left. You want to do a Monday night?

[PFT Commenter]

Sorry, you can sarlay me up the as many as you want.

[Hank]

I want you to pick them this you're ruining.

[PFT Commenter]

No, I don't.

[Hank]

If I get big at.

[Big Cat]

If I give you.

[PFT Commenter]

That's a score.

[Hank]

8, 500 parlays. Would you bet them yourselves or just be like, you do it?

[PFT Commenter]

I want you dug yourself in this mess. You're gonna dig yourself out.

[Big Cat]

All right. I would just, like, give me all the cash and I'll just bet it.

[PFT Commenter]

Myself.

[Big Cat]

And one bet. Yeah.

[Max]

All right.

[Hank]

I'll do a Monday night Sarlay.

[Big Cat]

All right.

[Hank]

For the people.

[Big Cat]

Pft.

[PFT Commenter]

My who's back of the week is chivalry. Yeah, chivalry's back. Because I don't know if you guys saw this, but in the Phillies game.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

Last weekend, there's a home run ball that was hit, and this man got the ball, and he saw a woman that really wanted the ball, and he goes, you know what? She's a woman that came to the game. It'd be a gentlemanly thing for me to do to give her this ball. So he gave her the ball, made her very happy. And then him and his kid got some autographed bats, I think after the game, some signed merchandise from Harrison Bader. So it was a truly touching story where it's like, they're good people in this world that will go out of their way to make people feel better.

[Big Cat]

So it's a win, win, win.

[PFT Commenter]

It was a win, win, win. Actually, what happened was the ball landed in the stands. The guy got the ball, and then the woman came over to him, berated him in front of his son for stealing the ball from her when it landed in the row in front of her and nobody had the ball. And then the guy. Credit to the guy, by the way. I saw some people saying, like, you got to stand up for yourself in front of your kid, that this woman was not going to go down quietly. Just get her to stop yelling in front of your kid. Give her the ball.

[Big Cat]

She was a perfect combination. She was a Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann hybrid.

[PFT Commenter]

It was a crazy.

[Big Cat]

So scary coming at you and yelling.

[PFT Commenter]

It was a. Almost like a crisis actor level. Karen.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Because she had the haircut and everything.

[Big Cat]

Max. This happened to the Phillies.

[Max]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

Hank.

[Hank]

Hank, I have a dad question first, because that guy was pretty aggressive going for that ball.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Too aggressive. You think?

[PFT Commenter]

No.

[Big Cat]

Let me watch it again.

[Hank]

Like, he. He went sprinting for it.

[Big Cat]

No, I think that plays. It's a ball. It's a home run ball.

[PFT Commenter]

It's on the ground. It's not in anybody's lap.

[Big Cat]

Was it a home run or a Foul ball.

[Max]

Home run.

[Big Cat]

Then you got to go for it. Foul ball.

[Hank]

I think his reaction is so fun.

[PFT Commenter]

His reaction is great.

[Big Cat]

I think there's a big difference. I think a foul ball, you can't, you can't run, like, 20ft for a foul ball and, like, try to grab it from someone. 1. A home run ball. You gotta go for it. It's a home run.

[Max]

It was also a Philly. You're a Phillies fan. It was a Phillies home run as well. So it. You gotta get that ball. You get it.

[PFT Commenter]

Get it for a kid.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I wish that she was miked up. I want to hear what she. Her, her explanation of why that ball belongs to her.

[Big Cat]

But then now the kid has a. He got a signed bat. He's going to the World Series. I think he's living. He's got an RV now.

[Max]

Yeah, no, there was some rich guy that was tweeting. I saw this too.

[Big Cat]

Everyone just started piling on this lady. And that's the only part that's like, we don't have to totally ruin her life.

[PFT Commenter]

I saw that she got fired.

[Big Cat]

What?

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Max]

There's been a lot of fake stuff going, going out.

[PFT Commenter]

Fake.

[Max]

I don't know.

[PFT Commenter]

I looked into it. I think that she might have gotten fired.

[Big Cat]

This lady sucks.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Don't get me wrong. But also, she can just suck, and we could just let it be after the kid got a fucking rv.

[PFT Commenter]

Listen, shitty people should have jobs. You don't want all these shitty people just wandering the streets, unemployed, fired. That's gonna be.

[Hank]

Says, no, she has not been fired.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Max]

There's been a lot of fake stuff. I, I, I almost.

[Big Cat]

I'm gonna back up. Pft. If you see a picture and it just says fired on it, I saw.

[PFT Commenter]

Several pictures that were stamped fired. Yeah, but you don't want these people roaming around. They need to have it.

[Max]

I thought this was, this was a real thing.

[Big Cat]

What do you Crying filter, Max. So what do you say? Phillies fan?

[Max]

No, that woman was the. It was insane what, what she did. But everyone, I, I think she. She got what she deserved. And, and it's fine. I, I agree with what you said. Like, she's probably walking around Philly right now. And like, not actually not walking around Philly because people are probably saying it. You got to change every. You got to change everything.

[Big Cat]

You grow out your hair. Yeah. Diet. That's it.

[Max]

Yeah, that's it. That's it.

[Big Cat]

But I wouldn't, I wouldn't know who if.

[Max]

No, I think that the reaction was from everyone was Warranted. And I think. I think it's fine. I think she shouldn't be allowed to go to any Phillies games for. For the rest of her life, though.

[Big Cat]

I think she should be.

[Max]

Yeah, she should be per. This was even at Citizens Bank Park. She should be banned from Citizens Bank.

[PFT Commenter]

But don't. But you want her.

[Max]

But I don't want to ruin her life. I just want to ruin her.

[Big Cat]

That's ruining her life. No, it's not.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Die Hard fan.

[Max]

You don't know that.

[PFT Commenter]

She, like, almost fought somebody over a home run ball.

[Max]

It could have been anything.

[Memes]

What if she has to take one of those classes?

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, yeah, the Max class.

[Max]

Yep. I had to take that for something.

[PFT Commenter]

I didn't. I also.

[Big Cat]

I thought it was. I also thought it was weird when people were like, as a man, you have to stand up for your kid.

[Max]

And, like, I'm for sure giving that ball.

[Big Cat]

That's a bad. Like, the masculine, like, dude, if a woman's yelling in my face, I'm. Whatever.

[PFT Commenter]

That's what I'm saying.

[Big Cat]

Like, you don't take it.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Just. Okay. All right, lady. Sorry that the crazy lady came up and yelled at us, and I just.

[Big Cat]

Turned to my kid and be like, don't worry. We're gonna get an RV in, like, two hours.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. The RV is a wild thing to throw.

[Big Cat]

Was an rv. It was literally like, everyone. Because you know how these things work on the Internet, thing happens. Person who did the bad thing gets their life ruined. Person who did the good thing. Everyone comes out of the woodwork being like, let's give him this. Let's give him that. It's like, now it might be too much.

[PFT Commenter]

I think this lady was on a date, too, because there was a guy. I think maybe her husband was there, and her husband had the look on his face like, I've seen this happen so many times before. I'm not gonna try to get in between this.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

This is not the first time that she's made a scene.

[Big Cat]

Well, no. Yeah. The way she yelled like, she is. She's a mean person to people. Like, that's. That was. That was the vibe I got. But, yeah, he got a free. He got. His family's going to the World Series, and he got an rv.

[PFT Commenter]

All right. That's a fair trade.

[Big Cat]

What is this, the price of prices? Right. Why did you get an rv? That's crazy. Just getting an rv.

[Max]

I don't know where the RV is coming from, but there's just people. There's people saying that.

[Big Cat]

I think I saw a guy being like, he's. I'm giving him an RV and the jet Skis. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

All you have to do if you're this lady, by the way, because guys are stupid. You just have to not wear that shirt and change your glasses, and we'll have no idea who you.

[Big Cat]

And grow your hair a little bit.

[PFT Commenter]

Maybe a little bit.

[Big Cat]

Just a little bit.

[PFT Commenter]

Maybe die. If you dyed it brown, you wouldn't have to grow it at all.

[Big Cat]

He got to meet Harrison Bader, who's.

[PFT Commenter]

Not done anything Great social media.

[Big Cat]

Never done anything wrong. Nope. I'll send this young man and his family to the MLB World Series on me. Oh, and you just want an RV as well. What?

[PFT Commenter]

Where does the RV come in?

[Big Cat]

Now I'm mad at the. Now I'm mad at them.

[PFT Commenter]

I think the crazy thing is, also, if that lady did get fired, she would probably start her own GoFundMe. She got fired and then she make money off of it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that's true. Okay, well, that was.

[PFT Commenter]

Way to get money these days, Max.

[Big Cat]

When that first happened, we like. Of course it's the Phillies. No.

[Max]

Because there for some reason that this was at the floor at the Marlin Stadium. And for some reason, the entire section was Phillies fans.

[Big Cat]

It's good. It was Philly on Philly cry. Yes. Because if it was Phillies Marlins cry, you would have been.

[Max]

That would have been bad.

[Big Cat]

That would have been bad.

[Max]

But everyone else was Phillies fans. And also shaming this woman like she got what she deserved. There was another video that she was yelling at some other person who I guess was yelling at her for taking the ball. So she was getting it from all angles, and she was fighting back.

[Big Cat]

Got it. How are the Phillies doing? National sports podcast.

[Max]

They just. They took two or three from the brewers last week. Took two or three from Marlins this weekend. Now we got four games with the Mets, but we're up seven games.

[PFT Commenter]

Now, if this lady up four games on the Dodgers, would you want this lady going to other people's ballparks? Let's say it's the World Series.

[Max]

I don't want her wearing Phillies gear.

[Big Cat]

What would foul ball guy have done in this situation? If that was zero chance. Yeah. Zero.

[Max]

Zero. He would have gotten more mad at her.

[PFT Commenter]

That's a man.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. She would end up with an rv. It would have been like, look at what foul ball guy did to this woman.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

Free foul ball. The RV is. The RV's insane. Like, can I just have some cash, please? I don't.

[Max]

This guy's. What is just as unconditional lover of business.

[Big Cat]

I love hell yeah. Marcus Lemonis. He's a fixer. He's the fixer. But yeah, I, I think if I was like a 12 year old kid, I'd be like, yeah, we give him Vanny. Yeah. You know what? Yeah, yeah. This kid. You get Vanny, you got to come here. You got to get it, you got to ship it. But it's yours. Look at us. That was very nice. Yeah. We should make a graphic new vanity.

[Max]

By the way, but put all of the conditions at the bottom and small letters.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah, we should. Yeah. So I bought. I bought a new van that looks exactly like Vanny that is just can actually drive and is the same year as Vanny Green inside the exact same. It gets here on Tuesday. I'm so excited for this.

[PFT Commenter]

It's gonna be nice.

[Big Cat]

I saw PFT with Zel Camino. I was like, I want to get something for myself too. And I might. And I'll say this. I don't think I've told you guys this part. My lease on my current car is up in a couple months and I, I might just.

[PFT Commenter]

Sick car.

[Big Cat]

I might just drive it around for a while. Putting the, the, the, the children's seats. That might be a problem.

[PFT Commenter]

The captain seats though.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. They should strap it more. My wife might be like, you're not driving our children in this van. Well, the issue 92.

[PFT Commenter]

The issue is I don't think it's got airbags. They don't sit in the front side curtains.

[Max]

I think it does have sides. Gonna run well either.

[Big Cat]

What? Why would you say that? It's a 1992. Yes. It was significantly more expensive than the.

[Hank]

Original Vani, which we spent a good amount of money fixing.

[PFT Commenter]

But still, you did a great job on that, Hank.

[Big Cat]

The engine is just in the middle of the.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a work in progress. It is.

[Hank]

You wanted to jump to the finish line.

[PFT Commenter]

I think it actually is like life threatening to sit in that van right now.

[Hank]

It's a work in progress.

[PFT Commenter]

The carbon monoxide, that'll kill you.

[Big Cat]

We got. We got Vanny running again. That was all we want to do. We're not going to get rid of any unless this kid claims it. We'll just have two vans.

[Hank]

That's where I'm like, that's pointless.

[Big Cat]

Why?

[Hank]

Because we don't use the one of them.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, but we'll use the second one.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Hank]

So let's just get whatever.

[Big Cat]

What if the first we don't have. What if the one we Use breaks. We have a backup van. I guess that's actually a really smart. We have a backup quarterback. Like, might not be the best backup.

[Hank]

We all have cars also.

[Big Cat]

Well, I might not.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay.

[Max]

Don't try.

[Big Cat]

Ah. Driving my kids to school and that thing would rock.

[Max]

I'm thinking. I'm just. I'm just picturing it breaking down on the highway again. We just have it. We're just gonna have Groundhog's Day with this car.

[PFT Commenter]

This one. This one's definitely gonna run better.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Max]

This sounds like. This sounds like Caleb Williams like this.

[Big Cat]

What.

[PFT Commenter]

What was that?

[Max]

Pft. Just keeps telling you, like, Caleb Williams is.

[Big Cat]

Is going to be good.

[Max]

Is Caleb Williams is going to be good.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Max]

Vanny's gonna.

[Big Cat]

How'd you connect that with.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I don't know. What does that have to do with it?

[Big Cat]

Man, that hurt.

[PFT Commenter]

I can't have opinions that Caleb Williams is going to be better this year than he was last year.

[Big Cat]

So now not only does my quarterback suck, but my van doesn't run.

[Max]

Both of those things are possibilities, dude. Someone. Someone's got got to acknowledge the possibilities.

[Big Cat]

That was bad. All right. My. Who's back of the week is our guy, Peter Schrager, because he's the man and we didn't. I didn't tweet anything, but I do have his back. Ryan Clark's a piece of shit. I'll just say that I didn't play the game.

[PFT Commenter]

Big cat.

[Big Cat]

Ryan Clark. Ryan Clark was bad. Yeah. He just, like, berated Peter Schrager for having a take on a take show because he didn't play the game. Schrager fucking lives, breathes, eats, drinks football. He knows so much about football. He's so plugged in. Give me a break.

[PFT Commenter]

I also think that Ryan Clark is, I think, the weirdest guy on television right now, dude. Because he also was live tweeting the Chargers Chiefs game, and then he inserted an apology, like, into the middle of his string of live tweets.

[Hank]

I like that a lot.

[PFT Commenter]

Out of nowhere like that.

[Big Cat]

Actually. That's actually a smart move.

[PFT Commenter]

Buried it in the middle there. But in his tweet, he also talked about an off the air.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that. That was interesting.

[PFT Commenter]

That nobody knew about. And now it's like, wait, Ryan, this is so weird. What the is going on, man? The last two years for Ryan Clark, he's put up crazy numbers in terms of all weird points.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Like the. The back and forth he had with RG3.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

He's like, your wife's white, and then everyone's like, that's weird. Ryan. And then it turns out that he had a kid that he had not acknowledged publicly.

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[PFT Commenter]

That came out. It's just been. It's been very strange with Ryan.

[Big Cat]

Very strange. I.

[PFT Commenter]

And all the podcast clips that I ever see the guy are him on the verge of tears, interviewing somebody.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Schrager, you don't need us to say this, but I'll say this. I'm pretty confident that this entire show, if it was just us versus Ryan Clark, we could beat his ass. If you need us to do it, we will.

[PFT Commenter]

But also, Peter, if you say anything about football I disagree with, I'm going to remind you you didn't play football.

[Big Cat]

Correct. That's a fact. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Not like me.

[Big Cat]

It was just crazy. Ryan Clark. Come on, man. You know what, Ryan Clark? I want someone to give you an RV and then take it away so you can feel the pain.

[PFT Commenter]

You know, I'd be like, you didn't watch football.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. You didn't watch football for a lot of years.

[PFT Commenter]

For the most formative years of your take producing life. You were playing it like your brain was in your brain. My brain was learning how to make takes about football as you were nowhere to be found.

[Big Cat]

Correct. You were on the field.

[PFT Commenter]

Mm.

[Big Cat]

Touching grass while I was on the couch.

[PFT Commenter]

Weirdo.

[Big Cat]

Grinding tape. Zach, finish off my who's back of the week is a dedicated fans. Did any of you guys see the Missouri fan halftime with the kick attempt?

[PFT Commenter]

I did. Yeah. We can talk more college on Wednesday. But yes. This was awesome.

[Big Cat]

I just. Are you guys given the chance? Are you just shoving it to the other team, showing the shirt? Are you going for 25, 000?

[PFT Commenter]

It's a good question, Zach, because at one point in my life, I. I was offered, I believe, 250, 000 to a food bank to make a 33 yard field goal. I did the same thing. I turned to the side. I missed it wide right on purpose. I remember that because I was just like, I don't. This is espn. They fired me. I. I'm not going to acknowledge them by trying to make a field goal here. So I respect what that guy did.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Big time respect. Also, that's one leg.

[PFT Commenter]

Also. The guy had. Yeah, he had a prosthetic leg. And the dude's a legend.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Forever. And I'm glad that rivalry's back too, because you should not go that long without playing that game. The Border War.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Glad it's back. That was a good move. I wish he had. I wish he had, like, Lightly hit somebody in the butt on the sideline. That would have been cool.

[Big Cat]

That would have been really cool. I think he goes down fan history there. Yeah, he does. Yeah, he does. Okay. Good show, boys. Week one in the books. Feels good.

[PFT Commenter]

Feels great.

[Big Cat]

Feels awesome. To talk football, we don't know a lot of things. What do we learn? Dolphins stink.

[PFT Commenter]

Dolphins do stink. Memes was upset because if the jets had won, that would make Hank the only team on this podcast that lost this weekend.

[Memes]

Yeah, that'd have been good.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I hate that I'm also a loser. Game is still coming up. Yeah, but. No, but the jets look better.

[Memes]

I mean, the Bills.

[Big Cat]

Pft thinking Soupy.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm.

[Big Cat]

Hank's gonna give up thinking about the.

[Hank]

Concept of a Soupy never give.

[Big Cat]

We could have think about 2. What's at stake? PFT could be thinking Soupy and Hank could be giving up.

[PFT Commenter]

I was saying it'd be so Eagles.

[Memes]

Could kill the Chiefs and the Jets.

[Big Cat]

Oh, is Jalen Carter gonna play?

[Max]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Not suspended.

[Max]

Rapaport said that it's unlikely that he faces anymore.

[PFT Commenter]

I heard Herm Edwards talk about that on my drive into work this morning. I like to listen to Herm and our good friend Matt Jones chop it up sometimes on Sunday mornings. Herm said, what a combo.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Herm said he would have benched Jaylen Carter for the next week. He would have said, you got to stand on the sidelines with me. Yeah, no, I. I actually do. I actually do think that Herm Edwards would have done that. And there's a reason why Herm Edwards is not an NFL coach.

[Big Cat]

Where's. Where's that?

[PFT Commenter]

It was very funny.

[Big Cat]

Hear him say.

[PFT Commenter]

It's like. I know you believe this, Herm.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

But it also tells me a lot.

[Big Cat]

I know that's like a great. Like when we match each other's, you know, hypothetical things like. Yeah, you know what? I'd cut Jalen Carter. I'd send a message. I would. If I were the coach, I would.

[PFT Commenter]

I'd arrest him.

[Big Cat]

Yep. I would. I'd never let him play football again.

[PFT Commenter]

Actually, you know what? I'd beat his ass.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I would.

[PFT Commenter]

I was his coach.

[Big Cat]

I'd kick the out of him.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. That's what we do to Jalen Carter.

[Max]

I already know the. The line. I'm interested.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, I like this new segment. I already know the line.

[Big Cat]

But you guess it all right. On the DraftKings sportsbook, the Chiefs at home against the Eagles.

[Hank]

What Eagles -4.

[Big Cat]

Is it played? When is it played? What time?

[Max]

Game of the week 3:30.

[PFT Commenter]

I think I'm going to say pick them.

[Big Cat]

I'm going to say Chiefs minus one and a half, Eagles minus one. And wow.

[Max]

I was surprised by that. I thought it was going to be Chiefs minus one, maybe even Chiefs minus two.

[Big Cat]

So I gotta bet the Chiefs system because I have them as a favorite and they're an underdog. Right.

[Max]

Maybe that's what Vegas wants you to think.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, well, I can't figure out, you know, I'm not smart enough. I lost everything.

[PFT Commenter]

It'll be so funny if we. If we recorded early on Thursday and then I went to Green Bay and then I recorded the rest of the show and wrote late on Thursday night. Be so funny. Somebody said that to me earlier. I was like, no, I can't do that.

[Big Cat]

You can do it.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a good idea. But I won't do it.

[Big Cat]

Numbers. There you go. Memes back 22 throughout the show.

[Max]

By the way. Now me. Every time you say the word number he just says three to a muted mic.

[Big Cat]

I gotta stay ready.

[Memes]

I was watching Advisors on Friday and Big Cat said numbers and pause and I, I yelled through.

[Big Cat]

Oh no.

[Memes]

It was like it was it. It was legit. I was like three.

[Max]

The word numbers is broken.

[Memes]

Yeah. Yeah. You can't say number 85.

[Big Cat]

I'm going to go 32 for Justin Fields offense.

[Max]

I'm going to go 33.

[Big Cat]

1499.

[PFT Commenter]

Put 19, 8.

[Big Cat]

Hank 22. 56.

[Hank]

We've been living in the 50s.

[Big Cat]

56. Shane, real quick. Chargers. Pretty awesome, huh? Chargers Pretty awesome. Justin Herbert. Holy shit. I missed what you said. What did you say? Justin Herbert. Holy shit.

[PFT Commenter]

He's awesome.

[Big Cat]

That was an awesome game. Best game of his career. Yeah. Yeah. Do you feel awesome?

[Max]

That was.

[PFT Commenter]

That was probably the best Chargers win.

[Big Cat]

In the last since 2018. Probably last time we beat the Chiefs the Mike Williams two point conversion. Hell yes. That was insane. I was very happy for you.

[PFT Commenter]

I have a question for you.

[Big Cat]

It's awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

Are you thinking Soupy one step at a time.

[Big Cat]

I'm feeling happy in the moment right now. They got to win a playoff game.

[PFT Commenter]

We have to win many regular seasons.

[Big Cat]

Games before the But I'm saying like that's the yes one Justin Herbert playoff. When would be would be feed families honestly with a bunch of chicken fingers and macaroni. Shirley Temples. Shirley Temples. No onions.

[PFT Commenter]

No onions, no pickles.

[Big Cat]

It would feed a lot of family.

[PFT Commenter]

Would you eat an onion like an apple for a Chargers playoff win?

[Big Cat]

I would eat many. Yeah. Yeah. He would sleep with an onion.

[Max]

I would.

[Big Cat]

I would sleep in a bed just of onion. No mattress, just an onion bed. Yeah. If the Chargers go to the AFC Championship game, you have to sleep in a onion bed the night before.

[Max]

I heard you say sleep with an onion. I thought you were asking the onion.

[PFT Commenter]

No. Would you wait? Would you an onion for a Super Bowl?

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

Yes. That would probably burn worth it, right?

[PFT Commenter]

Be crying.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I just love you so much. All right. Good show, boys. Week one.

[PFT Commenter]

Love you guys.