Pardon My Take: NFL Week 4 Picks & Preview, Seahawks-Cardinals Recap, 1 Question With Daniel Jones, Shane Bacon on Ryder Cup, Fyre Fest of the Week

Date: September 26, 2025
Hosts: Big Cat & PFT Commenter (Barstool Sports)
Featured Guests: Daniel Jones, Shane Bacon

Episode Overview

This lively episode delivers the full PMT experience: sharp and irreverent NFL takes, in-depth game previews and picks for Week 4, color commentary on the wild Seahawks-Cardinals Thursday night game, MLB playoff updates, fantasy football tips, a spirited Ryder Cup primer, and the signature “Fyre Fest of the Week” mishaps. The episode also features the popular “1 Question With a QB” segment, this week with Daniel Jones, and golf broadcaster Shane Bacon breaking down what to expect at Bethpage Black.

Key Segments & Timestamp Guide

• [03:41] — Thursday Night Football: Seahawks vs. Cardinals Recap
• [15:09] — MLB Playoff Race Discussion
• [25:49] — NFL Week 4 Preview & Picks – Early Games
• [54:04] — NFL Week 4 Preview – Later Games
• [97:11] — 1 Question With a Quarterback: Daniel Jones Interview
• [110:38] — Shane Bacon: Ryder Cup Preview
• [145:50] — Fyre Fest of the Week

Seahawks vs. Cardinals: Ugly Turned Entertaining

[03:41–15:09]

• The Thursday Night Football matchup between the Seahawks and Cardinals was slammed as “shit” and “painful to watch” but delivered drama late.
• The hosts joke about the Cardinals’ new “Funfetti” speckled uniforms, with Big Cat admitting: “I kind of grew to enjoy them because I like the cream color” (05:36).
• Critical remarks on the body language and chemistry of Kyler Murray and Marvin Harrison Jr., dubbed “the worst body language team I’ve ever seen” (Big Cat, 06:42).
• PFT: “Our good friend Trill Withers said: ‘Have Marvin Harrison and Kyler Murray ever met each other?’ It did look like they had never spoken before.” (07:26)
• Marvin Harrison Jr. gets spotlighted for a surprising stat: “He’s never broken a tackle.” (Big Cat, 11:40)
• Despite a sluggish three quarters, both acknowledge Murray’s late-game flashes: “You see the flashes and it just… it’s not consistently there” (PFT, 08:12).
• Special teams miscues by the Cardinals come under fire.
• Memorable moment: The show obsesses over a Cardinals fan with a ponytail on TV. “He probably gets so many fucking chicks. You don’t see that very often in the wild.” (PFT, 14:44)

MLB Playoff Race: Chaotic Final Week

[15:09–20:14]

• The gang recaps tight playoff races, highlighting:
  • Mariners’ Cal Raleigh’s 60th HR and a fan who gave the ball to a kid, described as “an all-time guy.”
  • AL scenarios: “Yankees hosting Red Sox, Guardians hosting Tigers would be awesome.” (Big Cat, 16:08)
  • Chaos in the NL with Mets, Dodgers, Reds, Padres, Cubs battling for WC.
• Big Cat praises MLB’s expanded playoff field: “Baseball’s the one sport where I’m like, yeah, this is kind of fun because 162 games is a lot of games.” (17:20)
• Notable: Announcement that robot umps for balls and strikes are coming next year (18:30).

NFL Week 4 Preview & Picks

Vikings vs. Steelers in Ireland

[25:49–33:18]

• The show dives deep on the league’s first Ireland game, with much made of QB ginger connections:
  • “Carson Wentz an honorary ginger. He’ll be accepted in Ireland.” (Big Cat, 27:25)
  • A StatHole nugget: Wentz “best all time in NFL history in yards per attempt when it’s exactly 73 degrees.” (Big Cat, 28:12)
• Historic, comical detours: Vikings raiding Dublin in 841 AD, and a callback to “slay queen” or “her big cunts” for Steelers jersey name combos—cheeky banter about Irish crowd reactions (32:38).

Commanders at Falcons, and Other Key Games

[33:19–55:01]

• QB injuries and backups dominate: Jaden Daniels remains questionable; concern about Terry McLaurin’s quad injury.
• PFT (Commanders fan) says he’s “not worried” about Daniels’ absence, credits “system” but worries about Terry’s quad (35:04).
• Trend stat: “After losing by 30+, teams are 61% ATS next week since 2003.” (PFT, 38:32)
• Attention paid to coaching moves (Falcons’ Zach Robinson shift, WR coach fired).

Other Game Highlights & Oddities

• Saints-Bills: “15.5 is just… a do you have any pride game?” (Big Cat, 42:22)
• Browns-Lions: The “Great Lakes Classic” preseason trophy—“the Barge”—leads to a 5-minute riff on ship sizes and helmet décor (43:35).
• Patriots-Panthers: Discussion veers into memes, Patriots’ injuries, absurd podcast rumors, and the “Stefon Diggs news.” (51:13)
• Chargers-Giants: Eli Manning giving Jackson Dart a burger reservation; “That story has some big time weight to it.” (PFT, 55:14)
• Cowboys-Packers: “Packers are going to kill the Cowboys. No CeeDee Lamb. Micah Parsons has a suite.” (Big Cat, 86:00)

One Question With a Quarterback: Daniel Jones

[97:11–108:30]

• Daniel Jones joins for the beloved “1 Question” segment:
  • Nicknames ranked: Indiana Jones > Danny Dimes > Vanilla Vick. (99:37)
  • Defining “aura”: “A sense of confident swagger that you give off that people feel.” (Daniel Jones, 100:22)
  • Locker room reputation? Jones says: “Good camaraderie. We got good dudes… working hard, ready to go prepared.” (Daniel Jones, 102:37)
  • Friendship with Saquon Barkley: “He’s just a normal dude… everything Eagles fans think he is.” (Daniel Jones, 103:51)
  • Confirmed: He can still dunk. (Daniel Jones, 104:52)
  • Hard count demo: “Set 180. Hut! Hut! (quick final hut)”— hosts rate his subtlety. (107:05)
• Capped with Daniel Jones being challenged to a beer chug contest reminder.

Ryder Cup Preview with Shane Bacon

[110:38–145:00]

• Shane offers a sober take: “I think Europe’s gonna win… The last five Ryder Cups all won by the home team by an average of 6.5 points.” (111:01)
• Fashion police: Europe wins “suits with sneakers” over Team USA’s look. “The Europeans take this more seriously.” (PFT, 113:12)
• Explains the “team golf” mentality gap—Europeans treat it with more gravity and camaraderie (115:00).
• Bethpage Black setup: Expect less rough, faster greens—“Putting is the advantage for the U.S., in theory.” (Shane, 118:45)
• Alternate shot (foursomes) is critical, typically dominated by the home team. (120:06)
• Most important players (not just best): Xander Schauffele (USA), Matt Fitzpatrick (Europe).
• Golf etiquette: “If I wouldn’t want to putt it, I’m not giving it” (on conceding putts, 131:13)
• “Crowd nastiness”: Some spice is good for the Ryder Cup—“If it’s close, you’ll watch. If it’s not close, we’ll pretend it didn’t happen!” (PFT, 122:15)
• Noted: “If USA is down more than three, it’s over… need a lead going into Sunday.” (Shane, 129:02)
• Shane’s bold bet: “Europe +170 is the play… could be a blowout.” (Shane, 140:08)
• Fun hypothetical: “If a fan kicks a ball out to help a USA player, is it against the rules?” (Big Cat, 142:42)

Fantasy Football: Fantasy Minute

[90:15]

• Jerry’s Fantasy Minute is packed: Suggests streaming Geno Smith, pick up Hunter Henry or (gulp) Kyle Pitts, drop Boswell, add Matt Prater, ride Falcons’ Luther Burden or Adun. Backs Lions D.

Fyre Fest of the Week

[145:50–End]

A classic round-the-room session of life’s micro-disasters:

• Hank: “Washed” after being called a “no-name producer” in a viral clip; grateful for social support (145:54)
• Big Cat: Ate a football on TV; regrets it due to digestive woes and emotional strife after possibly taking Shane’s “favorite office football” (150:33)
• PFT: Facing moral dilemma about cold-calling Wisconsin alumni for donations after a radio bet (156:46)
• Zach: His apartment building sold; new management triggers “enemy lines” feeling, threats of rent increases, and stress over having to start using checks (157:17)

Quotes & Notable Moments

• “The NFL did it again. They gave us a shit game… and then we got an awesome ending.” – PFT Commenter [04:00]
• “Kyler is really good at a job that he hates.” – Big Cat [06:42]
• “Have Marvin Harrison and Kyler Murray ever met each other?” – Trill Withers (quoted by PFT) [07:26]
• “He’s [Marvin Harrison Jr.] never broken a tackle.” – Big Cat [11:40]
• “That’s not even what he’s supposed to be doing… but you’d like him to luck into one.” – Big Cat [11:55]
• “Playoff baseball. Best time of the year. I’m serious.” – Hank [19:14]
• “Hand up, we fucked up last week.” – Big Cat (on missed stat) [27:48]
• “No one died in the next 24 hours.” – PFT, trying to avoid jinxing a stacked sports weekend [20:28]
• “That story has got some big time weight to it.” – PFT (on Jackson Dart burger reservation from Eli Manning) [55:14]
• “He [Saquon Barkley] is everything Eagles fans probably think he is.” – Daniel Jones [103:51]
• “If you win foursomes, you win the Ryder cup, basically.” – Shane Bacon, re: alternate shot format [120:06]
• “I think the fact that you’re getting plus money on Europe is wild. I would hammer Europe right now.” – Shane Bacon [140:08]
• “I do feel like I’m gonna die, though. Like, low key.” – Big Cat, after eating football [156:05]

Tone & Style

True to PMT’s brand, this episode is fast-paced and full of good-natured roasting among the guys. The tone is boisterous, irreverent, and filled with running jokes, clever stats, segues, sports fandom agony, and wild tangents (including multi-minute debates about football nicknames, barge trophies, and audience “camaraderie” definitions).

In Summary

This episode is a quintessential PMT experience:

• Deep-dive game breakdowns: NFL, MLB, and Ryder Cup
• Original and hilarious stats/narratives
• Iconic QB guest banter with Daniel Jones
• Insightful sports analysis from Shane Bacon
• Relatable, real-life “Fyre Fest” asides
• Wall-to-wall quotable moments

It’s a must-listen for PMT fans and an excellent sampler for anyone tuning in for the first time.