Pardon My Take: NFL Week 7, Fastest 2 Minutes, Broncos' Comeback, Colts Domination, Commanders Down Bad + Shohei's GOAT Game & Who's Back of the Week

Date: October 20, 2025
Hosts: Big Cat & PFT Commenter (Barstool Sports), with Zach, Max, Memes, Hank
Episode Theme:
A comprehensive and unhinged recap of NFL Week 7, featuring wild finishes, a record-breaking Broncos comeback, Colts emerging as a true contender, the downward spiral of the Commanders, and Shohei Ohtani cementing arguably the greatest single-game performance in sports history. Plus, “Who’s Back of the Week” and pop-ins on baseball, gambling, and existential sports fan crisis.

Episode Overview

Big Cat and PFT (with the full gang) rip through Week 7’s NFL action, inject trademark puns and bits into the “Fastest 2 Minutes," and debate the week’s weirdest and wildest football moments. Add in a deep dive on Shohei Ohtani’s baseball heroics, listener-friendly team therapy, jokes about coach firings, and signature segments. All the takes are both passionate and semi-deranged, delivered with PMT’s blend of chaotic humor and surprising NFL insight.

Fastest 2 Minutes Recap

Starts ~03:17

• Rams 35, Jaguars 7 (London)

  • Sean McVay unleashes triple-tight end sets out of nowhere and “hacks the globe”, catching former Rams assistant Liam Cohen completely off guard.
  • Matthew Stafford five TDs; Devonte Adams runs wild.
  • Zach: “McVay might have just hacked the entire globe. Time zones might not exist anymore.” (13:57)

• Browns 31, Dolphins 6

  • Rain game mastery as Cleveland destroys Miami, Tua benched after 3 INTs—Mike McDaniel compared (unfavorably) to the Unabomber for his sideline getup.
  • Zach (on Browns’ young defensive stars): “I’d draft 500 Myles Garretts and I would draft 500 more…” (04:06)

• Chiefs 31, Raiders 0

  • Patrick Mahomes and Rashee Rice carve up a hapless Las Vegas team, holding the ball for 77 plays to just 30 for the Raiders (a.k.a. “minions”).
  • Andy Reid’s first regular-season shutout, ever.

• Eagles 28, Broncos 22

  • Jalen Hurts perfect passer rating—absolutely torches Denver.
  • Max basks in the post-win office glow; discussion on whether Jalen Hurts only speaks in fortune cookie motivational quotes.
  • PFT: “Jalen Hurts talks like he’s a fortune cookie.” (35:04)

• Bears 26, Saints 14

  • Bears have an actual defensive identity and a revived run game under Ben Johnson.
  • Caleb Williams dings his rep with a meh game, but Chicago fans are high on the first true win streak since 2018.

• Patriots 31, Titans 13

  • Drake May nearly perfect, Henry-style run defense continues.
  • Hank gets cocky about the "best team on the podcast" debate.
  • Hank: “We’re on a good run. We got a great schedule coming up.” (68:38)

• Packers 27, Cardinals 23

  • Big comeback behind Matt LaFleur’s bold fourth-down calls. Cardinals invent new ways to lose close games.

• Cowboys 44, Commanders 22

  • Commanders hit absolute rock bottom, injuries piling up, offense and defense look lost, Jaden Daniels goes down.
  • PFT (on Jaden): “He covered up for a lot of bad stuff about the team last year.” (123:13)
  • Team therapy ensues.

• Broncos 33, Giants 32

  • Game of the Week: Giants up 19 with six minutes left; Bo Nix and Broncos pull off one of the wildest comebacks in NFL history.
  • PFT: “The Broncos are the messiest we got in the NFL. But they’re so fun…” (148:16)

Key Segments & Deep Dives

1. London Rams/Jaguars Game

(Timestamp: ~11:08-19:00)

• Rams dominate with surprise triple-tight-end sets.
• McVay out-coaches former staffer, exploits time zone circadian tricks.
• Jags drive past midfield six straight times, score zero points.
• Trevor Lawrence heavily criticized for sacks, spin move failures, and being “the most forgettable #1 overall pick.”
• Notable Quote:
  • PFT: “When Trevor Lawrence throws for 250+ yards, the Jags are 0-3. Under 250, they're 4-0.” (20:42)

2. Eagles/Broncos, Jalen Hurts & The Fortune Cookie Debate

(26:31-37:45)

• Detailed breakdown of Hurts' perfect game.
• Max's mood dependence on Eagles wins—“Max becomes the king of small talk in this office.”
• Fortune cookie cliches—Max, PFT, Zach riff for almost 10 minutes, comparing Hurts’ postgame quotes to AI-generated platitudes.

3. Commanders Complete Meltdown

(120:09-124:55)

• Zach delivers a heartfelt, nihilistic monologue on Washington’s injury cluster, failed “one good season,” and pending Arrowhead doomsday trip.
• Resignation, gallows humor, and inter-host support shift the mood (“I’d rather be mad than sad!”).
• Zach: "I'm mentally a puddle... I just melted into a puddle today when Jaden got hurt." (129:24)

4. Browns Historic Rain Blowout vs. Dolphins

(55:24-64:08)

• Browns built for the elements; run game and defense feast.
• Dysfunctional Dolphins, Tua’s benching, McDaniel’s future pondered.
• PFT: "If I can be honest, I think I'd rather be an offensive coordinator than a head coach." (64:19)

5. Colts’ Dominance vs. Chargers

(100:25-107:22)

• Colts offense called perfect—Daniel Jones surgical, Jonathan Taylor scores three TDs.
• Chargers’ woes pin on OL & Herbert’s “big stupid pick guy” reputation.
• Notable Quote:
  • Max: "Justin Herbert is the biggest, like, what-if, what-if, what-if quarterback of all time." (105:13)

6. The Broncos’ Unprecedented Comeback

(140:45-148:44)

• Details of the historic 33-point 4th quarter, Demaryius Thomas “signs,” Giants’ epic collapse.
• Tebow-mania comparisons. Sean Payton works the refs postgame.

Memorable Quotes & Fan Moments

• On Jalen Hurts:
  • PFT (34:52): “Why does Jalen Hurts talk like he’s a fortune cookie?... It’s not a time to hope. It’s not a time to want or wish. It’s a time to make it happen. That is a fortune cookie.”
• On Sean McVay’s Strategies:
  • Zach (13:57): “McVay might have just hacked the entire globe. Time zones might not exist anymore.”
• On Shohei Ohtani’s Baseball Game:
  • PFT (155:58): “Shohei Ohtani hitting three home runs, pitching six shutout innings with 10 Ks in an elimination game—was the greatest single game performance I’ve ever seen a baseball player play.”
  • Zach (157:04): “Best game in the history of sports. Maybe just the best day anyone’s ever had.”
• On Broncos’ Comeback:
  • PFT (141:48): "NFL teams had won 1,602 straight games when leading by 18+ in the final six minutes. The Giants blew that one. The Broncos, that was insane.”

Baseball: Shohei Ohtani’s Perfect Game

(Timestamp: 155:19-164:14)

• Ohtani’s 3 HRs, 6 IP, 10 Ks, elimination game—hosts agree: single greatest game ever.
• Dodgers dominance; discussion turns to MLB's “real villains” (cheap owners), and how fans should root for their owners to spend, not resent L.A.

Who’s Back of the Week

(Timestamp: 169:32–end)

Highlights:

• Thieves/Heist Culture is back: The Louvre gets robbed! (Hank, 169:35)
  • “You can’t put a price on them crown jewels.”
  • “You got a crew, you use code names... I condone that.”
• Podcast Producers: (Zach, 174:42)
  • Appreciation for behind-the-scenes podcast workers highlighted via Pablo Torre’s ongoing saga.
• Fired Coaches: (PFT, 180:24)
  • Billy Napier gets fired after a win, receives massive buyout. Saban/Franklin discuss the insanity of current CFB coaching carousel.
• Foodie Boys on SNL: (Zach, 181:41)
  • SNL parodies Maryland’s own MD Foodie Boys, proof PMT’s cultural impact lives on.

Key Timestamps

• 03:17 – Fastest 2 Minutes starts.
• 13:12 – Deep Dive: Rams/Jaguars London game.
• 26:31 – Eagles win, Jalen Hurts fortune cookie segment.
• 55:24 – Browns rain game, Dolphins chaos.
• 68:38 – Patriots optimism.
• 100:25 – Colts domination vs. Chargers.
• 120:09 – Commanders’ season spirals.
• 140:45 – Broncos historic comeback.
• 155:19 – Shohei Ohtani’s GOAT baseball performance.
• 169:32 – Who’s Back of the Week.

PMT Signature Segments

• In-depth puns and pop culture riffs scatter throughout (“minion” Packers, “timezones aren’t real,” “fortune cookie” Hurts, “messiest team in the NFL” Broncos).
• Gambling bits (“Gateway” games, “hungry dog parlays,” talk of “reverse hunger”—all playfully unreliable).
• Listener therapy: Commanders and Jets fans commiserate, hosts alternate between taunting and sincere support.

Summary Takeaway

This episode is a tour de force in sports podcasting chaos, featuring zany but informed breakdowns of every NFL game, plenty of gut-punch jokes, and earnest (if unvarnished) vibes for suffering fans. Between fortune cookie debates, the wildest NFL fourth quarter in years, Shohei Ohtani reaching new human achievement, and cultural shoutouts, PMT delivers the most energetic, joke-laden, and quotable NFL recap out there.

Memorable Closer:
PFT (148:23): “The Broncos are the messiest we got in the NFL. But they're so fun. They'll give you the best time of your life—and then just ruin the whole vacation.”

Zach (129:24): "I'm mentally a puddle... I just melted into a puddle today when Jaden got hurt."

PFT (155:58): “That was the greatest single game performance I've ever seen a baseball player play.”

For more, catch deep segment breakdowns around the 13:12, 35:00, 55:24, 100:25, and 140:45 marks, and revel in both the pathos & absurdity of Week 7 and PMT’s brand of sports comedy.