Podcast Summary: The Dan Patrick Show – C&R - "God is a Bills Fan?"

Date: November 22, 2025 Podcast: The Dan Patrick Show (Covino & Rich Hour) Source: iHeartPodcasts & Dan Patrick Podcast Network

Overview

In an episode brimming with humor, insider football talk, and pop culture tangents, Covino & Rich (C&R) dive into the unpredictability of the 2025 NFL season, particularly the state of supposed powerhouse teams like the Bills, Chiefs, and Eagles. They break down the recent Texans/Bills game, explore shifting playoff expectations, and even manage to spark lively debates around swimwear (and modesty) after a viral Libby Dunn photo. As always, the duo keeps things fun, relatable, and interactive, intertwining sports commentary with banter about family, parties, and "buns in the sun."

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. NFL Parity & Powerhouse Upheaval (03:35–21:58)

• NFL Week 12 Set-Up: The hosts quickly set a fun, loose Friday mood before tackling the NFL's drastically unpredictable landscape, recapping the Bills' loss to the Texans and Josh Allen's eight sacks.
• The End of Dominance?
  • Rich: “Let me just say it again… there’s no dominant team. Josh Allen sacked eight times… are the Texans good again? Are the Bills not as strong as we think? Because no one is dominant.” (06:01)
  • Covino: “Josh Allen looked like doo doo diapers… to the point where the Texans were celebrating, eating Buffalo wings at the end.” (06:28)
• Trick Plays & Missed Chances: Discussion of the memorable 4th-and-27 hook-and-ladder play—"it worked, you still couldn't beat the Texans…" (07:21)
• Importance of Key Moments: Focus on the crucial false start by Dawkins derailing what could've been a Bills game-winning drive. “Fourth and one… and it becomes fourth and six, that's the game.” (07:34)
• The AFC Logjam, Playoff Math, Chiefs Concern
  • Rich highlights how even teams expected to cruise to the playoffs are struggling: “Steelers are 6-4, playing the Bears. Ravens at home. If the Chiefs lose this weekend, they go to 5-6… Do they even make the playoffs? Absolutely not.” (09:14)
  • Covino applies a boxing analogy: “It’s like the Tyson-Douglas fight… You think they’re gonna come back, but maybe they just don’t.” (13:19)
• Challenging Usual Assumptions
  • “We spend the whole season speculating, and it ends up being the same teams… But this year feels different. The Patriots are two to three games better than the Bills, and who would’ve thought that?” (15:35)
• Bench Talk – Ravens, Texans, Changing QBs
  • The group debates the Texans QB situation, with backup Davis Mills’ success while C.J. Stroud recovers: “What do you do?... You gotta go with C.J. Stroud.” (16:59)
• The Playoff Race Tightens
  • Rich: “Baltimore’s 5-5, Houston’s 6-5, Chiefs 5-5… These are teams we thought were shoe-ins, and they're on the outside looking in.” (17:07)
  • AFC chaos and “11 wins” as the new playoff magic number discussed at length.

2. NFL Scheduling, Team Futility, and Playoff Bar

• “Winning 11 games is pretty much a guarantee [for the playoffs]… 10 and 7 is questionable.” (19:33–21:32)
• Only twice since the schedule shift has an 11-win team missed the postseason (2008 Patriots, 1985 Broncos).

3. The Libby Dunn “Buns in the Sun” Debate (22:17–32:04, 46:31–51:39)

• Set-up: After hyping “Livy Dunn’s buns in the sun” segment, Covino and Rich touch on viral photos of gymnast/model Livvy Dunn on vacation.
• The Bikini/Modesty Debate
  • Covino: “If I’m hanging with buddies’ wives and all are walking around with their asses out, how is that appropriate?” (47:38)
  • Rich: “It’s the appropriate swimwear for 2025. Style dictates the cuts. Why are you so against it?” (47:57)
  • Covino: “I love a nice booty! But as the dad of a teenager, as the boyfriend of a young woman… amongst mixed company and family, that’s inappropriate.” (48:59)
  • Rich: “If you want old lady bathing suits… [but] women shop online, style dictates!” (49:52)
  • Covino: “How are you going to feel when your daughter’s dressing like that?” (50:03)
  • Rich: “I guess so. Because it’s the time!” (50:05)
  • The show invites feedback from listeners and female co-hosts, teasing further opinion and banter.

4. Thunderstorms & Bills Jokes: “God is a Bills Fan?” (29:22–34:01)

• Hilarious recounting of a thunderstorm that hit overnight—“the loudest thunder I’ve ever heard in my entire life.” (30:21)
  • “It was like a bomb going off. It rumbled the ground, bro!” [Guest Analyst] (30:21)
  • NBC Anchor: “God is a Bills fan… She was upset.” (30:55)
• “It was almost disgusting. I felt it in my soul.” (Covino, 31:00)

5. Re-examining Eagles, Colts, and the Absence of Sure-Bet Dynasties (32:04–34:32)

• Discussion of the Eagles—often slighted as “not dominant,” but really just unlucky on a blocked FG and one standout game.
• “When we were kids, there were dynasties you could lock in. This year—no team I’d lock for the championship, let alone the Super Bowl.” (Rich, 34:01)
• “The good teams are not dominating. It’s not Brady/Pats, Manning/Colts, or Mahomes/Chiefs.” (Rich, 34:24)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On NFL Chaos:
  “This season—anything can happen. The Bills losing, the Chiefs struggling, teams we never thought of are rising up.” (Rich, 06:28, 15:35)
• Boxing/NFL Parallels:
  “You’re watching, thinking Tyson’s going to come back. But maybe he just doesn’t. Same with these top NFL teams this year.” (Covino, 13:19)
• Thunderstorm Mayhem:
  “I jumped out of bed like that SpongeBob meme… What the hell was that? By far the loudest thunder I’ve ever heard in my life.” (Covino, 30:31)
  • “God was bowling a 300 last night.” (Covino, 30:56)
• Bikini/Buns Banter:
  “If there’s women walking around with their cheeks out, you better believe I’ll be looking.” (Covino, 47:38)
  • “Why…are we so against style? Women shop; style dictates!” (Rich, 49:52)
  • “Do you want women to wear bathing suits from the 1920s? Hello, my baby!” (Rich, 49:39)
• Playoff Math:
  “Winning 11 games? Pretty much a guarantee… 10 and 7 is not automatic, 11 and 6 pretty much is.” (Rich, 19:33)

Key Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment Description | | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | 03:35 | C&R open with NFL Week 12, party/family banter | | 06:01 | “No dominant team” – Parity thesis, Bills/Texans recap | | 07:02 | Hook-and-ladder play breakdown | | 08:49 | AFC playoff logjam, Chiefs/Steelers/Ravens scenarios | | 13:19 | Tyson-Douglas analogy for fallen NFL dynasties | | 15:35 | “Three-headed monster” preseason picks now struggling | | 17:07 | The playoff bubble – “outside looking in” teams | | 19:33 | Playoff math – 10, 11 win discussion, historic NFL examples | | 22:17 | Teasing “Fun time, Bun time” Livvy Dunn segment | | 29:22 | Thunderstorm stories, “God is a Bills fan?” running joke | | 32:04 | Eagles and Colts—“not so mediocre,” unlucky losses | | 34:01 | Absence of NFL juggernauts—no locked-in teams | | 46:31 | LIVY DUNN “buns” debate—modesty, generational tastes, style | | 51:39 | Toss to break, inviting more opinions and continuing debate | | 53:17 | (End of content; commercials resume) |

Overall Tone & Style

The dynamic is irreverent and fast-paced, blending sports talk with lighthearted arguments, pop culture references, and meta-moments that include producer and listener contributions. The recurring theme is unpredictability—across the NFL, in fashion, and even in the weather (thunderstorm jokes abounded). Rich plays the excitable everyfan with stats and hypotheticals; Covino grounds discussions with skeptical, old-school flair, and their chemistry brings listeners into the fun.

For Listeners Who Missed It

• Get up to speed on the NFL’s wild parity—nothing is a lock for the playoffs, and familiar dynasties like the Bills and Chiefs are on the ropes.
• Enjoy the team’s playful arguments, such as whether today’s “cheeky” swimwear is a bridge too far.
• Relive a spectacular thunderstorm—with jokes about “God being a Bills fan.”
• Expect the unexpected in sports and pop culture—and tune in for much more C&R banter next week.

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