C&R - NFL Week 11...Make You Go Hmm

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show: C&R - NFL Week 11...Make You Go Hmm

Date: November 18, 2025
Podcast Host/Network: iHeartPodcasts / Dan Patrick Podcast Network (Covino & Rich filling in)

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Episode Overview

This episode, guest-hosted by Covino & Rich (“C&R”) on The Dan Patrick Show, takes a lively dive into NFL Week 11 with sharp analysis, fan observations, playful banter, and some spicy debates. The hosts cover major storylines—from the shocking first-place Bears and underwhelming UFC fights, to Shador Sanders’ much-discussed NFL debut. They also highlight the unpredictability defining both NFL conferences and field listener input on breakout teams, failing franchises, and controversial player narratives.
Tone: Energetic, humorous, opinionated, and conversational.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Live from Arizona: Week 11 Experiences

• C&R kicked off the discussion fresh from attending the Niners-Cardinals game in Arizona.

  • Fan Presence: “I was shocked at that stadium – 70, what, 80% Niners fans, dude.” (Rich, 05:00)
  • State Farm Stadium had a great atmosphere, roof open, with “visiting fans that come in all the time, but 49ers fans were there, and they were strong.” (Covino, 05:10)

• Game Takeaways:

  • Brock Purdy “looking good,” 49ers offense (“explosive when healthy”) clicking, and Cardinals labeled “trash.”
  • Notable: “I was shocked, though, how many yards Brissett passed for…couldn’t really get it together. A lot of garbage yards. But yeah, Niners look good.” (Rich, 05:35)

2. The Bears Lead the NFC North?!

• Biggest NFL Surprise: “Can you believe…the Bears are in first place?” (Rich, 06:06)
  • Bears are now “ahead of the Packers and the Lions in their division,” far exceeding preseason expectations for rookie QB Caleb Williams.
  • Citing Colin Cowherd: “Stars…they move the ball forward. It’s always, like, second down, four yards…They do the simple things.” (Covino, 06:34)
  • Not Patriot-level, but their “secret sauce” is steady, positive yardage and discipline.

3. Dissecting Boring UFC Fights & Combat Sports Letdowns

• UFC 322 Reaction:
  • “When you’re amongst…a big crowd, you’re hoping for atmosphere. Just so happens these are like some boring fights over the weekend.” (Covino, 08:23)
  • “No casual fan…wants to see grappling and rolling around. They just don’t.” (Covino, 09:01)
  • “The only fun part? Bruce Buffer. That’s just…” (Rich, 09:21)
  • Shevchenko beat Zhang, Della Maddalena lost, but no major excitement.
  • Side note: Praise (and intimidation!) for “no mustache bearded look” of some fighters: “That look is so weak but totally terrifying and intimidating…the ‘I’m going to beat you’ look.” (Rich & Covino, 09:37, 09:54)

4. Shador Sanders’ NFL Debut—Narrative and Criticism

• Debut Details:

  • "Four for 16. I mean, what else could he say? 47 yards, one interception…in a 23-16 loss to the Ravens.” (Covino, 11:08)
  • Media (notably Rex Ryan) scrutinize Sanders’ demeanor: “He’s got to get over himself…He’s there by himself on the bench…Are you trying to make it a show?” (Rex Ryan via Rich, 11:34)

• Main Character Critique:

  • “He did make it about him...You ever date a girl…they think they’re the main character in everything.” (Rich, 13:06)
  • “He doesn’t have the ability to pull the Homer Simpson and just fade into the bushes…He had to sit on the bench…moping.” (Rich, 13:51)

• Family and Emotional Angle:

  • “Deion Sanders was outspoken…brought him to tears seeing his son play for the first time…” (Covino, 13:37)
  • At the same time, Shador’s house was robbed during his debut: “No updates if anything was stolen…but another side story…” (Covino, 14:25)

• Missed Headlines:

  • Strong Cleveland defense: “Miles Garrett with four sacks…if they could figure out a way to get that offense working. The Browns aren’t a bad team.” (Covino, 15:43)

5. Fading Stars: Elite Players’ Diminished Explosiveness

• Speculation about regression of stars: “Is Lamar Jackson…lost some steam, lost some gas, lost a step?” (Covino, 14:36)
• Saquon Barkley's decline: “It was ridiculously wild how much he’s fallen off.” (Rich, 15:31)
• Wear and tear identified as a key factor.

6. Playoff Races and "Closed Windows"

• AFC Surprises:

  • “Chiefs, Ravens and Texans all sitting at .500, on the outside looking in…” (Rich, 17:21)
  • “If the season were to end today…the Detroit Lions wouldn’t be in the playoffs. So many people started the season saying: ‘Lions, Ravens, maybe Super Bowl…’” (Rich, 17:21)

• Unpredictable NFL:

  • “It’s week 11 and we’re still trying to figure out…did the windows close on some of these teams that were good last year?” (Covino, 18:39)

• Josh Allen and Bo Nix Resurgence:

  • Both players rebounded after tough previous weeks:
    • “How you like me now?…Last week people were dumping on both of those quarterbacks, and then they came up big a week later.” (Danny G, 19:01)

• Parity/Chaos:

  • “We say it every year…parity in the NFL, right?…But we’re seeing things that make no sense. This year, nothing adds up the right way.” (Covino, 19:51)

7. “Schedule Watching” & Bears Playoff Path

• In-depth segment predicting Bears’ remaining games (21:18–24:23).
  • Rich walks through Bears’ schedule; predictions by panel (Rich, Covino, Danny G): wins against Steelers and Packers, likely losses to Eagles and 49ers, key divisional matchup with Lions looms large.
  • “That will probably be a game that means division win or playoffs…circle that.” (Rich, 24:08)

8. Listeners and Fan Feedback

• Callers apologize to Brock Purdy for doubting him.
• Other callers and producers debate tanking, QB prospects, and front office futures, especially for the Raiders.

9. NFL’s Weird Season, Low Attendance, and Ticket Prices

• “Browns tickets were going for 10 bucks online … in a world where a sandwich at the airport was $35, you can get Browns tickets for 10.” (Covino, 31:11)

10. Betting Misadventures

• Storytime: Rich’s pal cashes out an NFL prop bet right before the game-winning play paid out. “Our $20 bet…I could get a $48 cash out…That is exactly when McCaffrey decides to bust open like a 20-yard run for a touchdown and would have sealed that prop bet.” (Rich, 33:24)

11. Hourly Updates & Notable News

• Dan Beyer checks in with news on coaching changes and injury updates (37:00).
• “The AFC is as unpredictable as anyone could have ever thought.” (Rich, 35:26)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments (Selected with Timestamps)

• On Bears’ Unexpected Ascension:

  • “Can you believe…wrapping up week 11, going into week 12, the Bears are in first place.” (Rich, 06:05)

• On Shador Sanders’ ‘Main Character’ Energy:

  • “You ever date a girl…they think they’re the main character in everything.” (Rich, 13:06)
  • “You could seek out and really easily point out attention seekers. And Shador Sanders is an attention seeker.” (Rich, 16:44)

• On Chiefs’ Downward Spiral:

  • “Chiefs…they’re 5 and 5. Is their window closed?” (Covino, 18:39)

• On Parity and Weirdness:

  • “This season has been wild…We’re seeing things that make no sense. This year, nothing adds up the right way.” (Covino, 19:51)

• On Betting Regret:

  • “He pushes the button. That is exactly when McCaffrey busts open like a 20 yard run for a touchdown…proving that you can never really win, even when you do pick it, you don’t.” (Rich, 33:24)

• On Browns Ticket Prices:

  • “Browns tickets for $10…in a world where a sandwich at the airport was $35…” (Covino, 31:11)

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Noteworthy Segments & Timestamps

• Fan Breakdown & Niners-Cardinals Game – 03:00–06:00
• Bears’ Ascendancy/League Parity – 06:00–08:00, 17:00–24:00
• UFC 322 & Combat Sports Review – 08:23–10:00
• Shador Sanders NFL Debut & Media Critique – 10:00–16:44
• Injuries, Stars Declining, Parity Observations – 14:36–19:51
• Schedule Watching: Bears’ Playoff Roadmap – 20:39–24:23
• Ticket Pricing & Live Sports Economy – 31:11–31:47
• Prop Bet Story (McCaffrey) – 33:01–34:06
• Caller Takes & Listener Interaction – 43:30–45:37

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Final Thoughts

• NFL Week 11 offered unpredictability, with perennial favorites stumbling and former underdogs rising, epitomized by the Bears’ leadership in the North and the Chiefs’ struggles.
• Shador Sanders' narrative captivates—from on-field performance, perceived “main character energy,” and media piles-on, to his family’s highs and lows.
• Parity and chaos reign, with C&R emphasizing how just when you think the NFL makes sense, it goes “hmm.”
• Listeners are left looking forward to both the unpredictable playoff races and the next batch of weekly surprises.

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For More

Fans are encouraged to catch Covino & Rich’s weekday show, download the podcast, and subscribe for more “Monday things that make you go hmm…” and live analysis as the NFL season ramps toward playoff chaos.

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Transcript

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

What's up, buddy?

[Covino]

My weight after this weekend.

[Rich]

Oh, hey. What a great weekend though, right?

[Covino]

Fresh. Actually, not so fresh from Arizona. Yeah. And happy to be back on the west side. Rich is still in Texas. Now Rich is. He's all over the place. He gets around.

[Rich]

He's like Tupac. True story.

[Covino]

He's around the world like def punk.

[Rich]

You know, I got to give Kavino credit where credit's due. Not only is he a little league champion, guy's a cornhole champion.

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[Covino]

Played a lot of cornhole this weekend while watching week of week 11 of the NFL in Arizona. We have lots to tell you about broadcasting live from the Fox Sports Radio studios, Kavino and Rich. Danny G. Is here, Super Pearson, Sam and Spot and buyer. And of course we be rocking out. Let's go right into another week and we hope you had a great weekend. Hope all your teams won. If you miss any of today's show, you'll want to catch the podcast. I hope you had a Connor Ben sort of weekend. We'll be talking plenty of football. That was a great fight, Connor Ben with the rematch victory over Eubanks. Remember to search Covino and Rich wherever you get your podcast. After the show, our podcast is posted. Be sure to follow the podcast, follow rate and Review. Give us 5 stars, say something nice. And if you want to watch the show, if you want to see Rich in Austin from the Iheart studios, look at you, looking fresh. Put his sweet white button down his, you know, shirt if you want to see rich looking handsome. YouTube.com. FSR Now, Rich, lots to get to today. We got last one standing giving away prizes. We will talk Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua probably next hour. But like we always do, things that made you go, man, it's a Monday.

[Rich]

So many observations. Sam, hit it. Things that make you go. Things that make you go. Yo, can I start out by saying we were at the Niners Cardinals game. My Niners looking good. Brock Purdy looking good. You could say, hey, the Cardinals are trash, but I'm going to go with the Niners look good. I was shocked at that stadium. 70. What? 70. 80% Niners fans, dude.

[Covino]

At least. You know, it was crazy to see how many 49ers fans showed up. Now the scoop is there's lots of visiting fans that come in all the time, but 49ers fans were there, and they were strong and they played well with Purdy, and. And it was an experience in itself. There's so many observations from State Farm Stadium. I'd never been there before. They had the roof open and vibes were great. The weather was perfect. And your 49ers look good, rich.

[Rich]

Yeah. I was shocked, though, how many yards Brissette passed for for the Cardinals. They just couldn't really get it together. A lot of garbage yards. But, yeah, Niners look good. I think the biggest observation I have, though, not even based on the game we were at. I'm looking at all my notes for Week 11 of the NFL, and you and I watched all the games together this weekend with our buds. Can you believe after all this time, we're going, you know, we're wrapping up week 11 going into week 12, the Bears are in first place.

[Covino]

That's wild, right? So good. And it seems like they're getting better and better every week. It seems like, okay, when are we convinced that they're just a decent team? At this point, it's pretty wild to see, but they're playing pretty good.

[Rich]

I mean, they're a team that's ahead of the packers and the Lions in their division, and I don't think anyone saw that coming. People thought, oh, maybe the Bears could hang. Last year, the. The expectation was through the roof with Caleb Williams first year, but now maybe settled in a little bit.

[Covino]

You know what, it sounds funny, and I heard Colin Cowherd say this today when we were traveling again. We were traveling from Arizona, back home and everything, except Rich made a dip in Austin again. He's like, it's. It's pretty simple. Football stars, he said, the stars of the Bears, they. They move the ball forward. Stars. They're just really good at moving the ball forward. It's always like, second down, four yards. It's not second down and 24 yards to go. Right. They always move the ball forward. They do the simple things. And he was saying something along the lines. Something along lines. I don't want to misquote the great Colin Cowherd, but, like, it's like how Belichick used to describe Brady back in the day. He did the simple things, right? And they're just moving the ball forward and getting better each week. Not comparing them to the dynasty of the Patriots. I'm just saying they. They're doing those things right.

[Rich]

So what you're saying is.

[Covino]

No, that's not what I'm saying.

[Rich]

They're moving the ball.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

In the right direction.

[Covino]

Yeah, they Just keep moving. And that's sort of their little secret sauce right now. I know. Wow. But it's working for him. And it is a bit of a surprise, at least to some people. But maybe not the Bears fans, because again, props to them. So any observation from this weekend in the world of the NFL Week 11 or anything that you watched, it could have been fight could have been UFC 3 22. Like, I'll just start off by saying we went out to watch that fight. And you know, when you go out and you're amongst mixed company and there's a big crowd, you're just hoping for that atmosphere to be involved and, and hanging on every punch. And just so happens these are like some boring fights over the weekend. Like, no, casual fan, casual fans don't want to see grappling and rolling around. They just don't.

[Rich]

The, the, the two main events, the headliners, the, the women's fight and then the dude that has no nose. Who was that guy?

[Covino]

Della Melody. Yeah.

[Rich]

Yeah. I mean, those two fights were so boring that I know the girl that was our waitress was attractive, but all the guys in our group were just talking about the waitress because what was to talk about? The lame ass fights we watched. That honestly was boring. That was not an endorsement for, you know, the people that love to say, yeah, I don't know. Cavino, I don't know about boxing, but UFC is where it's at this past weekend. I'll tell you where it wasn't at. Ufc that was awful. Awfully.

[Covino]

Defeats Della Madeleina. Della Madeleina in a round five decision. And Shevchenko beat Zhang in the female fight. The co main event, women's flyweight, two boring fights. So when you get up and you go out and you're hoping for an exciting night, and the most exciting thing is Bruce Buffer in the intro.

[Rich]

Fighting, you know, that was the only fun part. Bruce Buffer. That's just.

[Covino]

They were just rolling around the whole time and I get it. That's part of the fight that happens. It's. It's just part of ufc. Well, it doesn't provide for an exciting night.

[Rich]

Cove one, One observation from the fight. That look is so weak but totally terrifying and like, like intimidating. The no mustache bearded look from Islam that is like, I don't know who would rock that look, but that is like. It's oddly intimidating though.

[Covino]

No, that's the. That's a I'm going to beat you look. Yeah, it's. It's safe to say if they have a name that sounds like his. They are probably the ones you want to put your money on. Even though I believe Della Madalena hadn't lost in 10 years or something like that. Well, he got his ass handed to him this weekend. So again, UFC over the weekend, AE observations there, whatever it was that you were into. We'll take your phone calls now at 87799 on Fox. And of course one of the bigger stories was Shador Sanders making his debut because there's so many little subplots and sub stories within that one story.

[Rich]

Like there's like, there's like the B sentiment that, oh, he didn't get the reps in practice. And I don't know. And I heard Dan Patrick talking about this on the network. I believe with who he was talking to a former backup quarterback, Matt. I think it was Hasselback saying how backup quarterbacks don't get reps in practice. So this whole sentiment, like Porsche adore. Well, let's make excuses. He doesn't get the reps in practice. Kavino, what backup gets first team reps in practice? None. So stop it. Backup quarterbacks go in there, try to pick up the pieces, try to make some magic happen. Why are we like trying to make it seem like, well, poor Shador is not prepared. It's another like BS layer to his whole story.

[Covino]

I mean, but he did say he had a crap game, four for 16. I mean, what else could he say? 47 yards, one interception in a loss and a 2316 loss to the Ravens. But he made his debut. And like I said, side stories. There's so many little side stories. You got Rex Ryan saying that he's putting on a show. We have the quote if you want to hear. Here's what Rex Ryan said and I'll tell you some other things that happened with Shador Rex Ryan on Shador Sanders.

[Rich]

He's got to get over himself too. Like you, like he's there by himself on the bench at the end of the game. I've never seen, I've seen it in the seventh game of a World Series when you lose a game or whatever. This is a game is a pillow fight game. Nobody cares. He cares. Sit back. Yeah. Did he care or are you trying to make it a show? Make it about yourself. You got a guy over there that by the way is a two time MVP right there. Lamar Jackson. He was looking, looking for you. He was looking for you right there. Why don't share a moment with him.

[Covino]

All right, all right.

[Rich]

Share a moment with Lamar. He looking all over for you. They get in there with your teammates. These are your teammates.

[Danny G]

All right?

[Rich]

These are your teammates. And talk about, I'm not comfortable losing. You think anybody in that locker room is? They better not be.

[Covino]

So he had a lot to say about how into this team is he or is he a me guy?

[Danny G]

By the way, that was his brother Rob Ryan on electric guitar there.

[Covino]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Rich]

Funny visual, Danny. I picture. That's how they love to. I picture Rob shredding with the long hair.

[Covino]

There's so many takeaways just from that game and again from that appearance. Deion Sanders was outspoken about it, saying it brought him to tears seeing his son play for the first time, even though, again, it wasn't the debut you wanted. But again, you're little kids in the NFL. You know, it's an emo still, an emotional moment. And then there's a. Another side story that he got robbed, his house got broken into during his debut. So talking about a crazy day of emotions for the Sanders family.

[Rich]

Listen, I don't want to take away the joy of Deion seeing his kid play for the first time, because that's beautiful. Something we all dream. And, you know, you'd wish you're upon the stars that my kid plays in the pros. Right? But Rex Ryan, while Rob Ryan or Rob Ryan was shredding in the background, made a great point that it really was about him. You ever date a girl or we know women that they think they're the main character and everything.

[Covino]

Like, it was his debut. He. He did make it about him, but what gets lost is their defense. Their defense is solid, so.

[Rich]

I know, but I'm just saying, like.

[Covino]

That should be the. The story here, but it's not, because he has a big name, and that's the circus of a Shador Sanders. You know what you're getting with that guy?

[Rich]

You know, I feel like I've made excuses for him over the last six months to a year. Like, well, you know, it's not his fault. He's Dion's kid, and he's got talent, and hopefully he gets his chance. We all want to see him, but I feel like he doesn't have the ability to pull the Homer Simpson and just fade into the bushes. Like, you know, he had to sit on the bench and have everyone there he is by himself, moping. Like, I. I don't know. I just feel like we all know those people, men and women, but we've all dated girls, like I said, where they need to have that main character energy. They can Never. Just not be the center of attention.

[Covino]

No, I don't think you'll ever get that from a Shador Sanders. And like I said, the other unfortunate side story there is that his home was broken into during his Cleveland debut. And there's no news, no updates if anything was stolen. No suspects have been identified. But another side story about his house break in. Another observation from that game. There's so many observations about Shadora. We'll take your phone calls. 87799 on Fox. Again, props to the Cleveland Browns defense for putting up a fight. Or has Lamar Jackson lost some steam, lost some gas, lost the step or something? That's another question. Doesn't seem he has the explosiveness as he had in the past. You could say the same for a lot of people like Saquon Barkley. Is it, is it wear and tear? Like, what's going on this year? Why are we not seeing that same explosiveness? We were saying the same thing a few weeks ago about Derrick Henry. You know, where's the explosiveness that we saw in the past few years?

[Rich]

Listen, year to year to year, it's wear and tear.

[Covino]

It could be anything.

[Rich]

Well, what did we see? The stat. You and I watched Sunday Night Football last night. How many big runs Saquon had a year ago compared to this year?

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Like runs of 20 or more yards. And it was ridiculously wild how much he's fallen off. And I just. So many observations. Cove, I don't know where you want to go next, but I have my, my biggest one of the weekend.

[Covino]

Well, I do want to say, you know, based on my point of Shador Sanders making it about him. It's his debut. It's, it's going to be the conversation. It just is. But lost in that mix is a Miles Garrett with a four sacks. Right. Like, their defense is legit. If they could figure out a way to get that offense working. The Browns aren't a bad team. So just want to point that out because the conversation is, is it all about Dor Sanders? And it's like we knew that already.

[Rich]

But. But he does that like, all right, let's say it's a pageant. Let's say it's not a football game. It's a beauty pageant. Right. Only one girl wins. The girls that lose, what do they do? They give their little bow, runners up, take their flowers, they walk off the stage. If one of the girls in the pageant decided to just sit on the side of the stage and just like reflect and mope and tear up a little bit you'd be like, what is she doing? Just it's like a reality show that people that want attention, you tell you could seek out and really easily point out attention seekers. And Shanor Sanders is an attention seeker.

[Covino]

And he's always been. And who is that is. And that's probably part of the reason why he fell so low in the draft. He's that type of guy. But is he that type of player? That's yet to be seen in the NFL, but the debut was made. The Chargers are broken. That's another big story. How do you happen. Yeah. How do you not talk about week 11 and what we've seen this weekend, not bring up the Chargers and how do you pie they look and how if you have any of them on your fantasy team, which I don't give a diddly squad about, but that is sort of the story. They put up zero points.

[Rich]

I, I feel like the AFC is in a really weird spot right now because my biggest observation are there are three teams Covino, that are on the outside of the playoff picture. Looking in now, I know we're only, you know, most teams have played 10 or maybe 11 games, right. With bi weeks and everything, we're more than halfway through. But right now in the afc, the Chiefs, the Ravens and the Texans are all sitting at.500 on the outside looking in. Like, if the season were to end today and then in the nfc just by, you know, bad luck and, you know, have a couple bad games, the Detroit Lions wouldn't be in the playoffs if this playoff started today. And so many people started the season saying, what do you think? Lions, Ravens, maybe Super bowl, maybe. Maybe Chiefs, Lions, like those were predicted. And we're talking about teams that wouldn't even make the postseason as of right now. So those teams have some work to do. Or are we assuming that some of these other teams just fall off or.

[Covino]

Those windows have closed really quick. And Danny G, our super producer, is here. He's excited for his Monday Night Football. We'll talk about that. Danny G. What was the stat we always said? Are we adjusted by week seven? Eight.

[Danny G]

Yeah. Last year we always, you guys always said by week six you knew. And then last year you adjusted to week seven.

[Covino]

Okay, well, guess what? It's week 11 and we're still trying to figure out, did the windows close on some of these teams that were good last year or that were good in the past few years, like the Chiefs? Dude, they're 505 and five. Is there a window closed? Are the Lions not as good as they should be. Like, is that window closed, too? Like, there's so many teams. Yeah, the Chargers played like. Like cheeks yesterday. Yeah.

[Danny G]

And they started off the season looking like a Super bowl contender. From week to week, this season has been wild. How about Bo Nix and Josh Allen both saying, today, how you like me now? Because last week people were dumping on both of those quarterbacks, and then they came up big a week later.

[Rich]

Can I tell you, Danny, Steve and I were in the Uber back from the 49ers Cardinals game, and we were watching the end of the Chiefs Broncos game on my phone in the car. And we got the phone mounted, and I'm like. I turned to Covino and I go, isn't it funny how last week everyone's like, yeah, f Bo Nix. He's done. And now all of a sudden, the Broncos are gritting out a victory over the Chiefs. And now they're 9 and 2 and the Chiefs are 5 and 5. And I said, tomorrow on Fox, everyone's gonna be talking about how like, yo, Bo Nicks is just a. Okay, it's wild. Week to week.

[Covino]

Yeah. It really is insane. None. None of it. And we say it in spot rolls his eyes. We say it every year. Hey, man, the parody in the NFL, right? We're seeing parody, but we're seeing things that make no sense. This year, nothing adds up the right way. Josh Allen, all of a sudden, he's back after one week, he's a superstar again. He's putting up crazy numbers last yesterday. So again, Rich is right. Props to Bo Nicks. Props to Josh Allen. It's not all dumping on players. It's not all dumping on. Man, did you see Herbert? He stunk. Any takeaways are good takeaways.

[Rich]

Well, then let me ask you, based on who's on the outside looking in and the parody of the league, dare I schedule watch. I was. Sam, do you mind hitting me up with some schedule watching? Rich loves to look at the schedule.

[Dan Beyer]

Game.

[Rich]

Schedule watching. Yeah, we talked about the Bears being at first place. Covino, that would be something. No one predicted that, you know, after week 11, no way that the Bears would be ahead of the Lions, packers, even the Vikings. With JJ McCarthy healthy, some thought they might surprise people. So let me hit you up with what the Bears have coming up, and you tell me, at seven and three, they have seven games to go. Danny G. I want to hear your opinion, too. Let's. Let's go over quickly. The final seven games for the Bears. You tell me, are they W's or Else they're playing the Steelers at home.

[Covino]

In Chicago.

[Rich]

In Chicago.

[Covino]

As of right now, I'm going Bears.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Rich]

I'll give them a W. Know what.

[Covino]

We'Re seeing here are some teams with just a little more juice, like the. I don't want to put the Bears in the same category as the Broncos, but you're seeing them play young and strong throughout the game, where teams like the Steelers just fizzle toward the end of the game. Like you're seeing that age or that wear and tear or the juice, the excitement. I don't even know how to put it, but I think they would have more. More juice for that game over the Steelers.

[Rich]

So, yeah, Bears and Eagles at Eagles.

[Covino]

I'm saying no to that one. Low scoring.

[Rich]

L. All right. Now they're playing at. The packers.

[Danny G]

Are one of those week to week teams we've mentioned.

[Covino]

Yeah. And again, a team who's still trying to figure out what they do and who they are. Right. I'm not buying into them at all. They're going for runs, they end up passing. No. No bueno for the packers, bro. I wouldn't put any money or hype on the Packers. So Bears for that one, I bet.

[Rich]

All right, now. Now you go play the Browns. You give them another dub, right?

[Covino]

I would. Unless they figure out their offense.

[Rich]

I. Now they play the packers again, do you want to give them a split with the packers one on one?

[Danny G]

Yeah, I would.

[Covino]

You would? Okay.

[Danny G]

Yeah. Because those two teams are going to slug it out.

[Rich]

All right, 49ers.

[Covino]

No. If the 49ers play the way they played this weekend, again, granted it was. Well, granted it was at the Cardinals, it felt like a home game for them. Seemed like Purdy picked up right where he left off, and he seemed pretty pumped about that. Kittle played big. McCaffrey came in late in the game. He's still playing well. I'm going 49ers on that one.

[Rich]

And then they end the season against the Lions in Chicago.

[Covino]

I see. We'll see what happens there. But, Rich, I hate to say this to get you hyped, but because it feels like it's anybody season, starting to feel more like maybe the Broncos could do something, the Patriots could do something. I feel like the 49ers are in it. If. If they could play like they played yesterday. Again, I get it. It's the Cardinals and they have a lot of missing pieces, but if they could put it together with Purdy, if.

[Rich]

The defense could play, if the defense could keep other teams contained, the niners offense still has explosiveness. When they're healthy, you could see it.

[Covino]

Their offense is explosive. So yeah, if they could, if they could find ways to figure out defense. Yeah, they're still in it. They're not done by any means.

[Rich]

I think what we learned also is that that Week 18 matchup with the Lions. Lions, Bears, Lions, Bears.

[Covino]

That's a question mark for me.

[Rich]

That's good. No, but that's going to be because the Bears will likely be 10 and 6. Everyone will probably be around the same. That will probably be a game that means division win or playoffs or something for sure. So circle that. That is, that's going to be a big one. So there you go.

[Covino]

All right. So we've already established the Chargers are broken. The Bears are legit. They're in first place. We had a great time in Arizona. The 49ers look strong. It was the return of Brock Purdy, but the headline is Shador Sanders in the NFL. Is it all about him? It's kind of understood your thoughts on what you saw in week 11. And of course we're going to get you ready for Monday Night Football. Things that made you go, hmm. We get to your feedback next right here on FOX Sports Radio.

[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Covino]

I've been playa hating Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. Hope all your teams won. Hope you had a great weekend. Hope you had a Chicago Bears sort of weekend. I was saying uf.

[Rich]

Hope you had a UFC type of weekend, meaning you just rolled around with someone. Oh yeah.

[Covino]

Sexy, sexy weekend.

[Rich]

Yeah. There was just a hell of a lot of rolling around and thrusting Iowa.

[Covino]

Sam's on the ones and twos. Danny G. Super producing, getting ready for last one standing. Next hour, we're going to play a game. Giveaway prizes. 87799 on Fox spots got the video going. We're live from the FOX Sports Radio studio. Rich is in Texas. Back in Texas, we're fresh from Arizona. We had a great time. Dan Byers got your update in about five minutes. There's a few things. Remember I said there's a few side stories when it comes to Cleveland. Fun times in Cleveland again.

[Rich]

Cleveland.

[Covino]

All the talk is about Shador Sanders. They're able to figure out their offense. The defense is pretty decent. And something else I saw was that Brown's tickets were going for 10 bucks online. Did I get that right? Danny G. $10 Browns tickets.

[Danny G]

There were actually some that were on sale for less than $10.

[Covino]

That made me say, hmm, in a world of in a world of shrinkflation and everything so expensive a sandwich at the airport was $35. You can get Brown's tickets for 10. Rich and I waited last minute to get 49ers Arizona tickets. We just were at, what's it, State Farm Stadium.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

And we paid what, 160 for.

[Rich]

Yeah, yeah. 40 yard line. We had a big group of people like eight to ten guys. So it was, you know, 160. And we thought that was reasonable considering.

[Covino]

Right? Yeah. $10. Just gotta point that out. Made me say, hmm. After knowing how much money we spent last minute for those tickets. But we had a great time. And we want to take your observations, Rich. Oh, I want to take your observation on the parlay you had at the end of the game.

[Rich]

You know what? I'm so aggravated. But before we even went to the game, I want to make one other observation for all the people that love college football. Our buddy Nico had one of those futures bets where he had like this team to win the championship. And it all rides on Arch Manning Heisman. And we're like, dude, yesterday your bet was done because they were outclassed by Georgia. We watched that game. We were like, come on, let's see if Arch, man, he could do it. And wasn't Peyton was there watching it. Just. Yeah, it was not. Not a good Saturday for Texas. Sorry.

[Covino]

It could have been a better Sunday for you if you didn't cash out on your parlay. I want you to tell that story.

[Rich]

My idiotic friend. We did a prop bet together.

[Covino]

Your idiotic friend who listens to Fox Sports radio. Drew Mack from Nashville.

[Rich]

Yeah, our idiotic friend. I said, let's do. Let's do like a fun prop bet together.

[Covino]

We'll do.

[Rich]

We'll do like a five or six layer parlay. We'll do. Niners win. Kittle anytime. Touchdown. McCaffrey, anytime. Touchdown. It was Kittle, like 50 or more yards and we needed McCaffrey just to hit 70 yards rushing. And in the fourth quarter, the Niners started using Robinson more. And you're like, ah, they're up by like double digits.

[Covino]

We thought they took McCaffrey out, though. It.

[Rich]

It fell for a series where I was like, McCaffrey's not really entering on many plays. Like, it's almost like they're going to give the carries to Robinson in the fourth quarter.

[Covino]

Felt like the game was wrapped. Why put him back in in? So in our buddy's defense, so our.

[Rich]

Buddy Drew's like, hey, man, our $20 bet, I could get a $48 cash out. Now I'm going to cash out. Presses the button. When I tell you, he pushes the button. That is exactly when McCaffrey decides to bust open like a 20 yard run for a touchdown and would have sealed that prop bet. So just proving that you can never really win, even when you do pick it, you don't. You don't win. You don't win.

[Covino]

You know what I took away from that too, though? Purdy must be playing at 100%. No doubt about it. Because why wouldn't they have taken him out of the game at that point? Why wouldn't they have thrown a Mac Jones in there just to protect Purdy? Because it was his debut and there might be a little roster, maybe he is a little sore. He must be 100%. They must be 100% confident that he's 100% for them to keep him in toward the end of that game. I was really surprised about that.

[Rich]

Now Cavino, Danny G, Dan Byer. I know it's only wrapping up week 11 and we're, we're before you know, we'll be starting week 12 on Thursday. I know there's no prop bets that you can make going into week 12, but I can promise you, if you would have asked anyone from Dan Buyer to Danny Garrett to Dan Patrick to Colin to Stephen A. To any sports head in the world, would anyone have ever been able to predict who is at the top of each of the AFC divisions? I don't think you would have got one of them, Kavino. The Patriots, Steelers, Colts and Broncos.

[Danny G]

Our very own Dan Buyer did get the Broncos before the season he died.

[Rich]

I'll give. I'll give DB the Broncos.

[Dan Beyer]

But thanks, Danny. Good looking out.

[Rich]

Yeah, sorry, I'm a Dan Byer guy.

[Danny G]

But I don't really know Byers a Danny G. Guy.

[Covino]

That's true.

[Rich]

But Dan Beyer, I mean, you're watching closer than anyone doing your Sunday show and your podcasts and all that. The AFC is as unpredictable as anyone could have ever thought.

[Covino]

No.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah. Yeah, I think you're right. And while someone would say, you know what, I think Mike Vrabel is going to instill a new culture in New England. You're not double down, you know, going to double down and say, and Shane Steichen and Daniel Jones, turn it around. An Indy. Like that's just not happening. It's. Yeah, it was. And I'll be honest, take the Texans and move on.

[Rich]

Yeah. What I jokingly was like, man, I really believe in Aaron Rodgers and I don't think I think the Ravens will catch them. But even when I joked about Aaron Rodgers, who does look old and tired, they still are in first place though, even though they don't look great. That was laughed at when I joked about that. So when I tell you that AFC is a little crazy compared to what we all thought, the.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, I'll tell you the. The way that the Broncos have won the way that the Chiefs have lost just in that division. Guys, you talk about the Chargers stinkers. I mean, gosh, for all bad it was on Sunday, it was just as good Sunday night when they were dominating the Steelers a little more than a week ago. But you know, that maybe a late, you know, the early kickoff on a Sunday for the Chargers caught up with them. I think the Steelers had, you know, a bone to pick with the Bengals so they can stay atop the division. But yeah, the division leaders are crazy.

[Covino]

For lack of a better word. It's a really weird season. It really is. And Dan Beyer, before we go to the phone calls, let's get your update. Man. The great Dan Beyer. What's up?

[Dan Beyer]

You guys were talking about the college football action that you were watching on Saturday. There's some news in college football and the big news is multiple reports are saying that Virginia Tech is hiring former Penn State head coach, head coach James Franklin, excuse me, to be the Hokies new head football coach. He takes over for Brent Pry who was fired in September. Oddly enough, Pry in his PR from being the Virginia Tech head coach was as the defensive coordinator for Penn State under James Franklin. But James Franklin going to Blacksburg, Virginia to be the new head football coach for Virginia Tech. The Athletic says that Ole Miss has given head football coach Lane Kiffin a deadline of November 28th to decide if he will leave to take jobs at either Florida or lsu. Reports stated that Kiffin's family members toured Gainesville, Florida yesterday and Baton Baton Rouge, Louisiana today. The NFL suspended Bengals wide receiver Jamar Chase for one game for spinning on Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey during yesterday's game. Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. Headed to IR could miss the rest of the season because of the knee injury suffered against the Panthers. Falcons are also going to be without Michael Pennock. Excuse me, Drake London coming up in Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints. Jets are making a change at quarterback to Rod Taylor is going to start Week 12 against the Baltimore Ravens. Spurs said our Victor Wembanyama is going to miss a few weeks, guys because of a calf strain. Memphis Grizzlies announced today that guard John Morant suffered a gray one right calf strain. He's going to miss at least two weeks and we could have the return of LeBron James yet to make his season debut. JJ Redick, Lakers head coach today said TBD and whether LeBron makes his season debut tomorrow against the Jazz. LeBron did practice today. Guys, back to you.

[Covino]

Thank you. Dan Byer.

[Rich]

What a Crazy sports world. We talked about all those AFC standings and then as the funny joke last week went, LeBron was playing in the G League and Bronnie was starting for the Lakers. So just. Sports are crazy, man.

[Covino]

Reeves called that out and it's so true. And you mentioned Wembanyama out, maybe just playing extra defense on Draymond Green. I saw so many viral clips of them just going at it.

[Danny G]

Oh, that was such a great moment.

[Covino]

Right? Just back and forth and the pushing and shoving. So maybe some wear and tear from that series, but lots of observations from this weekend. And Mo and Mitch and Rob and Frank and Everybody on hold 87799 on Fox. We're gonna go to all your phone calls. We'll get to them next. Plus, I have some more NFL Week 11 observations. All right.

[Rich]

Sweet.

[Covino]

All right, we got more Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. Stick around. Shh.

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

I think you mean chicken dinner, bro. Nah, brother. Crispy bacon, fluffy eggs, juicy chicken and a buttery biscuit. That's the perfect breakfast. All right, let me try it. Okay.

[Covino]

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[Covino]

Rich. Yeah, I'm trying to figure out, like, where we fit in. Yeah. So anyway, the hair. Yeah, I'll take the hair. But I'm wearing a hat on this Monday. It was a long weekend, and it's rainy here in Los Angeles. It rained all freaking weekend here. So I was happy to be in Arizona. Rich and I, fresh from Arizona. We watched. We watched the 49ers win. I was saying we enjoyed those big cans. We enjoyed those big cans over the weekend. Those big cans of Arizona iced tea. There's still 99 cents. When in Rome, bro. When in Arizona, you got to enjoy yourself. We had a blast, man. So any observations you made, hit us up at 87799 on Fox as we wrap up something we call things that made you go.

[Rich]

Hmm.

[Covino]

We do it every Monday. I promised Mo and Mitch we'd get to the phone calls. Rich and whoever else wants to chime in, we get you involved. 87799 on Fox. Mo, what's up? Hey. So I just want to honestly send a apology to Brock Purdy, because when Daniel Jones was doing his thing, I kind of suggested that maybe he might be the right quarterback. But once again, after the performance yesterday, I sincerely apologize to Brock Purdy.

[Rich]

You meant Daniel Jones, not Matt Back Jones, not Daniel Jones. Right. So, yeah, I mean, Mac Jones, they're saying is going to get a lot of looks in the off season because they're saying the young quarterback class coming out of college isn't that strong. So Mac Jones could find a new home next year. But I think you saw Purdy yesterday and we said it. Camino, just a little sharper, a little, you know, a little more mobility in the pocket and. And I know it was the Cardinals, but a good soft launcher Purdy this season since he's hardly played.

[Covino]

Right. Yeah. No, it was a great debut for sure. Or a great comeback, I should say.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Mitch in Jersey, you're on. Cavino and Rich, what's poppin, guys? Hey, buddy. What up, Sam?

[Rich]

Donald, I know you have four interceptions.

[Covino]

Almost won the game. He's the guy I wish the Raiders had signed. They wouldn't be 2 and 7. But I want them to lose tonight and continue losing. But there's a lot of good quarterbacks coming out next year. Yeah.

[Rich]

I mean, Danny, Danny G. Your. Your Raiders, do you want them to win or do you want the better draft stock at this. At this juncture of the season? You're not making the playoffs. So are you just hoping, like you said, for maybe like a good game from Bowers or Gente and just some promise?

[Danny G]

There was a headline this morning saying, did Tom Brady tip his pick for quarterback next season for the Raiders? Because he was praising C.J. carr of Notre Dame. Yeah, Yeah. I don't know. I've never been one of the kind of fans who subscribes to, oh, let's lose out and get a better draft position. You don't ever want your team to lose. It's a bad culture.

[Rich]

Well, speaking of wanting your team to lose, there was a point yesterday where I was like, is Mike McDaniel trying to lose this game for the Dolphins?

[Covino]

You know, so many questionable calls. Like, why didn't they go for the field goal? Like, is that an analytics call? At that, I would imagine, right? Like, why else would they do that? They ended up getting the win anyway and they got lucky. But even that Eagles game, lots of questionable calls. I want to talk about that. But back to our caller and Sam Darnold. I don't know if you guys saw the quote from Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones defending his qb Sam Darnold saying, if you got anything to say, quite, quite frankly, Fu, it was cool to see him have Darnold's back in that moment in the press conference. And speaking of football and speaking of great quarterbacks, Bo Nicks pulled one out. And that's time for our tire act play of the day. Let's do that real quick. The Broncos won a close one over the Chiefs.

[Dan Beyer]

Snap, placement, kick on the way.

[Rich]

And it is good they don't block.

[Dan Beyer]

This one like last year in Kansas City. On the final play of the game, the Denver Broncos have beaten the Kansas City Chiefs by a five final score.

[Covino]

Of 22 to 19. The Kansas City cheeks courtesy of KOA 8.50am and 9.40.1 FM Broncos radio and that was our tire rack play of.

[Rich]

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[Danny G]

Yeah, they're rich. They're owing five in one score games this season. Last year they won 12 games by one score.

[Rich]

And Kavino, you made Danny, we've been joking about it for years saying that eventually the ball will now not bounce their way. And we're seeing that with the Chiefs and with the Lions. Danny G. Oh for five on fourth down tries. And what were they known for? Like edging out close games because they were ballsy on fourth down. And now you're seeing that backfire. So you're seeing like you know in Vegas when you see red or black come up a bunch of times or you're like the opposite is bound to happen and we're seeing it this year.

[Covino]

But on the flip side, what we're also seeing is things go the Broncos way and props to them, they're nine and two now. Right. So we also have to say, okay, well maybe the Chiefs are just mediocre and guys like and teams like the Broncos have turned the corner and props to them. So that's our tyrack play of the day as we wrap up things that made you go. You mentioned questionable calls. Rich, you mentioned that the Dolphins, Lions, Eagles too, over 6 on 4 downs total total total over 6 in the game.

[Rich]

Yeah and there was a pass interference call that was a little bunk and it makes you wonder like should there ever be a thought of. I, I know we don't want to do pass interference challenges but under two minutes when it's, when it's such a game changing moment. Even Chris, Chris Collinsworth was, was losing his mind on that call and we.

[Covino]

Reaped all the benefits. All right, so we'll wrap it up with your phone calls and feedback. Anything that made you go, hmm, week 11 anything. UFC, some boxing during the day overseas. It was great. Like I ment Connor Ben with the rematch victory over Chris Eubanks, really great fight. UFC not so much. But any observations you made 87799 on Fox and save that number because we also need you to call if you want to play last one standing.

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