Hour 2 – Kicker Dominance, Ross Tucker

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show (Hour 2) – Kicker Dominance, Ross Tucker

Date: February 9, 2026
Host: Dan Patrick (iHeartPodcasts & Dan Patrick Podcast Network)
Notable Guest: Ross Tucker
Main Theme: Recap and analysis of Super Bowl night, highlighting the crucial role of kickers, the strategic nuances of the game, and Ross Tucker’s deep-dive into offensive/defensive line play. Live callers and the Danettes join in with humor, best/worst of the weekend, and musings on football culture.

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Episode Overview

The second hour of The Dan Patrick Show centers on a detailed breakdown of the prior night’s Super Bowl, with a focus on the previously underappreciated impact of kickers and special teams. Dan and the crew debate whether this particular championship game was defined by elite defenses or lackluster offenses, and they welcome Ross Tucker for expert analysis on in-game adjustments, the struggles of rookie players, and coaching miscues. Interspersed with audience call-ins, the show balances football insight, humor, and relatable fan perspective.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Super Bowl Recap: The Kickers' Outsize Impact

[03:00 – 04:43]

• Jason Myers (Seattle):

  • Kicked five field goals, scoring the team’s first 12 points.
  • First NFL player to surpass 200 points in a season (playoffs included; finishes with 206).
  • Broke LaDainian Tomlinson’s 2006 record of 198 points.
  • “[Kickers] helped win you the Super Bowl last night...we tend to look at the kickers as okay, they're kind of a necessary evil. But those two last night, they were weapons.” — Dan Patrick [04:00]

• Michael Dixon (Seattle, punter):

  • “Three punts inside the six-yard line…can be the difference. Momentum and flipping the field, keeping New England with their backs against their goal post.” — Dan Patrick [04:10]
  • Described as a “weapon” alongside kicker Myers.

• Defense and Kenneth Walker III noted as Seattle’s other primary offensive contributors.

Special Teams & Analogies

[05:27]

• Marvin: “Having a punter do that regularly is like having somebody in your friend group who does magic tricks or something…at some point we're going to need this. I don't really know when, but I'm glad that you can do it.”

Humor Break – Jugglers & Bar Tricks

[05:36 – 07:35]

• The crew riffs on one member’s friend (“Pete the Juggler”) and the unexpected social benefits of party tricks, paralleling undervalued special teams players.
• Discussion transitions to juggling, bowling pins, unicycles, and distracted women in bars.
• Dan: “I never had a juggler with me in the bar. Apparently juggler spillover, who knew there was juggler spillover?” [06:13]

Listener Calls: Best & Worst of the Weekend

• Emotional Appreciation: David from Ohio shares that the DP show helped him through the loss of a family member [08:19].
• Super Bowl Stories: Buddha from San Francisco recalls calling the show from a paddle boat in McCovey Cove and proposes a poll question: "Would you get married during the performance of the Super Bowl halftime show?" [09:10]
• Court Storming Controversy: Brad from NC comments on the North Carolina–Duke basketball game, criticizing court-storming and the responses from Duke’s coach [11:16].
  • Dan: “I keep coming back to, someone is going to get seriously hurt… I know we love it...” [11:52]
• Super Bowl Commercial Favorites & Vikings Malaise: Nick from Irvine brings up a standout Budweiser commercial and laments the Vikings’ lack of success [12:28].
• Patriots’ Super Bowl Legitimacy: The team and callers debate whether the Patriots belonged in the Super Bowl after an “easy schedule.” [13:42, 15:08]
  • Dan: “You play who is ever in front of you. It was enough for them to get to the Super Bowl.” [15:08]

Tactical and Coaching Critique

[16:03] – [18:24]

• Jack from Philadelphia, a Patriots fan, criticizes offensive play calling and a failure to adapt (“they got away from the run game after the defense is doing everything in their power…”).
• Dan agrees, noting, “We kept wondering like where are the adjustments here?… Josh McDaniels didn’t have a good night.” [16:45]
• Focus on the defensive strategies: both teams extremely aggressive (“Seattle had rhythm. New England had to disrupt the rhythm of the defense, which is usually the other way around.”).

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Ross Tucker Segment: Analysis & Inside the Trenches

[26:02 – 38:21]

Flight Logistics Banter

• Humorous start as Fritzi admits mistakenly thinking Ross flew to London to call the game, prompting laughs and ribbing [26:17–27:47].
  • Ross: “Say it out loud, Todd… I’m one of your biggest supporters, but say it out loud first.” [27:07]

First Half Assessment

[27:52]

• Ross: “Is it a defensive struggle or offensive struggle?… It was good defense, really good defense, but neither offense played very well.”
• Cites poor offensive line recognition, especially with picking up blitzes (“same Devin Witherspoon blitz… six or seven times in the game. I’m not sure the Patriots picked it up once.”).

Offensive Line/Coaching Issues

• Ross singles out Patriots OC Josh McDaniels for failing to help the struggling left side of the line:
  • “Any other pressure that comes from that side, that’s on Josh McDaniels, that’s on the coaching staff.” [29:35]
  • Highlights 14 pressures from one player in a game as evidence of failed adjustments.

Sam Darnold vs. Drake May (Quarterback Play)

[28:00–31:00]

• Darnold (Seattle): Displayed better pocket movement and ability to evade free rushers, despite expectations that Drake May would be more mobile.
• Walker III: “He almost never runs the ball where he’s supposed to go…sometimes he gets in trouble and loses yardage…But look, he was very productive, had a terrific night. He’s going to give you some lost yardage plays, but he keeps defenses honest.” [31:00]

Which Team is Set Up for Future Success?

[32:06–33:30]

• Tucker gives Seattle the edge to return to the Super Bowl, but notes their division is highly competitive. Questions if Buffalo/Bills or Rams might have fared better given how the Super Bowl played out.

Drake May’s Struggles & Coaching Responsibility

[33:30–35:20]

• Ross critiques May’s comfort, suggesting he was rattled and not put in positions to succeed.
  • Dan agrees: “You have to put him in situations where you get a couple of plays, get comfortable, any kind of rhythm… I would have had the Tom Brady playbook. That ball is going to be out now.” [34:40]
  • Both question the Patriots’ lack of screen plays and abandonment of the run.

Defensive Adjustment Breakdown

[35:23–36:37]

• Ross’s biggest shock: Patriots repeatedly burned by the same Devin Witherspoon blitz (“That’s not pro football… The fact that the Seahawks still got home with Witherspoon…four more times, that blows my mind away. That [Josh] McDaniels and the Patriots coaching staff allowed themselves to continually get beat by essentially the same blitz. That should not and cannot happen.” [36:23])

Sam Darnold’s Career Renaissance?

• Ross: “To play for five teams… you’re not that good, because if you were really good, you’d only play for one or two. But you’re not that bad, because if you’re really bad, you only play for one or two.” [37:25]
• Darnold “not on scholarship” for life, but entrenched as a success story.

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Notable Quotes & Greatest Moments (with Timestamps)

• Dan Patrick:

  • “The kickers helped win you the Super Bowl last night. Jason Myers had five field goals…He finished with 206 points.” [03:42]
  • “We tend to look at the kickers as okay, they're kind of a necessary evil. But those two last night, they were weapons.” [04:00]

• Marvin (on punters):

  • “Having a punter do that regularly is like having somebody in your friend group who does magic tricks…At some point we're going to need this. I don't really know when, but I'm glad that you can do it.” [05:27]

• Ross Tucker:

  • “It was good defense, really good defense, but neither offense played very well…both teams did a poor job picking up blitzes.” [28:00]
  • “Any other pressure from that side, that’s on Josh McDaniels, that’s on the coaching staff.” [29:35]
  • “Devin Witherspoon blitz… six or seven times in the game. I’m not sure the Patriots picked it up once.” [28:05]
  • “That’s not pro football, Dan… The Seahawks still got home with Witherspoon, including the game-clinching play, four more times…” [36:23]

• Dan Patrick (on missed adjustments):

  • “We kept wondering…where are the adjustments here? You know exactly what Seattle is doing. There was no secret there. Josh McDaniels didn’t have a good night.” [16:45]

• Audience Member (Jack in Philadelphia):

  • “I haven’t seen somebody perform like that all season and then fall apart in the biggest game of the year…I’m talking about Josh McDaniels.” [16:05]

• Ross Tucker (on being mistaken for being in London):

  • “Fritzi…I’m one of your biggest supporters, but say it out loud first.” [27:07]

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Additional Topics & Fan Interactions

Super Bowl Cultural Footnotes

• Comment on halftime weddings during Bad Bunny’s performance [09:42].
• Callers share emotional moments, commercials, and disappointments (e.g., Vikings, Patriots fan heartbreak, court storming fines).

Humor, Human Moments, and In-Jokes

• Running joke about jugglers and party tricks paralleling undervalued football skill-sets [05:36–07:35].
• Fritzi’s overzealous fact-checking leads to a good-natured roast by Dan and Ross Tucker [26:17–29:00].

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Conclusion

Hour 2 of the show blends sharp football analysis—especially about the underappreciated impact of kickers and special teams—with entertaining banter from Dan and the Danettes. Ross Tucker’s breakdown of the battle in the trenches and critical failures in coaching adjustments offers depth for football aficionados, while relatable fan calls and crew quips keep the energy light. Whether dissecting why the Patriots lost or riffing on the gloriously unpredictable nature of post-Super Bowl Monday, the episode provides football insight, humor, and a sense of community for listeners.

Transcript

[Caller]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[Julian Edelman]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[Paul Pabst]

Come on.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Marvin]

So you're saying we could host a tournament out back?

[Dan Patrick]

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[Paul Pabst]

I can't tell you how many times I've spilled something on my shirt right before walking out the door. And it's always while I'm wearing a white shirt too. And somehow that's the exact moment I realize I'm out of stain remover and I don't have another clean shirt to change into. Unpredictable moments like that are part of everyday life. Luckily, Amazon helps make it easier to manage life's curveballs. From unexpected needs to everyday essentials. Amazon offers everything in one place with reliable value and great prices. So when a small mess turns into a last minute problem, Amazon makes it easier by saving the every day legendary moments.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Caller]

Of the day.

[Dan Patrick]

Start of the day, start of the day. Scatter the day. Day. This is the start of the day. Brought to you by Panini America. The holder for Jason Myers is Michael Dixon who is the punter and he was incredible. He's an Australian born kicker. Three punts inside the six yard line so that's can be the difference. Momentum and flipping the field, keeping New England with their backs against their goal post and they could never recover because you limit your play calling when you're inside the five and he did that a couple of times. So we tend to look at the kickers as okay, they're kind of a necessary evil. But those two last night, they were weapons. That was the best offensive weapon that Seattle had aside from Kenneth Walker Jr. III who was, was wonderful. Some big plays. He had those moments where you go how's he going to get around the edge? And he did. It was very deceptive, his speed and they kept going to him and he had a couple of big chunk plays and you know, the offense did just enough because the defense did more than enough to have that impressive performance. Yes, Eaton.

[Marvin]

Having a punter do that regularly is like. It's like having somebody in your friend group who does magic tricks or something where you're like, wow, that's awesome. At some point we're going to need this. I don't really know when, but I'm glad that you can do it.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Fritzi]

I had a friend in New York City, Pete. Pete the Juggler, we called him. He was a professional juggler. He was in commercials. He had an agent and you think, well, that can't really help. But we'd be at bars sometimes and he would start juggling and the girls would come over and we get Pete the Juggler spillover. So it does work. Like Seaton says.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, back to you. All right. I never had a juggler with me in the bar. It helps. Yeah, apparently juggler spillover. Like, who knew there was juggler spillover?

[Fritzi]

It helps.

[Ross Tucker]

Yeah.

[Fritzi]

You get a couple limes from behind the bar. Next thing you know, he's.

[Dan Patrick]

He's juggling the line. Yes.

[Fritzi]

With one hand.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Fritzi]

Pete the Juggler.

[Dan Patrick]

These. These women were easily entertained, apparently.

[Fritzi]

Hey, we needed that.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

That's. When you see that, you immediately know that that person spent a lot of time as a kid bored in their room.

[Paul Pabst]

Yes.

[Marvin]

You know, like, that's all right. So what did you do? Oh, you spent a lot of time bored by yourself in your room just juggling balled up socks.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Paul.

[Fritzi]

But he was like a good looking dude. He was like tall and good looking. So he had an agent as a juggler and he went on like Letterman and juggled. He filled in. Remember that Pete Sampras Wimbledon commercial where he's juggling tennis rackets? Pete the Juggler did it for Pete Sampras. That's pretty cool to be paid to juggle.

[Dan Patrick]

What's the poll question for hour two? Seed?

[Marvin]

How hot are jugglers?

[Ross Tucker]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

Smoking hot.

[Dan Patrick]

Or I think if there's fire involved or there is like machetes, chainsaws, then I'm impressed because I can juggle. Like if you give me three tennis balls.

[Marvin]

You can.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah.

[Marvin]

You spent a lot of time bored as a kid in your room.

[Dan Patrick]

But I, I never thought to apply that when I went to the bar.

[Marvin]

I mean, hey, give me those salt shakers.

[Dan Patrick]

You want to see something? Hey, you got your balls with you? I do always entertain them.

[Marvin]

There is something else, though. Like when it's bowling pins and they're flipping.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

That's serious because now you're flipping it. It's not just a ball that you grab Anyway, you have to flip it the right way. That's impressive.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yes.

[Todd]

Todd, I think you need to be juggling something that's on fire while on a unicycle or something. That requires balance with this. A distraction of some sort other than seeing how many things are going to float in.

[Dan Patrick]

You can't bring your unicycle in and I can't bring fire into a bar. All right, I got some lemons here.

[Todd]

Have everybody come out to the parking lot for a little show and then they go back in.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, Paul.

[Fritzi]

But my guy, Pete the juggler, he did those tiki torches and we catch them between his legs. Machetes. Out in the park at Central park. And we get kicked out of the park. Machetes.

[Dan Patrick]

Welcome to the program already in progress here. We'll get to your phone calls. Coming up, we'll have a new poll question for hour two. David in Ohio is back. Good morning, David.

[Caller]

Hey, Dan. I got a best and worst of the weekend. I'll go with the worst first. I had a family member that passed away last week, but you guys show got me through with the great lineup that Todd was a part of and just some of the great guests you guys had getting through that. So appreciate that. And then my best has got to be when Buddha in San Francisco called the show on a paddle boat in the middle of McCovey Cove. When I watch it on Peacock and I thought that was like so awesome. So thank you.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, David. Yeah. We had a chance to spend some time with Buddha and went to his restaurant and he was there every morning, all five shows. And then he said, hey, can I go out to McCovey Cove and call you from McCovey Cove? I said, sure. Buddha in San Francisco joining us. Hi, Buddha.

[Caller]

Happy Monday, boys. Shout out to all the brgs, baby. What's wrong, Chrissy? First of all, DP Bill Coward needs to put some respect on the DP show name. You guys are all adaptable. Be careful what you wish for. Coach and I need a week off after that super week, Dan, that just happened here. But the show must go on. So I got a full. I got a five minute poll question for you guys. Would you get married during the performance of the super bowl halftime show?

[Dan Patrick]

That was a real. That was a real ceremony. That couple got married last night during the halftime show with Bad Bonnie. Now, it depends on how long I'm going out with my wife and if. If she was a fan of the entertainer. Yes.

[Marvin]

Is the story that they emailed Bad Bunny and we're like, hey, do you want to come to our wedding? And instead, he turned their wedding into part of his super bowl show.

[Dan Patrick]

I think they invited him to their.

[Marvin]

To their wedding.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Marvin]

Right, right. Sort of like we get invites all the time to weddings and stuff. It was probably something similar to that. And he. I just. Why don't you guys just get married during the super bowl show?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Marvin.

[Paul Pabst]

Should we officiate a wedding?

[Dan Patrick]

No.

[Paul Pabst]

No.

[Dan Patrick]

I've been asked to. No.

[Paul Pabst]

So you said yes?

[Ross Tucker]

No.

[Paul Pabst]

Oh, okay.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I don't want to. What else do you have? Buddha. Oh, Buddha's gone. Yes.

[Todd]

Todd, you have to wear a whistle when officiating a wedding. You need to be in a referee costume of said story.

[Dan Patrick]

Who groaned in the back?

[Todd]

I heard it.

[Dan Patrick]

Is that you, Satan? Did you groan?

[Marvin]

I didn't know. Somebody else.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, in the back room. Wow.

[Todd]

Is that loud of the control room.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah.

[Todd]

You know, powerful reaction.

[Dan Patrick]

I. I get what you're saying, you know.

[Todd]

Yeah, it's a little referee joke.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Todd]

And say it was a good one. It was just an officiated comment.

[Dan Patrick]

I gotta find out who groaned. Cause that was a loud groan from the back room.

[Todd]

Almost unprofessional.

[Dan Patrick]

Brad in North Carolina. Hi, Brad. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

What's up, dp? That was actually me grinding. Hold. Best and worst of the weekend, Dan. I know we're shifting subjects from the super bowl, but Seth Trumbull with ice water in his veins to just execute Duke. And then my worst of the weekend, John Shire pulling a page out of Coach Case playbook just whining about the court storming. And supposedly some staff member getting punched in the face. Only punched the app and was set tremble. Punched them squarely between the eyes. But thanks, dp.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, Brad. Well, we don't know if somebody did or didn't get punched, but I think it cost North Carolina, what, $50,000 for storm the court. I'm sure they'll say it's worth it. I keep coming back to someone is going to get seriously hurt. I know. We love it. And we're getting ready. We're getting ready for the storming the court coming up next month.

[Paul Pabst]

Yes, Marvin, but why is North Carolina storming the court? North Carolina Central. North Carolina a t. North Carolina State should be storming the court, not the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill Fair.

[Dan Patrick]

Nick and Irvine is back. Hi, Nick.

[Caller]

Hey, Dan. Kudos to you and the boys coming all the way across country after the super bowl showing up on Monday. Wow, that is awesome. I'm going to start with my best commercial. I like the Budweiser horse raising that Eaglet into an eagle. That brought me up off the couch. I thought the game was mid. I thought Bad Bunny was mid. He's no Tito Puente. My worst football is the Minnesota Vikings who are still sitting on a big fat zero Super Bowls. They traded a guy who has now won 31 games over two years. And I would say this is that I was a bored teenager in my room and I only learned how to juggle two balls. So I don't know.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Nick. Thank you. By the way, do the jets take credit for having drafted a Super bowl winning quarterback? Like do they somehow put out something social media wise that you know our guy, we drafted him, he's a Super bowl winning quarterback. Anthony in California. Hi Anthony.

[Caller]

Hey, what's up Dan?

[Dan Patrick]

How you doing? Good.

[Caller]

First time caller 59180 and so I heard you talking earlier about how Drake May was the regular season mvp. I'm here to say that's not true. As a Raiders fan, I watch my team beat the New England Patriots in New England, week one of the season. I know that teams change and players get better, but I just, man, after watching that game, I never believed in the Patriots, man.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, they got to the Super Bowl, Anthony. So yes, the Raiders did open up the season beating the Patriots. I don't know how you couldn't have any belief in them since they made it to the super bowl. They're well ahead of schedule. The Raiders would love to emulate what the Patriots have been able to do. Yeah, see by the way, that's what's.

[Marvin]

So unfair is that Geno Smith is just taking an unbelievable amount of strays today because they're like, man, the team he left won the super bowl and the team he went to has the first number one overall pick. That's just not necessary.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm sorry. That is mean. That is rude. That is mean spirited. Yes, Marvin.

[Paul Pabst]

And I feel bad for this Patriots team because we can't put them in the same category as the Falcons when they played the Broncos and they got Molly whopped. Or the Chargers when they face Steve Young. We can't put them in the same category cause they had a great season. But the super bowl is going to leave a bad taste in everyone's mouth. Like why were they even there in the first place?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, you got that feeling. And, and yes, people did talk. We talked about their schedule and it wasn't a demanding schedule. But still you play, you can't go to the teacher and go, hey, I want some extra credit here. Can we have a tougher game coming? You play who is ever in front of you. It was enough for them to get to the Super Bowl. Did I think they were the better team? I did not. And as I said with my prediction, I didn't think they were going to be able to score 20 points. That's why I said 2413. Ended up 2913. Yeah, Marv.

[Paul Pabst]

And I'm pretty sure all those teams were NFL teams. This wasn't right. Come on, let's not play this game. It's not like Alabama when they're playing Colgate.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't think Alabama plays Colgate.

[Paul Pabst]

Tomato, tomato.

[Dan Patrick]

Alabama plays Crappensburg State. Hello.

[Marvin]

Hello.

[Paul Pabst]

My apologies.

[Dan Patrick]

Jack in Philadelphia. Hey, Jack.

[Caller]

Hey, what's up dp?

[Dan Patrick]

Hey, man.

[Caller]

Six, one, one eight. Let's go. I'm a lifelong Pats fan. I want to talk about something that I saw last night. I haven't seen somebody perform like that all season and then fall apart in the biggest game of the year. And I'm not talking about Drake, Renee or the left side of that line. I'm talking about Josh McDaniels. The fact that they got away from the run game after the defense is doing everything in their power to hold the minute. Six nothing, nine nothing, 12 nothing. And they were just letting themselves get annihilated by a four man front. The entire game was suffering to watch. So that's just my two cents. I know my dad's listening. Shout out, dad, I love you and I'll hang up and listen.

[Dan Patrick]

Thanks. Yeah, I'm with you, Jack. We kept wondering like where are the adjustments here? You know exactly what Seattle is doing. There was no secret there. Now you might have had Witherspoon coming from a different angle, but you knew you needed help on the left side. I just kept waiting for something that was going to dis. Seattle had rhythm. New England had to disrupt the rhythm of the defense, which is usually the other way around. Josh McDaniels didn't have a good night. You know, you knew that Drake may second year and felt like he was swimming, swimming in the deep end with sharks and but give credit to you know what they did. Mike McDonald is the head coach but also calling the defensive plays. And I thought that it was a aggressive. We're going after him and it's really what New England did. New England, same way. They were extremely, extremely aggressive. Trying to jump routes Collinsworth was talking about. It was New England's philosophy seemed to be if we're going to win it, we have to win it with our defense because we're not going to win it with our offense. Seattle was like, we're going to put so much pressure on with our defense. Our offense only has to do a little bit here. Just enough. And you got a great field goal kicker and a great punter. Darnold had a touchdown pass and Kenneth Walker kept New England's defense honest with a couple of those big plays. Yes.

[Marvin]

And it's almost like New England was so aggressive so early trying to jump routes that it spooked the Seahawks after a quarter or two. It's like, why don't we just run.

[Dan Patrick]

The ball a little bit?

[Marvin]

Sam, maybe you stop throwing it so much. Let's see what Kenneth could do. And then the game changed, game over.

[Dan Patrick]

And those plays. Then, you know, I give Collinsworth credit because he said they're trying to win it. They're trying to win it with their defense. They're trying to put up a pick six or two, get an interception, get a get something. And they didn't get anything there. Ross Tucker will join us. More of your phone calls on this Monday, best and worst of the weekend. We're back after this. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app.

[Paul Pabst]

Stigatz here.

[Dan Patrick]

I have a podcast empire. It continues to grow and I have brought it here to iHeart. I'm also doing a live radio show.

[Paul Pabst]

From 3 to 5pm Eastern because my.

[Dan Patrick]

Wife wanted to kick me out of the house. It's called Stugats Co. Live, which is.

[Paul Pabst]

Available in podcast form right when the.

[Dan Patrick]

Show finishes every single day. Some of the biggest names in sports.

[Paul Pabst]

A lot of phone calls.

[Dan Patrick]

I love you guys show.

[Caller]

It's one of my favorites.

[Paul Pabst]

A lot of interaction, guys not taking themselves too seriously. Those are just some of the things that you could expect from Stugouts Co.

[Dan Patrick]

And Stugots Co. Live. So listen to Steugatson Co. Live and our original podcast.

[Paul Pabst]

Please support, subscribe, rate and review Stugats.

[Dan Patrick]

Co. And God bless football. Taylor's livelihood depends on it. Do it today and you can check all of those out on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcast. This month, iHeartRadio is celebrating the stars.

[Todd]

Of the 2026 Winter Games training out of Carlsbad, California.

[Ross Tucker]

Kaylee Humphries is the definition of a.

[Todd]

Track legend, already one of the most.

[Dan Patrick]

Successful bobsledders in history. She returns to the driver's seat for Team USA with her eyes locked on the podium. Navigating the twisting ice at 80 mph.

[Todd]

Requires nerves of steel and perfect precision.

[Ross Tucker]

As the reigning monobob champion, Humphries is back to show the world that she.

[Paul Pabst]

Still owns the fast lane.

[Ross Tucker]

For more Winter Games gold, search olympics.

[Dan Patrick]

On the iHeartRadio app.

[Julian Edelman]

This is Julian Edelman from Games with Names. Now let's get into the serious stuff. We're talking football ball food, specifically Daisy French onion dip.

[Dan Patrick]

That is serious.

[Julian Edelman]

Gotta try these delicious new dips from Daisy. These are so delicious. They're like homemade dips made with real herb and spices and other ingredients you'll find in your kitchen. Also made with some Daisy sour cream. Daisy sour cream is a long standing staple for Taco Tuesday.

[Ross Tucker]

You know what I do when I.

[Fritzi]

Get my street burrito?

[Julian Edelman]

I get the squirt.

[Dan Patrick]

Daisy.

[Todd]

Yeah.

[Fritzi]

And every bite.

[Ross Tucker]

I know you. I know you.

[Julian Edelman]

I'm a huge sour cream guy. I love sour cream. So I think burritos can't live without sour cream.

[Dan Patrick]

I completely agree with that.

[Julian Edelman]

They also have Daisy ranch dip. I love ranch dip.

[Paul Pabst]

That's great.

[Julian Edelman]

I love it with crackers, wings, plain potato chip, the ones with the little crinkles, maybe some bell peppers. So get out there and give Daisy French onion dip a try. You will not regret it.

[Dan Patrick]

The show is not officially over the week. Not officially over until Friday, right around noon Eastern time. That's when I take out a Miller Light and I open it up. And it's legendary moments. Start with Miller Light. You're guaranteed great taste. They've been doing this for 50 years. The original light beer since 1975 and still iconic more than 50 years later. It's a great taste. You take a sip, you look around at your friends and you go, yep, that was the right call. There's a moment of connecting with people, just like my holiday party coming up over the weekend. Miller Light on tap. Yes, indeed. It's Miller time. Legendary moments. Go to millerlight.com Patrick. You'll find delivery options near you. Or you can pick up some Miller Light pretty much anywhere they sell beer. Miller time. Always a good time. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 96 calories, 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces. It's only natural. You see, these golfers mistaken the true green lawns for an actual golf course. Have you noticed that?

[Paul Pabst]

Come on.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, I'm serious. Happens all the time. And you know they're the official lawn care treatment provider, the PJ Tour. So they know what it takes to get golf course quality lawns.

[Marvin]

So you're saying we could host a tournament out back?

[Dan Patrick]

No, I mean we could make. Yeah, I guess we can. If Trugreen's doing all the work, no one makes it easier. They handle the treatments, the timing, everything.

[Fritzi]

I feel like you see them everywhere.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Beautiful lawns. And you know it's true Green America's number one lawn care company. And chances are they're already in your neighborhood.

[Todd]

I play, but I'm not mowing.

[Dan Patrick]

I didn't think you were. Your wife, Will or your son. Get your own golf course quality [e-mail] trugreen.com let the pros handle the lawn. Just don't be surprised when golfers show up.

[Paul Pabst]

Nobody really prepares you for this part of life. When I had some guests stay with me recently, I realized I was missing a few key essentials. I hate when that happens. Really? No more paper towels. Down to the last pigs in a blanket. So soon. I didn't want to interrupt our time together by running to the store or give off the impression that I was unprepared for my guests. Moments like that are a perfect example of how everyday life can surprise you. Some days go as planned and other days, well, life throws curve balls. It's not always convenient. That's why I went straight to Amazon. Amazon helps make it easier to manage both the routine and the unexpected. From household basics to last minute replacements you like to have on hand to be a great host, Amazon makes it so you can find everything that you need all in one place with reliable value and great prices. So when you run out of essentials right when the party's about to start, Amazon makes it easier to focus on your guests. Talk about saving the day.

[Dan Patrick]

There wasn't much of a passing game last night for Seattle, but Cooper cup, in a sneaky way, ended up with five receptions. And he's just the second player in NFL history with five or more receptions in super bowl wins with multiple teams. He joins Gronk, who did it with the Buccaneers and the Patriots. Out of the Day Start of the Day this is the Start of the day. Stat of the Day brought to you by Panini America. Emea. He had six receptions. I should have said five or more receptions for Cooper Cup. It's one of those where you're like, he was the bailout, you know, Jackson Smith Jigba was hurt and although Barner had a couple of big plays, too, but you're. And I like that. Chris Collinsworth says, you know, Kenneth Walker, he doesn't block very well and he doesn't catch very well, but he does run really well. Mike Vrabel had this to say on what went wrong with the Patriots last night.

[Todd]

We just have to not let mistakes pile up. Can't let one bad play turn into two bad plays. And, you know, being able to settle down and be better early on in drives, you know, that just wasn't the case. It was just kind of, you know, we'd make a play here and stall.

[Ross Tucker]

And, you know, we'd have a good.

[Todd]

Run and stall and, you know, so again, just the competitive stamina, the competitive, the physical stamina and the mental stamina that's required in these types of games.

[Dan Patrick]

It's Mike Vrabel. Ross Tucker, CBS Sports, Westwood One NFL college football analyst and host of the Ross Tucker Football Podcast. Back at home in Pennsylvania. Took the red eye out of San Francisco last night. How you feeling?

[Ross Tucker]

Fine. Yeah, I feel good. I feel better than. Than I would feel if I did what Fritz, he thought I did. Fritz, he texted me. Dan Perts. He thought I flew to London to call the game on radio.

[Todd]

No, I was double checking to make sure that he was, in fact a Levi statement. It wasn't one of these things where he's in some studio in England doing it with his partner in England and they're just kind of doing it from there or something. But I.

[Paul Pabst]

There's a question.

[Ross Tucker]

So, Todd, you thought I was in San Francisco all week, including on set with you guys, and then you thought I flew to London from San Francisco to call game in a studio.

[Todd]

It would seem like a very odd.

[Ross Tucker]

Thing back in Pennsylvania.

[Todd]

That would be. You get a lot of frequent flyer miles. But it would be very strange if you were asked to do that by the talk sport folks.

[Ross Tucker]

Yeah, I mean, Todd, I'm one of your biggest supporters, but say it out loud. Like, say it out loud first.

[Todd]

I probably shouldn't have asked that question.

[Dan Patrick]

He did talk about doing the game and the broadcaster from England was coming over to San Francisco.

[Todd]

I know, but I've made mistakes in the past and it's still stuck in my head with like lines where we're promoting things and I've put you in a bad spot where that's not the name of the book or that's not the game that was on Fox or whatever. I'm like, so now triple and quadruple checking everything. Even at the risk of sounding stupid, like I did here.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. How would you sum up the first half, Ross?

[Ross Tucker]

Oh, geez. I never know. Is it a defensive struggle or an offensive struggle?

[Paul Pabst]

And.

[Ross Tucker]

And how much of that was good defense and how much it was bad offense. I gotta tell you, it was good defense, really good defense, but neither offense played very well. You know, and I gotta tell you, as a former offensive lineman, I was really frustrated and disappointed with how poor of a job both teams did picking up blitzes. I mean, they ran the same Devin Witherspoon blitz off the edge where he comes underneath the tackle six or seven times in the game. I'm not sure the Patriots picked it up once. There were mental errors by the Seahawks where guys were coming free. Interestingly, Sam Darnold did a better job of avoiding free runners like Milton Williams and not taking sacks. Then Drake May, where you thought May had the advantage in athleticism and he ran for more yards. But Darnold, multiple times a guy came scot free, he made a miss and threw it or ran or whatever. Meanwhile, Drake May is standing there and lets himself get sacked by a bull rush from Riley Mills or steps up into a sack. I thought the pocket movement, pocket presence from the quarterbacks is one of the differences in the game.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I kept waiting for them to give a little bit of help on the left side of line or change up the rhythm here. It just. They kept doing the same thing and Seattle kept doing the same thing.

[Ross Tucker]

Dan, I'm so glad to hear you say that. You know, after the first sack that Will Campbell gave up, I said, any other pressure that comes from that side, that's on Josh McDaniels, that's on the coaching staff. And Josh was my coordinator when I was in New England. I'm a big fan of Josh. He does a terrific job. But the kid was really struggling. I mean, he struggled the last five or six weeks. Everybody knew his confidence was shot. Everybody knew you could go speed to power. And so did the Seahawks, and they just kept doing it. And I was surprised that the Patriots didn't slide more to help him, didn't give him more chip help. I mean, that was one of the biggest differences in the game. Well, I was at 14 pressures or 17, I think he gave up 14 pressures in one football game.

[Dan Patrick]

And that's your blind side too. So you got two first year guys on your left side protecting your back and. But, you know, I look at it as that that was an elite defensive performance, special teams performance. You got enough out of Kenneth Walker to keep the defense honest. Sam Darnold, no turnovers. And that's a recipe for success in a regular season game or a Super Bowl.

[Ross Tucker]

Yeah. And Kenneth Walker, he's one of the craziest runners I've ever seen. I mean, Dan, he almost never runs the ball where he's supposed to go, almost never. And sometimes he gets in trouble and loses yardage as a result. But it was supposed to be an inside run in the left. He'll bounce it way outside. It was supposed to be an outside run in the left. He'll cut it all the way back behind everything to the right, and it costs him every once in a while. But, you know, both teams were aware of it. I talked with both coaching staffs, you know, for the Raw Sucker podcast last week. They knew if you're an O lineman, D lineman, tight end, whatever, you never know where the ball's going to go. With Walker, and look, he was very productive. He had a terrific night. He's going to give you some lost yardage plays. I'll be very curious to see what the market's like for him and free agency. There's probably some pressure on the Seahawks to bring him back now. He's Super Bowl MVP moving forward.

[Dan Patrick]

We talked about this leading up to the super bowl, and even this morning, the Patriots are set up for success. Maybe got there a year early, but they do have young players. Don't have to pay Drake May yet. You got draft picks. You got, you know, salary cap money here, and then you have Seattle, who is already made so moving forward here. Seattle have a better chance of returning than New England?

[Ross Tucker]

Yeah, I think so. Just because I thought over the last month or so, I thought the Seahawks were the best team in the NFL and they proved that. The issue with them is that division is going to be tough. I mean, the Rams aren't going anywhere. Stafford said he's coming back. The Niners are going to get Fred Warner and Nick Bosa back. That's sort of the issue for the Seahawks, is just how competitive their division is. Conversely, for the Patriots. You know, I couldn't help but wonder watching that game, Dan. It just feels like it would have been a lot more competitive if it were the Buffalo Bills, you know, and look, they lost.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm sure Buffalo feels the same. I'm sure the Rams feel like they should have. How many teams do you think watch that game and said we could win the Super Bowl?

[Ross Tucker]

Well, those two for sure, you know, and honestly, a Bills Rams game might have been even more compelling. But you gotta win. You gotta win when you're in the playoffs, when you have the chance. The Rams had the chance to be the number one seed. They blew it in that week 16 game. That kind of came back to haunt him. And the Bills had more than enough chances against the Broncos that they weren't able to get done. You know, I'll be curious also to see how Drake May comes out of this. He. He looked rattled. You know, he had an awesome season, but this playoff run, I think it wore on him. I don't know how much was the shoulder, but it was mentally like he. You know, there were times he was standing there like a statue. He was taking sacks. He wasn't as decisive as he should have been. He missed some throws. You know, I never know, Dan. And there's no way to know if there will be carryover in the next year from that standpoint, because you got to think, I mean, at a minimum, his confidence was not where it needed to be. He never looked comfortable. He never was able to get to a good place at all.

[Dan Patrick]

And I put that on the coaching staff because you have to put him in situations where get a couple of plays, get comfortable, get any kind of rhythm. I would never have him that deep in the backfield because it just like he was sitting there. He was a target instead of. And I said this to Coach Cower, I would have had the Tom Brady playbook. That ball is going to be out now. They didn't have weapons. And it's easy to say get the ball out. But I certainly like that option better than having him stand back there and, you know, seven steps back and letting them just go, hey, who wants to tackle him?

[Ross Tucker]

Yeah, like, what happened to screen passes?

[Dan Patrick]

I mean, what.

[Ross Tucker]

What happened?

[Dan Patrick]

They had a couple of them, and then I just thought they gave up on the run as well and. Cause Seattle was like, I don't know. You're going to run? Okay, we're going after Drake May.

[Ross Tucker]

Well, and I mean, Stefan Diggs, at some point, you got to throw the ball to him and hope he makes a play for you. And they didn't really do that. And I go back again to the Devin Witherspoon blitz. That's not pro football, Dan. I mean, in pro football, a lot of times, especially in a big game, the defense will have a new blitz. We used to call it the flavor of the week, right? They have a new blitz we haven't seen. So they get you on it the first time. These guys now have iPads or whatever they're called, tablets on the sideline. We didn't even used to have those where they can watch exactly how the blitz is coming. The fact that the Seahawks still got home with Witherspoon, including the game clinching play four more times, that. That blows my mind away. That Josh McDaniels and the Patriots coaching staff allowed themselves to continually get beat by essentially the same blitz. That should not and cannot happen.

[Dan Patrick]

Is Sam Darnold now on scholarship the rest of his career?

[Ross Tucker]

No, I don't think it works that way. Especially not with John Schneider in Seattle. I mean, he's shown that with Russell Wilson. He's shown that with Geno Smith. I mean, obviously he's in a terrific place and they're happy to have him. It is funny. You know what you guys should do or I should do? There were a lot of people, including a lot of Seahawks fans, that were not happy that they traded Geno Smith to the Raiders and felt like the organization was A, being cheap and B, that it was a major downgrade from Geno Smith to Donald. Go. Go back. Go back and watch that.

[Dan Patrick]

And the media, the Seattle media too.

[Ross Tucker]

It's for sure. And ironically, the Raiders went out in the opener. The Raiders and Pete Carroll went out in the open and beat the Patriots, the team that was like the only win that Geno Smith and Pete Carroll really had last year. And obviously that team that goes to the Super Bowl. But I'm so happy for. Darn. I mean, to play for five teams. You know, I think I told you guys this last week because I played for five teams. You're not that good because if you were really good, you'd only play for one or two. But you're not that bad because if you're really bad, you only play for one or two.

[Dan Patrick]

Go get some sleep.

[Ross Tucker]

Oh, I'm going right now. I. My. I will literally be asleep by 11am it's gonna be epic.

[Todd]

Have a good time in London.

[Dan Patrick]

Fritzi, do not. Do not get a hold of Ross. Okay?

[Todd]

Yeah, but it's like six hours later. It's like 4:30 in the afternoon.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Ross. Ross Tucker, host of the Ross Tucker Football podcast.

[Todd]

Okay, we're gonna do this now.

[Dan Patrick]

I mean, you thought he was in England.

[Todd]

He really threw me under the bus there. That was a text conversation that did not need to be brought up on the air.

[Dan Patrick]

So you thought he was in San Francisco doing his prep work?

[Todd]

I thought he was at Levi's, but I wanted to make sure that for some strange reason because he was doing the game for like, the BBC, that he Wasn't doing it at some studio in England. I just wanted to make absolutely sure so you wouldn't look bad and say is something that wasn't factually correct. So by being extra careful, I look like the dope, which I am.

[Dan Patrick]

But you got the BBC wrong. It was talk sport.

[Todd]

I mean, you know, England, it's all part of the England umbrella. The British.

[Dan Patrick]

It's the uk.

[Todd]

The UK continuing to screw it up.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, my God. Yeah.

[Fritzi]

Paul, I respect Brizzy, but I for checking everything because we've gotten caught before, but.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but who did he check with? Ross after the fact?

[Todd]

Actually, Dan, I wasn't in San Francisco.

[Ross Tucker]

Because as I told you, I was doing a talk sports.

[Todd]

So I was doing the game at a studio in England and that's all I would have needed to have happen on the air. I rather look like the dope this way.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, how about a round of applause for Fritzi? Great job.

[Todd]

I will take that. I will take that bullet and it's arrow every time for you British.

[Marvin]

Applause.

[Todd]

Think that he was in San Francisco when he was in England by accident.

[Dan Patrick]

How about we take a break? More phone calls coming up. We're back after this. On the Dan Patrick show, Fox sports radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live.

[Julian Edelman]

This is Julian Edelman from Games with Names. Now let's get into the serious stuff. We're talking football food, specifically Daisy French onion dip.

[Dan Patrick]

That is serious.

[Julian Edelman]

Got to try these delicious new dips from Daisy. These are so delicious. They're like homemade dips made with real herb and spices and other ingredients you'll find in your kitchen. Also made with some daisy sour cream. Daisy sour cream is a long standing staple for taco Tuesday.

[Ross Tucker]

You know what I do when I.

[Fritzi]

Get my street burrito?

[Dan Patrick]

I get the squirt Daisy.

[Todd]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

And every bite.

[Ross Tucker]

I know you. I know you.

[Julian Edelman]

I'm a huge sour cream guy. I love sour cream. So I think burritos can't live without sour cream.

[Dan Patrick]

I completely agree with that.

[Julian Edelman]

They also have daisy ranch dip. I love ranch dip.

[Ross Tucker]

That's great.

[Julian Edelman]

I love it with crackers, wings, plain potato chip, the ones with the little crinkles, maybe some bell peppers. So get out there and give Daisy French onion dip a try. You will not regret it.

[Dan Patrick]

It's only natural. You see, these golfers mistaken the true green lawns for an actual golf course. Have you noticed that?

[Paul Pabst]

Come on.

[Dan Patrick]

No. No, I'm serious. Happens all the time. And you know, they're the official lawn care treatment provider, the PGA Tour, so they know what it takes to get golf course quality lawns.

[Marvin]

So you're saying we could host a tournament out back?

[Dan Patrick]

No, I mean, we could make. Yeah, I guess we can. If True Green's doing all the work, no one makes it easier. They handle the treatments, the timing, everything.

[Fritzi]

I feel like you see them everywhere.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Beautiful lawns. And you know it's True Green, America's number one lawn care company. And chances are they're already in your neighborhood.

[Todd]

I'll play, but I'm not mowing.

[Dan Patrick]

I didn't think you were. Your wife, Will, or your son. Get your own golf course quality [e-mail] truegreen.com Let the pros handle the lawn. Just don't be surprised when golfers show up.

[Paul Pabst]

Nobody really prepares you for this part of life. When I had some guests stay with me recently, I realized I was missing a few key essentials. I hate when that happens. Really? No more paper towels. Down to the last pigs and a blanket. So soon? I didn't want to interrupt our time together by running to the store or give off the impression that I was unprepared for my guests. Moments like that are a perfect example of how everyday life can surprise you. Some days go as planned and other days, well, life throws curve balls. It's not always convenient. That's why I went straight to Amazon. Amazon helps make it easier to manage both the routine and the unexpected. From household basics to last minute replacements you like to have on hand. To be a great host, Amazon makes it so you can find everything that you need all in one place with reliable value and great prices. So when you run out of essentials right when the party's about to start, Amazon makes it easier to focus on your guests. Talk about saving the day.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Marvin]

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[Dan Patrick]

Learn [e-mail] Jordan in South Dakota hi Jordan.

[Caller]

Best and worst of the weekend. And then a quick favor, if you wouldn't mind. Best Sam Darnold as a Vikings fan, very happy for him and his family yesterday. Worst the Timberwolves performance against New Orleans and the Clippers. Kawhi had a great game. Timberwolves not so much. And then finally it's my oldest. It's our oldest. Grayson's seventh birthday. Big Fritzi fan was wondering if the script allowed a birthday shout out for our son Grayson.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, ready? Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Seven years of age. Thanks guys.

[Caller]

Have a great week.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you. Jordan Patrick in North Carolina. Hi Patrick.

[Caller]

First time, long time. Bruce Lee 58150 Best of the weekend is Ryan Leaf flipping out on his old team doctor that he accused of giving junior Seow pain pills. And my worst of the weekend is Ryan Lee flipping out on his old team doctor and saying bleep you to the doctor, bleep you to the media and bleep you to Ross Tucker. I don't know how Ross Tucker got in, involved into this mix or got thrown in, but it was truly amazing. I loved it.

[Dan Patrick]

Ross Tucker, I think, was interviewing the doctor of the Chargers and I think that he was kind of, he was taking strays there. He was, he was in the the vicinity and Therefore, Ross Tucker was brought into this. But I think Ryan Leaf apologized for saying that about Ross. You can't say that about Ross Tucker. Nobody says negative things about Ross Tucker. The Ryan Leaf situation with the former Chargers physician, I don't. I'm sure there's two sides to this, but I know Ryan had issues with him calling him out, his treatment of Junior Seau. Ryan was a teammate of Junior, say I was when they were with the Chargers. Anything else to add to that, Paul?

[Fritzi]

Now, that's about right. But like you said, they were at the media center right near where Ross Tucker was broadcasting. The doctor said, ryan, let's go on Ross's show right now and discuss it. And that's when Ryan yelled at him a little bit.

[Dan Patrick]

Adam in Michigan. Hi, Adam. What's on your mind?

[Caller]

Hey, how's it going, Dan?

[Dan Patrick]

It's great. It's great.

[Caller]

Best and worse. We're starting with Lindsey Vaughn. I mean, I'm three years older than her, and I wish I had a helicopter standing by at any point. But best was your guys's last week, super bowl week. It's always one of my favorite weeks of the year when you guys do that there and you got two years to go now here. And I'm thinking about when that comes down to it in Atlanta. It's going to be a conflicting thing. I don't want you to have a farewell tour while trying to cover the super bowl at the same time. I think everybody's gonna give your show its flowers as they should, because it's such a big part of all of our lives, our fans and that sort of thing. And I'm wondering if you just push it back one more week to Milford, do the super bowl, you know, give it his due diligence, and then come back to Milford for one week and then do your farewell tour, you know, and then get all those memories out of the way. What say you, Dan?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know. I'm kind of locked into that day. My career took off in Atlanta, and my wife thought it would be a good way to bring it back and my career there as well. Still have time. Let's look ahead to 2027 in Los Angeles, next year's Super Bowl. Paulie.

[Fritzi]

So the super bowl is on Sunday, February 14, Valentine's Day. How does that affect the plans for Valentine's Day for the bros?

[Dan Patrick]

It doesn't affect mine.

[Marvin]

I haven't started thinking about this Valentine's Day, let alone next year's Valentine's Day.

[Dan Patrick]

What are you crazy? Well said, the hell you talk about?

[Fritzi]

Yeah, that could be awkward. Just you do it on Saturday night.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, but why can't she do something for me?

[Fritzi]

Payback time.

[Dan Patrick]

No, it's just if. If it's love, and you know I love love, then she will love me. For watching the football game. Yes, Todd.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah.

[Todd]

And we're kind of breaking out of these traditional roles over the years about this is what the man does and this is what the woman is expected to do. We don't do that.

[Dan Patrick]

I did say to my wife, and I was with my two daughters, we're watching the game, they're ready for the coin toss. And I said, hun, I'm gonna take heads and I'll give you whatever piece of jewelry you want if I'm wrong, but if I'm right, then you have to give me whatever piece of jewelry I want. She goes, deal. And then I lost the bed. But I still maintain. I thought Cooper cup called it correctly, but he didn't get credit for it. I thought that there was a Jerome Bettis, like something happened during the coin toss.

[Fritzi]

Are you contesting this?

[Dan Patrick]

I am. And she. She said, no, deal's deal. And I got witnesses. Yes, Paulie.

[Fritzi]

The other thing about next year, Sunday, February 14, the next day is President's Day, a holiday.

[Dan Patrick]

We did it. Yep, we did it. Now you can have fun on Super Bowl Sunday. Live it up. Does everybody get off that neck? We have to work that next.

[Fritzi]

It's a national holiday. So maybe banks and postal workers and government offices.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. But not schools.

[Fritzi]

Schools are off. Most schools are off. Public schools.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, that's great.

[Marvin]

Yeah. So if it's like a government holiday, then anybody working within that sort of sphere would be off.

[Dan Patrick]

But the other people are going to have to work. Like we have to work.

[Fritzi]

Us, the essential workers.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yes. Yeah, we are. I think we're essential workers. Christian in California. Hi, Chris.

[Caller]

Hey, Dan. How's it going?

[Dan Patrick]

Great.

[Caller]

First time, long time, a tall five, five and a half and a lean 170. So I had a best and an actual bestest and then a quick futures pie in the face if anybody wants to take me up on it. So my best, obviously is the Super Bowl. This whole season has been filled with all these analytics and go for it. On fourth down. I didn't see a single fourth down. Go for it. This entire game was magnificent. I'm an old school guy. I love the 3, 0, the 6 0, the 9 0, 12, 0 defense wins championships. Mike McDonald. Love that guy. Raiders fan. So I'm Super Happy there. OCS coming to us. Clint Kubiak. And then my bestest was I live in the Bay Area, so I was able to stop by on Friday and see you guys for your last show of the week. And you guys were very gracious. It was a great show. Seaton, really nice guy. Shook my hand three times. It was, it was really great. I've watched you guys for a long time, so that was really awesome, especially knowing you're going to retire in about two years.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, thank you, Christian. Dave in Indianapolis. Hi, Dave.

[Caller]

Hi, Dan. Welcome back. This is Dave in Indianapolis, Indiana, not Annapolis, Maryland. I got two, two, two items. One was Drake May needs to start dragging those 350 pound weights across the field because Witherspoon, I think, grabbed them by the shirt tails and pulled them down. And I don't think the Patriots called one rollout pass play for, for May. I think they were all set drop back passes and then he had to scramble for his life.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I think there were rollout passes only because of Seattle's defense made him roll out. I thought he was going to have like 60 yards running. I thought that he would be able to counteract that pass rush by running. And I mean, Seattle did blitz, but for the most part they put pressure with just their front four and that made it even tougher because you don't have those running lanes because you don't have a defensive back or a linebacker coming, you know, after him that he would be able to use his legs. I, I thought Sam Darnold appeared more athletic than Drake May last night eluding the rush. And I never thought I'd be saying that the day after the Super Bowl. Two hours in the books. One more to go on this Monday. We'll give you our best and worst of the weekend. More Phone calls coming up. 877-3DP show operator Tyler sitting by. He'll take your calls. Two hours in the books. One more to go on this Monday. Dan Patrick show.

[Julian Edelman]

This is Julian Edelman from Games With Names. Now let's get into the serious stuff. We're talking football food, specifically Daisy French onion dip. These are so delicious. They're like homemade dips made with real herb and spices. Also made with some daisy sour cream. Daisy sour cream is a long standing staple for Taco Tuesday. They also have daisy ranch dip. So get out there and give Daisy French onion dip a try. You will not regret it. This is Julian Edelman from Games With Names. I want to take a second to talk about something that's personal to me. I've had the privilege of working closely with Robert Kraft for a long time, and one thing I've always respected is how seriously he takes up standing up to hate. As a Jewish athlete, my identity is something I am proud of, but I also know what it feels like to be singled out for it. That's why this new commercial for the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate that aired during the Big Game really hit home. It's about showing up for someone when they're targeted, even if you don't have the perfect words. And sometimes standing next to someone is enough. And you can show support by sharing.

[Paul Pabst]

The Blue Square this is an ad for the Active Cash credit card from Wells Fargo. That's a mouthful, but that's because it packs a lot in. Earn unlimited 2% cash rewards on purchases with it, big or small. So whether it's buying tickets to the game or grabbing a morning coffee, it earns unlimited 2% cash rewards on purchases. Now everybody say it with me. The Active Cash credit card from Wells Fargo. Be a 2 percenter. Learn more at Wells Fargo.com ActiveCash Terms apply.

[Marvin]

Imagine never having to buy gas again. It's true, it's real. And it's here right now. EVs are as easy to charge as your phone, and they're perfect for everyday life. You can drive daily with confidence everywhere you go. And most Americans drive about 40 miles a day. And most EVs are equipped with 200 to 400 miles of range EVs. They have fewer parts, fewer repairs, fewer headaches. And with hundreds of new and used EV models available today, there's an EV to fit every lifestyle and every budget. Trust me, the way forward is electric. Learn more at electricforall.

[Dan Patrick]

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