What's Wright - Best Of - LeBron James IS BACK, reaction to Shedeur Sanders first game, NFL Week 12 picks | Nick Wright

Summary

Podcast Summary: "What's Wright - Best Of - LeBron James IS BACK, reaction to Shedeur Sanders first game, NFL Week 12 picks"

The Herd with Colin Cowherd | Nick Wright
Date: November 22, 2025

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Overview

This "Best Of" episode features Nick Wright delivering his sharp, often contrarian takes on LeBron James' return, the swirling discourse around Shedeur Sanders’ first NFL game, and his picks for NFL Week 12. Emphasizing how social media and sports media narratives mislead the public, Wright brings nuance, data, and his signature bravado to some of the week's biggest sports stories.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Shedeur Sanders' Difficult Debut and The Media Circus

[03:21 – 13:41]

• Awful Debut for Shedeur Sanders:
  Wright begins by highlighting Shedeur Sanders’ dismal first outing in the NFL ("terrible... 4 of 16. It's the worst completion percentage by a guy who threw at least 10 passes in four years in the NFL." [03:38]).
• How Social Media Skews Narratives:
  He laments how Twitter (now "warped") amplifies the worst, least thoughtful takes, both negative and conspiratorial ("Twitter has... warped people's brains and ability to discuss Shedeur Sanders in a way... the most idiotic Shador Sanders takes being so amplified" [04:23]).
• Both Sides Problem:
  There are critics looking for anything to attack Sanders with ("anything imaginable to criticize Shedeur for up to and including where he's sitting on the bench..." [05:36]), and truthers insisting on outlandish conspiracies about NFL gatekeeping.
• Life of a 5th-round Pick:
  Wright contextualizes: Sanders not getting reps with the first team is standard for a 5th-rounder, not a front to his career ("life as a 5th round pick in this league is hard. It is supposed to be hard..." [07:32]).
• The Opportunity for Redemption:
  Shedeur will get a real chance, a week of first-team reps, and a start versus the Raiders, to claim the Browns QB job ("this week Shedeur is going to get a real look. He will be the starter against the Raiders." [08:42]).
• Critique on Media Colleagues:
  Wright condemns fellow media members for knowingly peddling misleading narratives to curry favor or chase engagement ("my colleagues in the media that know it's not at all outrageous... implying or outright saying differently... so bad." [10:52]).
• Summary Judgment:
  Dylan Gabriel has been the NFL's worst starting QB, so Sanders’ shot is fair, but if he repeats his debut, he’s out: "The only reason that you wouldn't bench Gabriel for Shedeur is if... he looks at all like he looked in that Ravens game." [12:23]

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2. LeBron James’ Return: A Case Study in Sports Narrative

[18:16 – 38:26]

• LeBron as a Media Main Character:
  LeBron has generated the "most idiotic and immediately self-refuting opinions," outlasting the skepticism for over two decades ([18:25]).
• History of Bad LeBron Takes:
  Wright pokes fun at media “friends and foes” who have predicted LeBron’s decline for over a decade—name-checking Dan LeBatard and Colin Cowherd for past whiffs ([19:22]).
  • "My dear pal Dan LeBatard announced LeBron was on the downside and Miami had gotten the best of him. That was 13 years ago." ([19:22])
  • "Famously, the owner and founder of this company, my mentor Colin ... said 'LeBron, hang it up whenever you want. The NBA's got it from here.' ... Nine years ago." ([20:15])
• LeBron's Versatile Greatness:
  Rejects the notion that LeBron could disrupt the Lakers’ chemistry, calling him the "most malleable, most flexible as far as how he can help your team player in NBA history." ([22:26])
• Statistical Context and Perspective:
  Highlights LeBron's untouchable records—double-digit point streak, All-NBA selections at every position ([24:48]), and his uncanny durability.
  • "That guy that can play all five, and ... guard all five, that that guy was going to screw up a team." ([23:51])
• Aging and Longevity:
  Remarkable for his age (approaching 40) and career length (year 23)—unprecedented even compared to Kobe, Jordan, or Vince Carter.
  • "Kobe Bryant ... How old do you think Kobe was when he played in his final playoff game?... 32. ... LeBron joined the Lakers when he was 34." ([27:57])
• Records Will Become Untouchable:
  Predicts LeBron’s statistical dominance will "age well for me and poorly for so many other folks... going to be Chamberlain-esque, untouchable and farcical in the numbers to future generations." ([31:46])

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3. The "Draymond Suspension Conspiracy" and NBA Sliding Doors

[38:26 – 44:59]

• Debates Bill Simmons on NBA "Sliding Doors":
  Nick addresses Bill Simmons’ take on the Draymond Green suspension in the 2016 NBA Finals as a pivotal "sliding doors" moment.
• Pushback on Conspiracy Narratives:
  Wright objects to the idea that it's widely believed the NBA wanted Cleveland to win, rather than just wanting a longer series ("I've literally never heard that." [40:37]).
• Media and Revisionist History:
  Laughs at claims that LeBron and the Cavs only won because of Draymond’s suspension, emphasizing LeBron's dominance continued in Game 6 even with Green on the floor.
  • “In Game 6 when Draymond is there, LeBron scores 41, and the Cavs win by 15 points.” ([43:28])
• LeBron’s Enduring Brilliance:
  Uses this episode to again underscore LeBron’s unparalleled career longevity ("That game happened 10 seasons ago and this guy's still playing. It's just a career that will never be even remotely approached." [45:10])

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4. NFL WEEK 12 PICKS (Nick’s Best Bets)

[51:51 – 58:55]

Wright’s five best bets for the NFL weekend, with reasoning:

• Chicago (-2.5) vs Pittsburgh
  Trusting Chicago at home, especially given Pittsburgh’s QB injuries ([52:13]).

  • "Feels like a Bears ugly three point win.” ([52:26])

• Jets (+13.5) at Baltimore
  With Lamar Jackson ailing, Wright expects a closer game, especially with Tyrod Taylor at QB for New York ([53:14]).

  • “He is refusing to run the ball… huge knock on his passing and the team’s overall efficiency.” ([53:24])

• Seattle (-13.5) at Tennessee
  Predicts a dominant Seahawks D will destroy Tennessee’s offense; sees a bounce-back for Seattle ([54:02]).

  • “What that defense is going to do to Cam Ward is going to be borderline criminal.” ([54:13])

• Arizona (+3) vs Jacksonville
  Cites Jacksonville’s inconsistency and cross-country travel, thinks Arizona stays in it ([55:07]).

• Cleveland (+3.5) at Raiders
  The mismatch between the Browns’ D-line and the Raiders’ O-line is decisive; Wright even envisions Myles Garrett having a record-setting day ([55:51]).

  • “Myles Garrett could set the single game and single season sack record in this game… He could do that against this Raiders offensive line.” ([56:02])

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Shedeur Sanders and Social Media

• "Twitter has... warped people's brains and ability to discuss Shedeur Sanders in a way... the most idiotic Shador Sanders takes being so amplified." — Nick Wright ([04:23])
• "Life as a 5th round pick in this league is hard. It is supposed to be hard and it's not always fair." — Nick Wright ([07:32])

On LeBron's Longevity and Criticism

• "No athlete in my lifetime has generated more idiotic and immediately self refuting opinions than LeBron." — Nick Wright ([18:25])
• "Famously, ... my mentor Colin ... nine years ago ... said 'LeBron, hang it up whenever you want. The NBA's got it from here.' ... LeBron would go on to win multiple championships after that." — Nick Wright ([20:17])
• "He's the most malleable, most flexible as far as how he can help your team player in NBA history.” — Nick Wright ([22:26])
• "He'll simply never be bad and he could easily play at ... a high level throughout his 40s.” — Nick Wright ([29:55])
• "The record books ... are going to be Chamberlain-esque, untouchable and farcical in the numbers to future generations.” — Nick Wright ([31:46])

On NBA Narratives and the Draymond Suspension

• "I've literally never heard that ... that the NBA suspended Draymond because they wanted Cleveland to win the title." — Nick Wright ([40:37])
• "In Game 6 when Draymond is there, LeBron scores 41, and the Cavs win by 15 points.” — Nick Wright ([43:28])
• "A career that will never be even remotely approached.” — Nick Wright ([45:10])

On NFL Week 12 Bets

• "What that defense is going to do to Cam Ward is going to be borderline criminal." — Nick Wright ([54:13])
• "Myles Garrett could set the single game and single season sack record in this game.” — Nick Wright ([56:02])

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Segment Timestamps

• [03:21] – Shedeur Sanders game & media spin
• [10:52] – Wright calls out sports media on Sanders
• [18:16] – LeBron James discourse history
• [22:26] – Why LeBron always works anywhere
• [27:57] – LeBron vs. Kobe/Jordan on longevity
• [31:46] – LeBron’s records are untouchable
• [38:26] – Bill Simmons, Draymond conspiracy, NBA Finals revisionism
• [43:28] – LeBron’s Game 5 and 6 2016 Finals stat lines
• [51:51] – NFL Week 12 picks with analysis

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Tone & Style

Nick Wright's tone is pointed, data-driven, and combative, especially in calling out misleading sports narratives both on social media and mainstream sports media. He balances criticism with humor, self-awareness, and an occasional nod to his own past takes. Listeners will find Wright’s analysis brash but deeply informed, with plenty of stats, historical context, and memorable rants.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Show

If you want context behind Shedeur Sanders’ bumpy NFL start, why LeBron James continues to defy all athletic precedent (and the bad faith or clueless critics along the way), and which NFL bets to make for Week 12, Nick Wright's takes here are better than scrolling your feed. His insights cut through the noise, restore perspective, and—love him or hate him—are always entertaining to hear.

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Welcome to the Best of the Week for what's Right with Nick Wright. The best takes and moments from this week on the show. Enjoy. For one of the first times in this show's history, we are going to start with Shador Sanders. But we're not actually starting with Shador. And so that sounds silly, but here's the point I'm making. So Shador came in. He obviously was terrible. He was 4 of 16. It's the worst completion percentage by a guy who threw at least 10 passes in four years in the NFL. It was a game that the Browns could have, and one would correctly argue, would have and should have won with just typical bad quarterback play. Instead, Gabriel was terrible and then Shador came in and was somehow worse and they lose and the Ravens escape with a win they did not really deserve, despite Miles Garrett, who might get 25 sacks this year, just pl playing at an all time level. But the reason I'm starting with Shador is because this morning Twitter was down for a bit and I think Twitter has, I want to make sure I use the right word, warped people's brains and ability to discuss Shador Sanders. In a way, it's such an what you have and what Twitter has rewarded from content creators is the most idiotic Shador Sanders takes being so amplified and being so force fed to anyone who has any type of sports algorithm.

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You have folks who know better, or at least should know better, polluting the public discourse with just nonsensical misinformation. And so you've got and it's, it's on. And this is one of the rare things where it is really a both sides problem. You have folks who gain traction and get engagement by finding anything imaginable to criticize Shador for up to and including where he's sitting on the bench during and after a game because that gets engagement. And then you have on the other end of it folks acting as if it takes a grand conspiracy for a fifth round pick third string quarterback to not have reps with the starting offense when it is totally reasonable that during training camp a guy who was not actually ever maybe you think he should have been competing for the starting job. He wasn't. The Browns again you can make the argument that the Browns simply don't know what they're doing. I don't know what the biggest Shador fans out there how they they can make that argument. I don't know how they square the fact that that the entire league said he's not worth a first, second, third or fourth round pick. That and I understand there was some league wide conspiracy talk. It's all so stupid. But set all that aside. In training camp the Browns looked at Joe Flacco as their starter and Dylan Gabriel of the two young guys as the higher priority because he was the higher draft pick. That's how that works. And then once Dylan Gabriel became the starter they looked at their third round rookie as a guy who needed as much practice reps as possible. So they were not splitting practice reps which is totally and completely reasonable. Life as a 5th round pick in this league is hard. It is supposed to be hard and it's not always fair. You get thrown into action and you have to look better than Shador did and it feels like deep down people who know better know that but deep down folks also know oh my God, this really gets people going and it's just so dumb. And so now what we will get is this week Shador is going to get a real look. He will be the starter against the Raiders. He will get the full week of practice. He will get a game plan to his strength, you know, catered to him and we'll see what he looks like. And typically in sports if you're good enough none of the other stuff really matters and you don't have a lot of as a fifth round quarterback you're not going to have a ton of better opportunities than this one. Knowing you are the starter all week long going against a bad team that is on a shorter week themselves and an opportunity to remake at least temporarily that Browns quarterback discussion because Gabriel has been really bad and if Shore goes out there and balls maybe he gets another week. But the my colleagues in the media that know it's not at all outrageous for Shador to have no reps with the ones and implying or outright saying differently because either they want to be in good with prime or it's what they think their particular fans or followers will appreciate or just because they think it'll get the most motion on the Internet. It's so bad. And it really is a good example of this is a real example of social media at times making the discourse dumber. And so that's why I want to spend a few minutes on it off the top. We don't have to spend more time on it. We will see what he looks like against the Raiders. I think Dylan Gabriel has been the worst starting quarterback in the league this year. And the only reason that you wouldn't bench Gabriel for Shador is if when he has a full week of reps in practice and is ready to go against the Raiders, he looks at all like he looked in that Ravens game. 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LeBron's back and I have a lot of takes, So no athlete in my lifetime has generated more idiotic and immediately self refuting opinions than LeBron. And it's because I think it's because he's been for basically as long as daily sports television has existed, LeBron has been one of, if not the main character. And because he has played, you know, throughout the entirety of this medium and because he has been at the eye of the NBA storm, which while the NBA has never in his career been the country's most popular sport, but it has been at various times in his career, the country's most talked about sport. When it comes to sports debate and sports TV and sports talk radio, LeBron is the LeBron commentariat has spawned just some truly ridiculous and upon reflection, hilarious moments. And these are from, for me, friends and foes alike. I mean, we are 1212. Is that right? No, it's not right. Thirteen years ago, my dear pal Dan LeBatard announced LeBron was on the downside and Miami had gotten the best of him. That was 13 years ago. And I'm going to talk about guys that I, I love and adore, so it doesn't seem like I'm trying to take cheap shots here. Famously, the owner and founder of this company, my mentor Colin eight years ago said lebron hang it up whenever you want. The we've got the NBA's got it from here. It was actually nine years ago and that that's an all time CLIP A Because LeBron would go on to win multiple championships after that, but B because he was saying that Ben Simmons is going to take over. I listen, Colin, I, I was as high on Ben Simmons as just about anybody. I have to hold that L as well. And there of course is all the skip stuff with the clutch and then the latest Stephen A stuff with the real personal. I don't like that guy so much of it. Just outright silliness. And then we got an unexpected dose of it in the weeks lead in the week or so leading up to LeBron making his debut, which was, hey, will LeBron be able to fit in with the Lakers? Even though we saw Luke and LeBron and Austin Reeves play together last year. Hey, will LeBron actually make the Lakers worse? Will he screw up what they have going on? These were real conversations, real discussions about the most malleable, most flexible as far as how he can help your team player in NBA history. About arguably the only guy in the history of the league that can legitimately and has literally made an all NBA team at all five positions on the court. Check his basketball reference for that was that was an all NBA center one year for the Lakers and an all NBA point guard the year after that for the lakers. Late stage LeBron was an all NBA shooting guard as a young player early and then obviously all NBA small forward and power forward throughout his career that that guy that can play all five, and certainly the younger version of him, and to a degree, the older version of him can guard all five, that that guy was going to screw up a team. And then LeBron comes in, keeps his double digit point streak alive, which is going to be a very fun and funny thing to watch this year because it's obviously an untouchable record. And we'll get more on the LeBron Untouchable record stuff in a moment, but he wants to keep it going. But he is, I believe, going to play a very different style this year. That game Tuesday night, that's the fewest shots he's ever taken in a game he didn't leave with injury. And speaking of the double digit point streak, one of those games that he left with injury because there's only been two games in his career, he took fewer than seven shots, which is what he took Tuesday night. One, he didn't play the second half because he took an elbow from Dikembe Mutombo, and one, he left early when Solomon Hill fell into his ankle and derailed the Lakers title defense in the 2021 season. But that game involves one of my favorite LeBron moments of all time, which is Solomon Hill falls into his ankle. LeBron recognizes he has suffered the first truly significant injury of his entire career up to that point and is going to be out months and is sitting at seven points and the streak is dead. And despite suffering an injury that is going to knock him out for the next two months, he pretends he's not hurt, badly speaking, stays in the game, gets the ball, takes a corner, three hits. It keeps the doubled figure point streak alive and then is out for the majority of the rest of the season. But that's sidebar. LeBron being dropped in as a team's ultimate Swiss army knife and LeBron taking pride in that ability. And LeBron then saying after the game with a smile, yeah, I heard what was being said. I've been, you know, you could put me on any team and I would make it work. It's just obviously true. And people's, you know, people say that about Kevin Durant all the time, like, oh, you just drop him in anywhere. And yes, that's true about other players, great players. You drop them in and they would make any team better. The distinction is, can you drop a player in and can they instantly do at a high level the exact thing that team needs them to do? This Lakers team right now might need LeBron to be more facilitator cutter, screener than scorer. Unlike some of the other great players in this league, he has the Skill set at 40 in year 23 to be excellent at all at at anything. Now is he the best player in the league anymore? Of course not. See a top five player in the league anymore? No. But is he still have a legitimate shot at being right around top 10 and is he assuredly when he's healthy still a top 15 guy in the league? Yes. And that guy with that malleability helps any team in the history of basketball. Now is it all right now a moot point for the whole NBA because of who and what OKC is? Maybe everybody might be playing for second this year, but we'll see things happen. And. There's an element of I don't want to say lack of appreciation but numbness. To what we are seeing at this moment. And this is something that you know I've said before but I don't know that people like fully take it in and be especially because you know Steph is playing at such a high level at an advanced stage. Durant is playing at such a high level at an advanced stage. But. See whether you want to focus on the age 40 part or the year 23 part. The it being without precedent is such a wild understatement. Like Kobe Bryant, the late great Kobe Bryant. How old do you think Kobe was when he played in his final playoff game with the Lakers? I'm going to give it a pause so you can actually think about it. How old was Kobe in his final career playoff game? Are you shocked when I tell you the answer to that is 32. Kobe Bryant did not play in a playoff game with the Lakers after the age of 32. Like a little context to that. LeBron joined the Lakers when he was 34. So obviously Jordan, you know stop with was done with the Bulls at 3536. Obviously we've never seen a player play in a year 23 and the only one to get to a year 22 was Vince. It's I said this a couple years ago and people laughed. I think we are now seeing it in real time. He'll simply never be bad and he could easily play at again not an MVP level but a high level throughout his 40s. Barring again barring a you're always at this age a catastrophic injury away. But he's ducked that up to this point in his career. And people can have the argument about the greatest player of all time. I the that is going to age so well on my end and so poorly for so many other folks because it is when it does come to and this isn't the whole discussion, but it is at least a piece of it. The record books, with the way things are going right now as far as injuries, load management, guys not being able to make it through a full season. LeBron LeBron's longevity records are going to when people look back on them in 40 years, it's going to be like if you look at complete games in baseball right now and you're like, wait, a guy had 40 in one year. 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There's one other Braun adjacent thing I wanted to talk about, and this is one of those things that I imagine will do well on social media or YouTube or and might cause me a little grief, but I just. I can't leave it unaddressed. And I don't. I'm not. I'm not trying to start anything, but this is so. It was maddening when I heard it. So the greatest sports podcaster of all time, the guy who in some ways invented the medium, and a guy I like a lot, Bill Simmons, brought the mailbag back, which is awesome. It's vintage Simmons. It's part of the reason that he's who he is and it's awesome. And because I'm a fan, I was listening. And he gets asked about the biggest sliding Doors moments in NBA history. And he goes to the Draymond groin shot of LeBron in Game 4 of the 2016 Finals, which is a legitimate sliding doors moment, there's no doubt about it. And he talks about how if the warriors win that title, Durant can't go, you know, to to Golden State. So then who WINS the next two? Does LeBron ever went in Cleveland? Does LeBron ever go to the Lakers? There's that is, you know, what does it mean for Steph? Back to back championships. He and LeBron then at that moment would have been two. Two he would have had back to back league MVPs, including a unanimous There are. It's Clay, he's Simmons talks about all of it and he's correct about that being a sliding doors moment. But there's two pieces of that commentary that are just. One is enraging, and it's not about Bill. And the other one is I. He just must talk to very different NBA people than me. Because what Bill said was the conspiracy theory that people believe more than any other conspiracy is that the NBA suspended Draymond because they wanted Cleveland to win the title. And I've literally never heard that. Now, I certainly have heard the conspiracy that they suspended Draymond because they hoped the series would go longer than five. But the idea that in real time, anyone outside of the Cavs locker room, me and Zach Low, we're all on the record during this. Everyone's doing media. Nobody else, when that suspension came down, said, oh, well, now I think the Cavs are going to win. That warriors team was considered the greatest team of all time and had dominated the Cavs through the first four games of that series. So the first. The first point is the idea that it is widely thought in NBA circles that the Draymond suspension was going to lead to the Cavs winning the championship. We were all there in real time. That was not a thing. And then. And then to the opinion piece of it, Nothing is more maddening for me as a Bron fan then the fact that when that happened and then the Cavs win Game 5 by 15 and LeBron scores 41 points, the entire media asserts that would have never happened if Draymond was there. The Cavs winning by double digits and LeBron scoring 41, 40 plus, never happens if Draymond's there. And then in Game 6 when Draymond is there, LeBron scores 41, and the Cavs win by 15 points. Game 5 of those Finals, no Draymond. Bron scores. Bron goes. I'll give you his exact stat line. Just so we all are on the same page. 41, 16 and 7 on 55% from the field, 63% from 3, and the Cavs win by 15. So again, 41, 16, 7. 5563 splits, 15 point win. Game 6 of the Finals, 41, 8, 11 on 65, 75 splits, and the Cavs win by 14. Like, what are we talking about? What are we talking about?

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I got to do that because I'm sure I have to fix that. I have to fix that. I apologize. I gave you the wrong field goal percentages. Let me. Let me do that again because I want this to be accurate. I gave you his. So game 5 of the finals, no Draymond, 41, 16 and 7 on 53, 50 splits in a 15 point win. Game 6 of the finals with Draymond 41, 8, 11 on 59, 50 splits in a 14 point win. It's just revisionist history. And it's the, the only other reason that's relevant to me right now is that game happened 10 seasons ago and this guy's still playing. It's just a, a career that will never be even remotely approached. And it's if you're, if you're listening to this right now and a sports fan of this era, the fact that we got to experience Tom Brady going more than 20 years of elite in the mix every single year, 10 Super bowl appearances across multiple teams while experiencing LeBron doing the exact same thing in the NBA. It's just unreal. Just unreal.

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Five games and a reminder. All of these lines are from our friends at Hard Rock bet. I am rolling with Chicago laying 2 1/2 at home against Pittsburgh. I just you are either going to get Mason Rudolph or you're going to get Aaron Rodgers with a broken wrist. I. I don't. I don't understand how this game is not three and a half. It feels like a Bears ugly three point win. Also for Ben Johnson. This kind of you get a lot of internal credit with the fans in the organization for beating Aaron because in everybody's mind he's still a packer. I think Chicago is right now a the exact same caliber of team as Pittsburgh, but one team's quarterback has a broken wrist and the other team's quarterback doesn't and Chicago's at home. I'll take Chicago minus the two and a half. The jets getting 13 and a half at Baltimore. This is an ugly one I will admit. However, Lamar now is on the, you know, missed practice again this week. Last week was for a knee, this week it is for an ankle. He has not looked like Lamar since he came back from his injury and he is refusing to run the ball which is super noteworthy because that has a knock on effect on how on his passing and on the team's overall efficiency. Also I think the jets are starting their best option at quarterback in Tyrod Taylor. For all those reasons and the fact that I get nearly two full touchdowns. I will take the 13 and a half points while I will lay the 13 and a half points with Seattle. Seattle is at Tennessee. What that defense is going to do to Cam Ward is going to be borderline criminal. I do not see how Tennessee can get to 10, maybe 10, but not 13 and so can Seattle get to 24. Huge spot for Seattle after the very disappointing loss to the Rams. Bounce back. I still think they're an excellent team. I understand I am laying 13 and a half points on the road, but Seattle prior to that rams game had 110 in a row on the road. Tennessee's the worst team in the NFL. I will take Seattle laying the 13 and a half, Arizona getting three at home against Jacksonville. Arizona has not been good. Jacksonville has been okay but they are coming off Jacksonville their best win. Their most dominating performance of the year. I should say their best one was Kansas City. This is their most dominating and they are a very up and down team. We've seen it throughout the year that the Jags are not really able to build on successes. They beat the Chiefs then immediately lose back to back to the Seahawks and Rams. They beat the Raiders in you know not miracle but the Raiders have a two point conversion in overtime to beat them. They then respond by blowing a horrified by blowing a 19 point fourth quarter lead to the Texans. They blow out the Chargers. They they're now on the road going cross country to the Cardinals and I'm getting three whole points. I will take Arizona plus three and then in a game that might shock the audience that I am including Cleveland in Shador's first start getting three and a half at the Raiders. This is very simple. That Raiders offensive line against that Browns defensive line is the single biggest mismatch of the week. I do not care who is playing quarterback for Cleveland. Miles Garrett could set the single game and single season sack record in this game. The all time sack record for a game is seven. Derek Thomas late great Kansas City Chief. The all time sack record for a season is 22 and a half. So if Miles Garrett got eight he would set the season and game record. He could do that against this Raiders offensive line. I will take Cleveland plus the three and a half. So my five picks this weekend are the Bears laying two and a half at home against Pittsburgh, the Jets getting 13 and a half at Baltimore, Seattle laying 13 and a half at Tennessee, Arizona getting three against Jacksonville and Cleveland getting three and a half at the Las Vegas Raiders. Look, if you smoke or dip, I'm going to give you a few good reasons to try Zen Nicotine Pouches. First, Zyn is America's number one nicotine pouch brand, and Zinn offers an unbelievable rewards program. There's a lot of options for nicotine satisfaction, but there's only one Zen. Visit zen.com find to find Zen at a store near you. Again that zyn.com find zyn spelled z y N this product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical. Amazon five Star Theater presents real customer reviews performed by a real serious improv podcaster. Tonight's review Spatula for the Stars When I'm dead and civilization eventually collapses, this spatula will remain. It will be the only rune uncovered by some unknown species of the future upon which they base their assumptions of our existence. Eggs they will posit these extinct people like to eat their eggs and this was their primary tool to for cooking them. Let us teleport and put this device in the Milky Way exhibit. 5 stars Zachary Find your perfect gift this holiday on Amazon at Hill's Pet Nutrition.

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