Anything Better? - NFL Preview & Picks | Week 16

Episode Date: December 19, 2024

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What's up everybody and welcome back to the Anything Better podcast show NFL edition for week number 16. How the hell are you guys doing? You got your hosts here Paul Verzi, Bill Burr, we got the Greek Freak. Wait is next week the last week of the regular season? Two more. Two more that's right because everybody gets the bye week. It's wild. And of course we have Jake the Snake the injury report guy but first we have to shout out our great sponsor. It's the BetMGM. It's the BetMGM everybody.

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You know, I got my steps in. Nice. You know, I go the other way, Paul. I go the other way during the holidays. People balloon up, I got my steps in. Nice. You know, I go the other way, Paul. I go the other way during the holidays. People balloon up. I fucking start losing weight. Nice. I sit in the corner.

I don't talk to anybody. You know, they feel the depression of the end of the year and I sort of ruin it for them. Then they go outside. I go outside. I go outside. I'll smoke a cigar or something and then everything's good. No, no holiday cookies for you. You know what?

Me neither. Dude, what am I fucking eight years old? Dude, dessert past a certain age is, it's for women and kids. All right? Women, I give them a pass, you know what I mean? They're fucking giving blood every month, their hormones are all over the place.

They don't know what they're, they need a cookie. Right? It's like, what are you doing as a man? Little German chocolate cake though, man. After a meal. Who would have thought German chocolate cake would be one of the best desserts ever in history? It's amazing.

You know, Paul, that's slightly offensive to me as a German. You are German, which is nuts. Cause I always, I never- You know what, Paul, you kind of just said whoever would have thought those fucking crowds could have make anything in the goddamn kitchen. Who would have thought those crowds could be happy?

Oh, this is a bad joke. Hey, they're good with ovens, but not for cooking. You know what I'm saying? Oh, oh, oh, not during the holidays. I hate when people grow history. I'm not advocating it. Dude, I got one for you, dude. Can I get some scrambled eggs here, Paul?

I need a little protein after my brisk old man walked through the neighborhood. Dude, my son's basketball team played a team of kids that were all Jewish. And these kids come out, and I'm not joking around, dude. Some of these kids had, you know, yarmulkes on and stuff. And I just leaned over to a dad jokingly and I go, dude, I never seen that on a court. But that's got to be one of the least most intimidating things I've ever seen to a dad jokingly and I go, dude, I never seen that on a court, but that's got to be one of the like least most intimidating things I've ever seen on a basketball court.

Dude, I like it. They beat us by 45. That's what I like with the yarmulkes on. Go fuck yourselves. I love that. One kid had like bling on his yarmulke, draining threes. I'm not joking. Well, then now you learn something.

When the Jewish kid shows up and he has playing on his yarmulke, he's shooting from downtown. One mother, I swear to God, one mother in the bleachers goes, hey, don't judge a book, okay? Dude, people forget. They had champions in boxing. They just haven't done it in a minute. Dude, Edelman. Sandy Klobeck. Julian Edelman, come on. They were they they had they had champions in boxing. They just haven't done it in a minute

Dude, I hope Sandy Colt back Julian Edelman. Come on. Yeah That reminds me that reminds me of the I will say you don't see a lot of fast changes running the court the The Zucker Brothers movie airplane she goes you want to read something? She goes, give me something light. She goes, here's a leaflet, famous Jewish athletes. But dude, they're Sandy Koufax, dude. Well, that's the thing, they have like legends. That's a nice, you know, it's like somebody with like, like a refined taste with the car collection.

He didn't buy every fucking car. He just says a few that he likes. Yes, they got big enough guys to to shut him down. I feel Jewish boxer or no. You got to go back to the black and white days like the middle way things when they were living in ghettos and stuff and they were like, you know, they had to fight their way out. Yeah, never underestimate Paul having no fucking money. How good you can become in boxing. Yeah, anything really.

Chris Rock did a bit about that a long time ago. What did he say in the broker? You are the better you are at boxing. It was talking about how black people dominating it. And then he picked some other group because but there's, you know, this whatever. There's some so and so going to come in and kick his ass one day. Yeah. Um, no, I'm trying to think of like the stereotype athletes, like Italians were

good in, well, Italians, there's not many Italian, you have Rocky Marciano. Italians were good with the referees. Paul, let's not, let's be honest here. Okay. In boxing, in, in, in basketball. That's where the Italians thrived in sports, was with the officiating. That's great. All right, we're going into week. My people were all bleeders. Yeah, but your people were tough as nails. German. Well, I mean, I'm mostly German,

so I can't click. Dude, I'm fucking, I'm just an idiot from Massachusetts, all right? That's what I am. Dude, whatever started this though, when you fight? Shit. I honestly think, dude, that was like a logo. I think that was the fighting, I don't think anybody ever did that.

And then I think when you watch movies that they have old timey thing that don't, like if you watched, was it Jack Jack Johnson that heavyweight from like 100 years ago, he wasn't doing this. No, that movie though that movie that took place in Ireland with Tom Cruise was it called far and away where they were like like gentlemen, they had like shirts and they had the suspenders and everybody got his cruise in a fucking period piece. That's not what they really did.

Dude, so much shit that Hollywood just comes up with people think. My brother took this tour one time when he was in the Grand Canyon and Native Americans, Indians, whatever the fuck you're supposed to say, were given the tour and he was showing how his tribe played the drum. He goes, you play it like this, you play it like that, play it this. He goes, however, we never played it like this. And he starts going. That was some shit that my people came up with in Hollywood. Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun. Yeah, yeah.

Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun. Dun dun dun dun dun. Yeah, all bullshit. I'm not gonna lie, if I ever got into a fight and a guy came at me like this, I'd be like, I'm about to get fucked up. This guy knows what he's doing. I wouldn't think he's going to hit you. He's going to. I'm looking for the spinning backfist. You know, it's great, right? He gets a straight backfist. Yeah. Um, all right. Before we get into these picks, Jake, apparently Jake, the snakes got

a big injury report, Bill. We got a lot of people out this week. Jake the Snake recently voted most Eleanor bachelor in Fullerton, California. I heard that. Congratulations, Jake. Thank you. Look at that smile he's got. He's got the glasses on, Paul.

He just jumped up off her for this podcast. Here we go. All right. What do you got, Jake? No glasses this week. Well, I'm going to off her for this podcast. Here we go. What? What? What? What? All right, what do you got, Trey?

No glasses this week. Well, the biggest injury is Patrick Mahomes. He got hurt last week, but he's expected to play. What, he's sprained his fingers? Trying to get a holo coming up? Is that what happened? Yeah. It was just the ankle this time.

And then- Oh, and then he had that a few years ago, right? Yeah, yeah. The same injury? What's that? Is that the same injury from a few years ago? I don't think it's as serious. Yeah, doesn't sound like it's as serious this time.

And then, yeah, they thought he was gonna be out for a bit and then the line came out and it flipped to minus three for the Chiefs just recently. So I think everyone is expecting him to play. Dude, I bet the Browns last week because I was like, that's such a gift that the Chiefs are going to win. I'm like, there's no fucking way. And then they just killed them. Yeah, I was on the Chiefs. So you don't have to rub it in. There's no reason to rub it in. All right, go ahead.

Speaking of the Browns, their season is pretty much over, but Jameis Winston is getting benched as well. But he's not the only quarterback getting benched. Kirk Cousins has been benched for rookie Michael Pennex from Washington. So they play the Giants this week. So we'll see how he looks out there. But next season he'll be up on the line. Yeah, they paid him $150 million

and they're benching not even one year into the contract. So that's a pretty good 36 or 37 off the torn Achilles So yeah, it's gonna be a tough road for the Falcons with that deal Another big injury is TJ watt. He got hurt at the end of the Eagles game He was wow. Yeah, he was limited this week, so we're not sure yet, but Steelers are one in 10 when he's been out. So that's definitely one to monitor. And the other team that's starting to accumulate injuries

are the Lions. They have a lot of injuries, but the biggest one is they're starting running back David Montgomery. He's out for the year. Tore his knee. Yeah, so they're starting running back. David Montgomery, he's out for the year. Tours knee, yeah, so. They have a good backup. Jake, you got any good news this week?

My God, these are- Jake, the snake is earning his money this week. Yeah. All right. Good news is Herbert's playing and Patrick Sertan for the Broncos, I guess. And then, I'm trying to think, yeah. I don't know how, there's not a time. Oh,

and Gino Smith, he got hurt against the Packers last week. He'll be out there as well. So those are kind of the big ones. I also saw Burrow and Baker hurt, but I can't imagine those two not playing. And Cincinnati is still in it, right? Cincinnati is still in it. Yes. I mean, there's the Charger Bronco game tonight is definitely going to be a big indicator of whether or not they can make the playoffs because they play the Broncos next week. So I think if the Broncos lose, that would probably help their chances. But I don't have the exact numbers there. But but yeah, it's a big week for the playoffs for sure. It's gonna be a lot of

good football. Thank you, Jake, the snake coming in. These kids are just pro. He gives you the bad news, but then he ends with the positive. It's gonna be a lot of great football. I mean, you let him down easy, Jake. You do the gift bag with your women like Derek Cheater. I think it was Larry David or someone

who had the breakup strategy. Part of Jake's gift bag, he gives him four picks for the next week. Hey, go buy yourself something nice with these picks. Before she leaves, he just goes, come here, sweetheart, just flips her piece of paper. At least go to her. I got inside information.

Patrick the Homes is not nearly as hurt as they're saying. All right, take that for what it's worth. Touches her cheek, she goes away. All right, let's get into the picks. Who's going first? You go first, because I had though, when I had to do it myself, so you go first. All right, my Patriots are 14 point underdogs

going into Buffalo. I'm feeling a little disrespected here, okay? We all know where we're at. You don't have to bring it up with the spread. I think the Bills are going to cover that, and then they're going to be like, you know what, we need to save some guys here for the playoffs, and then maybe we get a little back into it, and then we cover it. I feel like they're going to be up 17.

They're going to take Josh out. I don't know if they'll take him out. Well, I'll get take Josh out. I don't know if that'll take a month. But I gotta be honest with you, I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm taking the Patriots, getting 14. Going into Buffalo. Oh, I bet you get a lot of points. It's a lot, yeah.

All right. I'm gonna take, what not being in is just such that, that's what not being in is tough, dude. Bo Nix is playing good shit. I don't like this week. I like this week, Paul. I like it, but then I don't, cause it's too obvious.

No, Paul, you know, you said you didn't like it. And then I said, I liked it. Don't jump on my line, like it. You didn't like it. No, it's like... Say what you're feeling, Paul. Find your voice on this podcast. It's like, you know, it's like, say what you're feeling, Paul. Find your voice on this podcast. It's like, you know, she's pretty, but then she's crazy.

Now it's one of those weeks that makes it. You know, it's like, you know, she's pretty, but it's late. Like the coming on. Why is she still here? Why is she still here? Why is she single? Why is she still, why is she-

Oh, here's the best part. Why is she talking to me? Hey, that one I understand, OK? All right. You know what? My initial thing, my initial thing was to go with the Texans getting three and a half. And I'm going to take the Texans getting three and a half from the Chiefs.

I mean, Paul, who's gonna argue with you? I mean, look, I don't like, you know, it's the half a point is why I'm doing it. Let's take the Texans to keep it close. That's my first. I like it. That sounds fun. You know what? I'm gonna take the Raiders. Minus one. You're playing the Jaguars. Both those teams are in a bad place.

Who's the Jags backup quarterback? Bubby Brister? Mack Jones. Mack Jones. Me and Macky. It feels like I'm going to double down now. Macky Jones, Macky Jones, Macky Jones. And what are the radios got?

Mitch Krabicki. Oh man, yeah, they've gone through a bunch of quarterbacks double down now. Jones, Mackey Jones, Mackey Jones, Mackey Jones. And what are the radios got? Mitch Krabicki. Oh man, yeah, they've gone through a bunch of quarterbacks. I think it's, they're on Desmond Ritter. If I've never, haven't heard much about him. Also Max Crosby's out. You know what, fuck that game. Max Crosby's out for the year too.

Wow. He is? Okay, forget it. Max. What happened to him? Some ankle surgery, I guess. I think they're just trying to tank and get Shador Sanders. Look at you saving me a pic there. All right, well, then you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna take the Lions minus 6 1 1 half,

going into what used to be Soldier Field, whatever the hell they did to that. I'm gonna go with them. You know, because why not? Why not? You know, I like to half a point because it always fucks you, Jake. That's what I'm looking for. I'm going to take the Cincinnati Bengals laying seven and a half. I think Joe Burrow and the Bengals are going to the playoffs. I think they're playing good right now. The Browns are finito.

Let's go. They're gonna blow them out at home. I love saying they win by 20 plus. Yeah, me too. Sorry. I love that pick, dude. I wish I saw it. Wish I saw it for what it was.

I'm gonna take the Rams, laying three and a half, going into the metal lands. That's fantastic. That's playing the Jets. I love's fantastic. That's the better pick. I think that over here. No, that's they look good. That's what we sound when everybody goes, oh man, that's a good tip.

You're all going to fucking that thing fucking goes right now. Oh, it goes down. I'll be on that shit. Go, go, go. My wife is working out. The Jets. All right. You know what I'm gonna do? Little aerobics.

Here's what I'm gonna do. Jake, nobody's hurt on the chargers, right? Somebody hurt, if always, but we'll be all right. We'll be all right. That's a true fan. Be careful with that pronoun. Wecos. All right. Um you know what Paul? I'm gonna take the Chargers to bounce back

tonight and beat the Broncos. All right. Um you know what? Paul, I'm gonna take the Chargers to bounce back tonight and beat the Broncos. All right. Um, you know what, Paul? I'm feeling a little dangerous this week. Uh oh. You know, I don't know what it is. Just feeling like I need a little confrontation in my life. Hey, bacon was good. All right. Bacon actually wasn't good. So I don't know what we got. It was super it. I'm used to it. I'm used to it. I'm used to it. I'm used to it.

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I'm used to it. I'm used to it. I'm used to it. I'm used to it. I'm used to it. I'm used to it. I'm used to it. I'm used to a thicker, this shit was almost see-through. So what's good about it is it cooks up quick, but it's, even when you dry it off, it just tastes really greasy. Paul, that's not what people tune in for. They don't want to know about my bacon choices. You got to pound that shit. You got to pound that shit thin.

What movie? Oh, come on. Is that Goodfellas? No, Casino, when he's going to the car to get a blow job with the show girl. Oh, is that what he's supposed to do? The car, you can scoot over, honey. Ha ha ha. Dude, my favorite thing was when he's just getting rid of Sharon Stone and she's screaming and yelling

and he's just going, all right, okay. Okay. All right, be careful. She's like, I'm not afraid to go to the police. I'm not afraid. He goes, all right. Okay. All right. Okay.

All right. See you later. I really fucked up this time. I fucked up. All right. I'm gonna go, I'm gonna take the Cowboys at home, get in four. I hate the pic right as I said it.

I just feel like the Buccaneers are gonna ease up, you know, if Baker's a little bit hurt. I don't know, Paul, I got nothing. I've been underwater. Do we finish the script? We finished the script! Congratulations. I gotta polish it today and tomorrow, and then we hand it in. Oh, and then I put my freckled feet up, Paul, and I wonder where my fall went. That's amazing. Congrats. Thank you. I think it's going to be for those of you who liked old dads, it's

I wrote it with Ben Tischler again and we're we're psyched. We had no ending with the endings, the hearts. How do we do a fucking ending that isn't cliched or isn't like that's from Hollywood? How would this shit really end but still be satisfying? We fucking walked across the street, had nothing.

Got a cup of coffee, sat down, drank, talked, and then came back and all of a sudden it just fucking. That's the best. When you're writing, when you get stuck, go for a walk ball. Let the horses run. You gotta get the fuck out of there. By the way, dude, I saw one of the last, I saw the last episode of the series episode,

the ending, final ending of Yellowstone. Dude, I don't know, I don't know if it could be done better as far as the ending of something. But to the point where it was so real and realistic of something that comes to an end, that I was literally just really sad. I was just sad. The way they did it was fucking amazing.

What level sad are we talking end of football season sad? No, like, like packing up your grandparents house after they died and you're just walking out with the last box sad. That's really sad. Yeah. Like a room that your whole life was furnished and you're playing in and then you just take those hollow steps and it's empty and you walk out and close the door with the last box sad. It was, dude. I'm not gonna lie to you. You're taking your Dominique Wilkins poster off the wall? One by one slowly, yeah. Yeah.

Remembering when you pushed those in? But as you're doing it, you glance out the window and rehash playing soccer in that yard. Oh, I mean, dude, it was- This is making me not wanna watch the last episode. No, but you know, like the way sometimes I want to go out blaze a fire just you know this was not that this was like oh this is how it is when things end but still a good episode so I thought it was fantastic. It's too bad that Taylor Sheridan and Kevin Costner didn't get along

because it would have been good but the the good news is, Cole Hauser, Cole Hauser, who plays Rip, was an amazing character, and Beth, who are together, who was Kevin Costner's daughter in it, Kelly Riley,

who was so incredible. It took me like three seasons to realize that she was British in an interview. One of the best characters ever. They have a spinoff coming on now, on their ranch, and it's gonna be great. So I'm excited about that anyways

I'm getting soft in my I'm getting soft in my old age. Okay Did you show us just a funny line? What they have a spin-off on their ranch? That's what you know, you're watching a cowboy show That's like the real housewives of car of cowboys instead going to a different city, they go to a different dude ranch. Oh man. We're going to ride the horses different here, man. Not like the last ranch.

Do we have one more pick? You made four, Paul. I think Bill may have one more. Oh come on, don't do that. No, Bill went first. I went first. Yeah, you went first. I went first. Yeah, you went first. No, not that.

Yeah, then I don't know. Okay, well you just saw there was a rare mistake by Jake the Snake. Rare mistake. Apparently, Paul has one more. All right, so I got... Paul and Paulie Pickham. Paulie numbers. Here's a game that I just... Here's a flip of a coin. The dolphins

book. The dolphins are laying. No, the 49ers are laying one in Miami. Is Miami eliminated, Jake? I don't know if they're officially eliminated. That was a bad loss last week. That line flipped the night. The dolphins opened up minus one and a half. So I think a lot of people are on the Niners. The Dolphins opened up minus one and a half. So I think a lot of people are on the Niners. Um, but yeah, both those teams are. I'm going to take, I'm going to see if the Niners, one of these teams is getting a kill shot. I'm going to take the home team.

I'm going to take the dolphins getting one point at home. They've disappointed me every fucking week. Paul, I don't even like the level of your game, Paul. The level of your game. I'm not saying the old Paul Verzi, the old Paul Verzi, like fucking, you cashed in your 401k to put it on the fucking 49ers. Yeah, you know, it's a pick-up.

The Paul Verzi I used to be. Yeah. This new Paul Verzi. But I don't even know, you're just playing the game on a... It's like when Chris Everett Lloyd told Martina Navratolotta to start lifting weights. And then she never won another one. We'll see. They've been bad for me all year, the Dolphins. Alright, well let's get to the Monday night special. Yes. Andrew, are you there? the the the

the the the the the the Monday night is the Saints and Packers and the Packers are laying 14 and a half. Oh, it's a big one. Dude, I don't think I'm trying to think the last time I saw spread this big ever on Monday night football.

They're usually pretty good games that they picked the Thursday ones are a little, a little rough because people are banged up and shit. But yeah, 14 and a half fucking points. All right. Over under is 42. Over under is 42. But yeah, 14 and a half fucking points. All right over under 42 Over under is 42 and the fucking points spread so they're basically saying the Saints are gonna score what 10 points Jake Who's taking snaps for the Saints now? I know they got I mean, I know it's yeah, it's been a It's been a carousel but cars been out cars out for the year. So I think they're going with Spencer rattler, but it's

Rattler they said it rattler and they said he was a kid that transferred to Oklahoma, but they're saying it's really bad right now with him. Yeah, he almost thought they were going with Eric Hippel Jr. Remember, a guy named 60 year old gets that reference. Um, Bobby a bear coming back from the Michigan Panthers. Archie Manning. I mean, have we ever taken a faith? Have we ever taken a favorite that big in this together on a Monday night rooting for that?

Hey, Paul, how about for our holiday, our holiday hang? We do a fucking zoom you and me and we watch the game smoking a stick Not a zoom whatever a face time. Whatever the whatever kids call this shit. I Would do it. Of course. All right, no pressure. I mean, who am I? Hey fucking Johnny Esposito. Oh, you remember you got it right? Paul I'm Johnny Esposito. I'm just standing there got it right. Paul, I'm Johnny Esposito. I'm just standing there.

Dude, I'm on the 18th green. The president of the United States starts walking towards me. And I'm like, he's got to be coming over for somebody else. And he just he goes, hey, Johnny. And I'm looking like, you know, Johnny Weissmiller, who's here? Johnny Esposito. Who am I? Paul. Paul, this is the President of the United States, I'm fucking Johnny Esposito, just fucking standing there.

I got a big gulp and a putter in my hand. He comes walking right, I didn't even know he knew my name. I'm just a guy that puts one leg in, what is it? How does, oh yeah, I'm gonna fuck that up, you know, I'm fucking. You go one leg at a time, in the pants. One leg at a time, in the pants. Dude, I just can't, I can't get it. He puts his pants on one leg at a time. In the pants. I just can't, I can't get it. He puts his pants on one leg at a time. What was the other one? Beat a dead horse while it's down. Kick a horse while

it's down. You don't want to kick a man when he's down. You don't kick a man when he's down. And you don't beat a dead horse. You don't kick a horse when he's down. Paul, you've been doing mashups before mashups. Ha ha ha ha. Oh, man. Let's go. Let's take the favorite. You can go Moneyline.

You can go Moneyline. There's no money in it. It's like minus 1,000. 98% of the moneylines on the packers. There's no fun in that. Yeah. There's no money in it. It's like minus 1,000, 98% of the money lines on Packers. Where's the fun in that? Yeah, there's no fun in that, you're right. There's no fun in that, that's just fucking, you know, that's like slapping an ice cream cone out of fucking,

I can't see it. Or do you wanna give the Saints a little bit of dignity and we take the Saints starting the game 14 and a half and hopefully they get an early score or something, I don't know. You know what the hard part is, is I like both fan bases. I've done stand up. We both do.

I had a great time in Appleton and who doesn't have a good time in New Orleans? Hey, this ain't personal. This is personal. It looks personal. Business is business. Have you been to Lambeauville? Yes. Man, I went there one time I watched a preseason game, Brett Farr versus the Browns.

I got a great picture or something, and then somebody stole my camp, broke into my apartment, took some things, and I lost original Soldier Field picture of me in it and Curly Lambeau before they added more seats up to the top. Oh, man. And Brett Farr was there. It was only a pre-season game. And then I was supposed to go to the game with you and Bartnik and I was doing that movie.

So I had to leave. Me and Bartnik went to one, we stayed and it was cold and we're drinking. We got into this billionaire's party. It's a whole thing, but we were just sitting there hammered in the thing. And every once in a while, Bartnik would look all good. Duh, duh, duh, duh.

Yeah. Oh wait, I went, years later I went with Nate Craig and all my buddies from Massachusetts. We went to a Seahawks Packers game. That's right, so I ended up getting to a regular season game up there. It's fucking amazing. I was gonna say, how'd you get into that party? But Bartnik probably just walked in holding a cigar

and they just, they couldn't stop him. No, it was me, dude. They gave us this, the guy that owns it also owns a hockey league, a hockey team in a little arena. And they were giving out, they were like, oh, you guys get to go tailgate inside. And they were like, you could go get vodka cranberry. And it was shitty vodka.

And it was horrible. And I fucking went to the bathroom and I see this glass room with this woman decorating it with All high-end bottles of vodka so I go what's going on in here? And I was already kind of half-sauce so I open up and I put my head in she goes Oh, hey like typical nice, Wisconsin. I go what's going she goes. Oh so and so is having a party It was the guy who owned the whole thing and I go. Oh, yeah I go me and my buddy are in town for you know, I'm doing stand- up. But she goes, Oh, really? I go, Yeah, I go, This looks awesome. She goes,

Oh, you know, if you guys want to sneak in, or you come in, and we went in and we sat there and then the billionaire showed up. It was fun. And then Barton hit it off with him. They it was so funny, man. It worked out great. Did he call him the hit on Epstein while you were standing there? Or did that happen later? Later? It would be great if you just heard some fucking billionaire talk. Oh yeah, no it was not. World War III is next weekend. Not two weeks, next weekend.

We're going into China. Hey, who's the guy over there with the beard? We'll get him out of here. All right, let's pick the game here, Paul. What are we doing? Are the Saints gonna come marching in? Are the Packers gonna send them packing? What do you like? I think I like the Packers to win by 20. Jordan loved to just throw it all over the yard.

It's their weather. They need the game. Do they need the game? Kind of, you know, maybe for standings, but they should be in the playoffs. Yeah, they're 10 and four. They're in the playoffs and then Houston's a game behind them. Yeah. Well, Houston, a game behind. They're probably going to try to get some home field. I think we take, I think we go for the blowout.

Let's do it. Jordan love to throw one Packers 14 and a half. What's the over under 42? Should maybe take Josh Jacobs. Bill likes the over. number. What did you say, Jake? Josh Jacobs to run one in. And he's having a great year. Let's do it. Alright. Okay. So we'll do the Packers, we'll do Josh Jacobs to score, and we'll do Jordan Love to throw one.

Jordan Love to throw one. I can't believe it's week 16. We'll probably make it a day early next week since I think next Wednesday is Christmas. So is it Wednesday? Yeah, Christmas is Wednesday. I'll see you guys on Wednesday. Paul, pencil in that cigar. Maybe we'll do it Monday.

Pencil in the cigar. You know, if you can do it, you can do it if you can't. Yeah, maybe we'll do it Monday because Christmas Eve, you know, go be with the family. So we're gonna have one more show before Christmas? We got one more before Christmas. Christmas is Friday, right? Wednesday.

Wednesday. Get the fuck out of here, it's Wednesday. I know. It's Wednesday? What the hell's today? Thursday. Thursday. No, the fucking number.

Oh, the 19th. Oh, the 19th. Oh, I thought it was like the 17th. I know, it's crazy. Okay, all right. Hey, you've been in the writers room too long, okay? No, dude, believe me. Yeah. Believe me. Oh, well, congratulations on finishing. That's awesome. I haven't seen Bill, I haven't seen Bill without him either coming from or going to a writers room, just sandwiched every podcast he's done in the past like, you know, eight weeks. Yeah.

But it was, it was meant. I was going to say it was worth it. I don't know. I'm just, just happy I'm done. All right. Now we have to go polish the script, Paul. You know why, Paul? Cause writing is rewriting. I urge Paul to just steer it into a tree. All right.

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