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Episode Date: September 10, 2025

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson break down the BEST highlights of NFL Week 1 on Nightcap! The guys react to Josh Allen leading the Buffalo Bills to a stunning comeback win over the Ravens, Chargers giving the Chiefs a Divisional L to start the season and much more! 0:00 - Chargers Shock Chiefs32:17 - Bills MASSIVE comeback vs Ravens55:25 - Broncos spoil Cam Wards NFL debut1:08:15 - Falcons lose to Bucs on FG attempt   (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #Club   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25 or 34, 318, three touchdowns, and the game ceiling drive in which he took off and run after Chris Jones, and we saw the two guys getting it on the sideline, Tranquil said that's not your responsibility. You got outside rush. You tried to cross the guy's face. You got washed down when you know there's nobody, there's no support over there.

That's why he was going at Chris Jones. That is not your responsibility to go inside. If that guy starts up the middle and then gets outside, ain't nothing you can do, CJ. But that's why he and Train Quill was getting it on the sideline. He's like, do your job. That's not your job. Do your job.

But the Chiefs go on the road in Brazil and they win a ball game 27-21. It's been a long time since the Chiefs have lost a one-scored game. But Ocho, I saw some things. tonight that I don't like of what I'm seeing with the Chiefs. Offensively, I think they'll be okay. They need to be able to run the football better. I mean, they can't run the football. Those scrambles by

my homes. I can't count on my homes to give me 57 yards rushing the game, but watching this game, looking at for the Chargers, they did win. They took down the three-time defending AFC champs and they did it in fine fashion. What did you like about what you saw from the Chargers? Listen, the first thing

about the Charger's that I did like, I like, I like what Justin Herbert did. Listen, the game was a little sloppy in the beginning, Unk, but as the game went on, the Chargers offense played extremely well. Again, another thing, my favorite receiver, one of my favorite receivers in the NFL is Ladarius McConkey. Laderes McConkey looked extremely well.

He's picking up exactly where he left off last year. Yes. The addition of Keenan Allen and Quentin Johnston. If we can get Quinn Johnson to be a little bit more consistent, unc, and catching the ball. try to eliminate some of the drop that he had last year, they are going to be all right because that defense, they was flying all over the place.

They made some great plays. Derwin James with Derwin James. Khalil Mack also contributed in some important areas as well on certain down and distances, and they look good. I thought the Chiefs had an opportunity to come back. I actually thought they were going to come back when he decided to field goal towards the end of the game

and chose a loud spags in that defense to take over from there. But it was a sloppy, in the, it was a sloppy first half, but that said it really good. I'm watching, I don't know what Kelsey was thinking on that drive route. He watches, what's Derwin James? He does this. With a DB, I see a DB does that. He's telling me his man coverage.

He's telling me they're locking it. Yeah, yeah. He tells me he does this. And that's why my home was like, what are you doing? And he knew it at the end. It's like, bro, you got to keep going. That's what you call it drive, a shallow, cross, but whatever the case may be.

He's in man coverage. All they got to do is, if he keeps running, the ball's going to hit him on the hands, he turns up. It's a touchdown. Now, look, we don't know, I mean, now you, possibly maybe they're on-sided, they got their timeouts, maybe they do what they did, but if Chris Jones takes that same angle, we're going to get the same result.

We'll never know. But there were some mistakes that were made that you can't have. I mean, the first player of the game, you got two guys running, you got two guys running crossing route. And somehow Kelsey picks his own guy and looks like he's separated his shoulder and sprained his shoulder. I'm like, damn, how many times have you run crossing route?

I've never, in 14 years of running crossing routes. I've run the shallow cross, run the drive. Well, I'm the picker, and sometimes they're picking for me. I've never collided with my own guy. I mean, listen, it's all about understanding. It's all about spacing. Knowing where you're supposed to be. And if you have somebody pressing you,

which I think which might have been the problem, whoever was pressing either through Kelsey off his route either through Kelsey off his line which is why they ran into other but also if it's man to man you got to have your eye line you got to have your eye line up in front to see what's in front of you anyway

so I'm not sure how that happened Oh Joe plus the fact is it's already understood one of you are high the other is low one of you guys are three to five the other guy five to seven I don't know who's supposed to be high I don't know who's supposed to be low

You can see Xavier Worthy was low. So that means Kelsey was supposed to be five to seven. I don't get it. I don't know. And like I said, I'm like, damn, guys, that's probably a precursor of things to come. Because, oh, Cho, now how many times? That's the first 15. We don't talk about that.

We had that it walked through. We discussed it last night before the game. Hey, we talked about it. Hey, everybody liked these plays coming out. And damn, the first third down, this is what we get. And you know what? That's the funny thing. When you talk about X in the nose on, the way it's written on paper and coaches want to look a certain way, but they don't take into account.

When you have a defense out there, you have a person pushing and tugging you, certain things have to adjust. So, Kelsey, if anything, if you got a man playing you man to man, go an extra yard. Maybe go two, and that doesn't happen. Hey, press me and I'm supposed to be the low guy, I run in the line of scrimmage. I'll be behind the line of scrimmage. Hey, I, do I want to pick your ass off? Oh, I'm, oh, Joe, you know, I'm not going to collide with my own guy. I'm done it.

They were like, well, damn, you should have just took the ball out of John's hand. I'm like, well, hey, hey, he was fighting, pushing, tugging, and I'm not going to let him throw the timing of the route off by pressing me and causing me to either get to gain depth. No, I already know I'm the low guy. And so it might be a situation. Look, I'm the low guy And I got a pick for the high guy

Yes, sir Okay, it is what it is But the timing must be the timing, Ocho But I'm not going to run into my own guy That's what I'm not going to do I'm not running into my own guy Now, I might run into the other guy And they call me for an illegal pick

But I'm not picking my own damn guy And hold on, not only did you pick him He got hurt And as soon as soon as he got hurt Obviously, when you're running that cross Like that, Unk and you're looking back at the quarterback your body's relaxed. Yes.

The body's relaxed. So anything that hits, especially that shoulder, the first thing I said, let's either grade two or grade three AC spring. Right away. When you didn't come back in the game

because one, oh, you're good. Grade one, you're coming back in the game. But he missed the whole game after that. I say it got to be grade to a grade. Ocho, how much shoulder strength you think he got?

He'll buck 60. So think about that, Ocho, he weighs 160 pounds. Yes, sir. He ain't got no shoulder. And it doesn't take a whole lot to mess a shot. shoulder up anyway, especially when you don't have the muscle development in that area.

Yeah, especially when you're not looking up and your body, body relax and just something hits you like that? You ain't, because you don't get a chance to tense up. Yes, bingo, bingo. So a lot of times, if we know, until we're going across the middle, we're going to catch a pass, I get a chance to brace. But when I'm catching the pass and I'm relaxed, and I got, it hurts that much more. Hell yeah, it hurts.

People need to understand. And when they see certain hits like that, when you know it's coming, you're able to brace, it doesn't hurt, no matter what it's like it's the ones you don't see coming. Yes. Ready for it that gets you the worst. Yeah, I just look, they got up to a bad star. Hollywood Brown had an opportunity to get a first down on the second and he dropped it. Yeah. I don't, oh, you told you.

You told you about on the second drive of the game. The stop route. Well, the deeper. Yes, yes, yes. He took his ass on the ball. He's trying to get about it there before he. Oh, Cho, I really prided myself understanding how the game was going. Okay, the first drive, Ocho, we got off the field in three plays.

Yes, sir. The last thing I want to do is do doing three and out. So I might just catch the ball and just drop because the most important thing is to stay on the field so we can get timing as an offense. Guys don't understand. They still try, oh, let me bail up out of here. Well, now you just went two, three and outs. And now, guess what? You're going to be further out of rhythm because it's going to be longer before you get back on the field.

Guys need to understand I saw Thornton He's running Look, understand the angle In which the guy's coming down If he's coming down He ain't chasing you like this He's coming down on an angle like that

So if you try to cut back He hit you Even though you're right there to sticks Your momentum You got no momentum to go forward You're gonna go back I'm like guys You y'all don't think

Y'all guys don't really think no more I ain't no way you're thinking Like you got to understand The angle in which he's coming If I get it Ocho, he's coming like this, I start, cut back, go behind you. But when he's coming down,

you stop, you got no momentum. His momentum is going to hit you and push you backwards. Every time. If anything, especially in that situation, Uncle, you've got to know, as a receiver or a tight-in, anybody catching the ball in that situation, it's third down. Yes.

It's third down. You just catch that and turns straight up field. Right? I'm talking about right away. Yes. Let's play another down instead of allowing to be four down and it being a 50-50 chance and whether y'all get it

or not to keep that drive going. I think the thing is sometimes Ocho is that guys, they don't really think about that. Every play is not meant to be a big play. Every play is not meant to be a touchdown. You have to understand momentum. You have to understand where you are in the game, time of the game, what's it been like?

Because there are a lot of times that may be because sometimes you've got to do stuff suddenly to get up out of there. suddenly remains taking your eyes off to taking your eyes off the ball and try to locate the guy because a lot of times I mean I've seen myself

I'm doing this Ocho I'm hey the ball should be right there and I'm seeing where everybody's coming because I want to do something yeah well you can't do anything without the ball no not at all but it was things like that

but Ocho they're going to have to run they're going to have Kansas City is going to have to do more of a concerted effort to run the football I got a question. I'm glad you just said that. When you think about the Kansas City Chiefs, right? Yes.

Pacheco has been in the past. One of the Chiefs actually ever had a running game, though? When have you actually watched the Chief play and been like, you know what? We got to worry about the running game. You remember when they had Kareem Hunt? That's different. Oh, before he left, the first time. Yes.

Yes. But you know who else they had? But the Chief used to have a night. Well, they hadn't had so much of a running game when Andy. Because I don't think, I don't think Jamal Charles was there and Andy. I think Jamal Charles was there. I don't remember. But

they got to run the football. They got they put a lot of pressure and the thing was tonight defensively, they couldn't get pressure on Herbert unless they blitz. Tranquil got him twice. Koloftas got him

early in the game when he tried to climb up in the pocket and Kaloftas fell back inside and got him. But they couldn't get pressure generating four. So now, and it seems like when they break pressure, it's like, guys, Nick, is it Hicks?

What number, 27? Is it Hicks? Hold on. Because I know he made a bunch of, yeah, Hicks. Bro, bro, you got to be better. Yeah. You got to be better. You got to be better. The guy is streaming at you.

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Listen to the bright side on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, hey, it's scary on that adding like that. You know that, huh? It's scary on that island. You know, most of the time when you're in a situation like that, you're going for the first move. You're going for the first move because you got to understand the speed of the game.

Us watching is different. Out there actually planning it and you ain't got no help. So whatever you see first, you get in the body there. You're getting the body there right away. The thing is, if he ran, if he did something different. Right. on tape okay so what is he showing us on tape

because that's all I can base it on Ocho right that's all I can base it on they give us something different I'm going to come to the sideline coach this is what they did I know what we practice I know what we went over I know what they show

this is what they showed us on tape this is what we said we're going to do against them on tape this is what they're doing right okay fine so that's what we're going to have that's what we don't know

we don't know but they run the inside because all it's so they run the high, they run the high low. So basically you got McConkey, he studied, he gets to the flat right now. Now,

Kenan Allen, he goes to the high seven. One or two things going to have to happen. If you're going to have to pass that off by McDuffey, retreating because he's up on land McConkey,

because that's all I'm trying to do. I'm just trying to hold, I'm just trying to hold the outside guy because you got me and you play an inside leverage. So you got, you got, you cannot stop the seven route. You cannot stop the flag. You can't because you're playing inside leverage.

So you've already given me the outside. The only way you can stop it, the only way you stop that ride, don't you show is that McDuffie falls off. Yeah. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And then, and then I'm going to throw the ball. So you got, you got to really time. You got to say, you know what?

I believe he's going to throw this, just seven ball. And I just fall right now. But if he throws it, if he throws it to the flat, that's going to be a first down. Or, or, if anything, I mean, I'm just saying, obviously, I don't play DV and obviously you have to stay within the scheme of the way that does things. What I would do, I would communicate. I would communicate before, when I see that, when I see that tendency, when I see that

formation, I know what they are. And I know what's coming. We got that post and we got that flat coming right. I'm going to tell the safety. Man, listen, I'm from the jump lab right now. The seven coming behind me, go ahead and cheat it. Go ahead. Go ahead.

You know, when I pass it off, Ocho, say, this is a little. how we're going to do it. Yeah. Hicks, you take the flat, I'm on safe. Now, I got a safety in the hole because if he runs the post, the safety is there. Yeah. The only thing that I'm weak against is the back side pot, the back pile on. Yeah.

So now McDuffie is going to have to retreat. Right away. And now, Hicks got to go to the flat right now. He's got to go, he's got to take the flat right now. Right now. Yeah, he got to come down. Right now. That's the only way you can stop that route because you got two.

One's running like a little stick, what they call a, a stick route, and the other is running a seven route or sale route. You can't stop it. Because if you're playing man, he's going to like, and McCarky is going to occupy McDuffey. Right away. Hicks is playing inside leverage. So anything that I run to the outside, I'm free and clear.

You can't stop it. The funny thing about it is you can't stop it, but I'm thinking and knowing this coming as a safety, I don't even know if he has a freedom to do this, because when they turn that film on, they're going to want you inside leverage. Yes. At what, what, maybe nine to ten?

Who did? The safety? Yeah. Maybe not. Well, it looked like it was man coverage. So they probably just had single high safety. So he's in the hole. Oh, down.

Yeah. No, no, no. He's in the hole. He's looking for, you know, maybe maybe if it's a cross-a-rout, he's going to jump it. But he's in the hole. There's really nothing he can do.

Right. So now, because Hicks is playing on he's playing inside leverage because you know why ocho i got to worry about the shallow cross right if you run the if i jump outside he runs the shallow cross i'm dead i'm in is for shape yes yeah i'm dead so now i'm inside leverage now i'm worried i ain't worried about and beat me across my face but what i've done is that i've given them a free release to the back pile line yeah and and listen that's unfortunate that's unfortunate because obviously what you're doing is you're giving them a one way go you're trying to say that

inside, but now you're vulnerable to the outside. Correct. And if he stick you to the inside, you're really done because you're going to go for the first move. Correct. Yep. So, you know, give them credit, but I thought the charges played really well. They're going to be, they're going to be tough. Herbert threw the ball extremely well tonight. We look, he has physical, he has physical tools, a big kid, six, five, two-th, two-fort, mobile he's mobile you see the athleticism i mean he's shown the athleticism we watched him in the uh what's that the rose bowl i think his final year and he he did what he did i didn't know he had that kind of athleticism and he doesn't show it a whole lot but he got better he's he's above

he's an above average athlete so which tells me he got he can get out of harm's weight if he needs to we know the arm that we know the arm talent yeah we can't deny that you can't say he ain't won nothing, but we can't deny the armed talent. And the thing is also, there are two things that play here. Two things can be true. You can be a generational talent. Right. And not a generational player.

You could be a generational player without generational talent. See, I think sometimes you've got to have both. No, you don't. No, you don't. No, you don't. Yeah, I like that. And Brady and Manning might not be generational talent, but you can't argue they're generational players.

right right so the things that we can see what we measure ocho man look at his arm strength man look how big ears man look how fast he is ocho look how athletic he is okay those are things that we can see but we've seen guys that had tremendous god-gifted ability yes sir not turn out to be generational players right or not be even good players or great players so two things can be true you can be a generational talent and not a generational talent and not a player, you can be a generational player without generational talent. Right.

And, but you look at build a quarterback. You're going to look at, golly, a dude six four, six five, 235, two 40. Yeah. Whoa, he could throw, bro, he throw

the out, he can throw to dig, you throw the comeback, he can throw the over, he could throw to seven, he can throw the bang. Oh, he can throw the shake. He can throw the... Hold on. He can get out of harm's way. He can throw the ball in the move.

Left, right? Oh, my goodness. What is there not to like about it? Right. So... Listen, what we saw from Herbert the night, is what we've seen since he's gotten in the league. Yes.

The problem with him, he puts up big numbers. Touchdown, charge, he does set. The problem is the turnovers in decision-making when it matters most. and that's when we get to playoffs. But that's, he needs to do this in a playoff game. And that's, that's a hard part because the playoffs, nothing like a week one.

It's nothing like a week one. That's the difference. It is different. When there is finality. Because guess what? Whoever lost this game, guess what, Ocho, they got 16 more. Whoever won this game, they got 16 more. But come playoff time, it ain't the best of five.

It's not the best of seven. every game in the NFL is a game seven. So if you think game seven or the NBA finals or the NBA playoffs or the MLB playoffs or hockey playoffs, you think that's something, that's what an NFL player go through every playoff game. It is a game seven. Yeah. There is no tomorrow. Yeah.

And it's only, you know it's funny. It's only three game sevens too. It's only three game seven to the big dance. So that you've got a week one by. Yeah. Um, it's, uh, it's, uh, it was, like I said, Ocho, I, I, I kind of wanted Kansas City to score to see how they were going to play it. Maybe they do the same thing, Ocho, maybe they kicked the ball deep, they got their time out, they got the two minute warning, they try to hold them. Maybe they own side. We, we, we won't ever know because, you know, they didn't get an opportunity.

The defense didn't get off the field. Uh, but I think we, we, we, uh, the charge. just deserve credit. I thought Mahomes, once he got it going, I mean, he had to be, I mean, come on, Ocho, the man's parallel to the guy and he throws it over his head and Juju catches it. I mean, when you go back and look at it, Ocho, think about it. Juju, the Steelers moved on. Yeah. The Patriots moved on.

Taekwon Thornton, ran 4-2 at the combine. The Patriot says, nah. Kareem Hunt is a comeback, came back. Hollywood Brown the Ravens traded him the Cardinals said now we good I mean think about it

it's hard Ocho to keep winning with castoffs and look and they're okay players but let's be it is what it is Ocho somebody said you know what we good we're better without you listen you have to you also

have to understand there's always somebody else coming behind you that wants your job There are also other people that come behind you that take your job where they fit the system better. They just fit the system better. So for Mahomes, Mahomes is a tier one quarterback. He's one with the people around him, don't matter. I view Patrick Mahomes the same way I view Tom Brady when he was with the New Year of Patriots. The pieces to the puzzle with the Patriots offensively, they change differently every year.

Every year there was somebody else. Plug in and play. Plug in and play, but nothing changed. They remain consistent offensively. Why? Because that centerpiece, that one piece that match, that was 12. So I really viewed the Kansas City Chiefs that way. Tyreek Hill is gone.

Since Tyreek Hill, it's been a multitude of different players, different receivers, and they haven't missed a beat. They have to beat. And even though they didn't play up the par tonight in week one, Andy Reed going to figure it out. I'm more concerned with the defense. You think so? I am.

Spad going on, boys, on point. because, Ocho, they couldn't get pressure. Without bringing pressure, they couldn't get pressure. And now, now, if I bring pressure, what must I do? I must sacrifice my back end because that's what's single high. Somewhere, somewhere on the back end. I got to sacrifice something, Ocho. Right.

If I make X amount of dollars, something's not going to get paid this month. Yeah, I'm just saying, Ocho, what's not going to get paid? Hey, the cell phone bill? Yeah. The cable bill, light bill. Gas bill, but something, because I only have X amount of dollars. I only have so much money to stretch. I can only stretch it so far.

Right. So as my grandma said, I've seen you a little piece of something, son. Hey, that's all I got. I like CJ more on the inside, the shade, as I do with the outside. Instead of it on to the nine technique. Because he doesn't have an advantage out there. His quickness. he he's he's extremely quick for a guard but he's not quick for an end

so he doesn't gain he doesn't gain an advantage now there are some guys that he might be able to be but when he's in that when he's in that shade when he's in the under he's that three tech that's why i like that's why i like cj at i think you know what i i like that he does do it because you can never know where he's going to be you have to account for him. You have to account for him and it's confusing

to the offensive line because you always have when you come to the line before the snap, you always got to see where is 95 at? Let's identify 95. I think that's what you move him

so much because he's able to do so much more and he doesn't have to deal with that double team all the damn time. Well, I like it more in a five or seven as opposed to a nine.

Now they want him to get him wide because they want to get him on the edges and they don't want to chip. but he doesn't get if he's playing against like alt get a great job of neutralizing him but you've got to realize those guys out there are really athletic. The advantage that you have is that when you don't have the athleticism, they normally bump you down inside to the guard.

Those tackles are really athletic. Those are guys that were tight ends that played a lot of other positions. Right, right, right. When they were smaller, they weren't always that size and they probably played maybe they were a tight end or maybe they were, you know, a basketball player at one point in time that just grew out of that. Yeah. But I think Kansas City's

offense is going to be fine. I'm sure Andy will find a way to get up out of this. But the AFC West has gotten better. Denver is better. The charges are better. We'll see what the rate is. We'll see what the rate is going to be.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down. Slow down. So down. You don't know if the Broncos have gotten better because they haven't played week one yet. The Broncos have gotten better. It's hard for me to see a scenario based on

Sean Payton. Sean Payton quarterbacks don't normally regress. Right. They don't. Now, it could happen, have a sign. But he's not a guy

that's going to let you regress because he's going to ride. Sean Payton is old school guy. He learned on the parcels. Yeah. And they ride you. I have a question. Yes.

Who do the Denver Broncos play week one? The Titans? The Titans? Yeah, they play the Titans in Mile High. Hey, boy, I don't know. Calvin Ridley and Cam Ward. Calvin Ridley and Cam Ward. It's hard to throw the ball when you're on your back.

The Broncos led the league in sacks last year. Wait, what year was that? Last year. Yes, 2025, though, huh? But see, but you told me, You say, New England, you told me, Philly had nothing to worry about. Same personnel.

That was you told me. Well, actually, I said defensively they had some to worry about because they let Slago. They let Slego and they let, I forgot the young bull that played divinity. What about the guy that was calling the plays? Oh, that, that's right. Hey, hey, I guarantee you,

I don't know who the Eagles play next. Oh, they play the cheese. Yes, next Sunday. I guarantee the first 15, you know, the first 15 played the scripted. Yeah. I guarantee you three of those plays are specifically for A.J. Brown. I guarantee you the first play going right to him because that's what I'm looking at.

That's ridiculous. Even though they won the game. Even though they won the game, you can't do your star player like that. You can't. You can't. You just can't. I'm looking at Justin Herbert and they're like, okay, we can throw the ball. Yeah. I mean, AJ Brown is better than Quentin Johnson.

Let me tell you why they can't throw the ball as well. Did you see a Marion Hampton? Yeah. You see, okay. I mean, look, look, he not, look, they ran the ball 25 times for 90 yards. That's nothing. That ain't, that, I, look, that's the four yards of carry. Yeah, but that's a good balance.

That's a good balance, though, honk. It's a good balance. But here's the thing, Ocho, if you can't pressure without, if you couldn't get pressure with the charges offensive line, what makes you think you'll get pressure with the Eagles' offensive line? offensive line. They got the two number one rated tackles in football. Yeah, you're right. Now, you

bring pressure, you open up your back end. I think the back end is weak. I don't think, I don't think the Kansas City Chiefs secondary is like, oh my God, we can't do. Hey, hold on, but the Kansas City secondary normally plays two shell. In

cover two or 55, one or the other. Right. So everything, most of the time, your success it's going to have to come from the run game and force them to drop the safety down, which they had to do when they played the Eagles in the Super Bowl, to make sure Sequin Barkley

is not beating us. Right. They did something they don't normally do. Outside of that, two-shell, bump and run on the outside, throw off the time, and whoever's in the slot, or number three, or tight-in, you got the win. Yeah. Why the win? Because that's where the one-on-one is.

So it's going to be interesting to see, you know, that's a big game next week. Obviously, Chiefs, I mean, where was the last time the Chiefs started O-N-2? I don't think they started O'N-2 in the Mahomes era. No, probably not, absolutely not. That's going to be a good game, no. That's going to be a very, very good game. Rematch the Super Bowl, that's going to be a nice one.

They hadn't lost two, they hadn't started the season O and two since 2014. Ocho, the Kansas City Chiefs entered tonight with an incredible 17-game win streak in one-score games, regular season and postseason. That streak dating back to Christmas Day, 2023 against the Raiders, is not over. But when you have that guy, you have a chance. That's how you feel when you have a legendary, great quarterback.

When you had a Brady, you have a Mahomes, you have a Peyton Manning, you have a Breeze or Montana or John Elway, you always feel if we can keep it close, they'll make a play in the end that'll win the game for us. We trust them. We just need to keep it close. We need to get it close or keep it close.

Whatever the case may be, and then they'll make a play for us. Give them credit, and that's what happens when you have a, because a lot of things need to go right for you. Defense need to get the ball back for you. So three and out, take the ball away, and then Mahomes and that offense need to do what they've done 17 times before tonight,

which is final way to get in field goal range or to win the game with a touchdown. So I just, that's a long way to return home after L. Yeah, it is. It is. Either way for us, for the fans, for the football fans, for me, I'm not sure if you enjoyed it, but I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the game.

Now, the first half was a little sloppy, little flashes, a little play here, a little play there. But I enjoyed that second half. I really, really, really, really like Ladd McConkey. Excuse me, Lederus McConkey. I really like it a lot. And considering Justin Herbert in last year's playoff game, he had four intercessions. He couldn't pick the better way to start the season, a 300 and 3 TD game.

Well, there's no question this is our talent. He has above average athleticism. The only thing is, okay, come playoff time. Bro, we need something like that. Right. Yeah. I'm not saying you got to give us three, three and three, 300 yards past and three touchdown,

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Yeah, they should. Ocho, this game, look, look, the Baltimore Ravens, Derek Henry. I don't know what it is about. the Buffalo Bills, but he loves playing this team. We remember last year in Baltimore, he ran for $1.99. Even in the playoff game, they lost. He only had 16

rushes for 84 yards on a touchdown. Tonight, he had 18 rushes, 169, and two touchdowns, but he had a very, very costly fumble. Lamar Jackson was sensational again, 14 of 19, two touchdowns, 220 yards,

two touchdowns, but it was that 6'5, 255, pound mountain of a man. Yeah. Josh Allen. Yes. 33 or 46, 394, two touchdowns. He ran the ball 14 times for 30 yards.

He had two touchdowns, but it was his ability to throw the football. Sometimes you got to be lucky rather than good. On fourth down, the tight end tips the ball. Keon Coleman catches it. Yeah. That's the difference in the ball game. And then they come right back and they get a punch out on Derek Henry. Well, they got the punch out first.

And then they do a great job of going three and out, forcing the Ravens to punch the football, well, three and I forcing the Ravens to punch the football. Ocho, you're watching this game, and it seems like the Ravens have it in hand. They're doing what, they're running the football. They're playing action passing. They're doing everything. DeHop catching it with one hand.

They're in the locker room. They're upset because they know they had this one and they let this one slip away. What did you like about what you saw from the Buffalo Bills not to stop fighting down 15 and the opposing team has the ball? Listen, the fact they were able to come back. is one of the reasons why. Even though I, even though I debunked, you know, that, I mean, Lamar should have been to. I always say Lamar should have been any of you people last year.

This is why Josh Allen won it. You're down by 15. Some things have to go right, on the game? Yes. 50% execution and 50% luck. Some things have to go right in your favor. And they did for the Buffalo Bill tonight. The fact that they continued to fight, the fact that Josh Allen was able to come back and make some throws that only Josh Allen can make when they were behind to come from behind and they have an opportunity to win this game. It's unbelievable. They play really well. The Ravens look good. They lost the game, but the Ravens look very, very good. Any other team, this is a blowout, huh? Any other team the Ravens are playing outside the Buffalo bills, this is a blowout game. Now, common sense isn't always common. In the middle of this game,

about an hour and 30 minutes ago I don't know if Ash was able to put it up I tweeted out something I tweeted out something I said the Ravens look good but it's a lot of games there it is right there I don't know if you can see it

the Ravens look good but it's a lot of game left and for some reason what should be a blowout normally ends closer than you can think and that's exactly what happened not only did it end closer

to never think I didn't think they would come back and win it they came back and won the whole damn game I knew it would be close but win it, I, man, listen, the football gods won Buffalo side, obviously this costly fumble, which the Ravens always happen to do

at the most opportune times. Inopportune. Inopportune time. My bad, my bad, my bad, my bad. But listen, this is a testament how you ended the season last year. Yep. A game of this magnitude having a costly turnover

yet again. Yep. The Ravens' offense looked good. Their defense, they didn't get no pressure. I can't get pressure with four. And their secondary isn't good. Now, I don't know what's going on with Jari Alexander, Ocho, but he looked bad tonight. Let's call it like, let's call it like we see it, Ocho. That's what we do. He did not look good tonight. And they were saying he had issues going on with his leg, with his knee. I don't know if he had a drain. I don't know if

it's bone on bone. I don't know if he has tendinitis, but he didn't look good tonight. Yeah. He did not look good. Wiggins. He broke up to play on the two-point conversion. Yeah. Pass interference, bro, you got to do better. You got to do a better job of defending the guy without interfering with the guy. But the biggest issue I see with them, they can't generate pressure. Yeah. They can't get pressure with four. If Matabiquet didn't get home, don't get home, I mean, tonight, it just wasn't, they, I mean, look, Buffalo,

Buffalo is a good team. And so I don't, I'm not going to diminish what Buffalo did. No. Buffalo did a great job of staying in this ball game. But I thought I was like, well, damn, okay, they get the ball. back and give ed oliver credit because he got him stopped he said well i got you stop let me see if i can get the ball out and he pulled a slot and he got fours he got three sevens and the boss came out give buffalo credit but the raven they're going to kick themselves john harbar says hey god

i'm proud of you guys you fought hard but he know they let this one slip away and it's on the defensive side of the football. They've got to be better because everybody that didn't look, everybody doesn't have a Josh Allen that can kill you with his legs and his arms, but these quarterbacks in the AFC can light your ass up with their arm. Josh Allen had 394. Yes. 394.

He had 46 pass attempts, Ocho, with one sack. That's crazy. Lamar Jackson had 19 passes attempts and he got sack twice and it took him a Honodini effort to get out of one. One, yeah, yeah. So I'm concerned with the Ravens defense. I have no concerns whatsoever with their offense. I know Derek Henry would do a better job of holding on to the football.

Lamar Jackson is going to be Lamar Jackson. I love Zay Flowers. I wish they could have worked. Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, no, abatement. I wish they could have, look, Dee Hobbs going to give you a couple of contested catch a couple of contesting catches. That's what he's going to do, Ocho. We're not looking to get D'Andre Hopkins of Houston, Texas. DeAndre Hopkins of the Arizona car.

because he's not there anymore. He doesn't live at that place anymore, Ocho. And it's okay to say that. Right. I wish they could have got Rishon Bateman involved a little bit more. Zay Fly was sensational tonight. Sam for a buck 43 and one touchdown on nine targets. I wish they could have got Bateman a little bit more involved.

D. Hobbs going to give you one to two catches. That's all we can hope for. They're going to be contested. That's what they brought him in there for. Defensively is where they're going to have to improve, Ocho. They're going to have to find a way. to generate pressure with four because they're back in? Yeah.

They're back in those corners? Yeah. Hey, I think if anything, I think more so they played a bad game. I mean, the back end has always been good. Nate Wiggins was good last year. Marlon Humphrey's always good, Ball and Humphrey. If we can get Jaya Alexander, who's coming off an injury, obviously, who's coming off injury, to get himself back acclimated, you know,

hey, did he, did Jaya even play in the preseason? I don't know. I don't think so. I don't think so. I don't think a whole lot of people played in the preseason Exactly, so he can get himself back acclimated after coming off

Andrew, not really playing much last year getting himself back into rhythm, getting itself back into actually football shape. Yeah. But in the process he won't be all right. Ocho Hare the thing.

I can't be losing game while you're working your way back in the football shape. Right, right, right. So obviously what they have to do, they got to protect him, they got to protect him. If anything, listen, put him impressed. He's very good at man-a-man. He's Jail Alexander. That's what he's known for. He's very good at man-a-man. And don't expose him. Don't have him playing off at seven

yards. Well, you know he's not where he need to be. Get him up there. Allow him to throw the time into the offense off until he gets the self-back right. Yeah. I was just, and I was like, damn, Ravis normally get a little bit more pressure than that. And what's the guy, what's his name? Kyle Van Nuoy. I was like, come on, Kyle. Somebody gets some pressure. Hey, them big boy, Buffalo got them big boys. They did a good, look.

They neutralized it. They look. And they made them one dimensional. Once they fell behind, they're not going to run the football. The Ravens, they had 31 rush attempts, 108 yards.

You can live with that. That's less than four yards of carry. That's three and a half yards of carry. I can live with that. Right. But what I can't live with is a quarterback drop back 46 times that only get him on the ground once.

That's not good enough. That's not, no, seriously. not nearly good enough. They played well enough to win, but all turnover aren't created equal. When you turn the ball over, Derek Henry has that fumble in the first quarter is no harm, no foul, Locho.

But when he had that, we've got the momentum. Now we give Buffalo a chance to get the momentum, get some momentum, and now they start hooping and hollering like they caught the Holy Ghost on 4th Sunday. And now the crowds, now the crowd's it, not crowed it, two or no, two. Hold on, hold on. What Sunday? For a Sunday.

But, look, they could have easily, easily, folded. On their heads. Fold it. Yes. We're down 15. And the Ravens, we know what the Ravens possess. Derek Henry is running up and down the field.

Up and down the field. I mean, he's getting four. He's getting 15. He's getting 30. He's getting 51. I mean, he's, and I was like, and I two hours, like, well, damn, what is it about the Buffalo bills that Derek Henry loves so much? It's not even the Buffalo Bills.

It's whoever the hell Derek Henry plays against. He's done this against everybody. I don't know. Derek Henry rarely turns the ball over. Every so often, he's going to get a fumble. This time, it happened week one when it actually shouldn't. Coming off of what happened last year on why you went home for missing a Super Bowl opportunity, there should be no turnovers.

That should be the first thing coming in in preseason, in training camp. We can't turn the ball over. And you're playing the same goddamn team again. that cost you a chance to go to the FC championship game. Come on now. Oh, Joe, but what happened was that they got him in a predict. They got him, he's trying to stiff arm. So if you got a stiff arm, that means what?

You ain't got both arms over the ball, both arms over the ball. So now I, there's a chance for me to get past a line of scrimmage. There's no need to use a stiff arm. But, no, yes, it was. He got pressure. He got pressure. And so now he's trying to stiff arm in Oliver off of him to try to get to the outside. Yeah, I mean, looking at it now,

just go down. But you know, that's not how he's wired. Right. You're right. You're right. You're right. I said the same thing. When John Hary Alexander got beat, I said, let him score.

You got three timeouts. Let him score. You got three timeouts. You got a minute on the clock. Let's see what Lamar Jackson can do is spread. Right. With enough time. Because Baltimore's got to burn their timeouts now.

And all Baltimore is going to do is go, hey, Prater, they already know the special team coaches already tell the head coach. where the kicker likes to kick from. If you see Josh Yalla, hey, he goes to that side, down's the ball. Goes to that side, down's the ball. Okay, on third down, he goes to that side again. There's 27 seconds.

He runs off the field. You normally can get your offense off the field, your special team's unit on the field. We would always practice 18 seconds. They got a full 27 seconds. So now I pray to get some opportunity, go back there and go through his motion. He's doing all that on the field,

he got plenty time. He got to play this time. He's like, yeah, hey, I ain't rushing. Nothing. This is good right here, baby. appreciate that and go he nails it through you know a lot of times you have to you have to have have the foresight because a lot of times guys are not thinking in that moment jari elixander has panicked man i can't give up a touchdown with a nationality it'd be best if you did give up the

touchdown because now you got a minute a minute plus left and you got all three of your time out but that's that's something they would have talked about before that would have been something they would have talked about ahead of time obviously i mean i mean i'm not i forgot the de coordinator's name or Harbaugh would have told a total defense. Or, or. If they happen to make a big play, let him score. Let him get in. Obviously, they didn't say anything.

That's why he tried to tackle Keon. Normally, Ocho, you talk about that close to the goal line. Right. You say, okay, hey, just let him score. Right, you're right. You're not thinking, first of all, you're not thinking they're going to get a big play. So once they got the big play, the next thing, you panic, Ocho. It's just like anything.

Steve Irwin When he got stung By that stingray His natural instinct was what To pull it out That was the last thing He should have did But see you're not thinking

Something goes in I gotta get it out of Cho Right right right right right right away Yes sir Yes sir So now he gets a long pass Caught on him He's not thinking

Man I still I got three time My team got three timeouts I got Lamar Jack Let him just let him go He's not thinking about that But like you said those are scenarios that you probably need to go through. Also go through your mind, hey, tip pass.

I mean, one time we play in Kansas City, Ocho, and John threw me a ball. I lost like eight yards. But it was more important to keep the clock moving as opposed to an incompletion and stopping the clock. Right. So the ball got, I'm like, hey, I got a catch yes. Even though it's, hey, now of a sudden I only got like 50 yards.

I only got like 50 yards. But man, this was a hell of a lot. a ball game. This was a hell of a ball game, man. Listen, there's a reason why they had them slated to play as a 730 game or 830 game, depending on where you live from, because it was everything that was advertised. It was everything that was advertised.

It was everything was advertised based on what we saw last season. Right. Listen, I actually, all the goddamn games was good today depending on who you had. I wouldn't say all of them was good. I would say all. I don't know. I mean, it depends. It depends. It depends.

There were some trash games, but this was perfect. in the night. Yes. Yeah. This was a very good game. You got two heavyweight quarterbacks. The last two MVP's going head to head.

Hey, nobody wants to give an inch. You got Derek Henry running the ball. Look like he's well on his way to another two thousand. Hell, I thought he was going for two bands. I thought he was going for two bills today. Yeah. I thought he was going for two bills today. Because you know, Ocho, it's just like when we play a receiver.

We get that big catch early. Hey, Ocho, we got, hey, we got seven. the yards on three catches and we're in the first quarter. Hold on. And this is the funny thing about it, too. Forget, forget the first quarter when you get those chunk yards and chunk plays and have that many yards at the beginning of the season and week one to get the ball rolling? Yes.

Man, stop playing. You know you're good. That's how I'm thinking. And I'm sure Derek Hittler was thinking the same thing. The offensive line is thinking the same thing. Oh, we got a great rhythm because all of a sudden they tossing him the ball and he's coming through there, it ain't nothing but the safety. And the safety is taking the eft-up angle.

The safety ain't really, he tried to hit him from the angle. And I was really trying to be in front of you. That was trapped. Yeah, that was trapped. He took that bad angle on purpose. Of course, yes. Of course. I'm saying, I'm coming at an angle, yes. And who's trying to, on a toss, everybody locked up, the guard pull, and get the linebacker,

and it just, you and the same? Who the hell for the hit Derek Henry? Mm-hmm. I'm making a business decision. Hey, and you see he already got the concussion cap already on. He said, I need a pill. Hey, as a matter of fact, somebody

throw me a pillar. I need a pillar and the concussion cap. Man, I ain't trying to dig here like that. Matter of fact, I can guarantee you. I can guarantee you I want everybody that's in the chat that's listening. Imagine, hypothetically speaking, if he had the opportunity to play safety,

I guarantee you nobody. There's no amount of money that a team could pay anybody in our chat to be a safety and meet Derek Kearney one-on-one in the hole. Nah, because he got a head of steam. The thing, what you want to do, Ocho, is make him go east and west. You don't want to get, you don't want him to get him shoulder pads coming down here. Northern North, going north.

No, hell not. That's 240, 245. Please. Nah, hell not. He got a head of steam. No. I'm trying to get you before you turn those shoulder pads square. I'm trying to get you going laterly.

Long as I got you going laterally, that's cool. I'm trying to get you before you can get to the line of scrimmage. Forget that. They toss that ball and you see that hole open up. Okay, here comes the tight end. He penned somebody. Here comes a fullback. He leading up in there and he kicks out, he turns back on the linebacker.

Nah, hell, nah, I don't want no part of that. And those are the decision. But I think, look, this was a very good, this was the best game of the day thus far. We'll see what Minnesota and Chicago do last night. It's going to have to be hard pressed to top this one. Right, right. You got 41, you got, you got 4140, and you got two quarterbacks playing at their absolute best. Lamar Jackson was sensational.

Josh Allen just so happened to had the ball, had the ball last. Yes. Yeah. And that's what you want to do. You want to say, hey, give me the ball. All I want is the ball in my quarterback's hands with a chance to win the game. Yeah. That's all I can ask for.

It doesn't matter. Lamar Jackson, if it's Joe Burrow, if it's Patrick Mahomes, if it's Josh Allen, all you want is that opportunity. I want my quarterback to have the ball with a chance to win the game. Yeah. We need a touchdown. We need a field goal. I have the utmost confidence. Josh Allen has a ton of confidence. He always has. But now he knows he's an elite company. He has an MVP. He has an MVP. But he knows in order to get to that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that take that next step, oh, Cho. Yeah. Can you imagine Super Bowl winning MVP, Super Bowl MVP? Right. Regular season MVP. Yeah. That's when Brady started separating himself.

Now all of a sudden he got Super Bowl and he got regular season. Mahon, Super Bowl and regular season. Rogers, that's what the greats do. Josh Allen was sensational tonight. Yeah, he was. He was absolutely phenomenal. With a little help. With the little help from the Ravens, he was.

Sometimes I got to have that, Ocho. I need that. but here's the thing he got to help how many times have you helped somebody but they didn't help themselves how many times did we come on here ocho the game was for the take it yeah and the team didn't take it right if you open the door remember the movie centers yeah in order for the vampires to come in what you have to do you had to offer you had to ask them to come in you had to let them in yes how many times have the door been open and the opportunity for you to come in right and everybody just stood there So the Ravens opened the door

and they invited a man and Buffalo says, okay. Yeah, we'll take it. We're coming on in your house. Listen, any other team, I'm trying to think, any other team, if you take the bills out and the Ravens put up 40 points, there may be one or two teams that I can think of

they have the quarterback, I have the personnel to actually come back in a game like that. You absolutely right. Maybe two other teams. That's about it. Other than that, ain't nobody else coming back and doing what we did. I have a question,

I got a question for you. I know the magnitude and importance of the game is not as significant as this one was, but does this compare in any way to that 283 comeback in that Super Bowl? I'm not comparing that, I mean, I know it's week one. I'm not comparing week one in the Super Bowl.

I mean, just as big. No. That's, I mean, I mean, 283? Yeah. I mean, the biggest, at that point in time, the biggest lead had ever been was like a 10-0, with the comeback from 10-0.

Right. Or 10, or the Patriots came back from 10 down in the fourth quarter. They came back from 25. Well, hey, hold on. Now they score 16 points in four minutes. This ain't matter. It's real life. The bills tonight.

Yes. 16 points in four minutes? That's not even, that's video game stuff. So many things have to go right for you to score 16 points in four minutes. What went right is that after the, on first down, Derek Henry fumble the ball with that little, for the little time. So you didn't get the full allotment of time.

They didn't make, they didn't make Buffalo burn any of their timeouts on that possession. So now, once you get the ball back, now they don't have any timeouts and you can let time run off the clock on your next possession.

But no, Josh, Josh was sensational. Give Buffalo credit. Give credit where it's due. They earned this one. Buffalo, I mean, excuse me, the Ravens, You're kicking yourself.

I know you're kicking yourself. But, I mean, the Ravens, I mean, if you all, nine minutes more time of possession, Ocho, for the Buffalo, they had 10 more first downs. Third down efficiently,

one with, Buffalo was 7 of 15, Baltimore was 7 of 11. Mm-hmm. But defensively, it's where the Ravens are going to have to get better. They gave a 500 yards of offense.

They gave her 500. the yards of offense, just because Derek Henry fumble, that doesn't mean you have to let them score. I'm just throwing that, that's food for thought. Yeah. Just because somebody fumble, you can say, you know what, y'all get the field goal. You ain't get

no touchdown. Or you get nothing. Or you can take the ball away. You can take it back away. So this notion that, oh, you know, Derek here from him, yes, Derek Henry fumble. He'll do a better job. He'll have better ball security next time. And in that situation, sometimes it's just better to go ahead and

drop, lived to see another day. I had a coach you used to tell me all the time. Let's duck on my position coach in the mid-90s, 93 and 94. He said, he said, you call me sweetheart. He said, sweetheart, you got to know when the journey is over. Sometimes, D. Henry, I understand. You got to know when the journey is over.

Mm-hmm. It's okay to some time to get out of bounds. It's okay, Ocho, to say, you know what? Hey, drop to the ground. Man, come on. Nah, nah, in that situation, the only bad can come out of that. Nothing good could come out of that.

That's why you're saying, well, he shouldn't stiff up. That's what he, I mean, how many times did we see him use that stiff arm just in this game? Right. Remember on that first long touchdown run, what did he do? Get up off me? Shubbed the guy to the ground. Yeah.

So in that situation, man, but this was a bar and burner. This was a great game. Congratulations of Buffalo Bills. Hardfall victory scored 22 points in the fourth quarter. outscored Baltimore, 22, 6, and the fourth. And they win the ball game, 41, 40. Miss P.A.T. also, oh, you remember, Baltimore missed the P.A.T. Hit the upright, bounced away.

Now, they would have, now a field goal only ties you. Yeah. You go into overtime. Mm-hmm. So, but boy, that was, that would a bar, what a bar and burner of a game. The Broncos spoiled Cam Wars debut. with about the score of 20 to 12 and the win over the Titans.

Bo Nix had an off day. Throwing a pair of interceptions. I think he fumbled. His first fumble lost since he was at Auburn. He was at Auburn a long-ass time, though. But anyway, Nick's defense had his back, half a dozen sacks. They did a tremendous job.

The defense looked good. I didn't even look good. We got out of the two. Woo! We were swarming. Yeah. Hey, for the Titans, we got to have some drops in there too, though. I haven't really had a big drop late.

I was joking ready to tell you. They got to help, they got to help Uno out. Yeah. You got to catch the ball for your quarterback. You got to catch the ball for your quarterback. They give yourself a chance to win that game, be in that game. Those opportunities that they come, they come very slim. When you're playing a defense as good as the Broncos, you have to capitalize on every

single play. Yep. Play, because you ain't getting that many. Cam Boy was 12 or 28, 112 yards, got sacked six times, lost 50 yards. They only had, there were 21 rushes for 71 yards.

But like I said, really had a drop, they had a couple of jobs that dropped the ball in there. And you got to make those plays. Like you said, Ocho, that's a rookie in that situation. You got to help him out.

Yeah, too. And he didn't, he didn't, he didn't get a whole lot of help today. He did not get a whole lot of help today. Bo Nix, for a second of that, I thought he had a Titans, you know, T-shirt up under that Bronco jersey because damn, he was trying to help them guys win. The play threw some horrible interceptions, 25 or 40, 176, a touchdowns, two interceptions at a costly fumble.

It was only sacked once. Broncos ran the ball well, 30 carries for a buck 51. J.K. Dobbins had a 19-yard touchdown. Harvey, the first-round draft pick, had a 50-yard. run but uh and court and sutton uh who signed a big contract this off uh just off season had a great touchdown catch but that won't get it done there never has to be better than what they showed today now the titans defensively they got you know they got they got they kind of got bailed out because uh Simmons yeah shoved the guy and they called unnecessary ruffins and they

had the had the ball uh they allowed the Broncos to keep the ball for a little longer than what they probably should have had it but you got you you got to be better than that but uh cam ward did not get a lot of help from his receivers today oh cho um it had been very interesting to see had you know because really really really what don't normally drop that now and he had a couple of drops a couple in crucial situations and we know that what type of receiver calvin really is we we've talked about it at nauseam here the last uh last couple of days but uh that what that won't get it done that won't get done.

Got the hat-hows, baby. Yeah, and then, you know, he didn't, Camden turned it over, but he fumble. He got, got a, uh, they brought a safety, brought a cat blitz on him and, uh, got the ball out of there. Yeah, got the ball out there late in the game that, they ended up ending it for him. So, uh, Broncos win by the score of 2020,

go to one and oh in the division. And guess what? What? But the first time and ain't no telling how long. at least a decade, the Chiefs are at the bottom of the division. Third stringer, Jake, how do you pronounce that name,

Tongitz, had a late touchdown catch to give the 49 of the 17-13 win over the Seahawks. He entered the game, having never caught an NFL pass. He finished with three receptions and relief of injured George Kittle.

Kittle got injured. I didn't have to see. It's hamstring, on. Oh, that's what it was? Okay. Soft tissue, hamstring. Um, and, uh, hey, Purdy, Purdy put it up and, uh, the guy came down and made a great play for it. And you got, sometimes, don't you know, you got to have guys making plays for you.

Everything's not going to always be perfect. Mm-hmm. But boy, ooh, purdy didn't look good today. No. Sometimes I think you try to go out there, you try to, you know, you try to, I mean, um, those was interceptions. Yeah, he was 26 of 35, 277, two touchdowns, two interception.

He was only sack once. Sam Darner was 16 of 23, 150 yards, no touchdowns, no interceptions. Jackson Smith and Jigba, nine for a buck 24. But, oh, he had a turnover. He fumbled at the end of the game and then, what's it called him, got it?

Bosa. He probably credited the Bosa would say, oh, you did. Probably credited the Bosa. with a sack, yep. Fred Warner was Fred Warner. Rick and Chris saw had a nice game, won't you? Rick, Rick did.

I think Joanne Jennings got hurt, didn't he? I don't know. I see two catches. I was watching that game and, you know, I was all, you know, trying to focus on that game, trying to focus on this game over here. But Pierceall, look. You had a good game.

Today was his coming out game. He showed flashes last year, and I think this is one of the reasons why they were ready because they knew in order for him to really sprout and spread his wings, they had to get rid of Debo. They had to let Debo go. Those opportunities that Debo would get, now you got to give him to Uno.

He got them. Yeah, he's getting down. McCaffrey had 10, had nine catches on 10 targets, had a big, I think, fourth down catch to keep a drive alive, to end up turning into, I think, the touchdown catch. 49 of you to get a kicker. That's what they need. Hey, your boy right here?

That's really what they, Tungis. That's how you say his name. T-O-N-G-E-S, Tungis. Listen, based on the kickings we saw today in week one, there are a few teams that could use a kicker. because a few games you lost based on someone's foot. Ocho, the Jags, beat the Panthers,

26 to 10, Trevor Lawrence threw a touchdown pass. Trevor A.T.N. ran for a buck 43 and Brian Thomas Jr. also ran for a score. Travis Hunter played 39 offensive snaps, called six passes for 33 yards. He played just six snaps on defense. Yeah. You watching it?

I tried to watch it over. It was up. I had it up. I had it up. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it. I think it was a good balance for Travis Hunter. Obviously, not playing very many defensive snap, but obviously they said he would play more offensively.

He looked good. He looked decent. Trevor Lawrence looked like a number one pick today. He looked like a number one pick today. Yeah. He did. Travis Antien looked really good as well. Really good.

He looked faster, a little bit more explosive. I don't know what it is. I don't know. He looked fast, a little bit more explosive. Bigsby, Tank Biggsby, played really well last year. Mm-hmm. And he was trying to take money out your pockets. Oh, okay, okay.

I should, I should be going with it. I got you. Mm-hmm. I got you. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Bryce Young, 18 to 35, 154, touchdown, two picks. Trevor Lawrence was 19 to 31, 178, one touchdown, one pick.

But like you said, they ran the ball 32 times for 200 yards. You know, Trav got in and he did catch six passes, Ocho. Not much on the defensive side. I think he had a half a tackle. But look, we'll check back in once the seasons, once as we get further and further long in the season. And we'll probably see it tick up more. maybe 15 plays next week on defense.

But I think it's going to be some time before they, you know, they says, okay, you're not coming off the field. Right. Woo. Cardinals beat the Saints by the score of 20 to 13, Calamari, 163 yards, hitting Marvin Harrison, Jr. five time for 71 yards on a touchdown. He also ran 38 yards and another score

and a five-yard shovel pass to James Connor. You know what, Ocho? Yeah. Like I said, Spencer Rattler, you know, I thought late in the ball game, he had a chance to tie this ball game up or give the Cardinals credit that ended up pulling the ball out. And, uh, um, but I will say this, quarterback's on fourth down, last player the game. Yeah.

Give you guys. Even if you throw an interception, so what. If you throw the ball out of bounds, it's going to be incomplete. Give you got a chance. Damn, give him a chance. Damn. That's all we could ask for. got a chance

Spencer Rattler was 27 to 46, 214. He was only sack once. No touchdown, no session. He didn't. No, he didn't. No, he didn't. No. He got a nice arm now. Yeah.

A nice arm. Now, are we, are we, and I'm being optimistic, you do understand who they were playing, right? They're playing the Cardinals. okay okay or you think the card is going to be bad this year no I don't think they're going to be bad but they're not a team that you can really really heavily judge a quarterback on

because when it comes to playing better competition especially better competition defensively then can you still be consistent and make the right decision with the ball right right I mean New Orleans did a great job They got out to Caliomerty. They sacked him five times, though, Cho. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Hey, watching them games today, man.

Got the drilling it going. I was excited. I was hype. Watching, you know, Star Spangled Banner being sung. Like, I don't know why. I feel like I can go out there and play. Like, I don't, I don't know. Huh?

You can't. You don't think so? No. Damn. I don't know. I just think if I was giving off. He left the game with some injuries. Keep it that way.

Damn. The Raiders beat the Patriots by the score of 20 to 13. Gino Smith passed for 362 yards at a touchdown in his Raiders debut. Brock Bowers had five catches for 103 yards before leaving the game with a knee injury. Jacoby Myers added eight catches for 97 yards. Gino just needed to get out of New York Yeah Gino been playing well since he left New York

Yeah He would wheeling and deal in Seattle too I'm not sure why I'm not sure why they let him go But he's going to wheel and deal out there in Las Vegas Yeah That's one thing he can do is he can throw that ball He can spin it

He can see he can spin it And now you got some You got some very very good targets That you get to throw the ball to Expressy Brock Bowers Who's probably going to be the best tight in the game, and he'll probably solidify that spot after

this season? Probably so. They're going going to be all right. They're going to be all right. I mean, they needed, Gino. Gino was 24, 34, 362, one touchdown one interception. Got it. They got

sat, but hey, he still was dealing, because they didn't really have no resemblance of a run game. 24 rush attempts, 56 yards. Ashton Jennie, average two yards of carry. But Brock Bowers, like you said, Ashton, Genti, and, excuse me. Brock Bowers and Jacoby Myers, between the two of them, had 13 catches for 200 yards.

And the funny thing about it is the fact that Gino Smith was still willing and dealing with no run presence at all. Yep. With no run present. Ascent, Jent, he's going to get off. You're going to have games like this. You're going to have games like this. It's different.

It's ain't Boise State. Everybody just as strong. Everybody just as fast. All that being able to bounce to the outside, they ain't going to be. The buck. beat the Falcons 23-20 in dramatic fashion

only eight months after helping Ohio State win a national championship a Mecca. A buca. Two touchdown. Yep. You caught two touchdown passes

including a game a go-ahead 25-yarder with 59 seconds remaining. Baker was 17 to 32, 167, with three touchdowns. Young

Young Wayco. I mean, And spell, y'all know how it's spell. What's his name? Young way. Young way, what? Young way, cool. What's his last name?

K-O-O. Okay. Okay. What happened to the other kicker? That was him. He just missed it this time. He went wide. He pushed it wide right.

Right, yeah. I thought the name was Young Ho. Yeah. That's how I spell. But I, Man, I just knew they were going to, they were going to, they were going to tie this game. Pennings, Jr. did a great job on fourth down to die, get the first down. And, man, that was a good game.

C.J. Strav was playing well. He was 19 to 27, 188, one interception, three, uh, six. He was sacked. He was sack three times. Nick Chubb had a Nick Chubb siding on Cho. Hey, he was toting that rock, boy. And wait until they get Joe Mixing back. They couldn't really get Nico Collins involved. But Pooka de Kua had himself a day. Gary Williams had 18 for 66 yards in a touchdown.

Yeah, but it was a very interesting game. I mean, Baker, Baker, those three big touch. I hear it is right here in the game. But that's what Baker's done since he's been there. He finds a way to win the ball game. He had a couple of touchdowns, and they were filling around and milling around and middle of the round, and they got the ball back.

He takes them right down the field and get a touchdown. Yeah. You're like, nah, I don't want no sticking field goal. I don't want no overtime. I'm going home. I'm calling a game. I got to get up out of here. Yeah, I'm going.

They're not paying me for overtime. I got the goal. First of all, I ain't going to leave it on the, I ain't going to chance until the kicker anyway, uh, considering how y'all been missing lately. Yeah. They need,

they need to put, they need to widen the field goals, field goal pose back. No. They need to because everyone is missing kicks that would normally be good. Everybody missing kicks that normally be good. They made it that much more difficult for the kickers

by narrowing the goalpost. What they've done, guys of sacrifice distance for accuracy you see how broadswell how that 60 yarder went through that looked like it had been good from 70 didn't it yeah it did so guys are sacrificing leg strength for accuracy yeah because we look at how many look how many pats we're starting to see miss yeah you know the further out you go the further out you go the more difficult it is to be accurate yeah where that you go and this is coming from a NFL kicker you know i wouldn't go that far oh i was a backup here for the

Bengals, you know, you know that. Yeah, way back. But the Bucks, look, that division, we think it's going to be the Bucks and the, we think it's going to be the Bucks and the Falcons. That's always nice to go ahead and go on the road. Now, we play y'all again. We're division rivals. We play y'all again, but y'all got to come to our place.

It's always nice to go ahead and get, be one up on your division rivals. That division, Carolina, they lost today. New Orleans, they lost today. Rattler didn't look that bad. He had a throw late in the ball game we could have tied it and the guy, the DB did a great job of pulling the ball out.

Yeah. Pettix Jr. was 2742, 298, one touchdown. He only got sacked once. Bejohn Robinson was six for a hundred. One touchdown. Kyle Pitts, Citing, they finally decided to give him the ball.

Drake London had eight catches. Kyle Pierce had seven catches. Go ahead, don't you know what you want to say? I was going to say, hey, they were dishing the Kyle, boy. They laid the game. They didn't give him the ball early. Early? Yeah, they would they were dishing, boy.

I mean, hey, Bejohn Robinson in open space. I don't want no part of that. Oh, that turf? He's making everybody look stupid. I'm not saying he's Barry. Sanders. No, nobody's buried. Yeah, nobody is.

But the only person I've seen that make those kind of moves like that in open space or in tight quarters with maybe Lashon McCoy. Yeah, Shady McCoy, yeah. That's what we remind you. Yeah. That's it. You're right. Yes, so.

He nice. He's nice. It's, um, you're not going to have. very many opportunities like that. Pennings was dealing today. He got an opportunity to start. He looked good. He looked good.

Through the ball with some confidence. You have to do a better job of running the football. 28 for 69 yards won't get it done, don't you? That's putting too much pressure on your offensive line. That's putting too much pressure on your quarterback. You need to run the ball better. You've got to run the ball better than that. You've got to run it better than that.

That's asking an awful lot of your quarter of your second year quarterback in your offensive line when you only get 60. nine yards rushing. Right. Now, look, I understand that Tampa, when they got Vita Vail in there, that's not an easy assignment to try to move his big ass out the way. But you got

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