The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Richard Sherman Podcast - NFL Week 9 Reaction: Seahawks-Commanders, 49ers-Giants, Chiefs-Bills, Vikings-Lions | Richard Sherman

Episode Date: November 3, 2025

Richard Sherman breaks down a wild Week 9 across the NFL — starting with the Seattle Seahawks’ dominant win behind Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, plus deep dives on the 49ers’ bounce-back victory, Steelers’ defensive explosion, and the Chiefs-Bills showdown. Sherman also reacts to the Broncos’ winning streak, Patriots’ surprise surge, and what these results mean for the playoff race. From C.J. Stroud’s injury to Matthew Stafford’s MVP case, Sherman covers every storyline with his trademark insight and honesty. All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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They just looked dominant on both sides of the football and in special teams. They got a turnover. But the story of this game, Sam Darnel, it was 16 to 16 at the half, four touchdowns, just looked effective, efficient. I mean, like a machine out there. And his connection with Jackson Smith and Jigba continues to grow. They just look like they've played together for 10 years at this point. Like their minds are on a string. Sam Darno dropped some dimes in this game to Jackson Smith and Jigba, who made incredible catches.

And it didn't matter if Jackson was open. If it was a small window, if it was a tight window, they connected. And there probably could have been one more connection, but he went to Oroyo for the touchdown. but Jackson Smith and J-Bah was wide open on the other side. One beat Amos on a double move and could have easily been another touchdown for him. He goes down and he ties the franchise record with four straight 100-yard games, and he's making it look easy.

He had 100 yards at the half. He ended with eight catches for 129, but Tori Horton, the rookie, the steel of the draft, four catches for 48 yards and two big touchdowns. Cody White also had a six-year-old. St. Yard touchdown on his only reception of the game. Erica Royo, like I said before, had the touchdown. A.J. Barner got in the end zone with a tush push-type deal. He's their tush-push-push guy.

This team just looks like they're having a lot of fun offensively. They were top five in the league coming into this game. This would do nothing but help their case. The defense, though, I mean, they're getting it from every side to secondary's playing. and they're playing good because they're getting healthier. Devin Witherspoon is back. Tarek Woolen is playing good football. The D-line is getting contributions from everywhere.

DeMarcus Lawrence continues to be dominant. Leonard Williams continues to earn his money. They're without Big Jaron Reed. But when he comes back, it's going to continue to be what it is. Byron Murphy, the first round pick is showing again in his second year why they picked him so early in the draft. He gets the sack in his game. and you love to see a Derek Cole was dominant, both in a run in the past game.

Ernest Jones went down in this game, and I haven't been, I'm not sure what the injury was, but hopefully he returns pretty quickly. But you just keep seeing this team evolve. And regardless the situation, I think this is Mike McDonald is now 11-1 on the road, if I'm not mistaken. staking in road games in his coaching career, and that's just incredible. He's 11 and 1. They're finding ways to win.

Again, they were number two in my power rankings. They're only going to move up with the Indianapolis Colts losing in the way they did and the fashion they did with six turnovers. So I'm looking forward to them moving up, but I'm happy the rest of the world got to see what the Seattle Seahawks fans have known the majority of this season, that this team is special, that they're getting it done, and they can compete with anyone in the National Football League, and I believe that, and they can play any kind of game.

They can play a shootout-type game. They can play a low-scoring game against the dominant defense like they did against the Houston Texans. They can slug it out with anybody, and I don't think any team in the NFC wants to see Seattle on their schedule, home our way in January. And the reason is because right now, statistically, they're better on the road than at home.

So if they end up having a goal on the road, I don't think they mind. I don't think they mind being road warriors. And you don't say that about many teams that, hey, man, they'd probably be okay if they had to go on the road in the playoffs. The way might be Donald has these boys playing, send them on a row. I mean, they take the five seed. They take the six seed. Send us on the road because they'd feel good about it. They're on the road and could potentially be going to Green Bay, Wisconsin, they'd feel pretty good about it.

If they had to go to Detroit, they feel pretty good about it. I'm sorry, Detroit. I was a rough loss you guys had against the Minnesota Vikings today. And this Seattle Seahawks team is better than that Minnesota Vikings team. No question about that. But if you said they had to go to any of those teams, if they had to go to Tampa to play the Buccaneers, who have been playing really well and the shootout type of game they have, they'd feel good about it.

And I'm sure Tampa would say they'd feel good about it. They have to go to Philadelphia to play the Philadelphia Eagles, et cetera, et cetera. It'd be a good game. So I feel really good about this Seattle Seahawks team. Like I said, I had to win the NFC West before the season started. I feel even better about it. There were a lot of people questioning this offensive line. They continue to jail and mold.

Gray Zabel has that allowed a sack this season, has the sixth lowest QB pressure percentage allowed among offensive linemen. That's per next-gen stats. I know people don't like PFF, but that's next-gen stats. And he has been everything they hoped he would be. Charles Cross, Abe Lucas, this offensive line. Now, could they get a little better? Will they be active during a trade deadline?

Probably, you know, the right-fart spot is the, the, the spot that is kind of the question mark a lot of these games, and that's no offense, but that's just where it's been. And if they feel good about it, they'll probably, you know, say, hey, these last couple games, they feel good. The offense has performed well. Maybe they feel good moving forward. Maybe they want to secure some depth moving forward.

But there aren't a lot of weaknesses to the Seattle Seahawks team, especially defensively. They're amongst the league leaders and rush yards and points, for game and rush yards for a game, top 10 in total defense. And a lot of the rushing stats that Disney line takes pride in, they're amongst the league leaders. You're not coming in here and running the football on the Seattle Seahawks. That little bit of a question mark and issue is the Seahawks running game. Between K-9 and Charbonnet, they weren't even able to muster 100 yards in a game

that they were dominant. And they were up early in this game and up throughout the game. So you would think, hey, at that time, you lean on the run game, you get some, some, some, some easy yards. But they weren't able to do that. They had to continue to pass the ball. And that's the one thing that I think they're going to have to find some answers to. They're going to have to work on because they averaged under four yards to carry, didn't have 100 yards rushing total in this.

game, and that's been the issue the entire season. So that's one of the only things that you, if you're going to nitpick, that's something you can nitpick about. Sharbon A had eight carries for 25 yards. Kenneth Walker had 11 carries for 42 yards. So you just need more out of the running game from those two explosive backs. But that's just nitpicking. This is a really good Seattle Seahawks team that's been playing well. Next week they have the Arizona Cardinals in a game that I know they'll feel good about. Division games are always tough, but the way the Seattle Seahawks are playing, I think they can play with anybody in this league, and they should feel good about just

about every other game they have during this season. Then they got the Rams, the Titans, the Vikings we talked about, the Rams again late in this season, but a lot of these are winnable games, and a lot of these games, they should be favored in. So I had them at 11 and 6, but it might be better than that the way they're playing. The commanders struggled in this game, both sides of the football,

and Jaden Daniel, the superstar quarterback, the young sensation, went down with an apparent elbow injury. It looked pretty serious on the field. They braced him up, and he walked off the field. A lot of people questioned him why he was still in the game, up 31. I mean, down 31, some people are competitors, and he was still in there,

and I'm sure he didn't want to come out. It's unfortunate. I know there's always room to criticize coaches, but, you know, at that point, you're letting a guy compete and show what he can do. They were in position to score. I'm sure he came out after that drive. You can't predict when injuries happen. It's just an unfortunate situation, so you wish nothing but the best for him

and quick healing for him and his commander's team that are three and six and struggling this season. They got the Lions next in a game that the Lions have to win. It looks like they'll be with Marcus Marriota for the foreseeable future, and we'll see how that goes for them. But what a win for the Seattle Seahawks. I love it when they win. It's just a great day, and it's great to celebrate it with you guys on a Richard

Sherman podcast. and another one of my teams that won the San Francisco 49ers. And I know Seahawks fans don't like what I switch, and Niners don't like what I switch. Well, I'm sorry, if you don't like it, you can turn it off now. And Niners, what a game. The San Francisco 49ers go to MetLife Stadium and get a dub against the New York Giants.

And what a game for Mac Jones. Started the game off 14 and 14. His first and completion didn't come until the second half. he did have a fumble in the game, but it was one of those plays that I feel like is on the offensive line that's on Colton McEvitts, gets beat clean by Brian Burns, and he hits Mac Jones as he's releasing a football.

It's a fumble, great play by him, great play by Abdul Carter to catch the football. Ended up being a fumble. But outside of that, he played a really efficient game, 19 to 24, 2.35, two touchdowns. Christian McCaffrey goes over 100 yards on the ground. gets a touchdown and also has a touchdown through the air with five catches for 67 yards. 16 games down with a rushing and receiving touchdown.

That's the most all time. Congress to Christian. What a game from him. But the thing I want to talk about from this game was the defense. And I know in the end it looks like they gave up a little bit of points. They give up 24 points. But in one of those plays, I got a look and see what happened with deep. because I couldn't tell if it was quarters, but, you know, Stout, up and Stout went to the flat.

So could it have been three? It just looked like it might have just been a brain fart of sorts. But, I mean, Brian Robinson looked really good in this game. He only carried the ball five times, but at 53 yards in a touchdown, he was running with passion and he was running with intent. It looked like he was trying to prove a point and speak to his value. and just speak to him getting more opportunities. It's tough when you've been a starter and you've got to be a backup and you've got to keep trying to battle and fight for a chance when you're behind a potential Hall of Fame running back.

It's not a place many running backs want to be. But great game for him. George Kittle returns, four catches for 32 yards. Jawan, third and Jawan had a great touchdown catch on what we used to call a Colorado route, but a pivot route, great route, great touchdown from him. on the defensive side, Sam Okuano has a sack. Colin Farrow has a sack in his first game back with the Niners.

That could have been a sack force fumble, but a great play from him. The 49ers defense did a great job, especially early on. They gave up a first drive touchdown, but after that, they gave up one, two, three, four, five straight, three or four, or five. and out. And that was phenomenal for this team. Even after the fourth fumble in their own territory, they were able to get a stop and force a miss field goal from the Giants. You got to give them credit. Young guys playing. Obviously, they gave up some points at the end, got some things they want to clean up. But they're still working in Colin Farrell, who, you know, didn't spend a lot of time away,

so picked up this game pretty fast. They're excited about Keon White and what he can bring to this, to this depleted San Francisco 49ers' pass rush and defensive line. They may have lost McHale Williams for a little while. I'm not sure about the severity of that injury, but there's still a big win. San Francisco 49ers for all the turmoil, all the ups and downs of the season are still six and three, still learning with this young defense,

still figuring things out, still are active before the trade deadline, which it ends Tuesday. There's a ton of rumors out there. We'll see which ones are true and which ones aren't. With the Cincinnati Bengals losing again, are they more out to deal Trey Hendrickson, maybe? Are there other names out there that may be available?

Potentially, we will see that you can never go wrong. Trust in Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch and what they've done. Their track record is what it is, the way they've battled throughout this season, the way the team has fought throughout this season. You've got to give them a ton of credit for what they've been able to accomplish. You look online, you wouldn't think the San Francisco 49ers are six and three and really battling for the division lead in a really, really tough NFC West. But that's where they are.

And that's the truth of the situation. They're competitive. They're doing a great job. They got a tough division game next week against the Rams at home. The McVeigh-Shannan game is always a tough game. Obviously, the Niners were able to pull it off in Levi's South with a very banged-up receiving corps, banged-up quarterback, et cetera, et cetera. It looks like Brock Purdy will be making a return that game.

At least that's what the T-Leaves say. And you would believe if he has a full week of practice under his belt and they feel great about the soreness that he experiences after, he'll get his first start. in quite a while in what, a month and a half. So we'll see how that goes. You know, I'm sure there will be a little bit of rust there, but they'll be excited to have their starter back.

I think there may be a chance for them to get Bryce Huff back. We'll see. There's no guarantees in this game. They put Gross Matos on IR, so I'm sure they'll be looking to fill his spot. But overall, this was a good game for the 49ers, and I expect them to continue to battle, to continue to play well. If they can pull off this Rams game,

if they can pull off a win against the Rams and move to 7 and 3, I would assume they're in a driver's seat of the NFC West, but that's a big if the Rams are playing well. They're playing well today. They're playing against the Saints team that's been struggling today, and you know, you expect them to win that game. So it's going to be a tough matchup. That's going to be maybe the game of the week next week.

I've got to see the full schedule. but it's going to be up there. That's going to be a tough game for both teams, and I look forward to seeing it. Woo. Hey, it's us, the Jonas Brothers, and guess what? We have some big news. What's the news, new?

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the darlings of the league who have been the the greatest story of the league about you know perseverance and and and you know comeback player to year and the way Daniel jones has been playing and Jonathan Taylor's been toting the rock and scoring touchdowns in abundance. But this was a comeback to Earth moment, a pumpkin game, as Ryan Fitzpatrick will put it, for the Colts and for Daniel Jones. They turned the ball over six times against the Pittsburgh Steelers. So Pittsburgh Steelers' defense, that's been, I mean, to put it lightly, struggling. I think they were 32nd and past defense, 30th and total defense.

etc, except, but basically near the bottom of the league of a lot of categories, but still a very talented defense, especially in the back end and up front, and a defense that takes a lot of pride. And you saw that this week. T.J. Watt had a heck of a game forcing the fumble and recovering it. Joy Porter got him an interception. The back end played well. They intercepted Daniel Jones three times, forced two fumbles.

He turned the ball over five times by himself. Josh Downs also had a fumble. So you got to give Pittsburgh a lot of credit. They battled and they dominated this game from start to finish. Daniel Jones threw for 342 and a touchdown, but he threw the three interceptions. The Steelers did a great job of keeping Jonathan Taylor in check. He only had 14 carries for 45 yards. That's a lot of their offense.

So people wonder why Daniel Jones is able to have this kind of. of success. It's because a great and potent run game opens up the passing game because linebackers and safeties and everybody have to commit to stopping that. And if they do, it gives you more space and opportunity in the back end. And I think that's what's been helping like buoy Daniel Jones, which is, which is great because it happens to a lot of great quarterbacks. You don't really know, you notice their weaknesses because they have a great run game that masks them. But this game, they stopped Jonathan Taylor and they said, hey, we're going to make Daniel Jones beat us. And he wasn't able to.

They took advantage of that in a big way, beating the coach 20 to 27 and the game wasn't as close as the ending score. Looks, Aaron Rogers played an efficient game or a really solid game by his standards. 25 or 35, 203 and a touchdown. Jalen Warren gets two touchdowns but only has 31 yards in the game. But the story of the game was the Steelers defense, five sacks, three force fumbles, three interceptions. They were plus five and a turnover differential in this game alone against the coach team that was plus eight leading the league coming into this game and turnover differential. That obviously changed tremendously, but that's a winning formula. Obviously, that's not sustainable, but getting that many turnovers, getting that kind of confidence in this team, five sacks, T.J. Watt playing the way he did. This is the Steelers' defense they were expecting this offseason when they signed all these guys, when they paid T.J. Watt, when they paid Cam Hayer a little bit more, these are the kind of performances they were expecting, and this is what they got. The coach have a game next week against Atlanta Falcons. That looks like a winnable game.

The Falcons just lost to the New England Patriots, who may be the class of the AFC right now. You really just don't know who the best team in the AFC is right now because it changes every week. And just about every top AFC team can make an argument. The Patriots can make an argument. The Colts can make an argument. Buffalo can make an argument.

The Chiefs can make an argument. But the Colts next game is the Falcons. That's a winnable game for them. The Steelers go and play the Chargers next week. at Chargers team that potentially just lost Joe Alt, their all-world left tackle for a substantial amount of time. We'll see if they can overcome that injury. They're already losing Rashon Slater for the season during training camp.

So you hope that they continue to battle, but you hope it's not too serious for Joe Alt in all reality. Another game in the NFC West, the L.A. Rams take on the New Orleans Saints and Matthew Stafford has his way. He's having an MVP-type season. He's got 21 touchdowns on the season now, only two interceptions.

Kyron Williams ran the ball 25 times for 114 yards and a touchdown. Cove and the Kua continues his dominant season. Seven catches for 95 yards and a touchdown. Devante gets involved with two touchdowns on five receptions for 60 yards. They had 31st downs in this game and the Rams held the ball for 43 minutes of a 60-minute ball game.

43 minutes. That's insane. But kudos to them. Obviously, the Saints are struggling team. Tyler Shaw had 15 to 24 for 176 yards, touched out of interception. His first career start, solid numbers versus a really, really good L.A. Rams team. They're now six and two in a stacked in a few.

West, the Rams are six and two, the Niners are six and three, the Seahawks are six and two with a huge win on Sunday night. I really can't call who's going to win this. And anybody who says they can, you can't. The Rams have already lost to the Niners and have to play them again. And obviously, they got to play the Seahawks at some point. But it's going to be a fun division to watch. I expect all three of these teams to make the playoffs and make some noise. But give a lot of credit to Matthew Stafford in the way he's playing. Elevating this team. They held the Saints to 10 points,

which, again, isn't saying enough, the Saints are one-win team that are likely going to be picking at the top of the draft. But still, Matthew Stafford has been effective and efficient and continues to elevate at, what is he now, 39, 39 years of age.

And I think that's something to be really applauded and appreciated because there's a reason these older quarterbacks Stafford, Flacco, Aaron Rogers can play as long as they have because they were built and their foundational understanding of the game was built at a time.

You had to have the answers as a quarterback. You had to have the answers. No, you didn't have to worry about, you didn't have to worry about a coordinator scripting a play or scheme of play open for you. You have to read it and weave it, read it, and execute the play. You have to read it and go through your progression, bang, bang, bang. Now I think a lot of these kids are handicapped and by kids. I mean, quarterbacks coming out of college, I think they're handicapped.

They never learn how to read a defense. They never learn how to foundationally, like, create a play and creative progression and go through it and read it. and read it. They are depending on the coordinator to say, hey, it's man side, it's the side. These are your training wheels. We'll send you a motion so that you get an indicator, and then you go to the side that you're indicator. If you see it's man, you go to the man's side. If you see it's zone, you go to the zone side. And a lot of these guys are leaning on their legs and broken plays and backyard football, but I think there will always be a place for quarterbacks who understand how to read defenses

and go through progressions at a fundamental level. That's why these guys can still play quarterback. That's why you could probably call some of the other older guys to come back and they would still be executing at a high level because that's the way they were built. So congratulations of Matthew Stafford. It seems like if he continues this, his name will be in an MVP conversation

and rightfully so. This Rams team is playing well. He's playing well. Of course, we got to see how the season progresses, but it's looking really good for the Rams. They're playing great defensively. They're a strong team. NFC West looks like the strongest division in football.

And I can't say much more than that. Next week, the L.A. Rams have another division battle against the San Francisco 49ers. The Shanahan McVeigh matchup goes to San Francisco to Levi's, the real Levi, this time, not Levi's out. A tough battle, and it looks like Brock Purdy, again, is going to return for that game. So it's going to be a huge, that's going to be a huge moment for both of these teams because if the Niners win, they hold the tiebreaker over the Rams. If the Rams win, they create a barrier of separation between them and the San Francisco 49ers. So a huge divisional matchup that has some real, real big implications. Hey, it's us, the Jonas brothers.

And guess what? We have some big news. What's the news, huge news? We created our own podcast called, Hey, Jonas. We invented a podcast? Well, we didn't invent it. We just contributed to it. We're the first people to do podcasts.

Pretty, yeah, pretty wide range of podcasts. We're starting a trend. But this one's extra special. So how did we actually come up with a name, Hey Jonas, guys? I honestly don't remember. I think it was on a call about what we should call it. Oh, we were thinking I'm originally calling it one of the early names of our band. Before Jonas Brothers was...

This is how you guys remember it going down? Yes. I have a very different memory of this. We were talking about a thing, a bit for the podcast, where people could call in and say, hey, Jonas. And then I wrote down on my little notepad, Hey Jonas, and offered it up as a potential title for the podcast. But thanks for remembering that, guys.

Listen to Hey Jonas on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it. Another podcast from some SNL late-night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman, Help make you funnier.

This week, my guest, S&L's Mikey Day and headwriter, Streeter Seidel, help an a cappella band with their Between Songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up, fam, it's Isaiah Thomas.

And I'm CJ Toledano, and our podcast Point Game is about defining the odds. Like LeBron heading into the playoffs without Luca and Austin Reed. and finding ways to win no matter what. He's the smartest player to ever play the game. His IQ is at a level that we've never seen before. And he knows. Without Luca and Austin Reeves, I got to manipulate the game.

We get a player's perspective on the challenges of the playoffs. I think Joker's going to be exhausted this series because when they don't have Rudy in the lineup, he has to really guard guys like Nas Reid. He has to guard Julius Randall. And then he has to give us everything he gives us on the night-to-night basis on offense. And when IT's friends stopped by, like Quentin Richardson,

we dive into some playoff history too. Steve Nash would get that thing. That man, hell get the flying. He running up the court, licking his fingers, why he got the ball. Like, you go through a training camp with that IZAD, you figure it out real quick. Get your ass up and down the court,

and you're going to get the ball. So listen to Point Game on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, I'm Jared Adano. You might know me as that loud guy who yells out, Help on the internet. Help! Somebody!

Please! But there's so much more to me than me. I'm an actor. I'm a comedian. And recently, I've become quite the helper myself. And on my new podcast, hope from a hypocrite, I'll be changing lives, helping people in need with my sage advice and thoughtful solutions.

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Cream a chicken suit. Hey, cream. Cream a chicken suit. This is Help from a Hypocrite, the worst advice from the dumbest people you know. Listen to Help from Hypocrite as part of the MyCultura podcast network available on the IHart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Another big time game that happened today was the Kansas City Chief versus the Buffalo Bills. And this game happened as many of the regular season games have happened between these two teams.

The Buffalo Bills controlled the game from start to finish. They held Patrick Mahomes to his worst completion percentage of his career. He was 15 of 34, 250 yards, and an interception, no touchdowns in the game through the year. Rashi Rice had four receptions. for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown. The Chief's defense had three sacks, but Josh Allen was in total command this game. He was really efficient.

I think he set the franchise record in Buffalo today for completion percentage. He was 23 of 26 for 273 in a touchdown. He also ran for two on the push-type deal. Darden Kincaid had a really great game. Six catches for 101 in a touchdown. Their defense was aggressive. They were swarming.

Joey Bosa had a big game. He was in the quarterback space. A lot of these games on the turnover, Patrick Mohn's hat. Joey Bosa was putting the pressure on along with the sack that he had in the game. It led to an interception. Their rookie corner is looking like he's developing into a really great player and a playmaker. And again, like I said, the other night, this game is going to have playoff implications later on down the line.

Sure, we know the Kansas City Chiefs are going to go on a run. They're going to make the playoffs. I have no doubt about that, but they're really close to 500 right now, and the seating is going to matter. So it's looking like they will have to go to Buffalo. Things can change. Buffalo can lose. They lost to the New England Patriots in Buffalo.

Things can change throughout the season. But the Chiefs, this is a game that really could have put the Chiefs in that elite conversation again, where they know they deserve to be, where they've been every single year, and where they're a lot. likely be in January. But you know, and I know what everybody's going to say, they always beat them in the regular season, wait-term playoffs. We understand that. That's, that's fair, a fair point, and a point that I'm happy to listen to. But you also have to give credit to a team that won. So we're going to give the Buffalo Bills credit. They won this game. They looked dominant.

Cook had 27 carries for 114 yards. He looked really good in this game. He continues to look good and dominant. This team looks, they looked like they have great weapons and a secondary guys that are going to be big-time playmakers down the road. And I think this Buffalo Bills team, again, as always, is going to be formative when January comes. But this game being in January and Buffalo and,

January will matter, will matter. It doesn't always matter to Patrick Mahones and Kansas City Chiefs, but I think it matters to Buffalo fans and Josh Allen. I think they'll feel good about that, especially coming off this win, but we say that every single year, so we'll see what happens in the playoffs, as they are going to put it. But the time of possession was in Buffalo's favor. They controlled the game.

Josh Allen has down won five straight regular season matches versus Mahon, who has won all four of the playoff matchups. Even though Josh Allen has played outstanding in the playoffs, he's gone home a loser every single time. The Chiefs have the Broncos next. Another tough game in this really tough AFC West. The bills have the dolphins who are kind of a dumpster fire right now, and it looks like another good win for them so they could potentially be 7 and 2.

Going forward, I can't imagine. I can't say that. I don't want to jinx anybody, but. there aren't many worlds where I can see the Buffalo bills losing to the Miami Dolphins in the state that they're in and the issues that they're dealing with. We're not even sure who's going to be on the dolphins after Tuesday. I'm sure they're going to lose some players to trade with the way their record and their season's going. They're going to try to get some value for some of these guys. I would assume Chubb and Wado, you know, Phillips maybe, who knows.

but guys are going to be available and people are going to be buyers, you know. A lot of these teams need a pass rusher. If they can find some offensive line help that are available, I'm sure teams will ask. But I'm looking forward to seeing how this trade deadline pass goes, what teams are really in, all in on the action. I'm sure phones are ringing right now.

And if I'm the San Francisco 49ers, I'm calling for D-Line help. There's rumors that they may lose Mikhail Williams for the season with an ACL, so you're going to need even more help after losing Nicholas John Bolsa to an ACL. I mean, these are really tough injuries. And we talked about the MetLife Stadium, but it looks like it's coming to another victim, unfortunately. I don't understand it.

I don't really have a great explanation for it. But again, it puts the San Francisco 49ers even more in the market to get help, to get veteran help, even though they just got Cleveland Farrell and Keon White, they're going to need more. They're going to need more guys if they're going to be competitive. The Vikings upset the Detroit Lions in Detroit, 27 to 24. J.J. McCarthy gets it done, 14 to 25 for 14-143 yards, 2 touchdown and the interception. also ran for a score. I think that was the game winning score that he ran for.

Their defense was harassing. Jared Goughed the entire game, had five sacks in the game. Justin Jefferson, six catches 47 yards in that touchdown. This was a game. I'm sure the Lions felt good about coming in. A loss that really is a head scratcher. You know that the Vikings can play good defense,

that they can bring exotic looks, put a lot of pressure on the quarterback. But there were too many uncharacteristic issues for the Detroit Lions. They got a field goal block in the game, and Isaiah Rogers returns it back to Detroit territory for his team late in the game. Jared Gough, 25 to 37 for 284 and two touchdowns. he was solid, but again, he was harassed the entire game. There's some issues that popped up along that offensive line. David Montgomery with a critical fumble in this game.

And again, I talked about the blocked field goal with a chance to make it a four-point game in the fourth quarter. That was a huge play in the game. Teryon Arnold, finally scratches, gets him an interception. My guy, congratulations on your first pick. The Detroit Lions got five sacks in this game to go along with the five sacks. the Minnesota Vikings got. So you can't really blame the pass rush, but they weren't able to stop the run.

At the end of the day, Aaron Jones averaged 8.7 per carry in this game. They ran for 142 yards in a touchdown. That's the difference in the game. But division games are always tough, and I'm sure the Detroit Lions are going to come back. They're going to lick their wounds, try to figure it out. Dan Campbell is going to keep this team motivated, but that's a loss. That's going to haunt them late in the season against the Minnesota Vikings team playing a young quarterback in his first game back from injury. You would hope they could win this game at home, but they were unable to do it.

And I just know we're going to be talking about this late in the season when it's going to come down to a game or two, the standings, whether you're home or away, whether you get the buy or whether you're battling and you're traveling on the road against a top seed. So, yeah, congratulations to the Minnesota Vikings and Lions got to figure it out. They got the commanders next week, a rematch of the divisional game in which they lost. I'm sure there's a bit of a revenge there where they're looking forward to that. I highly doubt it. The Vikings played the Baltimore Ravens who have Lamar Jackson back, who threw for four touchdowns on Thursday night and looked like they're re-energized. So I'm looking forward to seeing how that game goes next week.

but the game that may have been the biggest upset of the day so far was the Carolina Panthers beating the Green Bay Packers in Lambo. This game was a defensive battle. Bryce Young only threw for 102 yards on 11 past, I mean 11 for 20 for 102 yards in an interception to Xavier McKinney, who finally got him a op, and he took full advantage of him. Xavier McKinney played an incredible game. game also had a sack in the game

was working on a player to week. You got to give Green Bay's defense a lot of credit. They were battling. This was the back and forth game. Jordan Love 26 of 37 for 273 but in the

interception. He could have had two interceptions. There was a fourth and eight deep in the in Carolina territory. He looked back. He threw it up. Michael Jackson was unable to catch the football even though he was by itself. I didn't see a Green Bay Packer in the screen. This is the kind of stuff I'm talking about, Green Bay fans.

When y'all are sitting there telling me that he's the answer, and I look up, you know, the dog fight with the Carolina Panthers who have been battling this year. They're five and four. They're finding ways to win. But, yeah, Green Bay, you can't go one for five in a red zone in any game and expect to win. That was the issue in this game.

They were one for five. and they were unable to generate points. They were just unable to generate points. They were able to push the ball down the field, get to the red zone, and the Carolina Panthers kept standing up each and every time in the red zone, and the Green Bay Packers had no answer.

Josh Jacobs played a good game, 17 to 87, and a touchdown late in the game. That was the one red zone score they had. But again, this is one of those inexcusable losses where you're scratching your head because you want to say, hey, this Green Bay Packers team is the best team in the NFC. You want to be able to say that unequivocally, but you can't because you just don't know what you're going to get from the quarterback.

And I keep saying it, and people keep calling me, oh, I'm hating on the guy. No, I'm not. I'm really not. It's just you can't Jekyll and Hyden's league. You can't. And expect to be called great consistently. If you do, that's what you'll be the fringe great.

You'll be good sometimes. But in order for the Green Bay Packers to go where they want to go this season and to really be Super Bowl contenders, he's going to have to be better. We know what LaFleur can do drawn up in offense. We know what Josh Jacobs can do. We know what that defense could do. And sure, they could have got more pressure today.

They could have put more pressure on Bryce Young. No question about it. always expect, hey, you're paying the guy $40-something million, $45 million, $46 million. You're expecting them to have a sack every game. I know that's what Green Bay Packers fans are saying. That's not realistic. You guys got a great defensive line. They're going to get home.

There's a reason that Bryce Young only threw the ball 20 times. But Rico Dowdle, 25 carries for 130 and two TDs. That's the issue. They couldn't stop the run. They did get us, they got the sack on defense. They got the turnover on defense, but again, you have to be able to generate points in the red zone. You can't just get to the red zone and say, hey, we're going to take three, and then McManus missed one of them. You missed a field goal.

That's going to hurt you every single time. You have a turnover on downs in the red zone. That's going to hurt you. That counts as a turnover in most coaches books. So that's where it is. Are the Green Bay Packers a good team? They're five, two, and one. and their two losses,

they've been similar to this, and they've been against teams that you weren't expected them to lose to. The Cleveland Browns and the Carolina Panthers. The Carolina Panthers scored 16 points, a last second walk-off field goal, and I want to say Cleveland scored 13 points.

So you need your $55 million quarterback to generate more than 20 points, and you win both of them. And you're likely, what, 7, 0 and 1? Because the game he played his butt off and played really well, the defense gives up 40 points. And it's a tie against the Dallas Cowboys, but give Dak Press got a lot of credit.

Dak is one of those ones. And he played like at that game. But he's been up and down this season as well. But in order for the Green Bay Packers to be who they want to be and who everybody expects them to be, including myself, it's going to be on the arm of Jordan Love. That's where their season is going to rest. And you guys can argue with somebody else because you're not going to argue with me

when he isn't efficient and effective. Even when Josh Jacobs runs for 87 yards and a touchdown and really has a good impact on this game, you're still going to need the quarterback to get it done in the red zone. You're going to need your quarterback to be efficient and effective. And he was not this game. And the two losses, that's the story of the game. We'll see, Green Bay. We'll see.

Because I believe in this defense, I believe in his offense and the play caller, I think they're going to be a great team. They have a really, really tough matchup next week in a playoff rematch against the Eagles. That will tell us a lot. That game will tell us a lot about this team. Have they progressed? He threw three interceptions last year against this Eagles team. will he throw three touchdowns potentially?

He could potentially have the answers and correct the mistakes. There's still a tough Eagles team. They just traded for Jaya Alexander. I'm sure he'll be playing in this game. So we'll see next week. The Panthers have the Saints, a game that's a winnable game. The Saints have been struggling. It looks like they may be picking really early in the draft next year.

So good for the Carolina Panthers, though. Good game for the Carolina Panthers. David Canales, you know, starting to build something cool out there in Carolina. It's good to see. And good for Rico Dowdle, who continues to show up with his opportunities and make the most of his opportunities. Always love a guy that makes the most of his opportunities. And he's continued to do that. And it looks like in this game, he surpassed Chubbard on the depth chart finally.

We'll see if that's the truth or maybe this is just a one-game thing. Hey, it's us, the Jonas Brothers. And guess what? We have some big news. What's the news? Huge news. We created our own podcast called, Hey Jonas. We invented a podcast?

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I think it was on a call about what we should call it. And, well, we were thinking I'm originally calling it one of the early names of our band before Jonas Brothers. This is how you guys remember it going down? Yes. I have a very different memory of this. We were talking about a thing, a bit for the podcast, where people could call in and say, hey, Jonas. And then I wrote down on my little notepad, Hey Jonas, and offered it up as a potential title for the podcast. But thanks for remembering that, guys.

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But the Broncos beat the Houston Texans in a defensive battle. C.J. Strau gets knocked out early in the game and on a play that is going to cause a lot of controversy, I'm sure. Was it a legal? hit, was it unnecessary roughness? Should he have slid earlier? Is he protected, et cetera, et cetera? I'll give you my two cents on it. I give you my two cents on it. You got to slide, and you've got to slide early enough to protect yourself. I know I'm a defensive player, and people are going to call me bias, but you can't be in between the game is happening too fast,

and as a defensive player, all you're worried about is limiting yards and limiting impact. And and when you're a quarterback and you're in the middle of the defense, you're running, you're in the middle of making a move or sliding or sit down or whatever, just slide, get to the ground and the play's over. Guys will jump over you or whatever. But when you're in between and I'm committed, it's not dirty for guys to make the hit. This is football.

It's a violent game. And I'm not even sure that was a penalty in general, if I'm being honest, because he didn't hit him in the head. Now, Strouds head whipped back and hit the turf, so that ends up being what caused a concussion, in my opinion. But I don't know what you guys expect defensive players to do. This is an offensive game. They tailored it and made sure that everybody understands it's an offensive league. But everything shouldn't benefit the offense.

And you can't keep punishing defensive players because quarterbacks won't protect themselves. And it happened in the 49ers Giants game as well. When Jackson Dart runs, becomes a runner, does it really slide, half slides, and takes a hit from Bethune, and they say unnecessary roughness, head or neck area. What are we doing? When? How? How?

How? legal come back and say, oh, those are the wrong calls. But in the midst, in the middle of the game, those could be costly called, especially in a game like this, where it's such a tough game and the points are so valuable. You can't have those things. And then that's where I think the rest are going to have to figure it out. They're going to have to figure things out. But for the Denver Broncos, who we have this week on Thursday night football, what a win.

Another fourth quarter comeback for Bo Nicks in the Denver Broncos. They always seem to have it when they need it. This is six wins in a row. They're seven and two. Again, back to the conversation about who the best team in the AFC is. The comeback kids could make a case. They could make a case for being one of the best defenses in a national football league as well. And this is without their reigning defensive player at a year at corner.

So when they're able to play like this, I know Houston Texans' offensive struggle, but C.J. Shrout looked really good last week against the San Francisco 49ers. Davis Mills came in and played a solid game. And instead, he was 17 to 30 for 137. They held Nick Chubb in place. The Texans were only able to get field goals in this game. They had five field goals in this game. That's the 15 points they got.

so the Broncos were able to keep them out the end zone, and Bo Nix did enough. He threw for two touchdowns. He did have the interception, but it's 36 rushing yards on the story of this game. Late in the game, the last drive, the scoring drive, he was able to scramble and find a hole in the defense and pretty much get them in field goal range

and give them a chance to win this game. It's really, really cool to see what he's doing with Sean Peyton and these guys are doing out there. They built a really good team, And again, in a division that's been dominated by the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos are making a case. They're making a case. And it doesn't always have to be pretty.

It doesn't always have to be the way you want it. I mean, you don't want to have to always come from behind. You score 33 points in the fourth like they need against the Giants. But I think games like this give you confidence that you can, that it's never over. And that as long as you have this guy under center and this play caller, you guys have a chance to win the game. Their defense battled throughout the game, and they pulled it out. It's going to be a really, really fun finish to the season.

No question about it. The Denver Broncos play the Raiders who've been struggling this week. So they could be 8 and 2 by Friday, which would be saying a lot about this team. Coming into the season, obviously they made the playoffs last year. I don't know if the expectations were for a team to potentially be eight and two this point in the season, but they definitely are, and they're only getting better. And when Patrick Certainton comes back,

they'll only get healthier. And they are a team that I think should make a move for a receiver and check the availability of some of these receivers and maybe get themselves an even better position going into November. But speaking of unheralded teams, The New England Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons, 24 to 23. Drake May continues his stellar play.

He's 19 of 29, 259, two touchdowns. He did have the interception. He's playing good football. And he's playing like one of the best quarterbacks in the national football league right now. And he has been, again, just like the Denver Broncos, the Patriots have won six games in a row. They've won six games in a row. They're playing solid defense.

they're just gritty and grimy, and they're going to get it done by any means necessary. They have a defense that just gets it done by any means necessary. Michael Pinnock was battling throughout this game. Drake London, three touchdown catches in the game. Pinnock was 22 of 37, 221, three touchdowns. But John Robinson had eight catches for 50 yards and 12 rushes for 46 yards, but they missed, they lost the game because of a miss. P.A.T. Drake London scores a touchdown that brings them within one. And again, all you have to do is

kick the PAT, make the PAT, and the game goes to overtime. Unfortunately, they were unable to do that. But those are the things you got to have. You got to have the details. You got to have the fundamentals. And making a PAT counts as a fundamental in my book. They weren't able to do it. So now the Patriots, again, another seven and two team. And the AFC, you got to give credit where it's due. You got to give credit where it's due. I know people are like they shouldn't be, and it's still going to be the Chiefs and the Bills late in the season.

No question about it. These are great teams who know how to win in the playoffs. But do not discount these young whippersnappers, these young kids, these young Firestarters, because they're winning right now. Just like I wouldn't discount the Kansas City Chiefs. The County City Chiefs, we're seven and two right now. We put them one in power rankings, and we let the rest tell itself.

If the Buffalo Bills, again, are going to be seven and two, that's what we do. But Buffalo Bills lost to this New England Patriots team. So there's something to be said about that. I believe in this team, good for Vrable. Brable gets let go from the Tennessee Titans. The Tennessee Titans fire his replacement a year and five games into his tenure, which says a lot about Tennessee Titans.

and the Patriots get their coach of the future, and he has this team playing well and battling each and every week. The Patriots have the bucks next week. That's a fun game. That's going to be a fun game. I can't wait to watch that game. And the Falcons, again, have the Indianapolis Colts. Can't wait to watch that one.

The Bears and the Bengals in a shootout, in a shootout. 89 total points in the game. Blacko throws for 470, four touchdowns, interception. T. Higgins has seven for 121 and two touchdowns. Jamar Chase, six for 111, no touchdowns. Yosevaj has five for 66 in a touchdown and Chase Brown, eight for 75. What a game for Joe Flacco, but they were unable to get the win because the Bears, the Bears Colston Lovelin has six catches for 118, including a 58-yard game-winning, touchdown with, I think, 25 seconds to go in the game, just inexcusable for the Cincinnati

Bengals in that defense. And again, they've lost back-to-back games where their offensive scored 38 and 42 points. I don't understand how you do it. It's been bad defense. And there was a stat when we had their game that said, Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase and T. Higgins were about $92 million and their entire defensive cap hit was $82 million. And I mean, that tells the story. That tells the story. You get what you pay for. But to give up 47 to the Bears is tough.

It's tough. Give Caleb Williams a lot of credit. 20 for 34, 280, three touchdowns, ran for 53 yards. And they run all over the Bengals. Kyle Munning guy, 26 carries for 176. and he didn't have a touchdown on the day, but dominate the game on the ground. I'm sure Ben Johnson is ecstatic about this performance. Obviously, defensively, they could do better than that.

But to score 47 points, you're always excited. The Bears have the Giants next, and the Bengals have the Pittsburgh Steelers in another AFC North battle. The Bengals defense has just been awful. They're ranked last in almost every major category, including total defense, rush defense, and points allowed per game. You can't do it.

It doesn't matter who your quarterback is or who your offense or your receivers are. You can pay them $92 million, and they're getting the production. They're getting the production out of this offense. They score 42 points, and they still lose. So that's where you have a problem with this offense. 42 points and you still lose is very,

frustrating for those players. I'm sure T. Higgins and Jamar Chase and Joe Flacco are incredibly frustrated. You can't have it. You score 42, they score 47. You score 38, they score 39. Man, that'd be tough on me. As always, I appreciate you guys joining me. You can be anywhere in the world, but you're here with me, and I surely, surely always appreciate it. Hit that sub button if you know. Hey guys, it's us and the Jonas Brothers. I'm Joe. I'm Kevin. And I'm Nick. And guess what? We created our own podcast called Hey Jonas. We invented a podcast? Well, we didn't invent it.

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