The Josh Innes Show - Week 3 NFL Recap

Episode Date: September 22, 2025

Let's look at all the matchups from Sunday and give our thoughts. 1. I think I hate Jalen Hurts 2. The Texans are unwatchable 3. Could the Bears be dangerous? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's about 4.20 in the morning here on Monday, as if any of you care, it doesn't impact you at all. But, boy, I'm an idiot because last night, or really all day, I didn't have any beer. For whatever reason, I didn't drink for any of the games throughout the day. Then decided to start drinking beer for the Sunday night football game. And before you know it, I had like nine. 10 beers over the course of that game and then decided to stay up late and watch some of the Charlie Sheen documentary, the second part of the Charlie Sheen documentary, which I almost

finished. And before you know it, I'm going to bed at about 12, 45, 1 o'clock, so I'm sleeping for about three hours. Then the alarm, the worst thing happens, right? So I'm already sleeping for only about three hours, which sucks. But, you know, it is what it is. but then the alarm which goes off at 345 so 345 is what time I have the alarm set for initially when I started doing this stuff the alarm was set for like for something then I moved

it back to about 350 so I'd have the opportunity to you know get up here and do the pod then I've set it for 345 I wake up at 330 because I have to pee so I get up and pee and I'm like what do I do I just stay up or what you know So I decided to go back to sleep because the second I laid down after peeing at like 3.31, bam, I'm out. And when I tell you, it feels like I slept for an hour. But man, that alarm went off and here we are. So ready to go. So let's do this.

Let's take a look at all the games from yesterday. The NFL game is from yesterday. Let's go down game by game and give a couple of quick thoughts on each one. Then we'll pick and choose which ones we want to dive into deeper and some other shows. but let's take a look and we will do that after these words. All right, let's start with the Packers and the Browns. This is a game that I watched very little of because for the entire afternoon when that game was happening, there was no part of me that felt like, oh yeah, the Browns are going to win this game.

Because for most of that game, it was 3-0, then it was 10-0, and it's like, oh, the Browns are driving, okay, cool, whatever. they're going to blow it. I didn't watch enough of this game to really have a true thought on it. Like I should have, I guess, because it turns out it was a huge upset. But going into it, we all thought that the Packers were this juggernaut. And it looked like they were going to just run away with the NFC and run away with the division. And then, well, not so fast because the Browns said, yeah, fuck that.

We're going to step up and figure out something. And the Browns have. I think defensively the Browns can be legitimate. offensively I do not but defensively they're going to stay in a lot of games because that Packers offense was damn good through the first two weeks and their defense was outstanding and their defense was pretty much outstanding in this game as well they just found a way to lose so do I come out of this thinking any less of the Packers sure because you know whether it's fair or not whether two games is a fair sample size we look at scenarios like this

and go hey the Packers are supposed to be legit they're supposed to go out and kill people and they didn't. In fact, they lost. So I think less of the Packers, obviously, after that game. And I think maybe slightly more of the Browns, but at the end of it, I don't look at the Browns as any better of a team than I thought they were initially. Like, I guess a little bit. You have to because you don't beat a team that everybody thinks is the best in the league and then think any less of you.

But I don't think all that much more of you either, I guess a better way to put it. You know, Joe Flacko threw for a buck 42. He averaged less than four yards a pass. You know, they ran the ball okay, you know, averaging five yards a clip. But, I mean, there was just nothing. I guess I think less of Green Bay than I do more of Cleveland, if that makes any sense. All right, let's see, Colts and Titans, look, not only did I think the Colts would struggle in this one. I thought that, you know, maybe the Titans could even win it.

I didn't anticipate the Colts dominating again. I didn't anticipate Daniel Jones throwing for 200 plus and taking care of the ball again. I didn't expect the Titans to be dreadful again. I know the Titans suck, and we know the Titans suck, and I didn't expect them to win the game. But I thought at home, I thought Colts going on the road for the first time. I thought maybe the Titans would give them a little bit. No, it was 17 to 3 in the first quarter. Like the Colts might just be good. And if you look at what's happening in the AFC South right now, the Colts may run away with it. The Colts are by far and away the best team through three weeks. The other teams in the division,

look at and go, oh, no, I think they're going to bounce back, and I think, oh, they're going to be okay. The rest of the division looks bad, and the Colts look like they're going to run away with the AFC South. The biggest surprise to me in this game is that Daniel Jones once again played well, and maybe Daniel Jones is just solid. Maybe that's what this is. Maybe, you know, I mean, the Titans stink. Again, I'm not going to make too much of the Colts beating the Titans. A lot of teams are going to beat the Titans. But the Colts dominating by three scores again. The Colts never really being in peril. Daniel Jones, 18 of 25 for 228 yards. They just beat them up. So good for them. And again, the Titans stink. This one surprised me. Not necessarily the fact that

the Vikings won, but the fact, look, I'm embarrassed because I told you on Friday that, hey, the Bengals could come out and I think the Bengals are fine with Jake Browning. They're not going to win a Super Bowl or anything, but they're going to be able to move the ball and they're going to be able to put up points. Well, as it turns out, they were not able to move the ball. And when they did move the ball, they turned the ball over. They didn't put up any points. They didn't score a touchdown into the fourth quarter. They were outscored 34 to 3 in the first half. They gave up defensive touchdowns. They turned the ball over a ton. And they were dominated. Carson Wentz, look, this weekend of backup quarterbacks, there are guys. Some of them just made sense to take

because they were guys that had experience. Like Carson Went, you can say whatever you want about him. Carson Wins is a competent NFL player. He's not a game you once starting 16 games for you, but he's not some bum. Like he's had some success and injuries derailed him, but it's not shocking that Carson Wins played well. You know, Buck 73,

two touchdowns. The defense played really well. I'm just, I'm embarrassed because I'm fairly certain on Friday I was on here telling you that look out because I think the Bengals can still play ball. And they didn't this week. They got fucking crushed. I mean, just wallop,

And it was never a ball game. So I guess credit to Minnesota, credit to Carson Wentz, but woof on the part of the Bengals. Steelers and Patriots, another game that I had very little interest in. Steelers end up scoring late to win it. But I mean, this is another game where I feel no different about either team that I did going in. I thought very little of the Patriots going in. And I think the Steelers could be maybe okay with Aaron Rogers, but he didn't look good either. So they just kind of outlasted the Patriots.

And what was an ugly game, Patriots turned the ball over. I want to say multiple times at the goal line. They had a handful of turnovers that were huge. And that was the difference in the game. Like, I don't think the Steelers were particularly good. I mean, Drake May, you look at his numbers, his numbers were good. Problem is they turned the ball over too much. And look, I think the Steelers, I don't know that the Steelers are the better team there.

I don't think the Steelers are the better team there. They just made the last play they needed to make. But if you look at the turnover, you're going to win or lose a lot of games based on turnovers. and when you got Drake May throwing an interception, and then you look at the big picture and you look at the number of turnovers in the game and where the turnovers occurred, that's the difference of the game.

They turned the ball over five times. Five turnovers. You're not going to, you lost four fumbles. So you're not going to win that way, particularly when you're turning the ball over at the goal line like they did a couple of times. The interception came in the end zone. So, like, I don't come out of this game feeling,

good about the Steelers. I don't come out of this going, whoa, break up the Steelers. Aaron Rogers threw for 139 fucking yards. You just win the turnover battle. You win the game. I think New England's a better team. Nine out of ten times, I'd take New England to win that. I think New England's better. Rams and Eagles, that should have been a Rams game. The fact that the Rams were outscored 26 to 7 in the second half is shameful, considering you're facing Jaylon Hertz, who sucks. Look, I pissed off some Philly people over the weekends. saying that Jalen hurts. When we look back on it, we're going to be shocked that this guy won a Super Bowl in the same way that we're shocked Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl.

And by that, I mean, this guy is going to ride outstanding defense and the playmakers around him to win a Super Bowl, which he did. But shame on the Rams, really, though. You're up 19 to 7 and half. You're crushing in the game. You're dominating to a point where you're up three scores. And then you allow the Eagles who do not want to throw the football. That's how little they think of Jalen Hurts. I was listening to the guys on TV, and they were like, well, you know, Jalen Hertz isn't asked to do things for him in the first half. In what universe is the quarterback so bad that he's just asked to not do things? They're like, well, you know, Jalen Hertz, the coaches say that, you know, like Jalen Hertz doesn't put up numbers because they don't need him to put up numbers.

You're the quarterback. They always need you to put up numbers. Like, the reason you were down 26 to 7 is because your quarterback can't put up numbers until he's down 19. But shame on the Rams for losing that game. Credit the Eagles, a couple of block kicks in there as well. So credit to them. But my Christ, like Rams, how shameful. I mean, no offense to, you know, hey, no offense to Jalen Hertz.

He's been to a Super Bowl. He's won one. He's been to two of them. That guy, there are probably 20-something quarterbacks that most GMs would take over him right now, just based on talent as a quarterback. But the guy's figured it out. And again, you want to give him credit. All he does is win.

But my Christ. Jets and Bucks, my Bucks are 3-0. I can't believe I'm saying my Bucks as a Saints fan. But fuck that. I mean, look, I love Baker-Mayfield. Like, you watch the, you know, the Jets make the big play late in the game, and Aaron Glenn's going nuts. And it looks like the Jets may get a W.

But then they give the ball back to Baker. And bang, bang, bang, bang. Baker gets them into position. They make the kick they win it. Like, the Bucks are going to run away with that shitty division as well. Like the NFC South sucks. Atlanta, who we'll talk about in a second, Atlanta fucking shameful. I mean, just God.

I mean, what the fuck, Atlanta? I mean, you might as well ride with Kurt Cousins if you're Atlanta at this point because Pinnix has let me the fuck down. He's been terrible and they're awful. But I would look at the Bucks. Like the Bucks and the Colts right now, as long as they stay out of their own way, the Bucks and the Cults are going to run away with their divisions and may have them won by November.

Like, that's how bad those two divisions are, both South. divisions but credit to the bucks man like i love watching baker play that's a tough motherfucker kind of a goofy looking motherfucker but he's tough as shit and he talks his shit but he backs it up even in a day where he doesn't play particularly well he throws for 233 he doesn't play great but my man goes out there in crunch time and gets the dub he gets the dub when he has to get the dub credit to him raiders and commander skins the uh the other raiders stink we know this The commanders, you look at another team that, like, you know, had every excuse in the book to be like, nah, it ain't our day, man.

Like, we, you know, you got Marioita starting. Mario, though, he did what I said, you know, you look at these veteran dudes. And, like, do you want Marcus Marioata starting, you know, 16 games for you? No. But if you can get one or two spot starts out of Marioata, you can win those games. He's not incompetent. Same with Carson Wentz. Like, these are, you know, these are not guys that are incompetent.

These are guys that can win games for you when you need them to. And I laugh at people who talk about the importance of a backup quarterback because long term, when you lose your starting quarterback, you're going to lose most of those games. But in a short-term little window there, if you need to win one or two, you have a Marioita, you have a Carson Wentz, guys who are competent that way. I would put Minshue in a category like that. You take guys like that, fuck it. You can win some games. And credit to Marcus Mariota for doing it. And the commanders, again, they're two.

and one, and they're right there in the middle of things. The Falcons and the Panthers ain't worth talking about. The Panthers went 30 to nothing. You lose 30 to nothing to the Panthers. You should get fucking kicked out of the league. The Falcons should be kicked the fuck out of the league, and Michael Pinnock should never be allowed to play football again. The Panthers are not good.

They are terrible. And you go into their place and lose by 30. You get outscore 20 to nothing in the second half. You put no points on the board. You miss multiple field goals. Hey, I bet you're missing coup now at this point, aren't you, dump that motherfucker? This new guy comes in misses two. Not that it matters.

You lost by 30, but just shameful. The Falcons should be, like, relegated. There should be relegation, and the Falcons should be kicked out, and, like, fucking Ohio State should be brought up to play in their place. My Christ, Falcons, that is shameful. Texans and Jags, and we might go deeper into this one in another episode, but the Texan season is over. They're not going to have one of these years where they start out 0 and 3. and make the playoffs. You didn't really dominate.

Nobody dominated that game. That game was garbage on both sides. It was really one of the worst football games you can watch from both parties. Both teams just kicking each other in the balls, doing nothing. The offenses were terrible. The turnovers were all over the place. It was truly unwatchable. Like it was a joyless watch.

There are some teams you can watch and go, and listen, they lost, but a fun game, whatever. That was a joyless football game from start to finish. now the Texans are O'N3. The season's pretty much over because unless you're the Bill O'Brien-led Texans, you don't make the playoffs after starting O'N-3. You suck. Your offense is terrible. Your offensive line is terrible.

And you feel at this point that C.J. Stroud looks like a zombie out there. They're terrible. Like, O-N-3, you are what your record says you are. I'm not going to look at them and go, well, you know, but they've only lost by seven here, five here. No, I don't give a shit. You did not win the games. and you're 0 and 3, and history tells you that the odds of you making the playoffs are not good. But just looking at the eyeball test with this team, it feels like your chances of making the playoffs aren't good.

Because you suck. You don't do anything well. Defense is solid. That's it. The offense is terrible. Broncos and Chargers, the Broncos, I enjoy watching them lose close games like this. I enjoy watching them do dumb things that cost them games. I enjoy watching the Chargers go to three and other.

They're one of my favorite teams to watch, despite the fact that Ladd McCom. He didn't have a catch in every quarter, and it cost me a lot of money. Fucked my life. But the Chargers once again found a way, and the Broncos found a way to lose for the second consecutive week, and that brings me joy. I don't think Bo Nix has played well. Herbert's crushing right now. He threw for 300 yards. He's been a fucking man.

He's got weapons all over the field, whether it's Keenan Allen or Ladd-McConkey or go down the list of Quentin Johnston. I mean, they just have players everywhere, and they're a fun team to watch. They're not turning the ball over a ton. I love watching the Chargers. They just get me going, watching the Chargers play. And I enjoy watching Sean Payton and the Broncos lose. Saints and Seahawks, my God, you want to hear this is the biggest takeaway I have from this game. I had a parlay that was running backs to catch passes.

So I was running backs receiving yards, right? And I needed to hit, which would have won $800. I just needed Alvin Camaro to have 15 receiving yards. And in like the first quarter He had one catch for 14 yards And he never caught another pass the rest of the game I was one yard away from an $800 victory And I just needed Alvin Kamara

To have one fucking yard So fuck the Saints I mean they fuck them already because I hate them My squad is awful But you couldn't even hook your boy up With another pass to Alvin Kamara the rest of the game Screw you Seahawks don't feel good about yourselves

The Saints are garbage Speaking of garbage, Cowboys got worked by the Bears. Look, the Bears have weapons, man. And if they ever figure it out, if Ben Johnson gets it figured out, they have weapons all over the field. Look, they did nothing with Luther Bird in the first two weeks of the season. This game, Luther Burden comes out, and he's got 101 receiving yards, three catches, a touchdown.

They involve him in the running game. He's a beast. But Adunze is a beast. DJ Moore is a beast. We haven't even seen Colston Loveland ball yet. Col Comet can do a little bit. He's not like a rock star tied in, but he's there. But Colston Loveland is supposed to be good. And when your boy's slinging, Caleb ain't bad. He threw for 298.

So the Cowboys defense is one of the worst in the NFL. And now they're one and two. And best of luck to them, they suck too. Cardinals and 49ers, the takeaway I have from this, the 49ers are 3 and 0. Another team that did it with a solid backup. Mack Jones is a competent NFL quarterback. and he got the job done. So credit to him. They were down late.

They got the ball late with a chance to go win it. And a guy that started a good number of games in the NFL, marched them down the field, got it. Other than that, this game wasn't very exciting. I didn't follow it very closely because most of it was 3-0-6-3-66. But that last drive of the game, Mack Jones, got the job done. And then the Chiefs and the Giants, the Giants are a mess, obviously. They're incompetent damn near on offense. The fact that you got a guy like Malik neighbors and he's got two catches.

none of which were in any sort of consequential time. But that's not my takeaway. Like, we knew the Giants weren't very good. The Chiefs continue to be unimpressive. And hey, congrats to them. Fuck Travis, Kelsey, by the way, because I had his ass to catch. It's 30 yards from him to have a hit. Dude's worthless.

He's not a good player anymore. Their weapons aren't very good either. The Chiefs are not a good football team. The Chiefs are not good. Their defense is okay. They're solid defensively. Offensively, they are not good. And the game they played yesterday should have resulted in a loss.

But because they're playing the shitty giants, it wasn't. The Chiefs suck. I would love it if they somehow miss the playoffs. The problem is the Broncos aren't capitalizing right now. The Raiders aren't going to make the playoffs either in the AFC. So inside that division, you got a great start from the Chargers. But teams like the Broncos blow a couple games and now they're behind and they're right there with the Chiefs. But the Chiefs suck and I hate them.

All right, more to come.