Throwbacks with Matt Leinart & Jerry Ferrara - The Coldest Freezing Cold Takes of 2025

Episode Date: December 30, 2025

The guys bring in the new year by looking back at some of the silliest and worst freezing cold takes around the sports world in 2025. From Kyler Murray over Lamar Jackson to the Raiders making a playoff run, there is a ton to dissect and laugh at. Plus, Annie Agar joins for the year’s final round of Twisted Tea Trivia while everybody makes their New Year’s resolutions.    New episodes of Throwbacks drop every Thursday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also, make sure you’re locked in on social @ThrowbacksShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys & the Throwbacks community. (http://throwbacksshow.com/)      A big thank you to our sponsors:    Wendy’s  Join Team Tendy’s and enjoy a line-up like never before. Crispy. Juicy. Tendys Now at Wendy’s. https://www.tendys.com  Twisted Tea Grab a Refreshing Twisted Tea Today.  https://www.twistedtea.com/locations  NHTSA Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over https://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/drive-sober-or-get-pulled-over?utm_source=sinclair&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=labordayimpaired2025&utm_content=custom_alcohol  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Okay, first question. I have a guess. It's literally a guess. What? Let's go. You got to stay focused, bro. Oh, no, Matt. I'm so sorry.

Oh, and look who wins again. All right. All right, welcome to another episode of throwbacks. Matt and I are a little. giddy this year for this one. But, you know, however you're taking it in this show, don't forget to please like and subscribe all that good stuff on YouTube. Follow along on social media at Throwback Show.

Matt, we did this last year. I just found a bunch of my phone, dude. I'm already laughing because I just forgot about all the ones that I screenshotted. Go ahead. So last year we had this idea of let's do our year and review, inspired by the amazing Twitter account that might be the best Twitter account. Like, if I could only follow one Twitter account for the rest of my life, I think it would be the old takes exposed, aka freezing cold takes, right?

They were gone for a while. Now they're back. We do this in honor of you. This show is basically being brought to you by them. But we are going to do our freezing cold takes of 2025. Now, I just want to point out, take business is a hard business. We get it. If you're on TV five days a week, you're going to have misses.

I am not immune to cold takes, neither are you. I remember I said, Tyler, Halliburton's going to regret doing the choke sign in game one. Freezing cold take. They went on to game seven in the finals. So we are not immune to that, but we got to just take our shots while we can. Matt, you look so happy right now. Well, look, like, I didn't plan on saying these ones, but I just got my boy, RG3 earlier this year. I'm convinced that the Indianapolis Colts are trying to tend.

for Arch Manning, and then it's a picture of just Daniel Jones laughing. And then from my friends at Barstool, Belichick officially accepts the UNC job. The Tar Heels Football Dynasty has begun. See, you can almost say that one was comedy.

And if I was to lead off with a Belichick-related one, this is from the dude Dan Lebitard, who again, he's on the radio a hundred times a year, so whatever. But the quote is there is a beast coming to college football. This is not a lazy old man that you underestimate

because you're forgetful about what he did for the last five years you were watching. I'd be terrified to compete against whatever he's coming my way. That's Dan Lebitard on Bill Belichick taking over North Carolina. Yeah, it's only one year, but man... Rough start for the tape.

So I got one. This is from... I got one from Paul Feinbaum who just needs to get off air. He's got a bunch of them. He's just got to get off air. Stephen A. Smith goes,

did Indiana make the right move with Signetti? And Paul Feinbaum, they did not. I'm still not convinced that Kurt Signetti is one of the top coaches in America. Do you think he's convinced now? Probably not. He's just a heater. He's still going to die.

He needs to go. He needs to retire and get his ass off TV. All right, I'll read a few and then we'll get to our main, our main entrees. I don't know. Oh, okay, Ryan Clark, but this one's in 2020. So sometimes it takes a few years for a take to freeze. Okay. This is a Ryan Clark in 2020. If Kyler Murray were the QB of the Baltimore Ravens,

we'd have much more confidence in them to win a Super Bowl. If I had to put one at QB and say this team takes X team to the championship, I'd always pick Kyler Murray first. That was in 2020. So that was... Was Kyler Murray like one year in or two years in? I guess. I guess.

I don't really know what he was trying to do with that one. Wow, yeah. What's Lamar's one, what, two MVP since then? Yeah. And do you know who's a cold take favorite? And we actually went back and forth with him on Twitter last year when we brought him in. He doesn't have... I mean, he has a couple of cold ones, but our boy Rolofsky.

Oh. Dude. Well, his coldest takes are food-related. Guys, shout out to Dan O is my guy, but he's got the worst food takes of all time. I agree with that. Although, I do, me loving candy corn is probably one of the worst takes of all time. I get that. I feel like everyone just comes at me when I say that.

I genuinely love candy corn and Halloween. Well, his take going into the NFL season was, I think the Steelers are staring, looking at their schedule, staring at O and 6. right in the face and I think they went five and one it's like how do you have what you

can't predict you can't predict the NFL man it's too hard I know it's the job I get it it's the job and you're just going

off feeling but that's such a bold like oh and six they're not going to win a game in the first six Mike Tomlin's never had a losing record

not going to win one game in the first six they had the jets and the Browns and the Bengals on their schedule and he predicted oh and six

yeah not his not his uh not his the smartest tweets all right we're going to get some of his food takes but should we dive into some of the some of the main courses yeah i mean i got two main ones so let's go yeah hold on here's here's a quote from dan orlovsky december of 2024 i grew up on mayo sandwiches i grew up eating mayonnaise sandwiches on wonderbread that was a main staple of my food loving simple girls chicken with ketchup, mayo sandwiches on white bread, and disliking strong

flavors, bubbles, soda, and complex dishes perine. Basically, I was like, Bacca's for bowl. Oh, my gosh. Gipping cake and milk. That dudes, dudes. That's rough, Danny. We gotta get, we're gonna get Dan on. I'm trying to get Dan on. Dan's one of the

hardest working guys in the sports industry, though. He is. And like, look, again, this is all done in good fun. If I had to be on TV or doing a show every day for hours a day, Lord and only knows the cold takes that I would have. So you have to say things to do.

But some of these now are just fun to look back on. So now we're going to do our NHTSA one because that one has a crossroad element. We do crossroad presented by NHTSA. The next time you're out drinking, call a ride chair, a taxi, a sober friend, a designated sober driver. The only decision that will change your world for the better is the decision to call for a sober ride drive sober or get pulled over so matt who is at a crossroad with their freezing cold take our boy joel clatt our boy throwback zone joel clatt he had the picture he had so joel clad

is not one to shy away from ruffling feathers joel does a great job um in particular his hatred for the cc conference but but joel joel is very smart jose jill got a lot of takes. They're not always right. But he was on a podcast recently. And I'm going to, I got to pull up the exact quote, but he was on a podcast. And it was, the whole conversation was about Cinderella stories in college football, right? And this, these group of five admissions into the playoff and should they be in there and all of these things and all, all of this thing. And like, I think we all agree like a team, a group of five team isn't going to beat Ohio State. So like his whole point. And he compared it to the NCAA tournament. One of the greatest sporting events

over a span of a month that we have in our beautiful nation, right? March Madness. It's what we grew up watching. It's what I skipped school for sometimes on a Thursday to go see the teams play, to watch at home. You follow it on your phone. You always were watching and you had the Cinderella stories. So give me a second here. because I'm going to pull up this quote. The NCAA basketball tournament is a joke. It's the dumbest tournament and the least fair tournament

in all of sports. We put teams at odd times on neutral sites in a one game affair. That doesn't crown a true champion. And then he kind of went off about it for like a minute or two. Yeah, he pontificated on it.

Yeah. And he was like, and he broke it down. He's like, and his point was in a one game affair, anything can happen. The best team doesn't always win, but that's the beauty of March Madness, right? And then he kind of walked back, though, because he was getting absolutely blasted online, which by the way, I think he did it on purpose, if I know Joe. But it's got to be the worst take in a long time that we've seen, Jerry. And the question now for him is, like he has walked

it back a little, but the other option, the crossroad is double down. Some people, That's where you get in trouble with these freezing cold takes is like you're so out there that if you walk it back, people might start to say, well, now you're going to say something else and just know if you're wrong, you'll walk it back. You could double down on it is what you could do, but he's not going to do that. He put his tail between his legs and he basically said, guys, I'm sorry. It was not, it was not my finest moment. I was like, bro, just either own it or don't or don't say that.

March Madness is the greatest, like, you don't need, it's, it's, it's, March Madness is the best time of the year outside of like football and kind of where we're at now right when we have all of the we always talk about like the best sporting that's best sport watching days like the best time of the year right summers where it dies like march madness is awesome dude do you how many bachelor parties i was invited to that were centered around going to Vegas for march madness to sit in this before gambling was on everyone's phone you know being in a Vegas sports book with march madness going on with a bunch of dudes that was like the bachelor party for like the mid 2000s and then and then like still to this day like filling out uh filling

out brackets like you like everyone has like an online thing filling out brackets and and following your team it's the same way i view i know you don't like fantasy football but so like fantasy football enjoy because you get to you know whatever same thing with march madness i do like 50 brackets in this one thing i literally i probably put like a thousand bucks in it's 20 bucks a bracket and people make fun of me but i'm like i'm trying to win like 50 grand have you ever won one of them no I've won a small one Yeah, I've won a small one, but like Not the big one that I'm in

There's like a thousand people that go in it But you can do in limited brackets You can do as many as you want So this isn't like a crossroad moment And I'm gonna say you know what Man, I may have to make a judgment decision Because you're involved with this take And I'm gonna say it's not a freezing cold take

Because the world thought this I don't know if you're able to see it on my phone I might have sent it to you But that's Brady And that's you and the entire big noon team picking OSU to be you know what I talked to some people who are on the front no you know what it's not it was under review from the freezing cold take board and there's no way anyone was going front and center saying Indiana all the way so that that was just a case of a big upset you know how many

times that we I had a rough year with my my points I think I picked that one there was like three or four games where I was just dead wrong. And you know the, you know the big upset games. If we all pick the same team, they never win. It's always an upset. I did not see that one coming. I firmly believe that Ohio State was going to win that game. I mean, Ohio State probably wins that game eight out of ten times. Oh, for sure. The review board took a look at it and that was not a freezing cold tape. You're saying I think I've had, I've had worse. I've had worse. Well, thank you to NHTSA and Joel Clat. We just look for more. You know, there was a few. in the golf world that really, really looked bad.

My guy Dan Rappaport, who I love, said early on for the Ryder Cup. Sheffler and Henley will be this year's Molinari and Fleetwood. I believe that. I think we're getting a tour of the force from Sheffler this week. Best player on the planet on the peak of his power. Rider Cup scar tissue to avenge. Can't wait for tomorrow. I think it was over after nine holes.

I think Sheffler and Henley lost after nine holes. I think the whole thing was on. to close out the golf cold takes jason sobel uh whichever side you're rooting for the real shame of the rider cup is that for a sixth consecutive time dating back to 2012 the event will largely be devoid of any drama late on sunday afternoon that just stinks basically said don't even watch on sunday it's not going to be close so shoutouts and then my like i guess wanda Soto has to say that in an interview after he gets paid all that money, but he said

early on, I think we have the best chance to win in New York here, meaning the Mets. So he got caught on the freezing cold What is your what is your most freezing cold take of the year? Do you say it or do you have

one? The one that just is like... I haven't said it. I was going to save it for my Wendy's take, so well, you know, but let's do it right now. You have your number one. Do you have any more honorable mention? I have one more, but I want to hear yours. Okay, well, Wendy's fresh take of the week. It's actually not a fresh take.

Sorry, Wendy's. This week we're doing our coldest take of the year. So join Team Tendies and enjoy in the lineup like never before. Crispy, juicy Tendies, now at Wendy's. So I don't know what goes on with quarterbacks. I mean, I've watched football just like you. You played the position so you'd be, you know, I guess it's hard to pick which quarterback is going to be good.

you would think. Kurt Benkirt. You're familiar with Kurt? Yeah. You're familiar with Kurt. Okay. And again, just saying, this, just saying, this was tweeted.

Don't come at me, Kurt. I'm just saying what you said. I'm just bringing up a freezing cold take. Just finished my Drake May review. He's more athletic than Mason Rudolph with less armed talent and a lot less accuracy. He has a lot of backyard football in his game, but doesn't have the athletic upside that I think it requires to live in that world. as often as it does.

He's super raw with his footwork and pocket presence. His ball placement needs serious improvement. Defensive recognition struggles a bit, but I don't know that he's being coached well. However, dude will stand in there and take a hit while delivering across the middle. He's a third down threat as a runner, which is a checkbox in the NFL.

All in all, I see some potential upside. That was his review. And this dude's going to win MVP, maybe. Dude's going to win the MVP. MVP. Now, I only mentioned that because remember how we talked earlier, you could either like walk it back because, look, again, we're all wrong, or you could double down. What do you think? What do you think Benkirt did? I think he doubled down. This was last March, March 29th, 2024. What's happening with Drake May is eerily similar to what's happened with Christian

Hackenberg, Hackenberg, in my opinion. Lots of hype followed up by a less than ideal season and a lot of people holding on to the old hype of Drake May. So we kind of doubled down on the Drake. So my man, Kurt, you got to walk that back. You got to get in the game. I don't know what you said recently. Maybe you're raving, but there has to be a caveat when you rave about Drake May. Hey, I was way off on this guy.

Yeah. Maybe he did that already. That's a good one. I don't know. He said that. All right. I got one last one for you. And this is from our buddy Nick Wright.

Oh, the gift that keeps giving. I do love Nick. Take machine. He's a good dude. He is a take machine. And again, he's one of those where I think he truly believes everything he says. I think that's what makes it. So in July, he goes, despite my chief's allegiances, I got to call it like I see it.

I think the bills are going to be excellent again. No surprise. They're good. And I think the Raiders are going to be the AFC sleeper that sneaks in the playoffs. Then he followed that up. He quoted his own tweet. that's always good the more broncos fans proclaim that quotation no really this is our year not the six not the six other years we've said that were true but this one the more strongly

I believe they're staring at a last place finish in the a fc west with gino and pete stealing a playoff spot wow buddy and as we look at as we record this episode the broncos are 12 into and the only team in the AFC to have clinched to play. The Raiders are going to pick at the number first pick at the 2026 NFL draft. Your Las Vegas Raiders select

Fernando Rendoza. This is what's so pretty. And again, like Nick Wright, take machine. This is what's so perfect about, that is a perfect freezing cold take because here's the exact reason why. Broncos might come in, Broncos last Raiders might sneak in. They have the

exact inverted record. The Bronco are 12 and 2. First place and the Raiders are 2 and 12. He was completely North Pole, South Pole. Nick Wright, the gift that keeps on giving. I don't think many people predicted the Chiefs would miss the

playoffs, but no one was definitely saying the Raiders were going to say. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, man. He's got some good ones. He does. You could just go on his account and just get the top 20 of the year. Do us a favor before we bring on Annie Agar and Twisted T trivia. If you have

out there, that's your favorite. Send us, please. Yes, tag us at Broback Show. And then also tag old takes exposed, freezing cold takes. They're a wonderful account and they're the reason why I was able to get all that information right away. We left out a few. We didn't want to go

too, too deep, but those were just some of our favorites from 2025. And I think now it's time to sit back, have a twisted tea, and bring on Annie Agar, and close out some trivia. Because Boyd is your man, I got to get my act together.

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Additional terms at dkNG.co-slash-AWlimited time offer. All right, joining us for the final time in 2025, courtesy of Twisted Tea, Annie Agar. I mean, you thought I was going to say, I said final time that made me sad just for the year. We have another one. Just in the year. Coming right back. Shout out to Twisted Tea. I might be popping one of those when the ball drops at midnight.

Grab yourself a refreshing twisted tea today. Last trivia. I mean, coming off the vibes of a skunking, of a straight-up shutout, of a complete game shutout. of a complete game shutout. I got to capitalize on that, Annie. This might be the turnaround for you, Jerry. It's a new year, new you, you know? Can I make a bold prediction?

If I don't win this week in impressive fashion, I withdraw from the competition. This is it for me. If I win and look good, I'm still alive. If I get destroyed, Annie, you're in. We're switching seats. Deal. Bring in the relief picture.

So before we get going really quick, you know, everyone's going to be posting all over social about resolution, some funny, some dead serious. I used to take the resolution thing very seriously. Every year I'd fly home for Christmas for New York on the flight back to L.A. I would just write down some goals and then I'd get to look back at last years and then check them off on the plane. Do we have any New Year's resolutions of merit that we feel like are worth mentioning to the listeners right now? Matt, why don't you chime in there? I think this one is kind of as a parent, not to get all serious. I think having two things, having more patience, having the third baby has really taught us to have more patience as parents. I think you always say that like the third, you kind of just like, they just go with the flow.

They're just like an extra body. It really has taught more patience, but just to really lean into that. that more this year with my other ones because even though she's easy casein has his issues and tantrum like they just throw all different phases you know what i mean so like just to be able to handle have more patience and then my one every year and i just always is always to be more present with them when i'm with them like get off my phone um which is something i have a really bad habit i think we all probably do a little more now so just to like not have my phone by me all the time when i'm with them and give them all of me, which is what they deserve, you know, because I, I've said this before,

and this is my last thing. The perspective I had on parenting is really changed because of Cole having one in college, going to college now, and one in diapers. So it's allowed me to really kind of take a step back and say, like, hey, like, I really need to embrace and cherish all these times and these memories, be present with them. So that's just something in 2026. I'm sure all the parents and, you know, out there listening, like, it's just, it's number one for me. So that's about it. That's hard to do with our jobs, too, to be present, especially with kids. It is. It is hard. You're always on your phone and on social media. Yeah, so. Yeah. That's a good one. Annie, what about you? Can I get a personal one? And then I think I know what this one is, but like your sports, sports. Sure. Personal one. This is actually a really big one. I've really told, I told my couple of my friends, I'm looking to potentially buy a house this year, guys. Yeah. Let's go. Let's go. I would love, like, I love Chicago and I'll keep a place there, but I want land. And, and I want land. I want to be closer to my family because, like you, like Matt was just saying, like, it totally puts it into perspective when everybody starts getting a little older and you're like,

oh, my gosh, like, I want to spend as much time as possible with them. And the drive back and forth from Chicago is just so much. And being with my brother and helping out, being able to help out them more would be really nice. So I'm looking to play around Michigan, maybe. So that'll happen hopefully in the summer. We didn't get through football season first. So that's the personal one. And then sports-wise, I mean, a Super Bowl would be pretty nice to go into the season with.

I don't know. I'm not feeling too overly confident about that. But does even a Super Bowl, does a Super Bowl appearance do it for you? No, you're the Packers, though. This is actually a great question for you guys. Real quick sidebar, because a lot of Alliance fans said they'd rather not make the playoffs.

Do you see this whole thing? No, but yeah, it's a great question. So in terms of Super Bowl, would you guys rather your team get there and just get humiliated or not even make it? My team has made it to the Super Bowl and has been humiliated in 2000, whatever,

2000 against Ray Lewis and the Ravens. And all I will say is, whoever's saying that they'd rather, that's BS. You don't, the two weeks of, like, media just surrounding the game before the Super Bowl,

and they're just talking about only two teams, and one of those is yours, is amazing. I mean, it sucks to lose, but even with, like, my Knicks, which I have not experienced any joy,

like, everyone says, oh, you'll make the finals and the thunder will crush you. I'm like, should I just not want to make the finals then? Like, I would have been fine if the Knicks would have beat the Pacers and got walloped by the Thunder.

I still would have enjoyed it. So I'm with you. Yeah, I agree. I think it's a spoiled fan base that's like, I'd rather, that's why Lions fans are shocking. I would, I would rather much rather be at the Super, especially if we go. Like, if we're personally there, you know how much I will rub it in people's face

that the Packers are there? Yes. If they make it, I don't even care what happens in the game, but it's not looking great. That's my sports one. All right, Jerry, do we get in no years? Yeah, so similarly to Matt, like on the personal side, you know, we have the baby coming. So it's going to be less stress and just enjoy the chaos, right? But the big personal one off of that is, the best thing I ever did was, like, go to New York with my older son, just him and I, right?

That is a lifelong memory. And I have to do it with my younger son because he literally says, dad, never taken me anywhere. So I want to try to really find ways to spend one on one time Especially the two older boys Because they're at such an age And everything is in the family setting typically And Matt, you know, like we're all

Rarely do you get like one of them for a day Or even two that's not just survival mode So that's a big one That's a really good one The sports one Is just don't become that sports parent that we all know

because my son's really getting into basketball and it's getting competitive can I share can I overshare a moment that made me cry this one made me cry so one day after practice

my son's playing up in basketball all the older kids and he is small and I didn't even want him to do this that's how small he talked to Greg Olson

about it and Greg even recommended just do it and if it's not fun quit so he was asking me like dad some of these kids like they don't pass me

the ball is it because I'm really small and I had to have this whole talk with them everyone's still learning don't worry about it and whatever we're walking into practice last week and there's a kid outside the gym crying and the mom's like comforting

him and you're like, don't pass me the ball my six year old walked up to the little kid put his arm on his shoulder and said hey listen my team doesn't pass me the ball either and it's not just because you're small it's because everyone's still learning

and I'm like who are you? Where are you? That's awesome, dude. I don't know where he gets that. That's all him. That is so cool. When I was a kid, I would have been like, if I would have a kid crying at that age,

I would have been, like, laughed at him probably. He's got a good soul, man. He's got a good soul. That is so sweet. But the sports goal is to not become that crazy. Like, that's my big goal. Because I can feel myself doing it right. Like the team's three and all.

These are six and seven-year-olds. What do you mean? We were three and all. At least you keep score. Some teams are... My buddy just sent out an email for Kaysen's like six-year-old, you know, like the youth basketball league here. He played last year.

And he's a good dude. So he sent out the email like, yeah, you know, the three main goals are learn the game, you know, improve our fundamentals and have fun. And I texted him on the side. I said, bro, our goal is to win every game. Yeah, it is. And he just goes, L-O-L, you're right. But like, you know, I was like, come on.

man. Yeah, I got to go to fun route. Your kid's going to be a big part of the winning. Mine's going to be a vibes guy. Yeah. Well, the problem is to, Kaysen, we've been on really good team so far, baseball, like, pretty lucky. And so they lost the game last spring or last fall, and he just freaked out. He's like, I'm like, so we're trying to, you know, trying to teach kids.

Like, you're not going to win every game. You're going to lose, right? That's obviously effort and be good sports and all that kind of stuff. You can still be upset that you lose and be competitive. But, like, at five, like, they have no clue what that means. Yeah. That's great, dude, that he did that, man. That's so good.

What sport? Did you play sports growing up, Annie? I did, yeah. What was your sport? I almost played softball in college. I was a catcher. I could see you as a tennis player. Really?

Yeah. What kind of sports parents were yours? Like, as guys, my dad played, he played for the Tigers for a couple years. I don't know if I ever told you. Yes. So he, and he was my coach in Little League for, oh, my gosh. The worst ride home, and I know people will resonate with this, is when you lose a game and your dad is, driving you home and I purposely say, hey, dad, can I ride with mom?

Because I knew the entire car I don't was just going to be a lecture of talking to. But I'll tell you what, it was the best. Like, I learned the most from him. It was, it was perfect. I would want it any different. It was amazing. As brutal as it was, it taught me so much about just life even in general. So, yeah, that was crazy.

That's just, the car rides home. That is a universal experience, regardless of whatever level of athletics you were, Some of those car ride, I mean, ride home after a win, too, was always pretty. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And then the mom, you know, moms are always there to say, great, you played a great game. My dad's over there shaking and said, like, no, she didn't.

So good. See, my problem always was like, I was very into whatever the snacks were going to be after the game. Oh, yeah. I needed to know more so than what was going on. I'd be like talking on the field. You guys know they bring a dipsy doodles after this? That was why.

Is Cosmic Brownies? Dunkeroo's. Um, well, everyone's into, like, prediction time. And I know we always ask before we get into trivia of what we like. And I mean, it's kind of hard to, I don't, for the first year, I don't have any clue. I guess maybe just the Mahomes chief's effects not being in it. Other than just like, I feel pretty strongly about like Bill's Josh Allen. I don't know anything else other than that.

That's a weird year. I don't know. Because the, like the whole NFC West, other than, then the Cardinals is insane. Like, they could, but 49ers are still up there? Seattle, L.A. Yeah, you almost have to take the West in the NFC, even though. Which is wild, because they could all, like, cancel each other out type of thing.

You could take the north? I mean, I don't know. I can't even really get to the place. I'm going to make a bold prediction. Oh, we like this. We like this. I think, and it's not necessarily bold because their record is really good, but no one's really talking about them. Okay.

I think the 49ers are going to make a run in the playoffs. I think they got a shot to get to the Super Bowl I know NFC's tough like Seattle Rams They're just they're 10 and 4 And no one's talking about them Yeah And yeah they're scary

I think they lost the game with Mac Jones The starter so like Without two of their best defensive players too Just insane I just feel like And I do think I do think this is the year for Josh Allen To get there

Yeah They have to Do we see a Bill's 49ers Super Bowl The NFC is going to be tough I just wouldn't be shocked if the Niners are right there in the NFC title game. What would shock you the most, though, in the NFC? I think we'd all be shocked at anything with the bills.

Chicago would shock you. Oh, God. Please don't ever, please don't even say that out loud. That would bring a lot of hard times on 80. I wish nothing like that would ever happen. That'd be really hard. Just let them move to Indiana in peace and don't make a Super Bowl. God, what a disaster.

That's going to be a thing. Is that crazy? Yeah. Are you kidding me? Get your shit together, Chicago I know. And why do it the week of like a huge game? Talk about this after the season. Stadium, talk, can wait? Did you hear about this, Jerry?

No. Did you hear about it? No. Kevin Warren, the Bears GM came out. He's saying they're not moving fast enough in Arlington Heights where they're trying to move the Bears new stadium. So he said, I'm

not opposed to moving it to Indiana. So. Well, he's just saying that to wake up whatever's going on with Arlington Heights. But now Bears fans are all pissed off because they're like, why are we talking about this now, mid-season. I know.

This is post-season talk. You had plenty of six and 11 seasons to talk about it. You wanted to talk about it now. That's what I said in my twisted tweet video. Actually, I said, you know, Indiana just saw good football. Let's not ruin it yet. Well, look, that's obviously, like, not a whole lot to talk about in Cleveland where I'm at with the team.

But, you know, they're moving their stadium. And that's a huge talk. Because it's the first time ever, too, I really look like. The whole, to me, the whole downtown of Cleveland, like the sports kind of is the financial culture. Like when LeBron left, Cleveland Caves. Yeah, that's how Detroit is too.

You saw a lot of bad things start to happen with bars closed out. And I feel like if the Browns leave the flats, then I wonder what happens to a lot of those businesses. So, the bit, he was just trying that was some passive aggressive. That's like my wife saying, like, God, I wish we had a healthy meal

tonight saying, like, basically means like I need to I don't make healthy food. I wish someone would help with the Christmas stuff. Yeah, this is a passive-aggressive thing. They ain't going to Indiana. I would be stunned. All right. Let's see if I could basically remain in this competition because if it doesn't go well,

I'm out. So twist to trivia. Twist a trivia. We have a bit of a theme. A Seahawks theme here. Oh, gosh. Okay. First question.

Which team came into the league at the same time as the Seahawks in 1976? six. Oof. This is going to be more so a guess because I would never have known this. I don't think majority of people knows. I have a guess. It's literally a guess.

Okay. Now, Matt's going to wait for a hint. So this is why I should teach you that I'm getting in trouble. I'm not going to get, I'm like, yeah, we can either take a hint. Then let's get, so then let's, I'll wait for the hint too. Yeah, I see your strategy. Don't be mad. I have a guess and I'm not going to say.

I'm going to get the hint just like you. Okay. Do you have a hint, Annie, or no hint? I have a hint. It's a team. the team is in the NFC South. Okay. I'm going to venture a guest,

the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Let's go. That wasn't your original guess. Okay, question number two. Who has the most receiving touchdowns in Seahawks history? Steve Largent. Oh, stop doing that.

You too? I thought that. That was crazy. You're going to think I'm lying at 100% sound. I don't know. Look at the chat. I cannot believe three weeks in our... Eddie said...

Eddie has been wrong every time because he said we also tied last week and he was wrong. Thank you, Cole. That was a close one, though. That one was definitely close. That was a super close one. Okay.

Who has the most rushing touchdowns in Seahawks? Sean Alexander. By the way... Wow. What? I was still talking while you just said the question. You got to stay focused, bro? She said a whole...

Oh, no, man. I'm so sorry. I'm reading, I'm reading, I'm reading Eddie's just stir the pot and then you said the question. I wasn't, oh, no, I'm so sorry. Honestly. That one was on me. It wasn't like a quick question.

The question was, who was the all-time leading rush in rushing, it was like she said two words. Yeah, I played against him. We can negate that one. No, he can have it. Genuinely, I was not, I wasn't ready for that. And you can have that free point, we all are going to do an investigation on the Steve Largent one.

I have said it faster. Let's go. This is every week You've been up to one And then I always get the last two So it's fine Not last week Okay

We have a picture First picture Who is the Seahawks player Cam Chancellor Yes That's correct Picture number two Who is the Seahawks player

Tyler Lockett Nope Damn Oh that's a Doug Baldwin Yep That's correct Oh wow

No wins again Probably play with him Wait that Steve Largent's under investigation Definitely not. I'll win by the millisecond. It's like a rough makeup call because then I screwed up with the...

Do we notice, though, I'm winning a lot of the questions and Matt's winning a lot of the pictures. Do we notice a theme going on here? Well, in Matt's defense, Jerry's not winning a lot of the questions either. I mean, I'm on a heater. You are having two back-to-back weeks.

I've won five of the last six questions. Going back to last week. Are we, it's like, it's like, it's like a seven game series, right? It's like, even if I win four, three, I still win the series and move on. Okay. All right. You can have your pictures. Seven game series is what happens when you make the playoffs.

So I guess I got to sit after that. Well, once we get official word on Steve Largent, uh, then we'll sit. But if it comes back the way Matt thinks it comes back and I will, if you want to tap in Annie, I will, I will stand down as a defeated man and that you get in the chair and let's put some heat on it. I'm not even against colluding to me. make them look back. Oh, amazing.

All right. Bring it. All right. Thank you, Andy. Listen, happy new year. Happy New Year. Happy New Year. Happy 2026.

2020 is upon us. I cannot believe it, but it's going to be a good year. Thank you to everybody behind the scenes that makes this show happen. And thank you to everybody who's listening. And we'll see you in 2026.