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Hey all this is Mark and I am with the sports bastards of course
I'm just kind of piecemealing the stuff together there are some family help things going on and
Rob and Tofer both having the same issue within their family
So I'm kind of trying to be the constant to keep the same going
I think Rob and I are getting together Wednesday night and doing a new douchebags
And tell everything clears up and Harambe can get back on the right track again
This is what you're going to have, you're going to have a solo cast
So if you hate me, you know not to listen to anything and have sports
So anyhow I'd like to go into this
I think number one
I think the chiefs need to forfeit the game endeavor and call it a tribute to Jamar Chase
Then he would have more reason to win all offseason
Yep, that would be great
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And it seems as though the elite teams this year have made statement games in week 17
So let's start off, here's what I mean by this
Let's start off Christmas Day
The chiefs absolutely destroyed the Steelers in their own Heinz field
That's right, that's right
Hunts beat Heinz that day
Probably not any other day, but that day they did
And yeah, I'm referring to ketchup, of course
The Ravens ran over the Texans and gave up only two points
And that occurred from a safety, not the offense, not that the offense can score two points
So it was essentially a shutout except for that one great defensive play
So that is an elite performance from probably one of the elite teams this year
That's what I would think at least, you know
Then so, alright, after that
Let's fast forward to two games on Sunday, last Sunday
The Eagles embarrassed the Cowboys
And the Bills kicked the asses off the Jets
I know the Jets are the Jets
And Aaron Rodgers is probably washed up, but still
They completely tore up the Jets' defense and held them to minimal offense
So to me that is something to be noted, that is something to take note, write down and pencil down
And go, alright, you know, these guys are starting to come on pretty strong
And I know that the Bills defense has been shoddy this year
And they are apt to give it up points
So I'll put it like this, I don't think there's going to be a whole lot of 35 points in this year's playoffs in the NFC or the NFC
I don't think so
I think it's going to go back to what it usually does
And it means great defense usually wins these games
But if there is a shootout, I'd like to say this to all the fans
Now this is if the Bengals get in, and this is for Josh Allen or any one of these guys that can throw the ball to Marjaxon
If anyone came up to me and I wasn't from Kansas City and I wasn't a Chiefs fan, they said, alright
Who would you pick to win a shootout?
You tell me, Patrick Mahomes versus Josh Allen
Patrick Mahomes versus Lamar Jackson
I picked Mahomes, Patrick Mahomes versus Joe Burrow
I picked Mahomes
All of these
And this is because of the whole body of work
So the body of work would tell me that Patrick Mahomes would have the edge on all of these
And that is because of the been there, done that
And sure, anybody can figure out a way to beat a team
You can scheme, you can just have one up on that day
You can make a couple of critical plays
But generally, I would say if someone held a gun in my head and said, you got to pick the winner
Otherwise, you know, you're no more
I would definitely pick Patrick Mahomes
And that is because of the body of work and the magic that he can do
I mean, I'm not saying the other ones are talented or not talented
They're extremely talented
But what I'm saying is they're not Patrick Mahomes
So anyhow, I got some other things that I would like to get to here
So it appears as Zach Taylor, this is the head coach of these Cincinnati Bengals
Who have an outside chance of getting on the playoffs
Playoffs
But everything has to go their way
Exactly their way, there's only one formula for them to get into the playoffs
It's very narrow, but it's not impossible
But Zach Taylor went out on a limb a few days ago
And he said that, you know, that Joe Burrow was the best quarterback in the world
He, I would think, knows better than that
If he doesn't, then I don't think he's much of a head coach
He's not much at all, if that's what he really thinks
I think that Zach Taylor may be in a little bit of hot water
Because the team just went to shit
And now they're trying to scramble and get traction and make the playoffs
But like I said, it's a very, very narrow path to get there
It's not impossible, but if they don't get there
I think Zach Taylor is probably on the hot seat
So he was over there bragging up Joe Burrow saying he's the best in the world and everything
And I don't think he really believes that, but if he does, like I said
I'm giving him way too much credit, I guess, then
If that's really what he believes, I think he knows better
And I think his mouth is saying something that his ass knows better
Or vice versa, whatever
So anyhow
Or Zach Taylor is trying to get Joe Burrow into stay
Because he might see the writing on the wall
Joe Burrow looks very unhappy
He does not look like he fits in there
He does not look like he thinks this team is anything that's ever going to challenge for a championship
And he looks like a defeated guy that may want to go somewhere else
That might have a better coach, a better game plan, a better cast of characters
So maybe it's a little bit of both
Maybe he's afraid of getting let go because of their record
And possibly missing the playoffs
Or maybe he thinks Joe Burrow is going to try to exit
And he's trying to give him a little pat on the ass and rub his belly and go
Hey, we really love you, man, you're the best ever
All of that will remain to be seen because this is all speculation
It's just me noticing some things and trying to read into him
It could be nothing, he could just be saying that
He could really believe that
So anyhow, that's my take, if you will, on that
So we go back to how I say defense
Defense is usually what wins championships
There have been some shootouts, a couple years ago
The Chiefs against the Eagles ended up being a shootout
38 to 35, but generally they've not been shootouts
Generally they have been defensive battles
Turnovers, interceptions, what have you, okay?
I mean, this has happened quite a bit in the recent Super Bowls
So we're going to find this out next Sunday night
Because the NFL brilliantly flexed the Vikings' Lions game to Sunday night
So it will be the only game remaining in the regular season
And it will be between probably, I believe whoever wins this gets the crown
They get the conference championship
Or, you know, what I'm saying is they get the number one seed
And the other one has to be a wild card team because they're both in the same division
So I go back to what I said about defense is winning championships
Minnesota's defense is brutal
Sam Darnold has been really good
They've been playing very well as a team
And I'm telling you, we're going to see right here
And I'll tell you what, if I'm wrong, I'll get on here next show
And say, you know what, I was completely wrong
Detroit is the real deal and they are lethal
But this is how I feel about this
And I mean, I think it's not really a big secret about this
I mean, people have been saying this for a long time and noticing it
That defense is the key to championships generally
Now, to every rule, there's exceptions, yes
But we'll see, let's see who gets the home field advantage
And let's see if, let's see
I'm going to say, if the Vikings hold Detroit to under 24 points
Then their defense is one
And they should win the game
That's what I'm saying right now
Because Detroit is not widely known as a defensive team
They give up a lot of points
And all they've been doing is winning shootouts
With their system and their trickery plays with Jared Goff
And some of the fast people that they have in their lineup
So this is going to be interesting to see
I'm hoping to post this before the game is played
Suddenly, I think I will
So you guys will hear this ahead of time
And know that I made the prediction
So I'm going to say that defense wins championships
And I'm going to say that the defensive battle is going to be won by the Vikings
And so is the game
So that's my out on the limb prediction
And we'll see if I'm right
And another little side note I find extremely hilarious
Is this right here
Cincinnati has to root for the Chiefs this coming Sunday
That's right, they're going to have to root for the Chiefs
Because if the Chiefs win, they go to the playoffs
And if the Chiefs lose, they don't go to the playoffs
Because then Denver will have one game lead on them
But if they're in a tie, they won the tiebreaker last week
Against Denver
So this is going to be interesting because Kansas City's taking all their starters out
But I don't think that they plan on losing
I think that their opponents are faceless
I think that their opponents are all opponents
And I think that their identity is they don't care
They don't care if you bring Cincinnati
They don't care if you bring Buffalo
They don't care if you bring Detroit
They don't care who you bring
They are going to play them hard and they will usually come out on top
They don't care who you play
So they're not going to go, well Cincinnati traditionally plays this tough
They're going to look at them and go, who cares?
We're going to beat this team with our backups
We're going to send them home packing
And then, Nanny, come on over
We invite you, come on over
Come on over to Arrowhead
You know where you've been losing lately?
Yeah, that Arrowhead? Yeah
Come on over to Arrowhead
We'll show you
So, I think it's funny though
So Cincinnati, enjoy rooting for us
He he he
Also, I know I'm scooting along pretty
Pretty rapid pace on all these stuff
But I don't have somebody to banter with right now
So that's just the way it's going to go
I hope you enjoy it like this
But this is a format it's going to have to be for right now
Tom Brady made his pick for who's going to win
And he's not stupid
He's going for the three-peat
He picked Kansas City
He knows a lot about football
He knows what he's talking about
And he sees a team that's consistently winning
It doesn't matter whether it's a blowout, a tight game, or anything
Defensive, shootout, doesn't matter
If the Chiefs are involved, they have usually been winning most of the time
Probably about 98% of the time is not better
So Tom Brady's no fool
And he said that and he knows what he's talking about
So I'm kind of like saying this right here
To all the haters and naysayers
Go ahead and prepare yourself
When we get that three-peat, maybe it won't hurt as bad
Right?
Admit greatness and get better
That's what I've been talking about
Better yet, use the greatness as an example
And mold yourself around the greatness
Find out what makes that person great
Find out what they do
Find out their mindset
Find out what you need to be number one
People like Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reed and Steve Spagnolo
And all the cast and people, all of them
I mean, there's too many very talented players to even start going into their names
Find out what makes them great
Find out their mindset
And do your own thing being great
Instead of motherfucking the guy on top
Instead of always, you know
I remember when Mahomes was a sexy pick
About four years ago, everybody heard this new guy Mahomes
And they're tired of the old guy Brady
And everyone was going, oh my god, I just hope this Mahomes guy wins
He's so nice
So over the past three, four years
Because Mahomes has consistently been winning
And the Chiefs have consistently been winning
Now all of a sudden they're the bad guys
They're the new Patriots
And this is the way humans work in general
And this, I do believe, at least somewhat true
If not very, you know, almost all the way true
Is you prop someone up
Because you know you're eventually going to cut them down
So it's like, oh yeah, yeah, Mahomes is great
Oh my god, look at this guy, look at this guy, oh my gosh
And then after he's been there a few times
He gets tired of hearing his name
All of a sudden it's like, oh, the guy's a phony
Now there's no way, now he doesn't have that much talent
These other quarterbacks are clearly better than him
If you like to fool yourself, okay
But I think me saying this, and if you hear this
You know I'm right
So anyhow, like I said
Mold yourself after the greatness
Do your own thing and become great yourself
Find your notch, don't settle for mediocre
Don't settle for kind of good
Don't settle, be the best
And celebrate the best
Celebrate the best with them knowing that you are going to be the best
As well
I've got a little example of what I'm talking about right here
Okay, I am not the best broadcaster in the whole world
Or podcaster, whatever this thing is
Okay, and I know this
But I continually listen to people that I admire
Whether it's old shows, new shows, whatever
I listen to how they do things
And I try to come up with my own thing
That is somewhat, you know, that is somewhat
Not what they're doing, I'm not trying to copy
I'm trying to come up with my own thing
By celebrating their greatness and recognizing their greatness
And I think that's a good thing because like I said before
Our douchebag twine and all that is more of what we really do
This isn't, this is a solo cast
I don't have a guy to go ha-ha with me
But I always try to temper myself after that
And I think I'm getting better
Because I consciously try to always do better
And to try to become the best I can at it
Or hopefully even great
But on this podcast level, how are you going to know if you're great
Because there's like 30 million of them
And okay, let's say you got a following of 30,000 people
So, it doesn't matter, not on a podcast scale
I mean, you know, only people are getting millions and millions of hits
Or making anything at all
But I'm not even looking at making money
All I want to do is have a little fun
And spread a little fun around, make people think
And enjoy myself, I make my money elsewhere, I'm fine
And this doesn't cost so much to where it prohibits my lifestyle
Or anything
So, I mean, why not do it?
Why not try to do it the best you can?
I know that I have primitive tools that I work with
And I know that I primarily just have me
Now that I can use other voices, it really helps
But, you know, I mean, try to understand
I mean, you know, I think the humor in it's good
And I have some great humor
It's just not well produced
But there's nothing I can really do about that until they come up with something
That I could do right here from the Talk Is Cheap Studio
That sounds more professional
This is what it is
And there probably is some stuff out there
I just don't know what it is because I have not been down that route
So, okay, I've worked at places before where we're coming up on the holidays, okay?
And there might be a day or two left
But you've got everything done and they come out and they're like, hey, you know what, guys?
There's really nothing for us to do, we swept up
We've got everything out, they're supposed to go out this year
So, hey, here's your checks
Take a couple extra days off, here's your pay
Thank you, guys, for doing a hard job
This is a little thank you to you guys, have a great week
Well, I think the NFL should do the same thing on some of these games
And I'll read off some of these games
I think the NFL should just like call them both up and go, hey, guys
Can you swing by the office here?
We've got a little something for you
And we don't want you to play the last game
Here's your end of the year bonus or whatever it is for grueling the season or whatever
And don't play
So, okay, let's see, the first one here I have
Saturday, January 4th, it's Browns vs. the Ravens
I don't know if the Ravens are locked in or not
I think the Ravens are not quite locked in on what they're going to be
So that would be a game that you would want to play
The next game on the docket Saturday, January 4th, the Bengals vs. the Steelers
That is a game you would need to play
The Panthers vs. the Valkyries
That would be a game that you would need to play
So, next, the Texans vs. the Titans
That game, I would tell them both, go home, here's your check, have a great day
I don't think that the Texans can move up any
And really, I mean, you know, it's like, nah, don't even bother
Just go ahead, go home
The Texans, of course, you're going to be in the playoffs
Titans, go ahead and book your trips
The next one, the Giants vs. the Eagles
The Eagles are still trying to get the best spot they can
I don't think they're locked in, so I think that game needs to be played
The next one, Jaguars vs. the Colts
That's a game that you tell them, get the fuck out of here, go
Here is your check, thank you
I tried to draft a little bit better this year
Maybe hire a couple of people that are competent
But I don't think that gets the fuck out of my office, here's your check
Okay, the next one, the Commanders vs. the Cowboys
I think the Commanders still have something to play for
The Cowboys, of course, do not
So, of course, that needs to be played
The Cowboys vs. Packers, why?
The Packers are a wildcard team
Because they just can't keep up with the big dogs
They're a good team, but there's no reason this game should be played at all
It's not going to make any difference or locked in
So, give them their check, tell them to get the fuck out
Saints vs. Bucks, that's going to have to be played
Because the Buccaneers could seal the division by winning
The Hawkins, depends on what they do against the Panthers
I mean, they're both playing Tomato Cans
So, we'll see what happens with that
Alright, then the Bills vs. Patriots, no
The Bills are in the playoffs, and they're locked in at number two
Send them home, tell them to get the fuck out of here
Well, actually, you know what?
Josh Allen ain't going to play any house, what am I saying?
I'm going to go ahead and say, yeah, you know what?
Send them packing, all of them
Tell them to go ahead and book their trips
Don't need ya, have a great afternoon, whatever
Alright, next one would be Chargers and the Raiders
The Chargers are in the playoffs, and I don't think they could change any
And the Raiders suck ass, bye
Here's your check, get the fuck out
Chargers, you're going to have to come back in a week and prove yourself
Other than that, Raiders, get out of here
49ers vs. Cardinals, that's a big no
Both of you teams, get the fuck out of here
Go try to figure things out, go, you know, go scratch your head
Go look around, take in the night air, think about life
Kick a can around, whatever you got to do
Come back in a better mindset, figure this shit out
Chase vs. Broncos
Well, of course this game has to be played
So, yeah, the Chiefs are locked in, number one
Broncos could get a playoff spot if they win
Or it could be handed over to the Bengals if the Broncos lose
So that has to be played
And that's Sunday, June 5th, 325, Seahawks at Rams
The Rams, I believe, are locked in
So, that's game, tear it up, burn it down
Dolphins at Jets, who gives a shit, tear it down
They're not going to get in, there's too many things that have to happen to Dolphins
So, that's a game, tear it up, tell them to get the fuck out of here
Then, the granddaddy that I spoke about earlier
The Vikings vs. Lions definitely has to be played
And this is going to be a good game
And we'll see if I'm correct about defense
And then, Saturday, January 11th, and Sunday, January 12th are the Wild Cart Games
Then, it fell Wild Cart Round, let's see, it doesn't even give
Okay, I thought it would give a little bit more detail about the NFC and when they played
But I guess it's to be determined with these last games
So, I went on that tangent about telling people to go home
Maybe there is some reason to keep them
So, there you go
Alright, and now for the picks of this week
Browns vs. Ravens at Baltimore
Saturday, June 4th, January 4th, not June 4th, 3.30pm
Ravens, Bengels vs. Steelers
Saturday, January 4th, 7pm, that's going to be a good game because it's going to be prime time
The Steelers keep getting their nuts kicked in
And now they can see a little light because the Bengels are not the upper echelon teams
Like they have been facing here lately
So, I'm going to go ahead and I'm going to pick the Steelers
And it's in Pittsburgh, so anyhow, I'm not going to pick a score
Topher's not here with me, so I see no reason to pick a score, who cares
Panthers at Falcons
I'm going to pick the Panthers in an upset
I think Penn Ex-Jr. will make a couple of mistakes
I think the Panthers will capitalize
Texans vs. Titans
I'm going to go Texans, of course
Even though it doesn't really matter, they're locked in, they want their division
So, anyhow, I'm going to go ahead and go with the Texans
Giants at Eagles
Well, even with their backup in, I don't think Hertz is going to be in again
Because he's not, I don't know
I would like to know the extent of his injury because
He hasn't been around
It's kind of concerning
I'm still picking the Eagles because the Giants are the Giants
Next one, Sunday, January 5th, 12pm
Jaguars vs. Colts
I'm only going with the Colts because the Colts are at home
Other than that, I mean, I wish both teams could lose
That would be excellent
That's a game that should not even hit the field
Alright, next one, Commanders vs. Cowboys
Cowboys have been playing very well lately
But still, who cares
Commanders are going to kick the shit out of them and I will enjoy every second of that
Bear V. Packers
Packers, of course, the Bears are hapless
Caleb Williams is afraid to throw the ball, he's scared to death
Nobody has tutored him right
So, there you go, Packers, of course
Saints vs. Buccaneers
Buccaneers are going to annihilate him
Baker Mayfield is going to have a party on him
He's going to dance and sing
He's going to, I don't know, maybe do hula hoops on him
They'll pop rocks at him, something
He's going to win
And the Bucs are going to win
And it's probably not going to be pretty either
I think they're going to monkey stomp a hole in their ass
That's it
Another one besides his asshole
He'll have two holes in his ass, the Saints will
Alright, Bill vs. Patriots
Um
Okay
The Patriots are lying down, obviously
And the Bills are all backups, so this is a hard one to pick
But, you know what?
I think that the Bills backups can beat the Patriots
And we're going to find out
That's my guess on that one
We'll see what happens
Alright, and that is Sunday, January 5th, 325
Chiefs vs. Broncos
Over there, mile high
Sunday, January 5th, 325 p.m.
I'm going to pick the Chiefs
Even though you're not going to see anybody of note playing
I just think that the Chiefs want to keep rolling
And I think that they're going to talk the backups up enough
To where they're going to come out throwing fire
And you're going to really be surprised by this
So, I'm picking the Chiefs
And that would mean that Cincinnati will go to the playoffs
And I say, Natty, go in when your first won
Come on in there, you bitches, come on
We'd love to smack you around again
So come on over, bitches
We'll see what happens
Seahawks vs. Rams
Seahawks suck
Geno Smith is an idiot
The Rams are playing well
They're hitting on all cylinders
Watch out, the Rams are going to ruin somebody's day
And the playoffs, you watch
The Rams are going to really, really hurt somebody
They're going to hit them
And they're not going to know what's happened
And they're going to win
So, you're going to see the Rams, at least in the divisional
I'm thinking
Next one, Dolphins vs. Jets
I think Tagovayola is injured again
And I think Aaron Rodgers is handicapped
So, I'm going to pick the Jets
I think the Jets are in New York
And I know they're hapless
But I think that the Dolphins don't have enough
Of an ass bone
Without Tagovayola
Who will not be playing
Next one, Vikings vs. Lions
Sunday, January 5th, 7.20pm
Vikings, even though it's in D-Town
Even though it's over at the Motor City
Doesn't matter
I'm going with what I originally said
And this is defense
Wins championships
The Lions give up a lot of points
Traditionally, the Vikings do not
So, I think at the end of the day
When the shake gets out on a rug
Vikings are on top
So, there you go
There's all my picks
Not that anyone really gives a shit
But there you go
Okay, while I'm thinking about it here real quick
Because I had an email pop up on my regular email
I still get to get the show's email to work in again
It's doucheb66 at yahu.com
And I'm telling you what
I'm getting so frustrated with the whole mail service there
I think I'm just going to switch emails
And give you all that
So, you know what, if you haven't had your email read
And you want it to be read
As soon as I give you the new email address
Please send it there
Hopefully you didn't erase it, you know, photocopy it
You know, whatever
And I will read it
And even if it's horrible
You know where we'll hate Mel knows to the top
So, anyhow
There you go
So, once again, the giant big spectacle we know
Is Aaraj is rolling on
After missing his first season
With a jet student Achilles injury
Aaron Rogers returned this year
Only to face relentless challenges
The Jets dismal 4 and 12 record reflects a team struggling
To find cohesion
And their playoff hopes were dashed fairly early
Sunday, 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills
Was a low point for Rogers
Who set an unwanted NFL record
The most sat quarterback in league history
The statistic underscores the Jets offensive line struggles
And Rogers difficulties in adapting to the team
So, he was fined
Or he's getting ready to be fined
A pretty good sum of money according to the NFL
They haven't quite picked the fine yet
But they are unhappy with him
And the reason is because
He should know more than anything
About hitting someone out of bounds
He should know that more than anybody
Because he is a quarterback
And they protect quarterbacks from bullshit like that
So, Rogers frustration boiled over during a play
That involved an interception return
In an uncharacteristic move
He committed an unnecessary roughness penalty
For a late hit out of bounds
The infraction added insult injury
For a team already overwhelmed by the Bills
Now, I would like to see how many times
A quarterback has been penalized
For unnecessary roughness
I bet if it happened
It might be one or two times in the whole history of the league
Because the Jets are not the only ones
Who are in the league
Because generally the way I see it is
And I think this is probably pretty much true
Quarterbacks know what bullshit it is
To get hit out of bounds, late hits
They know what it is, it's bullshit
All it is is either intimidation
Or trying to hurt somebody
Now, A.Rodge should know better than that
He definitely crossed the line
And he deserves a good punishment, a good fine
But does that bode well for him being hired somewhere?
The Jets don't seem like they're very interested in keeping him
I mean, dad and everything else has went on
And the sideshow that he creates wherever he goes
Him just not producing, being a Malkin 10
In Green Bay and someone here
In New York Jets land
He has said some questionable things
So, I mean, how attractive is he to another team?
I'm starting to get now that even these teams
That feel they're a quarterback off of
Either making the playoffs or the big game playoffs
I think even to them, they're questioning
Whether they want to get someone like A.Rodge anyhow
They might go with, I don't know, Kirk Cousins as unavailable
I don't know, pick your guy
That is that guy that could do it or might do it
But not necessarily will do it
And I think they're going to be a more sexy pick than Rodgers now
So, like I said, they haven't picked the punishment yet
But as per NFL rules, Rodgers is expected to face
At least a $10,000 fine for his actions
The league has consistently enforced fines
For unnecessary roughness penalties to maintain player safety
And this incident is no exception
So, let's go into a little playoff talk here
NFL Week 18 playoff picture
The clinching scenarios and the standings
So, the NFC North and 1C to the NFC is up for grabs still
And the winner of the Sunday night
The last game of this regular season
Is going to be Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
It's the finale and the winner of this game
Gets a first round buy
The NFC North and NFC South titles will come down to Week 18 as well
So, let's go on with this here
And we'll tell you in the NFC who's already clinched
Kansas City Chiefs in number one seed
Buffalo Bills, number two
Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Houston, Texas
Los Angeles Chargers
All of them are in as of right now
To a wild card spot
Houston, Texas, I think one their division
But we'll go into that here in a minute
The matchup, Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland on Saturday
How the Ravens can clinch the NFC North title
A win, a tie, or Pittsburgh loss
Or a tie vs Cincinnati
So, the Baltimore Ravens can win like that
If Pittsburgh loses or they tie with Cincinnati
Or they can take matters into their own hands
And win and then they will clinch the NFC North
All right, the Pittsburgh Steelers
The matchup vs Cincinnati on Saturday
How the Steelers can clinch the NFC North title
Win plus a Baltimore loss vs Cleveland
So they have to, they could still clinch
But Baltimore has to lose and they have to win
And Baltimore is playing Cleveland which they could lose
Cleveland beat them earlier this year
Cleveland plays everybody tough, there are no slouch
The Bengals, they are eight and eight currently
The matchup at Pittsburgh on Saturday
Is going to dictate a lot
How the Bengals can clinch a playoff berth right here
In the playoffs, win plus Denver loss vs Kansas City
Miami loss, tie at New York Jets
So they could get in but all those things have to happen
They have to win, Denver has to lose
Miami has to lose or tie with the New York Jets
Now that could happen very easily
Don't get me wrong, I mean stranger things have happened
And this is traditionally the time of the year
People are just rolling up their carpets
And getting the hell out, you know
They already made their, they already bought their tickets to Europe
So Denver Broncos, they are nine and seven
Versus Kansas City this Sunday
How the Broncos can clinch a playoff berth
A win or a tie
Or Cincinnati loss or a tie at Pittsburgh
Plus Miami loss or a tie at New York Jets
So all Denver has to do is win
But if they lose, then there is a good chance
They could get in by losing I believe
Or no, you know what, yeah they could
They would be nine and seven and then
If they win, okay wait a minute they both be nine and eight
No, Cincinnati would get in
So the Miami Dolphins, here is their scenario they are looking at
Eight and eight is their record
We are going against the New York Jets
So this is how the Dolphins can clinch a playoff berth
Playoff, win and a loss versus Kansas City
So they have to win and Denver has to lose to Kansas City
And then that would be the Dolphins
So okay I stand corrected
So the Dolphins could get in with that scenario
Okay, week 18 clinch in scenarios and then a C
Already clinched, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles
Are the two C, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Commanders
Which is pretty damn cool considering where they came from
The Atlanta Falcons are eight and eight
And the matchup is against Carolina who is no south
I mean people are, you know, this Carolina team
I mean they can play, they can flat play
And I think they will for this because you know
The Falcons are the rival
So this is how the Falcons can clinch the NFC South
A win plus Tampa Bay loss versus New Orleans
So then we go on to how the Buccaneers can clinch
A playoff spot
The matchup versus New Orleans on Sunday
How the Buccaneers can clinch the NFC South
A win or a tie or Atlanta loss or a tie versus Carolina
Carolina tying
So they, you know, I mean they have pretty good odds
For getting in there so
The Detroit Lions, they're 14 and 2
And their matchup is at Minnesota and we already talked about that
That's come down to the last game of the regular season of 2024
And it's going to be a doozy
I'll tell you what, the NFL could not have done better
With their late season matchups, brilliant
The matchup at Detroit on Sunday, on Sunday night football
How the Vikings can clinch number one seed in home field advantage
Is a win
And that's it, a win
If not, they are the sixth seed in the playoffs
Playoffs, so
Hitting that something, you could be the number one seed
Or the number six seed in the playoffs
These two teams are going to be balling, I can tell you that
Now here's a rich one right here, I think you might enjoy
AI predicts Panthers will defeat the Chiefs in Super Bowl 24
Yeah, this one
The 2024 Carolina Panthers are about to become the most improbable Super Bowl champions of all time
At least according to Grok, yes, Grok
Grok is an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by the XAI corp
A startup company of Twitter ex owner Elon Musk
Currently under beta testing, I wouldn't say it's private beta testing
The technology is designed to answer almost anything with a bit of wit
And a rebellious streak, so maybe that's what this says, who knows
Anyway, the folks over there at the 33rd team just asked Grok to forecast the result of Super Bowl 24
Which will be held at Caesar Superdome in New Orleans
February 9th, 2025, and the answer is
Interesting
Okay, for starters the Panthers just turned in the worst record in the entire league this past season
Their two-win campaign featured in the end-season firing of the head coach position
A particularly rough first year for number one overall pick Bryce Young
And perhaps the most feeble offense in franchise history
Which that is saying something because they have had some feeble offenses before
So not only would they have to rise from those depths to prove Grok correct
But they'd also have to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs who have collected three of the last Super Bowl 5 Lombardi trophies
And they would have to do all that under a first year head coach
Eh, you know, good thing Grok is a...
Grok is um...
Beta
So, here we go, this is the current 2025 draft order
And this probably will not change much, there's not a whole lot contingent on the games coming up draft-wise
Number one would be the Patriots
Number two the Titans
Number three the Browns
Number four the John Browns
Um, maybe you should hire someone to look for your quarterback in the future
But you should not try to do it yourself, just saying
Number four the Giants
Number five the Jags
Number six the Panthers
Number seven the Jets
Number eight the Raiders
Number nine Bears
The Bears
Number ten Saints
And the Bears too
I know you're probably still high on Caleb Williams even though you ruined him already
Um, don't pick a quarterback
I think that the league ought to just like um...
Not let you guys pick a quarterback ever again, just say, you know, sorry, it's just not working out
We're gonna have to have you pick an offensive lineman or something
So, number ten the Saints
Number eleven the 49ers
Number twelve are the Colts
Number thirteen the Cowboys
Number fourteen the Cardinals
Number fifteen the Dolphins
Number sixteen the Bengals
Seventeen would be the Falcons
And the Seahawks would be number eighteen
Alright, so here are the projected wild card round losers
Texans
Followed by the Broncos being number twenty, twenty-one would be the Bucks
Twenty-two would be the Chargers
Twenty-three the Rams
Twenty-four the Packers
So the projected divisional round losers would go twenty-fifth pick the Steelers
Twenty-six pick the Commanders
Twenty-seventh would be the Ravens
Twenty-eight would be the Eagles
Or also known as the Eagles
So, projected conference championship game losers
Twenty-nine the Bills
Thirty the Vikings
These are the two projected Super Bowl teams
Thirty-one the Lions
Thirty-two the Chiefs
So, if you read this, the draft order
They are under the belief that the Chiefs will three-peat
Interesting how that order is set like this
So, some of this will change
Some of it will not
Especially when you get into the wild card
The divisional and the Super Bowl
Interesting stuff
Getting you really set down and listening to all that garbage that you're speaking
Do you actually believe one inch of it?
I didn't think so
Hey now, game over!