He is the mystery sports guy. He is the mystery
sports guy. He is the mystery sports guy. Yeah,
yeah. Oh, yeah. Good morning, evening, or whatever
it is, whenever you're listening. This is the
Mystery Sports Guy, and I'm going to go over
the scores with you from Week 9 in the NFL season.
First off, the Ravens absolutely destroyed the
Dolphins 28 -6. The Mike McDaniel watch is on.
It has been on, and it is hitting fever pitch
right now. Lamar Jackson, 18 -23, 204 yards and
four touchdowns. Derrick Henry back on track,
19 carries, 119 yards. Both of these very efficient.
18 -23, extremely efficient. Derrick Henry, 19
carries for 119 yards. Very efficient. Tua Tagovaiola,
25 -40, 260 yards and one interception. Anytime
you throw 40 times in a game that's clearly...
You're throwing just to try to win, and that's
a good way to lose games. And we'll go more into
stuff like that when we get to it. There's a
couple more games that that happened on, too,
that we'll go into here in a little bit. So it
appears the Ravens are back doing well. And the
exception of a couple of teams playing very well,
everyone else has been kind of spotty. I mean,
including my beloved Chiefs have been very spotty.
At this point, who even knows if they're going
to make the playoffs or not? I certainly hope
they do, but I could see a scenario really easy
by the way they're playing and their schedule
to where they do not make the playoffs this year.
And that would be very odd considering that we
have made the playoffs and made well into the
playoffs every year that Mahomes has been the
starter, even back to Alex Smith when he was
the starter. So we'll get it. We'll get to more
of that here in a little bit, so I might have
more games to go over, but congratulations to
the Ravens. They seem to have gotten their stuff
together, at least for right now. I know the
Dolphins weren't that great of an opponent, but
the Dolphins are a professional team, and they
have some good players. So props to the Ravens
for getting back on track on this one. Excuse
me. Ragweed destroys my sinuses. All right, 49ers
versus the Giants. The Niners handled them pretty
good, 34 -24. There was several parts in the
day where it looked like the Giants were going
to take and win this thing. But San Francisco,
they got back on track, the 6 -3 record. Seattle's
playing out of their minds, so San Francisco's
going to have to bring it, and so are the Rams.
So Matt Jones is extremely efficient, 19 -24,
235 yards and two touchdowns. Christian McCaffrey,
28, carries 106 yards, one touchdown. McCaffrey
is the catalyst to this offense. If he's not
going, the 49ers offense is not going. It's that
simple. Even with Brock Purdy in the lineup,
it's still the same. Jackson Dart, 24 -33, 191
yards and two touchdowns. He did pretty well.
He was also their leader rusher. 8 carries for
56 yards. So that tells you something there when
your quarterback is the leading rusher. He's
running for his life. And that's pretty much
what was going on. Chargers, they had an extremely
tough time with the Titans. Chargers 6 -3. In
control of second place in the AFC West. The
Chiefs get to play them one more time. And they'll
have their chance to not get even with them.
Record -wise, yes. And then if they have one
-on -one, it will go to common opponents, and
a lot of that's going to go down to what they
do with the rest of the division. So the Chiefs
are one -on -one as of right now, and they play
the Broncos next after their bye week next week.
The following week, they play the Broncos. Some
things are going to start getting figured out
in the Western Division. Yeah, it's Western Division.
So Justin Herbert's 19 -29, 250 yards. Two touchdowns,
one interception. We had an okay game. Herbert
was their leading rusher. Nine carries, 57 yards,
one touchdown. Like I said, he's running for
his life a lot of the day. Cameron Ward, 12 -21,
145 yards. No touchdowns, no interceptions. Tony
Pollard, their leading rusher. Ten carries, 56
yards. And the rest, two carries. Nothing much
special, that's for sure. So, we are going to
go back to... The very next game on the bill
is the Vikings versus the Lions. J .J. McCarthy
is back. He has 14 -25, 143 yards, two touchdowns,
one interception. But they did get the win against
the Lions. But McCarthy, he played okay. Aaron
Jones had a great game, nine carries, 78 yards.
Jared Goff, 25 -37, 284 yards, two touchdowns.
David Montgomery, 11 carries, 40 yards. Sam Laporta.
Six receptions, 97 yards, one touchdown. So LaPorte
had a good game. Jared Goff had a solid game.
He's not doing his interceptions this year when
he gets flustered, which is interesting. Perhaps
he's just on a roll, or maybe he fixed it. I
don't know. Maybe the coaches got with him and
fixed it. McCarthy had a good game, but the main
thing is he got the win. He helped them get the
win. So McCarthy, I would say, I would give him
a B - on his first game back. And we move on.
So the next one on the bill is the Patriots and
the Falcons. The Falcons are at New England,
Foxborough. And the Patriots squeaked by them
24 -23. Not really bragging rights here, but
they did get it done. So the Pats are 7 -2 and
still leading their division over the Bills.
Atlanta Falcons are 3 -5, and Michael Penix Jr.
is playing pretty well, 22 of 37, 221 yards,
three touchdowns. Bijan Roberson, 12 carries,
46 yards. Drake London, nine receptions, 118
yards, and three touchdowns. London had a hell
of a game, and he really helped Penix look well.
Drake May. 19 -29, 259, two touchdowns, one interception.
That's a solid game. Maybe not the best ever,
but a solid game. Trayvon Henderson, 14 carries,
55 yards. Demario Douglas, four receptions, 100
yards, one touchdown. Drake may look good again.
He looks solid. Michael Penix looks solid. We
see, you know, Atlanta may have something to
build on here. We will see. They're not a horrible
team. And Penick seems to be doing a solid job
most of the time, so he might be someone they're
able to groom and keep going. But the bottom
line is the Pats are still leading their division,
and they're going to have a crucial matchup with
Buffalo coming up. So, and the next one would
be the Steelers versus the Colts. This game actually
came out closer than the game was actually played.
The Steelers pretty much just smacked the hell
out of the Colts, just beat them down. But the
final was 27 -20, does not do us justice. Daniel
Jones, he's 31 -50. Like I said before, you throw
that many passes, you're running for your life,
and you're just trying to wing in a prayer. 342
yards, one touchdown, three interceptions. Aaron
Rodgers, 25 -35, 203 yards, one touchdown. Jalen
Warren, 16 carries, 31 yards, but he had two
touchdowns. Calvin Austin III, five receptions,
56 yards. The Steelers, congratulations to them.
They're 5 -3. The Colts are now 7 -2, but they
are still firmly first place in the AFC. But
that may not be for long. And actually, I think
the Bills might have – no, no, the Bills are
6 -2 now. They had their bye week. So they're
still in first place, but some of the shine is
coming off. We'll see what happens here in the
coming close future about the Colts. They have
a very tough schedule coming up. And the Steelers,
they have a tough schedule too. It's going to
be interesting to see. These are probably two
playoff teams as of right now they both are.
And then we go to the Broncos versus the Texans.
Broncos did it somehow. They're 7 -2. The Texans
are 3 -5 and not looking that well. The Texans,
they got some injuries and they got some issues
that they have to figure out to become a better
team, to win their division and to move on in
the playoffs. That's one thing to win their division.
It's another thing to move in the playoffs. So
far, the Texans have not been able to move in
the playoffs. They've won one game in two years
of being in the playoffs, which is not very good.
We were assuming that their quarterback, C .J.
Stroud, was going to start progressing a little
bit more. I can't blame it all on him. There's
a lack of receivers for one and a lack of pass
protection for two. But still, C .J. Stroud is
not having the best year again after his phenomenal
rookie season. Last year was somewhat of a letdown,
and this year is definitely a letdown. And Nick
Chubb is really a letdown after they... Napped
him in free agency, 11 carries for 34 yards.
Not good. So I don't know what else there is
to say about that. The Broncos barely squeaked
it out. I don't know if they're going to be happy
about that or thinking they should have won by
a wider margin. So there's two schools of thought.
But me, if I was them, I'd be like, okay, we
won. That's all that counts. And we move on.
In the next game is the Chicago Bears at the
Cincinnati Bengals. Caleb Williams, 20 at 34,
280 yards, three touchdowns. Joe Flacco, 31,
47, 470 yards, four touchdowns, two interceptions.
There's over 1 ,000 yards of offense in this
game and absolutely no defense. This game was
insane. The Bengals come back, and it looked
like they were going to win the game. They went
up by one point. With, I believe it was like
50 -some seconds left, Caleb Williams promptly
threw downfield, broke a tackle. I think it was
Monagai or whatever the hell his name is, Monagai,
whatever. He had 176 yards, including he broke
loose for that final that won the game. It was
like a 50 -yard run after he caught a shorter
pass. Got through the defender all the way to
the end zone. Chicago wins 47 -42. Jamar Chase,
our lovable little buddy over there, was heard
screaming walking into the locker room just one
fucking stop. I don't blame him. Joe Flacco had
two interceptions, but he still played well.
He played well enough to win, and he definitely
went down the field when he needed to. It's just
the fact is that they let Caleb Williams go right
down the field, too, in a shorter amount of time.
Score that touchdown and beat the Bengals 47
-42. What a game. The Bengals, they got to be
looking in the mirror right now going, even if
Burrow comes back, are we that good? And Chicago's
5 -3. They're looking well. They're looking like
a playoff team. And this is going to be interesting
because their team is starting to come together.
And I believe that Eric Biennemi has probably
helped quite a bit of that. I mean, you can see
his influence on the offense, definitely. So
Bien -Ami, good job. And also Chicago Bears,
good job. And also Caleb Williams may not be
the wasted talent like we thought he was going
to be because the Bengals, or not the Bengals,
but the Bears are known as the graveyard quarterbacks.
They may have finally hit one right, and then
when they hit it right, they may have finally
nurtured him well enough to become a better player.
Actually, much better as of right now. 20 -34,
280, three TDs, not bad. And we will move on
to the next one, and that's the Panthers versus
the Packers. Surprise, surprise. The lowly Panthers
smacked the big, bad Packers around pretty badly.
Well, not pretty badly. I mean, the game sucked.
It's 16 -13 hard landing offense. I don't know
what else to say about this. Bryce Young, 11
-20, 102 yards, one interception, and he still
wins the game. Jordan Love, 26 -37, 273 yards
and one interception. Not the best game for him.
Josh Jacobs, 17 carries, 87 yards. Romeo Dobbs,
I think is it, seven receptions for 91 yards.
Other than that, I don't know what else to say
about this game except, and that's about it.
And we move on to the next one. And this would
be the Saints versus the Rams. The Rams handily.
handily defeat the Aints. 34 -10, the Aints are
1 -8. The Rams are 6 -2 and looking well and
looking like very much a playoff contender, if
not the division winner. We will see. Matthew
Stafford had a hell of a game, 224 -32, 281 yards,
four touchdowns. Kyren Williams, 25 carries,
114 yards. Good game. The Rams are looking much
better than they did earlier in the season, so
congratulations to them. They need to keep playing
well and get to a playoff run. They could do
it. They have enough talent on their team to
possibly go all the way in the NFC. Jags beat
the Raiders 30 -29. Crazy game. The Raiders went
for it. Last minute went for two. to try to win
the game instead of just tie it. And guess what?
They didn't get it. So 30 -29, J. Bill wins.
They're 5 -3 and looking like a very possible
playoff contender. Even though this game was
given to them, they still had the fortitude to
play close, even if it was the Raiders. And it's
the Raiders at home, so I'll give them a little
bit more credit. So what can you say? The Raiders
are being the Raiders. Pete Carroll's out of
his mind. He doesn't know what to do. He doesn't
even know what he got himself into, I believe.
Anyhow, there you go. Then we move on. The next
one on the bill is the Chiefs at the Bills. I
don't know what to say except this. Patrick Mahomes
is running for his life, which is not good. He's
getting hit hard constantly, which is not good.
Josh Simmons, I know he's having issues. with
a family member's mom, I believe, being sick.
But we need him here. We're paying him a lot
of money. And look, I have a lot of sympathy
for his mom, him and his mom, because we have
our mom living here and taking care of her, and
we know how difficult it can be. And we wish
his mom well, but Josh Simmons is getting paid
a lot of money to not play. Meanwhile, Patrick
Mahomes is getting murdered on the field with
all the injuries to the offensive line. Josh
Allen had a great game, 23 -26, 273, one touchdown.
James Cook, 27, carries 114 yards. They finally
ended the Chiefs defense, not giving up over
100 yards on the ground. I forgot how many games
in a row it was, but it was up there. Dalton
Kincaid, six receptions, 101 yards, one touchdown.
Cream Hunt. 11 carries, 49 yards. Rashi Rice,
four receptions, 80 yards. Travis Kelsey had
another solid game. The Chiefs are in danger
of not even making the playoffs at this point.
They have one hell of a brutal schedule coming
up, and quite frankly, they are not closing games.
This game, they didn't even come close. I mean,
it led for like two minutes at the most, and
that was it. The rest of the time, it was all
Buffalo. Buffalo just dismantled the Chiefs'
defense, and the offense looked like a bunch
of bumbling boobs with the offensive line in
disarray with the injuries and people missing
and what have you. Josh Simmons needs to get
back, and he needs to get back now, not tomorrow,
not the next day, but right now. He needs to
be stepping off at KCI going, all right, I'm
ready to practice. This is insane that this is
going on right now. They're paying a lot of money
in their offensive line. I know injuries, but,
you know, Mahomes needs time to throw. He's great.
It's amazing that they even made this a one -score
game. Amazing. So if I was the Chiefs, I wouldn't
feel too good about anything, but the one thing
I would feel good about is being dominated and
still at the end of the game having a chance
to win with a long pass. So, they didn't get
it done, but at least they did have a chance.
And then the Seahawks just beat the snot out
of the commanders. Sam Darnold had another decent
game. Actually, a pretty good game. 21 -24, 330
yards, four touchdowns, one interception. That's
a good game. That's very efficient, 21 -24. Only
three passes hit the ground. Four TDs, one interception,
like I said. Jaden Daniels, not so much. 16 -22,
153 yards, one interception. Kenneth Walker,
the third for Seattle, 42 yards on the ground.
And Jackson Smith, whatever his last name is,
120 yards, 29 yards and eight receptions. Not
bad. Zach Ertz only had 46 yards, four receptions.
They might have done better with Mariota in there,
and I know that sounds insane. But the commanders
are falling apart as we speak. They're three
and six and in danger of not making the playoffs.
Gotta like the Chiefs. And finally, we go to
the Monday night finale of this week's games.
So, let's see what we have here. Jacoby Persett,
21 -31, 261 yards, two touchdowns. Amari D 'Amarsato
at 79 yards, rushing. Marvin Harrison Jr., several
receptions, 96 yards and one touchdown. for the
Cardinals. Dak Prescott, 24 of 39, 250 yards,
one touchdown, one interception. This game wasn't
as close as it sounds. It was actually worse
than the 10 -point loss. And again, there's no
real explanation about the Cowboys and how they
play. Sometimes they come in, they look great.
Sometimes they look like they do against the
Cardinals, who was a 2 -5 team. The Cowboys have
a lot of work. Their chemistry is not there.
There's no continuity. They've switched head
coaches way too much. Jerry Jones finiggles with
the team way too much. It's just a recipe for
disaster. Until Jerry Jones puts that team down
and lets someone else do it, you're going to
repeatedly see this. It's not like I'm sad about
it. It's not like I'm a Cowboys fan, but I'm
telling you what's going on, and this is the
truth. Jerry Jones needs to stay the hell out
of it. So, anyhow, that's not going to happen,
not until he's six foot under, because he's just
not that kind of owner. Now, I would like to
go into officiating. The game is not rigged,
but is heavily influenced by the refs. The third
down, tip pass, was complete idiocy. They didn't
even throw the flag at first. They went and discussed
it. Then after they discussed it, then they threw
the flag, even though there was already on the
video, there was video evidence that the football
was touched. It was touched, and it made it go
off center, and it looked like it was a throwaway
ball. It looked like it was intentional grounding,
but it was not. And even intentional grounding
was kind of subject because there was people
kind of in the area. But since it was tipped,
it brings a whole different thing to it. But
their refusal to admit that, their refusal to
stop for a second and take a breather and listen
to people, tells me that there's more involved
than that. I think there needs to be an investigation
into this. And not only this, but how about the
late hit on Mahomes? That late hit was brutal.
And people are doing this all the time. They're
getting by with it. People are trying to hurt
him because they want to win. They can't win
with him in the way, and they don't like it.
They can't win without Reid in the way. They
don't like it. So they have to resort and stoop
to shitty tactics like that. And I think if anyone
has ever... even looks like they do that. They
hit them that late, and it's obvious. They should
be kicked out of the game and then go to some
sort of a court by the NFL to determine if it
was premeditated and try to get to the bottom
of this, because I believe there's bounty hunters
out there. I believe that a lot of head coaches,
I'm not saying this is what McDermott did. I
definitely think that Dan Campbell's capable
of that. That's my own opinion. I never read
anything like that or nothing, but just by the
way they were playing and how Holmes reacted
would indicate to me that there's a little bit
more than someone just hitting you late just
to be a dick. So the officiating is horrible.
Even though I defended him not too long ago,
I'm telling you the officiating is horrible.
It's not getting any better. Now, if they are
that blind and that dumb that they could not
see any reason. to slow that play down, and especially
when you all get together after the fact. You
all get together after the fact, and then you
decide that there was a foul. That's bullshit.
If you didn't see it in real time, then how can
you see it past? No, you don't look up at the
jumbotron like everyone else. You're there. You're
supposed to see an eyewitness. So this will be
the death of the NFL. The NFL is rolling hard,
but I hear more and more people really unsatisfied
in thinking that the game is rigged. I'm not
saying it's rigged, but I'm definitely telling
you, to me, it's definitely influenced, which
is bullshit because there's too much money on
the line, too much betting on the line. So, NFL,
you're going to shoot yourself right in the foot.
Anyhow, this has been the Mystery Sports Guy.
Have a great night.