WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.100 Welcome to Football Army. We are here to break 00:00:03.100 --> 00:00:06.419 down what was, I mean, just a chaotic week 12. 00:00:06.740 --> 00:00:09.839 The entire playoff picture, both in the NFL and 00:00:09.839 --> 00:00:12.679 in college, it feels like it got completely reorganized. 00:00:12.740 --> 00:00:14.500 It absolutely did. This is one of those weeks 00:00:14.500 --> 00:00:16.339 where you get definitive answers. You know, we 00:00:16.339 --> 00:00:18.559 saw the NFC hierarchy just get flipped on its 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:20.320 head in a matter of hours. Right. And in the 00:00:20.320 --> 00:00:23.410 AFC. A dynasty that we all thought was over might 00:00:23.410 --> 00:00:27.129 be finding new life. Exactly. And on top of all 00:00:27.129 --> 00:00:29.410 that, we saw an individual defensive performance 00:00:29.410 --> 00:00:31.690 that is, and I'm not exaggerating, it's truly 00:00:31.690 --> 00:00:33.869 one for the history books. So that's our mission 00:00:33.869 --> 00:00:37.630 today. We are going to unpack the upsets, the 00:00:37.630 --> 00:00:40.850 dominant performances, and... Some of the coaching 00:00:40.850 --> 00:00:43.609 decisions that were just baffling, frankly. It's 00:00:43.609 --> 00:00:45.369 all setting the stage for Thanksgiving and the 00:00:45.369 --> 00:00:47.369 playoff push. Yeah, everything has changed. Let's 00:00:47.369 --> 00:00:49.109 get into it. All right, let's start in the NFC 00:00:49.109 --> 00:00:51.829 because that's where the biggest shift happened. 00:00:51.950 --> 00:00:54.189 The whole conversation now is centered on Los 00:00:54.189 --> 00:00:57.549 Angeles. It has to be. The Rams are 9 -2 and 00:00:57.549 --> 00:01:00.630 they didn't just beat the Buccaneers, they dismantled 00:01:00.630 --> 00:01:04.349 them 34 -7. They now have sole possession of 00:01:04.349 --> 00:01:06.189 the number one seat in the conference. And it 00:01:06.189 --> 00:01:08.329 all started with Matthew Stafford. I mean, we've 00:01:08.329 --> 00:01:10.549 seen him be good, but this was something else. 00:01:10.750 --> 00:01:13.090 Surgical is the only word for it. It really is. 00:01:13.189 --> 00:01:16.569 He came out of the gate 12 for 12 passing. You 00:01:16.569 --> 00:01:18.430 could tell immediately he was in a rhythm. And 00:01:18.430 --> 00:01:20.769 by halftime, the numbers were just absurd. He 00:01:20.769 --> 00:01:25.069 was 19 of 23 for 210 yards, three touchdowns 00:01:25.069 --> 00:01:28.329 and no picks. That is how you get a 31 to 7 halftime 00:01:28.329 --> 00:01:31.349 lead. I saw a stat that it was tied for the second 00:01:31.349 --> 00:01:33.790 highest first half score the Rams have ever had 00:01:33.790 --> 00:01:36.439 under Sean McVay. Yeah. And, you know, it's not 00:01:36.439 --> 00:01:38.739 just the numbers. It's how they did it. McVay's 00:01:38.739 --> 00:01:41.040 scheme was just perfectly designed to attack 00:01:41.040 --> 00:01:43.040 what Tampa Bay was trying to do on defense. OK, 00:01:43.120 --> 00:01:45.159 so break that down for me. What was McVay seeing 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:47.719 that allowed Stafford to just pick them apart 00:01:47.719 --> 00:01:50.040 like that? Well, McVay knew the Bucs had to respect 00:01:50.040 --> 00:01:51.879 the outside speed, so he just leaned into play 00:01:51.879 --> 00:01:54.459 action. But he paired it with all this movement 00:01:54.459 --> 00:01:56.799 from the tight ends and the slot receiver. So 00:01:56.799 --> 00:01:58.939 it creates confusion for the linebackers and 00:01:58.939 --> 00:02:01.719 safeties. Exactly. You see Stafford just, you 00:02:01.719 --> 00:02:03.379 know, hold a safety with his eyes for a split 00:02:03.379 --> 00:02:05.859 second, and that's all it takes. Look at Devontae 00:02:05.859 --> 00:02:07.879 Adams' two touchdowns. They weren't just him 00:02:07.879 --> 00:02:09.939 winning a one -on -one battle. They were schemed 00:02:09.939 --> 00:02:13.319 open. Perfectly schemed open. A shallow crosser 00:02:13.319 --> 00:02:15.780 with a deep clear -out route from the other side. 00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:19.120 The corner has to make a choice, and Adams just 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:22.199 wins underneath every single time. Five catches, 00:02:22.419 --> 00:02:25.280 62 yards, and those two scores. I think that's 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:27.439 nine touchdowns for him in the last five games. 00:02:27.500 --> 00:02:30.280 Just incredible. And it wasn't just the superstars, 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:32.599 which is always the sign of a truly elite team, 00:02:32.740 --> 00:02:35.639 right? Tyler Higbee was out. Yep, no Higbee. 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:38.680 And the backup, Colby Parkinson, steps right 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:41.719 in, catches his first four passes for 41 yards 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:43.740 and a touchdown. See, that's what I'm talking 00:02:43.740 --> 00:02:45.580 about. When a backup tight end can just slot 00:02:45.580 --> 00:02:48.360 into a complex system like McPhay's and not miss 00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:50.750 a beat. That says everything about the coaching 00:02:50.750 --> 00:02:53.090 and the preparation. It really does. And while 00:02:53.090 --> 00:02:55.150 the offense was doing all that, the defense was 00:02:55.150 --> 00:02:57.229 just completely dominant. This was the definition 00:02:57.229 --> 00:02:59.389 of complementary football. Emmanuel Forbes Jr. 00:02:59.650 --> 00:03:02.169 had, what, zero completions allowed on eight 00:03:02.169 --> 00:03:05.569 targets? Eight targets, zero completions, an 00:03:05.569 --> 00:03:08.770 interception, and five pass breakups. It was 00:03:08.770 --> 00:03:11.090 a textbook performance in coverage. He was just 00:03:11.090 --> 00:03:13.229 all over their receivers. And that frees up the 00:03:13.229 --> 00:03:15.330 pass rush. It does. They didn't have to... Blitz 00:03:15.330 --> 00:03:18.050 all day. The front four could just eat. And you 00:03:18.050 --> 00:03:20.090 saw Kobe Turner, who's been a big quiet. He gets 00:03:20.090 --> 00:03:22.610 two sacks. And then there's Kobe Durant. The 00:03:22.610 --> 00:03:24.789 land shark. The land shark. Yeah, he lived up 00:03:24.789 --> 00:03:27.009 to the nickname. And interception returned for 00:03:27.009 --> 00:03:29.310 a touchdown. That was the play that just broke 00:03:29.310 --> 00:03:31.469 Tampa's spirit. You could see it. So when you 00:03:31.469 --> 00:03:34.550 put it all together. The interior push from Turner, 00:03:34.750 --> 00:03:37.689 Durant making plays in the secondary, Stafford's 00:03:37.689 --> 00:03:40.710 precision, you get that 34 -7 beatdown. It was 00:03:40.710 --> 00:03:43.009 a message to the rest of the NFC. Absolutely. 00:03:43.050 --> 00:03:45.169 The road to the Super Bowl, right now it goes 00:03:45.169 --> 00:03:47.949 through L .A. Okay, so let's pivot to the team 00:03:47.949 --> 00:03:49.909 that gave up that number one spot, the Philadelphia 00:03:49.909 --> 00:03:53.150 Eagles. They go into Dallas at 8 -2, holding 00:03:53.150 --> 00:03:56.379 the tiebreaker, and they just... They suffer 00:03:56.379 --> 00:03:59.080 a historic meltdown. Historic is the right word. 00:03:59.139 --> 00:04:01.240 You're up 21 to nothing in the first half against 00:04:01.240 --> 00:04:04.580 your rival and you lose 24 -21. The stat that 00:04:04.580 --> 00:04:07.819 blows my mind is zero points in the final 41 00:04:07.819 --> 00:04:11.080 minutes and 30 seconds of the game. That's almost 00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:13.199 three full quarters of getting completely shut 00:04:13.199 --> 00:04:16.089 out. Seven straight possessions to end the game 00:04:16.089 --> 00:04:18.370 with zero points. Three and outs, turnovers on 00:04:18.370 --> 00:04:20.730 downs, punts. I mean, it was a total collapse. 00:04:21.069 --> 00:04:23.129 And the blame, you know, it's landing squarely 00:04:23.129 --> 00:04:24.850 on the first -year offensive coordinator, Kevin 00:04:24.850 --> 00:04:28.430 Petullo. Yeah. But here's my question. Dallas' 00:04:28.610 --> 00:04:31.910 defense has been, statistically, one of the worst 00:04:31.910 --> 00:04:34.649 in the league. How did they suddenly look like 00:04:34.649 --> 00:04:37.709 the 85 Bears? It's a great question, and I think 00:04:37.709 --> 00:04:40.110 it points directly to Petullo's lack of in -game 00:04:40.110 --> 00:04:42.540 adjustments. Dallas saw what Philly was doing 00:04:42.540 --> 00:04:44.879 in the first half. Lots of early down runs, lots 00:04:44.879 --> 00:04:47.579 of play action. And they completely changed their 00:04:47.579 --> 00:04:49.439 scheme at halftime. They started bringing more 00:04:49.439 --> 00:04:52.339 pressure. More man coverage and more disguised 00:04:52.339 --> 00:04:55.500 blitzes from the slot. And Petula just, he had 00:04:55.500 --> 00:04:58.079 no answer. He just kept calling the same predictable 00:04:58.079 --> 00:05:00.639 pass plays on third down that Dallas knew was 00:05:00.639 --> 00:05:03.139 coming. It felt so passive, so uncreative. It's 00:05:03.139 --> 00:05:05.060 like the initial script worked great, but as 00:05:05.060 --> 00:05:07.079 soon as they had to improvise, the whole thing 00:05:07.079 --> 00:05:08.990 fell apart. That's been the knock on him all 00:05:08.990 --> 00:05:11.449 season. And this game just put it under a microscope. 00:05:11.610 --> 00:05:14.029 And what's wild is that even with this huge comeback 00:05:14.029 --> 00:05:18.110 win, Dallas had its own drama. CeeDee Lamb. What 00:05:18.110 --> 00:05:20.769 was going on there? Yeah, that was bizarre. He 00:05:20.769 --> 00:05:22.990 had what some are calling a shameful outing. 00:05:22.990 --> 00:05:26.290 Three really bad drops. One that should have 00:05:26.290 --> 00:05:28.730 been a walk -in touchdown. And then he's seen 00:05:28.730 --> 00:05:31.569 on the sideline having a full -on tantrum. While 00:05:31.569 --> 00:05:33.370 his team was in the middle of a comeback. Right. 00:05:33.769 --> 00:05:35.889 And the eyes and is just so thick because George 00:05:35.889 --> 00:05:37.990 Pickens, the guy they traded a third round pick 00:05:37.990 --> 00:05:39.769 for, he's the one who stabilizes the offense. 00:05:39.970 --> 00:05:43.089 He had nine catches for 146 yards and a touchdown. 00:05:43.470 --> 00:05:46.110 So Pickens, who the Steelers basically gave up 00:05:46.110 --> 00:05:49.050 on because of supposed maturity issues, is the 00:05:49.050 --> 00:05:52.170 mature, calming presence while Lamb is having 00:05:52.170 --> 00:05:54.829 a meltdown. Exactly. Pickens even said he was 00:05:54.829 --> 00:05:57.790 meant to get this fresh start in Dallas. And 00:05:57.790 --> 00:06:00.129 you look at the numbers. His receiving yards 00:06:00.129 --> 00:06:02.990 this year are more than all the remaining Steelers' 00:06:03.009 --> 00:06:05.149 wideouts combined. That trade is looking worse 00:06:05.149 --> 00:06:07.509 and worse for Pittsburgh every single week. It's 00:06:07.509 --> 00:06:09.810 a tough look. It just shows how much a player's 00:06:09.810 --> 00:06:12.230 environment really matters. And while Dallas 00:06:12.230 --> 00:06:15.670 celebrates, Tampa Bay, their whole season just 00:06:15.670 --> 00:06:18.310 got a lot darker. They dropped to 6 -5, and now 00:06:18.310 --> 00:06:20.970 Baker Mayfield is hurt. Yeah, that's a huge blow. 00:06:21.170 --> 00:06:24.129 Left the game in a sling, a left shoulder sprain. 00:06:24.620 --> 00:06:26.680 It happened on that failed Hail Mary attempt 00:06:26.680 --> 00:06:28.980 right before the half. He's going to miss time, 00:06:29.040 --> 00:06:31.279 and that breaks the streak of what, 48 straight 00:06:31.279 --> 00:06:33.740 starts for him. He's been the definition of durable. 00:06:34.000 --> 00:06:36.399 He has, and now you're turning to Teddy Bridgewater, 00:06:36.480 --> 00:06:39.120 but it's not just about the backup QB. The whole 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:41.579 team just looked, I saw it described as heartless 00:06:41.579 --> 00:06:43.759 and checked out in the second half. That's a 00:06:43.759 --> 00:06:46.420 coaching issue. It points directly to Todd Bowles 00:06:46.420 --> 00:06:49.220 and his staff. A 6 -5 record doesn't mean much 00:06:49.220 --> 00:06:51.019 if the team just quits when they face a little 00:06:51.019 --> 00:06:53.470 adversity. All right. Let's stick with the NFC, 00:06:53.490 --> 00:06:55.970 but move north because the NFC North has become 00:06:55.970 --> 00:06:58.209 maybe the most interesting division in football. 00:06:58.350 --> 00:07:00.329 And it's because of the Chicago Bears. I mean, 00:07:00.350 --> 00:07:02.089 who would have predicted this? The Bears are 00:07:02.089 --> 00:07:05.350 8 -3. They just beat the Steelers 31 -28 for 00:07:05.350 --> 00:07:07.889 their fourth straight win. And this isn't a fluke. 00:07:07.889 --> 00:07:10.949 This is real sustainable development from their 00:07:10.949 --> 00:07:13.829 key guys. And it starts with Caleb Williams. 00:07:14.089 --> 00:07:16.449 The narrative around him is really starting to 00:07:16.449 --> 00:07:19.329 build. You have Mike Tomlin, the opposing coach, 00:07:19.470 --> 00:07:22.490 just. openly praising him after the game. And 00:07:22.490 --> 00:07:25.089 that's not something you hear every day. Tomlin 00:07:25.089 --> 00:07:27.490 was talking about his anticipation, his arm talent, 00:07:27.709 --> 00:07:30.329 his poise. It just validates what you see on 00:07:30.329 --> 00:07:33.230 the tape. The pairing of Caleb Williams and offensive 00:07:33.230 --> 00:07:35.550 coordinator Ben Johnson is becoming a serious 00:07:35.550 --> 00:07:37.870 problem for defenses. And Johnson seems to be 00:07:37.870 --> 00:07:40.529 tailoring the offense perfectly for him. Lots 00:07:40.529 --> 00:07:42.889 of crossers, lots of quick hitting patterns. 00:07:43.389 --> 00:07:45.410 It's just smart coaching. They know their offensive 00:07:45.410 --> 00:07:47.490 line can be inconsistent. So what do you do? 00:07:47.490 --> 00:07:49.329 You design plays that get the ball out of the 00:07:49.329 --> 00:07:51.730 quarterback's hands quickly. Right. It neutralizes 00:07:51.730 --> 00:07:54.290 the pass rush. It completely neutralizes it. 00:07:54.529 --> 00:07:57.089 Williams can throw to a spot before his receiver 00:07:57.089 --> 00:07:59.490 even makes the break. It cuts down on the hits 00:07:59.490 --> 00:08:02.009 he takes. And it really stresses out the opposing 00:08:02.009 --> 00:08:04.689 linebackers and safeties. It's a much smarter 00:08:04.689 --> 00:08:07.410 approach than the deep drop back stuff they were 00:08:07.410 --> 00:08:09.279 trying to run before. So they're winning with 00:08:09.279 --> 00:08:11.500 smart offense, but they're also winning despite, 00:08:11.600 --> 00:08:14.779 I mean, catastrophic injuries on defense. They 00:08:14.779 --> 00:08:17.000 beat Pittsburgh without their top three linebackers. 00:08:17.040 --> 00:08:19.980 Tremaine Edmonds, TJ Edwards, Noah Sewell. All 00:08:19.980 --> 00:08:22.600 out. That's the heart of your defense. Gone. 00:08:22.759 --> 00:08:26.529 And the backups? DeMarco Jackson and Ogbong Bemiga, 00:08:26.649 --> 00:08:28.810 they just stepped in and played great. That's 00:08:28.810 --> 00:08:31.069 the next man up mentality you always hear about, 00:08:31.209 --> 00:08:33.730 but you rarely see it work this well. It really 00:08:33.730 --> 00:08:35.490 shows you the quality of the coaching and the 00:08:35.490 --> 00:08:37.889 depth they've built. When you can lose that much 00:08:37.889 --> 00:08:40.110 talent and still find a way to win a tough game, 00:08:40.250 --> 00:08:42.730 it tells you your foundation is solid. The scheme, 00:08:42.929 --> 00:08:45.669 the culture, all of it. So the Bears at 8 -3 00:08:45.669 --> 00:08:47.929 just throw that whole NFC playoff picture into 00:08:47.929 --> 00:08:50.250 chaos. I mean, let's look at it. It feels like 00:08:50.250 --> 00:08:52.549 an eight -team race for seven spots. It really 00:08:52.549 --> 00:08:54.490 is. You've got the Rams and the Eagles who are 00:08:54.490 --> 00:08:56.809 probably, despite Philly's collapse, still near 00:08:56.809 --> 00:08:59.070 locks to make it. But after that... After that, 00:08:59.090 --> 00:09:01.230 it's a total dogfight. You have the Seahawks 00:09:01.230 --> 00:09:05.049 at 8 -3, the Niners at 7 -4, the Lions at 7 -4, 00:09:05.190 --> 00:09:07.990 the Packers at 7 -3 -1, and now the Bears at 00:09:07.990 --> 00:09:10.570 8 -3. And the Buccaneers are still technically 00:09:10.570 --> 00:09:13.450 hanging around at 6 -5, though the Mayfield injury 00:09:13.450 --> 00:09:16.169 really hurts them. So what about Dallas? That 00:09:16.169 --> 00:09:19.720 big win over the Eagles? How much did that help 00:09:19.720 --> 00:09:22.059 their chances? It helped a lot, but they're still 00:09:22.059 --> 00:09:24.039 kind of on the outside looking in. Their chances 00:09:24.039 --> 00:09:26.820 are probably around, you know, 10 to 13 percent. 00:09:27.059 --> 00:09:29.879 The real battle is that cluster of teams with 00:09:29.879 --> 00:09:32.000 seven or eight wins. Right. The Seahawks and 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:33.980 49ers are beating each other up in the West, 00:09:34.100 --> 00:09:37.480 while the Bears, Lions and Packers are all fighting 00:09:37.480 --> 00:09:40.129 for the North. Every single game from here on 00:09:40.129 --> 00:09:42.370 out is basically a playoff game for those teams. 00:09:42.610 --> 00:09:44.690 The difference between getting a home playoff 00:09:44.690 --> 00:09:47.389 game and missing the postseason entirely could 00:09:47.389 --> 00:09:49.549 come down to a single tiebreaker. It's going 00:09:49.549 --> 00:09:51.750 to be wild. Okay, let's slip over to the ASC 00:09:51.750 --> 00:09:53.330 because there's a power shift happening there 00:09:53.330 --> 00:09:55.570 that, I mean, nobody saw this coming. We have 00:09:55.570 --> 00:09:56.990 to talk about the New England Patriots. It's 00:09:56.990 --> 00:09:59.419 kind of stunning, isn't it? The Patriots just 00:09:59.419 --> 00:10:01.840 won their ninth straight game. They beat the 00:10:01.840 --> 00:10:05.700 Bengals 26 -20, and they're now 10 -2. They have 00:10:05.700 --> 00:10:08.740 a huge lead over the Bills in the AFC East. The 00:10:08.740 --> 00:10:11.019 Bills have owned that division for five straight 00:10:11.019 --> 00:10:13.720 years since Brady left. And now all of a sudden 00:10:13.720 --> 00:10:16.799 they're 7 -4 after losing to the Texans, and 00:10:16.799 --> 00:10:18.750 they're looking up at New England. It's a harsh 00:10:18.750 --> 00:10:21.289 reality for them. It is. Josh Allen got beat 00:10:21.289 --> 00:10:23.409 up in that Texans game. I think he was hit 12 00:10:23.409 --> 00:10:26.629 times, sacked eight times. And meanwhile, you've 00:10:26.629 --> 00:10:29.570 got the Mike Rabel and Drake May duo in New England 00:10:29.570 --> 00:10:31.909 just quietly getting it done. Rabel's defense 00:10:31.909 --> 00:10:35.769 is legit and May is just. He's not making the 00:10:35.769 --> 00:10:38.309 big mistakes. He's the perfect game manager for 00:10:38.309 --> 00:10:40.009 what they want to do. And that's all they need. 00:10:40.129 --> 00:10:43.269 They finally ended that five -year run of Buffalo's 00:10:43.269 --> 00:10:45.769 dominance in the division. But that win came 00:10:45.769 --> 00:10:48.940 at a cost. Their rookie left tackle, Will Campbell, 00:10:49.200 --> 00:10:51.500 went down with a knee injury. Yeah, that's a 00:10:51.500 --> 00:10:53.799 tough one. Sounds like an MCL sprain. He's going 00:10:53.799 --> 00:10:55.919 to miss multiple weights, probably lands on injured 00:10:55.919 --> 00:10:58.419 reserve, which means at least four games. That's 00:10:58.419 --> 00:11:01.080 a huge blow to their offensive line, right as 00:11:01.080 --> 00:11:02.580 they're heading into the toughest part of their 00:11:02.580 --> 00:11:04.419 schedule. That's really going to test their depth. 00:11:04.580 --> 00:11:07.200 It will. It's a real stress test at the worst 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:10.259 possible time. But look, as big as the Patriots' 00:11:10.259 --> 00:11:12.730 story is, The biggest individual story in the 00:11:12.730 --> 00:11:15.549 AFC, maybe in the whole league, is what Miles 00:11:15.549 --> 00:11:17.789 Garrett is doing. Oh, it's unbelievable. He's 00:11:17.789 --> 00:11:19.970 not just having a great season. He is having 00:11:19.970 --> 00:11:23.450 a historically great season. He's got 18 sacks 00:11:23.450 --> 00:11:25.990 through 11 games. And the stat that just breaks 00:11:25.990 --> 00:11:28.509 my brain, 14 of those sacks have come in the 00:11:28.509 --> 00:11:31.970 last four games. 14. That breaks Michael Strahan's 00:11:31.970 --> 00:11:34.470 record for a four -game span. When you're putting 00:11:34.470 --> 00:11:36.690 up numbers like that, the conversation changes 00:11:36.690 --> 00:11:38.879 from, you know. Is he the defensive player of 00:11:38.879 --> 00:11:42.059 the year to is this the greatest defensive season 00:11:42.059 --> 00:11:44.899 of all time? He's on pace for 27 sacks. That 00:11:44.899 --> 00:11:47.500 would just shatter the record. So how is he doing 00:11:47.500 --> 00:11:49.700 it? Teams are double teaming him. They're sliding 00:11:49.700 --> 00:11:52.440 protection his way. How is he still winning at 00:11:52.440 --> 00:11:54.679 this rate? It's the inside out synergy. And you 00:11:54.679 --> 00:11:57.100 have to give the Browns front office a ton of 00:11:57.100 --> 00:11:58.620 credit here. They went out and got guys like 00:11:58.620 --> 00:12:01.320 Malik Collins, Mason Graham, Shelby Harris to 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:03.220 beef up the interior of that defensive line. 00:12:03.379 --> 00:12:05.379 Ah, so you can't just focus all your attention 00:12:05.379 --> 00:12:07.659 on Garrett anymore. You can't. Because if you 00:12:07.659 --> 00:12:10.059 do, Collins or Graham is going to be in the quarterback's 00:12:10.059 --> 00:12:11.899 lap immediately. And what does a quarterback 00:12:11.899 --> 00:12:13.720 do when there's pressure up the middle? They 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:15.820 try to step up or escape the pocket. They step 00:12:15.820 --> 00:12:18.220 up in the pocket. Right into Miles Garrett, who 00:12:18.220 --> 00:12:20.620 has been patiently waiting on the outside. The 00:12:20.620 --> 00:12:23.279 interior rush is forcing quarterbacks to hold 00:12:23.279 --> 00:12:25.740 the ball for just a half second longer. And for 00:12:25.740 --> 00:12:28.960 Garrett, that's all the time he needs. It sounds 00:12:28.960 --> 00:12:32.559 terrifying. The whole unit had 10 sacks against 00:12:32.559 --> 00:12:35.639 the Raiders. Ten sacks. Collins had two and a 00:12:35.639 --> 00:12:37.340 half himself. And Garrett, who was apparently 00:12:37.340 --> 00:12:40.100 sick all week, still managed to get three sacks 00:12:40.100 --> 00:12:41.940 and a strip sack. That's just a normal day at 00:12:41.940 --> 00:12:44.860 the office for him now. Insane. And that performance 00:12:44.860 --> 00:12:49.139 led to a 24 -10 win over the Raiders, which was 00:12:49.139 --> 00:12:51.679 also the first career win for rookie quarterback 00:12:51.679 --> 00:12:54.500 Shedder Sanders. It was. And, you know, he had 00:12:54.500 --> 00:12:56.480 some moments. He had that incredible deep ball 00:12:56.480 --> 00:12:59.179 to bond where he avoided a sack and just launched 00:12:59.179 --> 00:13:01.669 it. But he had some rookie moments, too. The 00:13:01.669 --> 00:13:03.950 head scratchers, as they were called. Yeah, he 00:13:03.950 --> 00:13:06.330 had a really bad interception into double coverage 00:13:06.330 --> 00:13:09.049 that was just unnecessary. But overall, you saw 00:13:09.049 --> 00:13:11.370 the flashes. You saw the arm talent, the poise. 00:13:11.370 --> 00:13:13.429 And now the debate in Cleveland is, you know, 00:13:13.490 --> 00:13:16.009 is he good enough to keep the starting job? And 00:13:16.009 --> 00:13:18.830 after a win, with that defense behind him, you 00:13:18.830 --> 00:13:21.090 have to think the answer is yes, right? Let the 00:13:21.090 --> 00:13:24.159 kid learn on the job. I think so. You trust that 00:13:24.159 --> 00:13:26.399 elite defense to keep you in games and let him 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:28.419 work through the mistakes. Well, that loss was 00:13:28.419 --> 00:13:31.740 the final nail in the coffin for one coach. The 00:13:31.740 --> 00:13:34.039 Raiders fired their offensive coordinator, Chip 00:13:34.039 --> 00:13:37.480 Kelly, after just 10 games. Brutal. But you can't 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:39.120 be surprised. Their offense has been terrible. 00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:41.980 They failed to score more than 20 points in six 00:13:41.980 --> 00:13:44.159 of their last seven games. There was just no 00:13:44.159 --> 00:13:46.820 identity, no creativity. And the irony is just, 00:13:46.879 --> 00:13:50.019 it's incredible. Chip Kelly, who just won a national 00:13:50.019 --> 00:13:52.779 title as the OC at Ohio State, gets fired after 00:13:52.779 --> 00:13:55.100 losing to Shedderer Sanders, who went to one 00:13:55.100 --> 00:13:57.320 of Kelly's first QB camps back when Kelly was 00:13:57.320 --> 00:13:59.539 coaching at UCLA. The football world is a very 00:13:59.539 --> 00:14:03.100 small and sometimes very cruel circle. Kelly 00:14:03.100 --> 00:14:04.759 will be fine, though. He'll have a top college 00:14:04.759 --> 00:14:07.600 job by next week. The coaching carousel is officially 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:10.649 spinning. And speaking of big games, the Thanksgiving 00:14:10.649 --> 00:14:14.129 slate is here and the Lions hosting the Packers 00:14:14.129 --> 00:14:17.190 is, I mean, it's a massive game for the playoff 00:14:17.190 --> 00:14:19.110 picture. It's a huge one. It's a rematch from 00:14:19.110 --> 00:14:21.289 week one, which the Packers won pretty easily, 00:14:21.429 --> 00:14:25.740 27 -13. But now the Lions are 7 -4 at home and 00:14:25.740 --> 00:14:28.000 they're three -point favorites. The leverage 00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:30.320 in this game is just off the charts, especially 00:14:30.320 --> 00:14:32.820 for Green Bay. I saw a projection that if the 00:14:32.820 --> 00:14:35.419 Packers win, their playoff chances jump from 00:14:35.419 --> 00:14:39.559 77 % all the way up to 91%. Wow, that's a huge 00:14:39.559 --> 00:14:42.840 swing. And a loss drops them down to 68%. So 00:14:42.840 --> 00:14:44.980 yeah, this one game has a massive impact on their 00:14:44.980 --> 00:14:46.820 season. They needed to keep pace with the Bears 00:14:46.820 --> 00:14:49.379 while the Lions are trying to hang on after that 00:14:49.379 --> 00:14:51.740 crazy overtime win against the Giants. A game 00:14:51.740 --> 00:14:54.149 that really... showed both the best and worst 00:14:54.149 --> 00:14:56.710 of this Lions team. Their resilience is incredible, 00:14:56.769 --> 00:14:59.409 but man, their defense has some holes. But that 00:14:59.409 --> 00:15:01.629 overtime, that was just perfect Dan Campbell 00:15:01.629 --> 00:15:04.289 football. He basically said, my only play call 00:15:04.289 --> 00:15:06.570 is get the ball to Jameer Gibbs. And Gibbs took 00:15:06.570 --> 00:15:08.769 the first play of overtime, 69 yards for the 00:15:08.769 --> 00:15:11.549 touchdown. Game over. He just rewarded his coach's 00:15:11.549 --> 00:15:14.529 faith instantly. And that game only even got 00:15:14.529 --> 00:15:16.830 to overtime because of their kicker, Jake Bates. 00:15:17.169 --> 00:15:20.470 A 59 -yard franchise record -tying field goal 00:15:20.470 --> 00:15:23.519 to tie it. An incredible kick. And I love the 00:15:23.519 --> 00:15:25.740 detail that he recites a Bible verse, Hebrews 00:15:25.740 --> 00:15:29.139 12 .1, as part of his routine on those big kicks. 00:15:29.399 --> 00:15:31.559 Whatever works, I guess. On the other side of 00:15:31.559 --> 00:15:34.059 that game, the Giants interim coach, Mike Kafka, 00:15:34.299 --> 00:15:37.610 he put on a trick play master class. They put 00:15:37.610 --> 00:15:40.769 up over 500 yards of offense on that Lions defense. 00:15:41.110 --> 00:15:43.049 It was amazing to watch. The Giants offense, 00:15:43.250 --> 00:15:45.570 which is usually so boring, was suddenly the 00:15:45.570 --> 00:15:47.710 most exciting show in the league. Had double 00:15:47.710 --> 00:15:50.110 pass touchdown. Right. And then the craziest 00:15:50.110 --> 00:15:52.850 play of the year, where Jameis Winston, the quarterback, 00:15:53.149 --> 00:15:55.610 catches a 33 -yard touchdown pass from his wide 00:15:55.610 --> 00:15:58.409 receiver, Gunnar Olszewski. It was wild. And 00:15:58.409 --> 00:16:00.429 Kafka's creativity has to put him in the conversation 00:16:00.429 --> 00:16:02.690 for the full -time head coaching job. But he 00:16:02.690 --> 00:16:04.710 also made the decision that let the Lions back 00:16:04.710 --> 00:16:06.610 in the game. Going for it on fourth and goal 00:16:06.610 --> 00:16:08.610 late up by three instead of just kicking the 00:16:08.610 --> 00:16:10.470 field goal. That's the other side of the coin 00:16:10.470 --> 00:16:13.070 with aggressive coaches. When it works, you're 00:16:13.070 --> 00:16:15.590 a genius. When it fails, you get second guessed 00:16:15.590 --> 00:16:19.049 all week. And that failure led directly to the 00:16:19.049 --> 00:16:20.929 Lions getting the ball back and Bates hitting 00:16:20.929 --> 00:16:24.309 that monster kick. So while the Lions and Packers 00:16:24.309 --> 00:16:26.570 battle it out, another team in that division, 00:16:26.789 --> 00:16:30.330 the Vikings, are in real trouble. They're 4 -7 00:16:30.330 --> 00:16:33.350 after getting blown out by Green Bay. And J .J. 00:16:33.370 --> 00:16:36.220 McCarthy is really struggling. He looked bad 00:16:36.220 --> 00:16:39.820 in that game. 12 of 19 for 87 yards and two picks. 00:16:40.340 --> 00:16:42.299 And now you're starting to hear the whispers 00:16:42.299 --> 00:16:45.059 about the Vikings letting Sam Darnold go, who's 00:16:45.059 --> 00:16:47.460 having a pretty good year in Seattle. It's tough 00:16:47.460 --> 00:16:49.879 because it's not all McCarthy's fault. That offensive 00:16:49.879 --> 00:16:52.259 line is terrible. The run game is non -existent. 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:55.019 It's a really bad situation for a rookie quarterback. 00:16:55.019 --> 00:16:56.899 It is. But you can't bench him now. You have 00:16:56.899 --> 00:16:58.840 to see it through. What they need to do in the 00:16:58.840 --> 00:17:01.159 offseason is bring in a reliable veteran to compete 00:17:01.159 --> 00:17:03.179 with him or at least provide some insurance if 00:17:03.179 --> 00:17:05.470 he continues to struggle. Thanksgiving game. 00:17:05.849 --> 00:17:08.670 Ravens at the Bengals. Baltimore is favored, 00:17:08.769 --> 00:17:11.569 but Lamar Jackson hasn't looked right. No, he 00:17:11.569 --> 00:17:13.630 hasn't. Since he came back from that hamstring 00:17:13.630 --> 00:17:16.210 injury, he hasn't thrown for 200 yards in three 00:17:16.210 --> 00:17:19.190 straight games. And their big problem, their 00:17:19.190 --> 00:17:22.509 fatal flaw, is still their inability to score 00:17:22.509 --> 00:17:24.970 touchdowns in the red zone. Is that a play calling 00:17:24.970 --> 00:17:27.690 issue or is it a physical thing with Lamar not 00:17:27.690 --> 00:17:29.950 being 100 percent? I think it's a little of both. 00:17:30.430 --> 00:17:32.950 He seems hesitant to really step into his throws, 00:17:33.130 --> 00:17:35.349 especially in the tight windows of the red zone. 00:17:35.509 --> 00:17:37.930 And that makes the predictable play calls even 00:17:37.930 --> 00:17:40.250 less effective. The Bengals get Joe Burrow back, 00:17:40.369 --> 00:17:43.109 which is huge for them. But they still have one 00:17:43.109 --> 00:17:45.029 of the worst defenses in the league and a bad 00:17:45.029 --> 00:17:47.609 offensive line. Right. So even with Lamar not 00:17:47.609 --> 00:17:49.650 at his best, the Ravens should still be able 00:17:49.650 --> 00:17:51.609 to run the ball all over Cincinnati. I think 00:17:51.609 --> 00:17:53.549 the talent gap, especially on defense, is just 00:17:53.549 --> 00:17:56.289 too big. Baltimore should win this one. Let's 00:17:56.289 --> 00:17:57.809 talk about two more teams who are trying to figure 00:17:57.809 --> 00:18:01.230 out who they are. The Jets and the Falcons. For 00:18:01.230 --> 00:18:03.069 the Jets, it's just more the same misery. They're 00:18:03.069 --> 00:18:06.130 2 -9 now after losing to the Ravens. It's tough 00:18:06.130 --> 00:18:08.670 to watch. But you have to give Coach Aaron Glenn 00:18:08.670 --> 00:18:11.390 credit for how he's handling it. You saw that 00:18:11.390 --> 00:18:14.410 after Brees Hall fumbled at the two -yard line, 00:18:14.549 --> 00:18:16.470 which basically lost them the game. Yeah, Glenn 00:18:16.470 --> 00:18:18.970 came right out and defended him, said, ST happens, 00:18:19.170 --> 00:18:22.109 and that Hall is my guy. He knows Hall is really 00:18:22.109 --> 00:18:23.950 hard on himself, and he wanted to get in front 00:18:23.950 --> 00:18:27.559 of that. That's great leadership. It is. But 00:18:27.559 --> 00:18:29.900 that great player management is in sharp contrast 00:18:29.900 --> 00:18:32.619 to a really questionable coaching decision he 00:18:32.619 --> 00:18:34.759 made earlier in that game. The fourth and two 00:18:34.759 --> 00:18:37.880 from their own 42 -yard line. Yes. Down by only 00:18:37.880 --> 00:18:39.539 three points in the third quarter. There was 00:18:39.539 --> 00:18:41.539 just no reason to take that risk. You punt the 00:18:41.539 --> 00:18:43.880 ball, you trust your defense, and you play the 00:18:43.880 --> 00:18:46.700 field position game. Instead, they fail, give 00:18:46.700 --> 00:18:48.839 the Ravens the ball near midfield, and basically 00:18:48.839 --> 00:18:50.839 hand them a field goal. It felt like a moment 00:18:50.839 --> 00:18:53.180 of desperation. And it's that kind of gamble 00:18:53.180 --> 00:18:56.500 that gets coaches fired. The risk just did not 00:18:56.500 --> 00:18:59.240 justify the reward there at all. Now contrast 00:18:59.240 --> 00:19:01.640 that with the Atlanta Falcons. They beat the 00:19:01.640 --> 00:19:04.539 Saints 24 -10, and they are suddenly building 00:19:04.539 --> 00:19:07.900 a real identity on defense. It's amazing. They've 00:19:07.900 --> 00:19:10.839 had five or more sacks in four straight games. 00:19:11.160 --> 00:19:14.079 Only 10 other teams in NFL history have ever 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:16.779 done that. And the best part is... All the guys 00:19:16.779 --> 00:19:18.819 getting their sacks are first or second year 00:19:18.819 --> 00:19:20.759 players. So you're talking about guys like James 00:19:20.759 --> 00:19:24.400 Pierce Jr., Brandon Dorlis, Xavier Watts. This 00:19:24.400 --> 00:19:26.039 is the kind of young core you can build around. 00:19:26.460 --> 00:19:28.960 Absolutely. Pierce is starting to look like the 00:19:28.960 --> 00:19:31.019 star pass rusher they drafted him to be. And 00:19:31.019 --> 00:19:33.220 that young pass rush completely shut down Taysom 00:19:33.220 --> 00:19:35.099 Hill, who has always given the Falcons fits. 00:19:35.740 --> 00:19:37.640 And the offense changed its identity in that 00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:39.519 game, too. They were under center a lot more 00:19:39.519 --> 00:19:42.039 using three tight end sets. It was a clear shift 00:19:42.039 --> 00:19:44.980 to a more physical ground -and -pound style, 00:19:45.240 --> 00:19:47.859 and it worked. They bullied the Saints at the 00:19:47.859 --> 00:19:49.900 line of scrimmage, controlled the clock, and 00:19:49.900 --> 00:19:52.099 it took a lot of pressure off Kirk Cousins. And 00:19:52.099 --> 00:19:54.599 Cousins had maybe his best game in over a year. 00:19:54.940 --> 00:19:57.180 The play -action game was working perfectly for 00:19:57.180 --> 00:19:59.440 him. It was. The only guy who didn't seem to 00:19:59.440 --> 00:20:01.799 benefit was Kyle Pitts. He had a couple of really 00:20:01.799 --> 00:20:04.019 bad drops, one of which led to an interception. 00:20:04.519 --> 00:20:06.500 And that's the concern with him, right? Can he 00:20:06.500 --> 00:20:09.599 be a consistent contributor in a run -first offense 00:20:09.599 --> 00:20:11.859 that needs him to block and make tough catches? 00:20:12.440 --> 00:20:16.299 The jury is still out. Okay, let's switch over 00:20:16.299 --> 00:20:18.359 to the college game, because the biggest rivalry 00:20:18.359 --> 00:20:21.980 in sports is this week, the game, and the stakes 00:20:21.980 --> 00:20:24.940 could not be higher. No, they could not. Number 00:20:24.940 --> 00:20:28.420 one, Ohio State, undefeated at 11 -0, goes on 00:20:28.420 --> 00:20:31.400 the road to face number 15, Michigan, at 9 -2. 00:20:32.599 --> 00:20:34.599 And the historical pressure on Ohio State is 00:20:34.599 --> 00:20:36.759 just immense. They're trying to avoid losing 00:20:36.759 --> 00:20:38.779 five straight games to Michigan for the first 00:20:38.779 --> 00:20:42.460 time since the 1920s. The 1920s. Can you imagine 00:20:42.460 --> 00:20:45.140 that weight on Ryan Day's shoulders? If he loses 00:20:45.140 --> 00:20:47.900 a fifth straight time to his arc rival, the calls 00:20:47.900 --> 00:20:49.960 for his job in Columbus will be deafening, even 00:20:49.960 --> 00:20:52.259 with an 11 -1 record. And it's not just about 00:20:52.259 --> 00:20:54.400 bragging rights. This has huge college football 00:20:54.400 --> 00:20:57.019 playoff implications. Massive. A Michigan win 00:20:57.019 --> 00:20:58.859 could send them to the Big Ten title game. And 00:20:58.859 --> 00:21:00.779 it could force Ohio State, the number one team 00:21:00.779 --> 00:21:02.490 in the country, to play in a... first -round 00:21:02.490 --> 00:21:03.970 playoff game instead of getting that crucial 00:21:03.970 --> 00:21:05.990 bye. So where is this game going to be won or 00:21:05.990 --> 00:21:08.269 lost? It's always a battle in the trenches, but 00:21:08.269 --> 00:21:10.289 I'm looking at the Ohio State secondary against 00:21:10.289 --> 00:21:12.890 the Michigan wide receivers. If Ohio State can 00:21:12.890 --> 00:21:15.450 prevent the big play downfield and force Michigan 00:21:15.450 --> 00:21:17.589 to be one -dimensional, they have a great shot. 00:21:17.869 --> 00:21:20.430 But if Michigan can run the ball, control the 00:21:20.430 --> 00:21:23.329 clock, and keep that explosive Ohio State offense 00:21:23.329 --> 00:21:24.990 on the sideline? Then it's a whole different 00:21:24.990 --> 00:21:26.930 ball game. It's going to be fascinating to watch. 00:21:27.230 --> 00:21:29.890 Meanwhile, in the SEC... The Lane Kiffin saga 00:21:29.890 --> 00:21:32.750 is just completely dominating the coaching carousel. 00:21:32.849 --> 00:21:35.730 It's a mess. He's being linked to the LSU job 00:21:35.730 --> 00:21:38.890 and it's creating chaos for both schools. One 00:21:38.890 --> 00:21:40.829 day there's a report he bought a house in Baton 00:21:40.829 --> 00:21:44.230 Rouge. The next day he's demanding a new contract 00:21:44.230 --> 00:21:46.789 from Ole Miss. And the timing is just terrible 00:21:46.789 --> 00:21:48.630 with the Egg Bowl against Mississippi State this 00:21:48.630 --> 00:21:51.369 week. Exactly. His team has to play their biggest 00:21:51.369 --> 00:21:53.670 rival and they have no idea if their coach is 00:21:53.670 --> 00:21:55.690 going to be there next year. It's a huge distraction. 00:21:56.089 --> 00:21:58.890 And LSU needs to hire a coach before... the recruiting 00:21:58.890 --> 00:22:01.490 dead period. This whole thing is hurting everybody 00:22:01.490 --> 00:22:04.349 involved. And it could even impact the SEC championship 00:22:04.349 --> 00:22:07.430 game. Georgia's sitting at number four, but they 00:22:07.430 --> 00:22:09.490 could end up playing Ole Miss for the title. 00:22:09.670 --> 00:22:11.630 Right. And if Kiffin and his team are distracted 00:22:11.630 --> 00:22:13.849 by all this off -the -field drama, it could make 00:22:13.849 --> 00:22:16.150 Georgia's path to the playoff even easier. The 00:22:16.150 --> 00:22:18.529 coaching chaos has real Hanfield consequences. 00:22:19.130 --> 00:22:20.690 All right, let's head a few other big stories 00:22:20.690 --> 00:22:23.950 from the college world. Jeremiah Love at Notre 00:22:23.950 --> 00:22:27.380 Dame. had a monster game. He was incredible. 00:22:27.519 --> 00:22:30.000 He tied Jerome Bettis' school record with his 00:22:30.000 --> 00:22:32.960 20th touchdown of the season. And get this, he 00:22:32.960 --> 00:22:37.279 had 171 yards on just eight carries. Eight carries. 00:22:37.359 --> 00:22:40.019 That's over 21 yards of pop. Just absurd efficiency. 00:22:40.440 --> 00:22:43.579 In ACC, Miami is now the highest ranked team 00:22:43.579 --> 00:22:46.119 at number 13. They're quietly putting together 00:22:46.119 --> 00:22:49.319 a really solid season. On the flip side, Florida 00:22:49.319 --> 00:22:51.700 State is in trouble. They're 5 -6. and they need 00:22:51.700 --> 00:22:53.740 to win their last game just to become bowl eligible. 00:22:53.940 --> 00:22:55.720 It's been a rough slide for them, and their loss 00:22:55.720 --> 00:22:57.799 to NC State was just full of what were called 00:22:57.799 --> 00:23:01.180 mind -boggling mistakes. Two muffed punts, questionable 00:23:01.180 --> 00:23:03.599 late -game decisions. It was just ugly. But they 00:23:03.599 --> 00:23:05.660 announced that Mike Norvell will be back as coach 00:23:05.660 --> 00:23:09.180 through 2026. A big vote of confidence. They 00:23:09.180 --> 00:23:11.819 clearly believe he can fix these execution issues. 00:23:12.180 --> 00:23:14.779 And finally, the coaching carousel has its first 00:23:14.779 --> 00:23:18.420 victim. Cal fired Justin Wilcox after they lost 00:23:18.420 --> 00:23:21.119 the big game to Stanford. That was the last straw. 00:23:21.319 --> 00:23:23.519 It guaranteed he would finish with a losing record 00:23:23.519 --> 00:23:25.400 in conference play for the ninth straight season. 00:23:25.559 --> 00:23:27.539 You just can't survive that, especially when 00:23:27.539 --> 00:23:29.559 you lose to your rival who has an interim coach. 00:23:29.839 --> 00:23:32.539 And a big recruiting win for Utah. They landed 00:23:32.539 --> 00:23:35.440 a top dual threat quarterback for 2026, Kane 00:23:35.440 --> 00:23:38.119 Archer. A massive get for them. He's a blue chip 00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:40.380 prospect who joins what is already the highest 00:23:40.380 --> 00:23:43.000 rated recruiting class in Utah history. It shows 00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:45.359 they're serious about building an offensive powerhouse 00:23:45.359 --> 00:23:48.559 out west. So to wrap it all up. Week 12 completely 00:23:48.559 --> 00:23:51.519 reshaped the NFC. The Rams look like the clear 00:23:51.519 --> 00:23:54.259 team to beat, and the Eagles suddenly look incredibly 00:23:54.259 --> 00:23:56.880 vulnerable. And in the AFC, the Patriots are 00:23:56.880 --> 00:23:59.380 back, which nobody saw coming, creating a real 00:23:59.380 --> 00:24:02.299 race in the AFC East. And Miles Garrett is on 00:24:02.299 --> 00:24:05.240 a historic pace, on track to completely rewrite 00:24:05.240 --> 00:24:07.859 the SAC record book. And we head into Thanksgiving 00:24:07.859 --> 00:24:10.619 with the game looming over college football, 00:24:10.799 --> 00:24:14.140 with massive CSP implications, while the Lane 00:24:14.140 --> 00:24:16.579 Kiffin circus continues to swirl around the SEC. 00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:20.599 It all came down to a few critical plays and 00:24:20.599 --> 00:24:22.880 a lot of critical decisions from the sideline. 00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:24.680 It really did. And you think about all the huge 00:24:24.680 --> 00:24:26.660 coaching calls this week. Chip Kelly getting 00:24:26.660 --> 00:24:29.140 fired. Aaron Glenn's huge gamble on fourth down. 00:24:29.240 --> 00:24:32.059 Mike Kafka's aggressive call that cost the Giants 00:24:32.059 --> 00:24:34.319 the game. So I'll leave you with this to think 00:24:34.319 --> 00:24:37.180 about. What single coaching decision from this 00:24:37.180 --> 00:24:39.480 week, win or lose, do you think will have the 00:24:39.480 --> 00:24:41.819 biggest long -term ripple effect for that franchise? 00:24:41.880 --> 00:24:43.920 Something to chew on as we get ready for the 00:24:43.920 --> 00:24:44.960 homestretch of the season.