WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.419 Welcome to Football Army. We just survived an 00:00:03.419 --> 00:00:06.719 absolute marathon of holiday football from the 00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:09.060 Thanksgiving triple header all the way through 00:00:09.060 --> 00:00:13.019 the first ever Black Friday game. It was an incredible 00:00:13.019 --> 00:00:16.480 slate. And now we pivot right into the chaos 00:00:16.480 --> 00:00:19.780 of College Rivalry Week. It never stops. So today 00:00:19.780 --> 00:00:21.760 we're going to break down all the fallout from 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:24.100 those massive games and then look ahead to what 00:00:24.100 --> 00:00:26.399 might be the most dangerous Iron Bowl in years. 00:00:26.699 --> 00:00:29.289 It was, um... It was a Thanksgiving that really 00:00:29.289 --> 00:00:31.809 reshaped the league. Just as at the table, we 00:00:31.809 --> 00:00:34.270 saw the Packers go into Detroit and beat the 00:00:34.270 --> 00:00:37.590 Lions 31 -24. Huge divisional game. Then the 00:00:37.590 --> 00:00:39.789 Cowboys, in a really emotional game, managed 00:00:39.789 --> 00:00:43.149 to hold off the Chiefs 31 -28. The reigning champs, 00:00:43.149 --> 00:00:45.450 no less. Exactly. And to cap it all off, Joe 00:00:45.450 --> 00:00:47.880 Burrow comes back. And the Bengals just stunned 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:50.679 the Baltimore Ravens 32 -14. And just like that, 00:00:50.740 --> 00:00:53.159 the NFC playoff picture gets a whole lot tighter. 00:00:53.280 --> 00:00:55.859 That Packers win especially changes the entire 00:00:55.859 --> 00:00:58.500 dynamic in the NFC North. Oh, for sure. Before 00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:00.280 we jump into that first game, you really have 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:02.000 to look at that division now. The Bears are sitting 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:04.659 at 8 -3, but right behind them are the Packers 00:01:04.659 --> 00:01:07.879 at 8 -3 -1. And now the Lions have slid all the 00:01:07.879 --> 00:01:10.840 way back. to 7 -5. The margin for error is just 00:01:10.840 --> 00:01:13.319 gone. It's zero. It's completely gone. Yeah. 00:01:13.400 --> 00:01:15.620 And that season sweep the Packers just pulled 00:01:15.620 --> 00:01:18.120 off against Detroit. That's basically like having 00:01:18.120 --> 00:01:19.900 a two -game lead because of the tiebreakers. 00:01:20.200 --> 00:01:22.299 That's the stuff that wins you a division title 00:01:22.299 --> 00:01:24.920 in December. Okay, let's start there then. Game 00:01:24.920 --> 00:01:28.989 one on Thanksgiving. Green Bay 31, Detroit 24. 00:01:29.569 --> 00:01:32.370 This result feels, I don't know, almost tectonic 00:01:32.370 --> 00:01:34.549 for that division. It really is. Completing that 00:01:34.549 --> 00:01:36.989 regular season sweep is just massive. It's the 00:01:36.989 --> 00:01:39.090 first time they've done it since 2020. And for 00:01:39.090 --> 00:01:41.510 a young team like Green Bay, that kind of road 00:01:41.510 --> 00:01:45.469 win in that environment, it builds a ton of confidence. 00:01:45.510 --> 00:01:48.170 It does. And the way they won was defined by... 00:01:49.209 --> 00:01:51.590 A clear philosophy from the head coach. It was 00:01:51.590 --> 00:01:53.750 all about aggression. Matt LeFleur, right. He 00:01:53.750 --> 00:01:55.189 basically came out and said it afterwards. He 00:01:55.189 --> 00:01:57.450 was totally transparent. His quote was that the 00:01:57.450 --> 00:02:00.090 game came down to fourth down and that he'd rather 00:02:00.090 --> 00:02:03.109 go down swinging. That wasn't just talk either. 00:02:03.310 --> 00:02:06.409 That mindset shaped the entire game. I love that 00:02:06.409 --> 00:02:09.139 quote. It gives the team an identity. And they 00:02:09.139 --> 00:02:10.960 proved it on the field, didn't they? They went 00:02:10.960 --> 00:02:13.039 for it right away. Right out of the gate. That 00:02:13.039 --> 00:02:14.860 fourth and three early in the game. Instead of 00:02:14.860 --> 00:02:16.860 kicking a field goal, they go for it. And it 00:02:16.860 --> 00:02:20.099 pays off big time. A 22 -yard touchdown pass 00:02:20.099 --> 00:02:23.300 to Dontavian Wicks, the rookie. Exactly. That's 00:02:23.300 --> 00:02:25.319 not just a conversion. That's a seven -point 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:28.139 swing. You go from a potential three points to 00:02:28.139 --> 00:02:30.620 a definite seven, and you send a message to the 00:02:30.620 --> 00:02:32.139 other sideline. That you're not going to play 00:02:32.139 --> 00:02:34.659 scared. Not at all. And they kept doing it. Later 00:02:34.659 --> 00:02:36.039 on, they had a fourth and one, and what do they 00:02:36.039 --> 00:02:38.900 do? Another touchdown. To Romeo Doubts, I think. 00:02:39.180 --> 00:02:41.979 Made it 17 -7. That's the one. When you hit on 00:02:41.979 --> 00:02:44.879 those plays, it's just demoralizing for a defense. 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:47.039 They feel like they did their job, they got the 00:02:47.039 --> 00:02:49.199 stop on third down, and they still can't get 00:02:49.199 --> 00:02:51.919 off the field. But the real dagger, the moment 00:02:51.919 --> 00:02:54.659 that showed ultimate confidence, came late in 00:02:54.659 --> 00:02:57.039 the fourth quarter. Oh, yeah. The game -sealing 00:02:57.039 --> 00:03:00.539 one. Green Bay is up by seven, just trying to 00:03:00.539 --> 00:03:02.919 run out the clock. They face another fourth and 00:03:02.919 --> 00:03:05.360 three. Most... Coaches in the league are punting 00:03:05.360 --> 00:03:08.639 there. 100%. You punt the ball, pin him deep, 00:03:08.800 --> 00:03:11.379 and you trust your defense to get one final stop. 00:03:11.620 --> 00:03:14.259 Not LeFleur. He put the ball right back in Jordan 00:03:14.259 --> 00:03:16.780 Love's hands. Which is the ultimate vote of confidence 00:03:16.780 --> 00:03:19.439 for your young quarterback. And Love delivered. 00:03:19.800 --> 00:03:22.919 He finds Wicks again. For a 16 -yard game that 00:03:22.919 --> 00:03:25.719 just completely ices the game. And the craziest 00:03:25.719 --> 00:03:29.039 part of that play, if you watch the replay, is 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:31.520 that Wicks literally lost his shoe mid -round. 00:03:31.870 --> 00:03:34.710 No way. Yeah, he stumbles, his shoe flies off, 00:03:34.789 --> 00:03:37.009 but he somehow keeps his balance, secures the 00:03:37.009 --> 00:03:40.150 catch, and gets the first down. Just an incredible 00:03:40.150 --> 00:03:42.669 effort. And that caps off a career day for him. 00:03:42.949 --> 00:03:45.569 94 yards and two touchdowns for an undrafted 00:03:45.569 --> 00:03:47.449 rookie on Thanksgiving. That's a huge story. 00:03:47.629 --> 00:03:49.610 That whole young receiving core is growing up 00:03:49.610 --> 00:03:52.509 fast. But this game was also about Jordan Love 00:03:52.509 --> 00:03:55.180 taking that next step. He had a monster day. 00:03:55.360 --> 00:03:57.599 Four touchdowns, and I saw a stat that really 00:03:57.599 --> 00:03:59.699 put his performance in historical context for 00:03:59.699 --> 00:04:01.699 the Packers. It was a big one. He became the 00:04:01.699 --> 00:04:03.599 first Packers quarterback to throw for four or 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:06.039 more touchdowns on Thanksgiving, with a passer 00:04:06.039 --> 00:04:09.439 rating over 120 cents. Wait for it. Bart Starr 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:14.379 in 1966. Wow. That's nearly 60 years. To 59 years. 00:04:14.520 --> 00:04:16.600 When you're putting your name next to Bart Starr 00:04:16.600 --> 00:04:18.980 in the Packers history books, you're doing something 00:04:18.980 --> 00:04:22.519 right. He just looks so poised, so in control. 00:04:22.990 --> 00:04:24.649 It really does feel like they've found their 00:04:24.649 --> 00:04:28.170 guy again. It's starting to look that way. But, 00:04:28.350 --> 00:04:30.370 you know, wasn't all good news for Green Bay. 00:04:30.610 --> 00:04:33.750 The win came at a pretty significant cost. The 00:04:33.750 --> 00:04:36.569 injury to Devontae Wyatt. Yeah, their big defensive 00:04:36.569 --> 00:04:39.730 lineman. He went down late with what looked like 00:04:39.730 --> 00:04:41.790 a serious ankle injury. And LeFleur called it 00:04:41.790 --> 00:04:44.170 a critical loss after the game, which is never 00:04:44.170 --> 00:04:47.329 what you want to hear. No. Wyatt is their key 00:04:47.329 --> 00:04:49.730 guy in the middle for stopping the run. If he's 00:04:49.730 --> 00:04:51.889 out for any extended period of time, that... 00:04:52.079 --> 00:04:54.000 fundamentally changes what they can do on defense, 00:04:54.180 --> 00:04:56.339 especially with some run -heavy teams coming 00:04:56.339 --> 00:04:58.079 up on the schedule. So while Green Bay's offense 00:04:58.079 --> 00:05:01.000 is celebrating, their defense might have a huge 00:05:01.000 --> 00:05:03.680 problem. A huge hole to fill. And speaking of 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:06.399 defense, we have to talk about the guy who completely 00:05:06.399 --> 00:05:09.459 wrecked the game for the Lions offense, Micah 00:05:09.459 --> 00:05:12.740 Parsons. An absolute game wrecker. And you have 00:05:12.740 --> 00:05:15.160 to remember, the price Green Bay paid to get 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:17.959 him, it was a king's ransom. Two first -round 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:20.490 picks, plus Kenny Clark, right. And then they 00:05:20.490 --> 00:05:23.889 gave him that massive contract. $188 million. 00:05:24.290 --> 00:05:26.670 That's the kind of investment you make for a 00:05:26.670 --> 00:05:29.689 player you believe is a true cornerstone, a generational 00:05:29.689 --> 00:05:32.569 talent. And against the Lions, he looked every 00:05:32.569 --> 00:05:34.509 bit the part. What was his final stat line? It 00:05:34.509 --> 00:05:37.189 was insane. It was. Two and a half sacks, eight 00:05:37.189 --> 00:05:40.550 tackles, four quarterback hits, and 10 total 00:05:40.550 --> 00:05:42.829 pressures on Jared Goff. He was just living in 00:05:42.829 --> 00:05:45.490 the backfield. That is complete and utter dominance. 00:05:45.550 --> 00:05:48.860 And those sacks pushed him past a... pretty significant 00:05:48.860 --> 00:05:52.199 historical marker. It did. He's now at 12 .5 00:05:52.199 --> 00:05:54.600 sacks for the season. And that makes him the 00:05:54.600 --> 00:05:57.100 first player in the history of the NFL to record 00:05:57.100 --> 00:05:59.620 at least 12 sacks in each of his first five seasons. 00:05:59.839 --> 00:06:02.420 The first ever. That's incredible. I know he 00:06:02.420 --> 00:06:04.560 was tied with Reggie White for a similar record. 00:06:04.660 --> 00:06:06.579 Right. They both had started their careers with 00:06:06.579 --> 00:06:08.860 five straight seasons of double -digit sacks. 00:06:09.019 --> 00:06:11.480 But Parsons just took it a step further, hitting 00:06:11.480 --> 00:06:14.100 12 in all five of those years. Nobody's ever 00:06:14.100 --> 00:06:16.879 done that. So when you pay a guy almost $200 00:06:16.879 --> 00:06:19.379 million, you're paying for that kind of history. 00:06:19.600 --> 00:06:21.920 You're paying for him to be an outlier, and he 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:25.420 is. But what's maybe even more impressive is 00:06:25.420 --> 00:06:28.740 his mindset about it. His quote after the game 00:06:28.740 --> 00:06:31.420 was perfect. Yeah, they asked him about the record, 00:06:31.560 --> 00:06:34.459 and he didn't even pause. He just said, how can 00:06:34.459 --> 00:06:37.300 we get to six? That's the mindset. I love that. 00:06:37.379 --> 00:06:39.500 No celebrating, just what's next? How do you 00:06:39.500 --> 00:06:41.199 get better? Once you do six, how do you get to 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:43.519 seven? That's the mentality. It's an all -time 00:06:43.519 --> 00:06:46.420 great. He's not chasing stats. He's chasing perfection. 00:06:46.740 --> 00:06:49.860 And to top it all off, he also tied the NFL record 00:06:49.860 --> 00:06:52.560 for most career sacks on Thanksgiving Day. He 00:06:52.560 --> 00:06:54.759 just owns the holiday. With eight and a half. 00:06:54.980 --> 00:06:56.920 He's basically become a Thanksgiving tradition, 00:06:57.040 --> 00:06:59.120 just like turkey and stuffing. All right. So 00:06:59.120 --> 00:07:00.779 let's flip to the other side of that game. The 00:07:00.779 --> 00:07:03.720 Detroit Lions. This loss has to be a gut punch 00:07:03.720 --> 00:07:06.759 for them. A huge one. They're down to 7 -5 now. 00:07:06.839 --> 00:07:09.600 And Dan Campbell himself said they've dug ourselves 00:07:09.600 --> 00:07:11.699 a little bit of a hole. And it's not just the 00:07:11.699 --> 00:07:14.579 loss. It's how they're losing. Their whole identity 00:07:14.579 --> 00:07:17.079 seems to be backfiring on them right now. It 00:07:17.079 --> 00:07:18.740 really is. I mean, their Thanksgiving record 00:07:18.740 --> 00:07:21.100 is already abysmal, something like one to eight 00:07:21.100 --> 00:07:23.079 in their last nine games on the holiday. But 00:07:23.079 --> 00:07:24.980 the bigger issue is their aggression on fourth 00:07:24.980 --> 00:07:28.100 down. It used to be their strength. And now. 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:31.699 Now it's a crisis. They failed twice on fourth 00:07:31.699 --> 00:07:33.980 down against the Packers. And that's become a 00:07:33.980 --> 00:07:36.240 trend. What's the stat on that? It's pretty damning, 00:07:36.240 --> 00:07:39.459 isn't it? It is. Since week 11. The Lions are 00:07:39.459 --> 00:07:42.740 now zero for seven on fourth down attempts. That 00:07:42.740 --> 00:07:45.139 is the most tries in the league in that span 00:07:45.139 --> 00:07:47.660 without a single conversion. Zero for seven. 00:07:47.879 --> 00:07:50.519 Ouch. And Campbell said he's going to stick with 00:07:50.519 --> 00:07:52.899 it, that it's who they are. But at some point, 00:07:52.899 --> 00:07:55.800 you have to execute. The league has tape on them 00:07:55.800 --> 00:07:58.399 now. They know it's coming. And the Lions haven't 00:07:58.399 --> 00:08:00.759 adjusted. And to make a really bad day even worse. 00:08:01.240 --> 00:08:03.480 They lost their best offensive player. Amon Ross 00:08:03.480 --> 00:08:05.779 St. Brown. It's a brutal blow. He goes down with 00:08:05.779 --> 00:08:07.800 an ankle injury in the first quarter, and he's 00:08:07.800 --> 00:08:10.259 their engine. Leading receiver, leading in yards, 00:08:10.300 --> 00:08:13.699 touchdowns, everything. And Campbell's prognosis 00:08:13.699 --> 00:08:16.819 wasn't great. A week or two, maybe, if we're 00:08:16.819 --> 00:08:18.839 lucky. Yeah, and you have to connect that to 00:08:18.839 --> 00:08:20.600 the fact that they already lost their star tight 00:08:20.600 --> 00:08:23.699 end, Sam Laporta, for the season. Right, so you 00:08:23.699 --> 00:08:26.579 take away Goff's top two targets. And suddenly 00:08:26.579 --> 00:08:28.379 you're asking a whole lot from Jamison Williams 00:08:28.379 --> 00:08:31.779 and the rookie running back, Jameer Gibbs. It 00:08:31.779 --> 00:08:34.539 just puts immense pressure on a much smaller 00:08:34.539 --> 00:08:37.539 group of players to carry the entire offense. 00:08:37.600 --> 00:08:40.779 They're running out of weapons fast. All right, 00:08:40.779 --> 00:08:42.840 let's move to the second game of the day. The 00:08:42.840 --> 00:08:45.659 Dallas Cowboys taking down the Kansas City Chiefs 00:08:45.659 --> 00:08:49.429 31 -28. A huge win for Dallas, extending their 00:08:49.429 --> 00:08:51.889 win streak to three. It was a massive statement 00:08:51.889 --> 00:08:54.570 win. To do it against the defending AFC champs, 00:08:54.570 --> 00:08:56.470 it shows that this Cowboys team might have a 00:08:56.470 --> 00:08:58.210 different level of resilience this year. And 00:08:58.210 --> 00:09:00.429 it really felt like their offense has found a 00:09:00.429 --> 00:09:03.730 consistent rhythm lately. It has. Dak Prescott 00:09:03.730 --> 00:09:06.429 was excellent again. Two touchdowns, 320 yards 00:09:06.429 --> 00:09:08.629 through the air. But you really have to give 00:09:08.629 --> 00:09:10.750 a ton of credit to the offensive line. They were 00:09:10.750 --> 00:09:13.529 fantastic. Kept them clean all day. Zero sacks 00:09:13.529 --> 00:09:16.059 allowed. That was against the Chiefs defense 00:09:16.059 --> 00:09:18.340 that was blitzing like crazy trying to throw 00:09:18.340 --> 00:09:21.080 them off. The O -line just stoned them. And that 00:09:21.080 --> 00:09:23.080 protection allows the other parts of the offense 00:09:23.080 --> 00:09:26.379 to get going. The run game, for example, is finally 00:09:26.379 --> 00:09:28.659 looking consistent. Three straight weeks with 00:09:28.659 --> 00:09:32.399 over 100 yards on the ground now. They had 137 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:36.710 against the Chiefs. including that big 43 -yard 00:09:36.710 --> 00:09:38.830 touchdown run from Malik Davis. When they can 00:09:38.830 --> 00:09:41.289 run the ball like that, it makes everything Dak 00:09:41.289 --> 00:09:43.490 does in the passing game, especially the play 00:09:43.490 --> 00:09:46.029 action, so much more dangerous. And his receivers 00:09:46.029 --> 00:09:48.769 really stepped up, CeeDee Lamb especially. Yeah, 00:09:48.809 --> 00:09:51.409 he had a couple of uncharacteristic drops the 00:09:51.409 --> 00:09:52.950 week before against Philly, and you wondered 00:09:52.950 --> 00:09:55.269 how he'd respond? He responded like a true number 00:09:55.269 --> 00:09:58.850 one receiver. Seven catches, 112 yards, and a 00:09:58.850 --> 00:10:00.830 touchdown. Just bounced right back. And then 00:10:00.830 --> 00:10:02.250 there's George Pickens on the other side, who's 00:10:02.250 --> 00:10:04.610 just been a model of consistency all season. 00:10:04.789 --> 00:10:06.889 Unbelievable season for him. He had another six 00:10:06.889 --> 00:10:09.809 catches for 88 yards, but the biggest one was 00:10:09.809 --> 00:10:12.070 that 13 -yard catch on third and two to seal 00:10:12.070 --> 00:10:14.909 the game. Just a clutch, chain -moving play when 00:10:14.909 --> 00:10:17.169 they absolutely needed it. And he's putting up 00:10:17.169 --> 00:10:19.909 such huge numbers, over 1 ,100 yards and eight 00:10:19.909 --> 00:10:22.370 touchdowns already, that the talk is already 00:10:22.370 --> 00:10:24.850 starting about his next contract. The franchise 00:10:24.850 --> 00:10:27.789 tag, right? Yep. The non -exclusive tag is projected 00:10:27.789 --> 00:10:30.990 to be around $28 million. It just shows that 00:10:30.990 --> 00:10:33.190 Dallas is ready to pay up to keep their stars, 00:10:33.409 --> 00:10:35.809 both on offense with Pickens and on defense with 00:10:35.809 --> 00:10:38.529 Parsons. Speaking of the defense, they made the 00:10:38.529 --> 00:10:40.970 plays they had to. Holding that Chiefs offense 00:10:40.970 --> 00:10:43.570 scoreless for a long stretch in the middle of 00:10:43.570 --> 00:10:46.210 the game was the key. Forcing four straight punts 00:10:46.210 --> 00:10:48.269 in the second and third quarters. That's how 00:10:48.269 --> 00:10:50.970 you beat Patrick Mahomes. And Jadeveon Clanny 00:10:50.970 --> 00:10:54.210 had a huge game. Two sacks on Mahomes. Yeah, 00:10:54.330 --> 00:10:56.429 and one of those sacks took him something like 00:10:56.429 --> 00:10:59.299 11 seconds to finally get there. It just shows 00:10:59.299 --> 00:11:01.519 you how hard it is to bring Mahomes down, but 00:11:01.519 --> 00:11:04.600 also how relentless Clowney's motor is. And the 00:11:04.600 --> 00:11:06.419 guys they brought in off the deadline are contributing. 00:11:06.639 --> 00:11:08.059 Quinn and Williams had a bunch of pressures. 00:11:08.299 --> 00:11:11.080 He did. Six pressures and four run tackles. He's 00:11:11.080 --> 00:11:12.700 been a perfect fit. They're getting pressure 00:11:12.700 --> 00:11:14.840 from multiple spots now, which is exactly what 00:11:14.840 --> 00:11:17.519 you need in the playoffs. But this game and this 00:11:17.519 --> 00:11:20.559 whole win streak, really, it's been about more 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:22.600 than just football for the Cowboys. It's been 00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:25.440 happening under this cloud of tragedy. It has. 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:29.860 This 3A run started right after the tragic death 00:11:29.860 --> 00:11:32.919 of their defensive end, Marshawn Neeland. And 00:11:32.919 --> 00:11:36.179 the team has clearly rallied together. The halftime 00:11:36.179 --> 00:11:38.500 show tribute from Post Malone was incredibly 00:11:38.500 --> 00:11:40.899 powerful. It was. You could feel the emotion 00:11:40.899 --> 00:11:44.840 when he shouted, we love you, 94. Yeah. And Dak 00:11:44.840 --> 00:11:46.399 Prescott talked about it after the game, how 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:48.659 they're honoring him, hanging his jersey in the 00:11:48.659 --> 00:11:51.019 locker room, carrying the number 94 flag on the 00:11:51.019 --> 00:11:52.840 field. They're playing for something bigger. 00:11:53.210 --> 00:11:55.649 It's an incredible story of resilience, and there 00:11:55.649 --> 00:11:58.029 was another really personal kind of emotional 00:11:58.029 --> 00:12:00.350 angle to this game for one of the coaches. For 00:12:00.350 --> 00:12:02.330 Brian Schottenheimer, yeah. It was his first 00:12:02.330 --> 00:12:04.870 Thanksgiving win, and it came against the Chiefs, 00:12:04.870 --> 00:12:07.309 the team his late father, Marty Schottenheimer, 00:12:07.389 --> 00:12:09.509 famously coached. And he said he carries his 00:12:09.509 --> 00:12:11.309 dad's old football card with him for every game. 00:12:11.490 --> 00:12:13.669 Just a little reminder of how deep these connections 00:12:13.669 --> 00:12:16.110 run in the football world. It's more than just 00:12:16.110 --> 00:12:18.429 a game. It really is. Okay, let's look at the 00:12:18.429 --> 00:12:21.110 team that lost that game, the Kansas City Chiefs. 00:12:21.529 --> 00:12:24.809 Falling to 6 -6. This is uncharted territory 00:12:24.809 --> 00:12:28.509 for them. Completely. And what's so jarring is 00:12:28.509 --> 00:12:30.929 that they lost a game where Patrick Mahomes was 00:12:30.929 --> 00:12:33.389 statistically brilliant. Four touchdowns, zero 00:12:33.389 --> 00:12:35.769 interceptions. Right. And he had never lost a 00:12:35.769 --> 00:12:37.649 game in his career with that stat line before. 00:12:37.809 --> 00:12:41.070 He was 12 -U. It just proves that the Chiefs' 00:12:41.090 --> 00:12:43.269 problems run a lot deeper than their quarterback. 00:12:43.669 --> 00:12:46.070 Mahomes even said it himself. The quote was something 00:12:46.070 --> 00:12:48.889 like, we can beat anybody, but we've shown that 00:12:48.889 --> 00:12:51.409 we can lose to anybody. That's a quarterback 00:12:51.409 --> 00:12:54.710 who is deeply frustrated with his team's inconsistency. 00:12:54.929 --> 00:12:57.409 He pointed to missed opportunities, getting the 00:12:57.409 --> 00:12:59.490 ball at midfield twice to start the second half, 00:12:59.629 --> 00:13:02.470 and coming away with zero points. That's losing 00:13:02.470 --> 00:13:05.169 football. And now the playoff picture looks genuinely 00:13:05.169 --> 00:13:08.269 scary for them. It does. Their chances dropped 00:13:08.269 --> 00:13:11.950 from 63 % down to 47 % with this loss. Mahomes 00:13:11.950 --> 00:13:14.190 said it grimly. You've got to win every game 00:13:14.190 --> 00:13:16.590 now and hope that's enough. Their margin for 00:13:16.590 --> 00:13:19.159 error is gone. And just when you think it can't 00:13:19.159 --> 00:13:20.879 get any worse, you look at their injury report. 00:13:21.100 --> 00:13:23.419 It's a catastrophe on the offensive line. They 00:13:23.419 --> 00:13:24.980 came into the game without their starting right 00:13:24.980 --> 00:13:27.980 guard, Trey Smith. OK, that's one starter. Then 00:13:27.980 --> 00:13:30.340 during the game, they lose their right tackle, 00:13:30.419 --> 00:13:32.759 Juwan Taylor, to an elbow injury. That's two. 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:35.500 And then the biggest blow of all, their rookie 00:13:35.500 --> 00:13:38.799 left tackle, Josh Simmons, goes down with a dislocated 00:13:38.799 --> 00:13:41.559 and fractured wrist. He's done for a long, long 00:13:41.559 --> 00:13:44.159 time. So that's three starting offensive linemen 00:13:44.159 --> 00:13:47.080 down. For a team that relies on Mahomes extending 00:13:47.080 --> 00:13:51.279 plays, that is, that is a potential death blow 00:13:51.279 --> 00:13:54.200 to their season. It's an absolute crisis. Even 00:13:54.200 --> 00:13:57.200 a magician like Mahomes can't operate if the 00:13:57.200 --> 00:13:59.259 pocket is collapsing from three different spots 00:13:59.259 --> 00:14:02.759 on every single play. The pressure is now immense 00:14:02.759 --> 00:14:05.399 on a group of backups to somehow hold it together. 00:14:05.620 --> 00:14:08.279 Unbelievable. Let's get to the Thanksgiving nightcap. 00:14:08.620 --> 00:14:10.519 The Cincinnati Bengals stunning the Baltimore 00:14:10.519 --> 00:14:13.639 Ravens, 32 -14. And the headline here is pretty 00:14:13.639 --> 00:14:15.919 simple, isn't it? It is. Joe Burrow is back. 00:14:16.179 --> 00:14:18.159 And he looked like he hadn't missed a beat. Not 00:14:18.159 --> 00:14:20.279 at all. He comes back after missing nine games 00:14:20.279 --> 00:14:22.159 with that toe injury and just looks completely 00:14:22.159 --> 00:14:25.740 comfortable. 261 yards, two touchdowns, zero 00:14:25.740 --> 00:14:28.019 picks. The numbers with him versus without him 00:14:28.019 --> 00:14:30.340 are just staggering. It's night and day. They're 00:14:30.340 --> 00:14:33.139 3 -0 when he plays. And they were 1 -8 without 00:14:33.139 --> 00:14:36.100 him. He is the franchise. And they didn't ease 00:14:36.100 --> 00:14:37.720 him back in either. They came out throwing the 00:14:37.720 --> 00:14:40.120 ball all over the yard. They trusted him immediately. 00:14:40.580 --> 00:14:42.759 He threw the ball 40 times in the first three 00:14:42.759 --> 00:14:44.820 quarters alone. That's a statement of intent. 00:14:45.340 --> 00:14:47.659 They were going to be timid. But as good as Burrow 00:14:47.659 --> 00:14:50.240 was, this game was won because of how poorly 00:14:50.240 --> 00:14:53.100 the Ravens played. Oh, without a doubt. Baltimore 00:14:53.100 --> 00:14:55.700 just could not hold on to the football. A season 00:14:55.700 --> 00:14:59.820 high, five turnovers. Five. That's almost impossible 00:14:59.820 --> 00:15:02.480 to win with. Four fumbles and an interception. 00:15:02.889 --> 00:15:05.289 And Lamar Jackson was responsible for three of 00:15:05.289 --> 00:15:07.889 them himself. It's just it's a shocking lack 00:15:07.889 --> 00:15:10.190 of ball security from a team that was on a five 00:15:10.190 --> 00:15:12.470 game win streak. And there was one turnover, 00:15:12.590 --> 00:15:15.269 one specific fumble that completely changed the 00:15:15.269 --> 00:15:17.809 entire game. The Isaiah likely fumble. It was 00:15:17.809 --> 00:15:19.870 one of the biggest momentum swings you will ever 00:15:19.870 --> 00:15:23.090 see. Set the scene. He catches a pass. He's rumbling 00:15:23.090 --> 00:15:26.029 down the field. It's a 44 yard play. He's heading 00:15:26.029 --> 00:15:28.309 for the end zone about to give the Ravens an 00:15:28.309 --> 00:15:29.950 eight point lead. It looks like a done deal. 00:15:30.269 --> 00:15:33.970 And then the Bengals safety Jordan battle just 00:15:33.970 --> 00:15:36.549 makes a perfect play. A perfect punch knocks 00:15:36.549 --> 00:15:39.710 the ball out right at the goal line just before 00:15:39.710 --> 00:15:43.230 likely crosses the plane. So instead of a Baltimore 00:15:43.230 --> 00:15:45.250 touchdown. The ball rolls through the end zone. 00:15:45.350 --> 00:15:48.190 It's a touchback. Bengals ball. It was a potential 00:15:48.190 --> 00:15:51.889 14 point swing on a single play. Absolutely devastating 00:15:51.889 --> 00:15:53.830 for Baltimore. And you have to credit that Bengals 00:15:53.830 --> 00:15:55.529 defense. They've been ranked near the bottom 00:15:55.529 --> 00:15:57.490 of the league all year, but they stepped up. 00:15:57.659 --> 00:15:59.480 Big time. They did. They forced the turnovers 00:15:59.480 --> 00:16:02.279 and they capitalized. A defensive end, Cedric 00:16:02.279 --> 00:16:05.279 Johnson, recovered two fumbles himself. They 00:16:05.279 --> 00:16:07.740 held a really good Ravens offense to just 14 00:16:07.740 --> 00:16:10.559 points. Now, in that game, we also saw a bit 00:16:10.559 --> 00:16:12.460 of history from the Ravens running back, Derrick 00:16:12.460 --> 00:16:14.899 Henry. We did. He passed the legendary Jim Brown 00:16:14.899 --> 00:16:17.220 to move into 11th on the all -time rushing list. 00:16:17.379 --> 00:16:20.250 An incredible accomplishment. And he joined LaDainian 00:16:20.250 --> 00:16:22.769 Tomlinson in a pretty exclusive club, too. The 00:16:22.769 --> 00:16:25.110 only two players ever with 10 or more rushing 00:16:25.110 --> 00:16:27.409 touchdowns in eight or more straight seasons. 00:16:27.769 --> 00:16:30.529 Just a model of sustained dominance. But for 00:16:30.529 --> 00:16:33.850 all that history, his usage in the game was weird, 00:16:34.009 --> 00:16:36.870 to say the least. It was very strange. In the 00:16:36.870 --> 00:16:39.669 first quarter, he was gashing them. Five carries, 00:16:39.850 --> 00:16:42.149 33 yards, a touchdown. He looked great. And then 00:16:42.149 --> 00:16:44.309 in the second quarter... He got zero carries, 00:16:44.470 --> 00:16:47.840 not one. How does that even happen? Your quarterback 00:16:47.840 --> 00:16:50.139 is struggling with turnovers, your Hall of Fame 00:16:50.139 --> 00:16:52.480 running back is playing well, and you just stop 00:16:52.480 --> 00:16:55.149 giving him the ball. It makes no sense. It speaks 00:16:55.149 --> 00:16:58.289 to a real identity crisis on offense for Baltimore. 00:16:58.710 --> 00:17:01.250 They get so focused on trying to make the passing 00:17:01.250 --> 00:17:03.789 game work that they abandon what's actually working 00:17:03.789 --> 00:17:06.329 on the ground. It's a major flaw. And while we're 00:17:06.329 --> 00:17:08.170 talking about the Ravens, they had a key injury 00:17:08.170 --> 00:17:10.470 in that game as well. Cornerback Nate Wiggins. 00:17:10.529 --> 00:17:12.609 Yeah, he went out with a foot injury. The good 00:17:12.609 --> 00:17:15.069 news is Coach Harbaugh said it's not serious 00:17:15.069 --> 00:17:17.980 long term. But his status for their next game 00:17:17.980 --> 00:17:20.140 against the Steelers is up in the air, right? 00:17:20.240 --> 00:17:24.220 It is. And losing a starting corner for a must 00:17:24.220 --> 00:17:27.819 -win divisional game against a rival is not ideal. 00:17:27.980 --> 00:17:30.420 Not at all. Let's stay in the AFC for one more 00:17:30.420 --> 00:17:32.460 piece of major news. This one's out of Indianapolis, 00:17:32.519 --> 00:17:34.960 and it could shake up the whole conference. Yeah, 00:17:34.980 --> 00:17:37.460 this is a big one. Colts quarterback Daniel Jones, 00:17:37.660 --> 00:17:40.180 who has been having an incredible... Career best 00:17:40.180 --> 00:17:42.700 season. Leading the Colts to an 8 -3 record, 00:17:42.859 --> 00:17:45.740 top of the AFC South. He's dealing with a fractured 00:17:45.740 --> 00:17:48.000 fibula. A fracture. And he's saying he's going 00:17:48.000 --> 00:17:50.539 to play through it. He is. He insists he'll be 00:17:50.539 --> 00:17:53.160 out there for week 14 against the Texans, but 00:17:53.160 --> 00:17:55.799 you have to be hugely skeptical about that. I 00:17:55.799 --> 00:17:58.599 mean, a fracture in your leg, that's got to affect 00:17:58.599 --> 00:18:00.819 his mobility, his ability to plant and throw. 00:18:00.900 --> 00:18:02.460 We saw that at the end of their last game. We 00:18:02.460 --> 00:18:04.759 did. He was clearly hampered. He only completed 00:18:04.759 --> 00:18:06.500 three of eight passes in the fourth quarter. 00:18:06.619 --> 00:18:08.500 For a team that's been leading the league in 00:18:08.500 --> 00:18:11.019 scoring, Any drop off from your quarterback is 00:18:11.019 --> 00:18:13.859 potentially devastating. OK, let's turn our attention 00:18:13.859 --> 00:18:17.200 to the Black Friday game, a massive NFC showdown 00:18:17.200 --> 00:18:21.599 between two 8 -3 teams, the Chicago Bears and 00:18:21.599 --> 00:18:23.779 the Philadelphia Eagles. The stakes here are 00:18:23.779 --> 00:18:26.980 just enormous. The winner gets a huge leg up 00:18:26.980 --> 00:18:29.680 in their divisional race and in the overall NFC 00:18:29.680 --> 00:18:31.980 playoff picture. And the Eagles are coming into 00:18:31.980 --> 00:18:35.000 this game in a really weird spot mentally. Reeling 00:18:35.000 --> 00:18:37.730 is the word. They had that. Historic collapse, 00:18:38.049 --> 00:18:40.670 as it's being called, against Dallas last week 00:18:40.670 --> 00:18:44.390 blew a 21 -0 lead. That's the kind of loss that 00:18:44.390 --> 00:18:47.230 can linger. The good news for them seems to be 00:18:47.230 --> 00:18:48.970 on the injury front, at least for their skill 00:18:48.970 --> 00:18:51.849 players. Right. Devonta Smith and Saquon Barkley 00:18:51.849 --> 00:18:54.589 are both expected to play, which is huge. Smith 00:18:54.589 --> 00:18:57.069 is their leading receiver. You need him out there. 00:18:57.289 --> 00:19:00.009 But the bad news is on the offensive line. A 00:19:00.009 --> 00:19:02.529 critical absence. The all -pro tackle Lane Johnson 00:19:02.529 --> 00:19:05.019 is out with a foot injury. And when you take 00:19:05.019 --> 00:19:07.640 an elite protector like him out of the lineup 00:19:07.640 --> 00:19:09.299 and you combine it with the weather forecast. 00:19:09.720 --> 00:19:11.839 High winds at Lincoln Financial Field. We've 00:19:11.839 --> 00:19:14.859 seen that movie before. It completely neutralized 00:19:14.859 --> 00:19:16.759 Jalen Hurts against the Lions a few weeks ago. 00:19:16.960 --> 00:19:18.980 He couldn't throw the ball effectively at all. 00:19:19.099 --> 00:19:21.359 So if the wind is howling again, they're going 00:19:21.359 --> 00:19:23.539 to have to rely on their run game. And that's 00:19:23.539 --> 00:19:25.559 where the problem is. Yeah. Their run game hasn't 00:19:25.559 --> 00:19:27.619 been good. He was ranked 21st in the league. 00:19:27.819 --> 00:19:30.519 It's been a huge point of criticism. And Nick 00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:33.039 Foles, of all people, weighed in on it this week. 00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:36.339 He did, and he was pretty direct. He basically 00:19:36.339 --> 00:19:38.779 called out their offensive coordinator for a 00:19:38.779 --> 00:19:41.339 lack of creativity and predictability. Saying 00:19:41.339 --> 00:19:43.339 they're too reliant on certain formations, they 00:19:43.339 --> 00:19:45.460 don't use play action enough, and they call the 00:19:45.460 --> 00:19:48.019 same run plays over and over in the second half. 00:19:48.279 --> 00:19:50.799 Exactly. He pointed out that for all the talent 00:19:50.799 --> 00:19:53.920 they have, they rank 24th in total offense. That's 00:19:53.920 --> 00:19:55.980 a damning indictment. And on the other side, 00:19:56.019 --> 00:19:58.559 you have the Bears, who are coming in red hot. 00:19:58.779 --> 00:20:00.480 A four -game winning streak. They're playing 00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:03.329 with a ton of confidence. And their quarterback, 00:20:03.690 --> 00:20:07.089 Caleb Williams, is chasing a big franchise milestone. 00:20:07.490 --> 00:20:10.710 The 4 ,000 -yard mark. Yep. He needs to average 00:20:10.710 --> 00:20:13.369 just under 240 yards a game the rest of the way 00:20:13.369 --> 00:20:15.670 to get there. It just shows the kind of high 00:20:15.670 --> 00:20:17.829 -powered passing attack they've become. And they're 00:20:17.829 --> 00:20:19.650 getting healthy at the right time. Their two 00:20:19.650 --> 00:20:22.230 best cornerbacks are coming back. Jalon Johnson 00:20:22.230 --> 00:20:24.950 and Kyler Gordon. That is a massive boost for 00:20:24.950 --> 00:20:26.950 their defense, especially when you're about to 00:20:26.950 --> 00:20:29.250 face a receiver duo like Smith and A .J. Brown. 00:20:29.720 --> 00:20:31.759 Johnson in particular is one of the best cover 00:20:31.759 --> 00:20:34.099 corners in the game. All right. Let's leave the 00:20:34.099 --> 00:20:36.700 NFL for a bit and dive into the pure, beautiful 00:20:36.700 --> 00:20:40.400 chaos of college football's rivalry week. And 00:20:40.400 --> 00:20:42.599 we have to start with the Iron Bowl. The Iron 00:20:42.599 --> 00:20:46.160 Bowl. Auburn at 5 -6, hosting No. 10 Alabama 00:20:46.160 --> 00:20:50.740 at 9 -2. And the stakes are just completely different 00:20:50.740 --> 00:20:53.700 for each team. For Auburn, it's simple. Win and 00:20:53.700 --> 00:20:55.960 you go to a bowl game. A huge accomplishment 00:20:55.960 --> 00:20:58.329 for Hugh Freeze in his first year. And for Alabama, 00:20:58.569 --> 00:21:02.690 it's also simple. Lose, and any tiny remote chance 00:21:02.690 --> 00:21:04.490 you had of making the college football playoff 00:21:04.490 --> 00:21:07.390 is completely, utterly gone. On paper, this looks 00:21:07.390 --> 00:21:09.309 like an easy Alabama win. They've won the last 00:21:09.309 --> 00:21:11.529 five Iron Bowls. And there's that one stat that 00:21:11.529 --> 00:21:14.730 everyone points to. A top 10 ranked Alabama team 00:21:14.730 --> 00:21:17.609 has never, ever lost to an unranked Auburn team 00:21:17.609 --> 00:21:19.789 at Jordan -Hare Stadium. Never. That seems pretty 00:21:19.789 --> 00:21:22.170 definitive. It seems that way. But this is where 00:21:22.170 --> 00:21:24.529 you have to look past the stats and embrace the... 00:21:24.920 --> 00:21:27.799 the famous voodoo of Jordan Hare. The chaos factor. 00:21:28.019 --> 00:21:30.059 Exactly. Because while that never lost stat is 00:21:30.059 --> 00:21:32.420 true, you look at the last two times Bama won 00:21:32.420 --> 00:21:35.039 there. They were nail biters. How close were 00:21:35.039 --> 00:21:37.519 they? They won by a combined five points total 00:21:37.519 --> 00:21:40.559 against two Auburn teams that were pretty mediocre, 00:21:40.740 --> 00:21:44.339 finished 6 -7. So they don't lose there, but 00:21:44.339 --> 00:21:46.880 they also don't blow them out. Strange things 00:21:46.880 --> 00:21:48.910 just tend to happen in that stadium. And you 00:21:48.910 --> 00:21:50.490 look at Auburn's offense right now, and they 00:21:50.490 --> 00:21:52.430 look like a different team since their coaching 00:21:52.430 --> 00:21:54.769 change. A completely different team. Since they 00:21:54.769 --> 00:21:57.309 fired Hugh Freeze as the play caller, they've 00:21:57.309 --> 00:22:00.309 been playing faster, more exciting football with 00:22:00.309 --> 00:22:03.170 Ashton Daniels at quarterback. and their star 00:22:03.170 --> 00:22:06.150 receiver Cam Coleman has been unleashed. Yet 00:22:06.150 --> 00:22:08.789 a monster game against Vanderbilt. This is not 00:22:08.789 --> 00:22:11.849 the same plotting Auburn offense we saw earlier 00:22:11.849 --> 00:22:14.309 in the year. They're going to try and use tempo 00:22:14.309 --> 00:22:17.250 to put Alabama's defense on its heels. And on 00:22:17.250 --> 00:22:19.269 the Alabama side, there are some real concerns 00:22:19.269 --> 00:22:21.390 about their quarterback Ty Simpson. There are. 00:22:21.740 --> 00:22:24.740 He's been in a bit of a slump. Really uncharacteristic 00:22:24.740 --> 00:22:26.779 mistakes, turning the ball over. He had a pick 00:22:26.779 --> 00:22:29.059 and a fumble against Oklahoma, then threw two 00:22:29.059 --> 00:22:30.700 more interceptions last week against Eastern 00:22:30.700 --> 00:22:32.240 Illinois. And if you're turning the ball over 00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:34.500 against Eastern Illinois. Yeah, you're in big 00:22:34.500 --> 00:22:37.460 trouble against your archrival in their stadium 00:22:37.460 --> 00:22:40.140 with their fans going crazy. Auburn is going 00:22:40.140 --> 00:22:42.059 to smell blood in the water and come after them. 00:22:42.140 --> 00:22:44.759 So if Simpson struggles, Alabama will need to 00:22:44.759 --> 00:22:47.029 lean on its defense. They will. And their run 00:22:47.029 --> 00:22:48.809 defense has been much better in the second half 00:22:48.809 --> 00:22:50.809 of the season. They might have to win this game 00:22:50.809 --> 00:22:52.730 for them, create a few turnovers of their own, 00:22:52.769 --> 00:22:55.109 and just grind out a low -scoring win. And that's 00:22:55.109 --> 00:22:57.369 why, even though Alabama's a six -point favorite, 00:22:57.609 --> 00:23:00.089 you're hearing so much upset buzz from analysts 00:23:00.089 --> 00:23:02.269 this week. The chaos is calling to them. They 00:23:02.269 --> 00:23:04.589 see an Auburn team playing loose and fast with 00:23:04.589 --> 00:23:07.309 nothing to lose and an Alabama team that has 00:23:07.309 --> 00:23:09.849 looked vulnerable and is facing immense pressure. 00:23:10.220 --> 00:23:12.140 We've even seen some specific score predictions 00:23:12.140 --> 00:23:14.279 floating around calling for the upset. Oh, yeah. 00:23:14.339 --> 00:23:18.539 Auburn 24 -21, Auburn 29 -27. People are genuinely 00:23:18.539 --> 00:23:21.059 picking the upset, which is rare in this rivalry 00:23:21.059 --> 00:23:23.900 when the talent gap is this big. It all comes 00:23:23.900 --> 00:23:27.039 down to one question. Does history prevail or 00:23:27.039 --> 00:23:30.059 does chaos rain on the plains? And we can't wrap 00:23:30.059 --> 00:23:32.119 up Rivalry Week without at least touching on 00:23:32.119 --> 00:23:35.059 the other massive game. Number one, Ohio State 00:23:35.059 --> 00:23:38.400 at number 15, Michigan. The game. And this one. 00:23:38.890 --> 00:23:41.309 Unlike the Iron Bowl, has a pretty strong consensus. 00:23:42.109 --> 00:23:44.730 Most people expect Ohio State to win and win 00:23:44.730 --> 00:23:46.369 pretty comfortably. Because of their defense, 00:23:46.529 --> 00:23:48.670 mostly. Their defense is elite and Michigan's 00:23:48.670 --> 00:23:51.089 offense has just been inconsistent all year long. 00:23:51.440 --> 00:23:54.339 The predictions are all in that 21 -17 to 35 00:23:54.339 --> 00:23:57.420 -17 range for Ohio State. Michigan is trying 00:23:57.420 --> 00:23:59.500 to win their fifth straight in the series, but 00:23:59.500 --> 00:24:01.359 it feels like the talent gap is just too much 00:24:01.359 --> 00:24:04.299 this year. It does. A win for Ohio State here 00:24:04.299 --> 00:24:06.440 probably solidifies their spot in the playoff. 00:24:06.579 --> 00:24:09.539 And just quickly, in the SEC, you've got number 00:24:09.539 --> 00:24:12.420 three, Texas A &M favored over number 16, Texas. 00:24:12.599 --> 00:24:15.779 And number four, Georgia is expected to handle 00:24:15.779 --> 00:24:18.349 Georgia Tech. So the top teams are expected to 00:24:18.349 --> 00:24:20.630 hold serve, setting up some massive conference 00:24:20.630 --> 00:24:23.049 championship games next week. Assuming they can 00:24:23.049 --> 00:24:25.630 avoid the rivalry week chaos, of course. Which 00:24:25.630 --> 00:24:28.190 is never a guarantee. Okay, that was an incredible 00:24:28.190 --> 00:24:30.529 amount of football to unpack. We saw Parsons 00:24:30.529 --> 00:24:32.910 make history for the Packers, Burroughs' return 00:24:32.910 --> 00:24:35.829 completely changed the Bengals' fortunes, and 00:24:35.829 --> 00:24:38.049 the Cowboys gut out an emotional win over the 00:24:38.049 --> 00:24:41.289 Chiefs. And if there's one major takeaway for 00:24:41.289 --> 00:24:44.509 you listening, it's how tight all these divisional 00:24:44.509 --> 00:24:47.769 races have become. The NFC North is now a total 00:24:47.769 --> 00:24:50.630 dogfight between three teams. The Packers sweeping 00:24:50.630 --> 00:24:52.910 the Lions might end up being the single most 00:24:52.910 --> 00:24:55.109 important outcome of the entire season for that 00:24:55.109 --> 00:24:57.349 division. It's true. The margin for error is 00:24:57.349 --> 00:24:59.930 gone everywhere. And that brings me back to the 00:24:59.930 --> 00:25:02.289 biggest question mark in the entire AFC right 00:25:02.289 --> 00:25:05.490 now. The Kansas City Chiefs. Yeah. We watched 00:25:05.490 --> 00:25:07.740 the most... dominant force in the conference 00:25:07.740 --> 00:25:11.140 fall to 6 -6. We heard Patrick Mahomes basically 00:25:11.140 --> 00:25:13.480 say they have to win out and pray that it's enough 00:25:13.480 --> 00:25:15.319 to even make the playoff. And then you layer 00:25:15.319 --> 00:25:17.559 on top of that the catastrophic injuries they 00:25:17.559 --> 00:25:19.799 just suffered on their offensive line. They're 00:25:19.799 --> 00:25:22.400 down three starters, including a long -term injury 00:25:22.400 --> 00:25:24.680 to their left tackle. So here's the thought I 00:25:24.680 --> 00:25:26.680 want to leave you with. Given how bad those injuries 00:25:26.680 --> 00:25:28.900 are and given the inconsistency we've seen from 00:25:28.900 --> 00:25:31.619 them all year, do you really believe Patrick 00:25:31.619 --> 00:25:34.779 Mahomes can overcome all of that? Can he drag 00:25:34.779 --> 00:25:36.960 this team through a must -win schedule into the 00:25:36.960 --> 00:25:39.460 postseason, or has the magic and their margin 00:25:39.460 --> 00:25:41.279 for error finally run out?