A Deep Dive into Wildcard Weekend

[@Walpolemike14]

Average remaining play clock time before the snap is the most Brett stat I’ve ever heard

[@felixlara2945]

He gonna hit us with average long snap velocity next

[@EthanKlassen00]

Median number of steps a QB takes per play in the 4th quarter below freezing west of the continental divide during a waxing gibbous moon

[@JayStaCruz]

Average time to throw after a pump fake would be interesting one

[@rayb6350]

More of a thing in college usually for sure

[@mustaphalove8934]

Been watching homie for like 8yrs now, only gets nerdier & nerdier

[@kingbob820]

This is what you want in the nfl playoffs. I think this is one of the more recent playoffs where I think can make a legitimate argument for either team to win any of these games.

[@addster124]

Not really

[@obtusemooose]

​​@@addster124you definitely could. unless you can convince me the bills are invincible somehow even though they just lost to the rams

[@DarthBinky89]

You say that but in reality it will still be chiefs vs lions or chiefs vs eagles. Cause these other teams have no chance

[@g-my-t2199]

@@kingbob820 except Old Yeller

[@obtusemooose]

@DarthBinky89 wow its almost like the lions or chiefs arent playing or something

[@joeynickles7962]

“A sentient boulder in the middle of the defense” 😂🎯

[@nickkowal619]

Brett should just buy a bar, call it RPO "Rum, Pass Option". He already records in front of a liquor wall more well stocked than any bar I've ever been too.

[@King_Immanuel]

That's a brilliant bar name lmao

[@nickkowal619]

@King_Immanuel as long as he gives me credit for the idea, the name is free of charge

[@BootlegFootball]

Incredible bar name lol

[@brianbadonde9251]

Alcoholic type beat

[@Funkmonk2502]

Listen to the bucs and commanders segment it's fascinating I don't think I've heard of college coaches valuing volume over efficiency before now but it makes a lot of sense

[@quantwomwhale5984]

Only 3 seconds in and I'm already being confronted with the horrible reality that the S in the HOUSTON on Brett's clothes is slightly off and it's too far down

[@StorageYUPPP]

I had a buddy who had a underdog promo for Aaron Rodgers over 0.5 passing yards in his jets debut when he tore his achilles

[@BootlegFootball]

classic lol

[@lyonkang7402]

Iirc they still paid it out tho right?

[@monophthalmos9633]

Derrick Henry is now about 1300 yards away from making the top-10 all time in yards on the ground and about 3500 from cracking the top 5. He is currently 6th all-time in rushing TDs and 18 more will make him third behind LT and Emmit Smith.

[@felixlara2945]

Henry might be the last true bellcow back

[@pascalthecurator3368]

@@felixlara2945 saquon is like 4 years younger and he's kinda showing that ability rn

[@felixlara2945]

@@pascalthecurator3368 Saquan has already dealt with alot of injuries, it's not impossible for him but it's certainly unlikely

[@dfp_01]

​@@felixlara2945True. I'd say between Saquon, CMC, and Chubb, one of them probably puts together enough healthy seasons to reach Canton, but which one is anybody's guess.

[@IamDevron]

The show before wildcard weekend is probably my favorite show every year

[@amiracle3390]

Same unless we count draft night days 1 and 2 lmfao 😂

[@bushmist]

I'm a Steelers fan and the Old Yeller analogy absolutely killed me

[@dfp_01]

It's either Old Yeller or Of Mice and Men, take your pick.

[@bushmist]

@ 😂

[@yackowarner3833]

Hey Brett, I hope you are safe with the wildfires going on.

[@tenisonolson]

It’s always a blessing when you guys upload🙏 much love brett and ej, and all the other people behind the scenes

[@moistnar]

EJ it's not true that the Bears are the reason the Packers are going to Philly, Commanders beat the Cowboys so we were going either way

[@g-my-t2199]

Bears gave the Commanders a win with the Hail Maryland game. Thereby handing the Packers to the Eagles.

[@alect1953]

As a fan of the bears they have to try and make things seem better for their position

[@TylerPerry07]

I believe if GB won and WAS lost then GB would’ve gone to Tampa and WAS would’ve gone to Philly

[@Kotathebear56]

@@g-my-t2199 Bears also gave the Packers a win.

[@g-my-t2199]

@@Kotathebear56 That win is irrelevant in the equation of whether Bears helped determine the 5th and 6th seed.

[@BootlegFootball]

Welp, the Bills chose an excellent time to have their most dominant day in the trenches in two months lol

[@t4d0W]

The Bills/Broncos game has interesting dynamics which is why its been fun to listen for insights about the match up. Regarding the Broncos defense and their ability to get pressures/sacks, when they faced the Ravens they did manage to get Lamar a couple times. But after that he was never really rattled. The blitzing for pressures will be a balancing act against a mobile QB like Allen since he's got enough experience to punish a team committing one less body on coverage. I also feel Brady/Allen will be targeting the Broncos LBs all day. On the flip side I do think Payton is going to test a Bills interior/light boxes with the run game. But also the Bills coverage wise have been susceptible with LOS passes. Which Nix has has been fine tossing those designed screens and maybe a Marvin Mims one can break for a chunk. But Nix can also attack the deep middle at the Bills safeties. It would have to be an close/ugly game if the Broncos want to stage an upset at Orchard Park.

[@rockmandrums343]

Great point on the Dan Campbell going for it on 4th down the mental toughness and just getting it done very important, let's hope my seahawks hire a dude that has the balls to teach that stuff as our new oc 😂

[@jbirzer]

It is going to be interesting to see how different the Tampa - Washington game is going to be. In the first game, they did what you said, running away with it early. But, it also was the first game. There is a lot of growth that has happened in the meantime. Since that game, teams haven't really boat raced this team like that. Will be interesting to see if Tampa can do it again.

[@vanadyan1674]

You guys are really underestimating Joe Brady. He is really good at opponent specific schemes. He knows Denver gets pressure, and has great CBs. The Bills are going to screen / RB release the shit out of the Broncos D. Ty Johnson is going to have a huge game, and the Broncos are going to get Bo-literated.

[@cmd31220]

The lions gameplan against Minnesota felt PERSONAL. It was like Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn looked at Brian Flores and said "oh honey, you have no IDEA what blitzing is"

[@almightysosa3007]

Felt like the most chess-like game of football I’ve ever seen.

[@lyonkang7402]

The shot of Glenn chilling on the bench in the 4th quarter was gold

[@shivamnayyar5281]

Stay safe Brett!

[@dono4224]

Under 30 seconds gang rise up

[@85isaboat53]

Right here baby!

[@thebee0320]

There are treatments for those of you who are in the 30 seconds gang and don't want to be anymore

[@michaelonmichaelonmichael]

That’s the problem, dude. I can’t.

[@CrazyStank314]

Some of us aren't freaks and have lives😎😎

[@PizzaHutCEO]

Hehehe.

[@Ashbach99]

Love when I can time a bootleg drop when I refresh my feed 😊

[@hansoskar1911]

So you are saying the reason for Darnolds upswing this year is that Brian Flores is on his sideline, not on any other.

[@Rateus_Johanson]

42:42 Nobody puts Sirianni on the back-burner. ;-)

[@Kotathebear56]

The Ravens glaze is so real. They were a better team last year and still fell apart in the end, how can you assume they won't this year?

[@tjsumigray22]

As a 🦬 Mafia member, the Ravens matchup perfectly against us. That said, Derrick Henry is the difference maker to answer your question.

[@Kotathebear56]

Denver is overrated. Burrow and the Bengals are 100% the scarier matchup for the Bills. Also the Broncos defense has been getting worse and worse.

[@calebpeterson3117]

Being a choker is basically a superstition, most teams/players that choke if they continue to get opportunities get over the hump.

[@Thomasstearns42]

Love the video. Brian flores defensive breakdown video?

[@Scyon13]

Good timing Brett

[@wbke]

Patiently waiting on the conference championship video 🙇🏻‍♂️👀

[@gamingtyme3209]

I think the chargers are well equipped to take down the Texans. They have the tackles to lockdown Hunter and Anderson and they have a great defensive scheme to attack Houston's offense. Houston's oline cant pick up a blitz or stunt to save their lives, and the chargers are the most efficient blitzing team in the league.

[@ethanwagner]

Hope you stay safe down there in LA, Brett🫡🤞🏻 sending our rain up in SEA down to y’all

[@dfp_01]

Doing the same with the snow here in STL

[@robe2504]

It puzzles me that folks think the Vikes loss in week 18 was the "worst possible time". Wouldn't the wild card round be worse? And the divisional round? And the NFCCG? And the SB? And if they lost in any time between week 9 and week 17 - the week 18 game would have been a virtual bye with nothing on it. Sam missed about 5 throws by a foot, and didn't pull the trigger on a couple more. Lesson learnt. On to the WC round. The last time Sam had a bad game vs the Jags, he won his next 7 starts. Also consider - the Vikes were on a 9 game win streak. A win in week 18 would have meant they needed to win an almost impossible 13 straight games to win the SB. Now they only have to win 4 straight - something they've already done 3 times this season. Write them off at your peril

[@JarrekAsF]

If you’re a real Vikes fan you should be happy that Brett thinks they will underperform. Because if he had them as favorites they would be sure to lose in round one as goes the Kollman Kurse

[@robe2504]

@@JarrekAsF Sorry but I don't care about flakey superstitions, and it was EJ that made the comment I was referring to.

[@JarrekAsF]

@@robe2504guess I was wrong either way… rip

[@HTOWN_MADE713]

LETS GO TEXANS 🤘🏽7️⃣1️⃣3️⃣🤘🏽

[@CloudyYote]

so thankful that the bracket turned out this way because i think the bucs in terms of matchups couldnt really have gotten any better luck with washington this week and (presumably) philly next week

[@VanillaBear99]

It actually was a Sirianni decision to move to a more run heavy approach after the bye.

[@j.thehappywyvern6397]

I can’t believe Brett would curse the chargers like that and have Justin knocked out of the game before getting one yard.

[@dereklasker5350]

Bills fan here - hard disagree on Broncos being the worst potential matchup for us. Not discrediting them but the Bengals would’ve been a shootout and our defense has sucked lately, one stalled drive on offense would’ve been a loss. Plus, in terms of the QB hits, I hate to admit Josh is a flopper but he will draw calls if he has to in that sense and he now has the pedigree where refs will give him those calls

[@browneyedgirlgb]

Agree. I think people are overrating the Broncos in this matchup. I don't worry much about Josh Allen getting points, regardless of the opposing defense. I DO worry about high powered offenses with great, experienced QBs who can also put up a lot of points, and Cincinnati fits that description. Although their defense is not good, Joe Burrow is more capable than most QBs of putting up a ton of points to match Buffalo's offense. That would have been the scarier matchup for me. I think the only way for a team to beat Buffalo is by being able to keep up with their high scoring offense. Bo Nix has been very good this season, but I have a hard time believing that a rookie QB, on the road, vs a Shawn McDermott defense who knows how to handle rookies, will be able to even remotely keep up with Josh Allen. We'll see though. I'm excited for hopefully a good game.

[@dereklasker5350]

@ I mostly agree but I do think the broncos could keep it close. The Bills DL has really struggled to get to the QB against decent OLs and Denver has the best OL in the league, so I could see them taking advantage of that. I think Denver kinda being strength of schedule merchants will offset it a bit but I could easily see this being a one score game

[@nathanbach6210]

Turns out a volume offense is great when the more efficient offense can’t get on the field

[@justinrenaud4818]

I don’t see it happening this way with Philly but important to mention Green Bay went into the playoffs last year in a very similar situation against a 2 seeded NFC East team with a great defense. And yes Dallas did have a great defense last year and was extremely well coached. Wide receivers have dropped too many balls this year in big moments to have a lot of confidence that they can do it in Philly, but you never know with how young this team is.

[@justinrenaud4818]

Philly has too much star talent on offense to give me much confidence Green Bay can stop them on defense. They have to force turnovers similar to what they did to Dallas last year. Hurts is generally pretty okay at avoiding turnovers and it helps throwing to AJ brown and Smith against a pass defense missing their best player in the secondary.

[@t4d0W]

Cowboys defense even back then was overrated. Didn't help Shanahan style offenses smoked Dan Quinn's Cowboys coached defenses even in the playoffs. Middle of the field dig merchants were having their way with basic ass Cover 1/3. Eagles defense is too well rounded at the trenches and the way Fangio can play zone or man with his DBs. Hell they probably play man against the Packers unproven receiver group. The Packers receiver that could eat against the Eagles with throws deep at the middle is Tucker Kraft.

[@felixlara2945]

When talking about sam darnold i think we can just call it *the day that will go down in infamy* and people will understand

[@highbulp1]

The Bronco D has fallen WAY off in their last 4 games (not counting the KC game.) Their prowess is being overstated.

[@bradhartshorn]

Key injuries in the secondary were a large part of that I think. Levi Wallace almost singlehandedly lost them the game against the browns lol, Riley Moss was also coming off a leg injury. Depth at corner and safety is a concern but otherwise they are at least a solid unit. Monster pass rush and a couple of elite cover players along with probably 3 average starters on the backend. Linebacker play is also average. D - line covers a lot of their deficiencies in the run game tho.

[@alexthomas2558]

Keep doubting the Lions, Brett. No, seriously, keep doing it. I dare you.

[@JarrekAsF]

It’s better that he does, no one’s wants a Brett Kollman Kurse signature

[@BillsLover99]

All i have to say about Broncos vs. Bills is Sean McDermott defense vs. a rookie qb, it will be close if they can prevent Allen from rolling out to the right like the patriots did our offense can get very limited real quick thats the only time he took a sack in our last 7 games

[@ryanrostkowski4244]

To your point at the end. Packers getting the 7th seed gave them a super hard path to the superbowl as well. Eagles, lions and then hopefully Vikings for the full revenge tour😈🧀🧀 go pack

[@drewparker4931]

You can't get your revenge against the bears 😂 until next season

[@Poisonpointt]

PLAYOFFS LETS GOOOOO

[@levivalenzuela4640]

Let’s gooo!!

[@owenkeenan1061]

The packers Dline and pass catchers are interestingly kinda similar in that they don’t have that alpha standout guy but they have a bunch of contributors

[@t4d0W]

For the D-Line its much worse. Kinda hard to get a leg up on the opposing offense if the D-line talents can't win their matchups even when not schemed. Thankfully for the Packers DBs even suffering with injuries, somehow DC Halfly saw a consistency with the Eagles pass game calls and guessed right on coverage for the most part. Didn't give the Eagles receivers much of an opening.

[@liambanks248]

Hey Brett I disagree with you take on the Ravens defense. They haven’t gotten massively better, they are just faced some lower tier offenses in the last 6-7 games of the season. Here is the list of offenses they have played this season by average points per Game (Week 18) 32, 19, 16, 31, 7, 11, 16, 6, 10, 32 (Winston in Cleveland), 4, 5, 6, 2, 21, 29, 15 (Week 1)

[@t4d0W]

It is still worth noting that the Ravens pass defense prior to November were ranked near bottom in allowing explosive plays in the air. So for them to improve to about 5th~10th within the last two months by changing up safeties and DB roles along with being more simpler with coverage (more of a cover 1/3 team now) and not letting even poor passing teams air it out against them is substantial. They figured that out by January and are now stable against the better competition.

[@blitzblink685]

HEY HEY TAMPA BAYYYYYYY

[@pepperypeppers2755]

Guess Denver didn't cover, huh?

[@Kyle-bi7df]

don’t know why they were so confident in them, they should be ashamed of that take

[@BootlegFootball]

I am!

[@brotherjongrey9375]

Do EVERY bet slip with future Brett

[@Jan_ne]

43:40??? That’s just not true

[@TheDieseI]

To be fair it was 2 seconds away from being 100% true. Still true from the perspective of guaranteeing that the Washington game didnt matter

[@Jan_ne]

@ the Bears also gifted Washington a win with the worst defensive drive in NFL history

[@felixlara2945]

If the buccaneers make it to the divisional and play the eagles they have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever

[@President_Mario]

Yeah lose to Philly.

[@MasseyKD]

Baltimore’s defensive line sure is massive. You know what else is massive? LOWWWWWWWW

[@Franchise_Revival]

Eagles will start slow in offense, they go into half time to the boo birds, and then at some point in the second half after a Jordan Love interception the flood gates open up and this game is over before you know it

[@kman9884]

Yeah I’m ready to see Jalen just overlook Goedert in the middle and make some poor sideline throws until they decide to run more slants and zone runs to compensate

[@maroc-al-helmidi]

29:25 We‘ve had Buffalos number ever since Joe got here, I think they’re thanking the lord it‘s the Broncos and not us

[@tjsumigray22]

How's Cancun treating ya, Bubba?

[@maroc-al-helmidi]

@ I‘m used to us not being in the playoffs, so not too shabby. Just a bit unfortunate we had to make it this close

[@tjsumigray22]

@@maroc-al-helmidi I just don't understand the Buffalo hate. 95% of Bills Mafia is uber-respectful to other teams/fanbases. Also, although pride and humility are usually opposites, I feel like true Bills fans have 10/10 of both. Josh Allen has the 3rd best QBR in post-season history and is somehow labeled as a choker...it's pathetic actually how narratives run wild!

[@blueredlover1060]

The Broncos are the team that very easily could win three road playoff games ugly. It wouldn't necessarily surprise me if they beat Buffalo 20 to 17. They're going to be a huge problem. That's before we get to the fact that Bo Nix could arguably be the best rookie QB at bare minimum the second best. I know that Jayden Daniels has been amazing, but Bo has elevated the offense to the best it has been since 2014.

[@browneyedgirlgb]

"Very easily" is a stretch. Denver still has a rookie QB, on the road, with no playoff experience. It MIGHT be close, but I don't think Denver is "easily" beats anyone in the playoffs.

[@blueredlover1060]

@browneyedgirlgb they are set up for playoff football, and have no pressure to win, unlike most teams they'd play.

[@t4d0W]

On paper that is how the Broncos offense can win out by limiting the Bills offense possessions. Can it be executed is a whole different matter. But I do agree if it does, a close but ugly game is the way the Broncos can win out. They probably can't stop Allen even if they have a series where they pressure him well. But if he's not on the field to make an impact and McDermott has to coach his very flawed defense against Payton who has the guys to exploit them, it is a different matter.

[@nashjac12]

Didn’t touch on josh jacobs at all

[@felixlara2945]

Brian flores losing the 1st seed to cover 0 is certainly ironic

[@miles6623]

Vikings fan here, you could argue Josh Jacobs is just as impactful as Saquon Barkey if not more. If im the eagles id be watching the packers cowboys game last year so that they are aware of what could happen. Skol and go pack go. I want another USbank stadium homegame and also F the eagles. thanks

[@t4d0W]

There are metrics that show the the Packers run game is like top 10 in the league. But in terms of explosiveness and efficiency, Saquon and the Eagles are a whole tier up. In part also because Hurts designed runs also counter the issue if defenses just decide to load the box to stop Saquon. But also I'm still pretty confident with the Eagles dudes in the defensive trenches vs the Packers IOL for run blocking.

[@seanbright5398]

Steelers winning in Baltimore out right

[@brotherjongrey9375]

Bears gear ONLY! ...Yup. over 4 decades of Fandom. 4 maybe 5 good years.

[@goldencloud7527]

its not entirely relevant to the video, but i hate that people act like saquon was far and away the best running back this year, i've seen people say that saquon was the best rb and it wasnt close, when Henry had a higher ypa, more 20+ yd rushes more 1st downs significantly higher 1st down % and he mattered more to his team, in the losses to the eagles steelers browns AND raiders 4/5 of the ravens losses henry was going off and just didnt get the ball enough derrick henry had less than 20 carries in all 5 of the ravens losses, which is bad news going into the playoffs because thats been the biggest complaint about the ravens in the playoffs is they wont run the ball, they got a good running back and whenever the game is close they refuse to use him

[@noice1james167]

As a Philly fan, I actually agree with you that Henry has been too overshadowed... By a 🐐! King Henry's crown is too heavy to be jumping backwards over grown ass men! Hope to see y'all in the SB... You'll have to double Lamar's playoff wins to get there 😘

[@President_Mario]

Saquon would have had a lot more TDs if Hurts and the Brotherly Shove didn't exist.

[@goldencloud7527]

@@President_Mario henry would have a lot more tds if they gave him the ball, there have been multiple drives where henry got 40+ yards capped off by a 2 yard td pass or 7 yd td pass

[@mytakelnflandwftpodcast441]

Not one period used. Respect

[@tankninja1]

Not sure the Broncos pass rush is all it's cracked up to be when they didn't help the Broncos clutch up the game against the Bengals in what was a very important game against a team famous for not being able to put together a good offensive line. Also between the 6th lineman and the Bills working their FB into the game, they've been working in concepts the last few weeks that Baltimore usually uses, and the Ravens smoked the Broncos. The Broncos performance in teams above .500 probably not super inspiring especially since if they do beat the Bills their next stop is KC.

[@TAS-gb5ph]

I think you’re a little too high on Denver. For all of Denver’s strengths, we’re still talking about a rookie quarterback going into a hostile, road playoff environment. I think the Bills force a turnover or two. Of course, now that I’ve said this, the Bills will find themselves down 10-0 in the first quarter.

[@MightyAmygdala]

Sean McDermott and a HEALTHY Bills defense is going to show Bo Nix the true meaning of being a rookie in today's NFL. First time in Buffalo, in January, with some of the most rabid fans imaginable. I think Buffalo will start slow, and gradually make adjustments until this one is out of reach. They've done it plenty of times this year, and even though Bo will blossom in the coming years with Sean Payton, I think this has a Broncos 1st round exit written all over it.

[@MightyAmygdala]

Also on that 14 sacks allowed stat that was mentioned, all 14 came from either T Dion Dawkins or T Spencer Brown. The entire interior line of Edwards, McGovern, and Torrence have not allowed a single sack all year. All with 530+ snaps played.

[@t4d0W]

Even if the Bills defense is healthy they aren't scaring anyone in the playoffs. Their interior aren't exactly threats to stop the run plus the Bills live in nickel. So how the Broncos succeed on offense/eat possessions will come down to the efficiency of their run game overall. Which could also affect how the Bills offense wants to operate if they don't get ahead of Vance Joseph and the Broncos defense by the first half.

[@timedell2012]

Bills are favored -9 not 4.5

[@wildgophers91]

The rams would be stupid not to try what Detroit did

[@felixlara2945]

As a bucs fan I want to play Philly so much, if they win they just make it a real rivalry and if we win we'd have ended their season 3 times in 4 years which is the funniest thing possible, Jalen doesn't have sleep paralysis demons he just sees Todd Bowles sitting in the corner

[@georgeway2092]

yawn ...

[@hanschristopherson8056]

Zero chance packers slow down Saquan

[@Honeycawt]

Come on guys the broncos game won’t be close at all Josh Allen X factor and Bo nix will throw a pick or 2 rookie

[@vsauce4678]

If the ravens lose Harbaugh should not make it home before hes fired.

[@LaneGamesYT]

Brett curse all the Texans opponents please

[@B91168]

Brett has always tries to disrespect Nick Sirianni every chance he gets. Best winning percent of all head coaches in the league and top 5 all time. I remember when Brett thought the eagles were gonna lose to the giants this season

[@ConnorMcElvain]

Cause Sirianni is a giant baby

[@B91168]

@@ConnorMcElvain and wins. Cope. Give me a football reason why hes a bad coach. The floor is yours

[@Go_B1rds]

@@ConnorMcElvain show me where Nick Sirianni hurt you

[@evanstensland611]

@@B91168Nick Siriani has never been successful without great offensive and defensive coordinators, look at the 2022 Eagles, then the 2023 Eagles, then this years eagles. All siriani does is mess up game management.

[@President_Mario]

The players love Nick and play hard for him. Idk about all the x's and o's but he's a great leader. When things got tough last year nobody pointed fingers at anybody. He kept the team together. Also other coaches like Campbell don't call plays or are deep in the x's and o's. Sometimes you just need a leader who sets the culture.

[@masonmyers4655]

Denver has looked like shit in must win hames until playing the chiefs preseason team. They shouldn’t have blown a lead to the chargers and they shouldn’t have lost to the bengals. I just don’t get the hype on them

[@sportsfanforever4]

bears had nothing to do w the packers going to philly ej, washington won so they were going no matter what

[@chasedavisson56]

I think we need to be done drinking the mid season Steelers Kool-Aid. How many years in a row now have they started out hot before limping into the playoffs and getting embarrassed? Until they change their formula and can score more than 20 a game consistently, they’re going nowhere.

[@colinkeeley2006]

Don’t be surprised if the Steelers win

[@Con27277]

Did you watch Bucky in college? A 40 yard dash is so overrated for RB’s who might use that top speed once a game. Don’t fall in love with the Trey Benson’s of the world

[@hal_inc]

Liquor!

[@marskalkblixten]

As a Chargers fan, it is absolutely WILD to me that we have one of the better LT-RT duos in the league and our O-Line is average at best. We need to draft IOL in the first round this year and I hope Hortiz addresses that

[@draguu8987]

Vikings fan here , imagine that scenario for 4+ years and having a GM who is clueless on who and how to upgrade ... Welcome to my world

[@t4d0W]

Hortiz-Harbaugh are looking at the roster building with the same vision. Harbaugh values the trenches so he will do the complete opposite of what Telesco did with the trench talent in his tenure as Chargers GM. Plus Chargers can't be consistently stopping the run and trying to convince the fans Morgan Fox and Poona Ford are the answers moving forward.

[@blitzblink685]

nothing but respect for this commanders team, but they're playing against my mf guys. so to hell with 'em. raise those flags and fire those cannons. WE WANT A DUBBB

[@ConnorMcElvain]

I don’t really see what about the Eagles schedule is that impressive. Sure they absolutely do look like a much better team in the later half of the season but their conference was weak as hell besides the commanders who they beat by one score and also lost to by one score (minus Hurts sure) Okay they beat the Steelers but like is that really impressive? They should’ve lost to the panthers, the Ravens win is really all they have to tip their cap on and that was right before the Ravens D got it together. The rams win is almost impressive but the rams are so hot and cold you never know what rams team you will play each week. And early in the year they looked pedestrian. Just saying that I wouldn’t be surprised if they scrape by the packers again and lose to Detroit by 10

[@President_Mario]

If we should've lost to the Panthers, then we should've beaten the Falcons and Commanders (twice) if not for two drops. If my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bike. Keep doubting us.

[@georgeway2092]

can't take any of your drivel seriously ...

[@Go_B1rds]

Connor, you cry like a little girl maybe football is not for you

[@jakobcounts]

LFG

[@AlimTetramorph]

Pitt is going to win

[@BENgalFan1369]

Boi dont even broncos bills gonna be AWFUL, ravens steelers, HORRENDOUS, my god the scriptwriters are actually incompetent at this points

[@Evan-fw6wt]

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[@ForeverDayGreen]

I just don't see Denver as nearly as threatening. Their stats might look great on paper, but they also had an incredibly easy schedule during the regular season and their only win against a "good" team was week 3 against Tampa. It would have been interesting if you had looked at their numbers when playing teams above 50% because I suspect that they are significantly worse.

[@olzzydlzzy6750]

Calling my shot now, idk why but I got a guy feeling the Steelers are gonna beat the Ravens this week. It sounds wrong with how both teams ended the year but I think Zay Flowers being gone is gonna disrupt the pass game more than we think right now

[@jonjohn7185]

Wasn’t Pickens out the ravens vs Steelers game? Without that fumble on the goal line and pick 6, and the addition of Pickens, this’ll be a close game.

[@olzzydlzzy6750]

@jonjohn7185 yea he was and all year we talked about how the Steelers had a gauntlet at the end of the season and like 3 back to back short week games in that gauntlet. IMO I kinda expected a skid at the end of the season. Also I feel like we aren't talking about how the Steelers have one of THE best D-lines in the playoffs and literally up till that last game they had a long win streak against Lamar and the ravens too

[@matthewstevens5450]

EJ the Packers were going to play Philly regardless if they beat the Bears or not so you can take that smile off please and thanks.

[@tracedykes4411]

Brett I haven’t watched yet but please use your divine cursing powers to remove the Ravens’ powers

[@M015T_]

I don't think he needs to. Playoff Lamar will do that himself

[@hanschristopherson8056]

I think it was possible that the steelers could’ve returned to form and beaten the texans or chargers. I think there’s zero chance they beat the ravens, they look really good rn

[@brycehawes38]

Green Bay fans are basically dodgers fans of the nfl. Boo hoo you don’t have an all pro on your dline you only have 5 really good players and a couple of pro bowlers. The bengals have the best pass rusher in the nfl and our dline makes me want to become a terrorist

[@Degenerate01]

Ya'll forgetting that the Steelers are in Lamar's head. I'm not confident in the Steelers ability to win this game, but it won't be a blow out. They will continue to put the fear into Lamar which gives the Steelers a punchers chance.

[@markfein462]

The take on the Lions D is so bad. The Lions beat the Vikings without all the cover 0, earlier in the year. He says, "nothing else has worked let's throw the kitchen sink at them." completely overlooking that the Lions already beat them.

[@hiimbob2121]

People act like the Steelers didnt beat the Ravens already this year.

[@maryriley6241]

Praying for a Brett curse leading to a Steelers miracle 🙏

[@felixlara2945]

From what i can tell Jayden daniels literally had the same season that won Lamar MVP last year and i would love to see content breaking that down

[@maroc-al-helmidi]

You mean yards, tds, ints wise?

[@felixlara2945]

​@@maroc-al-helmidipassing yards rushing yards, passing TDs , rushing TDs, similar completion percentage similar EPA, similar PFF grade, I don't have PFF so I can't look too deep but Daniels was arguably the 4th best QB in the league this season based on advanced stats

[@Mad_Snacks]

The Broncos aren’t nearly as good as you guys think they are

[@ForeverDayGreen]

Seconded. Beating up on the Raiders (2x), Jets, Browns, Saints, Colts, Panthers (before they figured their offense out and became kinda threatening) and KC backups just isnt terribly impressive.

[@t4d0W]

Its not that they are that 'good' or their schedule was impressive. But its more like Payton (offense) and Vance Joseph (defense) are really in their bag coming into the wild card with nothing to lose. Especially if it turns to a mucky close game by half time and JA isn't as successful on the red zone.

[@Rekcha]

My predictions (tail at your own risk): Chargers Ravens Bills Rams Commanders Packers I know the last one is a blazing hot take but I just trust the Packers’ coaching more rn

[@Go_B1rds]

What’s the Packers coaching record compared to Nick’s coaching record look it up I will wait

[@biguzivertt]

zero credit for the steelers or even any acknowledgment at all. just totally glaze baltimore then act totally dumbfounded when we inevitably upset them