Divisional Round Preview + Picks! | The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny

[@f18a]

Wow. I listened to several other NFL weekend previews and this one blew them away in terms of depth and clarity. Mina is an obvious star in all respects and she/ESPN brings in great complementary talent every week. Well done.

[@cestrella0108]

Mina Kimes show is quickly becoming my favorite for straight up, unbiased analysis, without the fake jokes and laughter/antics you see on other shows. 💯

[@OddThoughtz]

Same. Even though she got the final pick wrong. She's far and away the best NFL analyst/pundent

[@cestrella0108]

@OddThoughtz I hear you. I really don't have a favorite pundit, they all have ups/downs. It just doesn't feel forced/genuine conversations that acknowledge both teams/sides of the ball. It's even keeled.

[@breaks0]

If you have your pet dog always there under the table, you don't need any of that hoopla. :P

[@edwinnavedojr]

Burning of Jerseys was in poor taste.... if wasn't for Mina I would of stopped watching...but besides that I agree 😅

[@keely2014]

Yea she knows her stuff. Not that women can't but in male dominated sports media, she shines bright. Really enjoy listening to her. Could probably listen to her talk about lawn maintenance and still enjoy it lol.

[@dantheman8152]

This was soothing to listen to 😅 No shouting, hot takes, or discussions about who legacy is on the line. Just detailed breakdowns!

[@thedrizzle619]

seriously lol!

[@dantheman8152]

​@@thedrizzle619 😃

[@umutceylan9112]

Is that a shade against Ben Solak? We like him and his occasional yelling!

[@readmelancholystrumpetmaster]

Detailed breakdowns, like what happened to the Ravens offense!

[@DanTheRavensFan20]

Really great co-host chemistry in this podcast. This is truly my favorite pregame preview show for the NFL!

[@livelaughlove321]

This is going to be one of my fave shows. It is absolutely refreshing to watch a lady talking about sports. No distraction (i.e. noise, outlandish statements, or outfits). Thank you! Bravo!

[@tedmich]

Mina and Bill, two of the most cerebral & likable football people! More please!

[@paulmayer8654]

The games the Lions defense struggled was that handful of games from midway through the Thanksgiving game through week 17 in SF. Why those games? It wasn’t just the d-line injuries. It was the fact that Jack Campbell was the only LB left, and he was playing out of position. They got Reeves-Maybin back, and last week the defensive captain Anzalone. That also puts Campbell back at his natural position as well. Magically with the LB corps set back more to normal, the Lions defense went right back to its midseason form as a top red zone and 3rd/4th down defense.

[@dcnole]

What Barnwell hinted at 24:12 is key for the Commanders. Just because you run no huddle doesn't mean you also need to run hurry-up. You can get to the line and then just chill for 15 sec. This still prevents the defense from effectively subbing players/swapping packages. I expect to see this a lot. Washington knows that they need to hold the ball just like they did vs. Tampa. "No Huddle Slow-Down" is the best way to do that for them. This is also why the Commanders are so aggressive on 4th down. It's not about trying to leverage fractional win %. Primarily, it's about keeping the ball. They accrued over 5 min of extra TOP against Tampa AFTER making 4th downs. They robbed Tampa of a whole possession in clock time. That's almost like a takeaway.

[@Contrapastan]

Dan Campbell has discussed this "chilling" at the line without holding the ball, and will insist on being allowed to make substitutions. Will also be interesting to see no huddle where you have to use 100% silent signals

[@peytonaubin2532]

This was the comment right here!

[@Koalafications.]

"Greg Roman was just beating his head against a wall" What he means is greg roman was just doing what greg roman does

[@mendelspalter282]

Some of Darnold missed throws in the red zone vs the Lions weren’t actually opportunities. He had to throw off his back foot or off platform, the pass rush affected those throws 100%.

[@ryanbedford2985]

They spent more than 50% of the Ravens vs Bills talking about what the Ravens O did to the Bills D. To their credit they mention Milano, Bernard and Johnson being back, but do they think any team in the NFL is going to approach a game the same way they did earlier in the season? Also, everyone seems to forget it was week 4 and not like week 14, or 15, or 16, etc.

[@jamiesp3901]

Did they grow 20 pounds since week 4?

[@Phil-D1]

​@@jamiesp3901Yes😂

[@BuffaloMotivated]

Ravens Bills @56:46

[@Pink50sbluesinnit]

Yessir appreciate it!

[@marshall3157]

"I'm trying to get better at identifying runs as they happen." This is why Mina's the best, y'all. You think those other pretentious talking heads we see would ever admit they need to improve on identifying concepts in real time? Especially the non-former players? No chance. Mina is for the people.

[@EfeHardal]

Bill had me dying at the Tom Brady defence reference just get pressure with 4 lmao …. Such a classic

[@shadoturtl]

Ian did a good job breaking down the Diontea to Raven. Will never play, but counts for compensatory credit if he signs somewhere else. brilliant move by Ravens.

[@Civility2Others]

Well, factored for the mistake in giving away a 5th rd pick. Where was the due diligence on this human turd?!

[@ZhoDu]

@@Civility2OthersThe initial trade with Carolina was actually pretty favorable for the Ravens. Ravens give up their 2025 5th rounder (What will be a late 5th round pick, as they will end as a top 10 team) & in return got Diontae Johnson and a Panthers 2025 6th round pick (Will be early in 6th round). Johnson was worth the shot to see if he could not behave like a child & worst case scenario DeCosta figured he’d likely get two picks out of the deal. However, I doubt he thought he’d get the compensatory pick like this…

[@Leo619858]

I don't get why folks are saying Mina is trashing the lions? Both Analysts (and all analysts I've seen so far) are choosing the lions over the commanders. Mina just called out some of the lions weaknesses that also appears to be the Commander's strength, but she also did the opposite with the lions offense over the commanders defense. They literally joked that commanders fan had to listen to them trash our defense for 5 straight minutes lol.

[@sknight43]

Lions fans have been drinking their own koolaid hard this season. I’m not saying they aren’t good, but anytime someone points out any perceived flaw they start accusing everyone of being haters or doubters.

[@Leo619858]

@@sknight43 I mean don't get me wrong, the majority of lions fans I've seen has said mostly positive things about the commanders and JD5, versus say Eagles fans who try to dog the commanders while thinking their s*** don't stink. So I still got nothing but love for the Lions. I just wanted to set the record straight that revealing areas where a team may be average or subpar at isn't "hatin"... Lord knows the Commanders have so many issues lol.

[@daveh1869]

@@sknight43 I don’t know of any fan base that doesn’t do that. I agree fans often over react to criticism of their team, but I certainly don’t think that is unique to the Lions.

[@pxrays547]

Some of the better teams fans, like *certain* Chiefs fans seem to regard anything but absolute kowtowing to the greatness of the team is "hating" and "disrespecting", thus any honest, thoughtful analysis is out.

[@Leo619858]

@ Not true at all, Most Commanders fans are well receiving of criticism towards the Commanders. It's because we know there's a lot of areas that can and will be fixed. So it's definitely not an all fanbase issue by any means. This behavior is more commonly seen among teams who are often at the top of their conference. But even that's not always the case. I rarely saw Chief's fans getting mad when analysts were criticizing the left tackle being such a weakness.

[@lionslucksportscards9835]

If you’re beating teams by two scores late, teams will be in no huddle and your defense will be in a prevent. That’s going to lead to a lot of yards. I saw the Commanders struggle in the red zone last week. That’s where the Lions defense thrives. The Commanders will score maybe 24 points. The Commanders D will hard pressed to stop the Lions from scoring 40 plus. That is why the spread is 9.5. If Jayden Daniels plays a legendary game, the Commanders will have a chance. That is the only way. Also, Goff has been elite under pressure this year. What is this dude talking about?

[@ronniethomas8780]

😂😂😂😂😂 ok

[@lionslucksportscards9835]

@ we’ll see who’s laughing Saturday night Ronnie.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ronniethomas8780]

@lionslucksportscards9835 we will, just make sure you keep this same, arrogant energy late Saturday night

[@lionslucksportscards9835]

@ who’s being arrogant? The Lions were 15-2 on a first place schedule with a 7-2 record against winning teams, and a 222 point scoring differential. The Commanders are a good team on the rise and will be in the mix for years to come. The point spread is 9.5 points. I’d say I’m being pretty realistic. The only way the Commanders stand a chance is Daniels standing on his head.

[@ronniethomas8780]

@lionslucksportscards9835 the arrogance stems from this idea that the Commanders will be blown out, that we'll somehow need divine intervention to have any chance. Listen, the Lions have had a great season and are a great team no doubt, but the regular season means nothing in the playoffs. This will be a tough game for both teams in my opinion, and may the best team win

[@michaelshan22]

28:26 Something interesting to note, Nate Tice dug up NextGenStats and found that the Lions actually have the highest ranked pressure rate in the NFL when rushing 4 since acquiring Za’Darius Smith. It’s funny how Barnwell is claiming the exact opposite just due to his own belief of the injury situation.

[@Diddyums]

The whole "Lions have had so many injuries" argument seems so lazy. It's not just the injuries it's the constant rotation of PS level players that was going on that caused the biggest problems. Now the DL and LB groups are pretty settled with Paschal and Anzalone at 100%. Amik has really settled in out outside CB. Iffy is finally healthy at getting fully back in the groove. Even Kerby and Branch had early and mid-season slumps respectively but currently are playing at an all pro level. I'm not saying the defense is perfect but it's much better than the season average stats will tell you.

[@pxrays547]

That and the Lions offense puts pressure on the opponent's offense, i.e.: "You can't fuck up ANY drives, because the Lions won't." They have enough shock play to push OCs. All that said, it should be a fun game, but Lions pull away at some point.

[@transrightsbaybee]

i liked listening to mina read drive recaps from the bills ravens first matchup

[@nathanhoughton8951]

So when Dan Quinn goes for it on 4th down it's "strategic" but when Dan Campbell does it there "isn't any rhyme or reason" for doing it??

[@gabriellongworth]

Biases are hard to overcome even for the best analysts. 🦁🤙🏻✌️

[@christophermhudson09]

As a Washington fan I must agree here..... Dan Campbell is in my opinion the biggest reason we go for it so much.... They probably don't even realize it, but somewhere along the way when DC said touchdowns are worth more points than punts it made sense to them 😅 I think the reason it's said that way honestly tho is due to the perception of each team..... Detroit is viewed as high powered and high scoring, not needing extra drives...... Washington is viewed as playing better than their roster says they should be, we were assumed to be a 4 win team this year, so people view it as us being the lesser power in games and needing to steal an extra possession or keep the ball from the other offense.... It's not that Dan doesn't have rhyme or reason but that they don't understand his reasoning as easily...... Bad team gotta go for it to try to win..... Great team going for it is "giving chances for extra possession to the opponent giving them a better chance to win" I think DC does it to keep the momentum and really squash teams hope..... I don't think they blow these teams out without going for it the way they do..... And I fkn AGREE with MCDC.... Stomp the opponent and don't let up til you're up by 35...... If they are up 28 on us and go for it on 4th down I am going to salute Dan Campbell, not complain, because it means he thinks Jayden MIGHT still be able to come back from down 28 😂😂😂 We got the two best head coaches in the game playing this week..... Should be Co-Coach of the Year...... I've got tremendous respect for the men up in Detroit.... Downtrodden and given up on just like us..... Even worse really..... Detroit DESERVES to have a great team to provide moments of happiness for their people. There is no other team in the NFL that I'd be okay with losing to and CHEER for going forward except Detroit.... It's an honor gentleman, can't wait to watch this game🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@gabriellongworth]

@ 🤙🏻🦁✌️

[@gabriellongworth]

@@christophermhudson09 The last team i wanted to face in the playoffs. JD is legit. Kinda hard not to root for Commanders this year. May it be free of injuries and Lions win off the leg of Bates from 50+….🫣🤙🏻🦁✌️

[@nathanhoughton8951]

@@christophermhudson09 Great take! Jayden Daniels has been amazing as a rookie this year and will only get better. He's what scares me the most playing you guys.

[@ikidd06]

Y'all might be forgetting the Lions are playing at home with the No Huddle take. Communication is going to be tough!

[@glockensteinttv]

Classic reporter take. Lions beat the 14-2 Vikings by 20+ points for the 1 seed and now the Lion's D didn't play well. Maybe for the first time, they had a solid core that were able to play together, communicate and move as 1 without having to introduce a new replacement.

[@Judge_Meridian]

They blitzed heavily, and Darnold and his coaches never adjusted. That won't happen again going forward. The Viking's ineptitude in that spot masked the true depth of injury on Detroit's defense.

[@benburns9318]

Mina has been a lions hater LITERALLY all year. Always focuses on the bad, never the good. If you’re a lions fan, I suggest listening to Woodward sports. That’s what I do. I don’t even know why I keep watching Mina hoping she’ll change.. instead, her takes just keep looking dumber and dumber in hindsight 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@christopherallen9476]

@@Judge_Meridian Guys have started coming back, including the most important piece, Anzalone. Now they are coming off a bye week, and will have home field advantage on Defense.

[@senator558]

Classic Lions fan. Immediately triggered by the slightest criticism.

[@glockensteinttv]

@@senator558 Not everyone that formulates an opinion is triggered.

[@Brutha-Raven]

Wow I love how much they talk about in these games...and it is not fluff. Amazing!!!

[@bsheaves]

Something to consider for the lions defense is the fact that they have Anzalone back. He’s the QB of that defense and the splits that exist when he is on the field vs off the field are very eye opening.

[@TulaneAve]

Thanks Mina for being the ONLY football-talker-person to actually call out Brandon Stephens as THE weak link for the Ravens.

[@Ocean_Native]

24:38 won’t let that almost Dan Humphrey reference go unnoticed. Mina has been outed as a Gossip Girl fan 🐐

[@wingedbuffalo4670]

Given Mina's analysis of the primary "weakness" of the Ravens' defense is outside the numbers, the Bills have to ensure Amari Cooper gets featured more.

[@Austin-mh3tj]

I, like all of us here, am a huge fan of Mina’s and she’s a credit to ESPN no doubt. But she’s been riding high on the Ravens all season and I’m looking forward to the Bills putting a dent towards her and other analysts expectations this Sunday. No matter the result, we will revisit this.

[@segagenesis7708]

Week 4, BUF was missing several starters, but the Ravens also had the 29th ranked defense in the league, and now have about three new starters. The Bills made an addition to their offense since and have played better, but this was the same Ravens team that nearly gave up 30 to the Raiders and the Bills only scored 10. At the end of the day, I just don't see how the Bills stop Henry without completely selling out to do so and they just don't have the backers to deal with TWO TEs. I think the Bills are going to try and play Henry and Lamar more conservatively, instead of crashing heavy on one, and it's just going to be a slow death.

[@michaelsturdevant9196]

Forcing him to go lateral stops him

[@alessandrot99]

@@michaelsturdevant9196how can you force a lateral movement without a DL that wins 1v1?

[@segagenesis7708]

@@michaelsturdevant9196 I agree. I just don’t see how they accomplish that without leaving the backend completely exposed to Andrews and Likely. I think they’ll keep Bateman in check.

[@t4d0W]

The point is the Bills probably cut their losses not being able to slow Lamar and Henry on the ground. However the Bills offense have the QB and the talent to probably move the ball downfield and get scores as well. Which is why they have to get on the board early and control the clock with long scoring drives within 3 quarters. Because if the Bills are playing behind by the second half, the margins are far smaller trying to overtake the Ravens in points. All while Lamar/Henry eat up clock with options to pass or run to control the clock themselves with the Bills defense on the field. But this could all change too if Allen can have his deep shots to his receivers on the sidelines too.

[@ahammoud4]

Oh wow I am so shocked Mina is disrespecting the Lions again and water is wet

[@Throwawayjim119]

And she’s correct

[@KTGaming3]

Mina is the greatest ever💜

[@zachbuschman3105]

I want to know her favorite Pavement song. Or if she knows a word that rhymes with Pavement

[@KCBAYBOI]

Still haven't learned about the Lions and that coaching staff I see, shame

[@Drewschbag11]

Lions defense will be fine. They are too well coached.

[@robertrock16]

43:58 don’t sleep on Jeremiah trotter jr🤫

[@brandoncomer6492]

16:58 Waton's metrics were as good as Trent McDuffies this year before the injury. They graded out as one of the best CB tandems in the league in the first part of the season. He was playing exceptionally well. There was a huge falloff in the Chief's secondary metrics after Watson got hurt.

[@NevaKeuroglianSullivan]

Bill Barnwell’s season long gleeful doubt of the Lions is certainly a sight to see.

[@ronniethomas8780]

@NevaKeuroglianSullivan no one has the Commanders winning, so Barnwell may be one of one in that regard

[@George-gf5xs]

GoodMorning Mina and Bill, Happy Thursday

[@jasonr_2017]

34-17 Fly Eagles Fly! 🦅🦅🦅

[@flyhigh7918]

You guys didn't mention that Trotter Jr might be splitting time with Burks or even starting??.. im not concerned..we still win.. again!!! Flying all the way to the Superbowl!! 🦅

[@eduardocastillo6527]

Very curious how much no huddle was run on the Lions. I don't recall it happening very frequently. That rank my be based on a miniscule sample size.

[@ltcol2005]

the weather will be a determining factor. rams don't like rain/snow games. trotter will play more than Burks. he covers better.

[@Turk6417]

Surprised they didn’t mention who didn’t play for the Eagles in that first matchup .plus it’s expected to snow Sunday. It’s hilarious watching analysts convince themselves that the Eagles aren’t that good.

[@Diddyums]

Lions by 10 is free money

[@jujijime]

Lions 48 Commanders 10 12th man is a beast in Detroit.

[@danielrogers3121]

You are correct that the Rams can exploit Oren Burks, but the expectation is that Jeremiah Trotter, Jr. will replace Dean for many reasons that you identify. He is smaller, faster, better in coverage and part of the tribe through his royal lineage.

[@allenvrealty3291]

They forgot to mention, Eagles - DeVonta Smith was not even on the last Rams game.... love Mina

[@Tyirstrait]

The great Bill Barnwell who thought the Packers would beat the Eagles and Lions to go to the NFC Championship LOL

[@richardlewis4367]

Bills win in Buffalo, GO BILLS!!!!

[@chrisschrimpf8298]

16:59 Jaylen Watson was playing as a top 10 CB before getting hurt mid-season.

[@roncentrates]

The fact they have no idea he’s playing this week shows the incompetence of these two

[@rapmusicplugpod]

EXACTLY. That's exactly what my comment I just posted was about. Was a LP before broncos game, and a full participant since last week. This bodes extremely well for him to return on limited snaps Saturday, and if they advance, play a more close to starter role in the championship game. With Watson this D was better than last year... he's the most impactful returning player possible, even more than Hollywood or Charles

[@JuanQuirindongo]

Can't wait for the Lions to run the table and make everyone of this broadcasters shut up. Mina is always an anti-Lions

[@tonyb460]

Puka also starting getting more yards when slay went down for philly and eagles also started building their lead.

[@alive5482]

This dude had the Bears making the playoffs and the Eagles missing them. Also picked the Packers last week vs Eagles. Big Oof Bill.

[@tomjohns4355]

Mina kimes = mina dimes! Awooooogah 😍😍😍

[@factszy489]

Great podcast as usual. A couple things I’d mention for the eagles vs rams, slay & Devonte smith were both injured part of why puka had such a big game even though they didn’t score much. Also for Dean injury I expect trotter jr to get majority of the snaps.

[@ScottCrowder]

Was looking for something serious but hearing Lenny say the Lions are playing some of their defenders too much because "they are out of players" tells me you've not been watching Lions games closely and just looking at spreadsheets. As beat up as the Lions have been, they've shown massive shifts and improvements. The Lions have the better offense AND defense. The Commanders only chance to win IMO is by turnovers.

[@asceticblur]

This podcast is always so good. Love ya Mina.

[@sbarron2000]

@56:00 I’d be interested in the data behind that claim. The Rams play a really passive bend don’t break defense on the back end. So for them, giving up yards outside the red zone may not be a good measure of how good they are.

[@jameshopkins6853]

Jalen Watson will be back. Limited snaps against Texans. More the following week. With him, unbelievable.

[@Stacz_Dinero]

Watching after the lions lost. Wish I would have before the game !!! Would have took your advice and bet on commanders !

[@Bobby-c1b6z]

Barnwell’s been hating on Detroit for how long? You picked Green Bay to beat Detroit in this game, 😂. Newsflash, your boy, Jaden Daniels is going to blink on Saturday night, he has never seen this kind of hornets nest, for these stakes! Somehow you think that Sam Darnold just missed all those throws that had nothing to do with the amount of pressure/hits he took throughout that game? Are you ever going to give Detroit its flowers?

[@Jahwobbly]

Hollywood Brown was just getting his reps in. Mahomes gave extra targets to Worthy earlier, Hopkins, Watson... earlier in season. You'll see KC's best targeted equitably in playoffs.

[@christophermhudson09]

As a Washington fan it doesn't make sense dc gets flak for going for it ..i kinda understand but dont agree.... Dan Campbell is in my opinion the biggest reason we go for it so much.... They probably don't even realize it, but somewhere along the way when DC said touchdowns are worth more points than punts it made sense to them 😅 I think the reason it's said that way honestly tho is due to the perception of each team..... Detroit is viewed as high powered and high scoring, not needing extra drives...... Washington is viewed as playing better than their roster says they should be, we were assumed to be a 4 win team this year, so people view it as us being the lesser power in games and needing to steal an extra possession or keep the ball from the other offense.... It's not that Dan doesn't have rhyme or reason but that they don't understand his reasoning as easily...... Bad team gotta go for it to try to win..... Great team going for it is "giving chances for extra possession to the opponent giving them a better chance to win" I think DC does it to keep the momentum and really squash teams hope..... I don't think they blow these teams out without going for it the way they do..... And I fkn AGREE with MCDC.... Stomp the opponent and don't let up til you're up by 35...... If they are up 28 on us and go for it on 4th down I am going to salute Dan Campbell, not complain, because it means he thinks Jayden MIGHT still be able to come back from down 28 😂😂😂 We got the two best head coaches in the game playing this week..... Should be Co-Coach of the Year...... I've got tremendous respect for the men up in Detroit.... Downtrodden and given up on just like us..... Even worse really..... Detroit DESERVES to have a great team to provide moments of happiness for their people. There is no other team in the NFL that I'd be okay with losing to and CHEER for going forward except Detroit.... It's an honor gentleman, can't wait to watch this game🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@metalsalsa]

Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Will be playing linebacker as well. He has better eyes than Burks.

[@jmacomber86]

Mina has done her best to poke holes in Detroit all year! She’s not bad at it!

[@platoniczombie]

Mina is about as much as hater as Nick Wright.

[@a.j.4332]

For real, I was hoping she would pick the commanders cause every time she picked against the lions we won! I love how a person that reads a lot of advanced stats is an expert!🙄

[@michaelsturdevant9196]

@@platoniczombie She is way more circumspect than Wright.

[@andreleite1019]

​@@platoniczombie Nick is big with the backhanded compliment towards the Lions for a while now.

[@joeydirt69]

Nina is just Nick Wright with a better stylist

[@rtk5847]

When Mina started with the week 4 match up, I knew she was going to discount the Bills!

[@nkb420]

I love Mina and I know its not personal but damn....Detroit vs. Everybody 😈

[@sidelinesarah]

9:10 last Texans/Chiefs matchup Jimmie Ward went out and I believe we put Kamari in the slot and Okudah as corner. Against the Chargers we had Myles Bryant in the slot and Kamari back out at corner

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

Detroit vs. Washington is going to depend on who makes the fourth down conversion more than the other. Plain and simple. These two teams are very aggressive and I suspect this is going to be the best game of the week.

[@jtorch1]

You are breaking my heart, Mina. However, I am more afraid of the Ravens than I am of the Chiefs. I do not like your pick, but I believe the winner of this game will win it all. #GoBills!

[@LumberJake23]

Mina underestimating the Lions again...

[@Throwawayjim119]

Mina is better at her job than most

[@youngmissbarb]

…..

[@DD-sr9xm]

How can your show “feature Lenny” yet Lenny never appears on the show?

[@blatty2646]

I just don’t understand how you can consistently undersell a 15-2 football team. Mina and Curly have done it all season. He picked the lions to lose everytime he’s been on except against tHE AFC South

[@grissl216]

Why do analysts put so much on the lions D being the difference? So we let them score 35 pts… the lions score 45. Why is no one talking about the lions #1 scoring offense?

[@natedeutsch7130]

You have to have at least a decent defense to win a super bowl. Ask Peyton Manning if being a great offensive team only is sustainable.

[@towelociraptor]

They absolutely talked about how mismatched the commies' defense is against the Lions' offense. 6.8 ypc against nickel formations for Detroit, commies defense 26th against TEs, huge mismatch of St Brown vs their slot corner...

[@t4d0W]

Because part of the regular season scores are inflated by the Lions beating on really bad defenses. That said against the Comms I don't think the Lions have to score 45 to win out. They just gotta play the same ball control strat the Comms want to and it better in the 2nd half. I also don't trust this Lions defense to keep out Jayden Daniels especially if Glenn chooses to blitz as his way to get pressures on the young QB. But if you limit his possessions it keeps things more simple.

[@rapmusicplugpod]

Love the show - but Jaylen Watson IS a gamechanger. He was in the top 5 in grading for CBs before getting hurt this year, and the Chiefs D was even BETTER than last year before he was hurt. Their rush D went from being ok at best last year to being elite this year, while having the pass D close to as suffocating this year. Watson is a hugely impactful addition that puts the secondary back in their most optimal natural roles

[@donh5856]

EAGLES CB1, WR2 and LT did not play against the Rams in LA when the Eagles won by 17! No one ever brings this up. Eagles by 14 on Sunday!

[@quintinjohnson3742]

News flash. The Chargers are not the Chiefs!!!!!!

[@khallidmubarak-assad678]

Can someone tell me me where they pull their stats I’d like to use them for references

[@brianjeffries1668]

Last year Ravens wanted to play the Chiefs and were playing well but the truth was the Chiefs had a defense thT had the personnel to match up This Bills team doesn’t have the personnel. They will compete but Ravens should love this matchup.

[@Rob_G716]

Oh, no, no. Bills are gonna smoke the Ravens at home. You will see! 32-17 Bills

[@brianjeffries1668]

@ but y’all haven’t beaten down a team this good all year but now they gonna blow out the Ravens. You should believe in your team, i respect it. But this ain’t the matchup yall want. Ravens are best at what Bills need to do to win. On the flip y’all strength isn’t stopping the run.

[@Judge_Meridian]

​@Rob_G716 no, they aren't going to smoke them.

[@BBM716]

@@brianjeffries1668beat the Chiefs by two scores and completely controlled and ran up a lead against the Lions. Ya know…the two 1 seeds. Stop talking ball 🤣

[@brianjeffries1668]

@ beat lions by 6 and beat the chiefs by 9 I know what I’m talking about. I also know those two teams were dinged up when you clipped em. I’m not impressed at all. Yall ain’t beat another winning team all year till yall beat the 7 seed broncos Now yall at home and Vegas don’t even got yall favored. This ain’t the matchup yall want!

[@alynch9846]

You guys need to start mentioning Devonta Smith more in these little talks. He is one of the most clutch WRs in the league and gets few props. He is usually mentioned as an afterthought or not at all. Rams ignore him at their peril.

[@alynch9846]

P.S. He didn't play last time versus Rams. And yeah, he is playing.

[@Tony-k9i]

Except that one pass

[@StocktonSmurf]

Holy shit, if that was without Ward and Pitre, next season we’re going to see the Texans have the best secondary in the nfl

[@TheRasiani]

As always - the brainy-est NFL pod out there. If you're going to do analysis, do it like this. Amidst all of this bulls*** talk about "who is qualified to talk football with former players - i.e. people in 'the know' v. Eye Candy that Sells, Mina Kimes continues to represent for folks who didn't play, but who are dedicated to data and the analysis that it bears - but who also is a fan of the games, and is all in the sport. There is an especially dangerous trend I've noticed on social media in wake of the Charlie Dixon/Skip Bayless lawsuit, to suddenly start questioning the very existence of women in NFL analysis. Mina Kimes lays waste to all that type of retrograde opinion, I believe.

[@woofer13]

Mina, Mina, Mina, you mentioned all the penalties that the Bills had in their game against the Ravens, and implied that it was one of the reasons for the blowout. The Bills had only 4 penalties, the Ravens 8 penalties, and the Ravens had more than twice the yardage charged against them.

[@mikep3813]

She implied that the penalties were part of the reason for the blowout. She implied that was the reason for the early drives to fail. You dig a hole early and need to abandon a lot of your offensive game plan. Regardless, I think she made it pretty clear that she believed that Derrick Henry and heavy personnel was the main reason for the blowout. When you got 2,200 pounds of mass blocking for you you're gonna have some holes.

[@woofer13]

@@mikep3813 Your first sentence is exactly what I said. Maybe you missed that she mentioned it 3 times though. On another note, are you aware that the Ravens had more penalties and more yards against them than any other team this season? I guess that means that the Ravens should have a 0-17 record. If those 4 penalties hindered the Bills, and made them lose early on, are you suggesting that the 8 penalties on the Ravens were all done late in the 4th quarter so that it didn't matter to them?

[@jeffnielsen5230]

I just want one of these divisional round preview shows to say something nice about the Rams lol “The Rams defense is actually really bad” that’s some top shelf analysis by Barnwell

[@towelociraptor]

How about the 3rd worst EPA outside the red zone? That's a stat they provided about the Rams' weak defense

[@metalsalsa]

@@jeffnielsen5230 This is super out of character for him. Usually he tends to not trust Jalen Hurts so I was shocked.

[@DrizzysWorld24]

I didn’t know the rams had a “BAD” defense. It may not be the best. But you don’t make it this far with a bad defense.

[@metalsalsa]

@DrizzysWorld24 yeah its a well coached defense. The secondary is thin though. If witherspoon doesn't play that's a big deal.

[@chrisschrimpf8298]

Andy Reid routinely cooks this type of defense, especially in the playoffs. Obviously, anything can happen but I wouldn’t touch that spread and would be shocked if KC covers.

[@dr.johnsuarez2330]

As a commanders fan I hope they win. The lions are sooooooo good. I hope the commanders don’t get destroyed and Jaylen not hurt

[@dreamerrt216]

It's mind boggling how much time is spent bashing the Lions defense week after week after mind numbing week and yet here they are at 15 - 2 tied for the best record in the entire league and playing at home, but let's not spend a single second talking about any of that. It's as if pundits are praying for them to lose so you all can say, see, I told you that defense wasn't going to hold up. smh

[@junahn1907]

The Bills base defense is nickel/big nickel. It is designed to sack quarterbacks, not stop the run. This feels like a nightmare matchup for Buffalo.

[@Samhinkieknew]

It’s definitely not designed to sack the QB. It’s designed to prevent explosive plays in the passing game and to force long, sustained drives as the only way to allow TDs.

[@adamletschin2509]

Ravens are the worst possible matchup for the Bills

[@marcusfrazier20]

@@Samhinkieknewwell that’s play in the ravens hands cuz they want to run the clock and burn time. By playing that difference you basically letting them drive ball down methodically but at same time you tired now and now you have to tackle Lamar….trouble!!!!

[@tjsumigray22]

According to Sean McDermott himself, his defensive scheme is designed to force teams to be patient enough to make sustained drives, then prevent TDs. Historically, McDermott's D has one of the lowest blitz % of the past 2 decades...

[@daniel-eg2oq]

it was the first time for them and I don't see why it'll be all that different the second time.

[@equestrian34]

Ravens win and it won’t be close until maybe some garbage time scoring by the bills

[@jazzlyn1891]

21:21 most of it was the Lions defense actually

[@CaptainFantastic222]

Goff is historically really good under pressure. Like what the actual f*ck are these two talking about?

[@NohVah]

It's funny to me how the national football media is still coming to grips with Stafford being a feast-or-famine quarterback. It's how you can tell no one really ever covered the Lions. There's a reason he started gaining the name "Stat Patford" here in Detroit. His "Feast" just happens to be so high, if you have the team around him to mitigate it (like the Rams mostly do) it won't affect the team as much. As a certified Rams hater, I love Bill's call on their game against the Eagles.

19:10 Greg Roman doing the same thing over and over and not having answers? Ya don't say? - a ravens fan

[@tonyb460]

It's funny how so many people say they find it hard to believe that aj has read in previous games cuz cameras would have caught it. When there's actually proof of previous games when aj was reading g his book on the sidelines.

[@shanef6957]

I'll take JA17 at home.... and next week in KC, and then raising the Lombardi.

[@greggyfree]

Sounds like they should put their money where their mouths are and put a million on Washington. These 2 are saying it's easy money.

[@mikenazers96]

Lame take on Goff regarding pressure.

[@foresthill8462]

Overall, great show. The only part that I didn't like was that it felt a bit biased towards the Ravens and not balanced. Maybe the same against the Lions a bit.

[@rikvanhorn9714]

The Wowee Zowee cover kills me every time Mina does her show.

[@breaks0]

Rams will keep it relatively close (eg 10 pts or less, at least the final score). But I can't really see them oullkng an upset here. The Ravens ought to win, but it might be the closest game of the entire playoffs, pts wise. Could be easily go to OT.

[@jonesorock3759]

16:54 that’s not the point bill with Watson and mcduffie out there in man coverage they and the Houston dbs were top 3/4 in separation vs man coverage so that is a big plus cause Watson is amazing in man coverage

[@rapmusicplugpod]

Jaylen was great this year #IYKYK

[@jonesorock3759]

@ facts he talking like Watson a bum when Watson got injured we was one of the worst defenses for 5 straight weeks cause everyone attack 13 and 30 nobody went to mcduffie