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00:00Let's get over to the pro game here.
00:01Sunday, 1 o'clock start.
00:03Everybody's new favorite team, the Indianapolis Colts.
00:05They're going to take on the Arizona Cardinals,
00:07who had a crushing defeat against the lowly Tennessee Titans.
00:11This line opened up, Joe, three and a half.
00:13Uh-oh, six and a half's now out there at multiple books
00:16and a total 47 and a half.
00:18Kyler Murray and Daniel Jones.
00:19The spread line for this game, Joe, is what?
00:23It happens every year, Donnie.
00:24There's this one team that the books cannot figure out and can't get right.
00:30And this year, it's the Colts.
00:32They have an 80, an NFL best, by the way, 80% cover rate.
00:36They're 4-1.
00:37And the only loss came in that ridiculous game against the Rams
00:41in which they beat themselves.
00:42So they are 3-0 at home against the spread.
00:46A pair of dominant victories here.
00:48And again, look at that number, where it opened and where it is now here, Donnie.
00:53This is a team that the books have absolutely no idea.
00:57On one hand, they're expecting the wheels to fall off.
01:00On the other hand, the market continues to bet them up.
01:04And we already talked about the Cardinals.
01:06I mean, they're a hot mess here.
01:08My question is, will this get to seven, Donnie?
01:11Will it get to the key number of seven?
01:13Is that the line drawn in the sand?
01:15I think it gets there, but I don't think it's going to last long.
01:19So keep an eye on this game and this spread throughout the week.
01:23Understand this, too.
01:25Quarterback, or used to be, excuse me, the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles
01:28a few years back, Shane Steichen.
01:30Defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles a few years back, Jonathan Gannon.
01:34These two guys know each other, man.
01:36That should be a fun chess match as we see it play out.
01:38Another 1 o'clock game on Sunday to the New England Patriots.
01:41Patriots going, you know what?
01:42We might be on a hot streak right here.
01:44Back-to-back victories could turn into a five-game win streak.
01:47They're going to take on New Orleans.
01:48And Spencer Rattle, who just picked up a victory at home.
01:50And they, again, are going to be home today, or excuse me, home on Sunday.
01:53Minus three and a half, 45 and a half as the price point on the total.
01:57The spread line for New England and New Orleans, Joe, is what?
02:01New England continues to be an underrated commodity in the market.
02:06I don't think the market has upgraded them enough after that win against Buffalo.
02:11The defense is healthier now, and it's really starting to play.
02:16I'd be shocked, Donnie, if this line doesn't continue to rise before kickoff.
02:20It should.
02:21I'd grab the three and a half now, though.
02:23High ticket count on the Patriots here.
02:26But let's talk more football.
02:27Joe Flacco, what does he mean for the Bengals and the rest of the AFC North?
02:30Interception.
02:31Trade goes down yesterday in the NFL.
02:33It was Joe Flacco on his way to stay in-state, but go from the Cleveland Browns over to the Cincinnati Bengals.
02:39It was interesting when it came across my timeline, because as soon as you see that, you realize it's just not working right now with Browning and that offense.
02:45It's like, do they need an upgrade to get another veteran in town?
02:48I didn't think they probably would make the move, but they're trying to salvage their season for a chance that maybe Burrow can come back, and at least with a couple games left, theoretically, or let's just say mathematically, you still have an option to make the playoffs at this point.
03:00So Flacco goes to Cincinnati.
03:02The more I look at this saying, I don't know if I like this move or dislike it, like it doesn't even move the needle for me anymore, because, oh, Flacco goes to the good, that'll help out that offense.
03:10I don't know if it will.
03:12Flacco hasn't been that great this season.
03:13He can't move.
03:14It's a bad offensive line.
03:15He doesn't have a run game to sort of keep that defense off of him.
03:18He has some great wide receivers, but I look at it this morning and try to digest it, Joe.
03:24I don't know if I like this move all that much anymore.
03:26Well, I mean, you got to do something, because Brett Rippin was your only other quarterback on the roster behind Browning.
03:33You got Sean Clifford on the practice squad, okay?
03:38But so it doesn't – if you need somebody to hold the fort down or in hopes of holding the fort down, yeah, listen, Flacco, yes, he's 40 years old, but he is a true pro.
03:48And he's a guy that has a ton of experience in steadying a ship like this here and get it going.
03:54So this will be the most weapons Flacco has had maybe in his entire career, Donnie, if they can give him any sort of room whatsoever.
04:03But the one thing is certain there is that the Bengals have decided that in Browning's three starts, he faced the Vikings, the Broncos, and the Lions, three very good defenses.
04:14And the problem is all three of those losses were by a combined 76 points, eight interceptions altogether here,
04:23six touchdowns to eight interceptions in four games is not what I would consider steadying the ship here.
04:30So – and by the way, he was getting booed in that game there at home on Sunday, and why not?
04:36You can't keep throwing it to the other team.
04:38So I love it for the Browns, Donnie, because they actually traded Flacco on a sixth-round pick,
04:43and they got a fifth-round pick in return for a guy, a 40-year-old quarterback, that they pretty much weren't planning on keeping anyway.
04:51So kudos to the Browns for stacking picks here.
04:55Hey, and you take a look at the last three games for Flacco, 199 yards, one touchdown, one interception, passer rating of 65.
05:01Versus the Packers, 142 in the air, no touchdown passes in interception, a passer rating of 55.6.
05:07Then versus the Lions, 184 in the air, no touchdowns, see a common theme there, two interceptions, and a passer rating of 39.3.
05:15On the season, Joe, 815 yards passing, two touchdowns, six picks, and a passer rating of 60.3.
05:22We'll see how it turns out for the Bengals.
05:23They're just looking for wins just to try to have a December where, you know, rehab goes right for your starting quarterback, Joe Burrow,
05:30when he comes back, and away you can go.
05:32But I don't know if this is a move that's going to make all that much sense.
05:34But, again, it can't hurt.
05:36Like, hey, man, Brown, it was just a play away from really breaking out.
05:39No, he wasn't.
05:39He's an interception machine that can sometimes throw touchdown passes, and that usually doesn't equate to wins.
05:44Because the one thing we know, Joe, is you're not relying on the Cincinnati D where you just need to run the clock out here.
05:49You need to score points on that offense because that D is absolutely terrible.
05:54Let's get out to the Arizona Cardinals again.
05:55I'll say this, though, Donnie, quick.
05:57I'll say this.
05:58The thing that does move the needle is now you have Shador Sanders as one snap away from being an NFL starting quarterback.
06:06Just saying.
06:07That could very well move the needle for the Browns here.
06:11By the way, we were talking before the season started on that quarterback room.
06:13We thought everybody would eventually get multiple starts, and we're probably headed down that path here, Joe.
06:17What are the options that Dylan Gabriel does not miss a start the rest of the way?
06:21What's that percentage?
06:22Five percent, Joe?
06:23Come on.
06:23That's what I'm saying.
06:25That will move the needle for the Browns.
06:28That might be the most watched game the minute Shador Sanders has to be the starter.
06:33Keep an eye on that, Donnie.
06:35Jonathan Gannon upset like the rest of us if you did bet the Arizona Cardinals throwing a couple punches to Di Mercado.
06:41It didn't hurt him, but just a bad look for a coach getting on one of his players.
06:45But you're right about this.
06:46Back in the day, if this didn't get caught on film, I don't think anybody makes a big deal of it.
06:50It was caught on film.
06:51He did get fined.
06:52We are moving on, but that was a devastating loss, and everybody felt the frustration of Jonathan Gannon on the sidelines on Sunday.
07:00And now you've got to wonder, Donnie, about the locker room, which is what makes this Indy game, them traveling to Indy here this week, even more intriguing, right?
07:08Because that kind of stuff in this generation of football player, do you lose the locker room over that?
07:15I don't know.
07:16Yeah.
07:16I don't know.
07:17Maybe Di Mercado lost the locker room at this point.
07:19Maybe he should have cut him and got the locker room back, saying, this is unacceptable performance, which costs us.
07:24They lost here.
07:25It is what it is.
07:26Jerry Jones, 250 Gs later, having some fun, flipping the bird to the crowd, and he gets back on a plane and writes a check to the NFL.
07:34You know, Jerry being like, you know what?
07:36I got all cheap.
07:37I was willing to pay 500K.
07:39So I got better off.
07:42You've got to be kidding me.
07:43Jerry would have written a $500,000 check.
07:47250 grand.
07:48Jerry Jones always likes to talk about the glory, hole in oil.
07:51Yeah.
07:52Going a bit lighter in the pocket today, Jerry.
07:55Oh, yeah.
07:56Eagles and the Giants rekindling it.
07:58Now, here's what I like to say, because the Eagles got robbed last week, and we all agree with it.
08:01I get so many news notes and letters and emails behind the scenes that, Donnie, completely agree with you.
08:05They got robbed.
08:06They should have won that game, but they didn't.
08:07Now, we play the New York Giants, and me as an Eagles fan, and let's give a little bit of fandom history, Joe.
08:12Growing up, this rivalry was unbelievable sensational in the late 80s, early 1990s.
08:18Phil Simms, Randall Cunningham, Buddy Ryan, Bill Parcells.
08:21It had everything, and even back then, the Eagles usually had the edge over the Giants, not in Super Bowls, but in the regular season, very competitive, and yes, Bill Parcells in the place they never wanted to play.
08:30It was Veterans Stadium, a banana republic, as he called it.
08:33Then, as I got into the mid-1990s and late-1990s, I went to school in northern New Jersey, and the Giants would beat the brakes off the Eagles repeatedly as Andy Reid and Ray Rhodes tried to get that regime off the ground, Kerry Collins and all those boys.
08:46And then, there was a shift around the year 2000, where for 25 years, the Eagles had beat the Giants like a pinata left and right.
08:55And I always enjoyed, like, there was always a mutual respect back in the day between Giants fans and Eagles fans.
08:59Tough, hard fall.
09:00Like, everybody was united and won things.
09:02Leave the Redskins back in the day, were now the commanders, out of the equation.
09:06Just focus all your energy on hating the Dallas Cowboys.
09:08But now, I feel like little brother just can't get going, and the Philadelphia Eagles should have a layup on Thursday night football.
09:14Seven-and-a-half-point favorites heading in to take on the Giants.
09:17Rookie quarterback, horrible head coach, fun running back in Cam Scadaboo, and a total 40-and-a-half for as bad as the Eagles' offense has been.
09:25These are the games that you need.
09:27Giants shouldn't put that much pressure on the Eagles.
09:28I look for an easy, comfortable victory on a Thursday night.
09:31Am I wrong that the Eagles just keep beating their little brother like a pinata every day after school?
09:36Well, listen, Donnie, I think they're a solid bet in the first half because that's who they are, right?
09:46They are going to want to bury the Giants early, especially on the road, right?
09:50This game isn't at home.
09:51It's at MetLife.
09:52So bury them early and then do what you've been doing all season long, which is apparently taking your foot off the gas and forgetting how to play offense in the second half of games, Donnie.
10:03So I don't want anything to do until I see more consistency with this Philadelphia team.
10:09And namely, their ability to be able to run the damn ball with Saquon Barkley, please, would be fantastic.
10:16Until we see that, Donnie, to me, they're strictly a first-half bet.
10:20Give me them to go in up a touchdown at the break.
10:23I mean, the total at 40-and-a-half, and you want me to lay more than a touchdown, that's a risky proposition.
10:32But I got no problem expecting the Eagles up by at least a touchdown as they head into the break here.
10:39Now, I like to say this, too, because we've got a Brian Dable video coming up in a second.
10:43Like, I actually really love – Brian Dable is my favorite head coaching prospect when leaving the Buffalo Bills.
10:49And when the Giants got him, I actually said to myself, like, this might be a changing of the evolution in the end.
10:54Like, I really like this move.
10:55But the minute he backed Daniel Jones and re-signed Daniel Jones, I knew that he needed a lifetime contract there
11:00because that organization was straight-up bozo.
11:02But I love what he's doing right now.
11:05Take a look at this clip.
11:06Yeah, you watch all the games.
11:08And you watch him when he's out there get open, big, strong, fast, has good hands, can run any route you want him to run.
11:17I'm sure they can throw in the ball as many times as they want.
11:20I mean, Saquon doesn't get it or give it to Saquon and A.J. doesn't get it.
11:23There's one ball.
11:24They're all really good players.
11:25Smitty, I mean, I've been around Smitty.
11:27I think he's an exceptional receiver, too.
11:29So, I think I'm sure whatever they want to do or think they need to do, that's what they'll do.
11:35You have to watch the tape.
11:38A.J.'s open a lot.
11:40So, but you give it to Saquon, he's got productive yards.
11:44Once you run his own read or throw it to Smitty, there's another thing.
11:47There's a lot of weapons, I would say, on that offense.
11:52And whatever they choose to do is what they do.
11:56I like where he's going with that because they know that there is a structural fault that's happening on that Eagles offense where A.J. wants the football.
12:04So, you have another head coach going like, guys open every play.
12:07Like, you know, as a wide receiver and A.J. Brown is so crazy, his head is exploding at that comment there.
12:12Kudos to Brian Dabo, who I think is a terrible head coach.
12:15He got it right yesterday.
12:17He really did.
12:18He did.
12:19He absolutely did.
12:20And you know they're struggling, Donnie.
12:22But for whatever reason, once the adjustments are made at the half, you know, it comes out.
12:28It's like they look like a totally different offense in the second half.
12:32And I can't put my finger on it.
12:34It's just, it's kind of head-scratching with them.
12:37It really is.
12:39But you know it's not head-scratching to me.
12:40Just picking on Giants fans again.
12:42Like, how did the Eagles turn into beating them like a pinata?
12:45Like, there used to be a guy like License Plate Guy.
12:47It was a season ticket owed for 18 years.
12:49And he would show up at the Eagles Stadium with that zero jersey on.
12:52Like, what does he wear?
12:53Like, two Super Bowls for the Eagles, none for the Giants over the past decade?
12:56Like, what does License Plate Guy actually wear to the stadiums anymore?
12:59What do Giants fans have left at this point?
13:01I don't know.
13:01Not much.
13:04I mean, Giants fans have Jackson Dart to be.
13:07Listen, and the rollercoaster ride with Jackson Dart, Donnie, is going to be a lot of fun.
13:12Ah, Giants fans, you know I'm messing with you.
13:14I'm really not.
13:15You guys suck.
13:16We're back.
13:17Let's take a look at this weekend's action here in the NFL, which starts bright and early on a Sunday morning.
13:22Now, at least you don't send the best and the brightest in these overseas games, as you can see.
13:26And it's like, hey, you know what?
13:27All right, well, we'll wake up early to watch because it's the NFL.
13:30We're doing it again.
13:30The Denver Broncos, which should have lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, but the refs cheated them there.
13:35We can get back to that at a later time.
13:36But then we take a look at the New York Jets, who are still searching for a victory on the season with a bad offense and an even worse defense here, Joe.
13:43A touchdown favorite neutral site for the Denver Broncos.
13:47Is there hope for the Jets this weekend?
13:49Or are the Jets embarrassed at home, on the road, and overseas?
13:54Yeah, nothing good can come from backing the Jets in this spot.
13:59I don't care how many points they are getting here.
14:02I mean, they made a Dallas offense that had one healthy starting offensive lineman look like world beaters and could not get, couldn't get the Dak Prescott, can't get an interception or a turnover.
14:18They are already embarrassing.
14:20And now they get to go overseas and be embarrassed on a international stage here.
14:27And really, all the Broncos have to do is shut down the Jets running game.
14:32And that's pretty much, I mean, they just gave up, what, 45 rushing yards to the Eagles?
14:37So, if you're going to make Justin Fields have to beat you, I like the chances of Denver not only winning this game, but also covering it, Donnie.
14:47Like, you take a look to it, like, styles that make fights, right?
14:49And you break this up because you have a good defense on Denver.
14:52Like, you know, Sertan is one of the better cornerbacks in the NFL.
14:55He's going to shadow, you know, Garrett Wilson.
14:57So, I don't know where the offense really is coming from for the Jets.
15:00And maybe it's just Justin Fields running 13 times for 112 yards and two touchdowns like he's playing in high school.
15:05But that's the feel I have for the Jets this year.
15:07Up in smoke and already looking for your franchise quarterback in the draft.
15:11Let's take a look at a 1 o'clock game, Seattle and Jacksonville.
15:13Good one from Duval, which brings Sam Donald to town.
15:17They're looking to pick up a victory here after a devastating loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with Jacksonville.
15:22Did they ride the high of that Monday night football game win and forget to sort of lace them back up on Sunday, Joe?
15:28A 1.5-point number, 46.5-point total.
15:32Well, I'll tell you this.
15:35If that defense of Seattle is extremely banged up, especially the back end.
15:42And they lost a couple of more guys early in that game against Tampa there, which hence is why you saw Baker Mayfield and company light them up.
15:52I don't know that that's going to be any different right now here.
15:55I think that Jacksonville had showed you they're more than capable of putting some points on the board.
16:01Seattle showed you they can certainly do it as well.
16:04I mean, if they gave up nearly 500 yards offense to Kansas City, I think Sam Donald and that offense can get some things done.
16:13I love the over, Donnie.
16:15No way would I sweat an under out in that game and Duval not going to do it.
16:20Ah, let's get over to the Pittsburgh Steelers here.
16:23And by the way, a little bit of respect here for the Cleveland Browns.
16:25I'm thinking Pittsburgh awful by Cleveland overseas.
16:29Cleveland opens up as a five and a half point favorite.
16:31That number hasn't moved.
16:32There's even outlets out here now showing a minus five as a favorite towards Pittsburgh.
16:36A low total of 38 and a half to 37 and a half, depending on where you're shopping.
16:40Dylan Gabriel.
16:41I like the move to Gabriel here.
16:43Gives him a little bit more athletic ability.
16:45That defense, you know, is going to come to play for Cleveland.
16:48Interesting number there in Pittsburgh, though, for me.
16:51Yeah.
16:51Interesting total, too, as well, because what?
16:5536 and a half, 37.
16:57Aaron Rodgers has started 266 games in his career, and this is just the second lowest total that has ever been involved in a game in which he is a starter here.
17:09So, yeah, it's not a great spot for the Browns, Donnie.
17:13I mean, they've lost 21 consecutive regular season games in Pittsburgh.
17:17Their last win, October of 2003.
17:20You want to guess who the Browns quarterback was?
17:23The last Browns quarterback to beat Pittsburgh?
17:24Ooh.
17:25Who was it?
17:282003.
17:28How's Tim Couch sound?
17:30Does Tim Couch sound good?
17:31Yeah.
17:32That's how long it has been.
17:34That's it.
17:35That is the last time the Browns, he's the last quarterback to have beaten.
17:40Nope.
17:41Last Browns quarterback to have beaten Pittsburgh in the regular season.
17:45If it ain't, this is truly the definition of it.
17:47Hey, bro, Donnie, don't fix it.
17:5021 straight, about to be 22 straight.
17:52Look, I love the fact that Cleveland's going with Gabriel and that infusion of talent.
17:57But part of me is just like, can we just put Shador in there just because everybody's head will explode?
18:02If he does great, there's going to be a section of the internet that's going to love it.
18:06If he does poorly, there's going to be a section that's going to love it.
18:08Like, I just feel like we need a couple games out of Shador sooner than later just for the thing to sit back and play armchair quarterback on those games.
18:17Yeah.
18:17That will move the needle for the Browns.
18:19Nothing else they got.
18:21I do like Judkins.
18:22They've got pieces.
18:23They've got a defense.
18:25Can they put enough of it together to upset some teams down the stretch?
18:29Moving the needle.
18:30It's not what the Miami Dolphins are doing down on South Beach.
18:33They're going to hold on the Chargers here.
18:34But oof, that regime, struggling.
18:39We teased it.
18:40And I don't know if the people down in South Florida wanted a tease.
18:42But the Miami Dolphins are going to play a football game this weekend against the Chargers.
18:46The Chargers probably were embarrassing last week going up against the Commanders looking to battle back.
18:51They're a favorite.
18:51They opened up at 5.5.
18:52It's down to 4.5 at most outlets right now.
18:54But a low total of 43.5.
18:56When I see the 43.5, Joe, I look at the damaged backfield by the Chargers and say,
19:01look, I understand their offensive line is damaged as well.
19:04But moving the football through the air is something everybody can do against the Miami Dolphins.
19:08Then you take a look at the Chargers' defense here.
19:10They ain't all that great at this point right now with their injuries that they have settled in.
19:14I look at the 43 and Hampton and go, just give me the over.
19:17These two football teams don't let anything back.
19:19Both of them can't approach 20 points, Joe?
19:21What am I missing here?
19:22Also, what's missing on the Dolphins?
19:24Is their head coach going to be missing come Monday morning?
19:26I mean, it's no Amara and Amara and Hampton is an issue.
19:34No Najee Harris is an issue.
19:37But what's not an issue are all the wide receivers that they will have and Justin Herbert,
19:43because this defense of the Dolphins is epically bad.
19:47And they'll figure out a way to be able to run the ball on him, because everyone does.
19:52But you just watch what Bryce Young was able to do with a whole lot of scrap heap wide receivers,
19:57especially in the second half.
20:00Listen, Justin Herbert will be fine in this.
20:05And by the way, Justin Herbert, he's 13-6 against the number in games in the Eastern time zone.
20:11So I don't think this is going to be a problem coming all the way out east to take on this defense.
20:18I think the Chargers are in absolute bounce back mode.
20:21Two has been better at home than on the road.
20:23But let's be realistic.
20:24With no Tyreek Hill, they can't run the ball.
20:28This defense of the Chargers is much better than the defense of the Dolphins.
20:34And we know the defense travels.
20:36Chargers all day for me in this one.
20:39Go Chargers, go.
20:41As the governor used to like to say here.
20:42I'll tell you who's going.
20:43That's the Los Angeles Rams.
20:44They're going into Baltimore.
20:46And we don't know who the quarterback is going to be.
20:48But I can tell you right now, it's going to be Cooper Rush.
20:51Seven and a half point favorite for the Rams.
20:53Total of 44 and a half.
20:55Now, early in the week, Joe, you said the value is on those Baltimore Ravens.
20:59Do you still feel the same way today on a Wednesday?
21:04It's kind of crazy, right?
21:06It is, though.
21:08Unfortunately, at home in this spot.
21:10But we've got to get clarification on who's playing and who's not on the defensive side
21:16of the ball for the Ravens.
21:18That's the thing that matters more than anything else here.
21:22Can they get Roquan Smith back?
21:25Can they get, you know, Humphreys back?
21:27Can they get some of these guys, Hamilton, back on the field for this game?
21:32If they can, I love the over a touchdown spot.
21:36If they don't, yeah, no.
21:38Rams in a teaser situation might be the best look here, Don.
21:41Yeah, it sounds like Puga Nakua is going to have a big day against that secondary, which
21:45basically everybody has a big day against that secondary.
21:4847 and a half, excuse me, the total that we're looking at there, 44 and a half.
21:52Come on, Baltimore.
21:53Put up some offense in this game.
21:55Run the football, pass block, do what you can.
21:58But this season is slipping away for those Baltimore Ravens right now.
22:01Arizona and Indianapolis we'll take a look at now.
22:03Three and a half point favorite at the opening number, Joe.
22:06Can't get enough of those Colts, says the betting public, as this pushes this line to
22:10six and a half.
22:11Do we see seven by game time and a total 47 and a half, a devastating loss for the Cardinals.
22:17Now go on the road, taking on a really good Indianapolis Colts team.
22:21Yeah, well, the good news is we got a dome versus a dome team here, right?
22:26So, which would lead you to think that maybe, just maybe, we would get an over in this spot,
22:33right?
22:34Well, it's contrarian, because since 2020, Donnie, when two teams who play in a dome play
22:40one another, the under is 87 and 72.
22:44So, we've seen actually more unders than we've seen overs in this spot.
22:49But, I mean, come on.
22:51What about this Arizona team and organization leads us to believe that, you know, going on
22:57the road to Indy, who is absolutely balling.
23:00And I can make the argument, Donnie, this line opened up too light.
23:04It continues to be too light that they should be over a touchdown favorite.
23:09I would get it before seven.
23:11If you like Indy, I would get this before it gets seven, because I think it will go over
23:17before the kickoff there on Sunday.
23:21Yeah, they didn't even score in the first quarter last week and still dropped the 40
23:24spot, including resting starters, like, late in that game as well.
23:27That offense looks really good right now.
23:29Shane Steichen going to be getting some looks for coach of the year.
23:32Cincinnati and Green Bay.
23:34We just saw the trade go down.
23:35Joe Flacco traded over to Cincinnati, not to be a backup quarterback, to be a starter.
23:38I, it's hard to learn a playbook, Joe, in a week, as we know, but I don't think you get
23:44Joe Flacco to say, well, let's just burn another week with Browning as two touchdown underdogs
23:49to the Green Bay Packers at this point with a total of 44 and a half.
23:52Let me ask you two questions.
23:53Do you think Green Bay handles the two touchdowns or do we see that quarterback situation change
23:58where Browning doesn't even start this game and Flacco's just put it in there because
24:01that's what they have to do?
24:03Matt LaFleur and the Packers are 15 and two straight up against backup quarterbacks.
24:08They have, they have been a nightmare situation, mostly because the Packers likely going to
24:15be playing from in front and then you're asking a backup quarterback to have to play catch up
24:21and that never works out well, not especially against this defense, but I think we can agree.
24:27And the Packers started out like a, like a house on fire, but now it's like last couple of games.
24:33Do we really trust them, Donnie, to win by more than two touchdowns here?
24:38I think they were supposed to do that against the Cowboys, weren't they?
24:42And that didn't work out, but this is in Green Bay.
24:45It's at Lambeau.
24:47It's not on the road.
24:48So yeah, maybe a Green Bay team total might not be a bad look in this one.
24:54Exactly.
24:54Anybody going up against that Cincinnati defense should have a lot of success.
24:58The team that had a lot of success against that Cincinnati defense last week, that was
25:01the Detroit Lions.
25:02Different atmosphere, different place, different team.
25:04They're going to take on the Kansas City Chiefs, smarting off of that loss where they
25:08basically dominated the game, but had too many turnovers and too many mistakes and too
25:11many penalties, which cost them the decision against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
25:15Detroit comes to town as two and a half point underdogs, the home team favorite, Kansas City
25:19Chiefs, a total of 52 and a half.
25:20I love this game.
25:22These two teams are going to get after it on Sunday Night Football.
25:25And if there's any indicator, Joe, we're up four points already from the opening look on
25:29that total to where it sits now at 52 and a half.
25:32Who can blame people for betting it, Donnie?
25:35You got to be kidding me.
25:36Exactly.
25:37What did the Kansas City defense show us that somehow or another Jacksonville can drop?
25:43If Jacksonville can drop 30 plus points on you, then yes, Detroit will have no problem.
25:48The thing you need to keep in mind with Detroit, and I'm a big fan of that defense, but the entire
25:53secondary is a mass unit right now, Donnie.
25:56There is injuries all over the place back there, which means, Patrick Ball, you saw what
26:03he did and lit up a halfway decent Jacksonville defense.
26:07What's he going to do at home against a banged up Detroit defense?
26:11Probably going to get a few points in this game.
26:13What's New Orleans and Spencer Rattler going to do after picking up a victory against the
26:17New York Giants last week at home looking for a win streak here?
26:20New England comes to town.
26:21Back-to-back wins for them, which includes that impressive Sunday Night Football victory over
26:25the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo.
26:28They can go on a streak here.
26:30The public loves them.
26:31They're favored by three and a half at the opening number, but we're starting to see some
26:34threes creep in here as a favorite towards New England.
26:37How are we feeling about this game or even a total, Joe, between New England and New Orleans?
26:41Well, we had talked about this game, Donnie, because on our spread lines, and I think the
26:46public has just undervalued the market altogether, has undervalued this New England team here
26:54coming off a monster win against Buffalo on a Sunday night spot, and yet we're talking
27:01about one of the worst teams in the NFL in the Saints.
27:04I mean, beating the Giants, congratulations, but I don't know, man.
27:08I think there is plenty of value.
27:10Drake May, like it or not, guys, is one of the top five quarterbacks statistic-wise here
27:16in the NFL right now, and it's only getting better for him, and the defense of New England
27:22healthier and starting to play together.
27:26This is, I think, all the value on New England in this spot here in this game.
27:30Ah, boy.
27:31Talking about one-score games, Joe, we'll quickly add this win in.
27:34Tampa Bay favored by three points.
27:36That means another one-score game, taking on San Francisco quickly.
27:39San Francisco's quarterback is who this weekend, Joe?
27:43It'll be Brock Purdy, and I don't like this spot for Tampa, having to go all the way to
27:47Seattle off a game against the Eagles prior, now back here to take the—I don't like this
27:53game at all for Tampa.
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