May 21, 2025 • 26 mins
Ryan "BEEF" Coyle and Nick McClay break down the #NFL schedules.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello everybody, and welcome back to Fox Sports.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
The Gambler Ryan Coyle join alongside Nick McLay for our
weekly show, Football Is King Wherever.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
The next few.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Months will just be kind of, you know, shooting the ship,
as they say, going back and forth and talking about
these college football matchups, NFL matchups, NFL off season moves,
college off season moves, college off season moves.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Maybe even more.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Important than the NFL these days with all the movement,
the transfer portal. But just back and forth, kind of
just free lance conversation. Gonna hit some more, you know,
concrete things as we get closer to the season, but
still in May. We're about a week removed now from
the NFL schedule fully coming out, so I had some
time to digest it, look at some of these games,
break down some of these matchups. But Nick, welcome back.
(00:48):
How are we talking to NFL schedule tonight? And you know,
you know before you know what will be there. I
saw Jalen Hurts in a press conference today with a
red jersey or I don't even know, like OT eight
or whatever was going almost happening today.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah, man, I'm excited.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
As you said, it broke down last week we kind
of got it, allow to digest it.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
See what you know.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Matchups are gonna be be interesting to watch, but we
get a lot to dive into going into schedules, like
you said, with the college offseason. College offseason definitely probably
more interesting than NFL with all these moving parts, all
these transfers, you know, all this this carousel of movement.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
But yeah, there's a lot to get into.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
I'm excited for all these matchups, the new faces on
new teams, new coaches on new teams, new schemes, seeing
how teams, you know, develop year to year. So I'm
excited to get into it. It's gonna be fun.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Yeah, and we have no shortage on storylines.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
As we said, this episode will be kind of breaking
down the NFL schedule coming out some of the top matchups.
We're looking forward to some of these top games. Whatever
the course of the.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Next few months, we'll be hit on everything. Those shortest
storylines are wet.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
When I was at the gym and went on a
run and I listened to about an hour of just
Todd McShay breaking down arch manning, it kind of goes
to show you where we're at in the in the offseason.
If that's the we're able to do an hour on that.
But you know that's gonna be one of the main storylines,
a cool story.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
To cover all year Arch and how good he really is.
But I want to start it off with Philadelphia Eagles
fans that we are.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
We get to start off the season with the Eagles
unveiling their second Super Bowl.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Banner, and that should be a really cool thing. Kicking
off the season.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
The NFL season on Thursday night, September fourth and twenty
over at Lincoln Financial Field. Thanks to our friends over
at tick pick, they list the Eagles Cowboys matchup as
the second most expensive matchup as of right now. For
the average ticket price over at tick pick. Dallas at
Philadelphia opening nights six hundred and forty five dollars.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
You can get your average ticket over there for that.
Number one on the list is Dallas at Las Vegas.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
But if I'm buying match buy tickets for that matchup,
I'm headed over to tickpick to do so. But Nick
Dallas at Philadelphia, I was surprised to see the Cowboys
as the team.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
I feel like that's always like a Sunday night.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Game when when it's us first m But I feel
like it also hasn't been in you know, a handful
of years, like a super meaningful matchup between these two squads,
and I think it's a you know, a statement game
for both teams. Open up the year, we're surprised to
see Dallas as the team and not someone like the
Lions or potentially even the Commanders over them.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
Yeah, I am.
Speaker 4 (03:31):
I think you know, these matchups between divisional opponents, especially rivals,
as much as much as the Cowboys and the Eagles
are usually we tend to see them later in the year,
and I kind of think it's better if it's better
in the year, because you know, bring more meeting to
these games.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Having it week.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
One, it's kind of tough. You don't really you know,
know your own lineup, know your own system, kind of
you kind of got to get into a groove of things.
But you know this is going to be a crazy
matchup obviously, you know, two teams that hate each other,
Thursday night football bringing the batterer down.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
I think this is a spot.
Speaker 4 (04:07):
I also don't really think the Cowboys are gonna do
all that this year.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
I'm not really that high on them.
Speaker 4 (04:11):
I think ceiling might be like seven or eight wins
for this team, So I think we kind of come
out here on the right foot and dominate the Cowboys.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Yeah, that was what What's what I kind of wanted
to get into. Obviously, this game will track viewers. You'll
have plenty of eyeballs on it.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
You could have put you know, the.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
CFL team against the Eagles and it's still what have
been bringing in a bunch of views for the opening night.
But Eagles are seven point favorite already in that matchup
over on their forty six and a half. I think
that just goes to show you the respect that Philadelphia
is getting coming off of that Super Bowl. Lost a
lot of players this offseason, but also you know, we're
able to go out there and make some moves in
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the draft, retain some of these key free agents as well.
We talked about in our first episode. Eagles are plus
six p fifty to win the Super Bowl as of
right now, they are plus three ten to win the NFC,
but they are a favorite of minus one thirty five
to win the division. Cowboys come in all the way
at plus six hundred kind of goes to show you
what you were just saying, and the Vegas things of
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them as well be a seven point dog, being in
plus six hundred to win the Division Commanders plus two
h five to win the Division NFC Championship rematch.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
I would have put the Commanders probably in this spot
more just like.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Yeah, football x's and o's wise, but Cowboys Eagles to
start off the season, that could be potentially the highest
rated game ever to open up an NFL season.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Would you would you say it's an exaggeration.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Now, I don't think that would be an exaggeration, especially
like we both touched on two teams that just absolutely
hate each other. This is one of the biggest rivalries
in the NFL, the Cowboys Eagles. You know in the link,
it's kind of get rowdy down there. Looking at the
Cowboys regular season win total, I'm seeing over seven and
a half is minus one fifty. Under seven and a
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half is plus one twenty five. Honestly, like the under
in that one, I think I would take that at
plus money. But yeah, like you just said, I think
it'd be kind of more intriguing with Washington, with you
know how we kind of dismantled them in the conference
championship game. So I think the better matchup, better game
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would be to make the Commanders here as they're listed
at over nine and a half total wins at minus
one twenty five. So I think it's still going to be,
you know, a great game and a very watchable game. Uh,
people are going to tune into it. But I still
think Commanders Commanders probably should have been the player.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Yeah, or the or the Lions. Even the Lions was
widely rumored.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
I think throughout the season last year, it was the
matchup everyone was anticipating for that NFC title game.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
We know the Lions got.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Decimated by injuries down the stretch and then ran into
that hot Commanders team. But then we saw what happened
when that hock Commanders team ran into the Eagle in
that dismantling. But looking at this graphic one more time,
that the top ten most expensive matchups according to tick
pick on average ticket price as of now, five of
those matchups featured Dallas Cowboys. Four of those matchups feature
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of the Philadelphia Eagles. So a lot of it is
going to be on the NFC East this year. Say
what you want about the Giants, but they are always
going to attract eyeballs, and I think they are going
to be a fascinating team to watch. How good they
are remains to be seen, But whoever's playing at quarterback,
I think it's going to be an.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Interesting situation, interesting season.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
And then the Commanders, you know, I think that they
were one of the two to three best stories in
the NFL last year and what Jayden Daniels was able
to do in his rookie season. So this is going
to be a division with plenty of eyeballs on it
this season, and I very interested to see if that
trend breaks the repeat winners as well.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
But the NFC East should be.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Loaded, and I think for the first time in a
while that that's the case where you know, expectations are
at least two playoff teams as of right now according
to the betting markets, with with the Eagles and the Commanders.
Cowboys I think will be kind of in the mix
for that seven seed and the Giants. Who knows, there's
always one of these come out of nowhere teams. We'll
see does Jackson Dart have the juice to be the
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guys Jamis or Ross find their way into that thing.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
The Giants are going to be.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
One of the more fascinating watches I think in the
league this season. But looking at some other of these
top matchups and article from NFL dot com, they list
the number one matchup. I'm curious, do you have a
guess at who they picked as the number one matchup
this year?
Speaker 1 (08:39):
You know, I put you on the spot.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
There is the Eagles Packers.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
No, it is Chiefs at Bill's Week nine. This is
a four twenty five game. I assume that'll be the
CBS game of the week. Just feels like, you know,
you can throw the Bills Ravens in there as well.
That is the Week one Sunday Night football game. I
should a pretty fun one as well. But you know,
Chiefs Bills, we is the number one matchup. That's obviously
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coming out of the AFC number two matchup Detroit at Philadelphia.
That's a week eleven game on Sunday Night football two
potentially you know, conference championship previews. I assume if you
look at the betting odds as well, most likely reflect
that maybe the Ravens there over the Chiefs. Don't know
if that's moved since the last time we talked, but
you know, thoughts on those two matchups, having the ability
to see these and going for it because you know,
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as we said, Eagles lines, I.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Think we kind of got robbed at that last year.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
And Chiefs Bills was a pretty controversial game with with
Josh allenk in the first down on that quarterback steak.
But thoughts on those two matchups and getting the chance
to see those in the regular season.
Speaker 4 (09:41):
Yeah, I mean, like you said, they're they're probably the
favorite to be the conference champion or the conference championship game.
Looking at odds right now, Bills currently have the best
odds in the NFL to make the playoffs at minus
seven fifty. Then goes Ravens minus five point fifty, Eagles
minus four hundred, Chiefs minus three eighty, and Lions minus
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two thirty. So we get four of those five or
for the top five are in these matchups that you
just said, Uh yeah, they're gonna be be blood lasts
especially both are they they're both primetime games?
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Right? Yep?
Speaker 1 (10:15):
Well, the Chiefs Chiefs Bills is the four twenty five
and Eagles Lions of center football.
Speaker 4 (10:21):
Okay, yeah, either way, they're gonna be you know, all
eyes on those two games. Four of the top in
the NFL. Yeah, they're gonna be blood. Bess give me
in those make a two leg or parlay right, now
give me the Bills and Eagles, and then.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
You go to you go to week two, then this
is the And I'm also looking at an article from
CBS Sports. They have the best matchup of Week one
being Cowboys at Eagles, and then they listen to best
that matchup as Week two as Eagles at Chiefs. That's
the super Bowl research obviously for twenty five on Fox.
Surprised that that's not a Sunday night.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Football game or a Monday night football game.
Speaker 2 (10:59):
But weviously know the result from the Super Bowl last
year forty to twenty two victory by the Eagles. And
then remember also the Eagles went into Arrowhead just two years.
Speaker 1 (11:09):
Ago and won there on Monday night football as well.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
So going into that game, who do you think is
favored in that matchup? And argue I saw on Twitter,
you're expecting kind of the Chiefs to take a bit
of a step back this year if you go into
your thoughts behind that.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
Yeah, in this one, I obviously do like us, I
think the odds will probably be no more than two
and a half three points in our favor, but the
Chiefs are They're gonna be cutting out in this one.
They're gonna you know, they got a lot boiled up
against the Eagles. They do think they do. Chiefs kind
of take a step back. A lot of them are aging.
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Offensive line hasn't been there. They made some you know,
moves to get younger at the offensive line. So maybe
they're proved me wrong in that aspect. But I think
Patty's kind of slowing down. And I'm not saying him
slowing down is bad at all, because is him slowing
down is still better than most of the quarterbacks in
the NFL. But still I think they take a little
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step back. Maybe this is kind of just like just
winning fatigue. Me seeing them win all these years, I
just think they can't possibly do it again. But I
just think I think the Chargers come out of that
that division and win that division. So still I still
think the Chiefs make the playoffs. Still think they're second
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in that division. But I still I think Chargers are
gonna make that next step.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
Yeah, shout out to our fans or our friends over
at DraftKings. They actually have I'm not gonna say exactly
because there might be some missing, but you could scroll
for about a good ten minutes if you wanted to.
They have every it looks like every single game of
the season already already projected, and obviously those are gonna
be subject to change when injuries and whatnot happened, But
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as of right now, they have the Eagles as a
one and a half point underdog going to Aaron and
I believe that was the spread. The spread as well,
excuse me for the for the Super Bowl this past year,
and we saw kind of how that worked out. So
interesting one. There some other Week one matchups that potentially
have our eyes, the Chiefs Chargers. That game is is
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that game in Brazil as well? Or is that what
country is that game in? I know that one is
one of the overseas ones. That's the Friday night game
this year. I don't know for sure if it's Brazil,
but I know that it is one of the international games.
But so you said earlier you like the Chargers in
that one. Give me your thoughts behind that, the Chargers
potentially taking a step this year, and dare I say
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winning the AFC West over the Chiefs.
Speaker 3 (13:40):
Yeah, I do like the Chiefs in this one.
Speaker 4 (13:42):
I liked them with the spread at plus three, and
I like them outright in this one. I'm just a
big fan of this young Chargers team. Harball gets the
boys going. I love Amarion Hampton, love that pick. Compare
him with Naji Harris.
Speaker 3 (14:00):
I like that.
Speaker 4 (14:01):
I don't really think Najia Harris is all that, but
as a second back hit them to compliment each other's nice.
You bring in Trey Harris, I think he finally has,
you know, some weapons to throw to. Trey Harris is
one of the most underlooked receivers of this class. I
think not many people are talking about him, and he
had very productive college career. But I think that the
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Chargers take it away in this one. I think they
take the next step. I think Herbert takes that next lead.
Speaker 3 (14:29):
Defense.
Speaker 4 (14:29):
I know they just lost Joey Bosa, but I still
think they got the guys to do it. Offensive line
is great, Lad McCaughey coming off a great year. I
think the Chargers take this one. And yes, it is
in Brazil, the Corinthian Arena in Brazil.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
Yeah, I'm not sure if that's the same the same
place where last year is played, but I know that
was not a very popular stadium to some of the
players and the conditions. There one more week one matchup
that I I want to touch on, and two teams
that are going to be two of the teams that
I have my eyes closest on as we you know,
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play out this season.
Speaker 1 (15:08):
I feel the Vikings last year one of the more overperforming.
Speaker 2 (15:11):
Teams in the league, going fourteen wins with Sam Donald
at the helm, obviously they let him walk. He becomes
a Seattle Seahawks. JJ McCartney is now stepping in. Does
he have the ability to lead this team to fourteen
wins again? With Sam Donald even you know that great
or was he just a system type player? Is JJ
McCarthy going to be a plug and play guy? I mean,
they play at Soldier Field against the Chicago Bears minus
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one and a half.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
The Bears are in that matchup on Monday Night football.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
You get Ben Johnson in his first game as a
head coach, Caleb Williams in year two. That has the
makings of a you know, a long time quarterback in
division rivalry there with JJ and Caleb Williams also on
those that matchup in those two teams. As we head
into the twenty twenty five season as.
Speaker 3 (15:53):
Well, Dan, that's going to be a tough one.
Speaker 4 (15:56):
I think, gun to my head, I'm going Bears right
off the bat, just because you know you're at home
in Soldier Field.
Speaker 3 (16:03):
You've had that one year under Caleb Williams belt.
Speaker 4 (16:05):
I know you're coming in with a new offensive mindset,
but I think that can really only help him in
this case compared to last year and JJ coming in
getting his first start. I think, yeah, I give me
the Bears here minus one and a half even I
would obviously take I think I would take them up
to like three and a half. I'm not too high
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on this Vikings team that like Jefferson and Addison and
Hockinson who they have on you know, outside his weapons.
But I just not sold in on JJ McCarthy just yet.
Gonna have to show me something, But so give me
the Bears in that one on Monday Night.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
All right, here's a little bit off the record one.
I think this is a purely hypothetical matchup on this list.
It's the tenth game they have on the list, but
it's the Packers at the Steelers. I think that they're
banking on Aaron Rodgers becoming a Pittsburgh Steeler. As we
sit here on May twentieth as well. Curious to see
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if you believe he will be their starting quarterback. But
that's a week eight. They have that game in Sunday
Night Football, so if not, you're probably having Will Howard
or Mason Rudolph playing on a primetime Sunday night football game.
That could be one of the grosser games of the season.
But that matchup s thoughts at number ten. Also a
Super Bowl.
Speaker 1 (17:22):
Rematch from back in the day when Aaron Rodgers won.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
His first Super Bowl, first and only Super Bowl actually
with the Packers. But thoughts on that matchup and just
thoughts on big picture wise, Aaron Rodgers, if he does
become the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers, do you think
that is a you know, better than average, you know,
typical nine and eight Mike Tomlin team. Do you think
that's a team that could compete with the Ravens or
the Bengals for that division.
Speaker 4 (17:46):
I don't think they could really compete for the division.
I still think they're kind of right hovering at five hundred.
Maybe they gets ten wins, but I just think the
Ravens and the Bengals are both better than the Steelers overall.
I think even if you put Aaron Rodgers in that
Steelers system, I still think that they would probably be
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hovering around the ten win mark. I'm so in that
hypothetical if you know, when week nine or eight it comes,
when that's game is, I still think i'd be on
the Packers. I'm also think I'm higher on the Packers
and some people. I think they win this division. I
think they're going to leap over the lines. I think
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I'm a big fan of Jordan Love. I know he
hasn't really shown that much, especially you know, kind of
going away in the playoffs.
Speaker 3 (18:34):
But I really do like this Packers team this year.
Speaker 4 (18:38):
So yeah, I would give give Packers the benefit of
the doubt and that hypothetical Aaron Rodgers revenge game matchup.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
I just don't see it with this Packers team.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
I think we're talking about the.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
People were all hyping them up last year.
Speaker 2 (18:52):
I know they make it to the playoffs, they're like
a they're very young. I think that's a good way
to put it. I think they're kind of still in
that just like hypothetical range, like all right, let's kind
of see it happen like last year. I wasn't I
wouldn't say I was a Lion's doubter, but I was
still in the position of like, this team hasn't really
been there before, really advanced that much before in the playoffs,
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Let's see them go do it, make that next step.
And they still they wind up falling short in the
divisional round last year against the Commanders, and obviously injuries
played a part in that, but still, like you have
to some of these teams, I got to see it
to believe it. Like it's kind of with if you
compare like cross sports with like the Thunder. All right,
like everyone's been they had a great regular season, they
are in the conference finals out, but I still like
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the Timberroles over there because I've seen ant do it
in the playoffs before. I've seen them make that run.
Let's see it and the Timberrowles can get to the
finals this year. But the Thunder and the Packers I
think are kind of two comparable type of situations there
where it's really good team in terms of young talent,
Let's see them take that next step before we vault
them into this kind of elite category. I think the
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Eagles two years ago, it's like, all right, they came
out of nowhere a little bit, but they were young.
They took their bruises by losing in the Super Bowl.
Obviously they had the KI twenty twenty three, and then
last year they go and win the Super Bowl.
Speaker 1 (20:11):
Let's not put the car before the horse on a.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
Lot of these guys, but rapid fire holiday matchups kind
of wanted to break into Thanksgiving. Give me your favorite
matchup out of these Packers at the Lions lines of
two and a half point favorite, Chiefs at the Cowboys.
Chiefs interesting to see them on Thanksgiving. I don't remember
within the past few years at least, and you would
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think that would be a team that they would love
to put in their Chiefs are a five and a
half point favorite as of now in that matchup. And
then Bengals at the Ravens. Ravens a five and a
half point favorite on paper. I think these are all
pretty good matchups as of right now. But what's your
game you're looking forward to most sound Thanksgiving? And then
they spread the pick against the spread that you liked
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the most as well.
Speaker 4 (20:56):
Yeah, I think the most intriguing matchup would be that
pack Lions game. I mean, we know how much those
teams don't like each other. I feel like most Thanksgivings,
these teams are playing each other. I don't know why,
but I just feel like when you think of a
Thanksgiving game, you think of Packers and Lions playing together.
So I like this game a lot. I think, like
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I said, I have to keep back in the Packers.
I'm gonna go Packers in this one. Give me plus
two and a half there. But this obviously can go
either way. Both teams are going to be fighting for
that division, both teams going to be fighting for that
conference championship game. I like the Packers in this one
just because of what I've been saying. I just love
the thought of this team. I love the what they
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can do. I know they haven't done it, but I
love the youth of this team. I love what they
did in the draft. Good defense, good young defense. Jyed
Alexander is still kind of up in the air, so
we don't know about that in the defensive back room
for them, but I like what they're doing. I think
the other one that's obviously intriguing is the Cincinnati Raven game.
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That game is going to be crazy. I don't even
know if there's a line for yet I'm looking on ESPN.
Speaker 1 (22:08):
Don't say it, but yeah, five and a half, Okay,
I like that.
Speaker 4 (22:13):
I think I would take the Ravens in that one.
I'm just a big on Lamar this season. I know,
obviously coming off of that season last year, in the
past couple of seasons, the numbers that he's put up,
But I think I think Lamar is going to be
an easy, not an easy, but very highly picked VP
decision after he lost it to Josh Allen this past season.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
So I like Lamar going.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
Off Black Friday. You got the Bears traveling to Philadelphia.
Speaker 1 (22:44):
I'll go out on a limb. I believe that's Amazon
Prime game. I'm gonna go out on a limb.
Speaker 2 (22:48):
And say that will be the most you know. I
know the streaming error is new, but the highest rated
streamed game ever. I don't know the exact words for it,
but that one is going to be a madhouse a
Friday after Thanksgiving in Philadelphia.
Speaker 1 (23:02):
There are going.
Speaker 2 (23:03):
To be people will probably be awake from the night
before at Thanksgiving and out for pregaming and tailgating for
that one.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
That'll be a really fun one. And if the Bears
are you know, hyped, up to live up to.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Some of the hype they're getting, and potentially a playoff
team that could be a very big game.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
At that point in.
Speaker 2 (23:21):
The season, I could be competing both of those teams
for an NC Division title. But quick on that one,
Eagles minus seven are are Bears plus a seven in
that spot, I like.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
To keep backing the Birds here at seven.
Speaker 4 (23:33):
I know it's a lot of points, and I know
it's you know, primetime game early on a Friday, so
it's kind of a weird situation. But I'm going to
back the Birds here at home, young coach, young quarterback.
I'm going to back to the experience and the talent
here at home, you know, Sirianni just getting that extension,
like I like the Birds in this one, you know,
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with with the experience that we got.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
All right, And last but not least, we have not one,
not two, but three games on Christmas this year.
Speaker 1 (24:04):
You have the Cowboys traveling to the Commanders as a five.
Speaker 2 (24:06):
And a half point dog, Lions will travel to Minnesota
as now a two and a half point favorite, and
to wrap it up at night, Broncos at four and
a half point favorite. Excuse me four and a half
point dog traveling to Kansas City, favorite matchup you're looking
forward to there on Christmas, and the NBA has gotta
be sick seeing that on the schedule.
Speaker 4 (24:28):
Honestly, I'm a big fan of this Broncos team. I
know I talked about the Chargers before on how I
think they're gonna take that next step. I also think
that the Broncos are gonna be nice here. I know
this is kind of just basing my you know, I'm
gonna be fading the Chiefs kind of this year, but
I like I like Denver in this one. I don't
know if they're gonna come out with the win, even
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though it's in Narrowood Stadium. Give me, give me Denver
with the points. But that Minnesota line game, I think
is gonna be be a good one too. I think
i'd take the over in that one. With both of
those teams defenses, I think, give me give me if
we're giving doing three legger with the spreads, give me
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Washington minus four, Detroit minus two and a half?
Speaker 1 (25:15):
Is that what it is?
Speaker 3 (25:16):
And Denver plus four?
Speaker 2 (25:19):
All right, Well, that'll do it for a little rapid
fire on our NFL schedule release.
Speaker 1 (25:26):
Obviously a lot, a lot of things that come and
change that.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
They'll be some some injuries along the way, there'll be
some some trades maybe even throughout the summer, some more
free agents to move. But exciting to see these spreads
and get these things out there. I just can't wait
to do some touchdown picks and some touchdown I think
that might be my strict betting thing for this year.
It's just the funnest thing I think to do in
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sports gambling right now. But that'll do it for us
here football is king on Fox Sports the Game where
we will be back next week. We'll dive into some
college stuff next week. Wanted to get through this NFL
schedule breakdown, but Memorial of Day weekend already this weekend,
so gonna It's almost time to buy a magazine and
sit on the beach and start to read it and
get ready for training camp and summer camp for some
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Hello everybody, and welcome back to Fox Sports.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
The Gambler Ryan Coyle join alongside Nick McLay for our
weekly show, Football Is King Wherever.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
The next few.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Months will just be kind of, you know, shooting the ship,
as they say, going back and forth and talking about
these college football matchups, NFL matchups, NFL off season moves,
college off season moves, college off season moves.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Maybe even more.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Important than the NFL these days with all the movement,
the transfer portal. But just back and forth, kind of
just free lance conversation. Gonna hit some more, you know,
concrete things as we get closer to the season, but
still in May. We're about a week removed now from
the NFL schedule fully coming out, so I had some
time to digest it, look at some of these games,
break down some of these matchups. But Nick, welcome back.
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How are we talking to NFL schedule tonight? And you know,
you know before you know what will be there. I
saw Jalen Hurts in a press conference today with a
red jersey or I don't even know, like OT eight
or whatever was going almost happening today.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah, man, I'm excited.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
As you said, it broke down last week we kind
of got it, allow to digest it.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
See what you know.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Matchups are gonna be be interesting to watch, but we
get a lot to dive into going into schedules, like
you said, with the college offseason. College offseason definitely probably
more interesting than NFL with all these moving parts, all
these transfers, you know, all this this carousel of movement.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
But yeah, there's a lot to get into.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
I'm excited for all these matchups, the new faces on
new teams, new coaches on new teams, new schemes, seeing
how teams, you know, develop year to year. So I'm
excited to get into it. It's gonna be fun.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Yeah, and we have no shortage on storylines.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
As we said, this episode will be kind of breaking
down the NFL schedule coming out some of the top matchups.
We're looking forward to some of these top games. Whatever
the course of the.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Next few months, we'll be hit on everything. Those shortest
storylines are wet.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
When I was at the gym and went on a
run and I listened to about an hour of just
Todd McShay breaking down arch manning, it kind of goes
to show you where we're at in the in the offseason.
If that's the we're able to do an hour on that.
But you know that's gonna be one of the main storylines,
a cool story.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
To cover all year Arch and how good he really is.
But I want to start it off with Philadelphia Eagles
fans that we are.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
We get to start off the season with the Eagles
unveiling their second Super Bowl.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Banner, and that should be a really cool thing. Kicking
off the season.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
The NFL season on Thursday night, September fourth and twenty
over at Lincoln Financial Field. Thanks to our friends over
at tick pick, they list the Eagles Cowboys matchup as
the second most expensive matchup as of right now. For
the average ticket price over at tick pick. Dallas at
Philadelphia opening nights six hundred and forty five dollars.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
You can get your average ticket over there for that.
Number one on the list is Dallas at Las Vegas.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
But if I'm buying match buy tickets for that matchup,
I'm headed over to tickpick to do so. But Nick
Dallas at Philadelphia, I was surprised to see the Cowboys
as the team.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
I feel like that's always like a Sunday night.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Game when when it's us first m But I feel
like it also hasn't been in you know, a handful
of years, like a super meaningful matchup between these two squads,
and I think it's a you know, a statement game
for both teams. Open up the year, we're surprised to
see Dallas as the team and not someone like the
Lions or potentially even the Commanders over them.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
Yeah, I am.
Speaker 4 (03:31):
I think you know, these matchups between divisional opponents, especially rivals,
as much as much as the Cowboys and the Eagles
are usually we tend to see them later in the year,
and I kind of think it's better if it's better
in the year, because you know, bring more meeting to
these games.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Having it week.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
One, it's kind of tough. You don't really you know,
know your own lineup, know your own system, kind of
you kind of got to get into a groove of things.
But you know this is going to be a crazy
matchup obviously, you know, two teams that hate each other,
Thursday night football bringing the batterer down.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
I think this is a spot.
Speaker 4 (04:07):
I also don't really think the Cowboys are gonna do
all that this year.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
I'm not really that high on them.
Speaker 4 (04:11):
I think ceiling might be like seven or eight wins
for this team, So I think we kind of come
out here on the right foot and dominate the Cowboys.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Yeah, that was what What's what I kind of wanted
to get into. Obviously, this game will track viewers. You'll
have plenty of eyeballs on it.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
You could have put you know, the.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
CFL team against the Eagles and it's still what have
been bringing in a bunch of views for the opening night.
But Eagles are seven point favorite already in that matchup
over on their forty six and a half. I think
that just goes to show you the respect that Philadelphia
is getting coming off of that Super Bowl. Lost a
lot of players this offseason, but also you know, we're
able to go out there and make some moves in
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the draft, retain some of these key free agents as well.
We talked about in our first episode. Eagles are plus
six p fifty to win the Super Bowl as of
right now, they are plus three ten to win the NFC,
but they are a favorite of minus one thirty five
to win the division. Cowboys come in all the way
at plus six hundred kind of goes to show you
what you were just saying, and the Vegas things of
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them as well be a seven point dog, being in
plus six hundred to win the Division Commanders plus two
h five to win the Division NFC Championship rematch.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
I would have put the Commanders probably in this spot
more just like.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Yeah, football x's and o's wise, but Cowboys Eagles to
start off the season, that could be potentially the highest
rated game ever to open up an NFL season.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Would you would you say it's an exaggeration.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Now, I don't think that would be an exaggeration, especially
like we both touched on two teams that just absolutely
hate each other. This is one of the biggest rivalries
in the NFL, the Cowboys Eagles. You know in the link,
it's kind of get rowdy down there. Looking at the
Cowboys regular season win total, I'm seeing over seven and
a half is minus one fifty. Under seven and a
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half is plus one twenty five. Honestly, like the under
in that one, I think I would take that at
plus money. But yeah, like you just said, I think
it'd be kind of more intriguing with Washington, with you
know how we kind of dismantled them in the conference
championship game. So I think the better matchup, better game
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would be to make the Commanders here as they're listed
at over nine and a half total wins at minus
one twenty five. So I think it's still going to be,
you know, a great game and a very watchable game. Uh,
people are going to tune into it. But I still
think Commanders Commanders probably should have been the player.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Yeah, or the or the Lions. Even the Lions was
widely rumored.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
I think throughout the season last year, it was the
matchup everyone was anticipating for that NFC title game.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
We know the Lions got.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Decimated by injuries down the stretch and then ran into
that hot Commanders team. But then we saw what happened
when that hock Commanders team ran into the Eagle in
that dismantling. But looking at this graphic one more time,
that the top ten most expensive matchups according to tick
pick on average ticket price as of now, five of
those matchups featured Dallas Cowboys. Four of those matchups feature
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of the Philadelphia Eagles. So a lot of it is
going to be on the NFC East this year. Say
what you want about the Giants, but they are always
going to attract eyeballs, and I think they are going
to be a fascinating team to watch. How good they
are remains to be seen, But whoever's playing at quarterback,
I think it's going to be an.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Interesting situation, interesting season.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
And then the Commanders, you know, I think that they
were one of the two to three best stories in
the NFL last year and what Jayden Daniels was able
to do in his rookie season. So this is going
to be a division with plenty of eyeballs on it
this season, and I very interested to see if that
trend breaks the repeat winners as well.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
But the NFC East should be.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Loaded, and I think for the first time in a
while that that's the case where you know, expectations are
at least two playoff teams as of right now according
to the betting markets, with with the Eagles and the Commanders.
Cowboys I think will be kind of in the mix
for that seven seed and the Giants. Who knows, there's
always one of these come out of nowhere teams. We'll
see does Jackson Dart have the juice to be the
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guys Jamis or Ross find their way into that thing.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
The Giants are going to be.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
One of the more fascinating watches I think in the
league this season. But looking at some other of these
top matchups and article from NFL dot com, they list
the number one matchup. I'm curious, do you have a
guess at who they picked as the number one matchup
this year?
Speaker 1 (08:39):
You know, I put you on the spot.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
There is the Eagles Packers.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
No, it is Chiefs at Bill's Week nine. This is
a four twenty five game. I assume that'll be the
CBS game of the week. Just feels like, you know,
you can throw the Bills Ravens in there as well.
That is the Week one Sunday Night football game. I
should a pretty fun one as well. But you know,
Chiefs Bills, we is the number one matchup. That's obviously
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coming out of the AFC number two matchup Detroit at Philadelphia.
That's a week eleven game on Sunday Night football two
potentially you know, conference championship previews. I assume if you
look at the betting odds as well, most likely reflect
that maybe the Ravens there over the Chiefs. Don't know
if that's moved since the last time we talked, but
you know, thoughts on those two matchups, having the ability
to see these and going for it because you know,
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as we said, Eagles lines, I.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Think we kind of got robbed at that last year.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
And Chiefs Bills was a pretty controversial game with with
Josh allenk in the first down on that quarterback steak.
But thoughts on those two matchups and getting the chance
to see those in the regular season.
Speaker 4 (09:41):
Yeah, I mean, like you said, they're they're probably the
favorite to be the conference champion or the conference championship game.
Looking at odds right now, Bills currently have the best
odds in the NFL to make the playoffs at minus
seven fifty. Then goes Ravens minus five point fifty, Eagles
minus four hundred, Chiefs minus three eighty, and Lions minus
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two thirty. So we get four of those five or
for the top five are in these matchups that you
just said, Uh yeah, they're gonna be be blood lasts
especially both are they they're both primetime games?
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Right? Yep?
Speaker 1 (10:15):
Well, the Chiefs Chiefs Bills is the four twenty five
and Eagles Lions of center football.
Speaker 4 (10:21):
Okay, yeah, either way, they're gonna be you know, all
eyes on those two games. Four of the top in
the NFL. Yeah, they're gonna be blood. Bess give me
in those make a two leg or parlay right, now
give me the Bills and Eagles, and then.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
You go to you go to week two, then this
is the And I'm also looking at an article from
CBS Sports. They have the best matchup of Week one
being Cowboys at Eagles, and then they listen to best
that matchup as Week two as Eagles at Chiefs. That's
the super Bowl research obviously for twenty five on Fox.
Surprised that that's not a Sunday night.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Football game or a Monday night football game.
Speaker 2 (10:59):
But weviously know the result from the Super Bowl last
year forty to twenty two victory by the Eagles. And
then remember also the Eagles went into Arrowhead just two years.
Speaker 1 (11:09):
Ago and won there on Monday night football as well.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
So going into that game, who do you think is
favored in that matchup? And argue I saw on Twitter,
you're expecting kind of the Chiefs to take a bit
of a step back this year if you go into
your thoughts behind that.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
Yeah, in this one, I obviously do like us, I
think the odds will probably be no more than two
and a half three points in our favor, but the
Chiefs are They're gonna be cutting out in this one.
They're gonna you know, they got a lot boiled up
against the Eagles. They do think they do. Chiefs kind
of take a step back. A lot of them are aging.
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Offensive line hasn't been there. They made some you know,
moves to get younger at the offensive line. So maybe
they're proved me wrong in that aspect. But I think
Patty's kind of slowing down. And I'm not saying him
slowing down is bad at all, because is him slowing
down is still better than most of the quarterbacks in
the NFL. But still I think they take a little
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step back. Maybe this is kind of just like just
winning fatigue. Me seeing them win all these years, I
just think they can't possibly do it again. But I
just think I think the Chargers come out of that
that division and win that division. So still I still
think the Chiefs make the playoffs. Still think they're second
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in that division. But I still I think Chargers are
gonna make that next step.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
Yeah, shout out to our fans or our friends over
at DraftKings. They actually have I'm not gonna say exactly
because there might be some missing, but you could scroll
for about a good ten minutes if you wanted to.
They have every it looks like every single game of
the season already already projected, and obviously those are gonna
be subject to change when injuries and whatnot happened, But
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as of right now, they have the Eagles as a
one and a half point underdog going to Aaron and
I believe that was the spread. The spread as well,
excuse me for the for the Super Bowl this past year,
and we saw kind of how that worked out. So
interesting one. There some other Week one matchups that potentially
have our eyes, the Chiefs Chargers. That game is is
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that game in Brazil as well? Or is that what
country is that game in? I know that one is
one of the overseas ones. That's the Friday night game
this year. I don't know for sure if it's Brazil,
but I know that it is one of the international games.
But so you said earlier you like the Chargers in
that one. Give me your thoughts behind that, the Chargers
potentially taking a step this year, and dare I say
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winning the AFC West over the Chiefs.
Speaker 3 (13:40):
Yeah, I do like the Chiefs in this one.
Speaker 4 (13:42):
I liked them with the spread at plus three, and
I like them outright in this one. I'm just a
big fan of this young Chargers team. Harball gets the
boys going. I love Amarion Hampton, love that pick. Compare
him with Naji Harris.
Speaker 3 (14:00):
I like that.
Speaker 4 (14:01):
I don't really think Najia Harris is all that, but
as a second back hit them to compliment each other's nice.
You bring in Trey Harris, I think he finally has,
you know, some weapons to throw to. Trey Harris is
one of the most underlooked receivers of this class. I
think not many people are talking about him, and he
had very productive college career. But I think that the
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Chargers take it away in this one. I think they
take the next step. I think Herbert takes that next lead.
Speaker 3 (14:29):
Defense.
Speaker 4 (14:29):
I know they just lost Joey Bosa, but I still
think they got the guys to do it. Offensive line
is great, Lad McCaughey coming off a great year. I
think the Chargers take this one. And yes, it is
in Brazil, the Corinthian Arena in Brazil.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
Yeah, I'm not sure if that's the same the same
place where last year is played, but I know that
was not a very popular stadium to some of the
players and the conditions. There one more week one matchup
that I I want to touch on, and two teams
that are going to be two of the teams that
I have my eyes closest on as we you know,
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play out this season.
Speaker 1 (15:08):
I feel the Vikings last year one of the more overperforming.
Speaker 2 (15:11):
Teams in the league, going fourteen wins with Sam Donald
at the helm, obviously they let him walk. He becomes
a Seattle Seahawks. JJ McCartney is now stepping in. Does
he have the ability to lead this team to fourteen
wins again? With Sam Donald even you know that great
or was he just a system type player? Is JJ
McCarthy going to be a plug and play guy? I mean,
they play at Soldier Field against the Chicago Bears minus
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one and a half.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
The Bears are in that matchup on Monday Night football.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
You get Ben Johnson in his first game as a
head coach, Caleb Williams in year two. That has the
makings of a you know, a long time quarterback in
division rivalry there with JJ and Caleb Williams also on
those that matchup in those two teams. As we head
into the twenty twenty five season as.
Speaker 3 (15:53):
Well, Dan, that's going to be a tough one.
Speaker 4 (15:56):
I think, gun to my head, I'm going Bears right
off the bat, just because you know you're at home
in Soldier Field.
Speaker 3 (16:03):
You've had that one year under Caleb Williams belt.
Speaker 4 (16:05):
I know you're coming in with a new offensive mindset,
but I think that can really only help him in
this case compared to last year and JJ coming in
getting his first start. I think, yeah, I give me
the Bears here minus one and a half even I
would obviously take I think I would take them up
to like three and a half. I'm not too high
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on this Vikings team that like Jefferson and Addison and
Hockinson who they have on you know, outside his weapons.
But I just not sold in on JJ McCarthy just yet.
Gonna have to show me something, But so give me
the Bears in that one on Monday Night.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
All right, here's a little bit off the record one.
I think this is a purely hypothetical matchup on this list.
It's the tenth game they have on the list, but
it's the Packers at the Steelers. I think that they're
banking on Aaron Rodgers becoming a Pittsburgh Steeler. As we
sit here on May twentieth as well. Curious to see
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if you believe he will be their starting quarterback. But
that's a week eight. They have that game in Sunday
Night Football, so if not, you're probably having Will Howard
or Mason Rudolph playing on a primetime Sunday night football game.
That could be one of the grosser games of the season.
But that matchup s thoughts at number ten. Also a
Super Bowl.
Speaker 1 (17:22):
Rematch from back in the day when Aaron Rodgers won.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
His first Super Bowl, first and only Super Bowl actually
with the Packers. But thoughts on that matchup and just
thoughts on big picture wise, Aaron Rodgers, if he does
become the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers, do you think
that is a you know, better than average, you know,
typical nine and eight Mike Tomlin team. Do you think
that's a team that could compete with the Ravens or
the Bengals for that division.
Speaker 4 (17:46):
I don't think they could really compete for the division.
I still think they're kind of right hovering at five hundred.
Maybe they gets ten wins, but I just think the
Ravens and the Bengals are both better than the Steelers overall.
I think even if you put Aaron Rodgers in that
Steelers system, I still think that they would probably be
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hovering around the ten win mark. I'm so in that
hypothetical if you know, when week nine or eight it comes,
when that's game is, I still think i'd be on
the Packers. I'm also think I'm higher on the Packers
and some people. I think they win this division. I
think they're going to leap over the lines. I think
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I'm a big fan of Jordan Love. I know he
hasn't really shown that much, especially you know, kind of
going away in the playoffs.
Speaker 3 (18:34):
But I really do like this Packers team this year.
Speaker 4 (18:38):
So yeah, I would give give Packers the benefit of
the doubt and that hypothetical Aaron Rodgers revenge game matchup.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
I just don't see it with this Packers team.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
I think we're talking about the.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
People were all hyping them up last year.
Speaker 2 (18:52):
I know they make it to the playoffs, they're like
a they're very young. I think that's a good way
to put it. I think they're kind of still in
that just like hypothetical range, like all right, let's kind
of see it happen like last year. I wasn't I
wouldn't say I was a Lion's doubter, but I was
still in the position of like, this team hasn't really
been there before, really advanced that much before in the playoffs,
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Let's see them go do it, make that next step.
And they still they wind up falling short in the
divisional round last year against the Commanders, and obviously injuries
played a part in that, but still, like you have
to some of these teams, I got to see it
to believe it. Like it's kind of with if you
compare like cross sports with like the Thunder. All right,
like everyone's been they had a great regular season, they
are in the conference finals out, but I still like
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the Timberroles over there because I've seen ant do it
in the playoffs before. I've seen them make that run.
Let's see it and the Timberrowles can get to the
finals this year. But the Thunder and the Packers I
think are kind of two comparable type of situations there
where it's really good team in terms of young talent,
Let's see them take that next step before we vault
them into this kind of elite category. I think the
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Eagles two years ago, it's like, all right, they came
out of nowhere a little bit, but they were young.
They took their bruises by losing in the Super Bowl.
Obviously they had the KI twenty twenty three, and then
last year they go and win the Super Bowl.
Speaker 1 (20:11):
Let's not put the car before the horse on a.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
Lot of these guys, but rapid fire holiday matchups kind
of wanted to break into Thanksgiving. Give me your favorite
matchup out of these Packers at the Lions lines of
two and a half point favorite, Chiefs at the Cowboys.
Chiefs interesting to see them on Thanksgiving. I don't remember
within the past few years at least, and you would
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think that would be a team that they would love
to put in their Chiefs are a five and a
half point favorite as of now in that matchup. And
then Bengals at the Ravens. Ravens a five and a
half point favorite on paper. I think these are all
pretty good matchups as of right now. But what's your
game you're looking forward to most sound Thanksgiving? And then
they spread the pick against the spread that you liked
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the most as well.
Speaker 4 (20:56):
Yeah, I think the most intriguing matchup would be that
pack Lions game. I mean, we know how much those
teams don't like each other. I feel like most Thanksgivings,
these teams are playing each other. I don't know why,
but I just feel like when you think of a
Thanksgiving game, you think of Packers and Lions playing together.
So I like this game a lot. I think, like
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I said, I have to keep back in the Packers.
I'm gonna go Packers in this one. Give me plus
two and a half there. But this obviously can go
either way. Both teams are going to be fighting for
that division, both teams going to be fighting for that
conference championship game. I like the Packers in this one
just because of what I've been saying. I just love
the thought of this team. I love the what they
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can do. I know they haven't done it, but I
love the youth of this team. I love what they
did in the draft. Good defense, good young defense. Jyed
Alexander is still kind of up in the air, so
we don't know about that in the defensive back room
for them, but I like what they're doing. I think
the other one that's obviously intriguing is the Cincinnati Raven game.
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That game is going to be crazy. I don't even
know if there's a line for yet I'm looking on ESPN.
Speaker 1 (22:08):
Don't say it, but yeah, five and a half, Okay,
I like that.
Speaker 4 (22:13):
I think I would take the Ravens in that one.
I'm just a big on Lamar this season. I know,
obviously coming off of that season last year, in the
past couple of seasons, the numbers that he's put up,
But I think I think Lamar is going to be
an easy, not an easy, but very highly picked VP
decision after he lost it to Josh Allen this past season.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
So I like Lamar going.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
Off Black Friday. You got the Bears traveling to Philadelphia.
Speaker 1 (22:44):
I'll go out on a limb. I believe that's Amazon
Prime game. I'm gonna go out on a limb.
Speaker 2 (22:48):
And say that will be the most you know. I
know the streaming error is new, but the highest rated
streamed game ever. I don't know the exact words for it,
but that one is going to be a madhouse a
Friday after Thanksgiving in Philadelphia.
Speaker 1 (23:02):
There are going.
Speaker 2 (23:03):
To be people will probably be awake from the night
before at Thanksgiving and out for pregaming and tailgating for
that one.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
That'll be a really fun one. And if the Bears
are you know, hyped, up to live up to.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Some of the hype they're getting, and potentially a playoff
team that could be a very big game.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
At that point in.
Speaker 2 (23:21):
The season, I could be competing both of those teams
for an NC Division title. But quick on that one,
Eagles minus seven are are Bears plus a seven in
that spot, I like.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
To keep backing the Birds here at seven.
Speaker 4 (23:33):
I know it's a lot of points, and I know
it's you know, primetime game early on a Friday, so
it's kind of a weird situation. But I'm going to
back the Birds here at home, young coach, young quarterback.
I'm going to back to the experience and the talent
here at home, you know, Sirianni just getting that extension,
like I like the Birds in this one, you know,
(23:54):
with with the experience that we got.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
All right, And last but not least, we have not one,
not two, but three games on Christmas this year.
Speaker 1 (24:04):
You have the Cowboys traveling to the Commanders as a five.
Speaker 2 (24:06):
And a half point dog, Lions will travel to Minnesota
as now a two and a half point favorite, and
to wrap it up at night, Broncos at four and
a half point favorite. Excuse me four and a half
point dog traveling to Kansas City, favorite matchup you're looking
forward to there on Christmas, and the NBA has gotta
be sick seeing that on the schedule.
Speaker 4 (24:28):
Honestly, I'm a big fan of this Broncos team. I
know I talked about the Chargers before on how I
think they're gonna take that next step. I also think
that the Broncos are gonna be nice here. I know
this is kind of just basing my you know, I'm
gonna be fading the Chiefs kind of this year, but
I like I like Denver in this one. I don't
know if they're gonna come out with the win, even
(24:50):
though it's in Narrowood Stadium. Give me, give me Denver
with the points. But that Minnesota line game, I think
is gonna be be a good one too. I think
i'd take the over in that one. With both of
those teams defenses, I think, give me give me if
we're giving doing three legger with the spreads, give me
(25:11):
Washington minus four, Detroit minus two and a half?
Speaker 1 (25:15):
Is that what it is?
Speaker 3 (25:16):
And Denver plus four?
Speaker 2 (25:19):
All right, Well, that'll do it for a little rapid
fire on our NFL schedule release.
Speaker 1 (25:26):
Obviously a lot, a lot of things that come and
change that.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
They'll be some some injuries along the way, there'll be
some some trades maybe even throughout the summer, some more
free agents to move. But exciting to see these spreads
and get these things out there. I just can't wait
to do some touchdown picks and some touchdown I think
that might be my strict betting thing for this year.
It's just the funnest thing I think to do in
(25:50):
sports gambling right now. But that'll do it for us
here football is king on Fox Sports the Game where
we will be back next week. We'll dive into some
college stuff next week. Wanted to get through this NFL
schedule breakdown, but Memorial of Day weekend already this weekend,
so gonna It's almost time to buy a magazine and
sit on the beach and start to read it and
get ready for training camp and summer camp for some
(26:13):
of these college programs. But as always, everyone, thank you
for tuning in. As always, please like subscribe and we'll
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