September 9, 2025 • 9 mins
Sean Brace dives into NFL Week 1 action and the best on the board.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
If you can wager on it.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
We're talking about it right here on the Gambler. Stay
by day, take them with your year. We're coming back
(01:10):
once again all things NFL Week one. We got ourse
a pretty good game coming up here at four o'clock
or tonight, Monday Night Football will break that one down,
coming up at four o'clock. Yeah, no, that game is
not starting here soon, that's for sure. Ben Johnson making
his coaching debut, and we did have a number of
(01:30):
those yesterday, and uh, you know, it's always intriguing because
I think it adds a little wrinkle when you start
to you know, look at the spreads and oh, well,
you know what, like I know what we're going to
get from you know, let's just say Dable or I
know what we're gonna get from you know, Andy Reid.
(01:51):
But when you get these new coaches and these new spots,
it's a big question mark and you don't know whether
it's going to provide some inspiration. One of the teams
that I thought would get a little bit more was
Kellen Moore and the Saints. They had an opportunity. I
thought that they were going to do it. I thought
that they were going to find a way to win
that game yesterday, or at least tie it up and
send it to ot and hopefully would have finished with
(02:11):
a field goal. But that was not the case. Unfortunately,
that was one that I got wrong yesterday. Went against
the grain on that one. But Schottenheimer with the Cowboys
open it up on Thursday. He ends up getting the
l Liam Cohen for the Jacksonville Jags. They end up
beating the Carolina Panthers. Man, that Panthers team was not good.
People were trying to sell them again this year like, oh,
(02:32):
watch out for the Panthers are gonna be improved.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
No they're not.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
No, not Bryce young is you know, And they got
it wrong. He's not an NFL quarterback. It's just it's
an ugly game. Can't say I've paid attention too much
as far as the details they're concerned. Was intrigued with
Travis Hunter had the Jags in that one. Got that right,
Pete Carroll goes on the road. That was an impressive
victory for my money. Now, the handicap that we had
(02:57):
on the station, I thought was pretty good. A lot
of people year on the station loved the ratus on
the road. There's just a lot of holes to be
filled by the Patriots, even though you are enamored with
Drake May and the starting quarterback position for that team.
But bottom line, as a team that has a lot
of flaws and Vrabel's a good coach again, new spot
(03:17):
for him, he gets the l in that one. Kellen
Moore ends up losing, Aaron Glenn ended up losing, and
now we get Ben Johnson this evening. So out of
all the new coaches and new spots two and four
so far, two and four, Liam Collen and Pete Carroll
the only two coaches to get victories in their first
game as far as new locations now first time head
(03:40):
coach Shottenheimer, Cohen Moore, Glenn Ben Johnson the only one
to come away with the victory there, Liam Cohen, As
I just said, so we'll see what happens with Ben
Johnson once again. DraftKings Sports. But where we're getting all
of our numbers from. Take a peek at some of
those spreads and props coming up here at four o'clock. Currently,
the Vikings are a point and a half favor It's
what they've been all along forty three and a half.
(04:03):
I have been saying that I love the Bears in
this one. Am I ready to have egg on my face?
Of course? Have I been one hundred percent this week? No,
So you do with that what you may. But bottom
line is I do like Ben Johnson. I do like
that offense. There are a ton of weapons and I
can't wait to break that one down coming up here
at the other side just quickly, if I may. The
(04:24):
disappointment as far as yesterday is concerned, I don't think
anybody tops the Cincinnati Bengals as far as disappointing it
is concerned. Now, I know that there was a lot
of build up as far as what the Browns have
been able to do against the Bengals, and specifically with
Joe Burrow, But this is a team that decided to
(04:45):
roll the dice and say.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Well, we gotta start better, we gotta come out faster,
we gotta have our guys ready to go, and we're
gonna play Joe Burrow in the week one preseason game,
and we're gonna have them running around in the first
half of preseason game two, where he could get level
that he's taken hits and he could be dumb for
the season. Who knows, They're rolling out there with Jamar Chase.
Haven't Chase Brown out there, Hagans. All the starters were
(05:09):
playing in preseason because you have to start better, you
gotta play better.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
In Week one. Did they win, sure, but that was
a stinker of a game. Seventeen to sixteen was your
final score. The defense was able to force the turnover
against the Browns late or I think the Browns are
gonna win that game. Joe Flaco thirty one to forty five,
two ninety a touchdown, two picks. The Browns are terrible.
(05:36):
I think they had the lowest team total coming into
the season. I think that they will fulfill that mark.
I don't think they'll get higher than five games. But
it's all about Joe Burrow in the Cincinnati Bengals, which
you can't have the type of year that Burrow had
last year, and knowing what those receivers are capable of,
and Chase Brown and what he was able to do
(05:58):
on that first drive to score a touchdown and then
have the rest of the game turn out the way
it did. It was ugly, and as I said, I
want to give credit to the Cleveland Browns defense. I do,
but I'm sorry Joe Burrow is way better than what
we saw yesterday. Fourteen to twenty three, one to thirteen,
(06:19):
one touchdown, no picks. He was sacked three times. Chase Brown,
as I said, open up the game, had himself a touchdown.
I think he broke one, had a good run, gets
down there, and then all of a sudden it was
non existed from that point in time. At twenty one
carries for forty three yards. That's good to see him get.
Twenty one carries. T Higgins, three grabs, Jamar Chase two grabs, Like,
(06:41):
what's going on there? Ugly, Let's pull up those team
stats because I don't think I had a chance to
look at it. But the Bengals were dominated the Browns
at twenty two to eleven first downs, time of possession,
thirty five to twenty four total yards, three twenty having
to one forty one. Brown should have won that game,
(07:04):
and I wish they did. Unfortunately, they came up short
and the Bengals ride off into a one to zero
opening to their twenty twenty five season. That's why you
play Joe Burrow in the preseason, so he could throw
for one hundred and thirteen yards fourteen to twenty three,
but win the game, all right, I think he could
(07:25):
have done that if Joe Burrow rolled out of bed
without picking up a football since the final week of
the regular season last year, I think he could have
didne those same numbers. Whatever, though they win, and that
was a stinker. That was by far the most disappointing
performance all day yesterday, even worse than the uh the
defenses between the Buffalo Bills in the Baltimore Ravens and
(07:49):
as I said, the Miami Dolphins. That was my top
three as far as biggest disappointments. Other side will do
Monday night football plus biggest payouts, we'll talk about some rookies,
take a look at the waiver wire and oh, by
the way, got to mix the pills in as the
New York Mets are in town for four I know
it's football season, but damn we got ourselves at red
(08:12):
October fast approaching and Trey Turner, who has been the
best player from start to finish for this team, most
consistent shore Berra's obviously put a dent in that conversation
with what he's able to do with the home runs.
But Trey Turner leading at the top, setting the table,
stealing bases, playing better defense at shortstop, and oh, by
(08:35):
the way, competing for a batting crown. I come on,
and now we lose him, and who knows how long
he's going to be out with the hamstring injury. We'll
talk a little bit about the Phillies and Mets series,
but shine the lights specifically on what took place over
the weekend and what I mean by that the wild
card runnings. The Phillies have an opportunity, and I think
(08:57):
it's in their best interest to do this, to try
and knock the Mets out over the running for that
third and final wildcard spot. That's what's up for grabs.
There's four teams right behind the Mets. The Mets are
in that final wildcard spot. The two teams in front
of them aren't going anywhere, I don't think. So. This
is a four horse race right now, and the Phillies
(09:19):
have the Mets for four games. The last time I
predicted that the Mets would sweep or the Phillies would
sweep the Mets, he went the other way. So I'm
not gonna sit here and say that today. But if
they can get a victory today and continue that winning
way for the next three days and who knows what
can happen here, but it's definitely something that we'll be
watching tonight. Monday Night Football is gonna have one screen,
(09:42):
Phills and Mets will have the other screen. Yes, Nick right,
people have multiple television screens. Were you able to survive
yesterday or did you have to watch one game? It's
the daily ticket other side Monday Night Football more after
this
If you can wager on it.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
We're talking about it right here on the Gambler. Stay
by day, take them with your year. We're coming back
(01:10):
once again all things NFL Week one. We got ourse
a pretty good game coming up here at four o'clock
or tonight, Monday Night Football will break that one down,
coming up at four o'clock. Yeah, no, that game is
not starting here soon, that's for sure. Ben Johnson making
his coaching debut, and we did have a number of
(01:30):
those yesterday, and uh, you know, it's always intriguing because
I think it adds a little wrinkle when you start
to you know, look at the spreads and oh, well,
you know what, like I know what we're going to
get from you know, let's just say Dable or I
know what we're gonna get from you know, Andy Reid.
(01:51):
But when you get these new coaches and these new spots,
it's a big question mark and you don't know whether
it's going to provide some inspiration. One of the teams
that I thought would get a little bit more was
Kellen Moore and the Saints. They had an opportunity. I
thought that they were going to do it. I thought
that they were going to find a way to win
that game yesterday, or at least tie it up and
send it to ot and hopefully would have finished with
(02:11):
a field goal. But that was not the case. Unfortunately,
that was one that I got wrong yesterday. Went against
the grain on that one. But Schottenheimer with the Cowboys
open it up on Thursday. He ends up getting the
l Liam Cohen for the Jacksonville Jags. They end up
beating the Carolina Panthers. Man, that Panthers team was not good.
People were trying to sell them again this year like, oh,
(02:32):
watch out for the Panthers are gonna be improved.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
No they're not.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
No, not Bryce young is you know, And they got
it wrong. He's not an NFL quarterback. It's just it's
an ugly game. Can't say I've paid attention too much
as far as the details they're concerned. Was intrigued with
Travis Hunter had the Jags in that one. Got that right,
Pete Carroll goes on the road. That was an impressive
victory for my money. Now, the handicap that we had
(02:57):
on the station, I thought was pretty good. A lot
of people year on the station loved the ratus on
the road. There's just a lot of holes to be
filled by the Patriots, even though you are enamored with
Drake May and the starting quarterback position for that team.
But bottom line, as a team that has a lot
of flaws and Vrabel's a good coach again, new spot
(03:17):
for him, he gets the l in that one. Kellen
Moore ends up losing, Aaron Glenn ended up losing, and
now we get Ben Johnson this evening. So out of
all the new coaches and new spots two and four
so far, two and four, Liam Collen and Pete Carroll
the only two coaches to get victories in their first
game as far as new locations now first time head
(03:40):
coach Shottenheimer, Cohen Moore, Glenn Ben Johnson the only one
to come away with the victory there, Liam Cohen, As
I just said, so we'll see what happens with Ben
Johnson once again. DraftKings Sports. But where we're getting all
of our numbers from. Take a peek at some of
those spreads and props coming up here at four o'clock. Currently,
the Vikings are a point and a half favor It's
what they've been all along forty three and a half.
(04:03):
I have been saying that I love the Bears in
this one. Am I ready to have egg on my face?
Of course? Have I been one hundred percent this week? No,
So you do with that what you may. But bottom
line is I do like Ben Johnson. I do like
that offense. There are a ton of weapons and I
can't wait to break that one down coming up here
at the other side just quickly, if I may. The
(04:24):
disappointment as far as yesterday is concerned, I don't think
anybody tops the Cincinnati Bengals as far as disappointing it
is concerned. Now, I know that there was a lot
of build up as far as what the Browns have
been able to do against the Bengals, and specifically with
Joe Burrow, But this is a team that decided to
(04:45):
roll the dice and say.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Well, we gotta start better, we gotta come out faster,
we gotta have our guys ready to go, and we're
gonna play Joe Burrow in the week one preseason game,
and we're gonna have them running around in the first
half of preseason game two, where he could get level
that he's taken hits and he could be dumb for
the season. Who knows, They're rolling out there with Jamar Chase.
Haven't Chase Brown out there, Hagans. All the starters were
(05:09):
playing in preseason because you have to start better, you
gotta play better.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
In Week one. Did they win, sure, but that was
a stinker of a game. Seventeen to sixteen was your
final score. The defense was able to force the turnover
against the Browns late or I think the Browns are
gonna win that game. Joe Flaco thirty one to forty five,
two ninety a touchdown, two picks. The Browns are terrible.
(05:36):
I think they had the lowest team total coming into
the season. I think that they will fulfill that mark.
I don't think they'll get higher than five games. But
it's all about Joe Burrow in the Cincinnati Bengals, which
you can't have the type of year that Burrow had
last year, and knowing what those receivers are capable of,
and Chase Brown and what he was able to do
(05:58):
on that first drive to score a touchdown and then
have the rest of the game turn out the way
it did. It was ugly, and as I said, I
want to give credit to the Cleveland Browns defense. I do,
but I'm sorry Joe Burrow is way better than what
we saw yesterday. Fourteen to twenty three, one to thirteen,
(06:19):
one touchdown, no picks. He was sacked three times. Chase Brown,
as I said, open up the game, had himself a touchdown.
I think he broke one, had a good run, gets
down there, and then all of a sudden it was
non existed from that point in time. At twenty one
carries for forty three yards. That's good to see him get.
Twenty one carries. T Higgins, three grabs, Jamar Chase two grabs, Like,
(06:41):
what's going on there? Ugly, Let's pull up those team
stats because I don't think I had a chance to
look at it. But the Bengals were dominated the Browns
at twenty two to eleven first downs, time of possession,
thirty five to twenty four total yards, three twenty having
to one forty one. Brown should have won that game,
(07:04):
and I wish they did. Unfortunately, they came up short
and the Bengals ride off into a one to zero
opening to their twenty twenty five season. That's why you
play Joe Burrow in the preseason, so he could throw
for one hundred and thirteen yards fourteen to twenty three,
but win the game, all right, I think he could
(07:25):
have done that if Joe Burrow rolled out of bed
without picking up a football since the final week of
the regular season last year, I think he could have
didne those same numbers. Whatever, though they win, and that
was a stinker. That was by far the most disappointing
performance all day yesterday, even worse than the uh the
defenses between the Buffalo Bills in the Baltimore Ravens and
(07:49):
as I said, the Miami Dolphins. That was my top
three as far as biggest disappointments. Other side will do
Monday night football plus biggest payouts, we'll talk about some rookies,
take a look at the waiver wire and oh, by
the way, got to mix the pills in as the
New York Mets are in town for four I know
it's football season, but damn we got ourselves at red
(08:12):
October fast approaching and Trey Turner, who has been the
best player from start to finish for this team, most
consistent shore Berra's obviously put a dent in that conversation
with what he's able to do with the home runs.
But Trey Turner leading at the top, setting the table,
stealing bases, playing better defense at shortstop, and oh, by
(08:35):
the way, competing for a batting crown. I come on,
and now we lose him, and who knows how long
he's going to be out with the hamstring injury. We'll
talk a little bit about the Phillies and Mets series,
but shine the lights specifically on what took place over
the weekend and what I mean by that the wild
card runnings. The Phillies have an opportunity, and I think
(08:57):
it's in their best interest to do this, to try
and knock the Mets out over the running for that
third and final wildcard spot. That's what's up for grabs.
There's four teams right behind the Mets. The Mets are
in that final wildcard spot. The two teams in front
of them aren't going anywhere, I don't think. So. This
is a four horse race right now, and the Phillies
(09:19):
have the Mets for four games. The last time I
predicted that the Mets would sweep or the Phillies would
sweep the Mets, he went the other way. So I'm
not gonna sit here and say that today. But if
they can get a victory today and continue that winning
way for the next three days and who knows what
can happen here, but it's definitely something that we'll be
watching tonight. Monday Night Football is gonna have one screen,
(09:42):
Phills and Mets will have the other screen. Yes, Nick right,
people have multiple television screens. Were you able to survive
yesterday or did you have to watch one game? It's
the daily ticket other side Monday Night Football more after
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