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The NFL Report: Joey Porter Jr. Traded to the Cowboys + Cam Bynum Joins the Show
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25 min
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Oct 1, 2026
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Deshaun WatsonDrake MayeJames CookJosh AllenRhamondre StevensonAaron RodgersBo NixBrock PurdyCaleb WilliamsJacoby BrissettJakobi MeyersJalon DanielsJeremiyah LoveJoe Burrow
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Player insights
Aaron Rodgers
PositiveProjection8:39
Coming off a strong performance against Joe Burrow with nearly 300 passing yards and three touchdowns. He is successfully attacking defenses down the field, specifically targeting Roman Wilson.
Insight pageBo Nix
PositiveBreakout21:40
Bo Nix is described as a playmaker with the ability to extend plays, use his legs, and throw the deep ball, with the source calling him one of the best quarterbacks in the league.
Insight pageBrock Purdy
PositiveProjection22:06
Brock Purdy is playing great, spreading the ball out, and was the number one fantasy quarterback this past week.
Insight pageCaleb Williams
NegativeInjury10:40
Dealing with a hamstring injury, leaving his status for the upcoming game against the Jets uncertain as the team evaluates him alongside Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum.
Insight pageDeshaun Watson
PositiveProjection7:28
Showing signs of a comeback, with Lance Erline noting he is playing better football than previous versions seen in Cleveland. He has been efficient, with touchdowns outpacing interceptions and over 40 rushing yards in his last game.
Insight pagePositiveProjection23:48
Deshaun Watson has been leading fourth-quarter comebacks and finding ways to get wins for his team.
Insight pageDrake Maye
NegativeRole19:54
The Patriots need to establish the running game to take pressure off quarterback Drake Maye.
Insight pageNegativeProjection30:51
Lance Erline states Maye has played bad football dating back to last year, citing poor decision-making and an inability to see the field well. The team needs to improve the run game to help him relax.
Insight pageJacoby Brissett
PositiveProjection22:29
Jacoby Brissett had a productive game against the 49ers, passing for almost 300 yards and two touchdowns.
Insight pageJakobi Meyers
PositiveUsage20:30
Jakobi Meyers was highlighted as a key target for Trevor Lawrence in the red zone last week.
Insight pageJalon Daniels
NegativeInjury15:16
The undrafted rookie is starting in place of Baker Mayfield but is managing a dislocated elbow suffered in week two. He was a limited participant in practice and his status for Sunday's game against the Colts is uncertain.
Insight pageJames Cook
PositiveUsage19:33
James Cook is described as a monster who went bananas last week, rushing for over 150 yards.
Insight pagePositiveProjection32:11
Described as a monster who went bananas last week, rushing for over 150 yards.
Insight pageJeremiyah Love
PositiveUsage22:22
Jeremiah Love had a strong performance against the 49ers defense, nearly reaching the 100-yard mark with 94 rushing yards.
Insight pageJoe Burrow
NegativeProjection20:43
The source questions how the Jaguars will stop the passing attack of Joe Burrow, noting the Bengals' dangerous receiving corps.
Insight pageJordan Love
NegativeProjection13:31
Facing significant pressure to deliver as the Packers' run game is dead last in the league, forcing the offense to become one-dimensional.
Insight pageJosh Allen
NegativeProjection19:26
Josh Allen struggled last week with no touchdowns and two interceptions, showing he is mortal.
Insight pageNegativeProjection32:06
Coming off a game where he was not great, recording no touchdowns and two interceptions, showing he is mortal.
Insight pageJosh Jacobs
NegativeRole14:07
Lance Erline notes the Packers lack a creative running back like Jacobs who can create with wiggle and power, contributing to the team's struggles in the run game.
Insight pageKenneth Walker III
PositiveBreakout24:23
Kenneth Walker is described as one of the most surprising pieces in the NFL, changing the complexion of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Insight pageMarcus Mariota
NegativeDepth Chart17:08
Expected to start for the Commanders if Jalon Daniels is unable to play Sunday due to his elbow injury.
Insight pageRhamondre Stevenson
NegativeProjection19:26
The source notes that Rhamondre Stevenson and Travion Henderson will need to play great games for the Patriots to be competitive.
Insight pageNegativeRole32:01
Needs to play a great game alongside Travion Henderson to help the Patriots' offense find success against the Bills.
Insight pageRoman Wilson
PositiveUsage8:52
Being utilized by Aaron Rodgers to stretch the field, a role that has been absent from the offense over the last couple of years.
Insight pageTrevor Lawrence
PositiveProjection20:04
Trevor Lawrence is playing with high efficiency, recording seven touchdowns and two interceptions, and has been a killer in the red zone.
Insight pageFull transcript
Episode Transcript
0:00This is an iHeart Podcast. Guaranteed Human. It's a brand new edition of NFL: The Insiders.
0:05A contract dispute has led to a trade. Joey Porter is Dallas bound.
0:09The details on what went wrong in Pittsburgh and what it means for the Cowboys defense.
0:13Week four, it's kicking off tonight. It's a TNF matchup with those Steelers and the Browns.
0:18Pittsburgh, they came alive on Sunday and don't look now, but Cleveland's won two consecutive games.
0:23We preview a crucial game in the AFC North.
0:25And if you watch power rankings this week, the 49ers with the number one team on the list.
0:30Our experts got a red flag that could be an issue against Bo Nix and the Broncos.
0:35And welcome to a fresh edition of NFL Report.
0:38We are presented by Nationwide. I'm Mike and my guy Lance Irline is going to be joining us in just a few moments.
0:45There's plenty to talk about. Not only the trade, but we will preview TNF.
0:49But we want to start with the headlines and the story that has taken over to the NFL world is Joey Porter Jr.
0:56now officially on the move. And there was some buzz.
0:59About whether or not he was going to be long for this city traded to the Cowboys for a 2027 six round
1:05pick in a 2028 second rounder discontent on a contract negotiation reporter hasn't played at all this season.
1:10He was one of these Steelers draft picks in 2023.
1:13A second round second rounder who's been sidelined because of a back injury Cowboys.
1:17They need help. Kobe Durant expected to sit out a second game because of a hamstring injury.
1:22Their defensive coordinator Christian Parker's got more. He's a high level coverage player.
1:26Plays with great length. He has a lot of experience against a lot of high level receivers.
1:31So we have evidence of how he does in that environment.
1:34So really excited about adding him in. I was familiar with him when he was at Penn State coming out of the draft.
1:41I was in Denver at the time. Same player he is now, you know, played with great length, was a boundary eraser,
1:48plays with a really competitive and edge to him that we value.
1:51So he's a guy that I've tracked, you know, over the years I've had some taller corners.
1:56You always look at comp tapes for different players.
1:59He certainly fits the mold for that. Yeah, he does.
2:02Brian Schottenheimer's got to be happy as well about this little extra ammo on that defense.
2:06Say they're hopeful that Porter will play Sunday's moved around good today.
2:10It was a good start today. It was a positive first day should be noted.
2:14Joey Porter Jr. Did address some of the media saying that his back was feeling better.
2:19And this is important here. Dallas's defense didn't serve for a team in its totality.
2:23A little feast or famine so far this season defensively.
2:26One of the worst in the NFL a season ago.
2:29You add a guy like Joey Porter Jr. into the mix and that will help your defense, especially on that back end.
2:36Lance Erline is with us right now. Lance, give me the details.
2:39How significant of a move is this from a Cowboys perspective?
2:42Well, it's very significant. First of all, you give up a sixth rounder this year and then, of course, a second rounder next year.
2:50But from a pure football standpoint, you know, Christian Parker needs to find a cornerback that can D up.
2:55Obviously, you have some injuries right now, so depth is a problem.
2:59But this is a cornerback one. This is somebody, as he mentioned, that's long, he's strong, he can press, he can really
3:05bother the catch space for bigger wide receivers. And with a little safety help over the top, I think that's the one
3:11area of concern is can he get beat over the top?
3:15Well, if you're playing over the top with safeties or a safety over the top, you don't worry about it as much.
3:21So what he allows Christian Parker to do now is become more aggressive because Christian Parker can trust Joey Porter Jr.
3:27He's a cornerback that allows you to have more trust in being aggressive as a defensive coordinator.
3:32The one thing I will say, though, Mike, is that I'm not sure that he's going to be ready right out of
3:39the gate to have the impact that he will maybe in three or four games.
3:43It's it's been a while since he's played football.
3:46Yeah, it's been more than a minute here at this point of that back injury.
3:50There was some concerns about that. He did address that today.
3:53Once again, saying he is feeling better from that perspective.
3:56We got a little bit more over the next couple of weeks or so about this signing.
4:01It is significant because it feels like the chips this offseason have gone fully to the middle of the table from a Cowboys perspective.
4:08Cam Hayward getting ready. Yeah, we got a TNF matchup coming up tonight.
4:12The Steelers matching up against the Cleveland Browns. It's Carson Wentz.
4:15Boy, that is a great mop on the top of that dome.
4:19Time for primetime preview. It is presented by Nationwide.
4:22Lance, I got to be honest with everyone, and I feel like I'm not in the minority on this one.
4:27If you would have told me this quarterback matchup, it feels different today than it would have felt a few weeks ago.
4:34I mean, Cleveland's playing some good basketball, and I'll look on the flip side.
4:38And right now, the Steelers were able to come alive on Sunday, which didn't look like that was possible through the first two weeks.
4:45What do we expect from Deshaun Watson? Yeah, it's funny.
4:48I was just circling Deshaun Watson right now on my little note card because it's been impressive seeing Deshaun make a little bit of a comeback, quite frankly.
4:56His football was terrible over the last several years when he wasn't injured.
5:00I saw the best of Deshaun when he was with the Houston Texans.
5:04The Deshaun I'm seeing now is not the same version, but he's a better version than we've seen with Cleveland.
5:10Very good game two games ago. Last game, he did what he needed to do to get the win.
5:15The touchdowns are outpacing the interceptions. He ran for over 40 yards last week.
5:19He's playing good football. Now, Aaron Rodgers on the flip side had a great game last week against Joe Burrow.
5:25He kind of turned the clock back a little bit with almost 300 yards passing, had three touchdowns to a lone interception.
5:32But right there, some of the throws you're seeing, this is a throw to Roman Wilson that we haven't seen a whole
5:38lot over the last couple years, is being able to attack defenses down the field, stretch him out.
5:43If Aaron can continue to do that, that's going to be big.
5:47Cleveland's got a good defense. They're feisty. They are a defense that, frankly, is pretty disciplined.
5:52I think this is a really good matchup. Really intrigued to see which quarterback comes out and plays the best brand of
5:58football, because that could and probably will determine the outcome of this one.
6:02Yeah, and by the way, I mean, important in this division, all of a sudden you've got a bunch of teams that
6:08are all sitting with a 2-1 record. This is helpful when you talk about some of these divisional matchups.
6:14By the way, more on this game. I know I saw Bucky in makeup.
6:18He's getting ready for our game day preview coming up right after this show.
6:22We'll get you set for Thursday Night Football. Lance, more from you coming up in just a moment here on NFL Reports.
6:29We've got some other news to get to, and boy, how about the Chicago Bears team?
6:33Case Keenum delivered a vintage performance Monday night. Bears, they took out the Eagles.
6:37What's interesting is what they do against the Jets.
6:40Caleb dealing with a hamstring injury. That leaves Tyson Bajan and Keenum.
6:44Ben Johnson set the table on his quarterback room.
6:46Yeah, we've got three guys, and we'll kind of work through the week and see where they're at.
6:51What would be the factors, one direction or another?
6:54Whoever we feel like gives us the best chance to win.
6:57Is it more accurate to say that you don't know who the starter's going to be or you don't want to advertise who the starter's going to be?
7:06I don't know. That's a fair question. Fair question.
7:08Come on. We'll know on Sunday who's playing. We're good.
7:11All right, so Coach Johnson playing a little coy with us.
7:14That is legitimately going to be an intriguing decision for Ben Johnson.
7:18Meanwhile, Packers, one and two on the air, have not been able to run the football.
7:23Last in the league, he carries in rushing yards.
7:25Hit the road against an 0-3 Bucs team that's playing without Baker Mayfield.
7:29Out with that finger injury. Matt LaFleur knows this team has got to figure out how to run the football effectively.
7:35By no means is it going to be easy.
7:38This is one of the stingiest run defenses in the National Football League.
7:42They've got great size up front, and it's an attacking style of defense.
7:45So they do a really good job. But I do think it keeps defenses a little bit more off balance.
7:51You're not one-dimensional. I think any time you're one-dimensional in this league, you can kind of zero in on that from a defensive perspective.
7:58And it makes life really hard. And life has been hard for this Green Bay Packers team.
8:03Fewest rush yards through three games of any team in franchise history.
8:07You look at what these Packers have been able to accomplish for lack thereof.
8:11Dead last in a bunch of statistical categories. Puts a whole lot of pressure on Jordan Love to deliver.
8:16Lance, fix the run game for the Packers for me ahead of this Bucs game.
8:21What do they need to do? Well, I mean, draft work, I guess.
8:25We may need to try to fix it in April, Mike, because I don't think we're going to fix it this year.
8:31You lost a starting tackle. That hurts. But really what we're seeing right now so far through the first three games is
8:38the offensive line play just really isn't good enough.
8:40And when the offensive line play isn't good enough to open up some holes, you need running backs who can create for themselves.
8:47And there's no Josh Jacobs who can create with some wiggle, can create with some power.
8:52So you don't have a creative running back. You don't have an offensive line that's opening holes.
8:57You're giving up too much pressure on your quarterback.
8:59I mean, it starts in the trenches. And for Green Bay, I don't think it's a quick fix.
9:05I'm not sure you're going to find a fix.
9:07And now you take on a front in Tampa Bay that's this stingy on the ground.
9:12I think they're going to be one dimensional once again this week, Mike.
9:16Yeah, tough sledding too. I made reference to the fact that Baker Mayfield not playing Jalen Daniels, the undrafted rookie out of Kansas.
9:22We'll get the start. Actually, we had eyes on him at the East West Rumble.
9:27He actually played pretty effectively. Not a huge shocker that he was able to win that starting backup job.
9:32But welcome to the NFL if you get thrusted into a matchup against the Green Bay Packers.
9:37More to come here, though, on NFL Reports, including Cam Bynum is going to stop by with us.
9:43Plus, we got an AFC East showdown. One team looking for answers.
9:46The other continues to steamroll squads offensively. Lance is actually going to fix what's ailing the Patriots ahead of the game against the Bills.
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10:10Terms and conditions apply. All right, it was tough news from a commander's perspective.
10:14Dislocated elbow again for Jalon Daniels. Suffered that week, too.
10:17Said he doesn't have any concerns about re-injuring it again.
10:20He was a limited participant in practice for the second consecutive day today.
10:24A little uncertain right now if he plays Sunday in London against the Colts.
10:28If not, we get Marcus Mariota again. Here's Daniels.
10:31Feels good. Feels good to be back. And, you know, it's taking it day by day.
10:35Are you surprised at any part that you'll be able to possibly be back out there this soon?
10:40What you think? No? I don't think so. Nah.
10:43I'm not surprised. No, everything I went through, you know, everybody said I'd be good to go if I'm able to go out there on Sunday.
10:51But, again, just taking it day by day. Look, the camera.
10:54See those two cameras up there? The guy on the right, he's recording us.
10:58Look, he's waving at us. You see him? He's looking at us, getting everything we're saying.
11:03So, see jackpot? Look right above the K. 3-14, right?
11:06Yeah, 3-14. See? I know. I know. So I can or for him.
11:10Yes, you are on camera. I'll give a wave, too.
11:12He's one of the studs in the NFL. Can Bonham for the Indianapolis Colts is with us right now.
11:18Man, I see you having fun on and off the field.
11:21You're certainly not shy. We didn't even show some of the celebrations that you've had in that montage.
11:27Because, I mean, like, the dance moves are strong.
11:29You've got the backflips. I've got to know, like, when you're celebrating on the field, are these just freestyle routines?
11:35Or are these well-thought-out, planned in advance? These are planned for years.
11:39Going back to high school, going back to... There's one clip where I was practicing one of my dance moves that I did last year back in...
11:46In 2015, I was practicing when I was still in high school because I saw a video on the internet of it.
11:53So these things are very well-thought-out because I want my celebrations to be unique.
11:57Just because on defense, you know, it's rare to make a play and it's hard to get turnovers.
12:02So in my mind, if the offense can do all these crazy dances and everything, it's even harder for defense to make a play.
12:09So when I get a turnover, I make sure that it's memorable.
12:13And I want every single interception or turnover in my career to have a memory attached to it with what celebration I did.
12:20I love everything that you're saying because you're exactly right for what you do on the defensive side.
12:25This is not every moment where we're talking about turnover generation.
12:28So you celebrate those moments in a meaningful way.
12:31International flair. Going to Europe. Here we go, London.
12:33You have some experience, man. Fourth international game for you.
12:36You guys have the commanders. Explain to me, because it's not your first rodeo.
12:40What's unique about these trips and having success over there compared to what happens in the States?
12:45The most unique thing is the lack of routine that you have.
12:49You know, we're all creatures of habit going through our whole life.
12:52We have a super tight regimented routine that every single hour is accounted for with something, whether it's treatment, practice, your extra work.
12:59So that's really the toughest thing about going overseas is because now you don't have your typical massage therapist or your treatment, your dry needling, acupuncture people.
13:07So you kind of have to go out of your routine.
13:10But for me personally, I think that's the fun of it because it feels like you're out there exploring, doing different things.
13:17So for me, I love these games. One passion.
13:19My main passion is traveling and seeing the world.
13:22And that's what I do in the offseason. So being able to play football and travel is like a two and one for me.
13:29So I think you enjoy it once you get out of your routine and just enjoy it.
13:34Is there extra juice for you? Because I'm looking at those stats, 17 tackles a pick, a sack three of those games.
13:41Like every game in the league is big. But like wow is right.
13:44Like you're having success internationally. Is there something specific that you attributed to because you're not getting your normal dry needling and acupuncture like you normally would?
13:52Yeah, for me. Yeah, for me, I just let go of all routine that I see it as like complete.
13:58I'm on vacation. But obviously knowing it's a business thing, but just feeling the enjoyment.
14:03For me, whenever I'm having fun and feeling loose, that's when I play the best football.
14:07So when I'm overseas, I feel like, you know, playing in front of different fans, in front of people that are super
14:14excited to see football because it's not every day that they get football.
14:17And they don't get 17 weeks of it out there.
14:20They get a few select weeks where they have NFL teams playing over there.
14:25So I feel like it's just all the energy just piles up.
14:28And I feel like I'm on vacation when I'm there as far as just the energy and the enjoyment.
14:34It's still a business trip. You're still out there to win.
14:37But for me, the enjoyment that I have playing for international fans and being able to be in a different country traveling,
14:43that's when I feel so loose and just ready to go out there and have fun.
14:48And when I have fun, that's when I make the most plays.
14:52So those are always my favorite games, being able to play overseas.
14:55Because like I said, I feel like I'm just out there just having fun on vacation.
15:00You guys made some plays. You got to win against the Houston Texans.
15:04I think about 4 of 11 on third down, 233 yards allowed.
15:07And I think it was like five three and outs against the Texans.
15:11What was working well for this unit compared to what we saw those first couple weeks?
15:16I think we had a really intentional week of practice.
15:18I like the way that we prepared the first three weeks.
15:22But we saw that what we did, taking our meetings, our walkthrough, our practice and everything to the game.
15:27The first two weeks, we weren't taking every single detail out there on Sunday.
15:31So I think this week was the first week that we put it all together when we had a great practice, a great week of practice.
15:39And on top of that, we had good execution going into the game.
15:43And I think that was our best game we've had in a while, even looking back last year, just as far as
15:49the game plan coming to life and us players doing our job when it came to Sunday.
15:54Because the coaches did a really good job preparing us.
15:57And I think when we came out on the field, everything was firing because we did exactly what we did on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, walkthrough Saturday.
16:05And we did every single thing that we did there and brought it to Sunday.
16:09And that's why we had success. Cam, before we let you get going, man, I think I saw every one of your
16:16reps in college when you were at Cal. I've seen so many of the plays that you've been able to make.
16:22You mentioned your lifestyle, traveling. It's a passion for you.
16:25If you follow Cam on social media, you can see some of those trips.
16:29You are such a proud representative of the Filipino heritage.
16:32I see the flags and the whole thing. I know you've traveled to Asia.
16:36You're going to Europe for an NFL game. What would it mean for you and you think the Asian community to have a game played on that continent?
16:44That would be life-changing for a lot of people.
16:47Because during my time when I live in the Philippines in the offseason and able to do football camps and, you know,
16:53just meet the football community in all of Asia, going to different countries and just seeing the passion for football in Asia,
17:00I think being able to have a game, no matter what country in Asia it'll be, that'll change people's lives.
17:06Just knowing that football, especially with flag football being in the Olympics, I think it'll just wake people up that there's an
17:12international sport that's playing all around the world and that you can be a part of it.
17:17And I think that'll really wake people up to see a new dream in life.
17:21And I think in Asia there's so many passionate fans and people that stay up till 1 a.m.
17:27to start the early games. And it's tough for them to watch football, but I know so many people that stay up
17:33all night just to watch the game. So I know it'd be life-changing for us to be able to play a game out there.
17:40And I'm praying that it happens during my time in the league.
17:44I'll play up to 20 seasons if it can guarantee that I play a game in Asia.
17:49I'm with you, man. I'll make sure that my passport is ready.
17:52Would love to see this come to fruition. Cam, man, it was awesome watching you in college at Cal.
17:58Six years in the league. The plays, the dancing, the backflips, the whole thing.
18:02Have success the rest of the season. Stay healthy and good luck this weekend in London.
18:07Yes, sir. Thank you for having me. God, what a nice dude, too.
18:10And certainly a huge matchup for that Colts squad against the commanders.
18:14Still a little uncertainty around that quarterback spot, but there's a slew of tremendous games.
18:18One that certainly has got a whole lot of intrigue, at least in my mind.
18:23Rams and Eagles just looking like a fun matchup where I think there's just questions around this Philadelphia team.
18:28That said, not my segment. It's Lance Irline. So most intriguing matchups I know for you.
18:33Patriots, Bills, for a lot of reasons here in New England.
18:36The offensive questions right now are pretty abundant. And Lance, I've got to be honest with you, man, keeping pace against Josh
18:43Allen and the Bills, that is going to be a stiff challenge for him.
18:47It's going to be really stiff. I mean, look, the key is you've got to relax.
18:51Find a way to help Drake May relax. Drake May has played bad football dating back to last year.
18:57It's really a problem right now. And the best way to do that is run the football better.
19:02Drake is not seeing the field well. He's making bad decisions.
19:05He's making bad throws. The running game really was stifled last week by the Jaguars.
19:10I think the best thing you can do is get the ball to the edges, away from Deion Walker, and start running the ball outside the tackles.
19:18If you can do that, you can have some success.
19:21And that means Travion Henderson and Ramondre Stevenson are really going to have to play great games.
19:26Josh Allen wasn't great last week. No touchdowns, two interceptions.
19:29He showed that he was mortal. The problem for the Patriots is that this guy, James Cook, was a monster.
19:34James Cook went absolutely bananas last week. We know he can do it.
19:38Over 150 yards rushing. So, you know, the problem is right now to beat the Bills, you've got a running game.
19:44You've got a great quarterback. Right now the Patriots can't say they've got a dual threat.
19:49They've got to get the running game going to take pressure off the quarterback, Drake May.
19:54Lance, you know this better than anyone. New Year starts.
19:57Doesn't matter what happened last year. But I do think it's cool when you can carry over some of that success from a previous campaign.
20:04That's exactly what we're seeing from Trevor Lawrence. Do I dare say it?
20:08I was like, dude, we got Clemson Trevor now from the start of the season.
20:12Yeah. Seven touchdowns, two interceptions. He's doing what he needs to do.
20:16Very efficient work last week. You know, the numbers aren't sky high.
20:19Very few quarterback numbers are anymore with all the shell coverages you're seeing.
20:23But when he gets in the red zone, he has been a killer.
20:27I mean, he's been fantastic in the red zone.
20:30And he does a great job finding this last week.
20:33It was Jacoby Myers and it was Parker Washington who's been one of the real steals of the draft over the last few years.
20:40They've got Strange at tight end. The problem, I think, right now is going to be how do you stop the passing attack of Joe Burrow?
20:47This is going to be a great matchup. I'm very excited.
20:50You know, you look at the wide receivers at Jacksonville, it doesn't look all that dangerous.
20:55Then when you look across the field and you see Jamar Chase and you see Tee Higgins and you see the slew
21:02of receivers they have and pass catching tight ends, it's quite a dichotomy of how you want to win.
21:07One is efficient, one plays defense. But, you know, this is a big one for the Bengals.
21:12The Bengals last week, that's a tough loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
21:16And I think this game, for me, is my favorite game of the whole weekend.
21:20Yeah, I'm with you too. And I want to see because the Bengals defense has been relatively pretty good out of the
21:27gate here against this team in the Jags. To me, that's must-eat television.
21:30Meanwhile, we've got a Broncos team and a Niners squad.
21:33Both of these teams having some early success. San Francisco has been terrific.
21:37Fred Warner, though, made some comments about Bo Nix.
21:40He knows that this offense led by a second-year quarterback can definitely be dangerous.
21:44He's just a playmaker, right? His ability to extend out of the pocket, use his legs.
21:49I think he's faster than people think. His ability to throw the deep ball and make plays in that way.
21:54He's, I think, one of the best quarterbacks in the league.
21:58You know, I was watching power rankings this week here on the NFL Channel.
22:02Nick Shook had the Niners, the number one team in his power rankings.
22:06A lot of that, the play of Brock Purdy.
22:08But there's some, I don't want to say a red flag, but maybe that's the best way to describe it.
22:14Well, what concerns me for the 49ers, look, Purdy's played great.
22:17He's spreading the ball out. But first two weeks were a little easy for him.
22:22This last week, it was a struggle defensively. Jeremiah Love almost got to the 100-yard mark.
22:26He had 94 yards rushing. You also had a situation defensively where you had a hard time stopping Jacoby Brissett.
22:32He had almost 300 yards passing with two touchdowns, no takeaways.
22:35So the Niners' defense looked pretty normal last week.
22:38Now, the good thing is their offense continues to roll.
22:41And they've got an offense, you know, led by a quarterback, as I mentioned, who can spread it out.
22:47They've got an offense that's able to, you know, run the football with Christian McCaffrey.
22:51So the real key here, I think, is going to be can Bo Nix and the Broncos carry over that big fourth quarter that they had?
22:59Can they ride that momentum? And that momentum is quite something.
23:02That was a great game that we watched in the comeback win against the Rams.
23:06Can it carry over or can the Broncos jump on them or can the 49ers, rather, jump on them early?
23:12If they jump on Bo Nix early, I think this game is a boat race.
23:16And I think the 49ers go wire to wire with this one.
23:20Yeah, there's a part of me that totally agrees with you.
23:23And then I just see all these fourth quarter comebacks from Bo Nix and the Broncos.
23:28And I'm like, it's never over until it's over.
23:31They keep doing it. They absolutely do. Lance, you're the best man.
23:34Always appreciate your insight on all of these games.
23:37And I'm with you. Those are some terrific matchups that we're going to have.
23:41We're going to get treated for or with. Is it horror?
23:44You know where I'm going with that. Meanwhile, we do have some football tonight.
23:48Deshaun Watson. Guy's been leading some fourth quarter comebacks.
23:51How about a team that just has figured out ways to get it done?
23:55Can they get it done against the Steelers? Back here on NFL Report Wednesday night, the Panthers and Atrium Health teamed up
24:01to host a special dinner at Bank of America Stadium for the Levine Cancer patients and their devoted care teams.
24:07This is something that you're going to see across the NFL over the next couple of weeks or so.
24:13The Minnesota Vikings also taking part in the Crucial Catch program.
24:16Just an awesome cause from an NFL perspective. All right, time for some quick hits for you and your AFC Players of the Month.
24:23Your Kenneth Walker continues to be one of the most surprising pieces in the NFL, changing the complete complexion of the Kansas City Chiefs.
24:30Greater so once again, just a monster defensively. And then when I think about Brock Purdy, if you were paying attention, the
24:37number one fantasy quarterback this past week and Javon Holland always bringing that energy with game ceiling interception against the Tennessee Titans.
24:43All right, coming up in just a bit, we get a closer look at TNF.
24:47Bucky Brooks is already on the set. He's texting me, are you going to make it for the show?
24:53Buck, I got you. Game day preview. I got two minutes to go from this studio to the other one.
24:59We'll get you set for a huge matchup right here on the NFL channel.
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