NFL Week 2 Predictions: Winners, Losers + Fantasy Starts & Sits!
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45 min
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Sep 18, 2026
Published
Fri, September 18, 2026
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Kenyon SadiqStefon DiggsAntonio WilliamsBo NixBrock BowersChristian WatsonChuba HubbardColston LovelandD.J. MooreDaniel JonesJa'Marr ChaseJalen CokerJames CookJavonte Williams
Player analysis
Player insights
Antonio Williams
PositiveBreakout37:13
Antonio Williams looked like the best receiver on the Commanders in Week 1 despite only four targets. His production is expected to increase significantly, and he should be added or traded for immediately.
Insight pageBo Nix
NegativeUsage28:52
Breaking Brad notes that Bo Nix is currently playing through an injury and is significantly less effective without his mobility. He points out that Nix had only one carry for three yards against the Chiefs, suggesting he is a fade until he regains his rushing upside.
Insight pageBrock Bowers
NegativeInjury10:53
Brock Bowers missed practice and is likely to be sidelined for at least one more week due to his injury.
Insight pageChristian Watson
NegativeBust27:29
Breaking Brad advises trading Christian Watson, arguing that his Week 1 performance was a fluke based on a busted coverage and that his injury history makes him unreliable.
Insight pageChuba Hubbard
NegativeProjection25:46
Breaking Brad views Chuba Hubbard as an underwhelming player, comparing him to Tony Pollard and suggesting he provides only 'empty calories' for fantasy rosters.
Insight pageColston Loveland
PositiveBreakout21:47
Colston Loveland is a strong target for Week 2 after a zero-catch performance in Week 1. The Vikings' defense has shown vulnerability to tight ends, and the Bears are expected to force-feed him the ball.
Insight pageD.J. Moore
NegativeInjury6:32
DJ Moore is dealing with a collarbone injury that is expected to keep him out for one to three weeks; Breaking Brad does not expect him to play in Week 3.
Insight pageDaniel Jones
NegativeInjury39:21
Daniel Jones is struggling with an Achilles injury that has severely limited his mobility, which is his primary weapon. He is unable to drive the ball downfield, making the Colts a team to fade.
Insight pageJa'Marr Chase
PositiveProjection23:40
Despite a disappointing Week 1 performance (2 catches, 4 yards, 3.2 fantasy points), Breaking Brad maintains that Chase is too talented to stay down and expects a bounce-back game against the Texans, noting that DJ Moore successfully produced against them last week.
Insight pageJalen Coker
NegativeProjection0:40
Breaking Brad believes Jalen Coker's Week 1 performance was inflated by an 81-yard touchdown and is not a viable indicator of future production; he is not expected to have dominant 30-point games.
Insight pageJames Cook
PositiveUsage1:49
After a poor Week 1, James Cook bounced back with 21 carries for 135 yards and a touchdown, demonstrating the expected variance and bounce-back potential for players who struggled in the opener.
Insight pageJavonte Williams
PositiveProjection38:15
Following a strong Week 1 performance, Javonte Williams is expected to continue his success against the Commanders, who are struggling to establish an identity.
Insight pageJeremiyah Love
NegativeUsage31:41
Breaking Brad is concerned about the backfield split between Love and Algier, noting that Love's usage (11 attempts vs. Algier's 17) is unacceptable for a third-overall pick. He believes Love should be a workhorse back.
Insight pageJoe Burrow
PositiveInjury4:58
Joe Burrow is expected to play in Week 2 despite dealing with back tightness, which Breaking Brad considers a minor issue.
Insight pageJonathan Taylor
NegativeUsage39:51
Due to Daniel Jones' inability to stretch the field or run effectively, Jonathan Taylor is expected to face stacked boxes (eight men in the box) consistently, limiting his fantasy upside.
Insight pageJosh Allen
PositiveUsage8:33
Josh Allen is being utilized aggressively by offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who is seemingly pushing for an MVP campaign. Allen remains a top-tier fantasy asset and a no-brainer in DFS.
Insight pageKenyon Sadiq
PositiveBreakout18:30
Breaking Brad notes that Sadiq was eased in during Week 1 due to a groin injury and hernia recovery, but his usage (3 targets, 1 TD) was promising. He is expected to be 'unleashed' after the team's bye week, making him a strong trade target for the second half of the season.
Insight pagePositiveUsage30:36
Kenyon Sadiq was eased into the offense in Week 1 due to a groin injury and hernia recovery, but Breaking Brad expects the team to unleash him more in upcoming games.
Insight pageKeon Coleman
PositiveBreakout6:46
Keon Coleman stepped up in DJ Moore's absence, catching all six targets for 63 yards. While the Detroit secondary is depleted, Coleman is a viable flex play if Moore remains sidelined.
Insight pageKyler Murray
NegativeInjury20:22
Breaking Brad advises benching Kyler Murray due to his injury history and current concussion status, noting that quarterbacks often miss the following game after a concussion.
Insight pageLadd McConkey
NegativeInjury10:48
Ladd McConkey did not practice due to a rib injury and is not expected to play in the upcoming game.
Insight pagePatrick Mahomes
NegativeProjection40:07
Patrick Mahomes is struggling with accuracy, ranking among the least accurate quarterbacks on deep throws (10+ yards) even before his current torn ACL injury.
Insight pageRashee Rice
NegativeUsage40:40
Rashee Rice is struggling to get open, contributing to the overall poor performance of the Chiefs' receiving corps.
Insight pageStefon Diggs
NegativeUsage37:17
Breaking Brad notes that Diggs saw 9 targets and a touchdown in Week 1, but dismissively refers to him as 'old' while discussing the Commanders' crowded wide receiver situation.
Insight pageNegativeBust37:17
Stefon Diggs is considered 'washed up' and done at age 32. While he saw nine targets in Week 1, his presence is viewed as a hindrance to Antonio Williams' potential production.
Insight pageTerry McLaurin
NegativeBust37:19
Terry McLaurin is viewed as 'washed up' and ineffective, coming off a poor Week 1 performance with only 3.4 fantasy points on four targets.
Insight pageTravis Kelce
NegativeUsage40:43
Travis Kelce served as the leading receiver for the Chiefs in Week 1, though his production was aided by a play that arguably should have been called back for a penalty.
Insight pageXavier Worthy
NegativeBust40:40
Xavier Worthy is labeled a first-round bust following his inability to make an impact in the Chiefs' offense.
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Episode Transcript
0:00This is the full NFL Week 2 preview. We are talking fantasy football spin.
0:04We are talking picks against the spread, straight up.
0:06We are talking the full preview. And on this show, we've got the great and powerful Walter.
0:11What's happening, Walter? I'm ready to dive in, man.
0:14Yeah, ready to go. Week 1 was pretty good.
0:16We went 6-3-1, I think, on our picks on the site.
0:19So a great week 1. Our fantasy sleepers are great, except for the two guys that got hurt.
0:24So pretty excited about what happened last week and ready to go for Week 2.
0:28I'm excited, man. We're going to talk a little bit of the latest news and notes here to start this off with
0:34Breaking Brad and then just dive right into it, man.
0:37I'm super pumped up about Week 2. I'm excited to see.
0:40Because what happened is the first week we talk about this, you know, sometimes there's one-week wonders like guys like Jalen Coker
0:46went off and certain players that maybe just had a really lucky good week may not translate.
0:51But I think his numbers were completely inflated with that receiving touchdown at 81 yards.
0:55I don't think that's viable. And we've seen these players that, you know, are regularly injury-prone have this big week.
1:01What do they do to go down again? It's almost inevitable.
1:04So I can't wait to see what Week 2 brings.
1:07And I'm ready to dive into the show, Walter.
1:09Yeah, we saw some variance already in that Bill's Lions game where like Week 1 James Cook did not have a good game.
1:15And then last night he had 130 yards in the touchdown.
1:19So swings are going to happen. The guys who performed poorly last week, they're going to do great.
1:24Guys who went off in Week 1, they're going to come back down to earth.
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2:26All right, let's go here with the latest news and notes.
2:29You know how this starts, Walter. You know who it is.
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2:52Oh, I'm breaking, bro. He needs a pay grade raise after that one.
2:55That's for sure. Yeah. A couple of things here.
2:58Joe Burrow expected to play in week two. That's good.
3:01You know, that's good. I'd hope he'd play. You know what I'm saying?
3:04I don't know. What was he dealing with anyway?
3:07The back tightness, you know, someone who has a bad back.
3:10I can I can understand, you know, and we also saw Cooper Rush deal with a bad back last week.
3:15In addition to his overall terribleness. But Burrow should be fine.
3:18It's nothing. It doesn't sound too bad. There are three very injured quarterbacks right now who are going to start this week,
3:25and you could probably make a lot of money going against them.
3:28But to turn the ball over, he's dealing with an oblique.
3:31I think he may start. We don't know yet.
3:33We don't know. Yeah, we don't. They could be any one of the four Atlanta quarterbacks like it really.
3:39They didn't even say Jack Strand won't start the rookie undrafted rookie from Minnesota Moorhead, I believe.
3:43He actually was the best Atlanta quarterback in the preseason for what it's worth.
3:47But then again, Nathan Peterman was great in the preseason, too, and we saw what happened with him.
3:52Yeah, we got DJ Moore yesterday's game dealing with that collarbone issue.
3:56I don't know the extent of that. Apparently, he's going to miss some time.
4:00I'm not sure how long. I don't think I don't think he's going to play week three, to be honest with you.
4:06So Keon Coleman stepped up, man. Keon put some respect on his name.
4:09Keon Coleman caught all listen to this, caught all six of his targeted passes for 63 yards.
4:14And I don't know if you saw that I posted on IG.
4:17He comes out, he gets a first down. I think he was just short and he just leaps, kind of just, you
4:23know, worms his body over for an extra yard, gets up and does a whole like celebration as if he was like,
4:29you know, like he had a touchdown or something, like a Super Bowl winning touchdown.
4:34So he's excited, which is good, right? Keon? Given how bad his career has gone, like catching any pass is like winning the Super Bowl for him.
4:41So I can understand the excitement. Keep in mind, Detroit is their secondaries in tatters.
4:45Like they're missing their two starting safeties. So any receiver is going to look good against them.
4:50But, you know, it is a step in the right direction.
4:53So if Moore's out week three and I saw the latest report saying they don't expect him to play.
4:58I think it's like a one to two week injury, maybe one to three weeks.
5:03So it shouldn't be too bad. You can, if you're a desperate receiver, you can start Coleman.
5:07It's not the worst play you can make. Yeah.
5:10Flex play for sure. James Cook, you talked about this week.
5:13One was a little low week to bounce back here.
5:16The ball 21 times for 135 yards and a touchdown and a bunch of those touchdowns.
5:20They mean opportunities got hoarded away with Josh Allen, who, by the way, absolutely.
5:24I've got him in my big high stakes league and I was kind of regretting.
5:28I spent an early round pick on a quarterback.
5:31Wait, but man, oh man. I mean, he what 20 of 31 of his past attempts for 248 yards, 20 of 31
5:37of his past times, 240 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions.
5:39He also ran the ball 14 times for 69 yards and two scores.
5:43I mean, what do you got to say about Mr.
5:46Josh Allen? Honestly. I mean, he was, he was incredible, obviously, but the big takeaway you have in the game is that
5:52they were, they were up by like 17 in the fourth quarter and they were throwing like they were being very aggressive.
5:58And we were talking in our discord, which you can find a link to the, to the discord on our homepage.
6:04I, I, the, the theory that we had, it's like Joe Brady is trying his hardest to make sure Josh Allen wins MVP.
6:10You know, it's, it's, and it makes sense because Joe Brady is his first year as a head coach.
6:16He's an offensive guy. If he gets Allen to win MVP, he's going to look fantastic.
6:20You know, so you may not be in line for another contract in a year or two after that.
6:25So it makes sense, you know, like he's not going to be as aggressive as, you know, in the fourth quarter against
6:31like the dolphins, but in big games like this and the bills have a lot of tough opponents.
6:36Like Allen is going to be stay aggressive. And yeah, I mean, he's, he's terrific play.
6:41And obviously if, if you didn't get him, you can't get him now, but in, in DFS, like he's, he's a no brainer in tough matchups.
6:48A couple of things from yesterday here, a lot of McConkie didn't practice yesterday on Thursday, September 17th.
6:53And Brock Bowers was sidelined as well, did not practice.
6:56So I think glad McConkie won't play and he's got the rib thing going right now.
7:00I don't think he's going to play. Yeah. They, they signed Valdez Scantling.
7:04So that's a sign that he's probably not going to play Bowers.
7:07Maybe one more week. They, they originally said he's going to be out two weeks.
7:11So like maybe suits up, but I wouldn't bet on it.
7:14Even if he does play, it might be a little bit limited.
7:18So maybe hold off one week. That's it guys.
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7:45I mean, he needs a, he needs a pay, pay raise for sure.
7:49All right. Let's go through these matchups here. We'll start with the Eagles and the Titans here.
7:54I hope the Titans have a better week than last week.
7:57I started Cardinal Tate. We was getting targeted, but we want to see more.
8:01I've got hurts in my other high stakes. They had two high stakes league.
8:05One of them were Josh Allen. One of them hurts.
8:07And in that other high stakes league, I'm playing against a monitor St.
8:11Brown. And I was just so pissed off that a monitor St.
8:14Brown was getting that garbage time, you know, those garbage time points at the end of the game yesterday, which really inflated his numbers.
8:21So him and Laporta. So I'm down significantly in that league.
8:24So I really need a big week out of Jalen hurts.
8:27And we got to see what happens with those receivers.
8:30Who's going to step up there? I'm not even sure.
8:33I'm not sure if Wicks is the guy. I don't know.
8:36We still don't know, but we need to see some sort of, you know, upside here from Tate and a receiver to
8:42really step up here for the Eagles. Yeah, well, Dallas Goddard had two touchdowns week one.
8:46He looked great. Eagles barely scraped by Washington. So I think some people might be a little afraid to bet them, even
8:52though the Jets went into Tennessee and won by 13.
8:55We talked about this last week. Tennessee, I think, has the worst offensive line in the NFL.
9:00So they're going to struggle to block, especially against these teams that have great pressure.
9:04The Eagles bring a lot of pressure. So it's going to be another tough game for the Titans.
9:09By the way, they are 9-26 against the spread since Mike Vrabel got fired.
9:13So not a good decision to get rid of Vrabel, right?
9:16Yeah, and we saw Cam under pressure a lot last week.
9:19A lot. So it's not going to be a good week for him, for sure.
9:23They are at home. I mean, but last time they were at home, I think last week, and the fans left in the early fourth quarter.
9:30They were leaving. Yeah, they lost by double digits to the Jets at home.
9:34Now they get the Eagles. It's not going to get easier.
9:37Cam Ward holds the ball forever. That's his problem.
9:40He makes so many bad decisions because of that.
9:42He's going to take so many sacks in this game, and if he tries to get the ball out quickly for once, he's going to get picked.
9:50I think the Eagles might get a pick six.
9:52I have so much depth. I have so much depth on my teams, and I'm probably going to sit Carnell.
9:58I hate to do this because I might put in Matthew Goldner, who's the most number one targeted guy on the offense for the Packers last week.
10:05And I do think I'm convinced he's the one on that team.
10:09So we're going to see. I may have to sit Carnell Tate here.
10:12If we're talking starts and sits week two, I don't know.
10:15I may sit him. We'll see. Game time decision for me.
10:18Steelers at Patriots here. Patriots are minus five and a half.
10:21Is this correct here? Am I looking at the line correctly here?
10:25Correct, yes. This is what I mean where I talk about the NFL possibly being rigged.
10:29I mean, are we talking about the same Patriots we saw last, like, three interceptions in a game?
10:34May? Drake? Are we just the same team, honestly?
10:37I think this line's a joke. This line's way too low.
10:40I made it eight and a half. These teams are not even close to each other.
10:44Like, the Steelers last week, they struggled to beat Cooper Rush and Atlanta.
10:48Like, Atlanta, I have four wins this year, and the Steelers needed a pick six.
10:52To win by more than three points. Like, there was a chance that Bijan could have broken a touchdown late, and the
10:58Steelers would have been down 17-13 at home if T.J.
11:01Watt didn't get that crazy pick six. Right. Like, the Steelers are horrible.
11:04They're absolutely horrible. The Patriots dominated them last year.
11:07They actually lost, crazy enough, because they had five fumbles.
11:10That was the week three game where they had five fumbles.
11:13Like, the announcer in that game said, this game should be 35-10 right now.
11:17And these teams are even further apart now, because Tomlin's gone.
11:20And the Patriots are coming off a loss. And Vrabel, just talk about Vrabel.
11:24Vrabel off a loss, 27-18 against the spread in his career.
11:27He's a phenomenal coach. He's going to have his team prepared off a loss.
11:31I think the Patriots win this easily. Yeah, I think the Patriots win it.
11:34But just, again, based on what we saw last week, they better step it up.
11:39And Travion Henderson is supposed to be back, which is good for them.
11:42Yeah, I mean, he doesn't play much anyway. But Stevenson, I expect him to still be the guy, because they don't trust Henderson's blocking.
11:49If he ever improves his blocking, then he'll take over.
11:52But for some reason, it was a great blocker at Ohio State.
11:55Like, for some reason, he can't do it in the NFL.
11:58It's so strange. We got one no versus one no here for the next one.
12:02Bears and Vikings. I mean, the Bears looked absolutely phenomenal, I mean, points-wise.
12:06They just put up a lot of points. Still trying to determine who the one is.
12:10We saw a lot of, what's his name, Kalief Raymond?
12:13Like, I'm not convinced. I'm just not convinced there.
12:15So I'm really looking for, I think, Luther Burden to step up this game.
12:19And the Vikings, man. We saw Jefferson have a good game.
12:22I'm not sure what's going on with Kyler Murray, whether he's good to go yet.
12:27But I would think I would bench Kyler Murray if I was you.
12:30Like, I don't trust this guy. I don't even know why he's still in the NFL, honestly.
12:35There was some guy, I want to mention names.
12:37There were some guys in the fantasy industry who said, you must draft Kyler Murray.
12:42I'm not joking. So I didn't understand this guy.
12:44Always gets hurt. You can't trust him. Coming off a concussion these days, quarterbacks always miss the next game.
12:49So I would expect Wentz to play. But yeah, Chicago's defense.
12:52As great as that offense looks, Chicago's defense is that bad.
12:55This could be like the 2,000 Rams all over again.
12:58Like, every week for them was like 44-41. So it's going to be a lot of fun to watch this game.
13:04You mentioned Burton. I like Burton in this game.
13:07But the guy I really like for Chicago is Colson Loveland.
13:10He had no catches last week. And against Minnesota's defense, they allowed a lot of production to tight ends.
13:15Johnnie Smith had 50 receiving yards against the Vikings last week.
13:18So just think about what Loveland's going to do.
13:20So you can get Loveland to get 80-plus yards at 4-1 on some sportsbooks.
13:24And I like that. Like, he routinely was getting like 90-plus in almost every game at the end of last year, including the playoffs.
13:31So I think he's going to bounce back in a huge way.
13:34And especially given that he had no catches, like they're going to try to force feed him the ball, I think.
13:40So you think the Bears cover this easy? I don't think it's easy because their defense is that bad.
13:45So it could be a backdoor cover. If I had to pick, I think it would take Chicago.
13:50But their defense is all. They might have the worst defense in the NFL.
13:54All right, let's move on here. The Panthers at the Falcons here.
13:58Now, obviously, we've got quarterback issues with the Falcons.
14:00Panthers, are they the real deal? Thoughts on this game?
14:03For fantasy, obviously, by Jan's a definite start. But those wide receivers are in a disaster situation with the Falcons as of right now.
14:10And the Panthers, I'm not sold on who the wide receiver one is now at this point after last week.
14:15But I just don't know if it's Coker. Like, Coker's not going to have a 30-point game.
14:20It's just not going to happen. Yeah, so Bryce Young loves throwing to Coker.
14:24Like, third down, he loves starting Coker. So I was taking him, like, round 12, round 13 in best ball just to take a shot there.
14:31Not every time, but I have, like, 15% Coker or something.
14:34So it's pretty happy to see that. He's not going to have these dominant performances.
14:38McMillan's a better player. But, like, on third downs, Coker's going to have these gates.
14:42Like, he's usually going to have, like, five catches for, like, 60 yards, 70 yards.
14:46Which in PPR is good. In standard, it's, you know, you need the touchdown.
14:50So I don't think he's someone you ignore. Like, Khalif Raymond, you probably ignore.
14:54Like, this guy, I don't think you ignore. Like, he's at least the number two on that team.
14:59As far as this game is concerned, you can't handicap it right now because we don't know who Atlanta's quarterback's going to be.
15:06Like, if it's Penix, I think Atlanta could win.
15:08At Strand, we have no idea how he's going to play.
15:11But if it's Rush or Tua, like, I don't know how you take Atlanta.
15:15Those guys are just done. Like, Rush, he's not an NFL talent at all.
15:19And Tua, his brain is just scrambled. It's sad, you know.
15:22We talked about it last week. This guy, he can't play anymore.
15:25So you have to see who the quarterback's going to be at this point to handicap it properly.
15:30Yeah, and Tua, his numbers got inflated. He had a receiving touchdown and a rushing touchdown last.
15:35Only 10 attempts. It's not like he ran a lot, you know.
15:38And Brooks does not get going. Four attempts, 14 yards.
15:41So it looks like Tua, Tua. I mean, just, I don't like, I don't like the name.
15:46I don't like the, he's not a good running back, Tua Hubbard.
15:49He reminds me of, he's like a Tony Pollard.
15:52Like, those guys are just never going to be great.
15:54I don't like them on my team. No, they just give you, like, it's like empty calories, you know.
16:00It's sort of guys. Like, in a bye week, you know, you could start him.
16:04But, like, you're never excited. Yeah, you've got the two touchdowns.
16:07It's not going to happen a lot. So keep in mind, Carolina was way down the whole game, except for, like, a brief moment in the second quarter.
16:15So, like, 10 to 4 against a worse team might be, like, 17-9, you know.
16:19So these guys should get more carries, but, you know, Hubbard's just not a good player.
16:23So Falcons cover this one, or do you think Panthers ease?
16:26It depends who the quarterback is. If it's Penix, I think Atlanta.
16:30If it's Tua or Rush, I think Carolina. And Strand, I don't know.
16:33I have no idea what to expect from him.
16:36Another good one here, not really a good one, but for fantasy, we've got some relevance.
16:40I think Brees Hall should run wild. It's a fairly easy matchup.
16:44A Packers versus Jets. Packers, three-and-a-half point favorite. And I can't wait to see what happens with Watson.
16:49I mean, there's so much Christian Watson hype after week one.
16:52But, I mean, there was that 81-yard touchdown. People say, well, he could do that all the time when he's healthy.
16:57I'm like, when he's healthy? Again, historically, four years, not finished the season.
17:01And when he put over 100-some-odd yards, I've got to pull this up here.
17:05I can't remember the exact number, but it was like 147 yards or something like that.
17:09I'm going to pull it up. Yeah, he went pretty crazy in that game.
17:13147 yards, okay? His peak in a season, okay?
17:16He's played, this is his fifth year, with 620 yards.
17:19And he's like one-third of that in one game.
17:21I don't see that being sustainable. I just, I don't know, man.
17:24I told everybody to trade him. Get rid of this sucker.
17:27He sucks. Like, he's not good. We're going to see.
17:30Is this finally his season after it took him five years to say, hey, I, no double-digit touchdowns ever.
17:35And he had two. Like, he's never eclipsed more than seven touchdowns a season.
17:39That was 2022. He had seven touchdowns. 611 yards.
17:42Now he had two touchdowns game one. I don't see this.
17:45There's no way. There's no way. And everyone's crazy about him.
17:48They're crazy about Watson. Yeah, I think it's a great opportunity to trade him.
17:52Like, look, if he stays healthy all 17 games, he's going to have a great year.
17:56But he doesn't stay healthy. This guy always gets hurt.
17:59You can't trust him. And by the way, Golden had 12 targets.
18:02So I thought that was more significant. Watson scored an, what, 80-yard touchdown on a busted coverage.
18:07Like, you know, like, that's not going to happen every week.
18:10But sometimes it will. Like, he's a dynamic deep threat.
18:13So, like, he's going to be consistent. But, like, this is the time to sell him because he could easily go down this week.
18:20This guy's, like I said, always hurt. So I would trade him.
18:23You could probably get a lot for him right now.
18:26Yeah, trade him really high because he's not going to hit those numbers again.
18:30And tight end here, this is a big question here, is I want to see – I wonder if they're going to
18:36actually utilize Kenyon Sadiq more because we only saw, what, three targets, three receptions.
18:40But they were kind of easing him in because he was coming off that groin injury.
18:44He didn't really practice with the team as much or really play as much in the offseason because of that injury, like, as of late.
18:51So they worked him in. And, you know, I think he got that one receiving touchdown near the goal line.
18:57I don't know. I hope I see more Sadiq, man.
18:59Finally, I think they're going to unleash him. Yeah, he had a hernia.
19:03So, you know, it's usually when rookies have injuries, they tend to not do much.
19:07But, like, the fact that he scored a touchdown and had three targets, like, he easily could have just not done anything.
19:13So that was promising. Second half of the year, this is where you're looking at.
19:17Like, after the bye, second half of the year, that's when he's going to go off.
19:22So if you don't have him, I think he's someone you could target and trade.
19:26Don't be a geek. Start Kenny and Sadiq. All right.
19:29Now we got Saints and Ravens here. Ravens, eight-point favorite.
19:31I think that's a little high. I think the Saints could keep this close.
19:35I mean, we saw what Shuff can do. Shuck.
19:38It was a rough start to the game last week.
19:41And then Tyler Shuff, who's my backup on all my leagues, and I said draft Tyler Shuff.
19:45Shuff. Shuck. I don't know where they get Shuck from.
19:48I don't see a UCK. Do you see a UCK there?
19:51I see Shuff better than Ruff, Walter. It makes so much sense.
19:55He should actually just change his name to, like, Shuck or Shock or something that sounds better.
19:59Shuff, you know, they had a rough game. Shuff had a rough game.
20:03It sounds like something my son's book is for.
20:05So, yeah, he had a bad start, and then he had a lot of garbage time, which made me happy because I put him DFS live.
20:13So this could be a similar type game. Baltimore's defense is legit.
20:16Like, they have a great defense. So the Saints could have some issues in the first half.
20:21But at the end, keep in mind, after this game, Baltimore has to fly to Brazil to play the Cowboys.
20:26So it could be they could have one eye on that game.
20:29And also the Ravens missing their top two receivers.
20:32Jose Flowers. Jacoby Lane sucks. He was my top.
20:34If you look at the sleepers page on my site, the fantasy sleepers page, like they're all hits except for one guy.
20:41They're all hits except for the two guys at the top who are hurt.
20:44That's shriveling and lean. Like, that was such a bummer.
20:47But we had so many other hits otherwise. But it's like Caleb Douglas is our number two sleeper.
20:52But, no, the receivers being out could limit Baltimore's offense a little bit, although I think Derek Hrani obviously going to have a big game.
20:59But there could be some fourth quarter magic here for Shuck again, Shuff, whatever.
21:03So the Saints might get a backdoor cover. I think that's what you're relying on here.
21:08I want to take a quick break here. Just talk about that shriveling thing.
21:11I mean, some people say I'm mean, but I did.
21:14It was on the NFL page. They ended up posting that he's out for 10 weeks.
21:19And I'm like, nobody touched him. Okay. So, like, first of all, that's pathetic.
21:22I don't care what anyone says. You're out for 10 weeks and nobody touches you.
21:27Like, I get non-contact injuries. But you're so mean.
21:29All I did is state exactly what happened. Nobody touched him.
21:32He was coming around the corner there. I don't know what he was doing.
21:36Running around or whatever. And then I think he just twisted his ankle running or something.
21:41Like, come on, dude. Like, I don't know. Like, 10 weeks?
21:44Imagine, like, not getting. Imagine you and I go play tennis, right?
21:47I know we're older. We're not professional athletes. Imagine we go hit some balls and I just swing the racket just once by myself.
21:54Nobody touched me. I swing it like this. And then I'm out for, like, eight months just because I went like this.
22:00Like, I don't know, man. Like, maybe a week or two.
22:03But, like, to take yourself out for 10 weeks and nobody touches you, that's pathetic.
22:07I don't care what anyone says. Joey, you're so mean.
22:10I don't care. You're pathetic. If you lose 10 weeks and you suck, you're not an athlete or you're not durable.
22:16What are your thoughts on it? Well, I mean, swinging the tennis racket and getting hurt for eight weeks sounds like something
22:22I would do because my back, like I said, my back is so bad.
22:26So, I'd probably be on the ground. You're not a professional athlete.
22:29You're not a young professional athlete. You're not streaming.
22:31He's a young. He's young. Nobody touched him. I know.
22:34The non-contact injuries are, like, always the worst ones.
22:37I remember doing a fantasy draft in this room a long time ago.
22:40This is when Jordy Nelson was playing. We were, like, the game was on.
22:44The Packers were playing in the preseason. And Jordy Nelson was playing and he went down with a non-contact injury.
22:50And this guy is on the clock, ready to draft.
22:52And he's like, you know, it's not that bad.
22:55There was no contact. I'll take Jordy Nelson. He was out for the year.
22:59So, like, it happens all the time. It's just your knee buckles or something.
23:03It's just brutal. It's such a shame that he got hurt because he was running the most routes in that game.
23:09I don't think people noticed. Like, he was running more routes than Mike Evans and Kittle and Debo.
23:14Like, he was way more involved. They were so excited to get him going.
23:17Hopefully, he comes back and has a great finish because it's such a bummer.
23:21He was my favorite sleeper until his ADP rose.
23:24And then it became Jacoby Lane. But, you know, it sucks.
23:27And Jacoby Lane being out, too. So, terrible. Next one here.
23:30Bengals and Texans here. Texas two and a half point favorite at home.
23:33Again, we got to see what's going to happen here with the back.
23:37The back of Joe Burrow. And then Jamar Chase.
23:40Man, what do you have? Like, two points? Like, what do you have?
23:43Two catches for four yards, I think. Oh, my God.
23:46This is why I like to go running back early.
23:49Again, we got Matthew Golden and all these guys outperforming.
23:52Jamar Chase. I talked about this, man. Like, it happens every single year.
23:55Hopefully, if you guys are Chase owners, he improves on that.
23:58But four targets, two receptions for 3.2 fantasy points.
24:01And how about my guy, T. Higgins, a guy I love to hate.
24:04Six targets, three receptions, zero touchdowns for 8.9 yards.
24:07Third round pick and a first round pick. Like, and this is why I say the Kinsheepsis.
24:12I mean, man, what a waste of picks. Yeah.
24:14Seriously. Don't, you know, I mean, you could take receiver early if all the running backs are gone.
24:19But, like, you know, you want to take your running backs.
24:22You want your core four. That is the way to win.
24:25Like, almost all the running backs did well last week.
24:28Like, yeah, like I said, Cook in his first game didn't do well.
24:32But then he bounced back in a huge way week two.
24:35Like, these guys, running backs are more consistent than receivers.
24:37Like, receivers have way more volatility. So, that's why you want to wait, you know, if you can.
24:42You know, if you can't take a running back, they're all gone.
24:46Like I said, receiver's fine. But that's the only condition.
24:48Yeah. I think Chase will bounce back. Like, he's way too good not to.
24:52It is the Texans' defense. But keep in mind, DJ Moore had 100 yards last week.
24:57So, Chase can do it. If Moore can do it, Chase can do it.
25:01But, and then on the other side, Nico Collins is hurt.
25:04So, I don't think he's going to play. So, Houston's defense can be pretty limited.
25:08Our offense can be pretty limited. All right. We've got Browns and the Bucs here.
25:12This is going to be a good one. I think it's a great matchup for the Bucs.
25:17And this is the week that Emika has to go off.
25:20I mean, you're playing the Browns. I don't know what to tell you.
25:23Like, this is the week. So, I'm excited to see what Emika does.
25:27I do like the matchup for Mayfield and the Browns.
25:30I mean, Quinn Shaw Jenkins did nothing last week.
25:32So, I don't know what's going on. I don't even know who the wide receiver one is.
25:37I'm going to take a look quickly at the distribution there with the Browns.
25:41And if you look at the targets, man, it was Boston who had four targets, two receptions.
25:46Conception, five targets, four receptions. And Jerry Judy, four targets.
25:48So, it's like equally diluted. But it was about Boston that had the one touchdown.
25:53That was it. Yeah, you had to touch on the end, which, you know, the Jaguars had their backups in the game.
25:59So, you can't really take it too seriously. And if you notice, you were watching for some reason.
26:04I don't know why you would be watching at this point.
26:07Only I would. The Jaguars, the Browns are like running up the middle.
26:10Like, they wanted the clock to run out. And the Jaguar backs was just like, run, run, run, run.
26:16And then they just throw a bomb out of nowhere just to mess with them for some reason.
26:21I don't know why. The Browns are pathetic. Like, they're absolutely pathetic.
26:24Like, they have nothing going. They'll be better when Shador starts.
26:27I'm not a Shador fan. But Deshaun Watson is just so bad.
26:30Like, he's not even a third stringer in the NFL anymore.
26:33He's horrible. So, you can't take any Cleveland players seriously until they make that change.
26:38And, look, this is Baker Mayfield's revenge. He said he circled this game before the season.
26:42So, if Baker thrives, Emeka's going to thrive. I think both guys have a huge game.
26:46Yeah, this one could get very ugly. I just want to see Emeka go crazy.
26:51Like, I'm ready. I'm ready. Look, I got the hat.
26:53You know what I'm saying? I moved to Florida.
26:56I moved to Florida for Emeka Gabuca. That's it.
26:58That's why I'm here. Because of him. Yeah, he could be the leading receiver this week.
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27:55Next one here is Jags and Broncos. Am I on the right here?
27:59I lost my train of thought. Jags and Broncos.
28:01Minus three are the Broncos. Again, another one where you would look at it and say, based on the way the Broncos
28:07played, the Jags would be the favorite here, right?
28:10Like, Jags have a good defense. Broncos played like garbage.
28:12Bounce back, obviously imminent. But what are your thoughts on this one?
28:16Tootin's got a good matchup. I think Tootin's got a good matchup for the Jags, though.
28:20I think he's in a run. Yeah. We just saw Walker go nuts against these Broncos.
28:25Everyone thinks the Broncos have a great defense. First of all, that wasn't even true last year.
28:29Last year, they were 11th in defensive EPA. So not bad, but just good, just above average.
28:34Now they lost John Franklin Myers, great defensive tackle.
28:37And they also lost Jonathan Cooper, who's on the commissioner's exemplus for the two domestic arrests.
28:41So this team is not nearly as good as people think.
28:44Their defense is worse. They can't tackle suddenly. And also their offense.
28:47I mentioned earlier that there are three quarterbacks who are injured that you can go against.
28:52Bo Nix is not healthy. In losses last year, granted, there weren't a lot of them.
28:56In losses last year, he ran an average of five times.
28:59He had five carries. Against the Chiefs, where he was way behind throughout the whole evening, he ran once for three yards.
29:05This guy needs his mobility. If he can't run, he's not doing much.
29:09So you can go against him. You can play Jaguars defense this week.
29:13I'm playing Jaguars defense in my fantasy leagues. I think Denver's going to struggle.
29:17Denver lost by two touchdowns at home against Jacksonville last year.
29:20And now Denver's worse and Jacksonville's better. So what's going to happen?
29:23I'm shocked. I'm shocked. Denver's favorite. Yeah. I don't know.
29:26That's maybe, you know, Vegas knows something we don't know.
29:28And that's why I think they could bounce back.
29:31I think they're a better team than they played, obviously, last week.
29:34I don't know, man. I think that maybe the rig was in.
29:38That's just my opinion. I mean, it was Chiefs prime time.
29:41And then we got another Chiefs prime time game again today or this week.
29:45So it's going to be a good one. Okay.
29:47We got the Raiders and Chargers. Chargers six and a half point favorite.
29:51I don't think Ladd's going to play. We talked about this.
29:54Yes, our Raiders. I don't think Gentile's going to have that good of a game.
29:58That was a phenomenal week one. And I think Omar and Hampton has a better game this week.
30:03This is going to be a tough game for me to watch unless Omar and Hampton really crushes it.
30:08Because in Dynasty, I ended up trading my Gentile for Omar and Hampton because of the belief that Mike Washington would run wild.
30:15Last week, it was the Gentile show. So I don't know, man.
30:18I still believe in the Chargers. I think Gaddiston, they're saying, the coach was, McDaniel saying, Gaddiston's going to get more involved.
30:24He wasn't out for as many snaps, which was surprising.
30:27I thought they'd utilize him more. Now I think he's saying that because he has no choice with Ladd being out.
30:33I think Trey Harris steps up this week again.
30:35I can't wait to see what happens here. This is going to be an exciting fantasy game, man.
30:40Yeah, it should be really good. The Chargers were embarrassed last week.
30:43They were the biggest favorites and they lost. They knocked out 32% of people in survivor pools in the surface.
30:49Yeah. So it's an obvious bounce back spot. And you mentioned Gentile going off.
30:53That was against the Dolphins. Everyone's going to go off against the Dolphins.
30:56So let's be real. This is a tougher matchup.
30:59The Chargers actually stopped the run pretty well last week, even though Arizona was way ahead.
31:03They didn't really run the ball all that well.
31:06And obviously, Gentile is better than Algier. So he has a better chance to produce.
31:10But still, this is a game where I think the Chargers are going to be ahead for most of the game.
31:16Even without McConkie, I think they bounced back. They have just way too much talent, way too great coaches.
31:21I think they rebound here. Yeah, man. They looked good on the initial couple drives and they kind of fell apart.
31:27Hampton looked good. Strong run into the end zone and kind of fell apart.
31:31Yeah, a lot of turnovers hurt them. Another one I'm watching here, Seahawks and Cardinals.
31:35And I'm really, I just heard now that they're going to use Jadarian Price more, which again, obviously they should.
31:41I am still annoyed and concerned about the usage of Jeremiah Love.
31:44In one of his posts on Instagram, he posted something that said, I'm not pleased with your performance.
31:49Taking a backseat to Algier is really unacceptable or something along that line.
31:53And a lot of the haters came in. Ah, leave him alone.
31:56Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But it's like, it's true.
31:59So I'm sure he saw it because it was like one of the number one comments on his most recent post.
32:04So I, unacceptable, man, to let Algier come in and get what, 17 attempts compared to year 11?
32:09I don't like it, Walter. It doesn't make me feel good, man.
32:13Like, it doesn't make sense. And I miss the old days, man.
32:16Like, where a running back would draft like Zeke, for example.
32:19And I think it was like DeMarco Murray or one of those running backs.
32:23I can't remember who it was. It must have been DeMarco Murray.
32:26One of those running backs. He had just rushed for like a thousand some odd yards the year before.
32:32He looked good. Zeke came in and just took that job.
32:35Three down back instantly, right? Yeah. Bring those days back, man.
32:38It doesn't matter who's there. You drafted this guy third overall.
32:41Use him every down. Algier can come on if he breaks out.
32:44If Love breaks out for an 80-yard run, he needs to breathe.
32:47Just for like, just maybe even for like one play.
32:50I wouldn't even let him do that. I just let Jeremiah Love play throughout everything, you know?
32:55I don't know. It's annoying. Yeah. In defense of that, like he had a high ankle sprain.
33:00So like I'm surprised he even played, you know?
33:02And I talked about last week how I thought they would ease him in a little bit.
33:07And maybe this week too. But eventually, like week four, five, six, like he's going to get going.
33:12Like he's going to have a great season. Well, at least in games where Arizona's in it, you know?
33:17I don't know what to make of their upset against the Chargers.
33:20Like they held the ball for almost 40 minutes.
33:23They really frustrated the Chargers. So like, are they a legit, like at least average team?
33:27Maybe. I think so. Or, you know, last year we saw the Raiders go into New England and win.
33:33Two years ago, we saw the Patriots who were terrible upset the Bengals.
33:36A few years before that, the Steelers who didn't make the playoffs, they went to Buffalo and beat Buffalo.
33:42Buffalo ended up being one of the best teams.
33:44So like week one is so weird. You see these results happen all the time.
33:48And then like five weeks later, you're like, oh, how did that happen?
33:52So we'll see about Arizona. You know, they have, I think they have a little bit more talent that people give them credit for.
33:59They're not as bad as the Dolphins or the Browns or the Titans.
34:02They're like at least that next year. But this is a big test for them.
34:06I mean, Drew Locke favored by four on the road.
34:09That's a tough ask. So kind of torn on this one.
34:12Yeah, for sure. That's a tough one, man. Next one here is Dolphins at 49ers here.
34:17This one, I think, could be a trap game.
34:19I mean, I would not be surprised if the Dolphins keep it close.
34:23We just, again, talk about those early weeks, right, where, you know, teams keep it close.
34:27They shock other teams. We saw it last week, right?
34:30Could this be a shock game here with Dolphins and 49ers?
34:33Do you think 49ers blow them out? Yeah, I think this is going to be a disaster for the Dolphins.
34:38They're trying to lose. Like they're trying to get Arch Manning.
34:42Like we have this history with Steven Ross. Like he got in trouble for tanking when Brian Flores is his head coach.
34:48And like he's like based on the moves they made this offseason, like they're trying to lose.
34:52Like you could tell they got rid of all their good players.
34:56Their defense is so bad. Like think about it this way.
34:59They played the Raiders last week and the Raiders made mistakes and the Raiders are not that good.
35:04And the Raiders still won by 14. And like now they get one of the best teams in the NFL, maybe the
35:10best team in the NFL now that like Miles Garrett's going to be out.
35:14And the Niners are a great team. Like, yeah, the one negative thing you could say about the Niners is that they
35:20could have this jet lag coming from Australia. But they've had extra time to rest.
35:24So I think they'll be fine. And the Niners have a tendency to sit on bad teams like this.
35:29Good breakdown, man. That's a really good breakdown. But like I said, sometimes, you know, somebody makes the call and, you know, Dolphins keep it close.
35:36But yeah, this could easily be a blow. What they did to the Rams in Australia.
35:41I don't know. That's impressive. They won by 20 in a game where no one gave him a chance.
35:46You know, Nick Bosa looked a lot healthier. Kittle's playing.
35:49He's the role that's going to increase. McCaffrey for now.
35:52Healthy. I'm sure that'll change soon. Fred Warner looks incredible.
35:55Maybe a good bet to win defensive player of the year.
35:58This is an interesting one because I got Keelan Black in a couple leagues.
36:01I'm wondering if I should start him. I think there was a video that came up with McCaffrey saying it's good or something that they're splitting or something.
36:09I don't know what he said. Something along. But it looks like it's going to be a split.
36:14They're going to use Black a lot, man. I really feel that.
36:18They have to. They have to use him. McCaffrey's 30.
36:20Like either one of two things. They either split and keep him healthy or you run McCaffrey into the ground and he gets hurt by week eight.
36:28You know, like you need to preserve him. He's an older player.
36:31He had the most carries in the NFL last year.
36:34Someone made a joke last week. It's like, oh, you drafted a handcuff in round one.
36:38That's really what it was. And keep in mind that this game could get very ugly.
36:43And if it does, like Black's going to get more carries too.
36:46So I do like Black this week. He does have an injury designation.
36:50So just make sure he's healthy heading into this game.
36:53All right. Commanders and Cowboys here. Minus for the Cowboys.
36:55I love my Javante Williams had a great first week.
36:58I think that continues here versus the Commanders. And the Commanders are still trying to figure out their identity.
37:03And they've got kind of like a three-headed, I wouldn't even say a monster, but kind of a three-headed situation going at
37:09wide receiver here, which I don't even understand. I do this for a living because Antonio Williams came in with four targets and he got the touchdown.
37:17Stefan Diggs, nine targets and a touchdown. He's old.
37:19You think he's washed up. Terry McLaurin, the supposed alleged Terry McLaurin, which I'm not a fan of.
37:24I know you like them more. Four targets, two receptions, 3.4 fantasy points.
37:28But it was Williams with the most fantasy points.
37:31You know what I'm saying? Like, I don't know.
37:33Like, it could be Williams is the wide receiver one, the rookie, the young guy.
37:37Like, who knows? Yeah, I was really pissed off because I liked Williams a lot.
37:41Like, he was one of my sleepers. And then they signed Stefan Diggs.
37:45I'm like, oh, man. Yeah, that's annoying. I know.
37:47Remember, that's what happened last year with Trey Harris.
37:50And they signed Keenan Allen, the Chargers. And then, yeah, I saw you like, okay, I guess I'm giving up on Antonio Williams.
37:56And then he has this great first game. He looked like the stats may not show because he only had four targets.
38:02Like, he looked like the best receiver on that team.
38:05And I think that his production is just going to increase a lot.
38:09If he's not owned, pick him up. And if he's owned, maybe his owner is not really paying attention to him.
38:15Just try to trade for him. I was wrong on McLaurin.
38:18I'll admit when I was wrong. McLaurin looked washed up.
38:21Like, he looks done. And Diggs is done, too.
38:23So, Williams is the guy, I think, in Washington.
38:26Yeah, and those Clemson receivers, they're good historically. I like receivers that come out of Clemson.
38:30But when I look at this, though, like, Diggs came in and got the ninth target.
38:34Like, that's what I mean. If Diggs was not there, imagine Antonio Williams' numbers, theoretically, right?
38:39Oh, yeah. And Diggs is an older player. He's 32.
38:42So, he's likely to get hurt at some point.
38:44And if one of those guys goes down, like, Williams is going to have a huge role, even bigger.
38:49I think his role just increases every week. Like, these coaches have to watch the film.
38:54They're going to see, like, this guy is our best receiver.
38:57Let's get more involved. Hopefully. We've got primetime game.
38:59Colts and Chiefs. Are the Colts going to fall under the ref trap with the Chiefs?
39:04The Kansas City Cheats, I should say. Six-and-a-half point favorite are the Chiefs.
39:07Cheats, whatever you want to call them. And I can't say I'm excited about this one, but it could be entertaining.
39:13Maybe if you're, like, if you're a masochist and want to feel pain, it'll be entertaining.
39:18These offenses are so dreadful right now. I mentioned the injured quarterbacks.
39:21Dano Jones, he's looking rough. He ran once in the first half.
39:24This is a guy who, like, I mentioned Bo Nix relies on his scrambling.
39:28Like, Dano Jones, his top weapon is his legs, and he couldn't run last week.
39:32Like I said, he ran once in the first half, and then it was a blowout.
39:37And he couldn't drive the ball. Like, he couldn't drive the ball downfield.
39:40Like, his Achilles is not healthy at all. So this is, I think, a good opportunity to fade the Colts.
39:46Like, you know, bet their team total under every game.
39:49I think they're going to really struggle to score.
39:51Jonathan Taylor is going to see men in the box.
39:54Like, this is why I didn't like Taylor. Like, I thought that if Jones is not healthy, Jonathan Taylor is just going
40:00to get eight men in the box all the time.
40:03That's going to happen. But then on the other side, you have, like, Mahomes.
40:07Yeah, he had the scrambling touchdown. But, like, his accuracy is still horrible.
40:10Like, I don't know what happened to him. He used to be one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the NFL.
40:16Like, the past three years, well, last year, but even before his injury, he was the third least accurate quarterback in the NFL on throws downfield 10+.
40:24The other two guys, keep in mind, this is Mahomes we're talking about.
40:27The other two guys in the bottom three were Michael Penix Jr.
40:31and J.J. McCarthy. Like, that's where he was. And now he has this torn ACL that he's not 100% on.
40:36And the Chiefs receivers just stink. Like, Rashi Rice can't get open.
40:40Xavier Worthy is a first-round bust. Cyrus Allen, everyone loved him in the preseason.
40:43He didn't do anything. Kelsey was the leading receiver on this team last week.
40:47Like, there's a holding penalty that really should have brought it back.
40:51Like, this Kansas City team sucks. But as bad as they are, like, they deserve to be favored by six and a half of the Colts.
40:58Because the Colts, with Daniel Jones, they could be one of the worst teams in the league.
41:03All right, final one here, and we'll wrap this up here.
41:06We've got Giants and Rams. Is that always entertaining to see Cam Scaddle take the field?
41:10But again, another one. The Giants are 1-0. The Rams are 0-1.
41:13The Rams look terrible week one. Maybe it's a jet lag.
41:16Maybe it was the Australia game versus the 49ers.
41:19Seven and a half point favorite. It should be the other way around if you are taking, in fact, the first week under consideration.
41:26But again, they don't. I think, obviously, Vegas knows something.
41:28But you would think that the Giants should be 7-1, the Rams, based off you're just taking last week, right?
41:34Yeah, the look-ahead spread was 9-1, so they did drop it 2-1 points or 2 points, depending on where you look.
41:40I think this could be a rough game for the Giants.
41:43Like, the Rams coming off a loss. Like, Sean McVay with extra time to prepare coming off a loss.
41:48There could be jet lag, but keep in mind, they didn't stay in Australia.
41:52They stayed there for, like, 24 hours. They're in and out.
41:55So I don't think their body clocks didn't adjust.
41:58So I think it's going to be easier for them to recover than San Francisco.
42:02And plus, like, getting embarrassed like that on an international stage on Netflix.
42:05Like, they're going to be pissed. Like, this is going to be a kitchen sink game for them.
42:10I think they go out. Plus, the Giants come off a win.
42:14Yeah, the Giants won, but they beat Dallas. So, like, whoop-dee-doo.
42:17Like, I don't think that's a big deal. So keep in mind circadian rhythms.
42:21Like, East Coast teams playing on the West Coast.
42:23The National Institute of Health did a study on this.
42:26Everyone talks about, like, oh, West Coast team playing East Coast 1 o'clock bad.
42:30Actually, it's not that bad. Actually, they do pretty well.
42:33But East Coast teams playing on the West Coast at night, those West Coast teams cover 66% of the time.
42:38Like, this has been a huge moneymaker over the years.
42:41And I keep yelling about it every year. No one talks about it.
42:44And Goodell and his cronies, they keep scheduling East Coast teams on the West Coast.
42:49We saw that last week. The Patriots, they fall asleep in the second half.
42:52So if you like the Giants, I think you play in first half.
42:56Because second half, they're going to fall asleep. I think the Rams kind of drown them in the second half.
43:02That's a good breakdown. Really, it is. Yeah, I think the Rams have to bounce back.
43:06It was just such a bad game. I was, man, I was really shocked by that, honestly.
43:11It shouldn't have happened like that. Yeah, Aaron Donald's going to be back this week, too.
43:15So Garrett's out, but we're going to see Donald.
43:18I think that's going to be cool. I'm excited, man.
43:21So yeah, NFL week two. The only thing that sucks is you got the Thursday game, and then you got to wait Friday, Saturday.
43:27Like, you got two days without a flight. I don't like that wait.
43:31I think there should be maybe two games in between.
43:34What do you think? I don't know. They actually, they're campy.
43:37The 19, I think 1961 Broadcasting Act says that NFL can't air games on Friday night.
43:41So they can't do it. They can get away with it on Black Friday because it's three o'clock.
43:46So like, it's the only way they could do it.
43:49If they aired a game of three o'clock with people at work.
43:52So like, their air ratings would be terrible. And then Saturday is college football.
43:56So like, they don't want to mess with that until college football is over.
44:00So like, they legally, like, I'm sure Goodell would love it.
44:03That Friday night games, he legally can't do it.
44:05Oh, okay. Yeah, I would love to see that, man.
44:08I want to see definitely some more of that.
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44:21Walter, I appreciate you. We'll bring you back next Friday for the full preview.
44:25This is a great, great breakdown. Thank you. Oh, well, thanks for having me on.
44:29Yeah, it's always a blast to talk NFL with you, Joe.
44:32So I love these shows. You know, I always come away thinking like, yeah, we did a great show.
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