S4S28 - NFL Wild Card Weekend Picks

Its Wild Card weekend and the Overrated Experience gets you ready.

• We give you our Picks against the Spread 
• We have all the Over/Unders 
• We Discuss the NFL coaching moves
• Would you go back to college vs being drafted by the Jets?
• Concrete facts from Austin from Ajax

00:00 Introduction to Wild Card Weekend
03:00 College Football Championship Highlights
06:08 NFL Draft Prospects and Team Needs
09:02 Coaching Changes in the NFL
12:11 Franchise Quarterbacks and Team Dynamics
15:07 Concrete Facts and NFL Playoff Matchups
18:05 Excitement for the NFL Playoffs
20:57 Previewing the Upcoming Matchups
28:54 Carolina Panthers vs. Los Angeles Rams Preview
32:14 Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears Showdown
37:53 Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Analysis
43:34 San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles Breakdown
45:42 Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots Matchup
47:57 Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Final Thoughts
51:33 MVP Discussion: Matthew Stafford vs. Drake May
53:50 Super Bowl Predictions and Final Remarks

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Transcript

Kyle Blondin (00:00)
We are back with the Overrated Experience Sports and Sports Betting Podcast. Happy New Year to everybody out there. 2026, the podcast is live, live streaming on YouTube. We are ready to go. We're jacked. It's Wild Card Weekend in the NFL. And welcome everybody who's returning listener and those who are new. For those who are new, the Overrated Experience Sports and Sports Betting Podcast is a betting podcast for entertainment purposes, of course.

where we go through all the sporting action. It is NFL season, so we're gonna focus our attention on the NFL. After the NFL, my God, we're gonna figure out what we have to do from there, but we'll keep bringing you action. You can follow the overrated experience on X at overrated, E-X-P-E-R-2, that's overrated, E-X-P-E-R-2. You can also catch the video version of the pod on YouTube at the overrated experience. You'll see all this information posted on your

distributor or Spotify's of the world, your Apple music, we're ready to go. So we normally come to you really out of the gate with a lot of information. Not necessarily all the betting, but sometimes you give a take on the sporting action. And back again, once again, live from Ajax is...

Austin From... You Know Where (01:17)
Awesome from Ajax, baby. You know who it is.

Kyle Blondin (01:19)
All right, so we know, we throw that formality out there, but yeah, you're right, you know who it is. So we're ready to kick it off. Foster from Ajax, how you been doing?

Austin From... You Know Where (01:28)
I'm great. And NFL playoffs, it's the best time of the year. So I'm fired up right now.

Kyle Blondin (01:33)
Wild card weekend, got six matchups, two later today. We're kicking it off here on a Saturday morning. Things are going nuts. I don't know if you caught it as well. We also got the college football championships playoff that's going on. Two games wrapped up the last two days. We're gonna see the national championship, a face off between the Miami Hurricanes, a hosting, because they're gonna be playing at Hard Rock in Miami where the Hurricanes play, against the Indiana Hoosiers where

Indiana is the best team in the country right now, but you don't think of the Hoosiers as a football powerhouse. But guess what? They are. They'll probably come into that game favorite. So we're not going to touch base too much on that, but Austin, did you have a chance to watch that game at all?

Austin From... You Know Where (02:15)
No, you know, I'm kind of spotty when it comes to college football. I've seen the Oregon game and I think it was Indiana crushing Alabama. think that was it. But I'm too inconsistent on the college football.

Kyle Blondin (02:27)
Well, I'll tell you right now that Indiana didn't just crush Alabama. They actually also absolutely annihilated the Oregon Ducks last night. It was a real beating. it just 56 to 22, but it was never, this game was over in the first, pretty much the first half. It was ugly. Indiana took them to town. Mendoza, potential number one pick in the NFL.

Austin From... You Know Where (02:45)
God.

Kyle Blondin (02:56)
What just had a lights out game? What it was yardage he threw he threw he actually only threw 477 yards and they but there were so many turnovers that Indiana defense was crying just crushing it and The night before just to throw it out there It's much different story Miami squeaked out a victory, but this was an absolute classic football game Trinidad Chambliss I told you last time that he

Austin From... You Know Where (03:03)
Wow.

Kyle Blondin (03:24)
killed me against Georgia. He had a game and he had a game against Miami. But it was, it was a tale of who had the ball last and Carson Beck, former Alabama, former Georgia quarterback who transferred he's in his seventh college football season, seventh, and this is supposed to be school. And he led surprisingly on a late, last minute drive, the hurricanes down the field runs it in for a touchdown.

Austin From... You Know Where (03:42)
Holy cow. ⁓

Kyle Blondin (03:52)
There was like 18 seconds left, kickoff, Ole Miss brings it back, two throws later, Ole Miss with like seven seconds is on the Miami 35 yard line. That's how ridiculous this quarterback is, Chambliss. And arguably, the throw he put into the end zone of that Hail Mary, I wouldn't have been surprised with that little yellow napkin that threw out there for a pass interference. My heart was beating because I had a parlay,

where I had Miami straight up to win and also the game last night to go over 39 and a half which went over in the first half. But that first game, classic heart pumping matchup and I'm glad I got the victory. It's time for this guy to win something. So sorry to kick it off, you know, just on an exciting note, but that was a wild matchup. Comments?

Austin From... You Know Where (04:42)
So is this Mendoza

guy the clear-cut number one overall pick in the NFL?

Kyle Blondin (04:47)
It

seems that way. got to imagine when the Raiders get to the podium in Pittsburgh for the NFL draft that Mendoza is going to be the guy. Think of a team. What NFL team that needs a quarterback just as bad? I'm sure there's a few, but are the Raiders at the top of your list of a team that needs a quarterback? Right.

Austin From... You Know Where (05:06)
100 % even

like you know not only is Gino Walsh, but that guy he like he's getting old he they They really got nothing and you know they need a potential elite quarterback or a top guy to even be relevant at all so Get him in there get him in there with Genti. That would be a good good thing to watch

Kyle Blondin (05:22)
Let me throw this at you.

Okay, so let me throw this out at you too and tell me what you think because this is the talk online so Dante Moore Quarterback for the Oregon Ducks. He's considered the number two guy. He's considered the number two potential franchise quarterback that could potentially if he announces eligibility for the draft could come out Right and just remember before you give your answer in college football now You can get paid millions of dollars to play college football

So if you're Don Timor knowing that, okay, I'm going off on a tangent here. Out of 32 teams in the NFL, if you're a quarterback, what franchise would you not want to go to? In the NFL, what franchise, okay, now I'm gonna say Browns would, ⁓ is there another franchise that you would put in that maybe, I may not go to this team because they may ruin my career. They're just so disorganized and screwed up.

Austin From... You Know Where (06:05)
What franchise would I not want to go to? Probably the Browns?

I'm-

Kyle Blondin (06:22)
Think about

the awful teams in the NFL.

Austin From... You Know Where (06:25)
I'm thinking the Browns, I'm thinking maybe Miami, I don't know. Who's, like the Raiders, like here's the thing about the Raiders, it's like I don't wanna say I wouldn't wanna play in the Raiders, cause I know they got a new stadium, they're playing in Vegas, that would be like unreal as an athlete, right? Like obviously, I am thinking Raiders are one of the worst. I always thought it was Cleveland.

Kyle Blondin (06:29)
come on man, this team...

But just think about it as a... What's the biggest clown show out there in the NFL?

Okay, so the number two team right now that holds the number two pick are the New York Jets. So, okay, so I thought when I said that...

Austin From... You Know Where (06:54)
⁓ god, yeah, okay, okay. Yeah, yeah,

I'd probably play another year in college. ⁓

Kyle Blondin (07:00)
Right, okay. So that's

the thought process is that he may, because it's the Jets, likely to draft a quarterback, he may say, I'll take a pass, play another year of college and come back in next year. Would you do that?

Austin From... You Know Where (07:13)
Yeah.

honestly, yeah, I'd rather be... I don't know if I would because it's hard. He's not going to know 100 % sure that he's going to go there if he's not going to go there if he sits out, right?

Kyle Blondin (07:24)
Well, no, no. What happens is if he says I'm going back to college, then he'll come into the next draft. Who knows?

Austin From... You Know Where (07:27)
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

So what I'm saying is, ⁓ it's not like, like if he says no, he doesn't get that opportunity to take the chance that he's going to the Raiders, opposed to the Jets. I'm just saying as a quarterback, I like, I would want to go to the Raiders, but I wouldn't want to go to the Jets. So if I knew for certain I'm going to the Jets, sure, I'll sit out. But if it's a 50-50, I might still roll the dice. That's what I'm trying to say. Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (07:33)
down.

Well, because...

⁓ right.

Okay, think then

his folks, his handlers, I guess you'd say, probably should be making some phone calls to say to New York, don't draft me, or if you're gonna draft me, let me know now because I'm go back to college. But that's a real scenario, like the Jets may ruin your career. I just, I totally agree with that thought process.

Austin From... You Know Where (07:58)
Yeah.

Yeah.

Yep.

Maybe, yeah, maybe

there's a little allure to playing in New York? You think so? Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (08:16)
There is, it's,

if I look at the Raiders as an example in Mendoza going there, they at least have Tom Brady that looks like he's gonna take more of a hand on how this team's run. It was a clown show, they made an error with Pete Carroll, but the Jets look like they did the repeated mistakes over and over over again. They treated Aaron Rodgers like shit when he left. They have never had a sound management staff. It's just ugly, so.

Austin From... You Know Where (08:24)
Yep.

Yep.

Yeah.

Yeah,

and the Raiders they have foundation to build on. Gentie, I think we all still think he's an amazing talent. And then you got, what's the tight end I'm always forgetting about? Probably the best tight end. Yeah, Brock Bowers, so he's joining this team, potentially having the best tight end in football. It's not like it's a lost cause, where the Jets have absolutely nothing going for them. They just sold their defense. In the next couple years, they might have a lot of good picks coming through, but that's the only thing I can think of.

Kyle Blondin (08:51)
Brock powers that guy's awesome. He's outstanding

And how many INTs did...

Yes, they do. They have a lot of picks. So that's also a danger for Dante more that he may not get away from the Jets because they have multiple first round picks heading into next year as well. And then can you remember how many interceptions did the Jets have this year?

Austin From... You Know Where (09:25)
like I know they didn't I don't think they they picked off a single football if that's what you're talking about They had zero right? They had zero right? Am I wrong? Zero in the year is crazy Yeah, like statistically like you're playing against a high school team for 18 games or should at least be one in there, you know my god, it's off his hands. He catches it. You know, it's like you're telling me all year Not even like a batting in the air like that's just statistically

Kyle Blondin (09:31)
Isn't that outrageous? How would you? They had zero. Zero! How is that possible?

Yes!

YES!

Austin From... You Know Where (09:52)
If you would have bet one team to not have a single interception, it would have been like a hundred to one, thousand to one. I can't believe, ⁓ that's yeah.

Kyle Blondin (09:59)
Because how many, like you said, how many times have you seen a lime and put his hand up in the air, deflect it up in the air and it's

an easy INT? That's insane.

Austin From... You Know Where (10:08)
Yeah, or a quarterback just

has a brain fart and throws it, you know what I mean? Like that happens every week in football. That's crazy. I would love to know the next, I'm talking in the microphone here, but I would, I would love to know ⁓ the next team, like the lowest interceptions before that team. Like it's got to be at least double digits, right? Yeah. That's crazy.

Kyle Blondin (10:11)
That's right.

That's just a...

Yeah, I guess. But it's just, that is ugly, ugly, ugly.

And you had a sauce gardener for a chunk of the season. Ugly, that's why New York is just a land of lost toys. That's not good there. we're going to talk. Yep. Yep.

Austin From... You Know Where (10:36)
That's true.

So wait, one more thing to add. To me it's

just crazy, I'm assuming here Soss Gardner, because he only played a game or two when he got traded. The thought that he went for two first round picks and the guy, the defensive player didn't even have a single interception this year. It's like, that's kind of crazy to think about.

Kyle Blondin (11:01)
That's ugly.

Austin From... You Know Where (11:02)
You know, always see these elite

Kyle Blondin (11:02)
So.

Austin From... You Know Where (11:03)
level players going for a third round pick and ⁓ you know, he goes for two firsts. Crazy value. Doesn't matter who you are. And the guy didn't have a single interception on the year. Just one thing to mention.

Kyle Blondin (11:05)
down.

Yep.

Just really really ugly, but ⁓ let's let's do this. So well, we know the audience is waiting on the concrete fact We'll get there in a minute. So Austin's got a concrete fact as he's in the concrete business So he's our guru on solid facts. We'll call them solid facts. Okay So before we do that, we have to talk about some of the moves some of these NFL teams and owners have made to change the course of the direction of their franchise by

Firing GMs firing coaches firing assistant coaches, etc, etc So I'll throw a few out there now. I think it's a no-brainer But for two of these in my opinion at least is the Raiders Pete Carroll one year one and done Tom Brady looks like he'll be involved in finding that new coach potentially Brian Flores former Miami Dolphins coach current or at least former current this season's my Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator

So the Raiders, are you surprised there that the Raiders are moving on from B Carol?

Austin From... You Know Where (12:12)
not at all. It's clearly the right decision. You know, they... Like, I have respect for him for what he did in Seattle, but this is the worst I think the Raiders have ever looked since I've watched football, and they're the worst team in the league this year. I think you gotta get rid of them.

Kyle Blondin (12:25)
Yeah, I think it's a no brainer. think if you're a owner Davis there, Mark Davis, and you didn't make this move, then you've lost the room. You've lost the narrative. So right call there. And we also looked down in Miami that for a while there, it looked like Mike McDaniels was going to be a part of the GM search, which was ridiculous. And then we find out that he's been let go by the dolphins in the last 24 hours. Was that a no brainer?

Do you think some of the available coaches may have triggered the opportunity for the Dolphins to move on from Mike Mcdonald's?

Austin From... You Know Where (12:59)
you know, I wasn't like I wasn't surprised. but it was more

I feel like McDaniels does have skills as a coach. I think it's just the fact that he wasn't able to control his locker room. know, tiring kills, taking shots at two, ⁓ stuff like that. Once you see that, I feel like the locker room may be lost. You know, I wouldn't be surprised if McDaniels becomes some kind of coordinator in the future. But I don't think it was the wrong move. You know, he was the first guy that I thought of this year, but...

or last last week when I had the conversation. But I think all these all all the firings that I saw were justified. Nothing was out of left field. You know all these teams could use a little bit of a shake up so nothing really surprising here.

Kyle Blondin (13:40)
Yeah, I think Mike McDaniels probably will be a sought after offensive coordinator type guy. So that's obviously his bread and butter as in the offense. Now let's throw this out. What would be very interesting here is if in a bold move, if a team like the Detroit Lions said, look, fuck it, Dan's our guy, but on the offensive coordinator aspect, let's bring in McDaniels. That would be a fantastic ⁓ situation where Dan's got the whole control, but.

Austin From... You Know Where (13:57)
Yeah.

Yeah, I would love that. Yeah. Yeah.

like I remember

when McDaniels came onto the scene, I remember he was like the big new coach. Maybe it only, the lure only lasted like two seasons, but I remember like how explosive that offense was with Tyree Kill and he was getting all the credit for it. So I really, I would really love that move. That is like a dream scenario for an NFL fan.

Kyle Blondin (14:25)
It's funny, reminds me of the dolphins, reminds me of the Marvel movies where Iron Man first gets created, he creates the Iron Man suit, but realizes when he flies too high, everything shuts down because it's too cold, right? And he has to make a change. But the dolphins were the exact same way, high flying offense until it became cold. And then they were just dead.

Austin From... You Know Where (14:39)
Yeah.

Yep. Yep.

Kyle Blondin (14:48)
So that's, that's my take there. A couple other ones before we get into the concrete facts is, you know, Baltimore Ravens decided to move on from John Harbaugh after 18 seasons. And if you watch that game against the Steelers, I, and this happens all the time and people do not look at it from this angle is he's one doable kick away from playing the Saturday or Sunday or Monday, whatever.

Austin From... You Know Where (15:13)
Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (15:14)
Right. It's not like, and then Mike Tomlin's also one extra point away, you know, from, or when, when missed extra point away from the same thing, both coaches were hinging on kickers. They should have made kicks versus anything they did decision-making. So Harbaugh's out. ⁓ did the Ravens make the right move?

Austin From... You Know Where (15:28)
Yeah.

Yeah. Man, I don't know if they made the right moves.

Like if you're looking at this year and last year, last year was the same thing for the Ravens. You know, it was one...

One throw that the receiver catches 99 out 100 times that was dropped and that's why they missed the playoffs. And then you you got the kicker missing. It's like, how do blame the coach for this in a way? The coach, like it's like the coach put them in the position to win. Like, know what I'm saying? It's like they had it all and I think it truly came down to luck, you know?

Kyle Blondin (16:04)
I do too, but I will say that from an organization standpoint, I don't think you can hire and fire based on whose fault you think it is. I think you have to hire and fire based on next season. How do I maximize the Lamar Jackson performance? How do I maximize how far this team can go? Cause this team is built still to be a, do a playoff run. So forget about whose fault it is. Are the Ravens better going into next season with

Austin From... You Know Where (16:08)
Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (16:32)
Out John Harbaugh or is there somebody else that can take this team to the level they want to get to? That's the question I have. The Ravens are such a respected organization where usually they make the right move at the right time. so I'll be interesting to see how it plays out, but it's tough for me to see if there's a coach out there that is going to do better with this squad versus maybe they need to start thinking about tearing it down. I don't know. We'll find out, but.

Austin From... You Know Where (16:57)
Yeah. At the end of the day,

also Lamar, know, best rushing quarterback the NFL has ever seen statistically. But, you know, if you're a running quarterback, your longevity is also a lot shorter. So it's definitely not out of the realm of possibility.

Kyle Blondin (17:12)
What I know. Okay. Let's add on to this then too, that I think there were some questions when Lamar came back from his injury, he wasn't exactly lights out for this offense, but holy shit. When you seen that second half against Pittsburgh, what Lamar could do, whether it be his legs or his arm or the decisions he made, it was, if this Raven's team gets into the playoffs and what I'm seeing him hook up multiple times is eight flowers. Watch out. Cause this is the Lamar we expected.

Austin From... You Know Where (17:20)
Yeah.

Yep. Yep.

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (17:39)
for the majority of time when he came back from his injury and he came to play in that second half but give it to Aaron Rodgers he came to play too so it was ridiculous that these two quarterbacks turned on and then the kickers were the factors that determined the outcome of this game insane so

Austin From... You Know Where (17:43)
Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Yeah, insane. out to the Steelers getting it done even

without, we talked about how key DK Metcalf. Getting it done without him, you know. And then shout out to Lamar for probably having the worst luck I've ever seen from a quarterback just like for his career. you know, it's out of his control. He does everything he can. You know, he puts the team in the position to win and they screw him every single year.

Kyle Blondin (18:15)
Yeah, just.

Look, at the end of the day Lamar Jackson, everybody's out there. ⁓ my God, you're picking on Lamar. Look, the guy's a two time MVP. He's going to be under the spotlight. When he wins, he's going to be a genius. When he loses, he's going to be, everybody's going to doubt him. That's just the reality of the level he's at. He's a, he's a, he's a franchise quarterback. That's just the level he's going to be at. The scrutiny is going to be intense. so no surprise there. Anyway, before, Okay. Okay.

Austin From... You Know Where (18:28)
Yeah.

Yeah.

Is- Sorry, sorry, this is pretty big. This is a big question. ⁓ and

I know we don't have too many games to cover this week. is Lamarr- Like, he's not with the Ravens next year, is he? he is? Is he locked up? Or free agent after next year?

Kyle Blondin (18:54)
Yes he is. He's a...

Yeah, so he's... I think there's some contract negotiation to do. He's not a free agent. Or if I'm wrong, they can still franchise him. The franchise tag... I mean, let's just say there's no fear of him leaving the Ravens to my understanding. So we'll see how that plays out. Maybe I'm wrong. Now, before we leave the coaching carousel, think about John Harbaugh.

Austin From... You Know Where (19:03)
Okay.

okay. Alright. I wasn't sure.

Kyle Blondin (19:21)
took a franchise when he went to the Ravens under Joe Flacco, Ray Lewis, they went to Superbowl, they reload, bring Lamar Jackson in, retool, and they become a Superbowl threat. Is John Harbaugh have anything left in the gas tank? If you're a team out there struggling to get a foothold on a playoff threat, you know, turning your franchise around, is there a team where you could see a John Harbaugh go to? Or do you think that there's a team

that should back up the Brinks truck and say, I'll give you whatever you want, John Harbaugh. You come and run our franchise. Is there a team out there you would ask?

Austin From... You Know Where (19:55)
You know, can see, yeah,

I think John, like we talked about how Mendoza may go to the Raiders or the Jets. You know, I'd like to see him coach this young quarterback, like first round pick.

But I don't know if there's any specific team. Like I think he goes to any of those teams and they're immediately better. You know, I got a lot of respect for her boss, a coach, but I don't know. Like, I don't know if I can pinpoint a specific team. I mean, jets, jets or Raiders are going to be the most dire for a coach or for a shakeup. So I would say the one of those two teams.

Kyle Blondin (20:26)
was also talk about the giants bringing him in and which it makes sense. And I do like, I don't think it's going to happen, but I think if I'm the Raiders, that'd be a perfect fit ⁓ for him. I think if I'm John Harbaugh, he's got the ball in his court. He could say I'll skip a year because I'm to go do TV or take the year off. And he's got the ultimate position where, look, let's say the jets, it's never going to happen. Let's say the jets, cause they're, they're too stupid.

Austin From... You Know Where (20:34)
Yeah.

Yeah.

mm-hmm yeah

Kyle Blondin (20:53)
Is you have to accept that if I have a John Harbaugh come in that I'm going to give him the keys to the franchise. I'm going to give him the control whatever he wants. That's what I have to allow him to do. So the Denver Broncos had that same scenario with Sean Payton. Sean Payton leaves the Saints, takes a year off, he works at Fox and he was the hot coach that off season. And I am sure that he said,

Austin From... You Know Where (21:02)
Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (21:21)
Denver I'm gonna come in but you need to give me a hundred percent creative content control and I know you got Russell Wilson as your big play but I have the right and I'll let you know guys I'll work a year with him but if things don't work out you're gonna have to eat that 40 million dollars because I need to find my own guy are you okay with that cuz I'm not signing the line unless you agree that I'm gonna make a bold move like that that's exactly how it played out

Austin From... You Know Where (21:25)
Yeah.

Yeah

Kyle Blondin (21:47)
And

that's what John Harbaugh's power has got to be like. I don't know if the Jets are smart enough to, you know, they're lost. And I don't think they'll have the balls to make that call. But we'll see.

Austin From... You Know Where (21:57)
Yeah, seems like they're

an organization that could definitely step on their toes, no doubt. Or his toes.

Kyle Blondin (22:01)
Yes. So

now before we get into today's matchups and Sunday's matchups, we want the concrete facts. So let's lay it into us. The solid fact by Austin from Ajax. Go ahead.

Austin From... You Know Where (22:09)
Okay.

Alright, so our fun concrete fact this week for the concrete community is the oldest piece of concrete ⁓ on record is 12 million years old and it was found in Israel in the 1960s. The natural deposit was formed when an oil shale exploded near limestone when the two touched a layer of concrete was formed. So the oldest oldest concrete ever recorded in human history 12 million years. It was a natural occurrence. Yep, it was a natural so yeah.

Kyle Blondin (22:39)
12 million. Wow.

That's a solid fact for sure. All right. Thank you. We'll see what we get into next week with another solid fact and ⁓ stay tuned. We don't know what we're going to hear. So we have six wild card games. Seahawks and the Denver Broncos are not going to be playing this weekend because they've earned that first round by now.

Austin From... You Know Where (22:44)
Yeah.

Yeah. Stay tuned, folks.

Kyle Blondin (23:07)
On a scale of 1 to 10, of all the potential matchups that could have taken place and the teams made the playoffs, how would you rank out of 10 your excitement and satisfaction of the teams that we're seeing in the matchups we're seeing?

Austin From... You Know Where (23:20)
⁓ out of 10, you know,

like a big part of me is excited just because it's the playoffs alone, but truly taking a step back and looking at this week's matchups, I'm kind of like, they're okay. You know, seven out of 10, but you know, like I'm still, my jacked up skill is still a nine out of 10 just because it's NFL playoffs. But yeah, I would say like next week, the potential games next week would have me a lot more excited than this week.

Kyle Blondin (23:37)
Yes. Okay.

So if I said to you that we're going into the playoffs and we have a Kansas City Chiefs team, we have a Ravens team, would that have added to it?

Austin From... You Know Where (23:51)
Think so, but it's more of the the disparities of even the linemakers opinions for example, you know LA Panthers obviously I won't get to end it but the fact that it's a ten and a half point favorite It's like, you know, I want to see I want to see a matchup that could go either way I want to go into a matchup like man I don't know who's gonna win here and that just looks like it should be a walkover, know always happy to see a good upset but I think I like more of ⁓ a Team where you don't or a game where you don't know what's gonna happen going in

But there's a couple good ones. There's a couple good ones. ⁓

Kyle Blondin (24:20)
Yeah, I know.

So I'll agree with you, seven out of 10. I I would have loved the fact that if the Chiefs didn't win the Super Bowl or get to the Super Bowl, they were knocked off by a contender. The Buffalo Bills finally got over the hump and knocked off the Chiefs. The Ravens finally got through the Chiefs. One of those two teams. That would have been the more exciting story.

Austin From... You Know Where (24:31)
Yeah.

Man.

Yeah. Does this get boost up to 8 out of 10 if it's the Ravens instead of the Steelers here? Are you okay with it?

Kyle Blondin (24:49)
That's a question. mean, I, the end of that game last, ⁓ you know, last, ⁓ Sunday when the Ravens looked like they were going to win that game when they were setting up for the fuel. I think I was a little more excited. Yeah, I do. I think I was more excited that if we were, we would be talking about a Baltimore Ravens hosting at Houston Texans matchup. Cause I don't think that the Baltimore Ravens would be an underdog like the Steelers are. So.

Austin From... You Know Where (25:01)
Yep, yep.

Yeah, and then you're looking at

the AFC and then you would have the Ravens, the Bills and the Patriots going. I think those would have been the three big teams. But still, it's a good time. Good time to be alive. NFL playoffs are here.

Kyle Blondin (25:21)
It is.

I would also have been excited if the Lions also were in the NFC playoffs. think that's, they would have made a run, even though despite their challenges they didn't get there. But I think there would be more of a threat in the NFC to be honest. Okay, we're gonna kick it off. Funny enough, the Houston Texans usually play the early playoff game on Saturday. That's what's changed this year. They will be playing on Monday night. The early game we have is a rematch of a regular season matchup where the

Austin From... You Know Where (25:27)
completely agree

Yep.

Kyle Blondin (25:50)
LA Rams, Matthew Stafford, Pukka Nakua, Demonta Adams are heading into Carolina. You know how much we love Carolina who ⁓ just frustrate the hell out of me. You know, we get the big win Tampa on Saturday last week, but you know, the saints couldn't get the job done. So the Carolina Panthers back in as division champions and we'll host a playoff game, which is almost a crime in itself. But we have the Carolina Panthers hosting the Rams.

Austin From... You Know Where (25:58)
You

You ⁓

Kyle Blondin (26:18)
10 and a half points. The Rams are 10 and a half points favorites on the road. which I guess is no surprise, but I'll let you take your first tackle at this. do you, do you believe, what do you think the how it's going to play on the spread? The 46 and a half over under what say you.

Austin From... You Know Where (26:34)
You know, and a half points is insane. The big question of this week is, are the Carolina Panthers frauds? Because I think everyone in their minds could picture them losing by 20 this week, but we could also see them holding it within three. So this is a really hard game to predict. But as crazy as it sounds, I think you go with the extra points here with Carolina.

They found a way this year to keep you guessing, let's say, and you know, in my head it's like, oh, you know, the, the Rams are going to beat them by 20. And that's why I think I should take the Carolina Panthers plus 10 and a half, which is crazy to say, because every time you pick the Panthers, they do the opposite of what you say. This obviously, this is amateur amateur picking here, but this is truly what I'm going with in my gut. So I'm going to take the Panthers at 10 and a half and then I'll take the over 45 and a half. I think both teams are scoring here.

Kyle Blondin (27:16)
That's right.

Austin From... You Know Where (27:28)
You know, I do think I could see it being, you know, 30 to 27 here. So I could see it being one of those.

Kyle Blondin (27:36)
Yeah,

it sickens me to say, but I do believe you're looking at this the same way I am with the Carolina Panthers. They shouldn't even be here. They shouldn't be hosting a playoff game because they're not that good. I don't know how they've carried Bryce Young in this quarterback all the way to the playoffs. I mean, you got a stud wide receiver in McMillan. You had him in fantasy, right, McMillan?

Austin From... You Know Where (27:43)
Yeah.

yes, I them in fantasy. Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (28:04)
He's a big time player man.

He's a go to guy if you can get him the ball. I'm torn here because the Seahawks not too long ago, a few weeks back, walked into Carolina and smashed them. But the Rams walked in a month ago and they had their struggles. So the reason why think the Carolina can hang for at least a bit here in the 10 and a half is I think because the Rams are more run and gun.

This suits the Carolina defense, right? It suits the defense that they are for real. They're a ball Hawks. They, they create turnovers. And I think that's, I don't know if the Rams have learned their lesson. I think you have to play a boring brand of football here where you're taking the high percentage throws. You're making the high percentage, like you have to punt, uh, make the Carolina Panthers drive.

Austin From... You Know Where (28:35)
Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

Kyle Blondin (28:58)
By the third quarter late in the third quarter, you should be up two scores forcing the Panthers offense to have to break it open, which I think is in your favor. Kind of like we've seen with Tampa who held on the wind last week where they started to play a boring brand of football. ⁓ can the, can the Rams do that? I don't know. So I will say Carolina covers. I think the Rams win. I do agree with you. think there's points in this game, 46 and a half. I'll take the over and I'm going to throw a few props out at you. You tell me what you think on this. Okay. So I think Rico Doudo.

Austin From... You Know Where (29:11)
Mm-hmm.

Sounds good.

Kyle Blondin (29:28)
running back for the Carolina Panthers his overhunter for rushing yards. I know he spent some time with Chuba Hubbard, but 46 and a half. I'm to take Rico here. I believe him to be a big time guy. You know, he's, he's, uh, he's really stood out for the Carolina Panthers, stood out when Chuba Hubbard was down. I think as a player, I think you get some yards today. What do think of that play? Okay. Rico Doudel and here's a value play. I'm not going to say I may take it, but I may put a little small amount of money on this.

Austin From... You Know Where (29:47)
I like that pic. I see him getting 50 easy.

Kyle Blondin (29:57)
I believe that Matthew Stafford is going to have a pick. I think he's going to have an INT, this Carolina defense, Eric Ball-Hawks, and a plus 120, sorry, plus 130 for Matthew Stafford to throw an interception. He threw two against them the last time they met. I like it. So do you think Matty Stafford is going to throw an INT today?

Austin From... You Know Where (30:18)
Sorry,

what was it, 220?

Kyle Blondin (30:20)
plus 130. Yes.

Austin From... You Know Where (30:22)
plus 130.

I mean, I don't hate it, but I wouldn't, I don't think I'd take it personally. Just because my first number went to like, kinda went to three to one, like that's the odds I would want for a pick. I'm not saying, I think, like I don't mind the pick bet, but I wish the odds were a little better. So I would stay away. Yeah. I would want it at least 150 and I jump on it. I would do it at 150.

Kyle Blondin (30:28)
Alright.

Okay, fair enough. Okay,

alright, well, you got your opinions and I got mine.

Austin From... You Know Where (30:47)
But I

really like the over for the rushing yards there and I'll ride that one with you too.

Kyle Blondin (30:53)
Okay, great. Now we move on to the late Saturday game. Third time these teams have met and that's the Green Bay Packers heading into Chicago to take on the Chicago Bears. And maybe the ultimate disrespect again because the Bears, they opened up as favorites and now one and a half point dogs to the Green Bay Packers. And the game's 44 and a half. Go ahead. What do you think?

Austin From... You Know Where (31:12)
Yep.

I think the the over 44 and a half or sorry the the total 44 and a half

I think that's clearly under. know, Chicago seems like one of those teams that scores in every drive but can't protect anything. And you know, Green Bay is completely decimated. But I do think both teams can still score just because Chicago's defense is so bad. But I think you are right. Clearly there's disrespect here. You take the point and a half with Chicago, they should be the minus one and a half. I think you should almost have them at minus two and a half or minus three, personally.

being at home as well. They won the last game if I'm not mistaken. Give me the Bears, give me the Over.

Kyle Blondin (31:54)
Yeah, the Bears lost against the Lions against the last week, but you're talking about the last time they played Green Bay. That's correct. That, yeah, yeah, sorry. That's that you're correct. So you're to take the Bears and sorry, you said that the 44 and a half is way too low. Is that what you were going with? Okay, I do too. That's yeah.

Austin From... You Know Where (31:58)
Yeah, yes, that's what I'm talking about. Yeah, yeah, the.

I think that's way too low. think

Chicago is like an elite offense with a bottom 10 defense. So that's kind of the team I look at them as. Obviously one that's always going to be entertaining. But even a decimated Green Bay I think should be able to put up 20 against them. Easily.

Kyle Blondin (32:26)
So important

to note that a doonze is back. He'll be back for the Bears, which is a big weapon that the Bears were sorely missing. I'm torn here. I am torn here. mean, everything indicates that, in my opinion, Chicago should win. Because what have the Packers done in the last little bit? I mean, they got crushed by the Ravens. Let's forget about the Vikings game, because they started Clayton too and they played nobody. They got...

crushed at home by the Ravens. Their defense without Michael Parsons does not look like the defense that the Packers put out in the field early part of the season. They've slowly lost a lot of guys, key guys, not only on the defensive side of the ball, but Tucker Craft, I think, has always been a big loss. How healthy is Jordan Love, man? He's been not playing three weeks. He's coming back, but maybe he's fresh. So I'm going take the Packers here. I'm going to take the Packers.

Austin From... You Know Where (33:07)
Yeah.

Yep.

Really?

Kyle Blondin (33:18)
Yeah, yes I am. I'm not confident on it. I just don't have the belief in Caleb Williams. I don't have the belief that he has a big game in him. I just can't buy him, man. He cannot make the easy throw. If he makes like five or six outstanding throws on the run, sure, they win. But if he can't make the easy 10 passes that march that Bears team down the field, I think they're in trouble. So I'll lean.

Austin From... You Know Where (33:43)
Mm-hmm.

Kyle Blondin (33:46)
Packers here. I'll take the one and a half And then the overall stick with you on that. I think it's too low And as far as props, I got Jordan love here. I think you'll have a solid game I think he'll put the ball in the air to 22 and a half. I think he'll go over that You know, what do you think there? Do you think Jordan love will have a successful? Game

Austin From... You Know Where (34:09)
I do think you'll have a successful game, but I think that translates like the Bears I look at the Bears as a bottom 10 defense in the league So I think I think they'll get lit up. I think this total is way too low Also a player prop that I want to throw in there and I would like to hear your because this seems way too low for me You know, I thought maybe Roma do and say, you know, there's been games where he's heavily used and lightly used this year but he is their guy and I think you know

Kyle Blondin (34:22)
Okay.

Austin From... You Know Where (34:34)
They want to put the ball in his hands this game. And his over under at minus 112 is 32 and a half for receiving yards. And I think that is way too low. I think it should easily be like 40, 40, 45 and a half. So give me the over 42 and a half for Roma Dunez. I think that's a really, yeah. I like, looked at his total and I was like, wait a minute. That does not like, I know he's coming back from injury, but this is, this is a big game, which I think is going to be high.

Kyle Blondin (34:50)
That was my second, I was gonna throw it to you, a doonze, yeah. ⁓

Austin From... You Know Where (35:02)
and I think 32 and a half yards from Romba Dunze is a, that's a walk in the park. That's a walk in the park.

Kyle Blondin (35:07)
Okay, can we commit we're both

gonna lock in a bet on that one? Locked, okay, I think you agree. I think we should throw this, when this podcast is done, throw it out there. I think it's gonna go up. Before kickoff, I believe that number is gonna go up and the props are a little more volatile than the spreads are. And a couple yards will make a difference. And what happens if a dunze doesn't get the ball? Who's gonna make a stink of it? Remember his dad? Was not happy after that Cincinnati game where he didn't get a catch or a target, whatever it was.

Austin From... You Know Where (35:17)
Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, well.

Yeah.

Exactly.

He's kind of ⁓ yeah he's he's kind of that A.J. Brown type it seems that you know he's going to demand the ball so I think that comes into play as well.

Kyle Blondin (35:37)
Watch out.

And before we go to the Sunday matchups, do you think for entertainment purposes, would you like to see one of the other six games in the Sunday or the Saturday night slot for entertainment?

Austin From... You Know Where (35:54)
I...

You know what? I am satisfied with Chicago and Green Bay. You know, ⁓ LA and Carolina, little less enthusiastic about. But that's because it's Carolina. Green Bay and Chicago, I think I'm fine with that. I am. Save the meat and potatoes for Sunday night, you know?

Kyle Blondin (35:59)
Okay. ⁓

Okay.

Meat and potatoes, got it. Okay.

So we head into Sunday and we kick it off with the Buffalo Bills, head into the Jacksonville, sorry, head into Jacksonville, take on the Jaguars. Bills, currently a one and a half point favorite. There's a lot of people that probably look at the Bills and say, hey, it's their time to make a run. But a little disrespect to the Jaguars here and the season that they're having and the performance.

They've been putting in over the last second half of the season. So what's your take on this? What do you like here?

Austin From... You Know Where (36:40)
You know Jacksonville, I've said it all

year, you know, they're always supposed to be this good on paper, but they've always underachieved until this point. But obviously they're facing their biggest challenge, really necessarily on the Buffalo Bills, but Josh Allen, who I believe is the guy that's going to take over this game. And I think, I don't know, I think you got to put your faith in Josh Allen. This is their chance, this is the Bills chances here. You know, I think they're going to go to the Super Bowl, as crazy as that sounds. So I got to roll with them. I got to stick with them.

Kyle Blondin (37:03)
wow

Austin From... You Know Where (37:07)
I've been saying it for three or four weeks now. I think it's gonna be Buffalo, Philadelphia in the Super Bowl. So give me Buffalo and give me the under 51 and a half. That seems a little high.

Kyle Blondin (37:15)
Ooh, wow.

Okay, so is this a game where Josh Allen puts the team on his back and it passed you? Okay. Yeah, we're not screwing around anymore, right? It's not, it's not, it's Josh Allen time. If I want a Super Bowl, it's gotta be him carrying me. Is that the, is that the play? What about props then? Like, ⁓ do you think this is a Josh Allen prop kind of game where you really don't look at James Cook, but you look at, okay.

Austin From... You Know Where (37:24)
He has to. Yeah.

Yep. Yep.

I haven't taken a look at the numbers. Yeah, I

haven't taken a look at the numbers, but I'm just more confident as somehow Buffalo gets it done I don't know if it's James Cook. You know James Cook is a guy that can take a game over I do think personally it's Josh Allen. I think if you're focused on your bets You know you look for the Josh Allen numbers. I just don't know what those numbers are so Okay, all right, let's hear it

Kyle Blondin (37:58)
Well, I'm going to throw a few at you. So we're going to have a Josh Allen props kind of conversation. Okay. All right. So

right now, if go down the list, we have Josh Allen passing yards, 227 and a half, juices minus 114, yay or nay. Over is yay, nay or is under.

Austin From... You Know Where (38:13)
Yep.

I think if I was settin' that,

if I was settin' that I would've put it at... Right around there. So I'll say... I'll say yay, but I wouldn't bet it.

Kyle Blondin (38:25)
Okay, but you lean toward the over. Okay, here's one I think you'll find value, but you can tell me if I'm wrong. Josh Allen passing touchdowns over one and a half, and it's even money.

Austin From... You Know Where (38:27)
Over. Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, I like that one. Yeah, give me... I think, yeah, like I set the line at two though.

Kyle Blondin (38:41)
Did you just

have a vision of Josh Allen ready to pass and then he runs it in?

Austin From... You Know Where (38:44)
No, I-

it's just with Josh Allen, like you got- Josh Allen run it himself, you got James Cook, you know, and I already- I already took the under on this game, so it's like, it doesn't- I think, I think I'll stay away from that too, because I think, I think he- he probably has two, but I think he rushes one in today. Yeah, what's his, what's his, Josh Allen touchdown?

Kyle Blondin (38:52)
Okay.

will lean toward one or the other.

Good question, Alan. Okay, so it's TD Scores. Josh Allen, any time is minus 135. Two pluses plus 490. It's two or more. Okay, so you'll take any time touchdown.

Austin From... You Know Where (39:10)
That's the one I want if it's plus money.

Give me that one. Ooh. Give me the one. Give me the one. I think the plus money on that,

yeah. think it's at least a 50-50. To get a plus 130, that looks really good to me.

Kyle Blondin (39:32)
Okay, and then pass completions over under 21 and a half. Will he make 22 or more?

Austin From... You Know Where (39:36)
Over. ⁓

over I say.

Kyle Blondin (39:40)
Okay, and then attempts will Josh Allen have over 32 and a half attempts?

Austin From... You Know Where (39:45)
Yes.

Kyle Blondin (39:46)
Okay, will he have more passing yards than Trevor Lawrence? Okay, well look at this. Trevor Lawrence is minus 132 while Josh Allen is plus 102. So if you feel Josh Allen, there's value there. Okay, and Josh Allen, will he throw at least one interception?

Austin From... You Know Where (39:50)
Yes.

Yeah. Wow.

That is good value.

I think so one yeah, just one just one

Kyle Blondin (40:08)
Okay, even money. Even money to throw an interception. So,

okay. Well, let me at least walk through some props in the bills game. I, man, I'll take the bills, but we've seen the bills just fold and sometimes with especially if there's pressure and the receivers can't get open. I don't know, I'll take the over. I know you went to under, but I'll take the over. And just for you fan dual users out there.

FanDuel has a promotion right now. If the bill is complete, at least one pass that you have, it's basically an even money scenario. So it depends on how much money they've allowed you to your max bet. But keep an eye on that. So make sure you don't miss that. It's basically, it's free money. It doesn't matter if Josh Allen steps back, breaks his arm, any Buffalo quarterback making a complete pass, one, it's a joke, but to give you even money. Did you see that one?

Austin From... You Know Where (40:50)
Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (41:01)
I would look at it just don't miss out on that one. Okay, so we also have then the second matchup, which is rather juicy. We have the 49ers coming off a beat down on with the Seahawks that basically told them, Hey, your place is not the number one seed here. You're a step back. And then, and now you're taking on the Superbowl champion, Philadelphia Eagles. And then the Eagles come to this game five and a half point favorites.

over the 49ers, this game has an over under 44.5. Is the five and a half too much? It went up from four and a half to five and a half, I don't understand.

Austin From... You Know Where (41:37)
No, I don't think it is. I think Philadelphia, you know, they've underperformed this year. They kind of remind me of the Kansas City Chiefs last year where, you know, they fell off, like, you know, they're not as fun to watch, but they still got to the Super Bowl, right? So I think that's the kind of team that they are. You know, they got all the talent on paper. I think they're way better than San Fran. You know, I could see a big game from Saquon. Somebody's going to step up. Somebody's going to step up this game. You know, San Fran, you know, they had a better year than I expected.

You know a lot of great games, but I think this line is right where it should be and on that note I'm actually going to take Philadelphia minus five and I'm going to take the over forty four and a half because I think I think they take the boots to them I do

Kyle Blondin (42:21)
I'm going to go the other way. I'm going to go the other way and I'm to take the 49ers to at least cover this. I know what we've seen against Seattle and we've seen also Seattle run the ball down the throat of the 49ers. I don't see it. I don't, I don't see how, what I've seen from the Philadelphia Eagles that they pull away this much from the 49ers. I agree. Hey, the Philadelphia Eagles can win this football game, but I'm not going to be shocked at the 49ers turnout and

walk over the Eagles there's been nothing impressive so I'll take the 49ers to cover I'll take the over a 44 and a half and interesting I like to hear your take on this Christian McCaffrey receiving and rushing yards 111 and a half I like the over on that what do you think

Austin From... You Know Where (43:02)
Yeah.

I'll take the under. I'll faith in Philadelphia's defense.

Kyle Blondin (43:07)
Wow.

Wow. I don't have that faith, man. He, Pristine McCaffrey's Mr. Everything.

Austin From... You Know Where (43:10)
I feel like if Philadelphia,

I guess I just think if Philadelphia is gonna win, they gotta shut down McCaffrey. And I'm not saying, I mean, if he put up 120 total yards, I don't think that would necessarily be the nail in the coffin, but I think they make that a focus today. So I don't wanna roll with that.

Kyle Blondin (43:27)
Okay.

So you like the Eagles to roll. Eagles fly, Eagles fly. All right. Big matchup, which I thought I think is pretty interesting. The Sunday nighter, we have the LA Chargers, Justin Herbert in New England take on the Patriots, potential MVP Drake May. The Patriots are three and a half point favorites. I think the lines were exactly it needs to be. I feel the Patriots are for real.

Austin From... You Know Where (43:30)
Yeah, eagles fly.

Yep.

Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (43:54)
At least in this matchup, think they will take out the Chargers. I think it will be a comfortable win. I think it will expose the Chargers having, man, got a, we got a, we have a quarterback who's a top five quarterback. It's just not surrounded with the talent required for him to take that next step. So I think I'm going to take the Patriots. I'll take the over. What do you say?

Austin From... You Know Where (44:10)
Mm.

I also take the Patriots, I think they're legit. think this Chargers defense is also, you know, it's looked really bad this year at points.

And you know, no one's going to be surprised if New England Patriots come in here and drop 30 points today. So give me the Patriots minus three and a half, which I think they get easily. It could even be double digits. And they give me the over 45 and a half. Because I think the Dodgers, sorry, not the Dodgers. I think the Chargers could put up, you know, 20, 21 points here. But I just don't think it's going to be enough. Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (44:45)
Okay. All right. And Justin Herbert,

225 and a half passing yards. I liked the over there. I think he's going to be throwing the entire game.

Austin From... You Know Where (44:54)
Yeah, I don't know, I... I have faith in New England. That's pretty much right on. It could go either way for me, in my head.

Kyle Blondin (45:03)
I even like, like a combo between passing yards and rushing yards. If you put Justin Herbert 259 and a half, he's going to be taken off out of the pocket. Okay.

Austin From... You Know Where (45:10)
I don't know. I don't like it.

I just because I could see I could see New England dominating them. Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (45:16)
Yeah, that's ⁓

Closing it out, the Monday nighter. We have the Houston Texans three point favorites heading into Pittsburgh to go to Aaron Rodgers, potentially his last game ever, if the Houston Texans win. We talked about this, if we were talking about Houston and Baltimore, I think the, I don't think anyway Baltimore is going to come in as a underdog, but the Steelers are, they're playing at home.

And the over under is low, the lowest of the six games 38 and a half and the juice is actually to the under so there's no faith and there's going be many points scored here. What do think?

Austin From... You Know Where (45:48)
Wow.

Well, I mean, this clearly is the battle of defenses, you know, definitely not the best teams here, but on the slate. But, you know, I think this is a really hard one to predict.

You know, I think Houston Texans have had the better defense, but I've always said, I've said it all year. I said it all year. Steelers are a different team at home. And you know what? For that reason, I think I'm going to roll with the Steelers at plus three. This is an extremely difficult decision for me. I think Houston is the better team, but I think that the edge goes with the home here with the Pittsburgh being at home. So give me a Pittsburgh plus three. You know, you're to give me those points too. And give me the over 38 and a half.

Kyle Blondin (46:28)
We have a prompt you guest here on the podcast. Say hi. Jake from Scarborough. Say hi Jake from Scarborough. Hi. Hi.

Austin From... You Know Where (46:30)
Is that Jake from Scarborough?

Hey, buddy.

Kyle Blondin (46:39)
And what do want? You want to watch the Simpsons? Yeah. Austin, what do you think? Should we allow him to watch the Simpsons?

Austin From... You Know Where (46:45)
I think the overrated experience approves of the Simpsons.

Kyle Blondin (46:48)
Alright, fine. Jake can go watch the Simpsons. That was our third guest here, potential football. No hon, on here? You trying to take off a soccer game to watch the Simpsons? Go ahead, fine, go ahead. ahead. Here. Things we do. Alright, take this and go. Go. Okay, okay. Alright, that's the, okay, so you, sorry, I missed that part. What, do you like the Texans on this one?

Austin From... You Know Where (46:52)
Yeah

You

Yeah, no, no, no, I like the Steelers. Yeah, I just think the Steelers being at home is what gives them the edge and it gives them the win today.

Kyle Blondin (47:12)
Okay, okay.

I'm going to ride Aaron Rodgers. I just want to ride the final hurrah for Aaron Rodgers. He looked amazing in that fourth quarter against the Ravens with the throws he had. Add DK back in that lineup. I think having a nice mix of Austin, Thielen, and Freyrmuth. mean, getting this offense going. Warren and Gaineswell. A lot of weapons, I think, that are peaking at the right time.

The scary part about this will be is that Aaron Rodgers can thrive and he thrived against the Ravens, but they had no pressure. They couldn't get to him. Texans, completely different, completely different. They're going to get to him. That may be a factor, but I'll still ride the Steelers. Sure, I'm going to take the over. I don't know. What'd you say on the over under? It's too low. I mean, we've seen some crazy things happen.

Austin From... You Know Where (47:56)
Mm.

Over.

Kyle Blondin (48:10)
I'll take the over and that's the six games we've gone through. Wild times, wild things. And I know we're running out of time here, but I just want to throw out. We talked about it earlier off air that Matthew Stafford is now our MVP favorite on FanDuel, which flipped during week 18 back from Drake May. Any quick comments on that?

Austin From... You Know Where (48:33)
i to me it kind of makes no sense i don't know why the flip was so heavy i'm assuming the the betting line changed in favor of drake may on a recency bias and that got adjusted like i do agree if you take a step back stafford kind of is the clear favorite i think you know obviously everyone's excited about the patriots but i don't think that's the the proper way to go

Kyle Blondin (48:53)
Yeah, sorry.

Jake, just mute for a couple seconds. Mute, pause it for a couple seconds.

Austin From... You Know Where (48:56)
Yeah

I would like to hear your, you know, I'd like to hear your opinions if you believe Stafford or Drake may should be MVP. And then also, I know I've said it many times on the podcast over the past couple of weeks, but I'd like to hear your predicted Super Bowl matchup this year. Okay.

Kyle Blondin (48:59)
Mute it.

All right, we're to do this quickly. Okay.

So as far as MVP, I tend to now lean toward Drake May as being the MVP. I feel that he's carried this team. This team is the division winner, a number two seed. Matthew Stafford has had a lights out season, so I wouldn't be surprised if he's MVP, but I believe the quarterback carrying the team to where May did versus Stafford is a key indicator to me, the why of Drake May should be the MVP. As far as Superbowl predictions, this is a good one. This is good one.

Austin From... You Know Where (49:20)
Wow.

Kyle Blondin (49:43)
Right now the Seattle Seahawks are the number one, you know, favorite Rams are number two. I tend to see the Rams being more on the NFC side, making the team. I don't believe a hundred percent Seattle's real. The Rams, I think are a little more ⁓ seasoned and got the, you got the reputation. Matthew Stafford's won a Superbowl, you know, and Sean McVay coach has been there. So I like the Rams to make it through in the NFC and the AFC.

The Broncos are the number one rated AOC team to make it. I don't see it. I don't see a Superbowl where the Broncos make it. Just don't see it. Man, I'm going to say, geez, it's going to be a Rams, it's going to be a Rams-Bills Superbowl. That's that Rams-Bills.

Austin From... You Know Where (50:11)
Yeah.

Yeah. I do.

Ram's Bills. Wow. Going

all in on the bills with me.

Kyle Blondin (50:26)
I don't like it because I don't feel common because they don't win

the bills are going to change McDermott out if they don't make a run here. So Rams bill super walls. What I'll say. What about you?

Austin From... You Know Where (50:33)
Yeah.

What

one more question just because you said Rams Super Bowl say the Rams go to the Super Bowl You know Stafford wins MVP on the year and he wins the Super Bowl is Matthew Stafford a Hall of Famer?

Kyle Blondin (50:40)
Yeah.

He's already a Hall of Famer. He's already a There's no question. Even when he left Detroit, he was already a Hall of Famer.

Austin From... You Know Where (50:48)
He's already a Hall of Famer. Yeah. Yeah, he's amazing. Yeah, Hall of,

yeah, man. He's kind of, it's kind of like a charger situation what he was in Detroit. Yeah.

Kyle Blondin (50:56)
Correct.

So that's my take. What is your Super Bowl pick?

Austin From... You Know Where (51:03)
My

Super Bowl pick is the Eagles and the Bills.

Kyle Blondin (51:06)
Are you excited for that Super Bowl though? mean, it's very good pick. That's very possible.

Austin From... You Know Where (51:08)
I mean, to... Josh...

Josh Allen in the Super Bowl, I'm very excited. Like, I... I... You know, I don't know if that would necessarily be the highest scoring game. No, you know what? I would be. I would be.

Kyle Blondin (51:13)
Okay.

Okay, so if the Bills make it to the Super Bowl, will you go through a table for this audience if the Bills get to the Super Bowl? Okay, we'll film this. If it happens, you're go through a table. And what it has to be is has to be a concrete table based on your con- No, I'm kidding. No, no, no, no. No, no, maybe not, maybe not. All right, so that's the overrated experience for another week. It's Wild Card Weekend. We're jacked, we're excited. So we'll see what happens.

Austin From... You Know Where (51:28)
All right, sure, yeah, why not?

What? Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Kyle Blondin (51:47)
We got our picks, we got our props, we have our plays, we have our thoughts. Pleasure's all been yours. Any last words from Ajax? You're gonna kill us. All right. Bye everybody. Have a great Wild Card Weekend. We'll talk to you soon. Bye bye.

Austin From... You Know Where (51:56)
Just Austin Hermajacks, out.