NFL Gameday View Week 16

? ? >> IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS! QUITE LITERALLY! IT’S ALMOST CHRISTMAS! HAVE YOU SEEN ALL THIS SNOW? I CHECKED MY LIST TWICE AND A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN VERY NICE THIS YEAR. LIKE THE DETROIT LIONS PLAYING MEANINGFUL FOOTBALL IN DECEMBER! THE COLTS GIVING EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY QUARTERBACK, THE PATRIOTS GIVING AWAY GAMES TO THE LESS FORTUNATE. >> PUTS IT BACK! IT’S PICKED OFF! OWN NO! UNBELIEVABLE! >> YES, THE SEASON OF GIVING, I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY GOT ME THIS YEAR! “NFL GAMEDAY VIEW” PRESENTED BY MERCEDES BED STARTS

RIGHT NOW. >> I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR AND START IT RIGHT. MY NEW YEAR’S SOLUTION IS TO STOP SWEARING SO MUCH BECAUSE I HAVE A SAILORS MOUTH. THE CHRISTMAS TREE ISN’T THAT NICE? STAY CHEEKY, EVERYBODY! >> WELCOME TO “GAME DEBUT!” >> THAT IS SO RUDE! I’M TURNING OFF MY YOUTUBE AND DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW OLD THE VIDEO IS? OH, MY GOODNESS! LIKE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS ONE AND LIKE I READ THE PROMO. NOTHING SPECIAL. CHRISTMAS! OH, MY GOODNESS! WELCOME TO “GAMEDAY VIEW.” NOBODY IS SAFE HERE. ESPECIALLY ME, MY NAME IS RACHEL BANANA,

PATRICK CLAYBON, CYNTHIA FRELUND, GREGG ROSENTHAL. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? GREGG IS AT THE TOP OF I BELIEVE. 141-81-2. >> GUYS, COME ON. LET’S BE NICE TO EACH OTHER. DON’T BE MEAN TO

ME. CONGRATULATIONS. MAYBE TAKE THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OFF. >> IT’S A TRAP. >> YOU’RE GOOD BEER IT’S BECAUSE WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY ARE WEARING. WHAT IS THIS? AND THE ACTUAL LIONS GEAR SHE LOST A BET LAST WEEK. WE’LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND BUT FIRST LET’S GET TO SOME OF THE GAMES. THE FIRST ONE — OKAY, RAIDERS

AND STEELERS SAID NOPE TELEPROMPTER SO MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME. IF A P.M. EASTERN RIGHT HERE ON THE NFL NETWORK GAME DAY KICKOFF AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE SEASON FOR MIRACLES. A 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IMMACULATE RECEPTION. CELEBRATING WITH A REMATCH FOR THE AGES AND THE RAIDERS PLAYING THE STEELERS AND A HOLIDAY CLASSIC DECEMBER 24TH 8:00 P.M. EASTERN STREAMING ON NFL+. STARTING WITH IO, GREGG, EMOTIONAL GAME FOR THE STEELERS RETIRING FRANCO HARRIS JUST DAYS AFTER HE PASSED AWAY. CAN THE RAIDERS DEAL ONE ON THE ROAD? >> I DON’T THINK THEY CAN BECAUSE I’M GOING TO BREAK

OUT A LUKEWARM TAKE. THE STEELERS ARE A GOOD TEAM LIKE THAT’S MY LUKEWARM — THIS IS A TEAM THAT MIKE TOMLIN WANTED TO BE BECAUSE THEY RUN THE BALL AND STOP THE RUN. IF THE STEELERS STARTED OUT THE WAY THEY STARTED, THERE ONE OF THE TEN BEST TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSISTENT AT WHAT THEY DO. NAJEE HARRIS RUNNING WITH A LOT OF JUICE. JAYLEN WARREN RUNNING WITH JUICE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BALL YOU SAW HOW THEY STOPPED AT THE PANTHERS WHEN WE AGO VERY TOUGH UP FRONT BUT THEY CAN STOP

JOSH AND THEN RUN OUT THE CLOCK. GET JAYLEN WARREN THE BALL A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE RED ZONE. I LIKE BOTH OF THEM. >> I HAVE THE SAME SCORE AS YOU. 24-28, SAME WINTER AND I WANT TO POINT OUT IT’S OUR FAVORITE THING TO SAY TO GET TO VICTORY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT GEORGE PICKENS BECAUSE KENNY PICKETT IS PLAYING, HE’S A RECEIVER YOU WANT TO TARGET FOR YOUR FANTASY PLAYER FOR ANY SORT OF SITUATION WHERE MAYBE YOU NEED A WIDE RECEIVER, MAYBE YOU’RE PLAYING THE DAILY FANTASY FORMAT BUT THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT

TO REMEMBER. GEORGE PICKENS TO KENNY PICKETT, MITCH TRUBISKY TO JOHNSON. THAT’S IT, HARD TO SAY. >> YEP! >> I VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE WITH YOU GUYS. 22-21. >> THE OPPOSITE! >> IT’S VERY DIFFERENT. SPECIAL CONTEXT FOR THE SHOW BECAUSE THE RAIDERS MANAGED TO FIND INTERESTING WAYS TO LOSE BUT SHOUT OUT TO THEM FOR FIGURING IT OUT TO WIN IN ONE OF THE MOST HILARIOUS AND MEMORABLE REMARKABLE WAYS TO WIN A FOOTBALL GAME MUST WORK BUT WE SAW DEREK CARR DO SOMETHING THE OFFENSE DOESN’T DO THAT MUCH. IT’S UP BACKBREAKING PICK SIX TO WIN, TOP FIVE IN TERMS

OF TURNOVERS AND ON THE OTHER SIDE THEY CANNOT BUY A TURNOVER. AS GREGG POINTED OUT TAKING CARE OF THE BALL, STOPPING THE RUN. IT’S GOING TO BE A NICE MIKE TOMLIN SCORING STEELERS WIN. >> THEY PLAY LIKE THEY ARE FROM THE 1970s RIGHT NOW. >> NAJEE HARRIS, T.J. WATT SPENT THE IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY WANTED TO WIN THE GAME FOR HIM THE ARCO A BUNCH OF MY FRIENDS LIVE IN PITTSBURGH GOING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND YOU SEE THE FRANCO HARRIS STATUE IN THE AIRPORT DECORATED WITH EVERYTHING AS AN EMOTIONAL GAME AND ALL

THE WAYS FOR THE STEELERS. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. IT 24-20. MERRY CHRISTMAS. OKAY, UP NEXT WE’VE GOT A HUGE GAME IN THE NFC EAST, THE EAGLES CAN CLINCH THE TOP SEED WITH A WIN BUT THEY HAVE TO BEAT THE COWBOYS WITHOUT JALEN HURTS. TAKING THE SHOT TO THE SHOULDER LAST WEEK AND HE’S NOT READY TO GO. INCOMES IN ACTUAL COWBOY, GARDNER MINSHEW! CYNTHIA, ORDINARILY THE MODEL GIVES HIM THREE POINTS FOR THE MUSTACHE BUT HE’S GOT A FULL BEARD RIGHT NOW. WHAT ARE YOU LIKING? >> I’M LOOKING AT THE GAME AND THIS IS ONE WHERE

MY MODEL AND MY HEART DISAGREE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE COWBOYS WON 27-23, BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE EAGLE SITUATION WHEN IT COMES TO SACKING THE QUARTERBACK. THE ABILITY TO GET PRESSURE WITH ORACLE PASS RUSHERS. WE KNOW DAK PRESCOTT’S GOOD AGAINST THE BLITZ AND HOW MANY PEOPLE COME WITH THE BLITZ? FIVE OR MORE. YOU CAN DROP MORE INTO COVERAGE AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS? A DIFFERENT SITUATION HOLDING ONTO THE BALL AND DOES NOT LOOK THE SAME. WHILE I HAVE DALLAS WINNING, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE EAGLES BECAUSE I’M GOING TO PICK

WHAT I TALKED ABOUT IN THIS BE A ROLL STUFF AND MY GUT SAYS I DON’T THINK THE EAGLES LOSE THIS ONE. >> THAT’S A GREAT DEFINITION OF STAYING CHEEKY. >> THE WHOLE SHOW’S GOING TO BE CHEEKY TODAY. >> I’M SIMILAR TO YOU THAT THE EAGLES WILL COVER THIS. THEY’LL KEEP IT CLOSE AND IT’S 27-26 COWBOYS ARE THE DIFFERENCE WITH CEEDEE LAMB FOR WHATEVER REASONS HAVING A BREAKOUT SEASON THAT NO ONE’S REALLY RECOGNIZING. HE’S GOT THE THIRD MOST YARDS BETWEEN THE NUMBERS IN THE NFL AND I THINK THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN ATTACKED THE EAGLE DEFENSE. TWO

GREAT QUARTERBACKS ON THE OUTSIDE, INJURIES, NOT AS GOOD IN THE SLOT AND THAT’S WHERE CEEDEE LAMB SHOWS THE TOUGHNESS WHERE HE GETS OPEN AND THEN BREAKS TACKLES. IT REMINDS ME OF MICHAEL IRVIN AND HE’S DOMINATING IN TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF YARDS THAT HE GETS COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE COWBOY RECEIVERS. PEOPLE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE CEEDEE LAMB IS A TRUE WIDE RECEIVER. HE IS A DIFFERENCE MAKER AND IT’S A CLOSE ONE. >> MULTIPLE SPEECHES BECAUSE WE GET TO HEAR THEM. >> EVERY SIGNAL MORNING 4:30 IN THE MORNING. >> THE MOTIVATION COMES THROUGH AND MAYBE

IT’S THE MOTIVATION GOING OUT AND THE OTHER DIRECTION. IT SO CONVERSATION, I’VE GOT THE EAGLES COVERING IN THIS ONE. THERE IS SO MUCH THAT YOU HEAR WHERE YOU PLUG AND PLAY GARDNER MINSHEW COMING IN AND EVERYTHING IS THE SAME. IT’S NOT SNEAKY DISRESPECTFUL, IT’S STRAIGHT UP DISRESPECTFUL. THE OFFENSE WAS PLAYING BAD. THERE WERE SCHEDULED IN 3RD & LONG JALEN HURTS CONVERTING THOSE SCORING 26 POINTS PER GAME WITH ALL OF THE OFFENSE OF PENALTIES AND INFRACTIONS. INCOMES GARDNER MINSHEW GOING UP AGAINST THE TOP PRESSURE DEFENSE IN THE NFL. I THINK THE COWBOYS DEFENSE WE ARE WATCHING

THEM MAKE PLAYS AGAINST CARSON WENTZ GOING WAY BACK. I’M A LITTLE SURPRISED, TRAVE ON DIGGS AS A ROOKIE. >> YOU KNOW WHO PLAYED WELL FOR THE EAGLES. GARDNER MINSHEW PLAYED PRETTY WELL. >> WE’LL SEE, DOES HE DO IT IN DALLAS? >> ALL APOLOGIZED PROFUSELY TO THE OFFENDER OF FACIAL HAIR. >> WE WILL HOLD YOU TO THAT. >> WE HAD AN EMBARRASSING HOST OF THE SHOW AND WE’D LIKE TO DO THAT ON THE SHOW. MEME ALERT, THE COWBOYS BEATING THE EAGLES 30-27. SOMETHING’S NOT FEELING RIGHT OR SITTING RIGHT IN MY BELLY. JUST KNOWING MY GUY LIKE

I SAID THE ONLY ACTUAL COWBOY OUT THERE GARDNER MINSHEW’S GOING TO BE PLAYING CORNERBACK. I’M CHANGING MY PICK. >> 30-27! GARDNER MINSHEW MANIA! COME ON BOARD! LET’S GO! LOOK AT THE VIDEO! THIS IS LAST YEAR WITH GARDNER MINSHEW AND THEN ALMOST BEAT HIS OWN DAD IN THE PARKING LOT. THAT COWBOYS HAD WONKY GAMES AGAINST THE TEXANS, THE JAGS, FOUR PASSING TOUCHDOWNS LAST WEEK? LET HIM DO THE SAME! >> CAN WE HEAR THAT AGAIN? >> “O CANADA”! >> CUT IT, ENOUGH! NFL+ IS HERE WHICH MEANS NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, THIS IS HOW YOU FOOTBALL. STREAM

LIVE, LOCAL, 85 MINUTE REPLAYS AND MORE. THE NFL FOR EVERY FAN AND THIS IS FOOTBALL FREEDOM! THIS IS YOUR GAME ON THE GO, GO TO NFL PLUS.COM. COMING UP NEXT WERE TALKING JOE BURROW AND CINCINNATI! IS HE THAT INTIMIDATING THIS TIME AROUND? >> CINCINNATI. >> IT’S A METAPHOR. ? ? ? ? >> THE BENGALS WON FIVE IN A ROW, SEE IF WE CAN STOP IT TODAY. >> IT’S INTERCEPTED! DIVING CATCH! RUSSELL CAGE! >> A SACK AND A PICK IN THE FIRST QUARTER! DIVING TO THE END ZONE! TOUCHDOWN, TAMPA BAY! ? ? >> THE BENGALS, HE’S

GOT IT! ? ? >> WELCOME TO THE GOAL LINE! THE BENGALS PUT IT AWAY! >> TIME FOR THE DRIVE TO EXCELLENCE PRESENTED BY MERCEDES-BENZ. AN AMAZING COMEBACK AGAINST TOM BRADY’S BUCKS AND THE BENGALS HAD TO NEW ENGLAND TO TAKE ON TOM BRADY’S FORMER TEAM CYNTHIA. WILL HE STAY HOT? >> 24-21 IS MY FINAL SCORE HERE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT JA’MARR CHASE BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON WITH JA’MARR CHASE WITH JOE BURROW, SOMETHING COOL STICKS OUT AND IF THE FACT THAT JOE BURROW IS NOT TAKING SACKS LIKE LACK SEASON. WE TALKED ABOUT

THE REVAMPED O-LINE AND MORE SPACE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON WE DID NOT SEE THE DEEP PASS. BUT NOW WE ARE SEEING DIFFERENT PASSES AND WHY? THE SITUATION FOR JOE BURROW IS NOT TAKING SACKS WERE STANDING IN THE POCKET, BEING SMARTER WITH THE FOOTBALL AND NUMBER ONE FEEDING THE BALL AND THAT’LL BE A GREAT MATCHUP AGAINST THE SECONDARY THAT DOES NOT HAVE A TRUE CORNER OR THE NUMBER ONE CORNER THAT CAN DEFEND JA’MARR CHASE. >> I LOVE JA’MARR CHASE TOO LIKE WHO DOESN’T? THE REASON THEY ARE SO GOOD AND MADE A COMEBACK WAS THE

DEFENSE. THE DEFENSE IS BAWLING OUT. BILL BELICHICK TALKED ABOUT THE DEFENSE TOLD ME ABOUT HOW SMART THEY ARE AND HOW SOUND THEY ARE. HOW GAME PLANS SPECIFIC THEY ARE. THEY HAVE ANSWERED’S AND THEY ARE BALANCED ON EVERY LEVEL IN MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE BUCKS GAMES, THEY ADJUST WELL IN THEY SEE WHAT YOU’RE DOING. THEY MAKE CHANGES AND THEY LET OTHER TEAMS BEAT THEMSELVES. WHAT DO YOU THINK HE WAS REALLY THINKING? >> HE WAS THINKING THAT USED TO BE US! WE USED TO BE THE TEAM AND WE ARE NOW THE DUMB OFFENSE THAT LOSES GAMES

ON OUR OWN AND LETS THE OTHER SMART DEFENSE WIN. THEY WIN BECAUSE OF THAT. >> CAN YOU HEAR THE PASSION IN GREGG’S VOICE? >> YOU GUYS ARE TOO HARD ON THEM! AND BEING MEAN WHAT HAPPENS? >> THAT’S NOT MATT PATRICIA THEY DIDN’T LOSE BECAUSE OF MATT! THROW THE NONSENSICAL TASK! SPEAK OF THE REASON WHY THEY ARE THROWING IT IS BECAUSE THEY CAN SCORE. THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CAN SCORE AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE BENGALS AND WHAT THEY DO. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO IF THEY CAN SCORE? I’VE GOT THE BENGALS COVERING RATHER

EASILY IN THIS ONE. HUGE! >> WATCH THE RAIDERS GAME, MATT HOLLINS WAS GETTING LOOSE IN THE NEW ENGLAND SECONDARY THE ENTIRE GAME. FOUR CATCHES BUT THEY CANNOT LINK UP. WHAT DOES IT DO? WHEN IT’S TEE HIGGINS? I DO NOT SEE THEM HAVING ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN THE BENGALS CONSISTENTLY AND AGAIN THEY CANNOT SCORE. MAYBE JOE FUMBLES ONE AND THAT’S HOW THEY GET 21. >> LISTEN, WE HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT BILL BELICHICK. SAY SOMETHING POSITIVE, BILL IS 7-0 PLAYING THE BENGALS AFTER A LOSS. I CAN KEEP IT THERE. BUT HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A

LOSS QUITE LIKE THIS ONE? ROLL THE TAPE! WE HAVE SEEN THIS 2,000 TIMES BUT I CANNOT SEE IT ENOUGH. MY TWITTER EXPLODED FROM PEOPLE BEING LIKE THAT WAS THE DUMBEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE! I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’RE COMING BACK FROM THIS ONE. THE BENGALS, BIG WON AS WELL, 31-14. THE ONLY ONE THAT’S INTERESTING, JOE BURROW IS 0-3 WHEN HE SACKED MORE THAN THREE TIMES IN THE PATRIOTS AVERAGING ABOUT THREE SACKS PER GAME. REMEMBER THEY ARE OUT THE BREAD DOUGH MY DEFENSIVE ENDS BECAUSE STEVENS WILL RUN. THAT’S WHY I’M CLOSER. THE BENGALS

COME BACK BUT HOW ABOUT THE VIKINGS? DOWN 33-0 AT HALFTIME. AT ONE POINT THE VIKINGS MONEY LYING TO WIN THE GAME WAS AT PLUS 8. IF YOU GOT IN ON THE ACTION, GOOD ON YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. YOU CAN SEND SOME TO US AS WELL. WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU? OH, MY GOODNESS, WE’VE GOT THREE STRAIGHT — ALMOST THREE STRAIGHT MEME ALERTS ON THE SHOW. TAKE THE GIANTS, YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE THAT DID IT LAST WEEK AND DO IT AGAIN. >> I’M NOT TAKING THE GIANTS, I’M TAKING THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS AND NOT COME BACK MAGIC AND ALL

THAT COME OF THE VIKINGS DEFENSE IS BAD. LET’S BE HONEST, IN TERMS OF THE PASS DEFENSE. GETTING READY FOR THE SHOW, THE REACTION WAS THE WORST. >> AND TERMS OF RUN DEFENSE? THEY ARE TOP-FIVE RUN DEFENSE IN TERMS OF YARDS PER CARRY SO YOU GET A DANNY DIME LED SQUAD EVEN CONSIDERING HE HAD A FAST GAME AGAINST THE COMMANDERS OR DANIEL JONES. NOT ENOUGH, I’VE GOT THE VIKINGS. >> YOU BRING THE VIKINGS TOGETHER LIKE WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, YOU EXPECT MENISCI. I’M NOT SURPRISED THAT WE BOTH HAVE THE GIANTS THREADING THE NEEDLE AND

THAT MEANS THE VIKINGS WIN BUT THEY DON’T EVEN GET OVER A 3.5 POINTS, ONE OF THE REASONS I LIKE THE GIANTS BECAUSE OF THE PASS RUSH. THEY’RE A DIFFERENT DEFENSE OVER THE LAST MONTH SINCE DISEASE RETURN. GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND NOW YOU’VE GOT TWO EDGE RUSH OR IS GETTING AFTER THE QUARTERBACK AND NOT BLITZING AS MUCH PUTTING THE CORNERBACKS IN TOUGH SITUATIONS. THE OBLATES BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THE GIANTS DO. THE ONE PROBLEM AND THE REASON I TOOK THE VIKINGS TO WIN IS THE GIANTS HAVE TWO GREAT TACKLES. IF YOU’RE WATCHING THE GAME AND YOU

FEEL LIKE GETTING DORKY ON CHRISTMAS EVE LIKE I AM IN MY CART AGAIN, WATCH THE PASS RUSHER MATCH UP THE WHOLE GAME P >> I THE VIKINGS TO WIN 26-24. >> WE ARE ALL KIND OF SIMILAR HERE P ARCO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE VIKING SECONDARY AND PART OF THE REASONS WHY YOU SEE THE RUN AND PASS NUMBERS LOOK DIFFERENT IS THEY’VE BEEN HELPING THE SECONDARY OUT BY BRINGING MORE E CADENCE BECAUSE THE SECONDARY IS NOT GOOD. YOU CAN LOOK AND SEE IF ANYONE’S GOING TO HAVE A CLEAN INJURY REPORT WHEN IT COMES TO

THE SECONDARY. THE ANSWERS UNLIKELY AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT ALL SEASON LONG. WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN THE GAME? THEY CAN BE MORE VULNERABLE BRINGING PEOPLE INTO HELP STOP SAQUON BARKLEY FROM GOING UP AGAINST THEM. PERHAPS ISAIAH HODGINS TOUCHDOWN CAN BE FUN. LOOK FOR SOMETHING FUN FOR THE GIANTS FANS. MY SWEATSHIRT IS SUPER FUN. BARRY SANDERS IS THE BEST NOW PLAYING IN THE GAME BUT SAQUON BARKLEY. MEME ALERTS ACROSS THE BOARD, WE HAVE THE SAME SCORE AND I’M GOING THE VIKINGS 27-24. TELL ME IF I’M A GRINCH, ALL WEEK LONG I’M HEARING LIKE THEY JUST

COME BACK AND KIRK COUSINS — Y’ALL GOT YOURSELF INTO THE MATCH. KIRK COUSINS AFTER THE GAME WAS LIKE I NEED TO TAKE A SECOND AND REALIZE WHAT I JUST DIDN’T HAPPEN. IT’S AN INCREDIBLE FEAT BY KIRK COUSINS IN THE SECOND MOST PASSING YARDS AND VIKING’S HISTORY 460. BUT AS A WHOLE, GOING UP AGAINST JUST SATURDAY’S COLD SEAT THEY WENT INTO THE GAME BEING LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE WE ARE CHILLING. >> DO NOT DISMISS THE COMEBACK AND I HEARD FROM VIKINGS TWITTER WHEN I POINTED SOMETHING OUT. >> MIR GRINCH? SHOULD I SIT BACK AND

ENJOY THE CHAOS? MAY BE THE ANSWER IS YES BUT I’M SAYING MAYBE THEY GET OFF TO A HOT START AND THEY STAY OFF TO A HOT START AND NOT LETTING LAST WEEK HAPPEN AGAIN. >> >> KIND OF A GRINCH. I CAN PLAY FOOTBALL SO I HAVE TO CRITICIZE OTHER PEOPLE THAT CAN. COME UP THERE IS A REASON WHY CYNTHIA’S WEARING THE INCREDIBLE SWEATERS THIS WEEK AND THAT’S BECAUSE SHE LOST A BET. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THE BELOVED TEAM TAKING ON THE PANTHERS AFTER THE BREAK. >> NOT THE WORST BUT TO LOSE. >> YOU LOOK STYLISH AS

HECK TODAY. >> LOOKING GOOD! ? ? ? ? ? ? >> CYNTHIA, YOU MOCKED THE LIONS LAST WEEKEND ARE YOU DOING IT AGAIN? >> MY DOG IS NAMED AFTER THE DETROIT SPORTS LEGEND AND I WANT THE LIONS BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO APPEAR TO SPEAK OF THE DETROIT LIONS KNOCKED OFF THE DIVISION LEADING MINNESOTA VIKINGS. >> JUST SIT AND THINK ABOUT AGAIN. 24-22. >> NO! >> LITTLE PITCH, BIG GAME BROUGHT RIGHTS! GOING TO TAKE IT THE DISTANCE! TOUCHDOWN! THE JETS WERE FOOLED! >> I WAS FEELING SO CONFIDENT THAT THE LIONS WIN BY SO MUCH

THIS WEEK THAT CYNTHIA WILL PICK THE LIONS THE LUST OF THE WAY EVERY SINGLE WAY. GOING TO BE SO GOOD AGAINST THE JETS, SHE’S RIDING WITH THE LIONS THE REST OF THE SEASON INTO THE SUNSET AND IT’S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL THING. >> WELL, WELL, WELL! THE TIME HAS COME! WE DIDN’T SHAKE ON THE DEAL, DOESN’T MATTER. BELIEVE IN THE LIONS, IT’S TIME! WHAT DO YOU SAY AGAINST THE PANTHERS FAVORED BY 2.5! BEAUTIFUL SPOT HERE! >> ARE YOU PLAYING TO WIN? >> YES! >> IT’S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! >> WE DID IT, JOE! >> 24-21!

THIS IS WHEN THEY — >> FOR SIX WEEKS! >> THE ONLY REASON I’M WEARING THE CROWN! >> ONLY GOOD THINGS. >> I CHEER FOR THEM AND I OWN EVERY VINTAGE SWEATSHIRT EVER MADE. LOOK, WHEN I’M LOOKING TO SEE WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE LIONS, THEY IMPROVED ON THE RUN DEFENSE. THE DEFENSE GOT BETTER. FEISTY DEFENSE. LOOK, IT MADE ME UPSET LAST NIGHT THAT THE JETS WERE ABLE TO AMOUNT TO FOUR RUSHING YARDS SO MAYBE IT’S NOT THE LIONS DEFENSE THAT LOOKS GOOD OR THE JETS NUTS NOT ABLE TO RUN EFFECTIVELY. WATCHING TO SEE THE RUN

DEFENSE, AIDAN HUTCHINSON’S MAKING A GOOD — HE’S GIVING HIMSELF A GOOD CASE TO BE THE DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR WITH THE PRESSURE. NOBODY’S MORE SURPRISED THAN ME OR WORRIED. I HATE TO SEE IT THERE BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE IF THERE SOME SORT OF LIKE THAT HAPPENS WHEN I PICK THE OPPOSING TEAM I’D RATHER THE LIONS WIN BECAUSE THAT’S MY HEART OR WHATEVER. THE LIONS 24-21 EVEN THOUGH PANTHERS ARE THE HEALTHIEST TEAM. >> THE LEAST POSITIVE FOR THE LIONS. >> VERY NERVOUS! NERVOUS! >> LOOK AT WHAT YOU’RE DOING! >> DOESN’T COUNT! >> NO JINX IS

ON THE SHOW! >> WORST HALLMARK MOVIE EVER. IT FINALLY CONVINCES YOU TO LOVE THE LIONS AND THEN IT FALLS APART. I’M TAKING THE LIONS. TO WIN COME IN TO COVER, EASY ENOUGH 26-20. USUALLY ALL COME UP WITH SMART FOOTBALL POINTS BUT I WANT TO GIVE AN ODE TO LIONS FANS OUT THERE. WHAT AN AMAZING FAN BASE THEY ARE. A LOT ARE LIKE CYNTHIA NOT WANTING TO TOTALLY BELIEVE. MY FRIEND PATRICK’S LIKE THAT TOO BUT NOW THEY FINALLY ARE BELIEVING. DAN CAMPBELL’S LIKE SANTA CLAUS DROPPING ALL OVER THE LAND AND MAKING THE PEOPLE HAPPY. IT’S A

HOLIDAY MIRACLE. THE SEASON NEEDED THE DETROIT LIONS AND SOMETIMES YOU DON’T NEED TO MAKE SMART ANNOUNCEMENTS. WATCH THE TEAM AND THEY LOVE PLAYING P ARCO LOVE PLAYING, THEY’VE GOT GREAT ENERGY. >> I LOVE THAT. >> THE ROWER IS NOT IN A RESTORATION PROCESS HERE. WE EXIST WITHIN THE VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY OF THE ROARS. I’VE GOT THE LIONS COVERING 24-19 BECAUSE DON’T LOOK AT STATS. THE 26 POINTS PER GAME IS A LIE. LOOK AT WHAT THEY’VE DONE DURING THE STRETCH WHERE THE DEFENSE ISN’T AS SUPPORTIVE AS THE OFFENSE AND AIDAN HUTCHINSON MAKING A CASE FOR THE ROOKIE

OF THE YEAR. MORE PRESSURE THAN ANY OTHER ROOKIE IN THE ENTIRE NFL, THE ONLY PLAYER — >> GREAT ANSWER. TWO PICKS? THE LIONS ARE HERE! THEY ARE REAL! >> I JUST GOT TO SAY YOU CAN ONLY VOTE FOR ONE GUY AND ONE OF THE GUISES MAY BE BE A FIRST-TEAM ALL-PRO. THE LIONS CAN’T HAVE EVERYTHING. >> WE’VE ALL REMAIN POSITIVE! AND MIGHT BE THE FIRST MEME ALERT WITH THE LIONS! I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT JARED GOFF. I POSE THE QUESTION A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. FROM LOS ANGELES TO COME A BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY, OH, MY GOODNESS.

IF EVERYONE IS STYLISH AND COOL. AND THEN DETROIT WHICH IS ALSO CALLED. A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN LOS ANGELES. THAT BE DIFFICULT. GREATEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO THIS PERSON. TOP TEN QUARTERBACK RIGHT NOW PASSING YARDS RANKED EIGHTH. PASSING RATING RANKED NINTH! DID YOU KNOW IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN? I DON’T THINK ANYBODY DID. >> I MOVED FROM THE NONSTYLISH PLACE. I’M NOT STYLISH. >> CYNTHIA SAID IT! I DIDN’T! >> IT’S TIME FOR QUICK PICKS! THE RAVENS CAN THEY COVER THE SIX AND A HALF POINT AGAINST THE FALCONS? >> 24-16, I THINK THAT THEY CAN AND IT’S ABOUT

THE DEFENSE FOR ME. J.K. DOBBINS, A GOOD DEFENSE AND ABLE TO RUN THE FOOTBALL THAT’S A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS. WE HAD HIM HAVE A TON OF SUCCESS TO BREAK TACKLES AND FORCE YARDS AFTER CONTACT. THE ABILITY IN OPEN SPACE TO GET EXTRA YARDS CHANGES THE WHOLE THING. YEAH. >> TEN-POINT SPREAD, THE BIGGEST OF THE WEEK. >> I DON’T THINK THEY WIN THE GAME 28-24. IN THE LAST 25 YEARS ONLY ONE TEAM ALLOWED 160 OR MORE RUSHING YARDS WITH FIVE CONSECUTIVE GAMES. THE 2022 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS. THERE’S A LOT OF ISAIAH DOING THE ANGRY HIGH KNEE RUNS

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD CHEWING UP YARDS AND WE SAW PATRICK MAHOMES DO EVERYTHING TO GET A WIN AGAINST THE TEXANS IN OVERTIME. I THINK PATRICK CAN TAKE THE HAND OFF AND GIVE THE HAND OFF AND TAKE A WEEK OFF. >> I LIKE THAT I HAVE THEM CLOSE TOO. YOU KNOW HOW I’M GOING TO PICK THE GAME. THE BRONCOS PROBABLY, BUT TODAY ON THE SHOW I’M GOING TO SAY RAMS. AT THE EVERY SINGLE — >> ALL IGNORE ALL OF YOU IF YOU ASKED ME ABOUT THE GAME! >> AT THE END OF EVERY SINGLE PRESS

CONFERENCE, RUSSELL WILSON WILL SAY SOMETHING AND IT’S A WRONG IN MY HEART ALL SEASON LONG. EVERY SINGLE PRESS CONFERENCE, YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID, GREGG? >> WHAT DID HE SAY? >> THE PASSION COME OF THE FIRE IT’S GONE! >> SOMETHING SEASONAL? >> NOT EVEN SEASONAL. JUST GO BRONCOS. RAMS 24-60, GIVING HIM ONE MORE CHANCE AGAINST A DEFENSE AND I’LL NOT SAY THAT THEY WIN. NFL NETWORK IS A FREE TO PLAY A GAME ON NFL.com. WIN AN EXCLUSIVE VIP TRIP TO EXPERIENCE THE 2023 PRO BOWL, THE DRAFT, OR SUPER BOWL LVII. IT WON’T BE LOOKING LIKE

THIS. ANSWER TEN QUESTIONS ABOUT SUNDAY’S GAMES AND TOP THE LEADER BOARDS TO WIN A TRIP OF THE LIFETIME. SIGN UP AND PLAY AND WIN! IT MAKES ME CHILL JUST WATCHING IT. OF BROCK PURDY VERSUS THE COMMANDERS! TWO DEFENSES, IT’S A TRICKY GAME! COULD GO EITHER WAY. WE ARE PICKING THE GAME AFTER THE BREAK. DON’T GO ANYWHERE! ? ? >> WELCOME BACK TO “GAMEDAY VIEW,” GREGG BREAK DOWN THE NEXT GAME. WASHINGTON NEEDS TO WIN TO KEEP THE FINAL WILD CARD SPOT IN THE NFC. >> I LIKE THE 49ers TO STOP THEM BECAUSE OF THE DEFENSE. WE

PICK ON TAYLOR HEINICKE TO MAKE MISTAKES AND IT’S A WEEK THAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE DEFENSE. THE LINEBACKERS ARE THE 49ers, FRED WARNER ARE THE BEST IN THE NFL AND THEY REMIND ME SO MUCH OF A 49ers TEAM THAT WENT TO THE SUPER BOWL WITH COLIN KAEPERNICK BUT LEAD ON DEFENSE BY NAVARRO BOWMAN AND PATRICK WILLIS. THESE GUYS MAKE IT LIFE EASIER. I DON’T THINK ANY OF IT WORKS IF IT’S NOT THESE GUYS MAKING PLAYS IN COVERAGE BUT WHEN YOU THROW THOSE LITTLE SWING ROUTES AND SCREENS, YOU’RE ONLY GETTING ONE OR TWO YARDS

INSTEAD OF SEVEN AND IT SETS UP A PASS RUSH AND THE SECONDARY. IF IT’S ONE OF THE BEST LINEBACKER DUOS I HAVE EVER SEEN AND THEY WILL SWALLOW UP THE WASHINGTON ATTACK. >> I CANNOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE. 23-15 BUT TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER RUNNING BACK WITH CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY. LONG STORY SHORT, CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY ESPECIALLY IN THE SHORT PASSES IS GOING TO BE A REALLY IMPORTANT FACTOR WITHOUT DEEBO SAMUEL AND HOW THE OFFENSE WORKS. HATS OFF TO KYLE SHANAHAN FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN. THE TRADE IS INCREDIBLE AND IT LOOKS REALLY SPECIAL NOW. THE SHORT PASSES WILL

MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THE WASHINGTON FRONT IS NOTHING TO SCOFF AT. THEY GOT TO KEEP THINGS NICE AND EASY AND MANAGEABLE AND FOLD HIM INTO THE OFFENSE. CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY ALLOWS THEM TO DO THAT. >> PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY AND THE OFFENSE. THE FIELD POSITION WILL FAVOR THEM HEAVILY 24-9. >> OH! >> THE 49ers DEFENSE IS SO GOOD SHOWING THAT THE COACHING IS SO GOOD. KIND OF GETTING BEAT A FEW TIMES. NOW ONE ON ONE WITH DK METCALF ALL NIGHT, NOWHERE TO FIND. PUTTING THE BALL IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THE 49ers WILL ACQUIRE THE BALL. >> I

THINK WE MAY SEE CARSON WENTZ IN THE GAME. >> WHAT DO YOU SEE? >> VERY SPICY! >> THE 49ers DEFENSE HAVE A CHANCE TO BREAK IN WORKER THIS WEEKEND IF THEY HOLD THE COMMANDER SOFTENS TO UNDER SOMEBODY RUSHING YARDS, IT’S THE EIGHTH GAME THEY’VE DONE THAT BREAKING THE RAVENS RECORD EIGHT GAMES IN A ROW HOLDING THE RUSH YARDS TO UNDER 70. GOOD LUCK RUNNING BACKS ON THE COMMANDERS. NEXT GAME ON THE LIST, THE DOLPHINS HAVE THREE GAMES IN A ROW. CAN THEY BOUNCE BACK AGAINST THE HOT GREEN BAY PACKERS? >> I MEAN, THEY WIN A

COUPLE. >> NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LIONS FANS, THE FACT THAT 25-21 IN THIS ONE BUT I’M LOOKING TO SEE HERE WHERE YOU COULD POSSIBLY TARGET THE DEFENSE AND THE ANSWER IS EVERYWHERE, BUT WHEN YOU’VE GOT TYREEK HILL AND THE DEEP PASSES AND A DEFENSE THAT’S GIVING UP ALL OF THE YARDS AND CROSSING ROUTES. ANYWHERE WHERE THERE IS SPACE IT’S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR THE SUDDENLY HOT AARON RODGERS LEAD TEAM TO BE ABLE TO MOUNT A COMEBACK WHEN THEY’VE GOT TYREEK HILL BREAKING THE GAME OPEN. THE TITANS IN TEXAS, SOMEBODY HAS TO WIN. WOULD

YOU LIKE? >> I’M SELLING IT AS THE TEXAN SECOND WIN OF THE YEAR. >> WHOA! GOING TO KNOCK THEM OUT! THE TEXANS ARE THE WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE OVER THE LAST MONTH. I HATE TO MENTION IT BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE ANALYTICS, THERE’S 29TH OR 30TH AND OFFENSE OVER THE LAST MONTH AND 30TH IN DEFENSE, 30TH IN SPECIAL TEAMS AND THE TEXANS WIN THE GAME AND THEY PLAY A LITTLE BIT BETTER. THE OFFENSIVE LINE FOR THE TITANS IS THE WORST IN THE LEAGUE AND PART OF THE REASON WIDE RYAN TANNEHILL IS INJURED AND

MALIKA MELISSA STARTING IS PART OF THE REASON WHY DERRICK HENRY IS NOT LINING IT UP. THEY WON ONE TIME. I’M NOT SURE IF THAT’S TRUE. I’M MAKING IT ALL. >> MADNESS! >> IT’S OFFICIALLY NICK FOLES TIME FOR THE COLTS AGAINST THE CHARGERS! >> NICK FOLES IS A PROVEN WINNER. THE COLTS LOST BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T — 40 CONSECUTIVE POINTS SCORED AGAINST A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM. NOTHING TO DO WITH LEADERSHIP OR MOTIVATION. >> I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO CALL THE UPSIDE. >> BOTH ACCOMPLISHED A LOT. >> I THINK THERE WAS A BEER ADVERTISEMENT FOR IT. >>

MIKE WILLIAMS HAS BEEN PLAYING REALLY GOOD SINCE HE CAME BACK FROM THE ANKLE INJURY. GOT TEN CATCHES, 183 YARDS, TWO SCORES, SINCE THEN BIG PLAY ON THE GAME-WINNER AND I THINK DOING MY COMES THROUGH. >> ACROSS THE BOARD, WE LOVE TO SEE IT. COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, WE’VE GOT JOSH ALLEN VERSUS JUSTIN FIELDS! THE WEATHER OUTSIDE’S GOING TO BE WEATHER. IT’S GOING TO BE CALLED! DON’T GO ANYWHERE! TALKING ABOUT THE GAME AFTER THE BREAK! ? ? ? ? >> START YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND EACH DAY WITH NFL GAME DAY MORNING! CATCH ALL OF US ACROSS

THE COUNTRY AS WE GET YOU SET FOR ALL OF THE ACTION SATURDAY 9:00 A.M. EASTERN MONTH THEN SUNDAY IT’S A SPECIAL ONE HOUR GAME DAY MORNING STARTING AT 12:00 P.M. BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS DAY TRIPLEHEADER. YOU’RE STUCK WITH ME! TIME FOR OVER UNDER! I’M SERIOUS! I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE THERE! >> SAENZ-BROWNS OVER UNDER 32.5 WHICH IS INSANELY LOW, FIVE TEAM SCORED MORE THAN THAT ON THEIR OWN LAST WEEK. I’VE GOT THE OVER IT. 32.5. >> THE FIELDS LIKE TEMPERATURE WAS NEGATIVE 37 THE DAY BEFORE THE GAME SO I’M GOING UNDER HERE. WE’VE GOT A DENNIS ALLEN

COACHED TEAM WHO IS STRUGGLING AND THE SAINTS CANNOT RUN THE BALL. >> THE SAINTS ARE MISSING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ONE BUT ALVIN KAMARA IS PLAYING AND YOU’VE GOT — I DON’T KNOW, 20-17 IS A LITTLE OVER A PERIOD OF >> GOING BACK TO 2010 TO FIND A NUMBER THE SLOPE. THAT’S WHY I’VE GOT THE OVER A PERIOD >> WAY OVER. >> THIS ONE OVER UNDER AT 39.5 AND I’VE GOT THE BUCKS WINNING 24-14 AS THE UNDER. >> THE CARDINALS QUARTERBACK SITUATIONS UP IN THE AIR WHICH AFFECTS THINGS BUT I’M GOING UNDER. I

THINK THE BUCKS SHOWED WHO THEY CAN BE AGAINST THE BENGALS AND THERE ARE DEFENSE. THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN THE CARDINAL OFFENSE FEELING LIKE THEY ARE HITTING THE LOW. >> I HAVE THE OVER, 28-19 AND THIS ONE AND I THINK JAMES CONNER PLANES A BIG FACTOR FOR THE CARDINALS MAKING THINGS BETTER WITH DeANDRE HAWKINS. THIS SEASON WE HAVE SEEN WONKY THINGS WITH A LOT OF INJURED PLAYERS. THIS SEASON MORE THAN ANY OTHER SEASON IN A 20 SEASON SAMPLE, WEIRD THINGS MEAN MORE POINTS, AND SITUATIONS WITH WEIRD WONKY THINGS. IF ARE YOU READING BETWEEN

THE LINES? I CAN’T SAY ANYTHING MORE ARE I WILL GET FIRED. >> I HAD NO IDEA WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. I’LL SAY SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THE OFFENSE IS SO BAD, THE DEFENSE CAN SCORE POINTS IN THE BUCCANEERS TURNED IT OVER ON FIVE CONSECUTIVE DRIVES AS THE CARDINALS WERE GIVING IT AWAY. I WILL GET THE OVER. >> WHAT DID YOU SAY? WELL, WHATEVER. BILLS-BEARS, THE SAME SCORE AS LAST TIME 24-14. I’M STICKING WITH THE UNDER IN THE GAME IS SUPPOSED TO BE SO COLD. THEY ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE CONCESSION STAND. FANS AREN’T GOING TO BE ABLE

TO GET FOOD OR HOT CHOCOLATE, NOTHING! THEY SAID THEY CAN BRING BATTERY-POWERED PANTS. >> HOT CHOCOLATE DOES FOR YOU SO IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE TO — >> YOU CAN’T EVEN GET IT! >> YOU KNOW WHO DOESN’T FREEZE? JOSH ALLEN AND JUSTIN FIELDS! NOT GOING TO BOTHER THE RUNNING GAME, THE BEARS ON OFFENSE GET KHALIL HERBERT BACK IN THE BILLS GIVE UP A LOT OF YARDS, I THINK THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF POINTS AND IT’S GOING TO BE A SNEAKY FUN GAME. >> I’M WITH YOU ON THAT COME AT 45 TOTAL POINTS IN THE

GAME AND I THINK JOSH ALLEN, BOTH QUARTERBACKS FORECAST FOR A RUSHING TOUCHDOWN. 14 POINTS, 12 POINTS. >> TWO QUARTERBACKS I CAN DO IT ON THEIR OWN AND ONE HAS TO DO IT BY THEMSELVES. THEY’VE GOT LIQUID DON’T FREEZE AND THEY CONSUME PLENTY OF THOSE IN BUFFALO LAST WEEKEND. >> YOUR BODY CAN ONLY HANDLE PLAYING IN THE COLD SO MUCH. THAT’S ALL I’M SAYING. BILLS MAY BE DON’T GO SO HARD. THE RAIDERS ON NFL NETWORK SATURDAY NIGHT AND WRITE THIS DOWN! WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THOSE THINGS AFTER THE BREAK! >> I’M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CYNTHIA

WAS TALKING ABOUT. >> MY GOODNESS! >> I CAN HAVE YOUR ANALYTICS DEGREE. >> WELL, THE ANALYTICS SAY… ? ? ? ? >> HERE WE GO, STEELERS, HERE WE GO! ? ? >> LETS GO, LET’S GO! ? ? >> WHEN WE GET THESE BIG STAGES, WE’VE GOT TO RISE UP! ? ? >> I JUST, YOU KNOW, LOOKED UP AND I JUST PUT MY HANDS APPEARED >> IT’S ONE OF THE GREAT MOMENTS IN NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE HISTORY. ? ? >> OH, YES, IT IS! THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! LOOK AT THIS FAMILY AND GAME DAY

VIEW FAMILY GETTING BEHIND CYNTHIA AND HER PASSIONATE LOVE OF THE LIONS! >> A LITTLE STORY HERE. >> YOU’VE BEEN HOLDING OUT ON US! >> EVERYONE LOOKS GOOD IN HONOLULU! >> VERY TRUE. EVERYBODY LOOKS GOOD IN HONOLULU. >> IF THIS LOOKS GOOD — >> IF HE CAN LOOK GOOD! ALL RIGHT, IT’S TIME FOR “WRITE THIS DOWN” FOR WEEK 16! CYNTHIA, WHAT DO YOU LIKE? >> I’M TALKING ABOUT THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS. I’M GOING TO PICK A TICKET TO GEORGE PICKENS SITUATION. GEORGE PICKENS WILL HAVE MORE THAN FOUR RECEPTIONS. ME AND RACHEL, RACHEL IS MY KENNY PICKETT AND

I’M HER GEORGE PICKENS. >> I REALLY LIKE THAT! >> NOTICE HOW SHE MADE HERSELF THE REALLY DYNAMIC ATHLETIC — >> I MADE HER THE QUARTERBACK! I MADE HER THE QUARTERBACK! >> WHO IS NEXT? >> I’M GOING NEXT AND I’M TALKING ABOUT D’ANDRE SWIFT GOING FULL LIONS. OVER 58.5 SCRIMMAGE YARDS AND I LOVE THIS ONE! IF YOU WATCH THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, THE NUMBERS HAVE NOT BEEN EXPLOSIVE BUT HE IS EXPLOSIVE. HE LOOKS SO READY TO HAVE A 200-YARD DAY AND CARRY SOME FANTASY TEAMS AND CFS TEAMS TO THE TITLE. OVER 23.5 RECEIVING YARDS, OVER 3.5

RUSHING YARDS, I LOVE D’ANDRE SWIFT THIS WEEK. >> WE ALL LOVE THE LIONS. IT’S PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE, DON’T BE MAD AT US. I DON’T LIKE THE CONSTANT REFRAIN OF BILL BELICHICK TAKING AWAY THE OTHER TEAM’S BEST PLAYS. I’M TIRED OF THAT AND THAT’S WHY I HAVE JA’MARR CHASE OF HER GOING 59.5 RECEIVING YARDS BECAUSE ONE THING ABOUT JOE BURROW AND JA’MARR CHASE, THEY DO NOT CARE. JOE IS GOING TO THROW THE BALL AND I THINK JA’MARR CHASE GETS OVER 69.5, OVER 75 I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THAT TOO. >> I’M SIGNING UP FOR GARDNER MINSHEW MANIA. THAT’S

MY WRITE THIS DOWN. THROWING FOR TWO PLUS VERSUS THE COWBOYS AND A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT WITH HIS DAD AT THE END OF THE GAME. JUST HUGGING. >> IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THIS? >> I HOPE IT HAPPENS ANYWAY BUT I REALLY LOVE THIS MAN AND I WANT TO SEE HIM SUCCEED. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY, IF YOUR GUIDE BAKER MAYFIELD AND GARDNER MINSHEW GARDNER MINSHEW WENT AGAINST EACH OTHER. IT COULD HAPPEN! IT COULD HAPPEN! >> WHY WOULD YOU TRY TO MAKE ME CHOOSE BETWEEN MY TWO FAVORITE CHILDREN? IT’S NOT HAPPENING! REAL QUICK BEFORE WE GO,

BEST AND WORST CHRISTMAS PRESENT YOU EVER RECEIVED? >> I THINK BACK IN THE DAY, THE EXCITEMENT OF THE TECHNO BOWL, THE WORST IS LIKE SOMETHING THAT YOU’VE ALREADY — >> OR BOOKS PERIOD. >> I LOVE BOOKS. >> I ACTUALLY GOT A FRUITCAKE? >> THEY’LL REMAIN NAMELESS, THEY KNEW WHO THEY ARE. THAT WAS PRETTY TERRIBLE, BUT MY BEST GIFT EVER WAS I GOT A TRIP TO SEE MY VERY BEST FRIEND. >> THE SUPER NINTENDO CLEARLY — I ENTIRE THE ENTIRE DAY IN THE BASEMENT. I GOT A COLOGNE THAT SOMEBODY’S X USED TO WEAR. >> WHAT? WHAT!

>> THE LAST TIME I’M GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU AS WELL. >> INTERESTING DECISION. >> I REMEMBER ONE MORNING I’M FROM CANADA IF YOU DON’T KNOW ALL MY BROTHERS, I GOT NOTHING I WAS POSTING IN THERE LIKE RACHEL, COME OUT ON THE FRONT LAWN AND I HAD MY OWN ATV. I WAS A BRATTY LITTLE KID POUTING ALL MORNING. ENJOY THE FOOTBALL, MERRY CHRISTMAS! WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK! ? ?

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