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NFL Week 11, Fastest 2 Minutes, Steelers + Bills Statement Wins, Bears Lose In Soul Crushing Fashion, Chargers Eliminate The Bengals + National Sports Podcast Updates

Monday, November 18, 202410 takes

NFL Week 11 and we start with Fastest 2 minutes. We then recap every game from Sunday (-) Steelers 18, Ravens 16 (-) Packers 20, Bears 19 (-) Rams 28, Patriots 22 (-) Saints 35, Browns 14 (-) Colts 28, Jets 27 (-) Dolphins 34, Raiders 19 (-) Vikings 23, Titans 13 (-) Lions 52, Jaguars 6 (-) Broncos 38, Falcons 6 (-) Seahawks 20, Niners 17 (-) Bills 30, Chiefs 21 (-) Chargers 34, Bengals 27 (-) We finish with who's back of the week and a National sports podcasting update talking about all the stories from the weekend including Tyson vs Jake Paul (-).

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2024
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The Steelers need to be taken very much for real as Super Bowl contenders

This was the game that was like, damn, the Steelers need to be taken very much for real because their defense just bottled up a very, very explosive Ravens offense. And they now have a two game lead in the AFC North and they are in play for a one seed as well because the Chiefs lost.

The Steelers continued to lead the AFC North and were in the mix for the 1 seed until the final weeks of the season.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2024
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Justin Tucker legitimately might be washed

There's something wrong with Justin Tucker and we've been calling him washed I think ever since it might've been 2017 when he missed that extra point against the Saints... now I think he legitimately might be washed. He's 30th in the NFL in terms of accuracy this year.

Justin Tucker finished the 2024 regular season with the lowest field goal percentage of his career (72.4%), confirming a significant decline.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2024
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Matt Eberflus is a stupid head coach who coaches scared

Matt Eberflus is now 14 and 30 as a head coach. He's five and 17 in one score games... He's coaching like a guy who has like a 10 year contract. He's coaching like he shouldn't push the buttons to be like, 'Hey, you're a four and six team now.' ... Not only do you not run an extra play when you have a timeout in your back pocket to try to get closer, but in the drive before that it's fourth and three on the 50 yard line. Try to win the game right there.

Matt Eberflus was indeed fired shortly after this game (following the Thanksgiving Day loss), validating the take that he was unfit for the role.
Push
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2024
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The Patriots have turned the corner in the Drake Maye era

I think the Patriots are good. Like I think they've turned the corner. The post-mutiny Drake Maye era feels different... Guys are excited. He's giving speeches, everyone's fired up.

While Maye showed promise, the Patriots finished the season with a poor record, making the claim that they 'are good' or had fully 'turned the corner' a bit premature.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2024
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The Lions are officially Super Bowl favorites

The Lions, for the first time in franchise history, are officially Super Bowl favorites. They are plus 350 to win the Super Bowl. The Chiefs are plus 450. It's crazy. Lions are Super Bowl favorites.

At this point in the season, the Lions did indeed become the betting favorites on major sportsbooks like DraftKings.
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Take Slip·Nov 18, 2024
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Bo Nix is back in the Rookie of the Year conversation

The Broncos... throttle the Falcons and now we have to have the difficult conversation. Is Bo Nix going to win Rookie of the Year? ... Bo Nix playing awesome. The last nine games for Bo Nix have been unreal in terms of scoring touchdowns and not turning the ball over.

Bo Nix did enter the conversation and finished strong, but Jayden Daniels remained the heavy favorite and eventually won the award.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2024
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The 49ers are no longer fun to watch and I'm very worried about them

I am very worried about the Niners now. I figured that they were gonna kick the shit out of the Seahawks today. ... I used to watch the 49ers play and be excited to watch them play. And that stopped when this season started. Even though they got Christian McCaffrey back, they're not fun to watch on offense right now.

The 49ers continued to struggle and ultimately missed the playoffs, confirming PFT's worry that they were 'broken'.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2024
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The Bengals are officially not making the playoffs

I'm ready to officially say the Bengals are not gonna make the playoffs. ... They have to run the table. They have to go six and oh down the stretch to finish 10 and seven and have a chance to make the playoffs. And they have to play the Steelers twice. I don't know how they're gonna win every game.

The Bengals were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention in Week 16.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2024
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The Chargers are a legitimate Super Bowl threat

The conversation started 35 to one. We talked about it at 45 to one, they're down to 20 to one. ... No, because the Chargers could win the Super Bowl. And then when they do, I'm gonna laugh in your [Hank's] face.

The Chargers made the playoffs but were eliminated in the Wild Card round by the Ravens.

Who Is Back

Void
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2024·Who's Back
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Jake Paul took mercy on Mike Tyson in their boxing match

I guess credit to Jake Paul for not knocking out Mike Tyson. ... He had no chance of winning that. And Jake Paul took mercy on his soul, which should never happen in a boxing match. ... That third round was elder abuse. That was the round where Jake Paul was like, I'm gonna start unloading. And Mike Tyson couldn't move.

While subjective, most boxing analysts and viewers agreed that Jake Paul appeared to stop pursuing a knockout after the mid-rounds.