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NFL Week 5: Kickers Lose Their Minds and the Bills Are a Wagon
October is officially here and it’s absolute chaos in the sports world. Big Cat and PFT are coming off a weekend that featured heavyweight title fights, MLB playoff drama, and an NFL Sunday that felt like it was scripted by a lunatic. Between the rain delay on Sunday Night Football and the early morning London game, there was almost zero downtime to actually process the fact that half the kickers in the league forgot how to do their jobs.
The Kicker Apocalypse in Cincinnati
Packers-Bengals was the epicenter of the madness. We witnessed five missed field goals in the final eight minutes of game time, including a missed extra point from Mason Crosby that would have ended it much earlier. PFT is convinced the league’s decision to move the PAT back has finally broken the brains of every specialist in the NFL.
PFT CommenterThe NFL needs to move extra points back to their original distance
All I can say is we need to move PATs back to where they used to be. It's time to switch it back because kickers were fucked up in the head... When you take something that we are very good at that we should make every time and then you bring it back to make it a 33-yarder, you're going to cause all sorts of mental dominoes to topple over.
Despite the special teams disaster, Joe Burrow proved he’s one of the toughest players in the league, returning to the game after a throat contusion that eventually sent him to the hospital. While the Bengals lost, they showed they can hang with the heavyweights.
PFT CommenterThe Bengals have proven they can tie any team in the league but not beat them
If you're a Bengals fan, you're happy with Joe Burrow right now because what you have is the Bengals, they've proven that they can tie anybody in the league. They can't beat anybody in the league, but they're always in a tie vicinity.
The Bills Are a Wagon
While recording the recap, the guys watched the Bills absolutely dismantle the Chiefs in a game that felt like a changing of the guard in the AFC. Josh Allen was hurdling defenders and throwing lasers through a monsoon, while Patrick Mahomes looked human for perhaps the first time in his career. Big Cat isn't hedging anymore on who the top guy is.
Big CatJosh Allen is the best quarterback in the NFL right now
Josh Allen just threw a bomb. He's so fucking good. He's so fucking good. Best quarterback in the league right now. Who says no?
PFT CommenterThe Buffalo Bills are the favorites to win the AFC
I am projecting that the Buffalo Bills have won Sunday Night Football... But the Bills have to be the favorite to win the AFC now.
On the flip side, the Chiefs are sitting at 2-3 with a defense that couldn't stop a nosebleed. Even with Mahomes under center, the cracks are starting to show in Kansas City.
Big CatThe Kansas City Chiefs have 'real problems' beyond just their defense
I think the Chiefs have real problems. I think that they don't... They do and they don't actually I should take that back because they have Patrick Mahomes so he will make up... The Chiefs defense is very, very bad.
Urban Meyer and the Factory of Sadness
In Jacksonville, Urban Meyer’s terrible week somehow got worse on the field. After apologizing to his team for the bar incident, the Jaguars came out and lost their 20th straight game. The coaching decisions were baffling, specifically a refusal to run a QB sneak on fourth-and-inches because Meyer claimed Trevor Lawrence wasn't "comfortable" with it—a claim Lawrence immediately disputed. PFT thinks the head coach has a problem with the truth.
PFT CommenterUrban Meyer is addicted to lying
I actually think that Urban Meyer is addicted to lying. I think he loves to lie. I think even when he doesn't have a reason to be lying about something, he opens his mouth and the first words that come out are not the truth. That's just how he operates. His reality is different from what you and I see.
Quick Hits and Weekend Vibes
Big Cat is officially riding the high of a Bears road win against the Raiders. The defense looked vintage, and while Matt Nagy’s challenges are still a war crime, there’s enough optimism in Chicago to believe a miracle could happen next week at Soldier Field.
Big CatThe Bears might be back and could beat the Packers next week
The Bears might be back. I'm just going to say it right now. I know that I only have a week to say this because they have to play the Packers on Sunday, and the Packers are going to probably shit down my throat. But I have also told myself I think the Bears might beat the Packers because that's Soldier Field.
In Los Angeles, Brandon Staley continued to prove he’s the smartest guy in the room during a 47-42 shootout win over the Browns. Staley’s aggressive fourth-down mentality and his ability to explain the physical nature of football has PFT ready to hand out hardware.
PFT CommenterBrandon Staley is the NFL Coach of the Year
Right now, [Brandon Staley] is my coach of the year if I had to vote... I'm just kind of blown away by how correct he is every time. I loved that [press conference]. That one was awesome.
We also saw Kadarius Toney break out for the Giants before getting ejected for throwing a punch, and the Cowboys continued to look like a juggernaut. PFT is ready to put a defensive player in the MVP race as Trevon Diggs continues his historic interception run.
PFT CommenterTrevon Diggs is the NFL MVP
I'd like to renew my call for Trevon Diggs to get the MVP. Six interceptions in five games. He should be the MVP right now. On pace for 24 interceptions.
To wrap things up, the guys looked at the MLB playoffs where the Red Sox are currently riding a wave of "Team of Destiny" vibes after a bizarre ground-rule double technicality helped them sink the Rays. Big Cat is calling his shot on the World Series while also acknowledging the absolute electricity of the college football weekend.
Big CatThe Red Sox are going to win the World Series
I mean, the Red Sox, I think they're going to win the World Series at this point. I think everything that happens... doesn't it feel like they have those weird vibes going now?
Big CatBeating Alabama in the SEC is as meaningful as winning a national title
Beating Alabama, if you're in the SEC, if you beat Alabama, that's almost as good as winning a national title in terms of like, you'd be like, well, we beat Alabama a couple years ago.
It's the best time of the year, even if our eyes are bleeding from 48 straight hours of sports.
Just remember, if you see Urban Meyer staring at his shoes on the sideline, he’s probably just hoping the ground opens up and swallows him whole.
