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The Rams cannot win a Super Bowl if Matthew Stafford continues to turn the ball over

This is like the type of game that if you watched, you're like, oh, that's why I would be nervous about the Rams because Matt Stafford had a terrible first half. He had three turnovers... You can't do that. If you're playing against a real playoff team in the playoffs, you can't be like, oh, let me have a three turnover first half and hope we survive.

Stafford did win the Super Bowl this season despite some interceptions, though the specific 'three turnover' collapse didn't doom them in the postseason.

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Push
Jan 3, 2022
#16688
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The Titans are the one seed that can legitimately play the 'nobody believes in us' card

You are, this is the rarest thing you can have in all sports. You're literally the one seed in the AFC and you're disrespected. That's incredible to be able to play that card of like no one believes in us and truly no one believes in us.

The Titans lost their first playoff game as the 1-seed to the Bengals, largely proving the skeptics right.
Win
Jan 3, 2022
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Joe Burrow is an elite NFL quarterback

Joe Burrow, I think last week I said he was a leader. I think he's elite. I think Joe Burrow... I think I'm ready to officially declare right now... he just is.

Joe Burrow led the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance later this season, cementing his status as one of the league's top-tier quarterbacks.
Loss
Jan 3, 2022·Who's Back
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The Bulls can compete with anyone in the Eastern Conference

I actually think [the Bulls] are very, very good. And they could compete with anyone in the east... the nets do not scare me.

The Bulls finished as the 6th seed and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Bucks 4-1.

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The Chargers' game against the Raiders is a must-win

The Chargers might have the most must-win game of all time playing the Raiders with the schedule they have. If they don't win this week, it's over.

The Chargers' season outcome and whether the loss effectively ended their season had not been resolved at the time of the episode.
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Texas won; Ohio State choked

I'll say Texas win, Ryan Day choke. The play calling, I don't know, maybe they got too conservative. I think they probably did.

This is a retrospective interpretation of the game rather than a purely objective claim; assigning primary blame is subjective.
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Oregon is probably out if it loses to USC

The USC game will be massive. If Oregon loses that game, they're probably out.

Oregon's playoff status after the USC game was still unresolved at the time of the episode.