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I like the Steelers on Christmas against the Chiefs

You know, as crazy as this is gonna sound because the last two recaps we just did. I kinda like the Steelers on Christmas... But I like 'em on Christmas... Tomlin dog at home Christmas. Everybody in Pittsburgh's gonna be at the, if you're not, you're not anybody unless you're at that game in Pittsburgh.

The Chiefs beat the Steelers on Christmas day 2024.

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Dec 23, 2024
#9698
Big CatBig Cat

The Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl again

The Kansas City Chiefs are going to do it again. They're gonna win the Super Bowl. They're 14 and one and everything is rounding into shape exactly as we expected and exactly as they always planned.

The Chiefs lost Super Bowl LIX to the Eagles 22-40. They did not win the Super Bowl again.
Win
Dec 23, 2024
#9700
Big CatBig Cat

I don't have any hopes for the Texans to make an impact in the AFC playoffs

I just, I don't have any, any hopes for the Texans to make any type of impact on the AFC playoffs. No, that was a tough, tough loss when Tank Dell went down.

The Texans lost to the Chiefs 14-23 in the Divisional Round and made no meaningful impact on the AFC playoffs, exactly as Big Cat expected.
Void
Dec 23, 2024
#9704
MaxMax

If Jalen Hurts plays the whole game, the Eagles definitely win against the Commanders

I don't think that Kenny Pickett is the reason the Eagles lost that game. I think if Jalen Hurts plays the whole game, the Eagles definitely win that game.

This is a hypothetical counterfactual that cannot be definitively proven.

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The Ravens' fourth-quarter problems are moving earlier

Historically, the fourth-quarter Ravens have not been a great team. That fourth-quarter Ravens has started to creep its way into the third-quarter Ravens. And I think eventually it's going to keep creeping earlier and earlier in the game. I don't think it's going to get better because the defense does not look good.

This is a season-long assessment that can only be judged against Baltimore's eventual 2026 performance.
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Baker Mayfield has a real revenge game against Cleveland

This is like a big Baker revenge spot too. This is not a made-up Baker—I have a perceived slight against me because some team didn't trade for me when I was on the market. This is Baker Mayfield against Stefanski, and they haven't talked since he left Cleveland.

Whether the personal history materially affects the game is subjective, though the stated public grievance is part of the episode's context.
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The NFL should reduce the season to 16 games

I'm going to say it. I think that 17 games is too much. I like the scarcity. I like if you brought it back to 16, because the NFL's also been playing this game for a long time where they have to find safer-looking ways to do a dangerous activity.

The preferred NFL schedule is a policy judgment, though the player-safety rationale is grounded in the discussion's cited study.