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Matthew Stafford is going to be a Hall of Famer

I actually, I like Matt Stafford in this. I'm Matt Stafford is going to be a Hall of Famer. He got, he got magically healthier over the last four or five weeks. Remember that report that came out a while ago saying every part of his body was injured and he hadn't told anybody about it. I thought for sure, that was going to be a signal that he was going to suck for the rest of the year, but he's gotten better.

Stafford is still active, but a Super Bowl ring and high career stats make this a strong possibility. It remains subjective for now.

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Loss
Jan 21, 2022
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The Titans will beat the Bengals and prove why they are the AFC's top seed

I think the Titans are going to win this game. I think this is one of those spots where you always kind of forget, oh yeah, the one seed. The Titans are the one seed because they beat the Chiefs, they beat the Bills, they beat all the good teams. They killed the Rams. And now they're finally healthy... I think we're going to walk away from this game being like, oh yeah, that's why they were the one seed. Rest, Vrabel off rest has been a really good coach. I'm respecting the Titans.

The Titans lost to the Bengals 19-16.
Loss
Jan 21, 2022
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There will be a fat guy touchdown in the Bengals vs. Titans game

Vrabel's got something planned. There are almost too many fat guy touchdowns. I'm predicting there's going to be a fat guy touchdown. Ooh, there's going to be a fat guy touchdown.

The Titans lost 19-16 and did not record a touchdown by an offensive or defensive lineman.
Win
Jan 21, 2022
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The 49ers match up really well against the Packers because Green Bay can be run on

The 49ers match up really well against the Packers. I've got all those memories of Colin Kaepernick just absolutely roasting the shit out of the Packers. Well, it was two years ago too, remember the NFC Championship game when Jimmy G had to throw it eight times and they beat him by like a million. They have like the Packers... if you're a Packers fan, you absolutely are scared of the 49ers' past history. And the fact that the Packers can be run on. And that's what the 49ers are going to try to do.

The 49ers won the game 13-10, validating the matchup advantage claim, though special teams were ultimately the deciding factor.

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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.