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The dog in Aaron Rodgers' commercial does not actually love him

You know the commercial that [Rodgers] does with that dog where they play the Believe It or Not song? It's a very cute dog. No chance in hell that's Aaron Rodgers' dog... if you look into that dog's eye, you can tell that it feels no emotion.

The dog was likely a professional animal actor used for the State Farm campaign, not Rodgers' personal pet.

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Nov 27, 2017
#24556
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John Fox is coaching like he knows he's fired

John Fox is going full Fox... I think there's zero Fox given for him right now. He's just going to do a thing where he throws the ball like five times a game for the rest of the year because he knows he's fired.

John Fox was fired by the Bears on January 1, 2018, shortly after the conclusion of the season.
Push
Nov 27, 2017
#12909
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The Kansas City Chiefs are officially frauds

The Bills, they might be back... This is for real because they go into Kansas City, a Chiefs team that I will officially say is a fraud. They're frauds.

The Chiefs finished 10-6 and won the AFC West, but lost in the Wild Card round to the Titans at home, validating the 'fraud' label to some degree for that specific season.
Loss
Nov 27, 2017
#12911
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The Chargers will win the AFC West

I'm going to tell you why they're [for real], because they're going to win the AFC West... you were saying that they would be the best team to not make the playoffs. Guess what? You were fucking wrong because they are going to make the playoffs.

The Chiefs won the AFC West at 10-6. The Chargers finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs.

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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.