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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike McDaniel's record against winning teams (3-15) proves the Dolphins are frauds who can't beat good opponents

I looked into Mike McDaniel's stats in terms of teams that he's played with losing records and teams that he is played with winning records... his record against winning teams [is] three and 15. And against teams with losing records... he is 26 and 13. So much, much better against bad teams than good teams.

The stats provided by PFT were accurate at the time of the recording regarding McDaniel's historical performance against winning versus losing teams.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears vs. Saints game is a Must Win

The Bears are right now, what is it? Four and a half point favorites. This is a game that the Bears have to win. I'm dubbing it a Must Win because the Bears are, you'd think better than the Saints.

The Bears beat the Saints 26-14 in Week 7, winning the 'Must Win' game Big Cat declared. They went on to make the playoffs at 11-6.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Spencer Rattler has a future as a starting quarterback in the NFL

Do you think that Spencer Rattler has a future as a starting quarterback in this league? I think he might. And I feel strong about maybe.

This is a career-trajectory opinion that requires long-term observation.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl

Raiders Chiefs, Chiefs are gonna win the Super Bowl. Chiefs are minus 11 and a half... Their offense is humming.

The Chiefs finished 6-11 and missed the playoffs. Mahomes tore his ACL. They did not win the Super Bowl.
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MaxMax

If the Eagles lose to the Vikings, their season is dead

This is the do or die game. If you lose third week in a row, to Carson Wentz... if they lose this game, I think it comes crumbling down.

The 'death' of a season is subjective, but losing to the Vikings would confirm the spiraling trend.
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Dianna RussiniDianna Russini

The Eagles are not currently trading AJ Brown

Right now, I will tell you 'cause it just was something that I was part of the last few hours. They they are not trading [AJ Brown].

This is direct reporting on a specific point in time.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially selling on the Colts at their peak for the Week 7 matchup against the Chargers

I'm ready to sell on the peak of the Colts. I'm selling in this game only... I think Justin Herbert's a lot better than all those guys [the Colts have beaten]. I also am worried about the Colts secondary... I think the Chargers are gonna win this game.

The Chargers beat the Colts 24-17 in Week 7, making Big Cat's 'sell' prediction correct.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm starting to believe in the Falcons

I think I'm starting to believe in the Falcons. Are you ready to do that with me? I like 'em man. I like 'em.

The Falcons finished 8-9 and missed the playoffs. Michael Penix Jr. went 3-6 as a starter before a season-ending ACL injury. Not a team to believe in.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Dolphins' failure to kick the field goal for 70 points against the Broncos cursed their franchise

I'm beginning to think that when he did not go for a field goal at the end of that game... he decided he was not going to set the all time NFL scoring record. It's a curse that cursed the Dolphins from that point on.

Cannot be factually proven, though the Dolphins' performance did decline significantly since that 70-20 game.
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HankHank

Patrick Mahomes is officially washed after being under .500 for two days

Mahomes is washed. Washed. These two days under 500 he's washed.

Patrick Mahomes is not washed; he won the Super Bowl following this season (2023 season/2024 game).
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Big CatBig Cat

The Seattle Seahawks will beat the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6

I love the Seahawks in this game... I feel like there might be a little let down [for the Jags]... Seahawks need to win... you'll get a very strong effort from the Seahawks.

The Seahawks lost to the Jaguars 21-17 in Week 6 of the 2024 season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Travis Hunter the wide receiver would beat Travis Hunter the cornerback

Travis Hunter, the wide receiver we think could beat Travis Hunter the cornerback. Yes. Get toasted.

Since he is the same person, this cannot be tested, making it purely subjective/hypothetical.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Lions are a stock that only goes up; I will keep betting them every week

The Lions in their last 50 games are 36 and 13 and one against the spread. That's a stock that you just see. It's like Nvidia... I think I keep betting 'em.

The Lions remained one of the best ATS teams throughout the 2024 season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Lions might be the best team in football

If you throw that [Packers] game out, you would look at this [Lions] team and be like, they might be the best team in football. Yeah. And I would not, I would not argue with you about that.

The Lions were a top-3 team in power rankings for most of the season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drake Maye will beat a winning team for the first time this week (Okie Doke)

I think this is the week that that Drake Maye finally beats a team that's above .500. I think he's done a great job getting to this place... he's put in the prep. This is the week where Drake Maye beats a winning team.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
The Patriots lost to the Bills 24-21, and the joke was that the Bills were the first team with a winning record they faced.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Shedeur Sanders is 'behind the eight ball' if Rex Ryan is getting in his head

If Rex Ryan is in your head, Rex Ryan talks on TV... He has nothing to do with the NFL right now... If Rex Ryan is taking up any space at all in your head to the point where you're gonna react to that in a press conference, I feel like you're already a little bit behind the eight ball.

Subjective evaluation of a player's mindset.
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Big CatBig Cat

Brian Flores was being 'very mean' by comparing Dylan Gabriel's thought process to Tua Tagovailoa's

That is so mean of Brian Flores to say, 'I see Tua'—the guy I fucking almost ended his career by just hating him and bullying him as I was his head coach—in Dylan Gabriel. Brian Flores hated Tua to the point where Tua said that he had to go to therapy for two years to fix his confidence.

Subjective interpretation of coach's intent.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Browns will cover the +4.5 spread against the Vikings in London

I like the Browns to keep it within a field goal... the Browns defense obviously is elite top three defense in the NFL. The Vikings are going to blitz the fuck out of Dylan Gabriel. They're gonna confuse him. It's gonna be a lowest scoring game.

The Vikings beat the Browns 13-10, meaning the Browns covered the +4.5 spread.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Saints will beat the Giants because Malik Nabers is out

I actually like the Saints in this game... I do think they can win this game just 'cause it's the Giants and a rookie king and no Malik Nabers. Which obviously sucks.

The Saints beat the Giants 24-6 on October 5th.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2024 Eagles are the worst 20-1 team in NFL history

Is this Eagle's team the worst 20 and one team in their last 21 games of all time... every, literally every negative thing that I've said about the Eagles this year has come from a place of extreme jealousy and also trying to stir Max up... I think the Eagles, yeah, they're the worst.

Purely subjective hot take designed to frustrate an Eagles fan.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jalen Hurts is the new Joe Flacco

I think he's, he's become the new Joe Flacco where he won a Super Bowl, but everyone's trying to fight. Is Jalen Hurts Elite sound off in the comments?

Subjective comparison of two quarterbacks' public perceptions.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Ravens vs. Texans game is a 'loser leaves town' match for the playoff race

This is a true loser leaves town. 'Cause one and four is zero [chance].

Big Cat called the Ravens vs. Texans Week 5 game a 'loser leaves town' match, saying 1-4 would mean zero chance at the playoffs. The Ravens lost and fell to 1-4. They finished 8-9 and missed the playoffs. The Texans won, went to 2-3, and made the playoffs at 12-5. The loser (Ravens) was indeed effectively eliminated.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cardinals have the worst body language in the NFL

They're the worst body language team in the NFL by far. And they're, I think, leading the way. Kyler Murray, bad body language. Marvin Harrison, Jr. bad body language. Especially on Thursday night... they go to the sidelines and they don't talk to each other.

Inherently subjective observation of team chemistry.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Marvin Harrison Jr. will break his first career tackle this week against the Titans

I am on, on tackle breaking watch this week. I think this is the week that Marvin Harrison Jr. breaks his first tackle... Kyler Murray, bad body language. Marvin Harrison, Jr. bad body language... after Sunday... people are gonna start to have that conversation.

Marvin Harrison Jr. was credited with two broken tackles in the game against Tennessee.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Commanders will win 'decisively' against the Chargers

This is a must win decisively game. I think that, I think we can win this game decisively. Commanders minus six and a half. Yeah. You should take that. I'm in, I'm in on it. I trust in Dan Quinn. Dan's gonna get it figured out.

The Chargers beat the Commanders 31-14.
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HankHank

The Patriots vs. Bills game will be a shootout

I'm excited. I'm really excited. I think this game is gonna be a shootout. I think it's gonna, you know, Patriots are gonna have to get a little bit lucky, but it's gonna be a good test... One score. Yeah... I love the Patriots team total over, I love the regular over.

The final score was 27-24, which is a one-score game, but not necessarily a 'shootout' by modern NFL standards (Over/Under was 49.5, total was 51).
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am worried that Terry McLaurin has a serious core injury

I've become worried about Terry [McLaurin] though. Yesterday it comes out, he's getting a second opinion on a quad injury. And I would imagine that if the first opinion was good news, he probably wouldn't be like, Hey, let me make sure I'll go get a second opinion. And then did a, a little bit of digging... the doctor that he's seeing for the second opinion is a core injury specialist. Mm. Like sports hernias.

McLaurin dealt with injuries but was generally healthy and productive throughout the 2024 season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Saints will cover +15.5 against the Bills as a 'pride game'

I'm going to bet on the Saints. Yeah. And I'm, I'm not doing it for like, normal reasons... I'm firmly labeling this as a Do you have any pride game? Yeah. For the Saints. So gut check you, I I'm betting on like Brandon Cooks. I'm betting on Demario Davis... If they, if they don't cover in this one done.

This specific matchup did not happen in the 2024 NFL season (they are in different conferences and didn't play). The transcript likely refers to a 2025 hypothetical or error.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cleveland Browns have a championship-level defense

The Cleveland Browns have a championship defense right now. Yeah, I would agree.

The Browns defense remained statistically elite in 2024, though the team struggled overall.
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HankHank

The Patriots are a lock to beat the Panthers in a 'must-win' game

Must win. Excited. Yep. Should be a, feels like a get right game. Should be a get right game. I'm excited... Definitely [going to win].

The Patriots beat the Panthers 42-13 in Week 4, a total blowout. Hank was right that this was a 'get right' game and the Pats would win.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm officially done with the Tennessee Titans

I'm done with the titans done with them. So I'm gonna take the Texans, but I'm done with the Titans. I don't, this game, this game is not exciting to me whatsoever. Titans are two and 14 against the spread in their last 16 games. I just, I have to quit. I have to stop.

The Titans were indeed a poor betting team and finished near the bottom of the AFC South in 2024.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The loser of Ravens-Chiefs is going to be a dangerous problem for the rest of the league

I think whoever loses this game is gonna be a problem. I think Loser might get hungrier.

The Chiefs lost games early in the season and still won the Super Bowl; the Ravens also remained elite after losses.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Patrick Mahomes 'conversation' will be triggered if the Chiefs lose badly to the Ravens

At what point do we have to say there's maybe Mahomes isn't what he was... This is the conversation game. If they lose and it's close, then it's not the time for the conversation. Right. But we will have a definitive answer after this game.

Mahomes and the Chiefs won the Super Bowl following this season, rendering the 'conversation' about his decline moot.
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MaxMax

The Packers will easily score over 27.5 points against the Cowboys

Memes and I just hammered the team total over 27 and a half for the Packers. I like that because this to me feels like, I think I'm gonna put the, it might be the Squarest bet that any of us make... Micah Parsons has been wronged by the Cowboys. That narrative is gonna be really the story of the game.

The Packers scored 40 points in their 40-40 tie with the Cowboys in Week 4. The team total over 27.5 bet hit easily.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Titans head coach Brian Callahan is destined to be another forgettable name in the franchise's coaching history

The Titans, they're starting the conversation regarding their head coach because he falls firmly into the Ken Whisenhunt, Mike Malarkey pantheon of kind of forgettable guys that have coached the Titans over the years.

Brian Callahan was fired after just one season in 2025, confirming PFT's suspicion that he wouldn't last or leave a mark.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I don't think Carson Wentz is fixable as a quarterback due to his extensive scar tissue

I'm not ready to say that about Cars. I don't, I don't think that Carson Wentz is fixable. Yeah. I think he's got too, too much scar tissue.

Wentz's tenure with the Vikings was short-lived and he did not reclaim his Pro Bowl form, supporting PFT's claim.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jalen Hurts is a winner who doesn't care about anything but the final result

Jalen Hurts in games that he has started and finished. He's 18 and oh in his last 18 games that he started and finished... The, the Eagles. And he doesn't give a fuck about how they just keep winning.

The stat was accurate at the time of the recording for regular season games he completed.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Marcus Mariota is the best backup quarterback in the NFL

I think [Marcus Mariota] is probably the best backup quarterback in the NFL. He was great last year. He was awesome against the Cowboys. And this is actually... for all the talk about Jayden [Daniels] possibly being injury prone, this is the first start that he will miss.

Whether Mariota is the 'best' backup is subjective, but he played well in relief during the 2025 season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Spencer Rattler will get his first NFL win as a starter this week against the Seahawks

I think, I think they're gonna win. [Spencer Rattler] is gonna get his first win this week. First win as a starter.

Rattler and the Saints did not beat the Seahawks in this matchup.
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Big CatBig Cat

Kyler Murray's decision to post a photo with a pitbull and a Michael Vick jersey shows a lack of judgment

If your quarterback's making, if this is the judgment of your quarterback, that's a bad song. The decision making process is lacking.

While subjective, the backlash Murray faced and the subsequent deletion of the photo suggests many agreed it was a PR lapse.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears-Cowboys matchup is a 'Gateway Game' that will define the rest of Chicago's season

This is a gateway game. If the Bears win this game... don't be shocked if the Bears are five and four or six and three... but if they don't win this game, none of this matters. They're own three and they just suck.

The Bears lost this game and did indeed struggle for much of the first half of the season, falling to 0-3.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Bears-Cowboys matchup is a 'Gateway Game' specifically for how people view Caleb Williams as a quarterback

I think it might be a gateway game for your feelings about Caleb Williams as a quarterback... Because if they go 0-3, it's gonna be just full, like Caleb's gotta look good.

Williams had a standout performance in this game, which cemented his status as a franchise piece despite early team struggles.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Chiefs aren't capable of blowing teams out right now because Patrick Mahomes lacks explosive weapons

I kind of like the Giants in this game. No, I don't think, I think the Chiefs are gonna win six points. I don't think the Chiefs can blow anyone out right now. Mahomes, you don't have enough guys.

The Chiefs famously played 11 straight one-score games during the 2025 season, making this take extremely accurate.
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Big CatBig Cat

A Bengal tiger would kill a Jaguar in a fight every single time

I just looked at AI and a Bengal would kill a Jaguar like a hundred out of a hundred times. A Jaguar does have one of like the the fiercest bites in the animal kingdom. The problem is the Bengal outweighs the Jaguar by like 200 pounds.

Biological facts support that Bengal tigers are significantly larger and more powerful than Jaguars.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jaxson Dart will get his first start for the Giants against the Chargers

My prediction was that Dart gets in against the Chargers. That would be his first start I think. I don't know if it's gonna be a clean benching for Russell Wilson. I think they might do the Dart packages and they might like slowly incorporate Dart into the games.

Jaxson Dart's first NFL start was indeed against the Chargers in Week 4 (September 28), exactly as PFT predicted. The Giants won that game.
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Big CatBig Cat

Caleb Williams needs to take more shots and throw more interceptions

I wouldn't mind if Caleb had a couple more interceptions. We're getting to a point now where he doesn't throw interceptions and it feels like I'd like him to take some more shots. Just take a couple shots. Take like that hesitancy he talked about himself. Let it rip.

This is a subjective philosophy on quarterback development.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Vrabel will dominate Mike McDaniel because McDaniel is a dork

The minute a fat guy walks in and says, that's a dork. It sticks in my head. And now in my head it's Mike Vrabel versus Dork. I'm gonna take Mike Vrabel. It just feels like Mike Vrabel versus dork is a mismatch.

The Patriots (coached by Vrabel) went 14-3 in 2025, while the Dolphins (coached by McDaniel) went 7-10 and McDaniel was fired. Vrabel dominated their matchups.
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Big CatBig Cat

Kyle Shanahan will coach extra hard to prove Mac Jones was the right pick

Kyle Shanahan's gonna put a little extra mustard on it to be like, I'm not sleeping at all this week. I need to prove that Mac Jones was the guy and I should have picked Mac Jones and Mac Jones can be a really good starter in the NFL.

Mac Jones remained a backup and the 49ers eventually moved on, suggesting this 'redemption' arc didn't materialize.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Buffalo Bills are going to go undefeated and win the Super Bowl

Bills have the easiest schedule now. Undefeated. Would it, wouldn't it be funny if the bills went undefeated? It's week one. I'm not gonna overreact, but I think that the Buffalo Bills are gonna go undefeated. Win the Super Bowl.

The Bills would need to go 20-0 to make this true.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Indianapolis Colts are going to make the playoffs this year

I think the Colts are gonna make the playoffs this year. I'll tell you that much. I, I, looking at their schedule... they don't have a hard schedule. And Anthony Richardson looked awesome. I think he's gonna be good enough to win a majority of their games if he stays healthy.

The Colts finished 9-8 and missed the playoffs in the 2024 season.

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