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Big CatBig Cat

Jerry Jones no longer wants an Alpha coach; he wants someone who will just do what he says.

Jerry Jones, the Jerry Jones from the nineties... that guy doesn't exist anymore. He just wants a coach that will just follow whatever he says and guess who's gonna follow whatever he says. The career assistant who is down the hall. He'll never. Thank you for the opportunity, sir. Ever since Bill Parcells, he's not gonna hire someone who is gonna have that Alpha Energy and be like, this is my show.

The hiring of a longtime internal assistant supports this theory.
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Big CatBig Cat

College basketball needs 'asshole' coaches like Dan Hurley to be interesting.

College basketball needs asshole coaches. That's what it was built on... I need a coach K, I need a like as much as I hate Coach K, he has that that like, ah, I hate him. I wanna root against him. Dan Hurley is that if you hate him, that's good for college basketball. So I want him to do whatever he wants to do.

Subjective take on the entertainment value of sports villains.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Eagles have a better roster than the Commanders at almost every position except quarterback

The Eagles have better players at almost every position except for the most important position. And that's quarterback. And I keep coming back to like, I think the Eagles' defense is better than what Jaden Daniels has played in the last two playoff games.

The roster comparison is subjective, but Jaden Daniels was widely seen as having a better 2024 season than Jalen Hurts.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2025
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HankHank

Jaden Daniels will struggle in the NFC Championship and throw three interceptions

Jaden Daniels is a rookie. The slipper's gonna come off. He's gonna turn back into a pumpkin. Three interceptions.

Jayden Daniels did struggle in the NFC Championship (Eagles won 55-23 blowout), but he threw only 1 interception, not 3 as Hank predicted. The 'slipper coming off' part was directionally correct.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2025
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HankHank

Prediction: Eagles 42, Commanders 13

42, 13 Eagles. We're looking at pick sixes. We're looking at 250 Saquon.

Hank predicted Eagles 42, Commanders 13. The actual score was Eagles 55, Commanders 23. He correctly predicted an Eagles blowout, but both scores were off — the Eagles scored even more and the Commanders scored more too.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Commanders will win the NFC Championship because history repeats in 33-year cycles

January 26th, 1992. The Redskins beat the Bills in the Super Bowl on that day. This game will be played on January 26th, 2025. That was 33 years ago. Same day they beat the Bills in the Super Bowl. Every 33 years a Commie gets a ring. And this is a ring game.

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The NFC Championship game does not award a 'ring' in the traditional sense like a Super Bowl, though players receive NFC Champion rings later.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bills must let Josh Allen be 'Superman' and attack early to beat the Chiefs

I hope the Bills let Josh Allen just fucking chuck it. And I hope they let him just be Superman... to win this game, you gotta just, you gotta like step on them early and never let them back in it. Because if you let this be at one possession game in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs are gonna win.

This is a strategic opinion on how the Bills should play the upcoming AFC Championship game.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2025
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Fred SmootFred Smoot

The Commanders are a Team of Destiny

I told you when I was visiting that this was biblical... everything's going like, you know, sometimes it takes the football gods for things to follow your way... We here because we supposed to be here. Alright, we are a team of destiny.

The Commanders were not a 'Team of Destiny.' They lost the NFC Championship 23-55 to the Eagles in a blowout. Their impressive playoff run ended decisively.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2025
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Fred SmootFred Smoot

Jaden Daniels is a Jedi force multiplier who makes everyone better

We got a Jedi, a quarterback Jedi 5. The, the, the ultimate force multiplier. It's, it's changed everything... He's shown you, I am the ultimate force multiplier. I'm gonna make everybody around me better no matter what.

Subjective assessment of Jaden Daniels' impact on the team.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2025
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Mitchell SchwartzMitchell Schwartz

Chiefs officiating conspiracy theories are just a result of the team being on TV more

Data point shows that this isn't a real thing, but people just don't want to hear it... I think it's just a volume thing that Chiefs have been on TV in prime time, the most of any team the last seven years. And people like to root against you when you're having success.

Schwartz is referring to statistical analyses of penalty trends that do not show a significant bias toward the Chiefs compared to other elite teams.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2025
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Mitchell SchwartzMitchell Schwartz

Steve Spagnuolo belongs in the Hall of Fame as a defensive coordinator

If you get three in a row and this defense plays well again, I think Spag should probably be considered for the Hall of Fame at that point. I agree... I don't know how you can have a list without him pretty high on the defensive side.

There are currently no coordinators in the Pro Football Hall of Fame who did not also serve as head coaches, making this a bold but subjective claim.
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Take Slip·Jan 22, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Ohio State was the best team in the inaugural 12-team playoff

Ohio State has done it. $20 million roster. Incredible team... they kicked the shit out of everyone in the playoffs. They were the best team in this playoffs.

Within the context of this fictional transcript, Ohio State won the title.
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Take Slip·Jan 22, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The National Championship game should be played no later than January 10th

January 10th should be the latest they play the national championship. You can't have it. You can't have four NFL teams left and still not have a national title champion for college football. It just feels weird. It feels off. It's stupid.

This is a subjective scheduling preference.
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Big CatBig Cat

Hiring Ben Johnson changes everything for the Chicago Bears franchise

Hiring Ben Johnson literally changes everything about this franchise and it's all the way back. Ben Johnson was the hottest ticket in the last two coaching hiring cycles... He picked the Bears, which makes me think that he thinks Caleb Williams is special.

Ben Johnson transformed the Bears to 11-6, NFC North title, and a playoff win. A franchise-altering hire.
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MemesMemes

Aaron Glenn is the number one coaching candidate on the market

If we sign Aaron Glenn, we got the number one guy on the market... He was the number one coaching candidate on the market.

Most analysts consider Ben Johnson the top candidate, making this a homer opinion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jayden Daniels is the best quarterback in the NFC Championship game

What matters is that we have the best quarterback in this game who's capable of doing things that other quarterbacks aren't... He's the hottest quarterback in the league right now.

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles dominated the Commanders 55-23 in the NFC Championship. Jayden Daniels was not the best quarterback in the game — Hurts was the superior player that day.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The point spread does not matter in the Commanders-Eagles NFC title game

I think you can throw out spreads don't matter in this game. It doesn't, the spread does not matter at all unless the Eagles win by a field goal.

The Eagles won the NFC Championship 55-23 over the Commanders. The spread actually mattered as it was a complete blowout — the Eagles covered any reasonable spread.
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Big CatBig Cat

Sports should normalize a 24-hour window for sore losers to act out

I think we need to normalize more like bad losers. Like let 'em, let 'em be sore losers for a minute... I think we should have like a 24-hour hour shock clock for big games fans and, and players alike that anything they, they should be able to say whatever they want and it shouldn't count long term.

This is a social take that cannot be factually proven.
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Big CatBig Cat

Novak Djokovic is the undisputed GOAT of tennis

Carlos Alcaraz... he got fucking worked by Kovich the goat. Djokovic is 37 years old and I thought, big bad Carlos Alcaraz, no one can beat this guy. Not so fast.

GOAT status is subjective, though Djokovic holds the statistical records.
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Take Slip·Jan 22, 2025
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Ryan FitzpatrickRyan Fitzpatrick

Travis Kelce remains elite because his mental game compensates for declining athleticism

Even as you've seen maybe his athleticism come back a few notches the last few years, he's still just as effective because of how smart he is. Zone coverage, he's gonna be able to find those holes. Patrick's gonna be able to look around the field and then find him.

Subjective analysis of player performance from a former pro.
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Take Slip·Jan 22, 2025
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Ryan FitzpatrickRyan Fitzpatrick

Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa, and Brock Purdy are system-dependent quarterbacks

There's other guys that you could sprinkle around and put 'em in the right systems. And I think Tua is like that. I think Brock [Purdy] is like that. I think Jalen [Hurts] is probably like that, where if you get 'em in the right spot, then they can be as good as anybody. But you can't necessarily pick them up and drop them in any situation and have them be elite.

A high-level opinion from a former QB that would spark significant debate.
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Take Slip·Jan 22, 2025
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Ryan FitzpatrickRyan Fitzpatrick

Washington must score 30-40 points to beat the Eagles in the NFC Championship

In order for Washington to win the game, they've gotta score 30 plus points and maybe 40 to win this game. They've gotta light up the scoreboard.

Washington scored only 23 points (not 30-40) and lost 23-55 to the Eagles. They were nowhere close to the scoring output Fitzpatrick said was needed.
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Take Slip·Jan 22, 2025
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Stavros HalkiasStavros Halkias

The Ravens lost to the Bills because they failed to run Derrick Henry on the goal line

Why the fuck did we throw the ball? And when we were first in goal, where the fuck did we run it four times? Why the fuck did we bring Derrick Henry if we're goal line and they're not gonna throw the fucking ball?

While the loss is factual, the cause (play-calling vs player error) is an opinion.
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Take Slip·Jan 22, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Lamar Jackson will eventually win a Super Bowl

I want to say here and now because I believe that Lamar will win a Super Bowl at some point... I just think he'll win a Super Bowl when he wins a Super Bowl. I'm not saying if, when he wins a Super Bowl for the Ravens.

This prediction covers the remainder of Lamar Jackson's career.
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Take Slip·Jan 20, 2025·Picks
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HankHank

The Eagles have a better chance of beating the Chiefs than the Commanders do

The Eagles have a much better chance to beat the Chiefs. That's true. And so I don't, I don't, I don't wanna root for the Commanders, have them win and then just get smoked by the Chiefs and then Threepeat.

The Eagles were favored over the Commanders in the NFC title game, supporting the idea they are viewed as 'better'.
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Take Slip·Jan 20, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Texans got absolutely screwed by penalties against the Chiefs

The first thing can be that the Texans got absolutely screwed by penalties. And the second thing that can also be true is the Chiefs deserve to win this game because they outplayed him... But if you're a Texans fan, you have every right to bitch about that for the next week straight.

Officiating in Chiefs games is a constant point of debate, particularly the unnecessary roughness call on Mahomes which was widely criticized.
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Take Slip·Jan 20, 2025
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MaxMax

Dan Campbell is not a 'winner' until he wins a Super Bowl

I'm just not giving him the label of Dan Campbell winner... He's a good coach, but not a winner. [He needs to win a] Super Bowl. That's what I said the first time.

The definition of 'winner' in sports is subjective, though most would call a coach with 15 wins and a 1-seed a winner.
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Take Slip·Jan 20, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Mahomes purposely baits defenders into illegal hits for flags

[Mahomes'] thing where he lets up on purpose to try to get goat players into hitting him is bullshit. It's bullshit. Like you can't, it's so hard for defenders to hit a quarterback in today's NFL... he was scrambling and like almost stood still waiting for a guy to hit him illegally or hit him out of bounds.

This is a subjective observation of Mahomes' playing style and how it interacts with NFL officiating.
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Take Slip·Jan 20, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Nick Sirianni is a winner because he's 8-0 against the NFC's top 'young' coaches

Nick Sirianni is now three and oh versus Sean McVay. Nick Sirianni is eight and oh versus Sean McVay, Matt LaFleur and Dan Campbell. That's pretty good. It's a winner. Those are three coaches that everyone's, you know, like, hey coach of the years... That's a winner.

The head-to-head record is correct as of the episode date.
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Take Slip·Jan 20, 2025·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Ohio State is the better team and will beat Notre Dame in the National Championship

I mean, Ohio State's the better team. I feel like it's one of those things where like Notre Dame two outta 10 times maybe could win this game... It's probably Ohio State.

Ohio State beat Notre Dame 34-23 in the National Championship. Big Cat was right that Ohio State was the better team and would win.
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HankHank

TikTok will never actually get banned

I think they said they're, they're doing like a 90 day extension and then it might be banned again, but there's just no way that it ever gets banned.

TikTok was never actually banned in the US. While technically under a de jure ban from Jan 2025, enforcement was repeatedly delayed by executive orders, and a deal was struck. TikTok remains operational.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Wooly Mammoths will be cloned and brought back from extinction

My who's back of the week is Wooly Mammoths... There's a company called Colossal Biosciences and they just raised $200 million... to bring back and clone wooly mammoths... Willie Mammoths might be back soon.

Colossal Biosciences is a real company with this stated goal, but the timeline for a 'mammoth' is still years away.
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Take Slip·Jan 20, 2025
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MaxMax

Jalen Hurts will only be 60-70% healthy for the NFC Championship game

Jalen Hurts, if I had to, if I had to make a guess and I'm pretty confident in this guess, I think he will be playing at probably around 60 to 70%.

Jalen Hurts played at a high level in the NFC Championship, with the Eagles winning 55-23. He appeared to be well above 60-70% health, rushing for 3 TDs.
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Take Slip·Jan 20, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jaden Daniels is the best quarterback in the NFC

I think Jayden is, God. Jayden is, he's the best. I think he's the best quarterback in the NFC. I think he's probably top five in the NFL.

Daniels has had a historic rookie season, but claiming he's better than vets like Hurts or Goff in his first year is subjective.
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Take Slip·Jan 20, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Jaden Daniels would have failed if the Bears had drafted him

I also think that if Jaden Daniels was drafted by the Bears, he wouldn't have been good. That's neither here nor there. This is more about Jaden Daniels... circumstance and everything around it matters.

This is a counter-factual that can never be proven, but reflects a common view on 'organizational fit' for QBs.
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Take Slip·Jan 20, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The hierarchy of AFC QBs is Mahomes, Allen, Lamar, then Burrow

I like that we've got a nice clean hierarchy for now though of AFC quarterbacks. Goes Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and then Joe Burrow. If he was in the playoffs, he'd just probably be beating everybody.

Ranking players is inherently subjective.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Divisional Round is the best sports weekend of the year

This is my favorite sports weekend of the year. Because in Wild Card weekend, sometimes you have, you get some lopsided matchups. Divisional round, you get the prestigious teams, you get the elite teams.

This is an inherently subjective opinion about personal preference.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dion Sanders to the Cowboys would be an incredible story for the NFL

I want it because it would be just an incredible story for the NFL. Having Dion in the NFL, especially for the Dallas Cowboys, would be awesome. I wanna see Dion interacting with Jerry Jones... Dion will not be pushed around by Jerry Jones.

The entertainment value is subjective, though Dion did not become the head coach in early 2025.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

If you think Justin Herbert is a bad quarterback, I question whether or not you watch football

I mean, if you really think that Justin Herbert is a bad quarterback, I question whether or not you watch football. I do.

Herbert's quality is a matter of ongoing debate, making this subjective.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Mahomes is basically lights out in the Divisional Round

He plays in this divisional round and he's basically just, he's, I mean he's undefeated. He lights out. That's just what happens. He is six and oh. He has 1,813 total yards, 16 touchdowns... zero interceptions.

Mahomes was 6-0 in divisional games prior to 2025. In the 2025 divisional round, the Chiefs beat the Texans, making him 7-0.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Travis Kelce ramps it up in the playoffs compared to the regular season

I do think this is where Travis Kelce ramps it up. Like, I like his over yards. I think this is, he, he, he plays in second gear for the majority of the regular season. And then when you get to these points... it's Travis Kelce or Mahomes using his feet.

Travis Kelce had some big playoff moments (he scored TDs in the playoffs), but in Super Bowl LIX the Chiefs were dominated 22-40. The 'ramping up in playoffs' narrative was partially true through the AFC playoffs but fell apart in the Super Bowl.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If the Commanders keep the Lions game within one score in the 4th quarter, they will win

If we can keep it within a score, Jaden Daniels can go out there and win the game. And the Lions' buttholes might get tight.

The Commanders beat the Lions 45-31, winning decisively. However, they didn't need to keep it within one score in the 4th — they led big for most of the game. The spirit of PFT's take was that they could pull the upset, which they did, but the mechanism was wrong (it wasn't a close-game scenario).
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Vic Fangio will dial up something to stifle the Rams offense

I think Vic Fangio is gonna have, he's gonna dial some shit up. Stafford, older, doesn't play well in cold weather. I think Vic Fangio is gonna have, he's gonna dial some shit up.

Vic Fangio's Eagles defense dominated the Rams in the Divisional Round, winning 28-22. The Eagles defense stifled the Rams offense, and Stafford struggled in the cold weather, as Big Cat predicted.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lamar Jackson may struggle because he doesn't like the cold

Coldest game that Lamar Jackson's ever played. Guess what it was? 27. This is eight degrees is very different from 27. Lamar, in their earlier matchup this season, the temperature was like 60 and he was wearing a hoodie and a beanie for it. I don't know that Lamar loves the cold.

The Ravens lost to the Bills 25-27 in the Divisional Round on January 19, 2025, in cold weather in Buffalo. Lamar Jackson played decently (18-of-25, 254 yards, 2 TDs) but the Ravens lost partly due to turnovers and a dropped 2-point conversion. The cold may have been a factor but Jackson's individual stats were solid.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025
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Chris LongChris Long

The path for the Texans to stay close is containing Patrick Mahomes' scrambles

The path is if they can take care of the Mahomes scrambles, which they didn't in that first game that killed 'em. They can keep it closer.

If Houston stayed close by limiting scrambles, this is correct. However, the Chiefs won 24-17 in reality.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025
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Chris LongChris Long

Sean McVay is one of the best coaches of our generation

I think Sean McVay is a wizard. I really do. I think Sean McVay is one of the best coaches of our generation. I think he is that good.

This is a subjective assessment of a coach's legacy.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025
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Chris LongChris Long

Betting Buffalo +1.5 at home is the move

I'm probably gonna, you know, I'm inevitably gonna bet Buffalo. Just do it. Blood oath. We're gonna bet Buffalo.

The Bills beat the Ravens 27-25 in the Divisional Round on January 19, 2025. Chris Long's Buffalo bet paid off.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025
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Adam SchefterAdam Schefter

Kellen Moore and Dion Sanders are square in contention for the Cowboys job

Kellen Moore is a logical name because he fits there... Dion Sanders, if that's the way Jerry wants to go, square in contention. I would just say Kellen Moore square in contention, Dion Sanders, if that's the way Jerry wants to go, square in contention.

Neither Kellen Moore nor Deion Sanders was hired as Cowboys head coach. The Cowboys hired Brian Schottenheimer, their offensive coordinator, on January 24, 2025.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2025
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Adam SchefterAdam Schefter

Ben Johnson is definitely taking a head coaching job this year

I don't see it this year. I don't see it. Ben Johnson has turned down two years of opportunities... at some point you have to take the plunge. The money is too great, the opportunities are too great... I believe he's taking a head coaching job this year.

Adam Schefter correctly predicted Ben Johnson would take a head coaching job. Johnson was hired by the Chicago Bears on January 21, 2025.
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Take Slip·Jan 15, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Minnesota is one of the most cursed sports cities in the country

Minnesota fans listening to this right now, you guys deserve credit for being one of the most cursed sports cities out there. The last time they were in a championship round was 1991 with the twins. They've had some really, really, like, they, the problem with the Minnesota sports is they're actually like good, but they're never good enough to win. And they haven't had a title in whatever it's Yeah. 30 years and they have all four major teams.

The Twins' 1991 World Series is indeed the last major championship for the city. While subjective as a 'curse', the factual stats regarding title droughts support the claim.
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