Dukes & Bell

Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on the Falcons and Vikings matchup and discuss the latest on player injuries and why they believe the Falcons offense must thrive off of more imagination from Zac Robinson and be more vertical against a weakened Vikings defense.

Carl and Mike get back into some college football talk as they share more thoughts on Georgia's SEC opener against Tennessee and discuss what will be key factors for Georgia to leave Knoxville with a win, as Mike believes the passing game will be an area that must 'show out' in order for the Dawgs to pick up the win.

Carl and Mike come back and get into some Falcons talk as they react to the Falcons latest injury report in which Drake London and Darnell Mooney were not listed and were full participants in Friday's practice however rookies James Pearce Jr. (groin) and Billy Bowman Jr. (shoulder) were listed as questionable to which the guys agree raises some concern about the FalcoCns being able to improve on the missed opportunities the had in their season opener.

Carl and Mike are joined by Alec Lewis of The Athletic as they preview the Falcons and Vikings showdown.

Carl and Mike come back and get into some college football talk and share some thoughts on why they believe Alabama must have a great showing when they take on Wisconsin, who is coming in starting their back up quarterback. They then get into some Georgia Bulldogs talk and share thoughts on why they believe Kirby Smart's dominance over Josh Heupel will likely continue, despite Tennessee off to a really good start to the season.

Carl and Mike get back into some Falcons talk as they react to injury reports for both Atlanta and the Vikings, who will be without cornerback Jeff Okudah and linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel and offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw. As they discuss, the guys agree the absence of Darrisaw presents a great opportunity for the Falcons' defense to apply pressure on JJ McCarthy and make him uncomfortable throughout the game

Carl and Mike come back and revisit their conversation with Carl Pickens and note his comments about how important controlling the trenches will be for both teams and the guys share their thoughts on why after watching Georgia in their first two games, it is tough to gage just how good the Dawgs are upfront as they really did not dominate in a fashion expected. They then get into some Falcons talk and share thoughts on what direction they may go in regards to naming their starting kicker for Sunday.

Carl and Mike are joined by Carl Pickens as they preview the Georgia and Tennessee showdown and discuss what will be key for the Vols to knock off the Dawgs.

Carl and Mike come back with some more football talk and share some thoughts on why Georgia Tech has a chance to get after Cade Klubnik and make him uncomfortable as he has not looked great in Clemson's first two games. They then share thoughts on Georgia's showdown with Tennessee and agree that while the Dawgs may have been holding back on what all they wanted to display of the 'tools in the box' they believe Georgia should have still looked more dominant in their first two games.

Carl and Mike open up the show with some football talk as they react to the Packers win over the Commanders in which the Green Bay defense was able to contain Jayden Daniels and why the Falcons defense must take a page out of Washington's book and impact JJ McCarthy on Sunday in making him uncomfortable and forcing him to make bad throws and not allow him to beat the Falcons with his legs.