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Tua Tagovailoa blows up in the fourth quarter. Trevor Lawrence is sharp in Jacksonville. How did all of the young quarterbacks fare?
We take our weekly whip around the NFL. Also: What's up with Nathaniel Hackett in Denver?
I'm in Pittsburgh for Steelers-Patriots. Was it pretty? Hell no. But the Pats don't care what we think.
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Guaranteed outcomes for this weekend's games. "Free money," as the kids say.
Each week, Jim Monos and myself will share three cold-hard locks for your betting needs.
And considering we're now powered by Fattey Beer Company here in Western New York, we're calling these the "Fattey Locks."
Have fun, all!
Read all Go Long coverage at GoLongTD.com. This week? A feature on Colts cornerback Stephon Gilmore: https://www.golongtd.com/p/i-want-to-be-the-best-corner-to-have
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What a ride Week 1 was for the NFL's first-year head coaches.
Minnesota and New York got off to rousing starts under Kevin O'Connell and Brian Daboll, respectively. But what was Nathaniel Hackett thinking that last drive with the Broncos out west in Seattle? On this episode of the Go Long Podcast, we discuss the balance between finding a head coach who can master game management and the need for an offensive innovator who can draw up the perfect schemes. It's a difficult needle to thread.
Daboll just may check every box for the Giants. (Now all they need to do is find the right quarterback.)
Are there any season predictions we immediately regret after Week 1?
To wrap up the podcast, we rip through all of the Week 2 matchups.
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Zany finishes. Turnovers galore. Revenge games. Week 1 in the NFL had it all.
We recap it all on the podcast, from Pittsburgh's improbable win to Minnesota smacking the Packers around and all of the weird quarterback play in-between.
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Guaranteed outcomes for this weekend's games. "Free money," as the kids say.
Each week, Jim Monos and myself will share three cold-hard locks for your betting needs.
And considering we're now powered by Fattey Beer Company here in Western New York, we're calling these the "Fattey Locks."
Have fun, all!
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Not all gender reveals hit the mark. Many crash and burn.

Not all touchdown celebrations pan out, either.

Yet, Isaiah McKenzie certainly nailed this one. After scoring his first touchdown of the 2022 season, the Buffalo Bills’ slot receiver screamed “It’s a boy!” into the camera. As we all know now, the message was for his sister. The side-by-side videos quickly went viral.

There was much to discuss on Season 2, Episode 1 of “The Isaiah McKenzie Show.” We relived the Bills’ 31-10 smackdown of the Los Angeles Rams live from Mister’s Bar & Lanes in East Aurora, NY.

* McKenzie dissects the two plays you all saw at home: his drop that led to an interception and his moment of redemption in the third quarter. His seven-yard touchdown catch says so much about playing in the slot. It’s a thinking man’s position.

* How are the Bills handling historic Super Bowl expectations? An absurd amount of people are betting on this team to win it all. Fans may be nervous, but the players are not.

* Stefon Diggs vs. Jalen Ramsey. It was not a fair fight. McKenzie, who describes himself as Diggs’ personal “babysitter” explains how Diggs went off.

* What surprised him most from the win? The Bills’ dominant defensive line. (Even if Von Miller can’t dance.)

* The last half of the show, McKenzie brings it back to the offseason. He could’ve signed with seven different teams as a free agent. Other clubs offered him more money than the Bills. But the receiver who arrived in Buffalo way back in 2018 says he wanted to finish the job right here because of his bonds with teammates.

* How did he blow up in training camp? Good ‘ol fashioned hard work, and McKenzie got the message loud and clear when the team signed Jamison Crowder.

* Ken Dorsey’s first game calling plays as the Bills’ offensive coordinator. McKenzie likes what he sees.

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The purpose of this show? To go beyond the press conference and the locker room. We want to give fans — the ones pouring millions of dollars into this sport — an authentic view of the sport. Something beyond poll-tested, sanitized cliches. Season 1 of The Isaiah McKenzie Show was a riot, so we’re back.

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The Buffalo Bills' starting slot receiver takes everyone along for the wild ride that is an NFL season. Get all episodes right here in the Go Long Podcast feed and GoLongTD.com.
First up, Isaiah McKenzie details the team's mindset with Super Bowl expectations through the roof. How are players handling this all? The money being placed on the team is historic.
McKenzie explains what happened on the turnover, the touchdown and gives the full story behind his "It's a boy!" gender reveal.
Buffalo sure looked like a Super Bowl contender in the season opener. Hang out with McKenzie all season long here at Go Long. Live in WNY? You can always hang out in-person for the next seven episodes. All dates: https://www.golongtd.com/p/the-isaiah-mckenzie-show-is-back
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Why does Monos see the Packers and Bills in the Super Bowl? Why does Dunne see the Bengals winning it all? We explain.
Something crazy always goes down in an NFL season. What takes us all by surprise this year? Our resident scout, Jim Monos, explains why he's high on the Jacksonville Jaguars and has quite a take on the San Francisco 49ers' QB situation.
We also spend time on Za'Darius Smith's comments about the Packers. Honesty is a good thing, and players deal with more than anyone will ever know.
Miss our story? Catch up right here: https://www.golongtd.com/p/will-zadarius-smith-get-revenge-thats
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What a beatdown.
The Bills demolished the Los Angeles Rams, 31-10, on Thursday night. All of the usual suspects made plays -- Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Devin Singletary. But the team should be especially encouraged by the overall level of physicality on offense. They punked the Rams, a tough team.
Most of all, Ken Dorsey found his rhythm early and often. It looks like the offense is in good hands up in the booth.
Subscribe to the Go Long newsletter to get our takeout story on how Allen got to this 2022 takeover opportunity right here: https://www.golongtd.com/p/how-this-became-a-josh-allen-world
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We're overdue for a good 'ol co-pod extravaganza. Go Long catches up with Purple Insider's Matthew Coller to discuss our two-part series on the culture change in Minnesota. We laugh, we debate, we try to make sense of Zim Land and where the 2022 Vikings go from here.
Can this team win with Kirk Cousins? Perhaps. There are a few variables at play.
Be sure to read our series over at Go Long, ICYMI: https://www.golongtd.com/p/its-a-new-day-for-the-minnesota-vikings
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