And… we’re off! Welcome to “Real Football.”

Each week, I’ll be joined by longtime NFL personnel man Jim Monos. Episode 1 is officially LIVE. We spend the first hour analyzing the previous week’s games and the second hour examining three Super Bowl contenders nobody saw coming: Seattle, New England and Indianapolis.

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Lambeau Field served as the site for one of Matt LaFleur’s worst defeats to date as the Green Bay Packers’ head coach. His team lost as 13.5-point favorites to the Carolina Panthers.

The offense should be hitting its stride right now. Especially after Jordan Love’s signature win over the Aaron Rodgers-led Pittsburgh Steelers in prime time.

Instead? LaFle…

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I’ll write a column on the Buffalo Bills’ win over Kansas City Monday AM. This could prove to be a seminal moment for this 2025 edition. In the meantime, here’s a quick video recap from the field.

Yes, the Bills have been here before. They have this team’s number in the regular season.

But, yes, this win is also extremely encouraging for everyone at One Bills Drive.

They’ve never made Patrick Mahomes, an all-time great, look this bad.

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They are not merely squeaking by teams, no, these Indianapolis Colts have been smashing opponents. This Daniel Jones-led operation is scoring more points than any team in football.

Our Friday Feature this week zeroes in on one badass who makes this thing go — wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr.

Can the Colts keep this up?

Or will the magic fairy dust wear off?

To learn more, we welcome Zak Keefer of The Athletic back onto a Substack Live. Zak is based in Indianapolis and has written numerous outstanding features on this club for years.

He can see this formula working. Offensively, this offense is basically playing downhill each week.

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The 2-5 Baltimore Ravens just may morph themselves into the AFC's most feared team.

Lamar Jackson waited a little longer. His hamstring is healed. And now? This schedule softens up, starting with a game Thursday night against the Miami Dolphins.

Here's a quick solo pod taking a look at the quarterback and the team that has a realistic chance at running the table. I also mentioned Jackson's private QB coach at one point. Those previous pods can be heard here and here.

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Winter is coming in the NFC North.

All four teams must make their move or start plotting for 2026.

Green Bay is rolling as the current No. 1 seed in the conference. Detroit — at full strength — has a case to make as the best team, period. Minnesota must figure out if J.J. McCarthy is the answer at quarterback. And there’s growing public skepticism as it pertains to that No. 1 pick in Chicago.

Our Hall of Famer, Bob McGinn, is on vacation this week. But I did talk Packers with two other NFL reporters who run their own sites on Substack: Peter Bukowski of The Leap and Vikings with Matthew Coller of Purple Insider.

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This 2025 Minnesota Vikings is now all about one man: quarterback J.J. McCarthy. The pressure's on... especially with how Sam Darnold is playing in Seattle and Daniel Jones is playing in Indianapolis. Both players were in the Vikings' building last season.

Not to mention, Bo Nix is lighting it up for the Denver Broncos. He was an option in the 2024 draft.

To get answers on everything McCarthy, I'm joined by Matthew Coller of Purple Insider. In theory, the Vikings have the right coaches, the right weaponry and even a pair of solid tackles. Operating on McCarthy's rookie contract, they made a point to pay up for players in free agency, too.

Things haven't gone according to plan. The Vikings are now in danger of falling out of the playoff race early. They play at Detroit this week.

Above all, they need to figure out if McCarthy is their guy. Nothing matters more. Coller supplies fantastic insight on the inexperienced quarterback who's finally healthy from a high ankle sprain.

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For all of the talk about Aaron Rodgers into Packers-Steelers on SNF, this was always a Jordan Love moment... and he delivered. Here on the Go Long Podcast, I'm joined by Peter Bukowski of The Leap and Locked On Packers to make sense of Love torching the Steelers. We've been in on this quarterback for a long time.

Miss our column at Go Long on the game? Here's my take on Brian Gutekunst, Love and the Packers.

On the pod, we drive the conversation forward. Patience paid off. The Super Bowl is officially the bar year-in and year-old for this team. It's time to let Love, the $55 million man, cook in this Matt LaFleur offense.

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You've got the football in your hands every play.

You absorb all fame, all glory, all blame, all PTSD associated with the position.

There's no profession quite like American Quarterback.

But what are the roots of the position itself? How did it become so worshiped and mythologized and scrutinized? ESPN Senior Writer Seth Wickersham took on this sprawling project with his book, "American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback." Purchase it here. With exceptional access to the best quarterbacks in NFL history, including Steve Young, John Elway and the Mannings, Seth brings the position of Quarterback to life as only he can.

Man, I loved this conversation.

We get into the book, the profession, the hunt for NFL truth and so much more... capping of course with some Caleb Williams talk.

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Here are our initial takes from the 1 o'clock games in Week 8, from Caleb Williams getting outplayed by Tyler Huntley in Baltimore to Drake Maye's near-perfect day to James Cook running wild in Charlotte and a disheartening Bengals defeat.

Miss our series on the Chicago Bears? All three parts to "House of Dysfunction" are right here for subscribers to Go Long. The chasm between Williams and Drake Maye was painful this day.

GM Ryan Poles laughed Maye off the screen. A brutal look this day.

Part I: The Curious Case of Caleb Williams

Part II: Inside the Chicago Bears "rigged trial" at No. 1 overall

Part III: Who's the boss?

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For more on Drake Maye, check out our piece on the New England Patriots attempt at rebuilding an new dynasty. He's looking like a special quarterback.

I'll have more from Week 8 after the Packers-Steelers game Sunday night.

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