Jay and Dre have your picks for Week 5 against the spread, and both are picking at .500 or better on the season, so they try to keep it up.  On the docket:  A classic monster D vs. high-flying O styles clash sees the Jags go to Arrowhead, a rematch of the NFC title game sees the Vikings go back to Philly, and the Rams try to stay perfect but face their toughest possible division test at Seattle.

 

Aftershow: Talkin' baseball and playoffs

 

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Week 4 concludes the first quarter of the NFL season, and Jay and Dre chat about the games and what stands out about 2018 thus far.  The predicted sonning of Miami by New England was in effect, the CJ Beathard rise to the occasion for San Fran was unexpected but kept alive the theme of big spreads early in the season being traps, Pat Mahomes and Kansas City can't be stopped, and what the heck got into Mitch Trubisky and Chicago?!  Later, the guys pick the Thursday night old vs. new QB duel as Andrew Luck and the Colts battle Tom Brady and the Patriots.

 

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After the four-hour orgasm that was the Vikings-Rams explosion, Jay and Dre look into the rest of the weekend's games in the NFL, none of which will have the firepower of that Thursday battle.  On the docket:  Miami seeks to legitimize its 3-0 start by winning at New England, Baltimore and Pittsburgh add to their rivalry on Sunday night as each looks for stability, and Pat Mahomes and Andy Reid take their Chiefs aerial show on the road Monday for a test in Denver.

 

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Week 3 in the NFL saw a major upset in the Twin Cities and a major QB injury despite the league's best efforts to shield all quarterbacks from any possible damage.  Jay and Dre discuss the end of San Francisco's much-hyped season of contention, what the heck got into the Buffalo Bills, the rise of the Steelers, the continued fall of the Patriots, and a bananas battle in Atlanta, where 37 points were scored by the losers.  Then they pick the anticipated Thursday night possible playoff preview as Kirk Cousins and the Vikings try to shake off whatever that was Sunday against Jared Goff and the red-hot Rams.

 

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The trick for picking Week 3 this year in the NFL might be that some teams that have fallen flat the first two weeks may just be rounding into form after sitting so many players this preseason.  Jay and Dre pick all the games and try to figure who's ready to go and who's still asleep at the wheel.  On the docket:  The always fun rivalry between the Saints and Falcons kicks off in Atlanta, Pat Mahomes comes home as the Chiefs host Messiah and the Niners, the Bolts and Rams square off in the Battle of Los Angeles, and a couple of AFC powers have prime time road tests as the Pats go to Motown and the Steelers face swaggerin' Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Bucs.

 

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It seems like there's more fun and whimsy through the first two games of the season than normal, and one of the hosts witnessed some of it live.  The guys chat about a busy NFL Week 2, featuring about a thousand points of interest emanating from the Vikings-Packers tie, attended by Jay.  There was also a possible changing of the guard in Jacksonville, a possible new league superstar reinforcing his strong debut for the Chiefs, and an old journeyman swaggering and soaking it all in down in Tampa.  After that, it's time to tamp the excitement down and pick the Thursday nighter between Gang Green and the Brown Fever.

 

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Week 2 in the NFL usually brings forth Overreaction Sunday, when people try to apply Week 1 results as if teams aren't allowed to be hot or off their game for one week.  The boys try to resist the temptation of putting too much value into last week as they make their picks.  The slate includes an AFC title rematch as the Pats visit the Jags, the Rodgers Knee Watch as the Vikes try to again put a hurt on the Pack, and an old-school new-school shootout as the Chiefs take on the Steelers.

 

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Jay and Dre weigh in on the first week of action in the league, which saw no shortage of surprising outcomes and performances.  Is it possible for fans of both the Bears and Packers to feel good and bad about what happened Sunday night?  Is Joe Flacco balling out the new version of That's So Ravens?  And is there immediate hope for any of the 0-7 new coaches?  Later, they choose sides in tomorrow's AFC North clash between That's So Ravens and Who Dey?

 

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It's finally time for the first weekend of real NFL pigskin action, and Jay and Dre bounce back from officially starting off with an L Thursday by picking the rest of Week 1 versus the spread.  The AFC champs host a team and QB that pushed them to the limit last year as the Texans visit the Patriots, the sensation at the end of last season gets a tough test as the 49ers travel to Minnesota, and an early AFC West test sees the new-look Chiefs at the Chargers.

 

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After a wild show dissecting the NFC, the boys are back for a look at the AFC, home to the premier franchise of the NFL, the Patriots.  But do they see another trip to the top for Brady and Belichick, or will there be new blood rising?  Jay and Dre give their picks for the Super Bowl as well, then they break down the first real game of the season between the Falcons and the World champion Eagles.

 

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