Saturday vs Sunday

The Super Bowl is projected to have over $1.7 billion bet on it this year, and we are contributing to that. 

In today's episode we review some of the most interesting prop bets and share the 10 bets we're making for the Super Bowl. 

We're just having fun with it and picking a few strange ones to see what might happen. It's all for fun and it's the last time we get our betting fix until next season.

Bills Mafia member and season ticket holder Dr Peter Angerilli joins the show to talk all things Bills. 

There's no other way to say it, the Buffalo Bills season ended in disappointment. The Bills were the betting favorite to go to the Super Bowl once it was obvious that Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow wouldn't be in the AFC playoffs. 

The loss to the Broncos was a bitter pill to swallow given the mistakes the Bills made. They could have won that game if they just simply avoided turnovers. 

Joe Brady has been promoted to head coach and a search is on for a defensive coordinator. 

With the emergence of Drake Maye and the Patriots,  the path to the Super Bowl just got even more difficult. 

There are significant roster moves that must be made this offseason to keep the key players paid, and manage the salary cap moving forward. Joe Brady and Brandon Beane have their hands full with mounting pressure to realize the true potential of this team. 

You can learn more about Dr Angerilli here: https://youtube.com/@DrPeteChiro?si=G101q3ZIlfokfTRc

The NFC championship game turned out to be an instant classic that feature two of the best offensive performances of the entire season. Sam Darnold and Matthew Stafford played flawlessly, each throwing for over 300 yards and 3 TDs, no picks. It's a shame one of them had to lose this game.

The star players on each team showed up and played like stars. Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba both went over 150 yards receiving with a TD each. 

Kenneth Walker had over 100 yards from scrimmage and a TD. Blake Corum and Kyren Williams combined for 140 yards from scrimmage. 

Davante Adams was outstanding as well catching 4 passes for 89 yards and a TD. 

Rashid Shaheed's star continues to shine catching the longest pass of the day for 51 yards. 

In spite of the outstanding quarterback and offensive play, both defenses made big plays throughout the game. Seattles Nick Emmanwori, a budding superstar in the mold of Kyle Hamilton, had 5 tackles and 3 pass break ups. Up front DeMarcus Lawrence is having a resurgent year along with a suffocating defensive line. Devon Witherspoon and Julian Love are anchoring a new dominant Seattle secondary. 

Not to be outdone the Rams defenses was causing havoc throughout the game getting to Darnold for 3 sacks and 8 TFLs. Braden Fisk, Jared Verse, and Byron Young were as disruptive as ever. 

This was a star studded game between two of the very best in the NFL, and all of the stars showed up big time.

The Broncos were coming into the game with back up QB Jarrett Stidham and a big question mark as to how he would handle the stage. Stidham started the game on fire throwing a 52 yard TD to Marvin Mims Jr. on the second drive of the game. At that point the crowed erupted and the Broncos fans had belief they could win this game.

Ultimately it was Stidham who committed two critical turnovers that cost them the game.  

On the other side Drake Maye took care of the ball, and used his legs to pick up critical yards to keep drives alive, and to ice the game. 

Both defenses were absolutely dominant as expected, and both were deserving of a trip to the Super Bowl.

Caleb Williams threw 3 INT's in a game that could have been defined by one of the greatest plays and throws we have ever seen. Instead the 4th down TD to Kmet is a footnote in a losing game.

The Rams are a gritty team with a tough defense that can play in any environment and win. Matthew Stafford is playing at an MVP level and may win it this year. 

The Bears had a great season, but this is a tough loss.

The Rams look like they can win it all.

The Patriots defeated the Texans in a rock fight of a game with 8 total turnovers between the two teams. The elements played a role , but the main story was two outstanding defenses making it a miserable day for both offenses. 

Drake Maye proved he is deserving of MVP accolades along with Matthew Stafford. CJ Stroud on the other hand had another awful performance with for INTs in the first half. It's a shame the Texans cannot muster up any offense to pair with generational defense. 

The Patriots look like a complete team that can play complementary football and also play with a toughness that mirrors their Vrabel's personality.

Broncos:

The Broncos get a bittersweet victory in an overtime thriller against the Bills as Bo Nix suffers a season ending injury on the second last play of the game. 

Denver gets the win and now have to take the field in the AFC championship game with Jarrett Stidham as their quarterback. 

The probability of a Broncos trip to the superbowl is now almost zero unless a miracle happens next week. But hope springs eternal and sometimes the most improbably thing just might happen...but I'm not holding my breath.

Bills:

Josh Allen had four turnovers and the Bills had 5 overall. This was one of his worst performances from a ball security standpoint. For as good as he is, he is also reckless with how he handles the ball and with some of the decision making in the deep passing game. This performance will certainly cause some rumblings in Buffalo about what this team is lacking and why Allen continues to fail in the post season. 

There truly were no winners in this game as Denver has virtually no shot at winning the AFC championship game with Stidham, and the Bills gave this game away with 5 turnovers.

13 seconds into the game Seattle had already scored enough points to beat San Francisco. The Seahawks defense was overwhelming at all levels smothering the 49ers receivers and shutting down the run game. 

Sam Darnold wasn't asked to do too much as his defense awarded him with short fields. The Seahawks had touchdown drives of 47, 42, and 37 yards. And when they had to drive the field they also notched an 80 yard touchdown drive. 

There was simply nothing the 49ers could do on offense, defense or special teams to stop the Seahawks. This was a through of a beating a team could put on another team, dominating them in every aspect of the game from the opening kick. 

The cinderella story for the injury hobbled 49ers came to a crashing halt. 

The Seahawks are rounding into Super bowl form with a smothering defense and a complete offense that has weapons at all levels. It may be that the only team who can beat the Seahawks is themselves.

Wildcard weekend produced some classic games. 

Bears 31 - 27 Packers
Caleb Williams and the Bears erased an 18 point deficit to come from behind and beat the Packers. Coleston Loveland looks like an emerging super star tight end. Matt Lafleur's game management leaves a lot to be desired.

Rams 34 - 31 Panthers
Matthew Stafford engineered another game winning drive. Puka Nacua might be the most complete and best overall receiver in the NFL. The Rams might be the most complete overall team remaining in the playoffs.

Bills 27 - 24 Jaguars
Josh Allen did the Josh Allen thing again and willed his team to another win. Lawrence had two costly interceptions in what was otherwise a totally even game that could have gone either way.

Patriots 16 - 3 Chargers
Hard to believe a team can be 'blown out' when only giving up 16 points on defense, but that is exactly what happened. The chargers offense had no hope in this game. Drake Maye could be the MVP, and the Patriots look capable of making it to the super bowl.

49ers 23 - 19 Eagles
The most improbable win of the weekend was the injury riddled 49ers over the Eagles. The two starting linebackers for the 49ers weren't even on the team a month ago. The Eagles offense fell short once again and their fans let them know it.

DeAngelo Ponds picked off Dante Moore for a pick six on the first play of the game and set the tone for a total blowout. 

Oregon turned the ball over 3 times resulting in 21 points for Indiana. Even without the turnovers it was going to be a tall task to stay on pace with the Hoosiers. Fernando Mendoza was a brilliant going 17-20 5TDs.  

Indiana also ran for 185 yards, with Kaelon Black adding two more TDs on the ground. 

There are playmakers at every level of both the offense and the defense. At this point the Hoosiers seem inevitable.