The FAN Checkdown

Matt Marchese and Donnovan Bennett take a look at the double Monday Night Football games, the Bengals' schedule getting tougher after a winless start to the season, which fanbases are worried about their team's first three weeks, and who is to blame for the Jaguars struggles between Trevor Lawrence and Doug Pederson. Then the guys look at Justin Fields' projection to become the Steelers' QB1 over Russell Wilson and the importance of having coachable players.

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Matt Marchese and Donnovan Bennett begin the show addressing the future of the program and then recap Week 3's Sunday games, including Saints' DT Khristian Boyd's controversial hit on Eagles' WR DeVonta Smith, the Vikings' hot start to their season leading the NFC North, QB Sam Darnold and head coach Kevin O'Connell's partnership, and why the Cowboys offence hasn't been successful. Afterwards, the guys dissect the Falcons' questionable play calling, a struggling Trevor Lawrence and offensive options for the Bills.

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Matt Marchese and Donnovan Bennett start by breaking down the Jets' 24-3 win over the Patriots on Thursday night and Aaron Rodgers' vintage performance. They discuss the Pats' plan for Drake Maye and whether the Bryce Young experience in Carolina will caution them from throwing their rookie QB into the fire. Then, they go through Sunday's best matchups - Vikings-Texans (19:39), Eagles-Saints (28:02), Chargers-Steelers (38:45) and Ravens-Cowboys (43:02).

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NFL Network insider Adam Rank joins Matt Marchese (2:58) for his weekly appearance to discuss newly announced first-time nominees for the 2025 Hall of Fame class, including the case for polarizing figures Eli Manning and Luke Kuechly. Then, why it's too early to worry about the 0-2 Ravens as they head to Dallas for Week 3. Later, SB Nation's JP Acosta (31:31) shares his thoughts on Matt LaFleur's offensive design without starting QB Jordan Love, the Klint Kubiak effect in New Orleans and injuries piling up for the Rams.

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Matt Marchese starts with a look back on the Falcons' 22-21 upset win over the Eagles on Monday night, including Kirk Cousins' near-flawless game-winning drive. The Score's Brenden Deeg (4:07) helps break it down and weighs in on the Eagles' questionable coaching late in the game, Cousins' improved mobility after his shaky Week 1, Kyle Pitts' usage and more. Later, former NFL executive Jim Monos (30:40) discusses why offensive numbers around the league are trending down, the Bills' ceiling, why the Saints' hot start can be sustained and more storylines from a loaded Week 2 slate.

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Matt Marchese and Donnovan Bennett react to the Panthers' decision to bench former no. 1 pick Bryce Young in favour of Andy Dalton in Week 3. Then, they dive into yesterday's Week 2 action, discuss which teams they've seen enough from and evaluate QB play around the league. Can Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield & Derek Carr sustain their MVP-level play? Will Caleb Williams figure it out? Later, they discuss 2-0 starts to believe in, including the scrappy Chargers and Steelers. Finally, they set the stage for tonight's Monday nighter between the Eagles and Falcons.

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Matt Marchese is solo today and starts the show with a recap of the Bills' 31-10 win over the Dolphins last night, including Tua Tagovailoa's concussion and his NFL future, James Cook's hat-trick, De'Von Achane's big night and more. Then, Matt previews some of Sunday's action starting with Cowboys/Saints (19:53) & Bucs/Lions (24:00). Finally, The Game Day's Frank Ammirante (29:51) shares his takeaways of TNF and helps tee up some more Week 2 matchups.

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Matt Marchese and Donnovan Bennett start with a game of 'Real Talk or Fake News' with some hot NFL storylines heading into Week 2. They are joined by Bills reporter for The Athletic Joe Buscaglia (16:19) to tee up the Buffalo side of things in tonight's Thursday nighter against the Dolphins. Later, Dolphins columnist Dave Hyde (32:15) shares Miami's outlook in TNF and discusses Tyreek Hill's pregame incident with police in Week 1, the Dolphins' early-season home-field advantage and how their defence changes under new DC Anthony Weaver.

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Matt Marchese kicks off Wednesday's edition of The FAN Checkdown alongside Adam Rank of NFL Network and The Sick Podcast. After offering some advice to panicking Bears fans following the team's lacklustre offensive display, Adam chats about his top rookie performers from Week 1, Jordan Mason's breakout in Christian McCaffrey's absence, the Jets' dismal run defence, the Browns' deep-rooted issues, and the most skilled teams in the league. Later on, theScore's Brenden Deeg shares more about the Falcons' predictable offensive schemes, the case to start Michael Penix Jr. behind centre, the Buccaneers' surprisingly strong start, and what we learned about the Eagles in Week 1 (31:12).

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Week 1 is officially in the books with the 49ers' 32-19 thumping over the Jets on Monday night, and Matt Marchese and Donnovan Bennett break it down. They get into Aaron Rodgers' first full game as a Jet, CMC's unexpected absence and Jordan Mason leaking team secrets. The Athletic's NFL insider Dianna Russini (7:25) reflects on Week 1 and discusses potential consequences for the 9er's handling of CMC's injury, Saquon's explosive Eagles debut, the Browns' Deshaun problem and much more. Finally, Matt and Donnovan look at the biggest storylines from Week 1 and decipher what's real and fake.

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