Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins Leads Us Through our 5 Star Picks of the Week for Week 12 in the NFL.

Former Texas A&M and Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl LT Richmond Webb shares his thoughts on both of his former teams on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.

This week we put our Thursday Night Tailgate Spotlight on the Positive on Cincinnati Bengal RBs Coach Jemal Singleton for being nominated for this year's Salute to Service Award and the work he's doing for TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) and 49ers DB Richard Sherman for paying off the cafeteria debt for a local middle school.

We talk about the state of the Falcons and go back to the glory days of the 1980s with former Pro Bowl QB Steve Bartkowski, we get insights into what's going on around the League with NFL Stats Guru Russell Baxter, and former Ohio State & Texans RB Jonathan Wells give us his thoughts on Ohio State opportunity to win a National Championship plus what it's like during Ohio State/Michigan week. Plus, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins leads us through our 5 Star Picks of the Week for Week 14 in the NFL.

On this episode of Thursday Night Tailgate our guests are: former Texas A&M & Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl LT Richmond Webb, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh Host Paul Alexander, and Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Directors Member James Allen. Plus former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins leads us through our 5 Star Picks of the Week. In our Spotlight on the Positive segment hear about the great things the Tennessee Titans Rookies are doing in the Nashville community plus what Pittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby did to help a local Army Veteran who is also a single mom.

Atlanta Falcons Vice President of Community Relations Chris Millman talks about all the great events they have going on in conjunction with Salute to Service Week. Hear about the 94 families they brought in from the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) to honor their loved ones. Chris also talks about the things they're doing to support our homeless Veterans, their very cool Battle of Bases event, and how they're support Food Banks all across the state of Georgia. We also revisit our interview with their CEO Steve Cannon and his nomination for the 2019 Salute to Service Award; an award won by a member of the Falcons organization for the last 3 years. Hear about all that plus much more in this Spotlight on the Positive segment.

Drew Bledsoe shares his insights on his alma mater Washington State, how different the NFL is now vs. when he played, and why the Patriots are so good year after year regardless of the personnel, what it was like playing for Bill Parcells, and much more.

Yale Head Coach Tony Reno talks about their thrilling last minute comeback vs. Richmond, the play of their QB Kurt Rawlings, how they focus on players being true student athletes, and educating them on making smart decisions in life and with using social media.

Dennis McKinnon gets down and dirty about the '85 Bears. They were more than the 46 Defense. They had the same personnel, running the same defense before and after 1985, he tells us what the difference was that season. He also talks about blocking for Walter Payton and how protected Willie Gault was being a 1st round pick vs. players like him who rose up from being undrafted free agents.

Tony Collins leads us through our 5 Star Picks of the Week for Week 8 in the NFL.