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Banter: The pals are feeling “the fightin’ spirit.” A fight broke out on a train. Debating the merits of watching games live versus watching the replays. Cameo by the orienting response.
A quick aside: This week, our favorite teams (the Lions and Broncos) played the two most exciting games of the week. That’s just a fact! So we spent a lot of time talking about them. If you want to hear some in-depth discussion about the Lions, Chiefs, Broncos, and Jags (with some Bills and Pats in the middle), keep listening. To hear some shorter game breakdowns from the rest of the league, jump to (1:18:49).
Game of the week: Chiefs @ Lions
(12:44) Patrick Mahomes is good at football. The Lions fought hard through some intense moments. An overly detailed breakdown of the controversial 100-yard fumble return TD.
(27:56) Andre breaks down how Matt Patricia neutralized Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense. The secret ingredient for both of these offenses: versatility.
(34:08) We fix the league: “The Patrick Mahomes Drinking Game.” We talk Andy Reid & potato chips.
(38:09) Question of the week: Are the Lions good? And then some silly moments from the game.
Co-Happy Loser of the Week: Buffalo Bills (vs New England Patriots)
(44:24) The Bills played the Pats close, but no cigar. We break down Josh Allen. Cameo by hydras.
Dan’s Heartbreak of the Week: Jags @ Broncos
(51:34) The Broncos are mainly bad but just good enough to lose in a close and depressing fashion. Is John Elway’s GM throne untouchable? He’s bad at drafting QBs. Cameo by eatin’ good in the neighborhood.
(1:00:51) Minshew mania, baby! Gardner wins our quarterly “Rookie of the Year” award and we dive into what makes him great. Cameo by names as verbs.
(1:09:44) Maybe Vic Fangio is only a good coach when he has really, really good players.
Hype Train Collision: Browns @ Ravens
(1:18:49) Andre’s key to the game for the Ravens: wardrobe. The key to the game for the Browns: the chip on Baker Mayfield’s shoulder. Silly moments from the game including Jarvis Landry’s stumble for the ages and a breakdown of a scene from the Lorax movie.
(1:29:45) Most of the NFC North. The Bears are combining analytics and injuries to revolutionize roster building. We give some very telling QB stats.
Upset of the Week: Bucs @ Rams
(1:35:29) Happy homecoming of the week: former USC Trojan Ronald Jones returns to the Coliseum. We come up with an app idea/proprietary algorithm to disrupt the ambiance industry -- tell your local venture capitalists. Jared Goff is good, but is he “turbo” good?
Things We Could Not Do of the Week - Panthers @ Texans
(1:45:36) A somersault. Achieving a first down by sliding on the ground. Getting sacked multiple times. A quick AFC South update.
Great Idea & Terrible Idea of the Week - Bengals @ Steelers, Washington @ Giants
(1:49:29) The Steelers try to figure out their QB situation. The Redskins do not figure out their QB situation. The Giants have probably figured out their QB situation.
Cool Celebrations of the Week!
(1:55:17) Janoris Jenkins celebrates defense with special teams. Mike Evans is into modern dance. Andre guesses (extremely poorly) at what AJ Brown’s trademark celebration is attempting to portray. We workshop a sandwich-related celebration.
(2:03:30) Andre infallibly breaks the NFL down into 7 tiers.
The Infallible Sports Pals “Sure Thing” Bets of the week!
(2:07:17) We hit on some games last week and hope to keep that generally acceptable performance rolling. We look ahead to week 5. There are a couple tasty bets this week so listen up and put your money where our mouths are.
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