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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Darnold’s Apex: How the Seahawks Broke the Rams & Sean Payton’s Fatal Mistake

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Meadowlark Media

Sports

4.732.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

The Sam Darnold Experience reached its apex! The Seahawks are Super Bowl bound. And the Rams no longer live rent free inside Darnold's head. He did it! So did Sean Payton. Went for it on fourth down with a backup QB?! Maybe the Pats were living rent free in his head? No matter, someone needs to give the Patriots uniform attendant a bonus for selecting all white outfits. Not since Storm Shadow has a someone vanished so thoroughly into the background. Can we credit the duds with a trip to Santa Clara? Of course! Dave Dameshek and the Super Fuentes Brothers get into it all with former NFL Lineman Geoff Schwartz. Plus, the Steelers hired Mike McCarthy. For immediate reaction to the hire we head to Football America! Steelers Correspondent Mo Dameshek in Pittsburgh. She gives us the skinny on this episode of Football America! (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/via AP) AUDIO Football America! is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/football-america/id1831757512 Follow us: Dave Dameshek: https://x.com/dameshek Geoff Schwartz: https://x.com/geoffschwartz Host: Dave Dameshek Guests: Geoff Schwartz Team: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Director: Danny Benitez Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Executive Producer: Soup Campbell Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, hello, my fellow football American Super Bowl 60s, all set, Seahawks, Patriots, excited to talk about that, but the majority of the conversation, it seems, is about the weather conditions at the AFC title game. What happened to you people? Okay, it snowed, and I heard it was also windy. I don't get it, just a few weeks ago, I can swear I heard you singing about how you wanted to let it snow, let it snow. Now all of a sudden you're Millie Vanilly in winter, blaming it on the snow? As you may have noticed, that game sucked before it started coming down. By the way, I don't mean to hurt anybody on either side's feelings, but if Bo Nix had played, Denver obviously wins that game. Either way, everyone watches Thousand Pound Sisters, right? Right. Well, as you know then, Amy's getting married and she wants the ceremony to be haunted. Ghosts for bridesmaids. Not people dressed its ghosts, mind you. Ghosts. Now, Tammy doesn't want a ghost. She thinks it's sacrilegious and more to the point too weird,

0:54.6

and I agree with that, but Amy's the one with the ring on her finger. You don't get to tell her

0:59.4

about her wedding. And that's what Homefield advantage is. Getting home field is a big reward for a big

1:05.2

season long achievement. It was 82 and Sunny in Jacksonville on Sunday. If the Jags had the number

1:10.6

one seat, it would

1:11.4

have been hot for the visitors. Is that unfair? The 99 Rams were ideally constructed to play

1:17.0

under a dome, as their nickname Greatest Show on Turf indicated. I bet the Brownie Bucks didn't

1:22.2

like playing under that dome. In fact, you might go so far as to say they felt disadvantaged. Are we also throwing

1:29.3

out the results of the ice bowl? I mean, there's a pretty good case Bart Starr scored on that

1:33.0

QB sneak only because it was slippy at. Maybe they're right though. That green wall in Boston's

1:38.6

ballpark is tall. The rough at Oakmont is rough. Maybe football fans should keep it down a little too. We don't want to distract those guys out there

1:47.1

Who needs actual empathy when you express your concern for a multi-millionaire who's chilly?

1:51.6

What are we talking about? People are complaining about obstacles to success?

1:56.4

Half the guys out there are paid to be human obstacles

1:59.2

They chase you around and everything.

2:01.6

You know what? I've had it. I've got to go get some earmuff, ski pants and bubble wrap. Let's chop, chop, and start the show.

2:06.6

Yes, hi, and hello, and welcome to Super Bowl 60, my fellow football Americans.

2:23.7

Welcome to Football America.

2:25.4

We're presented as ever by our pals at Draft Kings.

2:28.0

Draft Kings, the crown is yours, Hawks, Pats, Super Bowl 49 sequel.

2:33.5

Get ready for lots and lots of references to Malcolm Butler.

2:36.8

Get ready, San Francisco and Santa Clara.

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