Episode 1,185: preview of Commanders at Kansas City on MNF with Chiefs insider Matt Verderame of SI and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

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🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of the offense versus the Kansas Chiefs' defense in preparation for the Commanders' game at the Chiefs on Monday Night Football, including receivers Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel Sr. each being set to play off having been out due to injury and what the Commanders are facing in the Chiefs' quality defense Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: analysis of the defense versus the Kansas Chiefs' offense in preparation for the Commanders' game at the Chiefs on Monday Night Football, including a troubling injury development with interior defensive lineman Daron Payne and insight from defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. on changes that are happening for the team's struggling defense Segment 4 - Guest: Kansas City Chiefs insider Matt Verderame of Sports Illustrated and the That Football Show podcast with a deep dive on the Chiefs in preparation for the Washington Commanders' game at the Chiefs on Monday Night Football, including why this may be the best version yet of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes Segment 5 - Washington Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a win at the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football and a prediction for the game Segment 6 - Washington Capitals: breakdowns of a 5-1 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets and a 7-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators Segment 7 - Washington Wizards: discussion of a 117-107 win at the Dallas Mavericks and a 139-113 loss to the Charlotte Hornets Segment 8 - College Football: thoughts on Navy's 42-32 win over Florida Atlantic, No. 16 Virginia's 17-16 overtime win at North Carolina, Virginia Tech's 42-34 double-overtime win over Cal and Old Dominion's 24-21 win over Appalachian State Go to OmahaSteaks.com to get 50 percent off site-wide during their Semi-Annual Sale. And use the promo code ALGALDI at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Visit Roda.com and use the promo code GALDI20 for 20 percent off any service Exclusive NordVPN deal at NordVPN.com/Galdi - try it risk free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you For advertising inquiries, email [email protected]

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand one hundred eighty-five of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Monday, October 27th, 2025. It is a game day for the Washington
0:27.6	commanders. The final game of week eight of the NFL's 2025 regular season has the three and four
0:33.6	commanders at the four and three Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night football at 815.
0:39.5	And the game is happening on the 11-year anniversary of the Colt McCoy game.
0:46.5	October 27th, 2014, a 2017 overtime win for the Redskins at the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football.
0:56.0	One of the most shocking results in the history of the Washington-Dalice rivalry,
1:00.1	in part because the skins went with backup Colt McCoy as their starting quarterback.
1:07.0	Might we see a repeat of the Colt McCoy game on Monday night?
1:11.7	Hello and welcome to this Monday installment of the Al Galdi podcast, Brotherhood.
1:16.4	We've heard that word a lot over the last year and a half, right?
1:19.5	Brotherhood, that concept is big for Dan Quinn as commander's head coach.
1:24.7	The team's brotherhood is being put to the test right now with the team
1:29.0	having lost three of its last four games and four of its last six games. We during Quinn's
1:33.9	post-practice press conference, early Saturday afternoon, had this exchange between Candy Waller
1:39.4	of Bowie TV Sports and Quinn. We've often talked about the brotherhood and all that. And so what, from your
1:48.1	perspective, as a head coach, what is this current state of the brotherhood right now? It's not
1:51.5	to point at you in a skid. Yeah. I think when it's going really well, that's the time that you don't
1:57.2	lean in on it. And you don't find out a lot. It's the times that it gets the hardest that you lean in on it together you don't find out a lot it's the times that it gets the hardest
2:01.6	that you lean in on it together um and what i've seen from practice i'm pleased knowing that
2:08.2	this is the things i was calling on for the week would i be able to see that would be able to deliver on that
2:13.4	and so during the week there's brutal honesty that goes with it. And I want to see them respond.
2:20.3	And if a team or a person doesn't, then you have red flags to say, okay, you hit the big emergency break and nothing happened.
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