Episode 1,208: Washington Commanders fall to 3-9 with 27-26 overtime loss to Denver Broncos on SNF and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Sports, Football

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🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: deep dive on the offense in a 27-26 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football, including a clutch performance by quarterback Marcus Mariota and impactful returns by receivers Terry McLaurin and Treylon Burks Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: conversation about quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard leaving to become Stanford's head coach and breakdowns of the defense and special teams in a 27-26 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football Segment 4 - College Football: discussion of Maryland's 38-28 loss to Michigan State for an eight-game losing streak to end the Terrapins' season, Navy's 28-17 win at Memphis, No. 18 Virginia's 27-7 win over Virginia Tech to clinch a spot in the ACC Championship game, James Madison's 59-10 win at Coastal Carolina for the Dukes' 10th consecutive victory, Old Dominion's 27-10 win over Georgia State for the Monarchs' fifth consecutive victory and Liberty's 48-42 double-overtime loss to Kennesaw State for a four-game losing streak to end the Flames' season Segment 5 - Washington Capitals: analysis of the Caps going 3-0 on Thanksgiving Weekend via a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets, a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs and a 4-1 win at the New York Islanders Segment 6 - Washington Wizards: proper praise for a high-level tank in a 119-86 loss at the Indiana Pacers in a battle of two of the worst teams in the NBA Segment 7 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 105-72 loss to No. 8 Alabama, Georgetown's 84-79 overtime loss to Dayton and 78-65 loss to Miami, Virginia Tech's 66-64 win over Colorado State, 77-66 loss to Saint Mary's (California) and 86-68 loss to VCU and Virginia's 94-69 win over Queens Segment 8 - Baltimore Orioles: reaction to the O's reportedly agreeing with free-agent reliever Ryan Helsley on a two-year, $28 million contract with an opt-out after the first season Download Cash App and use the exclusive referral code SECURE10. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Exclusive NordVPN deal at NordVPN.com/Galdi - try it risk free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service Visit RFKAllAccess.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand two hundred eight of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Monday, December 1st, 2025. It is the first day
0:25.0	of a new month. It is the first episode of this podcast since last Wednesday, the day before
0:29.8	Thanksgiving. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving weekend. It was a Thanksgiving weekend that
0:34.5	included a seventh consecutive loss for the Washington commanders.
0:39.6	They in the NFL's 2025 regular season fell to three and nine with a 2726 overtime loss
0:46.1	to the Denver Broncos at Northwest Stadium on Sunday night football.
0:50.5	Yet another primetime loss for our team.
0:53.3	The commanders in primetime games this regular
0:55.5	season now are 0 and 5. The commanders in this game were their Redskins-like alternate uniform
1:01.7	for the second time. Man, those unis look good. And man, this game ended up being
1:08.6	the perfect game for what we are conducting on this podcast. Operation Loseout 2.0 for short. You've heard of Yolo. This is OLO. OLO. Operation Loseout, version 2.0. We did Operation Loseout 1.0 in the 2020 season for the commanders.
1:30.1	You'd think about this game on Sunday night. The commanders put forth a respectable,
1:35.0	professional, admirable performance against a very good team. There was so much to like from
1:40.8	our team in this game. But our team lost the game. This was the ideal scenario.
1:51.0	And maybe you don't think that in the moment, but trust me, you will in the bigger picture.
1:56.5	You see, coming out of this game, you don't feel any worse about the team.
2:01.7	In fact, you almost certainly feel better about the team, and yet the team lost.
2:07.2	Understand, the commanders now have the number six overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft.
2:17.1	This was a big loss.
2:19.2	The commanders are on the doorstep of having a top five pick in the 2026 NFL draft.
2:27.1	The amount of good that could be done by our team via such a pick cannot be overstated.
2:33.4	This is a loss season for the commanders.
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