Hour 1 - Herbert Hiccup

The Ben Maller Show

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News, Sports News, Football, Sports

4.8 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Ben Maller talks about Justin Herbert choking in the playoffs again as the Patriots beat up on the Chargers in the Wild Card round, Jim Harbaugh giving a vague answer on the job security of the Chargers OC, the idea that Drake Maye carried the Pats to a win, and more!

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.3	Here we go.
0:06.9	Welcome.
0:07.7	It's our number one.
0:10.3	Our number one of the Ben Mallor show back at it.
0:14.2	Happy Monday to you.
0:15.4	It's the 12th day of January.
0:17.4	Reminder, if you want to know who I like in the big Monday night football game.
0:23.4	You can get my handicapping on Benny versus the Penny, Benny V.S. Penny on YouTube.
0:29.2	There's a standalone show just for Pittsburgh and Houston.
0:34.5	But here in our number one, we recap the NFL playoffs. Is there a word, is there a word for
0:40.2	Justin Herbert's playoff performance or lack thereof with the Chargers against the Patriots?
0:45.1	Also, where are you at on Jim Harbaugh's vague answer on the future of the Chargers offensive
0:51.4	coordinator Greg Roman? And the headlines read that Drake May carries the Patriots
0:57.4	to a wild card win over the Chargers.
1:00.6	Is that how this actually went down?
1:03.5	We'll examine the headline and then the reality right now.
1:07.5	Here it is our number one.
1:17.6	Thank you. Right now. Here it is our number one. Well, it's playoff time, so it's time for the Herbert Hiccup.
1:22.4	That's what we're called.
1:23.1	The Herbert Hickup, every close season.
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