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Hey, it's Ben.

I hope you had a great weekend.

We are back at it again.

A new edition of the Ben Matherather show as we start the week off.

We'll have the usual bells and whistles, the Insta advice line on this edition,

and coach player entertainer.

As far as the Mallor monologues, we do a deep dive on what happened in the Dallas Cowboy game as they lose to the New Orleans Saints.

How concerned should the Cowboys be with Dak Prescott's substandard performance in that game?

And who had the more humiliating home loss?

The Rams versus the Bucks, the Texans versus the Panthers, or the Colts against the Raiders.

All those games turning out against where the point spread was, against where the line was.

And we had upset city, a couple of massive.

Impressive road wins.

The Browns winning in Baltimore, was that more impressive?

Or was it Jacksonville getting a win from behind in Denver?

And the Patriots and Chiefs, they are still perfect, but got grinded out type wins there.

Which of these performances more alarming?

We'll talk about that.

Some surprises along the way, the usual fun and frivolity of the Ben Mather's show.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the first fresh show of the new week.

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