NFL Cover Zero: Blocked Kicks, Throwback Uniforms, and Thriving backup QBs!
NFL Cover Zero with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin
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🗓️ 22 September 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Matt Jones and Drew Franklin open NFL Week 3 with Matt continuing his stay in South Africa trying to explain 'American' football. Matt was amazed at the Eagles comeback win over the Rams and explains why he thinks Greg Olsen is his favorite announcer. How did the Browns get past the Packers? HC Ben Johnson gets his first win as the Bears down the Cowboys. Drew was impressed with the Chargers staying undefeated. The Patriots missed out on a huge opportunity against the Steelers.
Baker Mayfield has the Buccaneers undefeated with 3 straight game winning drives. Is there another QB you're more confident in? Matt has a end of season prediction about the 49ers. Are the Colts for real and are Titans fans already eyeing possible #1 picks for next season? Daniel Jones could be eyeing a bigger award than Comeback Player of the Year. Isaiah Rodgers led the Vikings defense, but how about Carson Wentz?!? Matt thinks the Texans passed the torch to the Jaguars today. The Panthers blanked the Falcons and Matt says Atlanta fans should be concerned. What is there to root about as a Saints fan?
We wrap up with Matt's next adventures in South Africa and living without a cell phone.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.5 | NFL Cover Zero with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin is a production of the NFL and IHeart |
| 0:09.4 | podcast. |
| 0:18.5 | Well, after a few days, hiatus, we are back. It is Cover cover zero NFL. NFL cover zero. That's the way they want us to say it here. I am in Cape Town, South Africa. Yes, that's exactly right. Cape Town, South Africa. Drew and Billy are in Lexington. It is 1245 at night. |
| 0:39.5 | And Drew, I did something that I don't know how many people do in Cape Town, which is sit and watch NFL red zone all day looking out over the ocean. |
| 0:49.3 | And it's great to be here with you. |
| 0:50.5 | Oh, I did a little red zoning on my couch, but you sounds like you had a much better view. |
| 0:57.8 | Also, I'm glad that no technical difficulties. We're good to see it. Haven't talked to you. Oh, I did a little red zone on on my couch, but you sounds like you had a much better view. Also, I'm glad that no technical difficulties. We're good to see it. |
| 1:01.3 | Haven't talked to you in a week in South Africa. So yeah, glad to be talking to you today. |
| 1:08.3 | I want to start this by saying we didn't get to do a show midweek. And the reason was one of our friends, also a listener to this podcast, Manny Robertson passed away. |
| 1:14.8 | Both of us were friends with him, Drew. |
| 1:17.2 | He was one of your closest friends, and we wanted to give you some time off to be able to honor him. |
| 1:24.3 | And, you know, he would be listening right now uh proud of you and uh good to have you back |
| 1:30.3 | and i'm sorry for both of our loss but particularly uh you you were he was one of your best |
| 1:35.5 | friends yeah thank you were very close uh lost a great guy very unexpectedly but i appreciate the |
| 1:40.2 | little time to grieve and uh be with the family and sort out, but it's good to be back with you guys. |
| 1:44.7 | We'll miss him, but, you know, he was a great one. |
| 1:47.9 | He's listening somewhere. |
| 1:49.3 | Prayers to the Robertson family. |
| 1:52.0 | They were good. |
| 1:52.5 | He was a great guy. |
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