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Only one game ended up as a one possession game.

Only one game even kind of was exciting.

A lot of these games were over halfway through the third quarter.

So it was a good time, I think, to focus on the other things going on rather than the

games. Yeah, we kind of knew this was ahead when the schedule came out and you had the point

spreads. There was a lot of seven and a half point spreads, which in the NFL, you don't see that

very often. And there were six teams that were off. So this is the one week of the year where you

have the fewest games. It's some lopsided matchups for sure. So even though it was kind of chalky, we knew going into this that it just wasn't going to be a bunch of contenders running into each other this week. So, but nevertheless, it's still, you know, still fun to do. We had our, we did, Billy, our Survivor League. You and I are both still involved.

Still alive.

Drew has been out for weeks, so Drew doesn't ever get to play. But I had the Colts. You had the Patriots. And now we both, I mean, we're both into week eight. We would be starting to sniff the money if we were in this thing for real, right? Yeah, I already am. Now it's all about team. We didn't actually enter, so there's no money for us to win.

Well, maybe something good will come our way.

Yeah, but already am. Now it's all about team management. We didn't actually enter, so there's no money for us to win. Well, maybe something good will come our way. Yeah, but I would have, I would love to have done it. You know, both of ours were very easy, and we still had a lot of good teams left, both of us. I mean, we've been fortunate. I've used Packers, Patriots, Colts, Broncos, Ravens, Lions. I still haven't used the bills,

still haven't used the Eagles,

still hasn't used the Chiefs.

You've used Jaguars, Cardinals, Bills, Colts, Chiefs, Patriots. So you still have Eagles. You still have the Lions, some of the Packers. So there's still a lot of games to win. Exciting stuff, yeah. And our TD Parlay.

I think you were the only one that came in this week. Yes, I had, what did I have? I had Taylor. I got Taylor, got one. Drew had what? C.D. Lamb. Cid Lamb did not get one. And you had Caleb Williams. That's right. That was a really bad pick, as we'll talk about. So it's now 3-3-1.

Me and you, poor Drew, just can't get anything working for. That's right. That was a really bad pick, as we'll talk about. So it's now 3-3-1.

Me and you, poor Drew, just can't get anything working for you. Hey, I had my big Harold Fanon Jr. touchdown 41. Where do you go to school? Bowling Green. Bowling Green. That's right. So I actually made a little money on a touchdown bet, just didn't do any good on the podcast. All right, well, let's start with the game that just finished, the Packers and the Steelers.

Packers go into Pittsburgh, ruin Aaron Rogers' sentimental

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