NFL Cover Zero: The Playoff Hunt Begins!

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🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Matt Jones and Drew Franklin start their Week 12 preview with a newly found fandom for the Bills. Matt notes the Eagles and Cowboys wins before moving to the news of the week. Ja'Marr Chase will sit out a game after spitting on Jalen Ramsey. How can Aaron Rodgers handle playing with a fractured wrist?

Shedeur Sanders will get the start on Sunday when the Browns visit the Raiders. Will it be a good or a bad outing? Kirk Cousins will start for the Falcons, who lost Michael Penix Jr. for the season. Does the coin flip decide if the Panthers win or lose? Cam Skattebo goes to a WWE event and Matt wonders if was a good idea.

Josh Allen will obliterate the record for rushing TDs for a QB. How long will Allen continue to run like he does? The Chiefs are currently out of the playoffs and Matt wonders if they'll make it to the postseason. Over in the NFC, can the Bears win the NFC North? The Saints will expand the NFL's International footprint with a game in Paris. Matt and Drew give their picks for Week 12 before giving their Survivor and TD parlays.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:04.4	NFL Cover Zero with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin is a production of the NFL and IHeart
0:09.5	podcast.
0:18.2	It is week 12, NFL cover zero, returned from Buffalo and ready for yet another week.
0:26.5	We are about to hit the two-thirds mark of the season.
0:29.7	The playoff hunt is starting to materialize, and it is a gloomy day where we are in Kentucky, but hopefully wherever you are around the
0:40.1	country, it is a happy time. Drew still wearing his Bill's Mafia hat.
0:46.6	I think it's starting to get a little, I don't know, it feels like you're kind of cheating
0:52.3	on the Titans. And at some point, I think she's going to make you decide. like you're kind of cheating on the Titans.
0:57.3	And at some point, I think she's going to make you decide.
1:03.2	Like you're either out of the house and go live with your new girlfriend or you're going to have to make a decision.
1:05.5	You're right. I'm struggling with it.
1:07.9	But right now the house that I'm trying to stay in is on fire.
1:10.3	So it's kind of hard to stay in my house right now. But, yeah, I'm still, I'm, you all have been with me since we got back. I haven't stopped smiling from that trip. And it's, it's, yeah, I mean, it's the kind of thing that happens when somebody, you know, has a new girlfriend. But is she going to be there for you, to quote Chris Rock? Is she going to be there for you when it gets cold? Can she cook? Can she do all the things for you that the Titans used to do? Part of me wonders if those bedpan meatballs are always going to be there or did I just get caught up in the excitement of being there once? Well, you definitely got caught up in the excitement. That's fair. Now, whether or not it's staying.
1:45.2	We had a great time, though, and thanks to everybody, a huge amount of listeners, one of our most listened to episodes.
1:53.1	People keep telling your friends, your family, or strangers about NFL cover zero.
1:58.6	And shout out to our social media guy Mario for all he put out.
2:02.5	And to Billy for providing good entertainment.
2:07.2	Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old tomorrow in honor of your feet.
2:14.4	Yeah, look good, feel good.
2:16.1	We were addressing for success in Buffalo and had a great time going to the tailgates with Drew and then postgame interviews with you guys. So a lot of fun. Before we go on, can we note, Billy bought an NFL logo hat. He's now just an NFL fan. That's new. He robbed himself. No, no, I mean, you're Rob Lowe. I'm not going to say anything to you.
2:35.7	But I am. When you got online, you were asking me if clothing looked good. And it was NFL clothing.
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