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Bussin' with the Boys

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s Monday NFL Football recap, Will Compton and Taylor Lewan break down all the biggest storylines heading into another crucial slate of games as the playoff picture continues to take shape.

The boys kick things off with Ravens vs. Steelers, diving into what this matchup means for the AFC North and how both teams are trending at this point in the season. From there, they preview Chargers vs. Patriots, looking at what to expect from each side and where both teams stand as the year winds down. The conversation then shifts to Sam Darnold, as Will and Taylor debate whether he can truly get it done when the pressure is on.

Zooming out, the guys talk NFC momentum and why the conference still feels wide open, before breaking down Packers vs. Bears, including what they’re seeing from both teams and how the rivalry continues to evolve. To close things out, they turn their attention to AFC momentum, discussing which teams are peaking at the right time and who they trust heading into the playoff push.

As always, it’s a full breakdown of the games, the narratives, and what actually matters as the season rolls on.

Timestamp Chapters:

0:00 Open

1:29 Ravens v Steelers

5:04 Chargers v Patriots Preview

9:14 Can Sam Darnold Get It Done?

13:44 NFC Momentum

25:24 Packers v Bears

29:55 AFC Momentum

44:50 #TierTalk

1:07:00 Jim Beam - Taste Of The Offseason

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human. All right. Welcome to another episode of Bustin with the boys. This is our football weekend recap. The playoffs are set. I'm sure we will talk about all the teams. Have to. All the teams that have momentum. We'll sprinkle because there is the locker room that takes place every Thursday morning. Wednesday, Thursday. the NFL is Thursday but we have a weird thing
0:23.3	going on with the play. Stay tuned. We'll let you know when those come out, but there will be more of a
0:27.8	deep dive of these playoffs situations or bets coming up later. Yeah, we'll lock in our futures on the
0:32.2	locker room. We'll be talking about teams that have the most momentum going into the playoffs.
0:36.2	Yes, yeah. Maybe a little college football recap at the end of this episode because a lot of the focus today, as you're watching now, or listening now, make sure you subscribe, is going to be around the NFL NFL playoffs, MVP talk, teams that, you know, we had a wide right last night with the Steelers Ravens. Panthers ended up losing one. You had Baker Mayfield sitting at home watching the games getting recorded by his wife. But as always, we are brought to you by the Fanduil Sportsbook, and we've waited all season long for this one. It is finally time to flip that switch from regular season to playoff mode. Right now, all Fandual customers can get in on the action with a wildcar reward for the NFL
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1:35.4	Ravens I know and I think the the worst team loss the lesser team lost that game the lesser team
1:42.3	the lesser team the lesser team lost the lesser team lost the right team won that game. You're right. You know what? Flip that. The lesser team won that game. Got you. I believe that. And I think that, just because I think if you were looking at both these teams and how they're built, I believe the Ravens had a better chance to make a stronger push in the playoffs and the Steelers would. Obviously, they were losing DK Metcalf. They didn't have D.K. McCap, they'll get him back for the playoffs. So that might be a big turnaround for them. But just the inconsistencies, obviously the Ravens have had that, but they started to establish more of a run game. Lamar Jackson, I thought, looked really good coming out. He had some really nice touches on some pass wearing the rib cage set up. He looked good, a little more mobile, a little more healthy. So I just felt the Ravens could win this game. They had a better chance for us to be like, okay, I think they're going to make a bigger push going into these playoffs. Steelers could be a one and done for the boys right there. And I don't, I'm not hating.
2:35.3	They have a great squad.
2:36.8	They made the playoffs clearly.
2:40.7	But does anybody disagree that we feel like the, the Steelers are probably going to be one and done? It feels like a one and done.
2:41.5	It feels like a one and done.
2:42.8	It's a tune up.
2:43.6	Who they play?
2:44.6	Who are they getting dialed in with?
2:46.3	Game they're going to lose to.
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