Ravens About to Go on a Run? Tom Brady's Hero Status, Plus Austin Ekeler on his Unlikely Career and the Chargers' Season.

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Russillo shares his thoughts on the Ravens' Thursday night win over the Buccaneers, Baltimore's second-half dominance, and why they are poised to go on a winning streak. He also talks about Tom Brady's recent stretch of poor performance (0:36). Then Ryen talks with Chargers running back Austin Ekeler about this Chargers season, what it’s like to be a part of a goal-line run play, growing up as a farmhand on his family’s ranch in Colorado, his NFL start as an undrafted free agent, Chargers head coach Brandon Staley, and more (12:20). Next Ryen and Kyle make their favorite bets for NFL Week 8 (41:04), before answering some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (43:59). Host: Ryen Russillo Guest: Austin Ekeler Producers: Kyle Crichton and Steve Ceruti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's podcast will recap a Thursday night win in what it means for a Baltimore team.
0:14.4	Have you looked at the rest of your schedule and also Tampa and Tom Brady.
0:18.9	Another struggle.
0:20.6	Sometimes heroes don't look like heroes.
0:22.2	Austin Ackler charges running back.
0:24.3	Really interesting guy.
0:25.6	The story is incredible.
0:38.4	Baltimore wins a Thursday night game.
0:42.6	Tough first half.
0:44.5	All of us again go and man these national broadcasts.
0:47.7	It's unbelievable how many of the games have been that great.
0:50.1	But I think there's two real big things.
0:52.2	It's the Brady storyline.
0:53.2	But the positive is that do we all have to look out for Baltimore.
0:57.3	I think we do.
0:59.2	They were terrific in the second half.
1:02.3	And Lamar, who I thought was as precise as maybe I'd ever seen in the first month of
1:06.7	season when's AFC offensive player of the month.
1:10.8	I felt like the last few weeks they've kind of gotten hidden because he got off to such
1:13.6	a great start that he had, I don't want to say regressed.
1:17.6	I mean, I just think really good players, even great ones can put together a couple of
1:21.0	weeks where you're like, what's going on?
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