Roger Goodell’s comments on NFL’s COVID-19 protocols, Baker Mayfield’s big test vs. Titans and plenty at stake for Bears and Lions in our week 13 preview
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🗓️ 3 December 2020
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
We finally made it to Week 13! The Athletic’s Robert Mays and Lindsay Jones break down all the COVID-19 chaos that led to Wednesday football as well as Roger Goodell’s comments on the virus and whether or not a postseason bubble is realistic.
Next, they dive into the games with big AFC and NFC playoff implications, the “Taysom Hill Experience” and an important test for the 49ers defense.
Plus, as the Bears square off against the Lions, there is plenty at stake for both teams and Robert weighs in why this is a big week for Aaron Rodgers.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the athletic football show. |
| 0:15.7 | Welcome to the strangest athletic football show that I think we've ever recorded. |
| 0:20.3 | I'm Robert Mays. |
| 0:21.3 | Joining me today, it's Lindsay Jones. |
| 0:23.0 | Lindsay, how are you? |
| 0:24.1 | I'm good, although, look, like two weeks ago, we did NFL coaches fight club. |
| 0:28.3 | And last week, we did quarterbacks as Thanksgiving side dishes. |
| 0:31.9 | So if this is the weirdest, I mean, the bar was pretty high. |
| 0:35.8 | So it's not about the content here. It's about the |
| 0:38.4 | circumstances. Just show disclosure. It is 5.16 p.m. Eastern. It is half time of a football game on a |
| 0:46.9 | Wednesday. We're recording this because the only time we could do it. And I never assumed that we |
| 0:52.8 | would have to negotiate around a football game on a Wednesday |
| 0:56.0 | afternoon, not only because there's a game going on on a Wednesday, but because the tree lighting |
| 1:02.1 | ceremony preempted a primetime slot for the NFL game. It's a 30 rock plot. It really is. I'm pretty sure |
| 1:09.0 | Jack Donagie had to worry about when the tree lighting would be because it was preempted by an NFL game. |
| 1:13.1 | I guarantee you I saw that at one point. Are you going to watch the tree lighting ceremony? I am not going to watch the tree lighting ceremony. That's not something that I'm typically worried about. I can't believe they're still doing it, considering we're in the middle of a pandemic. And that's where we're going to start today, Lindsay Jones. |
| 1:09.4 | We are back to the COVID hour at the start of this Thursday show, |
| 1:31.9 | because this week has been absolutely, I mean, it's been wild. And there are so many questions |
| 1:37.2 | that I have, and you are so well versed in this, that I think just kind of having us go down |
| 1:42.8 | some of those questions would be the best use |
| 1:44.5 | of this time. So as we sit here during this Wednesday afternoon football game, can you |
| 1:50.9 | explain to me why this game was pushback and push back and the Broncos had to play without a |
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