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A lot was decided in Week 18 and Chris Long reacts to the 1 and 4 pm games from the NFL's Week 18 slate and the NFL playoff bracket. Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars defeated the Titans to maintain their hold of the #1 seed in the AFC South. Myles Garrett sacked Joe Burrow to earn the NFL's sack record. The Falcons defeated the Saints which means the Panthers won the NFC South and are in the NFL pl...

The end of the regular season has come and the fellas are looking high and low for a responsible bet. The Chicago Bears have revenge on their mind against the Detroit Lions. The New England Patriots are lining up for another blowout victory. The Buccaneers and Seahawks are great picks as favorites. And then the fellas go head to head on a couple bets: Jets-Bills total at 37.5 and Saints-Falcons. E...

Football with playoff implications in 2026. The Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers do battle to see who will be the NFC South's representative in the NFL Playoffs. Carolina wins and their in but Tampa needs a win and a Saints win over the Falcons to head to the postseason. Then the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers play to determine the NFC North's playoff participant. The Seattle S...

The 2025 NFL season is 17 weeks old and with the playoffs right around the corner, a few playoff seedings and spots are still up for grabs. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Chicago Bears in an offensive shootout to keep their hopes of the NFC's #1 seed alive. Brock Purdy and Caleb Williams traded punches throughout Sunday evening until the 49ers defense stood tall. The Sam Darnold and the Seat...

Chris Long reacts to the 1 and 4 pm games from the NFL's Week 17 slate. The game of the week, which lived up to it's billing, was the Eagles-Bills game from Buffalo. The Philadelphia Eagle defense held the Buffalo Bills to their lowest point total this season. Josh Allen led Buffalo down the field for a touchdown drive but missed the throw on the 2 point conversion to win the game. Jalen Hurts did...

Chris, Macon and Stanford Steve pick their best bets from the NFL's Week 17 slate. Plenty to choose from, big and tight lines both. The fellas love the 49ers to cover against the Chicago Bears in a battle that could determine the NFC's #1 seed. The Packers to win, the Bills team total and the Patriots to cover are all picks the fellas liked. As well as Cameron Dicker over 1.5 field goals - you alr...

The NFL Playoff Picture is coming into full view but teams really muddy-ed the waters with the results of week 16 across the NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars dropped their statement win of the season on the Denver Broncos and now about 5 different teams can win the AFC's #1 seed. Trevor Lawrence and Co showed they are a legit Super Bowl contending team. The New England Patriots rallied behind Drake M...

Chris Long reacts to the 1 and 4 pm games from the NFL's Week 16 slate. Trevor Lawrence was phenomenal in the Jaguars victory over the Denver Broncos. Caleb Williams led a comeback against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. Joe Burrow dominated the Miami Dolphins, Justin Herbert was superb against the Dallas Cowboys and Cam Ward played his best game as an NFL pro. The Bills rolled the Browns and i...

Chris, Macon and Stanford Steve pick their best bets from the NFL's Week 16 slate. The fellas love the Lions and Broncos to cover as well as the Patriots and Buccaneers. The Broncos-Jaguars game also could go over and Steve goes against the team that has had him in the lead all season as he selects the Cowboys-Chargers under. Also, nobody has any faith in the Raiders with Steve taking Geno Smith's...

Chris and the fellas get deep with the NFL Week 16 previews. A great slate this weekend with both Saturday and Sunday games has us stoked for the playoff race! The Bears and Packers do battle to claim the NFC North with only a few games to play. Will Caleb Williams or Jordan Love lead their team to victory? In the NFC South, the Panthers and Buccaneers scrape for their own divisional lead. The Jag...

Houston Texans General Manager Nick Caserio joins Chris Long and talks all things Houston Texans. Nick dives into the Texans slow start to the season and their climb from the AFC basement to now nearly being the top of their division. The fellas also cover Caserio and Head Coach DeMeco Ryan's demands of Texans players, the dominant and stout Texans defense led by Will Anderson, and CJ Stroud's QB...

Week 15 in the NFL is here with a fury and it has quite the lineup. Multiple games with playoff implications, a few games that could clinch a playoff spot for certain teams and a couple do or die matchups. Our game of the week is the New England Patriots vs the Buffalo Bills. Will Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel sweep the Bills or does Josh Allen play superhero ball two weeks in a row? A matchup we see...

Chris Long reacts to the 1 and 4 pm games from the NFL's Week 15 slate. The Buffalo Bills came back in the 2nd half against the New England Patriots, with Josh Allen delivering a heck of a performance to stay ahead in the playoff race. The LA Chargers beat the Kansas City Chiefs to eliminate Patrick Mahomes and Co from the playoffs. Trevor Lawrence turned in a career performance against the New Yo...

Will the Patriots win the AFC East? Drake Maye and Josh Allen face off with the Bills needing a win to stay ahead in the Wild Card race. If the Patriots win, they're AFC East champs for the first time since 2019. The fellas go through their picks, highlighting the Bears covering vs the Browns, the Lions over, to name a few. And Steve throws out a few suggestions to fix the College Football playoff...

Week 15 in the NFL is here with a fury and it has quite the lineup. Multiple games with playoff implications, a few games that could clinch a playoff spot for certain teams and a couple do or die matchups. Our game of the week is the New England Patriots vs the Buffalo Bills. Will Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel sweep the Bills or does Josh Allen play superhero ball two weeks in a row? A matchup we see...

The Philadelphia Eagles are in a bit of a free fall. Following their loss on Monday Night Football to the LA Chargers, the Eagles offense needs changing. Jalen Hurts threw four interceptions and while the Eagles defense kept them in the game, issues like this ahead of the playoffs are deadly. Justin Herbert showed his heart, winning a game while being under fire the entire four quarters. And after...

Chris, Beau and Nate react to a full NFL Week 14 slate. Comebacks, blowouts and the playoff picture becoming more clear. Josh Allen led the Buffalo Bills to a very important comeback over Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, effectively knocking the Bengals out of the postseason. The Houston Texans did the same thing to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, who now need a lot of help to ma...

Chris Long reacts to the 1 and 4 pm slates from the NFL's week 14 action. Joe Burrow and Josh Allen put on a show in New York as the Buffalo Bills essentially ended the Cincinnati Bengals playoff hopes. The Pittsburgh Steelers strengthened their playoff hopes as Aaron Rodgers out-dueled Lamar Jackson, the Indianapolis Colts are falling back to earth with Daniel Jones' achilles injury knocking him...

NFL Week 14 Best Bets! Chris, Stanford Steve and Macon draft their favorite picks for Week 14 in the NFL, discuss the College Football Playoffs and talk the New England Patriots potential during the NFL playoffs. Chris and Macon go head-to-head with the Bengals and Bills to cover and the fellas love themselves some unders - Minnesota-Washington, Tennessee-Cleveland and Pittsburgh-Baltimore. Macon...

The NFL's Week 14 is here and Chris, Beau, Nate, Macon and Nolan breakdown the entire slate. Plenty of divisional action that has significant implications on the NFL Playoff race. The Kansas City Chiefs face the Houston Texans and the Cincinnati Bengals see the Buffalo Bills, all four of whom are chasing a wild card spot. The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers play with the winner gaining a...

The NFL's week 13 is in the books and with plenty of games from Thanksgiving to Black Friday to Sunday, the NFL Playoff Race is shaping up. Chris, Beau and Nate react to the action and determine which team has a better chance to run the table - the Chiefs or Bengals? What are the Eagles issues on defense? And which team's win on Thanksgiving was more impressive - Packers or Cowboys? On Thanksgivin...

Chris Long reacts to the early Sunday NFL games in Week 13. The Houston Texans, in CJ Stroud's return, hold Jonathan Taylor and Daniel Jones in check and knock off the Indianapolis Colts. The Jaguars, with their win over the Titans, and Texans now have made things interesting in the AFC South and closed the gap the Colts created in the first half of the season. In the biggest upset this week, Bryc...

Stanford Steve kicks off the Backdoor Cover show from Ann Arbor, Michigan ahead of the Ohio State-Michigan battle. The fellas then roll into the Week 13 Best Bets. Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans are poised for an upset, Max Brosmer hopefully will perform for the Vikings and Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks look to continue their offensive onslaught. The fellas also like the 49ers, Buccaneer...

Thanksgiving Football! Chris and Kyle Long run through the Thanksgiving games from Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season and breakdown the action. The Dallas Cowboys look like a team that nobody wants to play right now, a far cry from their lackluster defense early in the season. Quinnen Williams has been a godsend, with his defensive performances equaling the output of Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Geor...

Thanksgiving Football! Chris and Beau preview it here. We have some great games across the sale. The Chiefs look to continue their playoff push against the Cowboys, who are looking to do the same. Which QB between Patrick Mahomes and Dak Prescott delivers the performance worthy of John Madden's Turducken on Thanksgiving? The Lions and Packers battle to keep pace with the Bears in the NFC North, wh...