Establish the Pass

February 1, 2022 —Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 209 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from the Conference Championship games in the 2021-22 NFL playoffs to set up our Super Bowl 56 matchup, including the Bengals fighting back from an 18-point deficit to stun Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game, Kansas City's failure to adjust to Cincinnat...

January 27, 2022 —Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 208 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their NFL Conference Championship predictions for the 2021-22 NFL playoffs, starting with the AFC Championship game. Can Joe Burrow and his talented set of weapons keep up with Patrick Mahomes' high-powered Kansas City Chiefs offense once again, but this time at Arrowhead? Will the Cincinnati Bengal...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 207 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from the Divisional round of the 2021-22 NFL playoffs, including the Bengals defense saving the day after Joe Burrow took a record-tying nine sacks from the Titans, a legendary defensive and special teams outing from the 49ers to freeze Aaron Rodgers and the Packers out of the NFC Championship g...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 206 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for the Divisional round of the 2021-22 NFL playoffs, including their game of the week (Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills look to build off their perfect offensive performance against the Patriots and get some revenge for last year's AFC Championship game against the Patrick Mahomes-led Kansas City C...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 205 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from the Wild Card round of the 2021-22 NFL playoffs, including Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals narrowly ending their 31-year playoff victory drought, the Buffalo Bills playing the first perfect offensive game in the Super Bowl era while dismantling the rival New England Patriots, Tom Brad...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 204 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for the Wild Card round of the 2021-22 NFL playoffs, including their game of the week (the rubber match between the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills will finally settle who runs the AFC East), betting locks of the week (Blake is sticking with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-8.5) as they square off...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 203 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 18 of the 2021 NFL season, including the wild season-finale that put the Las Vegas Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers in the postseason while Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers fall just short, the San Francisco 49ers' continued dominance against the Los Angeles Rams shaking up t...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 202 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 18 of the 2021 NFL season, including their games of the week (the Las Vegas Raiders host the Los Angeles Chargers in what's essentially a playoff game, while the rival San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams both have a lot at stake in Week 18), betting locks of the week (Blake closes out...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 201 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 17 of the 2021 NFL season, including the Cincinnati Bengals upsetting the Chiefs to clinch the AFC North and take Kansas City out of the No. 1 seed, the Las Vegas Raiders keeping their playoff hopes alive with a narrow win over the previously red-hot Indianapolis Colts, the Arizona Car...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 200 - After discussing the incredible career of NFL legend and pioneer John Madden following his passing at age 85, Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 17 of the 2021 NFL season, including their games of the week (Patrick Mahomes matches up against Joe Burrow in a potential postseason matchup between the two-time defending AFC cham...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 199 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 16 of the 2021 NFL season, including Josh Allen's MVP-caliber performance in the Buffalo Bills' huge win over the New England Patriots to take control in the AFC East, Joe Burrow's record-setting performance as the Cincinnati Bengals sweep the Baltimore Ravens, the Arizona Cardinals co...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 198 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 16 of the 2021 NFL season, including their games of the week (first place in a pair of AFC divisions, and playoff positioning overall, is on the line as the New England Patriots host the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals go for the season-sweep of the Baltimore Ravens), betting locks...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 197 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 15 of the 2021 NFL season, including their games of the week (the Kansas City Chiefs are on fire but the Los Angeles Chargers are capable of stealing 1st place in the AFC West with a win on Thursday, while the New England Patriots try to bump up their winning streak to eight games against a...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 196 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 14 of the 2021 NFL season, including their games of the week (the Buffalo Bills look to get back on track and prove they're a Super Bowl contender against the defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and on Monday night the Los Angeles Rams try to shake off the pretender label and fight bac...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 195 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 13 of the 2021 NFL season, including their game of the week (1st place in the highly contested AFC East is on the line as the New England Patriots travel to Buffalo on Monday night to face the rival Bills), betting locks of the week (Blake is counting on the Miami Dolphins to stay hot and t...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 194 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 12 of the 2021 NFL season, including the Green Bay Packers exposing the Los Angeles Rams, the continued dominance of the New England Patriots in their blowout win over the short-handed Tennessee Titans, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers running down the throats of the Indianapolis Colts defense...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 193 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 12 of the 2021 NFL season, including their games of the week (the red-h0t New England Patriots look to win their sixth straight against the 8-3 Tennessee Titans, while the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers battle in a potential NFC playoff preview), betting locks of the week (Blake is...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 192 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 11 of the 2021 NFL season, including the New England Patriots' continued dominance on their way to the No. 1 DVOA ranking in the entire league, the question marks surrounding the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans atop the AFC after confounding losses, the emergence of the San Francisc...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 191 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 11 of the 2021 NFL season, including their game of the week (with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs back on track, their Week 11 matchup with Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys has sneaky Super Bowl preview vibes), betting locks of the week (Blake is banking on the Cleveland Brown...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 190 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 10 of the 2021 NFL season, including the dominance of the Green Bay Packers defense in their shutout of the Seattle Seahawks, the New England Patriots establishing themselves as one of the AFC's most balanced teams after crushing the Cleveland Browns, the Dallas Cowboys erasing the mem...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 189 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 10 of the 2021 NFL season, including their game of the week (Russell Wilson returns for a determined Seattle Seahawks team that needs to stack wins to get back into the playoff picture, but Aaron Rodgers's likely return means the Green Bay Packers will be locked and loaded), betting locks o...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 188 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 9 of the 2021 NFL season, including the collapse of the Los Angeles Rams' offensive line, the Arizona Cardinals thumping the San Francisco 49ers without Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins, Blake jumping off the Buffalo Bills bandwagon, the Dallas Cowboys' offense coming back to earth in...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 187 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 9 of the 2021 NFL season, including their game of the week (the shorthanded Tennessee Titans look to stay hot and upset the 7-1 Los Angeles Rams and their new-look defense featuring Von Miller alongside Aaron Donald and Leonard Floyd), betting locks of the week (Blake will be 8-1 with his l...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 186 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 8 of the 2021 NFL season, including the top five teams in the NFL possibly all being in the NFC, backups like Mike White Cooper Rush stealing the show, the Cincinnati Bengals falling right into a trap (game), the Green Bay Packers' ability to win in multiple ways, Dennis Allen as the n...

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 185 - Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 8 of the 2021 NFL season, including their games of the week (even shorthanded, the Green Bay Packers should give the undefeated Arizona Cardinals one of their toughest tests of the season in perhaps the best Thursday night game of the year), betting locks of the week (Blake will improve to...