The nerds are joined by Anthony Lawson to discuss which major NFL Week 1 storylines are "real or fake", discussing what to make of the wild, confusing game between J.J. McCarthy's Minnesota Vikings and Caleb Williams' Chicago Bears, breaking down how concerned we should be about the Detroit Lions, arguing whether the Los Angeles Chargers have surpassed the Kansas City Chiefs as the AFC West's best, debating if the LA Chargers or Las Vegas Raiders are bigger playoff threats and diving into how the glorious Jacksonville Jaguars could be set to supplant the Houston Texans as AFC South champs.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Vikings-Bears

00:32:11 - Las Vegas is a bigger playoff threat than Denver

00:43:00 - Chargers are the best team in the AFC West

00:57:50 - Dolphins are the worst team in the AFC

01:13:57 - We need to be concerned about the Lions

01:24:43 - The Texans will be dethroned as AFC South champions

The nerds react to a wild Week 1 of NFL action, breaking down the all-time great comeback Josh Allen led the Buffalo Bills to over Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, discussing how Jordan Love & the Green Bay Packers demolished the Detroit Lions, reacting to Aaron Rodgers' strong debut for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and giving their take on every game on the entire slate!

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Bills-Ravens

00:36:32 - Packers-Lions

00:52:03 - Steelers-Jets

01:06:26 - Rams-Texans

01:14:08 - Buccaneers-Falcons

01:23:19 - Raiders-Patriots

01:33:51 - Jaguars-Panthers

01:43:17 - Commanders-Giants

01:50:52 - Colts-Dolphins

02:02:00 - Bengals-Browns

02:07:05 - Chiefs-Chargers

02:14:07 - Broncos-Titans

02:23:22 - 49ers-Seahawks

02:30:22 - Cardinals-Saints

The NFL season is here! The nerds react to the first game of the year as Jalen Hurts & the Philadelphia Eagles eked out a win over Dak Prescott & the Dallas Cowboys, then give their full predictions for every single game of the week, dissecting key matchups like Mahomes & the Chiefs vs. Herbert & the Chargers, Lamar & the Ravens vs. Josh Allen & the Bills, and the MNF battle between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Eagles-Cowboys Reaction

00:26:13 - Chiefs-Chargers

00:32:18 - Lions-Packers

00:39:14 - Texans-Rams

00:46:12 - Ravens-Bills

00:54:40 - Vikings-Bears

01:00:38 - Steelers-Jets

01:03:50 - Dolphins-Colts

01:04:23 - Giants-Commanders

01:06:42 - Cardinals-Saints

01:07:14 - Panthers-Jaguars

01:09:44 - Buccaneers-Falcons

01:11:32 - Bengals-Brown

01:11:39 - Raiders-Patriots

01:14:11 - 49ers-Seahawks

01:16:52 - Titans-Broncos

The nerds rank their Top 10 defenders in the NBA... but first, they react to the major breaking news from Pablo Torre that the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the NBA's salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard an additional $28 million and discuss the possible ramifications and league-wide significance of this. Then, they get into the good stuff and debate whether Alex Caruso or Amen Thompson is the best non-big defender on the planet, whether Chet Holmgren or Evan Mobley is the better young defensive savant, and finally, discuss whether anybody can really challenge Victor Wembanyama for the title of best defender alive.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Kawhi Leonard scandal

00:15:13 - Honorable mentions

00:23:46 - Criteria

00:26:36 - Jonathan Isaac

00:30:39 - OG Anunoby

00:37:32 - Alex Caruso

00:48:54 - Bam Adebayo

00:57:41 - Amen Thompson

01:07:43 - Rudy Gobert

01:17:20 - Evan Mobley

01:30:22 - Anthony Davis

01:35:33 - Draymond Green

01:42:59 - Chet Holmgren

01:54:06 - Victor Wembanyama

The nerds give their complete preseason predictions for the 2025 NFL season! They make their picks for every NFL award, anticipating another epic MVP battle between Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, predict the record for every single team in the league, and lay down their ultimate Super Bowl predictions! Will the Philadelphia Eagles repeat? Will the Green Bay Packers surge to the top with Micah Parsons? Will the Kansas City Chiefs reclaim their throne? Is it finally THE YEAR for the Baltimore Ravens or Buffalo Bills?

Timestamps

00:00:18 - MVP

00:10:50 - OPOY

00:14:33 - DPOY

00:19:17 - OROY

00:24:42 - DROY

00:27:47 - POY

00:29:07 - CPOY

00:34:38 - COY

00:41:35 - AFC Standings

00:43:28 - NFC Standings

00:46:21 - Playoff Predictions

00:46:33 - Wild Card

00:49:52 - Divisional

00:59:27 - Championship

01:07:43 - Super Bowl

The nerds put every NFL team into tiers! They react to the insane Micah Parsons trade and break down if this makes the Green Bay Packers major Super Bowl contenders, what on earth the future holds for the Dallas Cowboys, whether we should be ready to proclaim teams like the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos or Minnesota Vikings true contenders, and if the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs or Philadelphia Eagles are the best bet to win it all.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Packers

00:17:45 - Cowboys

00:33:26 - Patriots

00:06:06 - Bills

00:39:35 - Dolphins

00:42:00 - Jets

00:47:18 - Chiefs

00:50:27 - Chargers

00:52:31 - Broncos

00:56:58 - Raiders

01:01:48 - Ravens

01:03:46 - Bengals

01:07:55 - Steelers

01:13:12 - Browns

01:18:59 - Jaguars

01:24:17 - Texans

01:28:26 - Colts

01:37:08 - Titans

01:39:13 - Lions

01:42:15 - Vikings

01:45:29 - Bears

01:50:26 - Eagles

01:50:50 - Commanders

01:53:18 - Giants

01:59:33 - Buccaneers

02:02:09 - Falcons

02:06:10 - Saints

02:06:31 - Panthers

02:10:04 - Rams

02:13:10 - Seahawks

02:16:05 - Cardinals

02:18:17 - 49ers

The nerds rank the Top 10 NBA players under 25 based on their long-term value to build around, diving into whether Franz Wagner or Paolo Banchero is the Orlando Magic's best asset, figuring out where to rank incoming rookies like Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper, continuing the everlasting debate of Evan Mobley vs. Chet Holmgren, and pondering whether Victor Wembanyama will become the literal GOAT.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Honorable Mentions

00:09:28 - Franz Wagner

00:20:15 - Amen Thompson

00:33:32 - Dylan Harper

00:39:39 - Paolo Banchero

00:51:58 - Cade Cunningham

01:00:46 - Jalen Williams

01:10:31 - Cooper Flagg

01:21:12 - Chet Holmgren vs. Evan Mobley

01:34:43 - Anthony Edwards

01:48:49 - Victor Wembanyama

The nerds rank their Top 10 NFL Contenders, breaking down why the Denver Broncos aren’t ready just yet, debating whether the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or Washington Commanders are bigger dark horses in the NFC, and debating whether the Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens or Buffalo Bills are the best bet to emerge as Super Bowl champs this year.

Timestamps

00:00:41 - Honorable Mentions

00:09:33 - Texans

00:15:39 - Chargers

00:23:12 - Vikings

00:28:58 - Rams

00:34:24 - Packers

00:41:17 - Buccaneers

00:47:07 - Commanders

00:55:41 - Lions

01:04:02 - Chiefs

01:14:05 - Bills

01:27:35 - Eagles

01:34:39 - Ravens