This is the Downbeat on ninety seven one the Freak. Let's continue forth looking
and talking about these games that are happening on Super wild Card weekend. We'll
also hello, clip some new music, Friday Action, and more your talkbacks
from the red microphone button on the iHeartRadio app. This is for some Luke
Bryan tickets for a couple of our listeners. We're playing for here. It's
the American Western Weekend at globally Field March eighth and ninth, so we're we're
playing for our listeners, so that's kind of cool. I'm playing for Brody,
I'm playing for Mike and Grapevine, and we got a caller for Danny
as well there. So I don't know the name on that Ron. I
think it's Ron. He's playing for Ron. Yeah, and thanks. Let's
go Packers Cowboys Sunday, three point thirty on Fox. Cowboys favored by seven
and a half points. Mike. Kind of a hard one for me,
to be honest. I mean, it's weird, like the games that you
focus on more, you work yourself into more of it, Tizzy, you
know, like all those other games I put a lot less effort and thought
into and those are seemingly easier picks. There was. I always try to
check the Vegas like line movement to figure out where they think the money is
his head, And there's been a little slight movement. You have it at
seven, right, seven and a half? You do have it at seven
and a half? Yeah, okay, because it did open at seven and
a half, and I thought it slid to seven in some spots. But
I mean, that doesn't necessarily apply to us, but it see, I
have it at seven, but it doesn't matter. I think it moved a
little bit, indicating a little bit of interest in green Bay and this thing.
I just don't think the Packers' defense can slow down the Cowboys offense.
I think that's kind of it. I expect Dallas to hang thirty five points
on the board, and then the question is does green Bay hang twenty eight?
And I kind of think they do. Which that's too close of a
margin for us not to lose our damn minds, because if it's you know,
thirty five to thirty two, we're gonna be wigging out. And that's
closer than I think most of us picture this. Sorry, I'm just sort
of talking. Do I think the Packers hang twenty eight points. I think
they do, and I'm gonna take the Packers plus seven and a half points.
And I will warn Brody and everyone listening that the reason I didn't succeed
and picks with Glenn's all year is because I had pretty consistent belief against the
Cowboys when they were trying to cover a lot of points, which they tended
to be this year, and I did not farewell. So maybe it's dumb,
but I'm gonna take seven and a half points, and I do think
the Cowboys win well. Before Danny goes, let me just throw this out
there in your to go with what you're saying there. Dak Prescott in his
career in the playoffs one in five against the spread. Okay, so if
they win, they're not covering. And that's eighty fifth out of eighty eight
quarterbacks against the spread in the last twenty years, So Ailey, Yeah,
not a good record against the spread. Since nineteen ninety seven, the Cowboys
are three to twelve and one against the spread in the playoffs. Now,
there's a lot of playoff losses now not a lot of playoff wins. But
when they do win, they're not covering very often in the playoffs. Something
to think about there. I think this game, as far as I think
the Cowboys are going to win, the spread is the bugaboo. As you
said, it's really really hard to practice game, and I think it all
depends on how Cowboys start in their first two offensive drives. If they start
with the lead, I think this ends up being a potential semi blowout with
a win by two touchdowns or more so, based on what we saw last
night, how well our last week, how well oiled they looked. Granted
against a Ding Dong commander's team, it was nice to see them put those
elements together have a complete game. I'd like to see at least a at
least a seventy five percent continuance of that. I believe that can can happen
this week for them to carry at least three fourths of that effort to wild
card weekend, which leads me to believe that they're going to cover that spread.
I think Dallas covers seven and a half Dallas minus seven and a half
for Danny and ron I to have a First of all, you go with
Gutfield when you look at they thing. Sometimes sometimes you do a lot of
research on these things. Also, I'll say this, I go with do
I think the other team can win? Would it shock me if the other
team won? And if it would shock me if that team won, then
I don't even mess with points. I just go yeah, I'll just pick
the team that I think's gonna win this one. Actually, why I do
think the Cowboys are going to win, It would not shock me if the
Packers. One of the reason being it's the fan Packers and the Cowboys in
the playoffs. And we've just seen how the last two times went. And
there are recurring characters here from regular season games. There are in effect here
Christian Watson, if he plays, he is questionable. I'm not sure that
that's changed. I have in fact that that should come out sometime probably this
afternoon. We'll get a good read on it if he practiced today, because
that affects things. That's their speed element at wide receiver and crossing the field
and things like that that kind of do affect the Cowboys linebackers and things like
that with their other guys who can do a lot of things deep short with
Dobbs, Reid, Wicks, and bow Melton packs a ton of wide receivers
and two tight ends. Our offense is gonna be Okay. I think Aaron
Jones is torched. What's the stat minimum three games played the most rushing yards
ever against the Cowboys. Aaron Jones average narrowly ahead of Walter Payton and Barry
Sanders. I think the Packers get a garbage time touchdown and are able to
cover the stort. That's kind of exactly what I need. Seven and a
half. Okay. I don't think they win, I really don't. I
think I'd be insane if Jordan Love comes in and win. Yes, I
feel that. I'm very confident the Cowboys win, and I think maybe a
late touchdown gets it to six or whatever and they back door it. A
big part of this. The Cowboys offense will score on the Packers defense one
hundred percent. Believe that if the Cowboys lose this game or the Cowboy or
if it's close, then I think you're asking questions about Dan Quinn and the
defense, like why the hell did you guys give up thirty four points today?
That shouldn't have happened. Also kind of like the over it is forty
eight and a half and the high scoring, bad defense on the Packer's side,
and both coaches pretty inclined to go for it on fourth downs. Aggressive
dudes, aggressive go for it around midfield on fourth downands that tends to tick
things towards the over a little bit, whether or not a factor, Yeah,
exactly, Yeah, Cowboys big special teams advantage. Packers don't trust their
kicker, Daniel Carlson. I'm sorry, Daniel Carlson's brother, and DERs Carlson
is terrible. Rookie brand Aubrey. I think through whatever happened last week,
no worries. He capped it off with a nice what fifty yarder. The
Packers, led by former Cowboys special teams coach Rich Basacia, are one of
the worst units in the league. So but there could be that who gives
a dan We're the seven and we're the underdogs here up to the trick plays
and the crazy stuff. So but yeah, what will be shown first kick
off to end Mike McCarthy's Super Bowl win with the pack or the des Bryant
no catch, Give me Mike McCarthy's Super Bowl with Packers. I think that
will be. I fear that it'll be covered thoroughly pregame and then once kick
starts, they don't do it again. But yes, give me scratch,
not a scratch, Jake ferguson scratch, not a scratch. I'm sure Ron
would love that. I'll go with the des Brant no catch, just to
get different fair That's what I was doing on what day? Oh okay,
okay, no, I'm not caring over that idiot prediction into this. Yeah
catch, No, I'm not. Sunday seven fifteen in BC. Oh then
BC Rams number six against Detroit number three, Detroit minus three, big mine,
Detroit favored by three. Rams are running the ball really well. They
obviously can pass. Kien Williams is like kind of one of the stories the
NFL lately, how he's been running a while. Lions do have a great
run d but I think the Rams do light up the line, secondary lines,
pass defense pretty poor, but hot play alert. A ton of sharp
money on the Rams. It opened at four and a half, it moved
to three and where it is. Some Vegas book manager type sink the Rams.
We got a live dog on our hands, not just this week,
but maybe for weeks after this week. They're sort of the Vegas interesting kids.
Okay, not only will I take the Rams plus three. You can
wind me, dine me, and money line me. Rams are gonna win
this game. Rams plus three for big mic hell Yeah, Rams all the
way. WHOA Danny plus three? Jared Goff one of the best quarterbacks against
the spread and indoor games. Matt Stafford not good as an underdog in the
last two seasons. One in nine, I will think that trink continues Lions
minus three the fight and meat Balls with Dan Campbell as their leader. Well,
we'll be shown first though. Will it be Matt Stafford his time with
the Lions or will it be Jared Goff his time with the Rams. Uh?
Probably you're shown back to back, So it's just a matter of video
editing choice. But the story of Matt Stafford with the Lions and coming back
to Detroit is far larger than the story of Jared Goff being the Rams former
QB. So I'm thinking lead with Staffy staff. I think they lead with
the home quarterback and save the best for last. I'll take the staff infection
Matt Stafford. For some reason, yesterday when you called Brian Dable Brian Dave
Baubow, it put that song in my head all day yesterday. Oh and
I may just call him Brian Dave Baubow forever now beautiful, so well done?
Oh yeah, all right? Final game Monday Night, ABC, Philadelphia
number five at number four, Tampa Bay Tampa Bay plus three here, this
one could be kind of fugly. Yep. Like I said, not too
long ago, we talked about the crazy weather in Kansas City, the crazier
maybe weather in Buffalo with up to fifty mile per hour wind wind blasts.
But we are looking at eighty eight percent chance of rain for this Monday night
game. It might be a little dumpy there. And these are a couple
of really kind of weird teams. Philly has lost. Tampa Bay is odd
too. They didn't put up are hardly any points in their last two games.
I think health of everyone is a concern here. Quarterbacks Jalen Hurts dislocated
finger, apparently hasn't thrown a football all week long, and Baker Mayfield is
kind of all bashed up as well. Health wide receivers the Eagles. AJ
Brown hasn't practiced, he hurt his knee, hadn't practiced all week. Devantae
Spith didn't play last week because of an ankle. Like I just don't know
who's playing and how they feel, so I will choose pass. He's passing
on the game, Yeah, Brodie, and I passed. And if that
means we just a point we can't have, we're fine. Okay, all
right, you're choosing not to pick. Yes, this is it his arsenal.
The Eagles the last six weeks have been a laundry basket full of stink.
I think the trend continues. They get eliminated in the first round and
all hell breaks loose up there. Okay, lightning fast and a text or
said this, and it had even crossed my mind, you want more sex
on a stick. Eagles lose panic fire Siriani. Belichick filling because among all
the options among those good quarterbacks, right their family supposed to choke him right
now too. Yes, he is not loved right now, Bill Belichick,
Eagles, And then we don't get him here in town. But we get
our little scratch of having a play against Belichick to the Eagles, right yeah.
I think with the rain conditions that you're pretty Mike, and Florida is
known for having chaos, I do think it will get muddy. That benefits
the Eagles more than it benefits the Buccaneers. Now, I do think there's
an element of the Eagles that is Carl Havoc. I don't want to be
around anymore. I think they don't want to play. I think they're tired,
you know. Yeah, I think they're very flossy. Dicky m hm.
Give me Eagles minus three because the mud game does affect Baker Mayfield and
Mike Evans and God will and I think more than it affects the Eagles.
I think the Eagles be able to scrounge out a win. I don't want
that to happen. Pulling for the Bucks hard here. I'm just getting on
these new earpieces we have to wear so management can talk to us mid segment
and think they just said I can't pass, so I have to take a
team. Damn it. Give me, I'll take the Bucks. Okay,
TV plus three for Mike Big Mike, Danny just wished for to me during
the segment. Instead of doing the over under of the schimptru, we do
over under amount of toush pushes. Okay, fine, Oh, if it's
wet and sloppy, over under three and a half. Toush pushes and attempts
are successful ones. I think just I think so too. I think what
do you say, oh you two two and a half? Yeah, yeah,
like two and a half. I like it. Hammer in the under
if you said three and a half, two and a half is a good
one. Okay, there we go. I'll if it's all sloppy and they
do it all the time, I'm going over. I'll take you all right,
fine, Bernie and I will take the over. I'm gonna I think
they'll do. I think they'll make two attempts at it. Okay, So
that's the under. Yeah, okay, there it is, lock them locked
up, best of luck. We're playing in the name of listeners. Who
uh if we win, they win Luke Bryant ticket. You can always win
stuff and we'll contact you on Tuesday. If you won, what you know?
Uh, what you know? Then and that'll be cool. Got some
talkbacks. There's a couple things I don't play there. Record it's new music
Friday, right, it's new music hit today, and play a couple of
clips of some songs. You guys, good with that? Fine. Ariana
Grande has had multiple face surgeries. Very clear. She looks quite different than
she's pretty and young. Yeah, yeah, I mean, but you're visual
of Ariana Grande at performing at the Aretha Franklin funeral with Bill Clinton biting his
lips. It's a little different now, you know a lot of surgery.
Yeah, well, big natural guy, you know, just me, you
like big naturals. Yeah, So she's back though, and there's a difference
between big naturals and full naturals, right, I think? So, I
don't really know. Did you see what I'm saying? Oh that's yeah.
Yeah, that's a tough one right there. So are in A Grande's back.
This is her new song. It's called Yes and Question mark Yes and
you'll clip of that your modest somebody, I don't know whatever, not my
jam, but I don't know. Maybe I give her more of a probably
a go. Yeah. I could hear that blasting out of the Sue Ellens
patio on Turtle Creek in Oaklhom Yeah. I thought there was a lyric or
something about taking a something on a chest. What we'll just move on,
let's play it again. What Keyser back with a song called Beautiful People Stay
High? Who was it yesterday that was farting Carrotsna Gomez was tooting. So
that's a song My Demons to Place the Sun finding some horns from them,
it's kind of badass. I think some horns from them. Finally, that's
what they've been missing. They needed a horn element because I like white Keys,
but I can get tired of them sometimes because it's like, yeah,
I don't feel I don't feel like the guitar wankery going on. They don't
drastically evolved their sound that much. It all still sounds like they did for
the most part. They had little elements here and there. But you know,
it's kind of okay. If they're doing a record though there incorporate some
fat horns that would change the way they sound a little bit, a little
bit. That'd be pretty cool. So there is that. It's okay to
like things. I like it. Okay, I like it too. I
actually like I kind of like everything now. I kind of like, Okay,
that's good. Great. But my favorite song is the Bill Belichick song
from Chandler Jones. Yeah, I mean, that's the song that's the New
Music Friday hit of the year. If we're being it's the most original sounding
tune that we've heard in a long time, even though it's a cover.
It's the greatest cover of this song of all time? Right, yeah,
should we hear that or should we hear the Green Bay cover band or both?
In the show? You do whatever, you know what? I vote
the Green Day cover band, Green Bay, Okay, sickly because it only
works today, right, it only works? Yeah, use it or lose
it. We'll send you home. We'll be back at six am on Monday
morning. It'll be MLK Day. The roads will be nasty. If you
are at home, please like, get up with us at six am if
you want here, sleep at sleep in if you want. We'll post the
show either way. But being all this, we have Cowboys, Packers reaction.
We'll have the latest on what's going on at the weather of the roads,
all that stuff. We'll be tracking all that. Maybe we'll do a
bit for you to win some for a chance to win some tickets with the
Emmys. So we'll have a big fat one on Monday and it'll be good
fun and uh, you know you should be there for that. Listen to
the rest of the day as well. Been in skin show Christina and Steve
and then uh, Julie and Mike and Groobs and Cavanaugh with the Speakeasy two
to six and all that good stuff. But we'll be back Monday morning at
six am. Hell yeah we will, so if you missed it earlier,
we got sent a song from the Green Day, the Wisconsin Green Day tribute
band who has written a song hating on the Cowboys and predicting a big win
for the Packers. This is the song American Idiots by Green Day cover band
Green Bay. We're gonna play the American Idiots Complination in Janry's Big Stadium.
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