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<v Speaker 1>Rick, how's it going, man? Hey, man, it's it's good man.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for having me on. You know what, I am

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<v Speaker 1>the funk master of iheard Denver, but I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>I've ever heard that Bootsy Collins Halloween saw. Yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a new one for me.

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<v Speaker 2>The monster mash. Yeah, the Booty Collins version Bootsy of course,

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<v Speaker 2>who I tailor my own style after So you know

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of kind of can get to go with that, Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>we got a fun game coming up Baltimore Ravens and

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<v Speaker 2>Lamar Jackson to miss two days of practice with the

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<v Speaker 2>team is calling me in back issues, although we know

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's actually a growing issue. If Lamar is hobbled

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<v Speaker 2>in or unable to go, what does that do for

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<v Speaker 2>your optimism that Denver can go to the East Coast.

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<v Speaker 1>And take another one. Yeah, it's starting to feel like

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<v Speaker 1>Denver could be catching a break here. And I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>you pointed out the growing core injury, which is what

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<v Speaker 1>was reported by insiders on Wednesday early in the day

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<v Speaker 1>and then all of a sudden it became a back

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<v Speaker 1>and knee injury. So I'm glad you puted that up.

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna ask you as our NFL Insider what

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<v Speaker 1>you're hearing, so thanks for clarifying that for me. I

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<v Speaker 1>think this could turn out to be a trap game

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<v Speaker 1>for the Ravens because of a short week playing the

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals next Thursday. And if Lamar Jackson is seriously has

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<v Speaker 1>a grond core injury, you know, that could be really

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<v Speaker 1>debilitating for a running quarterback. And even if he plays hurt,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it gives us a much better chance of winning.

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<v Speaker 1>And and Vance Joseph said today that he's gonna play,

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<v Speaker 1>and I would I would guess he probably is. But

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<v Speaker 1>if he's gonna play hurt, this is looking like the

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<v Speaker 1>game that the Broncos could could steal from the Ravens.

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<v Speaker 1>So nobody is expecting them to win. You know, there

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<v Speaker 1>almost double digit uh dogs in this game. Vegas doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>like the Broncos in this game. But the more I

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<v Speaker 1>look at it, Ben, this looks like a game they

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<v Speaker 1>can win with bo Nick performing the way he's been

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<v Speaker 1>playing the last couple of weeks, if he can play

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<v Speaker 1>up to that level again on Sunday, in the Broncos

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<v Speaker 1>defense plays like they've been playing all year. I think

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<v Speaker 1>if the Broncos can score maybe twenty four to twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven points somewhere in there. They win this football game.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm feeling much much better about it.

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<v Speaker 2>The betting public at large feeling better as well. The

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<v Speaker 2>Broncos line out to was plus ten and a half

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<v Speaker 2>as of yesterday, is already back to plus eighty two

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<v Speaker 2>and a half point swing the other directions, So the

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<v Speaker 2>betting public feeling good about the Denver Broncos chances on

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<v Speaker 2>the road against the Baltimore Ravens. The you know, catching

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<v Speaker 2>teams at the right time, And I've talked about this.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to take anything away from what Denver

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<v Speaker 2>has done, but you caught a New Orleans Saints team

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<v Speaker 2>that's without their quarterback and five or six of their

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<v Speaker 2>best players. You caught the Carolina Panthers, that's six of

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<v Speaker 2>their players. Of course they weren't very talented to start with.

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<v Speaker 2>You beat the Tampa Bay Bucks, who are missing six

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<v Speaker 2>defensive starters when you play them. Now you're getting a

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<v Speaker 2>Ravens team that has one defensive lineman healthy and possible

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback issues. Look, I'm not one to question the football gods,

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<v Speaker 2>but it looks like we're catching all these teams at

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<v Speaker 2>the right time.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I think about time we catch a little break

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<v Speaker 1>from the football gods. Man, it's been a tough stretch,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and all the injuries the Broncos typically have

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<v Speaker 1>dealt with over the last several years, and all the problems.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't have to go into that, but it just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of feels different this year. It feels like this

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<v Speaker 1>is breaking their way almost from week to week, at

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<v Speaker 1>least lately here last five or six games, it just

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<v Speaker 1>feels like thinger going to Broncos direction. And like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>if Lamar Jackson is hurt, if he's out, I think

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<v Speaker 1>the Broncos have an excellent chance to win the game.

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<v Speaker 1>But even him play and hurt gives them a legit

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<v Speaker 1>it shot to win this game. They've got all kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of other issues, injuries on both sides of the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>their secondary, their D line, their rookie right tackle has

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<v Speaker 1>really struggled in pass pro. So that's another thing to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>That's another matchup to watch on Sunday. Guys like Jonathan

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<v Speaker 1>Cooper and Nick Bonito gets their a right tackle. I

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<v Speaker 1>feeling pretty darn good about this game, and I never

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<v Speaker 1>thought I would say that just a couple of days ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it certainly looked like it was going to be something.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it certainly looked like it was going to

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<v Speaker 2>be something of a blowout, or at least was expected

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<v Speaker 2>to be something of a Baltimore blow out. Talking with

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Lewis here Colorados for the Nenver Broncos, Rick, I,

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<v Speaker 2>you knows, as we start to get into the season,

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<v Speaker 2>Vegas doubted the Broncos. They had him a five and

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<v Speaker 2>a half win total for the season. That looks like

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<v Speaker 2>it's a mortal lock at this point to probably hit

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<v Speaker 2>the over. Bo Nicks was laughed at us. They said,

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<v Speaker 2>the sixth quarterback taking is this guy? You've ready for

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<v Speaker 2>the league?

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<v Speaker 1>Now?

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<v Speaker 2>He's offensive rookie the month this past month a defense

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<v Speaker 2>that the people slept on and pointed out, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a training campaign. This defense is going to sneak up

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<v Speaker 2>on people. They're not sneaking up on anybody anymore. The

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<v Speaker 2>one of the top defenses in the league are the

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<v Speaker 2>Denver Broncos back.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I feel like they are. You know, I said

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<v Speaker 1>this several weeks ago. I do feel like they turned

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<v Speaker 1>the corner. You know. Sean Payton certainly case the culture

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<v Speaker 1>and I do feel like they have turned the corner. Finally,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's starting to look like bo Nicks could be

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<v Speaker 1>their franchise quarterback. I still want to see more, but

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<v Speaker 1>when you look at the way he's played in the

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<v Speaker 1>last month. You just mentioned he was the NFL's Rookie

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<v Speaker 1>Player of the Month. He's come a long ways. That

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle game and the Steeler game, by the way, and

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<v Speaker 1>he just seems to be getting more comfortable, better and better.

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<v Speaker 1>It turns out Sean Payton's a pretty damn good coach.

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<v Speaker 1>It turns out Sean Payton maybe the quarter back whisperer

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<v Speaker 1>that we thought he was. It's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>really fun game to call in to watch Sunday. And

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<v Speaker 1>I love the fact that the Broncos are underdogs. I

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<v Speaker 1>love the fact that nobody expects them to win. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>keep that chip on your shoulder man in Vegas. Vegas

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't bought in yet. If they beat the Ravens Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>Vegas is going to buy in.

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<v Speaker 2>And that'll set up an interesting matchup at Kansas City.

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<v Speaker 2>And then with the Falcons coming here, tough three games

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<v Speaker 2>stretch any which way you slice it, the Broncos will

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<v Speaker 2>take any breaks that they can get. As we look

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<v Speaker 2>at this Ravens matchup. You know, even without you know,

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<v Speaker 2>even if lebar Is is hobbled, you still have Derrick Henry,

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<v Speaker 2>who's quite adept at running the football even at thirty

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<v Speaker 2>plus years old. Now they've they've started to discover the

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<v Speaker 2>past game with both tight ends. They've had Zay Flowers

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<v Speaker 2>and even Bateman going off lately. That offense looks like

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<v Speaker 2>it's rounding into form. Who are the Broncos who they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to have to step up in this game if

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to.

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<v Speaker 1>Get to win, well, you know, they're going to really

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<v Speaker 1>have to be a disciplined in their gas responsibility because

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<v Speaker 1>Derrick Henry can kill you. Lamar Jackson can kill you.

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<v Speaker 1>Derrick Henry on pace for another two thousand yard season.

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<v Speaker 1>So everybody, the entire eleven guys on defense, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>your interior linemen who've been playing at a really high level,

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<v Speaker 1>your inside linebackers, your pass rush, everybody's really confident in

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<v Speaker 1>the back end of this Broncos defense. These guys are legit.

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<v Speaker 1>We've been say that all year long. These guys are

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<v Speaker 1>legit on defense. They're gonna keep them in every game.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they'll keep them in this game. Even if

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<v Speaker 1>Lamar Jackson plays on Sunday, they'll keep this game close

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<v Speaker 1>enough where if they don't turn the ball over on

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<v Speaker 1>offense and they can create a turnover at two, they

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<v Speaker 1>got a good shot of winning this game. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>feeling better and better about it. Man. I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to get you know, too optimistic or too far up

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<v Speaker 1>there on that limb, But as each day goes by,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm feeling better a better about this game.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys heard it here first, Rick Lewis, and take

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<v Speaker 2>the Broncos lay twenty points. They're gonna absolutely blow out

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<v Speaker 2>the Ravens in this one. That's Rick Lewis guarantee. By

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<v Speaker 2>the way, you could take it up with your Colonados

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<v Speaker 2>records there. Rick is Halloween, so I'd be remissif I

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<v Speaker 2>to ask you what scares you about this game?

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<v Speaker 1>Blarrick Henry. You know, like I said, if Jackson plays,

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be playing hurt. Derrick Henry is a nightmare.

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<v Speaker 1>And even at his age, with all the miles on

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<v Speaker 1>this guy, it's hard to believe that he's still playing

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<v Speaker 1>at this level. I mean, they're going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>tackle well, they can't be missing tackles in this game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and they have to be disciplined and if

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<v Speaker 1>you can slow him down. I'm looking at this as

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<v Speaker 1>a game where I think bow Knicks will be counted

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<v Speaker 1>on to win this game for the Broncos. On offense,

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens do have a stout run defense. They're horrible

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<v Speaker 1>their past defense, their back end has been terrible, and

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<v Speaker 1>they give up a lot of points. They give up

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six points a game. So that's why I'm thinking

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<v Speaker 1>if Broncos can score twenty four to twenty seven and

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<v Speaker 1>they just slow down Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson, that

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<v Speaker 1>will be enough to win the game. I think Derek

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<v Speaker 1>Henry is going to be the guy. You can't let

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<v Speaker 1>him be the game rerecord all these guys, man, they

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<v Speaker 1>better show up. They better be ready to tackle this

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<v Speaker 1>big dude and just slow him down. Man, if you

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<v Speaker 1>can just keep him under one hundred yards, I think

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<v Speaker 1>you got a pretty good shot. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be a monumental task, but I think the

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<v Speaker 2>Broncos are up to the challenge. Rick, looking forward to

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<v Speaker 2>the call with you and Dave Logan on Sunday right

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<v Speaker 2>here on KOE. I appreciate you taking the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh good man. And you know what, if anybody has

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<v Speaker 1>someplace we could go on our off day Saturday in Baltimore,

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<v Speaker 1>let me know. You know, I don't I'm not familiar

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<v Speaker 1>with the city. I don't know what you're doing Baltimore

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<v Speaker 1>for fun on an off day. We're looking at maybe

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<v Speaker 1>one of those Russian banyas, you know, those those Russian spas.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe bring the whole crew.

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<v Speaker 2>I've heard Josh Reynolds may have some suggestions for places

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<v Speaker 2>you can go after hours. You may not want to

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<v Speaker 2>take those, but we'll see, Rick, I'll see if I

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<v Speaker 2>can get those two. You appreciate your time as always.

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<v Speaker 1>Man. All right, man, thanks man, you have a good night.

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<v Speaker 1>Take care. Rick Lewis