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Oct 2024
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Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are turning the page to Week 8! First up, it's "Teams We're Not Ready To Give Up On," with each of the heroes giving the down-bad team they believe can turn it around (4:14). Then, The Athletic's Andrew Marchand joins the show to discuss The Brady Rules (22:53) and react to the HTC Broadcast Booth Power Rankings (33:29). Finally, we preview the Thursday Night Football matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams (54:49).


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