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Dec 2024
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Pep Talks for Those Who Need Them (with ...

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are on to Week 14! To start, we take a look at the updated Power Rankings of Record (2:58). Then, Colt McCoy and Jay Gruden join the show to give Pep Talks For Those Who Need Them (7:18), starting with the Arizona Cardinals (9:04) and followed by Matt Eberflus (15:31), Justin Tucker (22:24), and Daniel Jones (31:20). After we say goodbye to Jay and Colt, we react to the pep talks (40:05) and finally close the show with a preview of the Week 14 heavyweight Thursday Night showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions (50:03).


0:00 Intro

2:58 Power Rankings Update

7:18 Jay Gruden & Colt McCoy Join

9:04 Pep Talks for Those Who Need Them: Cardinals

15:31 Pep Talks for Those Who Need Them: Matt Eberflus

22:24 Pep Talks for Those Who Need Them: Justin Tucker

31:20 Pep Talks for Those Who Need Them: Daniel Jones

38:30 Break

39:18 Pep Talk Debrief

50:03 TNF Preview: Packers at Lions

58:48 Wrap Up


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