Author: wheelhousesports24

NFL Week 9 Recap

Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots

☀️: The Good

Six in a row. No matter how ugly, a win is a win. And winning while playing bad is important.

I loved seeing the Pats trust Maye to win the game and him delivering on that final drive.

Our running defense continues to be amazing, once agin preventing a fifty yard rusher.

⛈️: The Bad

My goodness we really almost lost that game. We completely were the better team, but almost let the Falcons steal that game.

The end of the first half was the start of our problems. We could have gone up 24-7, while getting the ball to start the 2nd half. Instead, we turn it over and let them make the score 21-14. In total, after going up 21-7 and looking great, we were outscored 16-3 the rest of the game.

Maye had two bad turnovers that hurt the team and we did not move the ball well in the 2nd half.

Six sacks is another bad showing. It isn’t just the O line’s fault, it’s the whole offense.

In defense of our defense, Bijan Robinson, Drake London, and Kyle Pitts made some unreal plays. Michael Penix just through the ball up at times and they caught the ball.

Kayshon Boutte and Christian Gonzalez injuries’ will be a big point of discussion as we desperately need both of them.

Picks:

Pats win  ✅

Pats cover (-5.5) ❌

Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills

Massive win for the Bills in the race for the 1 seed in the AFC. The Chiefs will be fine.

Picks

Bills win ✅

Bills cover (+1.5) ✅

Game/Betting Pick Results

Game: 2-0 This Week (18-4 This Season) (105-43 All-Time)

Spread: 1-1 (18-4) (100-43-5)

Over/Under (Stopped after Week 2): 1-6 this season (67-65-1 All-Time)

The Brady Brackets (QB Tiers) Halfway Through the 2025 Season

Brady Tier: All-time greats in their primes

  • Patrick Mahomes*, Kansas City Chiefs
  • Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
  • Lamar Jackson*, Baltimore Ravens
  • Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

Rivers Tier: Franchise QB who you are happy paying top tier money and building around

  • Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
  • Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
  • Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
  • Drake Maye, New England Patriots
  • Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
  • Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers

Cousins Tier: Pretty good player, but you don’t want to pay top dollar because they need a lot of talent around them to thrive. Unfortunately, you may end up having to pay them top dollar or pretty close

  • Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
  • CJ Stroud, Houston Texans
  • Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks
  • Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
  • Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
  • Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts
  • Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears

No Man’s Land Tier: Average QB who is tough to move on from because they can win games, but likely can’t win the big one

  • Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
  • Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers

Fitzmagic Tier: Bridge QB

  • Aaron Roders*, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
  • Joe Flacco, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Justin Fields, New York Jets
  • Russell Wilson*, New York Giants
  • Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons
  • Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders
  • Tyrod Taylor, New York Jets
  • Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns

TBD Tier: Jury is still out

  • Jaxson Dart, New York Giants (Trending up)
  • JJ McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings (Neutral)
  • Michael Penix, Atlanta Falcons (Neutral)
  • Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans (Trending down)
  • Dillon Gabriel, Cleveland Browns (Neutral)
  • Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns (Neutral)
  • Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints (Neutral)
  • Spencer Rattler, New Orleans Saints (Trending down)

Note: An asterisk indicates a player who has clinched a spot in the Hall of Fame if they were to retire today

15 Minute Blitz Episode 57

Topics:

(00:00) – Pats Recap

(02:15) – NFL Power Rankings

(04:00) – Brian Kelly

(10:20) – Jets Owner

(12:50) – Sean Payton / Russell Wilson 

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/15-minute-blitz/id1775746291

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NFL Week 8 Recap

Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots

☀️: The Good

The Pats keep rolling with another huge win.

TreVeyon Henderson finally started to play a lot and played well.

⛈️: The Bad

Henderson fumbled on the goal line so our running backs continue to have issues with that.

Special teams was not great today. One terrible punt led to a TD and we let up an onside kick.

Myles Garrett destroyed the Pat’s O line. We need to do better blocking and avoiding sacks.

Picks:

Pats win ✅

Pats cover (-7) ✅

Game/Betting Pick Results

Game: 1-0 This Week (16-4 This Season) (103-43 All-Time)

Spread: 1-0 (17-3) (99-42-5)

Over/Under (Stopped after Week 2): 1-6 this season (67-65-1 All-Time)

15 Minute Blitz Episode 56

Topics:

(00:00) – Week 7 Recap

(05:20) – Justin Fields Future 

(08:30) – Power Rankings

https://open.spotify.com/show/7FRSwrllknwemMVvghqlRQ

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-15-minute-blitz-230527724/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/15-minute-blitz/id1775746291

https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/23d6848d-e967-470e-b1f1-8996bd205feb/15-minute-blitz