Football 301 with Nate Tice

Nate Tice & Matt Harmon preview the biggest games of Week 5 of the NFL season. The duo start with a massive NFC West showdown featuring the San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks. Nate & Matt break down the red-hot 49ers offense going up against Mike Macdonald’s Seattle defense, our Hoss Fight of the Week.
Next, the guys deep dive on the Las Vegas Raiders taking on the New England Patriots, including what to expect from an emerging Pats offense. The duo also cover the Buffalo Bills @ Los Angeles Rams: can Matthew Stafford shake off some of his up-and-down play against a lackluster Buffalo defense?
Later, Nate & Matt get into Cheat Sheet, where they each give one key matchup to watch for the Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints, the (Lamar Jackson-less) Baltimore Ravens @ Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars in London. The two hosts wrap things up with their Hail Mary bold predictions for the weekend featuring Pittsburgh Steelers WR Roman Wilson and a get-right game for the 0-4 Houston Texans.
(2:35) - 49ers @ Seahawks deep dive
(23:30) - Raiders @ Patriots deep dive
(41:25) - Bills @ Rams deep dive
(1:05:25) - Cheat Sheet: key matchups to watch
(1:24:55) - Hail Mary bold predictions

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We’re a quarter of the way through the NFL season, so Nate Tice & Ben Solak hand out awards for MVP, best rookies, biggest surprises & disappointments and much more. The guys start off with their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons’ impressive win over the New Orleans Saints on Monday night, including thoughts on Atlanta’s dominant run game and what to think of the 1-3 Saints.
Next, Nate & Ben reveal their biggest surprises at the quarter season mark, including the Las Vegas Raiders defense, the 3-1 Cleveland Browns, the San Francisco 49ers’ unstoppable offense and the 4-0 Minnesota Vikings. Next up are the biggest disappointments, as Nate highlights the 0-4 Houston Texans and Ben addresses the winless Los Angeles Chargers.
The guys dive into a few player-specific awards, including top rookies (shoutout Denzel Boston), MVP so far and a runaway Defensive Player of the Year pick.
Nate & Ben finish up with their top-5 power rankings for both the AFC & NFC, a tough task with both conferences extremely tight at the top so far.
(1:40) - Falcons steamroll Saints
(16:35) - Biggest surprises of the season
(40:00) - Biggest disappointments of the season
(52:30) - Top rookies so far, MVP, DPOY
(1:16:45) - AFC & NFC top 5 power rankings

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Nate Tice & Hayden Winks dive into their instant takeaways from Week 4 of NFL action. They kick off with reactions from the last game of the Sunday matchups - Bryce Young & Tetairoa McMillan of the Carolina Panthers showing out in primetime with a win against the Detroit Lions.
Next, the guys get into their Pick 6 of Week 4. They start off with the Houston Texans falling to 0-4 against the Dallas Cowboys, where we saw CeeDee Lamb filling the stat sheet once again, as well as the return of Nico Collins to the Texans offense. Nate & Hayden continue with the Jacksonville Jaguars offense staying hot against the Cincinnati Bengals. They move on to discuss the Los Angeles Rams defeating the Philadelphia Eagles - two teams that still seem to be figuring it out on offense. Also, did Drake Maye and the New England Patriots hit a turning point in their upset win against the Buffalo Bills? The Pick 6 concludes with reactions to the San Francisco 49ers staying undefeated at home versus the Denver Broncos.
To wrap up the show, Nate & Hayden do a little extra credit discussing the Chicago Bears dominating on offense against the New York Jets, plus the latest on Lamar Jackson’s ankle injury.
(1:40) - Panthers beat Lions
(10:40) - Cowboys beat Texans
(24:50) - Jaguars beat Bengals
(37:20) - Rams beat Eagles
(49:20) - Chiefs narrowly escape Raiders
(1:05:15) - Patriots beat Bills
(1:18:45) - 49ers beat Broncos
(1:29:05) - Extra Credit

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Nate Tice & Matt Harmon preview the biggest games of Week 4 of the NFL season. The duo start with their reactions to the Dallas Cowboys acquiring CB Joey Porter Jr. and whether or not it's enough to fix their defense. Next, Nate & Matt deep dive on the three biggest games of Week 4, as they evaluate both sides of the ball for the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Cincinnati Bengals AFC showdown, the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Las Vegas Raiders 3-0 face-off and the Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers battle.
Next, the guys give one key matchup to watch for 3 more Week 4 games in Cheat Sheet, including the Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles, the Detroit Lions vs. Carolina Panthers and the Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (our first Loser Leaves Town matchup of the year).
The hosts wrap things up with their Hail Mary bold predictions for Week 4, including a big day for Parker Washington, banging the over for Lions-Panthers and a win for Jalon Daniels in his first NFL start.
(3:00) - Cowboys trade for Joey Porter Jr.
(12:20) - Jaguars @ Bengals deep dive
(34:00) - Chiefs @ Raiders deep dive
(57:00) - Broncos @ 49ers deep dive
(1:12:55) - Cheat Sheet: Rams-Eagles, Lions-Panthers, Packers-Buccaneers
(1:36:45) - Hail Mary bold predictions

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Nate Tice & Bill Barnwell decide whether to fold or go all-in on their strongest 2026 NFL preseason opinions. The duo kick things off with their takeaways from Case Keenum’s epic performance for the Chicago Bears over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, including concerns over the Eagles defense and what’s not working.

Next, the guys deal themselves in for take poker, as they decide whether they’re raising, folding or checking on their boldest takes from the preseason. Nate decides whether to jump ship or go all-in on his optimism for the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Chargers, while Bill evaluates his pessimism for the Green Bay Packers & San Francisco 49ers, hype for the New York Jets & Arizona Cardinals, Cam Ward optimism, plus his Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl prediction. The duo wrap up with a few more lightning round hands of take poker.

(3:00) - Bears beat Eagles 27-7

(13:40) - Take poker: Jets, Cardinals, Vikings

(27:40) - Take poker: Cowboys, Packers, 49ers, Chargers

(58:00) - Take poker: Chiefs, Cam Ward, Buccaneers, lightning round!

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