Tonight’s episode felt like classic November football—unhinged, chaotic, and deeply personal for anyone who’s ever trusted an NFL team with their emotional well-being. CJ Sullivan joined me for Weekend Dads & Duds, and honestly, Week 11 gave us enough material to fill a group therapy circle. We opened on the Eagles somehow looking like a conference leader and a bottom-five offense depending on the drive, the Lions unraveling in weather that felt biblical, and the Chargers offensive line personally auditioning to ruin Justin Herbert’s life. Joe Flacco gave us the full Joe Flacco Experience, Ja’Marr Chase and Jalen Ramsey contributed to this season’s weird trend of NFL players spitting like it’s a Renaissance duel, and half the league played like they were allergic to success.
From there, CJ and I dug into who actually earned the “Dad” label this week—Sean Tucker exploding out of nowhere, Josh Allen dropping six touchdowns like he just remembered he’s Josh Allen, and Myles Garrett continuing his Defensive Player of the Year one-man demolition tour. But Week 11 also reminded us that trust is a dangerous word in this sport. Every time a team looked stable, they immediately proved us wrong.
Then we looked ahead to Week 12 and the lines that made us squint. Jaguars-Cardinals at +2.5? Saints-Falcons in a “please don’t watch this” divisional matchup? Giants-Lions, Seahawks laying almost two touchdowns, Ravens double-digit favorites—there’s value, but you have to hold your nose.
Finally, Producer Ryan hopped on for Extra Holes, and yes, we addressed the Circa Million catastrophe: a beautiful, shimmering, soul-crushing 0–5. We joked about staging a gambling exorcism, complete with Bellagio holy water, Kittle-blessed prayer beads, and a parlay slip that’s been saged three times.
It was chaotic, cathartic, stupid, fun—everything this sport should be in November.
