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I’ve been sitting here for 35 minutes listening to my man across the table run his mouth drop the banner please last one if we could never a doubt bruise without toes wild still ex I do right they eat lunch all up in your face and give you none this will be the

Motto for everyone not just Nick Wright never a doubt how found never a chance the only thing W that would make this better is a sandwich with chips and a soda pop live from New York it’s the show that has recently been heralded as not bad on Twitter it’s first things first

Today on the eve of the eve of the AFC Championship aka the first things first Bowl in this not not really a corner just an oblong desk Chiefs fan and reigning Super Bowl champion Nick Wright and the Challenger from Ohio and Iowa and Louisiana he’ll go to your house and eat

A sandwich and not let you have any he W he waves the pom poms for no man it’s ch taking this very seriously let’s take a quick look at the tail of the tape for the first things first Bowl here we go uh Chiefs Ravens obviously Nick has

Picked the Chiefs on February 13th nearly a full year since their Super Bowl victory meanwhile brassard September 1st 148 days and then in a joke that Dusty basically forced me to put in the show toes down not applicable for Nick Wright Brew 10 that’s right that’s how I

Stay it seems like a foregone conclusion as we start the show yet I will ask anyways Nick mhm who you got well you know who I’ve got yes but I’m going to tell you why I’ve got them and Brew if you’d like if you’d like to hit this

Victory Cigar cuz it’s the only one that you’re going to come close to in the next 72 hours I’ll feel free to slide it over to you but this is what the chief have been building towards and what they have been built for you must have a

Defense with answers if you run into one of the other superheroes that plays quarterback in this league last week they did and they did they ran into one of them in Josh Allen and they had the answers what were the answers in that game keep everything in front of us

Trust our linebackers that we have invested in much like the Ravens have and the ners have actually and the lions for that matter with their high draft pick when other teams have said ah not that important of a position inside linebackers trust that we can rally and

Tackle and give up little bits to prevent the giant chunks to be able to have a defense that can do that and then the very next week do the exact opposite have a defense that can say you know what we are going to trust our two best

Corner Duo in the league our two young star Corners a first team All Pro and a first team All Pro that was snubbed to handle your receivers one-on-one because we are going to send the house at Lamar Jackson because while Lamar has been great this year in his career

And we can show it to you he has struggled against the Chiefs why is that Steve spagnolo’s been the D coordinator and he has even when the chief’s defense stunk Lamar struggled what is the only circumstance Brew under which Lamar has struggled this season when you send a

Lot of pressure so we can show you that Lamar this year if you send less than six rushers that’s how he won the MVP Lamar when you send six struggles why doesn’t everyone do it cuz they don’t have the corners to hold up if you send

The six the Chiefs have been built for it and by the way probably should be mentioned they also have the greatest player we’ve ever seen if the defense can’t you know shut out the Ravens which they probably would struggle to do so that’s why I believe in Kansas City I

Agree with you they’ve got the greatest player we’ve ever seen but they don’t have the greatest player this season this season Lamar Jackson was the greatest player and the fact is from day one when this season started we have seen who has been the best team from day

One they wiped out a Houston team that unbeknownst to us at the time became a really good team and we thought oh they beat him by 16 in week one CJ St was young his first start we he didn’t know what he was doing they really

Weren’t that good at that point and then they meet him in the first game in the playoffs or their first game and they beat him even worse all right this team has no weaknesses defensively you want to run we can stop the run you want to

Pass we can stop the pass in fact we can put pressure on your quarterback we sack quarterbacks more than anybody all right we take it away we’ll make you fumble we’ll get interceptions defensively they do it all offensively we got the best Run game in the league and we got the

Most unique Runner maybe of the decade all right in in in quarterback Lamar Jackson and we’ve got a new pass friendly offense that he has mastered at this point in the season they got better receivers and Mark Andrews the All Pro tight end is back so now we can throw

The two two man two tight end formation at you they have so many ways to attack the Chiefs and Nick last week you said the Chiefs kind of let for lack of a better turn Buffalo Run on them yes I don’t think they let him I think they

Just got pushed around at the at the on the line don’t think there was anything to do with them allowing zero big plays the whole game that you have to let something happen you don’t you don’t ever want to let 182 yards happen and it was a three-point game it wasn’t like it

Was a blowout and so I think Baltimore will be able to run on them which will open things up even more for Lamar in the passing game defensively like I said they get a ton of sacks all right they they Le led the league in sacks and you

Know this spagnolia I meant to bring this up with the Russian since he’s been the coordinator he’s great Steve spagnolia uh but since he’s been their defensive coordinator since 2019 they have allowed the most rushing touchdowns by quarterbacks in the entire league 26 and they ain’t playing Lamar Jackson

Every week all right so Lamar should be able to rush for some touchdowns and and as far as the defense momes you talked about Lamar struggling against the pressure momes has struggled mightily against the pressure this year you see the six TDS seven interceptions passer ratings down career-wise he’s been okay

But this year not the same because we all know he doesn’t have the same receivers well and by the way it should be noted the Chiefs have one first team All Pro on offense Joe Toney and he is their one offensive player who might be out this week two tackles have struggled

Which is all totally fair I don’t think the Chiefs need to score a lot of points in this game that’s the this is a defense field position kickers game and a sneaky story something in the last year and a half happened with Justin Tucker he can’t hit long kicks anymore this year 0

For four from greater than 40 yards or greater than 50 yards pardon me I misspoke he’s still as money as you get 50 or inside didn’t I think only miss one all year but 0 for four from greater than 50 yards bucker missed two kicks

All year made 550 plus and one of the two was with your guys cheating deflated footballs in New England and then he missed the next one ever because it messed with his Mojo so here you you’re right brew and you saw it obviously way earlier than me because I thought the

Ravens were going to miss the playoffs the Ravens have been great all year and they showed it in week one the chief’s defense has been great all year and they showed it in week one week one against Detroit a team that leans on their offense Detroit scored 14 points on

Offense the very they scored 21 in the game one was a pick six that when they have when the Chiefs have played the best quarterbacks that’s when they’ve played their best the very next week they held Trevor to nine they held Jaylen Herz to 150 yards passing they

Held Josh Allen in both the meetings to 410 yard passing total they held Tua in two meetings to 21 offensive points to or 21 points from the offense or from the team total so the Chiefs have raised their game against the best quarterbacks and I would you are you pointed out that

One of the things the Ravens do so well is take the ball away y so I wonder if in this game that is actually beneficial to Kansas City in this regard so Mahomes is right now on the longest streak in NFL history without a turn over in the

Playoffs he’s at five without a pick he’s at five games he already has the record see if he extends it to six the chief the Ravens this year were number one in takeaways at 31 the chiefs were fifth worst in takeaways at 17 despite that it’s 16 and a 12 points

A game allowed to 17 points a game allowed the Ravens part of their defensive strength has been turning the other team over the Chiefs have been this great defensively without turning the other team over and I think and I don’t know if you disagree with me on this I think this weekend the

Quarterback more likely to make a big mistake is Lamar Jackson the now maybe a re he doesn’t throw interceptions he doesn’t th he was third in the league in interception percentage so now he has had problems fumbling not so much lately but yeah earlier in the season he could

Fumble for sure but I think Mahomes you know Mahomes obviously will also throw a pick here and there he hasn’t like you said in the playoffs recently but he also yeah I mean in his playoff career thrown seven in 16 games four of those were in Super Bowls and so he’s thrown

In the in the 13 non-s Super Bowls he’s played in he’s thrown three total interceptions and so I mean he’s in the in the playoffs he’s pretty good at taking care of the football you saw the when you were out there in the hallway getting ready brw yeah you saw the clip

Right the clip that we ran your feet were on the table yes you you talking about sandwiches je this guy right here not that guy okay I’m just saying I know there was a lot of there was a lot of cogent analysis in that segment there

Wasn’t a lot of Bluster there was little the only Bluster came out of this cigar and from that beautiful ver see those those Jabs and and that uppercut before the once once see can I this is not see look privately for the audience Wilds is

On Nick side you are a chief you are a chief fan I know who you got BR can ask like Ali versus foran when Don King was the promoter King wanted foran but we know who prevailed brw can I since you just brought up boxing kind of boxing

Motif can I tell you Wilds what happened here Brew prepped all week all day leading up for one thing and then all of a sudden I came out in a southpaw stance I didn’t say anything about the chief’s offense I didn’t say anything about Mahomes or Kelsey I made it all about

That Chief’s defense and he was disarmed he was all of a sudden he was like that’s not what I that’s not what I Was preparing foring there in 12 personel with two tight ends they can run the football they got a quarterback you can’t account for they got receivers like what sounded

Like no weaknesses I’m not worried you’re trying to convince Nick the audience me and himself correct that’s right take that to the bank take that to the bank three and2 career record in AFC championship games one lost to Brady one lost to burrow could Lamar be the third

QB on the list well not if Mahomes plays honestly just fine League average passer rating is 90ish his career average 103 second best ever but Brew if he just has a regular game not like below average for him 80 or above they’ve won every time so the question is can Kansas City

Win without a big game from Patrick Mahomes no I’m not saying he has to go his storic for him cuz historic for him is crazy but he has to have a great game I disagree with Nick Baltimore is going to score I think the Chiefs are going to

Have to go about 30 points or more to win this game so Baltimore is going to set the season high for Point scored against yeah they’re the best team the Chiefs have play have not faced anything Clos no that’s totally I’m just because everything they they they Fe faced uh

Miami Baltimore beat them by 37 all right we they didn’t play Buffalo but know Baltimore destroy they they played Detroit Detroit beat y’all by a point Baltimore beat him by 32 I mean you haven’t seen the likes of this all right their last nine of their last 11 games

In which they played the starter so I threw out the last game of the season all right they’ve scored 30 more than 30 points in nine of their last 11 pretty good and even including the games they didn’t score 30 they’ve averaged 34 points a game over the last 11 11 six of

Those opponents are playoff teams like they’re scoring so momes is going to have to be momes he’s going to have to have 30 or more points I know he hasn’t had two yet but I don’t think that defense again I was not impressed I was impressed with the victory by the Chiefs

I wasn’t impressed with the defense okay well I so then hubs can we just switch the order real quick can we just show the chief’s second half defense over the last two months the idea like they the the this is a weird thing that going on which is people are just finding reasons

To not believe what they see Ni Nick Patriots Raiders bingles without Joe burrow Chargers without Justin Herbert I mean I’m supposed to be impressed by that what about last week against the team you thought was going to beat him oh they played well like but they got

Run on like crazy right and and the they ran up they gave up 182 yards dropped the banner for it I mean they scored seven points they and they won by three 272 I get it if you listen it’s just a difference of opinion if you were not impressed by the chief’s defense

Yesterday last Sunday then I don’t know what to tell you and what I do know what to tell you is what momes has done in his career against Baltimore and it’s not this year but Baltimore every year except for one has had a top three scoring defense that momes has played

Him okay every year of of Lamar’s career they’ve been first second or third scoring defense except for one season Patrick averages 370 passing yards what 120 rating and that’s it’s the most ever by any quarterback in opponent that’s past history man who who was the who was

The top receiver on those teams every single one of those games what it’s not true mle Hardman had the biggest game no I’m I’m talking about who was on the who was the best receiver on the chief Ty every single one of those those games they had Tyreek even if he didn’t kill

In that game you had to worry about him it was a threat that’s exactly right which is why it’s really good they don’t need a big game from him I can tell you exactly what they need in this game it’s a little five-point plan can I show show

It to you we can do a little countdown show it to you if you would four sacks of Lamar Jackson which they will getas Carol three good luck big momes throws you don’t need a half dozen you don’t need a bunch that would that would count

As a really good game three big throws no I thought you I know you don’t think I’m talking about yards across the middle I understand what’s a big throw what big Mahomes throw like the play to MBS to open the second half okay that well he had that against Buffalo he had

Three and you didn’t great two back breaking mahom scrambles what just and the just one defensive pass interference on Sneed I’m just baking in one let’s not have multiple sneed’s going to get handsy and then zero momes turnovers which is what you’re going to get and so that’s the

Recipe they don’t need this is the point I’ve been trying to make Brew they built a team so he doesn’t have to be Superman knowing he can be so he just needs to take the the cape off a few times in a game that this defense has allowed more

Than 30 or 30 points in a game once in 35 games like they have not faced the likes of this they haven’t every big team that y’all played that Baltimore played Baltimore crushed crushed go ahead I mean I’m just saying like you haven’t you you can talk about

Like I said that graphic you show where they shut down the the Chargers and they shut down the Patriots that’s irrelevant compared to this no I I was more focused on what they did in the two playoff games against m a Miami offense that everyone loved all year and a Bills team

That smart people were picking we knew Miami would struggle against anybody in C here’s what the Chiefs though had for the Bills game I don’t think you saw this they had bulletin board material mhm lots of it they had lots of it I see and the Ravens have been very smart in

Not giving the Chiefs bullet and board material but Brew did you see Patrick mahomes’s personal Instagram this morning I didn’t because he made a post this morning can we play it for the audience here’s Mahomes pose sound up please is that actually true I swear to

God that’s what I know probably hurt him because I’m a big fan of Patrick M I’m the first to call him Jordan but I got to tell the truth we got to put it on the board what we got to put it on the board you’re supposed to put me on the

Board not want the actual you you can pick you can pick put the one in the suit Chris brousar going on the board I’m putting it right here dust I don’t care it’s going right over there right in the middle where everyone can see it so we can eliminate him Chris brousard has

Given the Chiefs what they needed bulletin board material the cowboy will have to wait for another wow he put that on there I know it hurt him cuz I called him Jordan he you know really I’ve been in his Corner extra and I am in his

Corner but I got not overall I mean overall as he’s a great he’s the greatest we’ve ever seen but they are going to go down say minutes exactly right not your heart’s not in it if you’re saying you’re I’ve been calling him the greatest we ever I mean in the

Long run overall Illustrated BR the best we’ve ever seen best quarterback we’ve ever seen Jordan ask how many games like this Michael Jordan lose great no I mean Jordan lost Gordon lost Conference Finals once he started winning championships he did no they’re different in that one they’re

Different in that one Jord W straight straight joined K Adams in pitched a formula okay uh what can Lamar prove with a win well I was really surprised Brew at how many people when I did that alltime quarterback pyramid and I had Lamar on there and the bottom I I knew

Some people disagree with that but what people really took issue with was me saying if he retired to ‘ be a Hall of Famer but I thought it was almost that everyone would agree because if you have two League MVPs you’re a Hall of Famer

Like it just so it is there is no precent of it of you not being a Hall of Famer with that with that said if you think it’s borderline if he wins this game and then retire and then never lose Super Bowl never plays again Hall of

Famer if you’ve went went have two League MVPs and went to a Super Bowl Hall of Famer first of all and second of all and I see if you agree what winning this game would do is have the make it a not a debate about who’s the second best

Quarterback in football there’d be a debate about who’s the third best quarterback in football one and two and maybe some would argue Lamar’s one and Mahomes is two whatever it is but they they would have he would have separated himself like Mahomes has because no other active quarterback other than

Rogers has MVPs only a few have been to a Super Bowl to where he is a clear-cut top two quarterback but yeah he’d be the Rival for Mahomes and you said the other day Mahomes doesn’t have one ifar doesn’t win the Super Bowl maybe that’s

Still true but right now if you had to pick a rival for Mahomes it would be burrow and people would say it because he beat him in the playoffs so if Lamar wins this game he will have beaten him in the playoffs and have two MVPs to

Match Mahomes so you would really I that would be a rivalry I really think there’d be a rivalry nobody would say he’s is someone really going to say he’s won I think some people would I would not all I think some people will say that we we we got to throw but here

Here’s the other thing and and what Taylor ju said about there’s a way to stop him make him throw the ball Bill poon the GM Hall of Fame GM said that a week ago they wer watching this year right look Lamar is a much better passer this year he had a career-high in

Completion percentage like I say career low or tied it in interception rate he’s got a more pass friendly offense he’s got better receivers not just the tight end that he can throw it to right Mark Andrews so to like I think that plays into what what else he could prove cuz

People still seem to think his style cannot win big even if even though we saw Jaylen Herz win big except he didn’t win the Super Bowl this would prove you know what you got to stop saying these guys that run a lot and are quote unquote running quarterbacks can’t win

So I think that’s what he would prove as well okay can I tell you something brw I thought that was a very good point also halfway through the segment I forgot you were wearing a robe it’s just noral clo thanks for watching subscribe here to

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