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The Six Defining Games of NFL Week 14; Deshaun Watson Cleared to Practice & Von Miller Speaks on Parsons
05 Dec 2025
Deshaun Watson returns to practice for the Cleveland Browns. Daniel Jones continues to battle a fractured fibula. And first place on the line in AFC North (Steelers vs. Ravens), the AFC South (Colts vs. Jaguars) and the NFC North (Bears vs. Packers). So much drama! Thankfully, we have Sports Illustrated NFL Staff Writer Matt Verderame to walk us through the Top Six NFL Games of Week 14. Then Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer Von Miller stops by for a can't miss discussion on the state of pro football. (He has a new pod out, too. Give Free Range a listen.) Dave Dameshek and The Super Fuentes Brothers have all you need to plan your weekend right on Football America! (Photo by Kyusung Gong/AP) Timestamps: (00:27) The Best 31 in Sports + Pick Six (03:56) Von Miller (25:10) Top Six NFL Games with Matt Verderame AUDIO Football America! is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/football-america/id1831757512 Follow us: Dave Dameshek: https://x.com/dameshek Matt Verderame: https://x.com/MattVerderame Von Miller: https://www.youtube.com/@VMStudio58 Host: Dave Dameshek Guests: Von Miller, Matt Verderame Team: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes, Bradley Campbell Director: Danny Benitez Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Executive Producer: Bradley Campbell Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What are the highlights of NFL Week 14?
All right, my fellow football Americans, we haven't a moment to waste. It's NFL week 14, rivalry week, plus on Saturday, championship games galore in college football. Let's jump right into it.
Chapter 2: How is Deshaun Watson's return impacting the Browns?
Not in a minute, not after breakfast, now. Let's go. Yes, hi and hello, my fellow football Americans. Welcome to NFL Week 14 featuring big time rivals and big time games and in college football championship weekend. Like I say, welcome to Football America. Episode number 31 were presented as ever by DraftKings. DraftKings.com. The crown is yours. And, fellas, we have a lot to get to.
Von Miller, like we say, Sports Illustrated's Matt Verderom, our old pal. But first, we have to honor the player who wore the episode number best, like I say, episode 31. Welcome back, Gino Fuentes, from your journey to Columbia, where I assume you enjoyed some nice turkey while you were there. I've got...
among nfl guys camp chancellor donnie shell the hall of famer priest holmes jamal lewis am i forgetting anyone uh nfl wise no jamal lewis would have been my first one out of the gate um but yeah how about dave winfield mlb legend 3 000 hits 460 some home runs drafted in three sports
Yeah, that's right. Yeah, great piece of trivia there. I think so was the guy who tried to draft him, Bud Grant, up there in Minnesota long ago. Reggie Miller as well. How about you, Mike Fuentes? Greg Maddux. Craig Maddox, a very strong one from the hockey world, one of the great netminders we've ever seen, even though he had a higher goals allowed total.
That's because he played on a team that really shot it out most nights in Edmonton.
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Chapter 3: What are the top six NFL games to watch this week?
Grant Fuhrer, also Mike Piazza. There you have your 31s. And before we get to Vaughn and Verderam, it's time now for this week's Pick 6, presented as ever by our pals at DraftKings. DraftKings, the crown is yours. Let's give everybody a holiday treat, shall we, Mike and Gino, Gino and Mike? Six guys that I like to do it now, touchdowns. You do it how you want to. Here are my picks.
Derrick Henry is going to find the end zone at least once. He has four touchdowns in his last three against that bum Steelers rush defense. This seems like a gimme. Same goes for James Cook, who just cooked that same Steelers defense. He'll get into the end zone against the sorry bungles defense. So will his pal Josh Allen.
Chapter 4: What insights does Von Miller share about the current NFL season?
Now, two touchdown throws. Joe Burrow in what figures to be a shootout up there in western New York. Bake versus the Saints. It's been three games since my guy Bake threw multiple touchdowns. He gets off the schneid. And lastly, Jordan Love versus Chicago.
Chapter 5: How do the Steelers and Ravens compare in their rivalry?
He has six touchdown throws in his last three games. He continues to roll against the arch rival Bears. Any changes you want to make? Have at it, fellas.
I'm going to take out Derrick Henry, and I'm going to throw in Quinshawn Judkins here. Tennessee's awful. Tennessee's going into straight-up tank mode. This game is in Cleveland anyway. It's a good call. And once they get inside the 10-yard line, the Browns, I mean, they take the quarterback out. They just don't want any errors. So they just put Quinshawn in and have him rush it in.
Yeah, a lot of wildcat for Jenkins.
The Browns are feeling good, too. Deshaun's coming back.
Chapter 6: What are the implications of the Colts vs. Jaguars game?
Everything's possible. Mike, I'll say you.
There's no way Deshaun Watson plays. That's impossible. No, not this season.
But enthusiasm must be overflowing.
I'm going to go with Jackson, Smith, and Jigba. JSN, he had a terrible game last game in Minnesota. He's going to want to show out and continue his pace, so he's going to go over 90.5 yards. I know he should pick touchdowns here, but I feel really strong about the JSN pick.
All right, let's talk about one of the real hot teams right now, in fact, in contention for the No. 1 seed with one of their greatest stars ever, Von Miller. Hi and hello, my fellow football Americans. Late word. I'm sure you already heard the news, but we've officially arrived at the holiday season, a.k.a.
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Chapter 7: What key matchups should fans look for in the Bears vs. Packers game?
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Chapter 8: How do the experts predict the outcomes of these NFL games?
Or you can pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere they sell beer. Tis Miller time. See, I said that like it's holiday season. Tis, you say around Thanksgiving or Christmas. So, tis, please always remember to celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 96 calories and 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces. I once gave this guy a cello way back at the NFL Honors.
I gave him another gift as well at another NFL Honors. Either way, in a few years, he's going to be getting a gold jacket. And in the meantime, he's got a new or new-ish podcast with Odyssey. It's called Free Range with Von Miller. And his name just so happens to be Von Miller. What's happening, man? How are you? Good to see you.
Howdy, guys. I'm doing good. I appreciate you guys for having me.
Sure thing. And, you know, when you consider the name Von Miller in pro football terms, your brain immediately goes to the Lombardi that you won in 2015 with the Broncos. But really, the two Lombardis that you won, nine sacks in the two postseasons that ended with you hoisting that trophy up.
Do you believe, for a pass rusher or anyone really beyond quarterback, do you believe in the idea of clutch play?
Yeah, I think after you experience it a couple of times, you start to believe it. You start to drink the Kool-Aid. Whenever you play in big-time games and big-time moments and you have success consistently, you just start to believe it. I like the term play-out fun. It's looking tough for us right now, but I like play-out fun a lot.
Speaking about that Super Bowl 50 team, Peyton Manning was a great name brand and remains one. But I think even he concedes that you, the defense, no fly zone and all the rest of it kind of carried him along the way there. What what do you think about?
people like me who kind of, I respect the analytics and all of that, but I think that they have all added up to take away the drama of the postseason, which is those small moments or those singular moments that define the entire career. Do you think that it's appropriate to weigh those moments most heavily when you evaluate whether or not a guy's a Hall of Famer?
It really just depends. You know, there's some quarterbacks that I feel like are Hall of Fame quarterbacks that have never won a Super Bowl. And, you know, usually you'll say, like, you got to win a Super Bowl to be, like, one of those guys or have, like, one of those big moments in the postseason to be, like, a Hall of Fame all-time great. But, you know, I played against...
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