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What happened in the Falcons’ dominant win and how did Michael Penix change the game?
Hello, beautiful people, and welcome to this feel-good Friday on this fantastic football eve of great weekend, September 25th, 2026. This sports program begins now. Football! It is the greatest thing on earth. That's A.J. Hawk, who is live in the Thunderdome in Indianapolis, Indiana. And A.J., I appreciate the hell out of you making the trip over there to Indianapolis. Now, a team took a trip to Lambeau. A team took a trip to history and to lore of what football is last night as being one of the worst teams in the history of the NFL. If they were to go another couple drives without making it to the red zone, it would have been the worst start in the history of an offense for the Atlanta Falcons in the history of the league because they hadn't even had a play in the red zone.
All of a sudden, Michael Penix, his first time getting a start in 312 days, 317 days. We've heard multiple different numbers. Nonetheless, a long-ass time. And Stefanski and the Atlanta Falcons look like a completely different football team. They might be, A.J. The best football team on earth right now. Now, you wonder, how can a team go from absolute ass to absolute class? Well, it's with a quarterback who might be very efficient. Now, Kevin Stefanski is a gentleman who, con man, I know that you and I have talked about a little bit. He went to bed on Wednesday night praying to God, the football gods. whichever god he believes in whatever gods are out there maybe uh past friends and family who have passed away he was talking to them just give me a quarterback is all he said turns out he might have one in this michael pennix guy boston connor
yeah he was unbelievable i mean we talked about the first start for pennix in 300 whatever days but he started the game a little shaky and then he went on that unbelievable run but from 2020 to 2026 stefanski has had these quarterbacks Baker aside, of course, we all know how that ended up. He kind of screwed that up or whatever. Stefanski screwed that
one up. We think Stefanski head coach screwed that up. Even if it was some other situation, I think Stefanski has to wear that. He did mess up the Baker Mayfield situation. And they won a playoff game, AJ. Remember, Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns went into Pittsburgh in an afternoon game, I think, and beat them in the playoffs. Then they get Baker out of that building. I think that is a massive mistake by Stefanski con
man. For sure. But aside from Baker, the quarterbacks that Stefanski has had from 2020 to 2026, it's a long list. Deshaun Watson, Jacoby Brissett, Joe Flacco, Flacco, Shadur Sanders, Jameis Winston, Dylan Gabriel, Case Keenum, DTR, PJ Walker, Jeff Driscoll, Nick Mullins, Bailey Zappi, Cooper Rush, and finally Michael Penix. Stefanski having a quarterback is a big deal. And Jack Strand. And Jack Strand. And
Jack Strand. And AJ, it's like Kevin Stefanski was immediately hired by the Atlanta Falcons after the failure that was the Cleveland Browns. I mean, that's just what it was. That's why you fire a coach, because it's so bad. He was immediately hired by the Atlanta Falcons. I think a lot of people were like, So this guy just gets a pass for everything that was asked in Cleveland. It was an absolute trash bag up there with him as the head coach. Then it starts the way it does. And then last night, B. John Robinson, a guy that, man, whoo. He just tied a record since the merger. He has three 200-yard games from scrimmage. That's tied for the most in the history since the merger of the league. 1970. I mean, this dude, we're just getting to realize him as an NFL player.
He was on the Nightcap Amazon show, and he was doing an interview with the lads and Carissa Thompson, and he said, I'll tell you what, the thing we like about Stefanski is his leadership. and how he's able to rally. And he said that, you know, after the loss to the Panthers, he came in there and his exact words were, he sounded like Martin Luther King Jr. That's what he said. And I was sitting in a hotel room here in Knoxville, Tennessee, and I was aghast.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What happened in the Falcons’ dominant win and how did Michael Penix change the game?
0:00–22:30
2
How did the Green Bay Packers and Ty Schmidt react to their early‑season struggles?
22:30–1:22:18
3
What is the current quarterback situation with the New York Giants after Jaxson Dart’s injury?
1:22:18–1:23:41
4
What NFL and college game picks are being discussed for Week 3?
1:23:41–1:31:11
5
How does the conversation shift to the upcoming Tennessee‑Texas game and Coach Heupel’s preparation?
1:31:11–1:37:58
6
What insights does Todd Monken share about his first weeks as Cleveland Browns head coach?
1:37:58–1:45:28
7
How do the hosts wrap up the show and preview the next weekend’s football action?
1:45:28–2:28:14
Speakers
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