Tom Green, Woody Paige, and Ron Zappolo break down a wild Conference Championship weekend in the NFL, diving into betting lines, quarterback injuries, coaching carousel fallout, and Super Bowl futures. From the Broncos hosting New England without Bo Nix, to the Rams heading into Seattle, the crew debates spreads, matchups, and value plays while mixing in sharp analysis, insider perspective, and classic After the Horn banter.
The Weekend Betting Edition opens with a look back at last week’s results before shifting to the biggest storylines of Conference Championship Sunday. The panel discusses the Broncos advancing despite losing Bo Nix, how the betting line swung dramatically, and whether Jarrett Stidham can do enough at home against New England. They also examine Denver’s defense, Sean Payton’s likely game plan, and whether the Patriots’ strengths truly match up with what the Broncos do best.
The conversation then expands to the NFL coaching carousel, debating which open jobs are most attractive and how quarterback stability drives hiring decisions. From there, the focus turns to the NFC Championship, with in-depth discussion of Rams vs. Seahawks, coaching trust, quarterback confidence, weather impact, and where the betting value lies. The episode wraps with Super Bowl futures, hypothetical matchups, and final picks—blending betting insight with the personality and perspective that defines After the Horn.
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Tom Green
After the horn weekend betting edition. Tom green, along with Ron's Apollo, Woody page. Natasha's here as well. Trust me. Ron, back from assignment. Tell us a little bit about the tough assignment.
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Ron Zappolo
It was 75 degrees. I had to get breakfast early enough to get on the first. Not miss my tee time, man. Great group. It was a great place. It was all good.
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Tom Green
Well, we missed you and.
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Ron Zappolo
And your.
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Tom Green
Betting advice.
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Ron Zappolo
I know you missed my betting advice because I had, like you guys did. I had the Broncos winning by three in overtime.
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Tom Green
Right?
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Ron Zappolo
I had the bears tying the game and a great unbelievable pass by Caleb Williams. And then the Rams winning in overtime. So that was pretty well this week.
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Tom Green
We should do this show after the games. We are odds would be how.
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Ron Zappolo
Much would that throw by Caleb Williams by the.
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Tom Green
Way. You know it was amazing to me is when because you're watching on TV and you see him running backwards 25 yards and then he turns and flings it. And as the camera's moving, I expect that ball to land in a sea of humanity. And instead there's a guy wide open and it falls right into his arm, you know, like.
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Ron Zappolo
Under the Rams. Thought he pushed off. Come. I looked at it again. I said, I don't care whether he pushed off or not. The fact that Caleb Williams threw it 45 yards off his back foot with three guys on him was pretty impressive.
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Tom Green
You know, D.J. Moore was getting blamed for that interception in overtime. Caleb Williams threw. And I'm worried about one thing that didn't get talked about in that game was D.J. Moore left one time because they thought he might have been concussed, comes back out, gets driven into his head one more time. I'm wondering if that affected his route running a little bit.
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Ron Zappolo
Quite possibly.
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Tom Green
He seemed like because he another.
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Ron Zappolo
Way that you can blame D.J. Moore, that was not a good decision.
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Tom Green
Yeah.
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Ron Zappolo
By the quarterback to throw the ball there. That was the typical Caleb Williams experience. Although I do think his future is incredibly bright.
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Woody Paige
I think you go for two.
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Tom Green
Yeah that was another good decision.
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Ron Zappolo
Could have I thought they might.
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Tom Green
We're down to the final four. We're going to talk about the matchups in a second. But we're also now there were ten openings in the National Football League head coaching, with Sean McDermott being fired this week and Sean McDermott's firing, I think immediately elevates. Buffalo is to the premiere coaching job available in the league. Woody, you see the carousel spinning in any ways.
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Woody Paige
The name I'm not hearing much about that I think is either going to end up as a great offensive coordinator for somebody. But I think he gets need to get another chance. And then Vance Joseph, we've talked about, but Mike McDaniel, I think that he would he was doing a job there with a terrible quarterback in Miami, terrible quarterback, and he didn't have much of a team.
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Woody Paige
I think Mike McDaniel would make a great offensive coordinator head coach at Buffalo.
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Ron Zappolo
He's getting a lot of, interviews. And I'm rooting for Mike McDaniel. He's no one of us. But let me just say.
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Woody Paige
Whether he's going to like Vance Joseph, though, he's getting a lot of interviews because you have to because of the. Right.
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Ron Zappolo
But but.
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Woody Paige
I think.
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Ron Zappolo
People are interested in Mike McDaniel. But the quarterback wasn't terrible two years ago when he led the NFL in passing. The problem with the quarterback was when Tyreek Hill went down. He went down with him. Yeah. And I thought that's when Mike McDaniel struggled. I think Baltimore and Buffalo are the two best jobs. You get the quarterback. But I'm rooting for I want to see both of Gary Kubiak kids get hired so they can have two sets of brothers coaching in the NFL.
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Tom Green
Well, at the current rate, you know, there's a new coach on every team. You know, outside of a couple, you know, 2 or.
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Ron Zappolo
3 years, John Harbaugh going to the first team he talked to and saying I'm good. That's what I want.
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Tom Green
Well they they gave him everything he wanted that he'll have what he wanted. I imagine if it happened a week later he said, I want to go to Buffalo.
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Woody Paige
Well, don't you think the Giants are making up for what you guys talked about before we went on the air about.
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Ron Zappolo
Decades of bad hires? Yes.
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Woody Paige
Well, specifically, you know.
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Tom Green
So way back when, when they had their offensive and defensive coordinators were Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi, but they chose instead to go with Ali Sherman. The other two guys went on and had different careers. So I don't know. I don't.
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Ron Zappolo
Know what happened.
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Tom Green
To them, but they were pretty good. All right. Let's move right on to the conference championship games. Of course. Here in Denver, the Broncos will be hosting the Patriots. But the Patriots are five and a half point choice because Bo Nix broke his ankle late in overtime. So the Broncos advance, but can they advance again? New England certainly, earned their way in because they were able to beat C.J. Stroud, who I thought had a terrific game.
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Tom Green
I mean, I like if you're a Patriots fan.
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Ron Zappolo
You're a Patriots fan, or you're betting on the Patriots.
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Woody Paige
Are you tired about a game from last year that we're not paying.
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Ron Zappolo
This day? How did he not pull C.J. Stroud at halftime?
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Tom Green
Well, he's you know, that's that thing where you prove your loyalty and, well, he's our guy.
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Woody Paige
Yeah. Why? Why did the captain of the Titanic guys say, why did he get off the ship? Full speed.
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Tom Green
Ahead?
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Ron Zappolo
Yeah, well. Speed ahead. How do you feel about this game, Woody?
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Woody Paige
I said to you just a few months ago that it was surprising to me that the line moved from one and a half Broncos, the favorite to now five and a half. They are the underdog. Sure. And so Nick Smith seven points in this game. One of you said, that that would happen with any, starting quarterback.
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Woody Paige
But I don't believe it. Going back to the times when, teams have used backup quarterbacks, that seems like a lot of points. I think, truthfully, you know, keeps it short. Both teams have a good chance to win. Am I ducking out of picking one? I think the Broncos win because they're at home. I think stern plays just well enough that he's not a terrible quarterback.
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Woody Paige
He's not a starting quarterback in the NFL. I think the defense plays better than it did, because I think the Patriots don't offer the same offensive characteristics that Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills have with cooks.
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Tom Green
I think that Denver defense is a bigger mystery than Jarrett Stidham. They certainly didn't look like a great defense against Josh Allen. They came up with turnovers. But they were they were giving up.
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Woody Paige
They can't stop the couldn't can't still get stopped and run. New England will.
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Ron Zappolo
Not be able to do that. Well New England can run the.
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Tom Green
Ball I think I think the Denver defense, if they show up and play like they did through week 12 or whatever it was, you know, they've got an excellent chance to dominate, control the game and allow Jarrett Stidham to provide a.
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Ron Zappolo
Kind of a game plan. Do you think that Sean Payton will come up with like.
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Woody Paige
Tell you what. It won't be. He won't be running the football.
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Ron Zappolo
And that'll be mistake number one.
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Woody Paige
Yeah.
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Tom Green
But that they don't have the option to run the football. I'm sure he'd love to have that option.
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Ron Zappolo
But here's what's going to happen. I think the Patriots are going to dare Jared Stidham to beat them with his arm there. The Patriots are going to start the game and tell Denver you're not going to run the ball. We're just going to stop that. They're pretty good against the run. They're stout but they'll play. They might single up Courtland Sutton and Marvin Mims.
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Ron Zappolo
And that's another thing. We haven't talked about it. Bryant and Franklin.
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Tom Green
Both.
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Ron Zappolo
Probably not going to play. Those are big losses.
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Woody Paige
I think that once again, despite all of his conversation that Sean Payton is going to have 47 different short passes, and that's what he's going to do with Stidham. He's not going to trust him going down the field. And they didn't do it again until the end of the game. That's when they opened up Nix and that's when you'll see it.
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Ron Zappolo
But the biggest difference this Sunday Woody is next. You could tell from the get go last week the Nix was going to run the football when needed. Yeah he wasn't. There was no holding back. I don't think Jared Stidham is the same guys. Bo Nix he's more stationary.
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Woody Paige
You really know it though I'm saying.
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Tom Green
He moves all right.
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Ron Zappolo
All right. But he doesn't move like Bo Nix.
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Tom Green
He's a little older a little you know a little.
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Ron Zappolo
Older a little. So we don't know how he's going to play. I also think that the biggest thing Sean Payton's got to do this week, he's got to convince 50 guys in the locker room that they can win the game.
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Tom Green
Well, I'm.
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Ron Zappolo
Sure there's doubt right.
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Tom Green
Now I think there's doubt. But I also know that you can tell 50 guys in the locker room if we win. Yeah, you know where we're going. You know it's the carrot is big. Sure. And their chance to deliver on that carrot I think one of the wild cards really is going to come down to Josh McDaniels. Slash Drake Maye against.
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Ron Zappolo
Vance I don't think Josh McDaniels will be too pumped up for this game. Willy.
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Tom Green
He's had a pretty good year already. Great. His quarterback.
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Ron Zappolo
Who do you I asked you this before rethink the NFL wants to win this game privately.
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Tom Green
O the NFL privately I was just at the private NFL a private.
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Ron Zappolo
Initial meeting. It was closed when Goodell and those guys are sitting around determining who's going to win. Who do you think they like in this game?
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Tom Green
Well, I was going to say, you know, Robert Kraft's team. But because we're on television, you always have to say Mr. Kraft.
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Ron Zappolo
Well, I would just say this if that's true, if what you say is true, the Broncos, without question, got a good shake when it came to the officiating the other day. Yeah. We'll just see what kind of shake they get this Sunday.
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Tom Green
All right. Let's make our picks. What do you.
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Woody Paige
Think? Can I just say this? Yeah I was when I worked in New York. I did get close to the NFL people, and I'd go over to the office in.
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Tom Green
The private me.
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Woody Paige
And what they were telling me, what they were telling me, just really quickly. So they shut down business at 5:00 and they'd have drinks and they'd watch around the horn and pardon interruption and said, then we'd talk about this. The vice president of the NFL, I won't mention his name. He's retired, he said. And we'd talk about the stuff that you guys talk about, and you'd say something like, well, who does the NFL want to win this?
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Woody Paige
He goes, we don't give a shit who wins. He said, you know, maybe if it's a New York team because we live in New York, I would guess if they want a team, it would be in L.A..
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Ron Zappolo
They don't care who wins because the NFL is so incredibly big and popular.
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Woody Paige
That's what they can.
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Ron Zappolo
They can sell anything.
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Woody Paige
And everybody says, we want to, you know, like we're calling the officials and go make sure this thing we said, we don't do that.
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Tom Green
I was going to ask you about your pick. Hold on a second, because Natasha got the pick right. Last week on the Broncos.
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Speaker 5
Many a time many.
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Ron Zappolo
But but you're.
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Speaker 5
Season. She's got to win.
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Ron Zappolo
She's all in all the papers I.
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Tom Green
Don't see it happening. I think she's.
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Speaker 5
Gonna.
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Tom Green
Take her Broncos. Right.
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Speaker 5
You first know I could see it being super close. Something like by one or.
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Woody Paige
By one.
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Speaker 5
By one.
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Tom Green
So you like those? Those five and a half points will come in handy.
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Speaker 5
That to say. Or just or 7 or 14 if he blows everybody away. How many.
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Woody Paige
How many different?
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Tom Green
The only.
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Speaker 5
One I.
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Ron Zappolo
Pretty much covered the, you.
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Speaker 5
Know, all base do it. I'm doing the woody.
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Ron Zappolo
Oh. Okay.
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Tom Green
What do you who you got?
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Woody Paige
I've got the Broncos because they're at home. Because I think they play the same way they did that. Stidham will get Nix got 29 yards rushing. That was not he was the leading rusher. They're not going to run the football. They ran the guy. They should be running on the first play of the game. And he got picked up like 14 yards.
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Woody Paige
And then use him the rest of the game. Broncos win at the Patriots I watched this closely. The that's not a overpowering team. The Patriots had never won in a playoff game in Denver. You got.
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Tom Green
Them winning. And at the five and a half points it's going to be just luxurious. Six by.
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Woody Paige
Six. They're going to win by six.
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Ron Zappolo
I'm going to take the Broncos in the points.
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Tom Green
I will as well. So we got the Broncos all across the board here. So that's probably not good for veterans. That's probably not great.
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Ron Zappolo
People are laughing about in Boston. They are behind George okay.
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Tom Green
This one has the Rams going into Seattle. And Seattle looks like an impossible place to win right now. That's why I'm surprised the Seahawks are only a two and a half point pick. Now of course the Rams and Seahawks. This will be their third meeting. But you'd think Seattle would at least get that standard three point kick at home.
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Tom Green
So the public the betting public seems to like the Rams.
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Ron Zappolo
The wise guys think the Rams are better than the Seahawks on a neutral field.
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Tom Green
Yeah they're not playing on.
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Ron Zappolo
One of them. No they're not. But I will say this I think Sean McVay is the best coach in the NFL. And he's probably one of the few guys that can get up after his team wins an overtime game and say to the public in the press, man, they overcame their head coach. I was awful today and I loved it.
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Ron Zappolo
And I was laying in bed watching them on Sportscenter. My wife said, who is that guy? Because he was wired. He was so cold. Yeah, his voice was about three octaves higher. I said that Sean McVay, he knows what he's doing. He'll be better this week. And Matthew Stafford I trust him a lot more than I trust Sam Darnold.
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Ron Zappolo
They'll be better and he'll be better. They won't be playing in eight degrees freezing their nuts off. It'll be a much different kind of a day. I know the Seahawks defense is great. I give them full credit. Puka Nacua to me right now is one of the best weapons in the NFL. Charbonnet got hurt for the Seahawks.
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Ron Zappolo
Who is more than a backup running.
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Tom Green
Back who doesn't. Touchdown.
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Ron Zappolo
Yeah yeah I'm going to take the Rams. Forget the points. I'm going to take the Rams to win the game straight up.
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Woody Paige
Me too. I'm going to go with you. I won't take much time here. There's two aspects here. If it's the Seahawks and the Broncos it's a repeat of Super Bowl 48. Yeah I think it would be closer than number 40.
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Ron Zappolo
I would hope.
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Woody Paige
Number two this is interesting. If it's the Rams and it's the Broncos you'll have cousins playing against each other as owners of the two teams that you have.
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Ron Zappolo
That.
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Woody Paige
The Walton family on both sides of this I think people are not paying attention to that. It could possibly end up being cranky against Greg Penner and the side. I like the Rams. I think you're absolutely right about they're not playing in bad weather. It'll rain, we know that and it'll be a bad crowd and that's the difference.
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Woody Paige
But the Seahawks have a much better quarterback than the Rams.
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Ron Zappolo
No no you mean the Rams.
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Woody Paige
Yeah the Rams have a much better quarterback than the Seahawks Arnold.
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Ron Zappolo
Yep.
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Woody Paige
Is kind of get this Stidham tied yes. But he's also hurt I mean he's still not really healthy. So I'm I'm taking the Rams to win this. This means this.
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Ron Zappolo
Means that Tom is taking these Seahawks.
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Tom Green
But I have one quick I want I want to get you guys feedback on this because we talk about Sean McVay. But Mike McDonald's had a heck of a year.
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Ron Zappolo
He said he's.
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Tom Green
Really moved that team not only with what they're doing technically, but obviously they like playing for him because they play at a speed, especially at home. That's going to be really hard to.
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Ron Zappolo
Make a great point. I think one of the reasons why the owners have fired so many coaches in the last week is because of guys like Mike McDonald and Vrabel and and yeah.
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Woody Paige
Looking for the role that they're on, that kind of set a tone. I think for it. Pete Carroll's not going to get a job back at Seattle or Southern Cal. We've seen the last two Pete Carroll.
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Tom Green
Well I too I'm going to take the Rams. I see it being a wire job. Close one point. Tight game going down to the nub. So I'll just take the two and a half points and we'll see who gets the kick. The field goal.
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Ron Zappolo
Both these games this weekend are going to be tightly contested, where 1 or 2 big plays in the fourth quarter is going to win the game.
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Tom Green
That's where I'm most worried about the Rams, as their special teams have been pretty scary throughout the year. And since.
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Ron Zappolo
They have, although the kid.
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Tom Green
Sticker kicker.
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Ron Zappolo
Kicker, yeah, he came through in bad weather.
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Tom Green
So Alison looks like it's going to be the Rams and the Broncos in the Super Bowl.
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Woody Paige
So the toss is going to tell us exactly who's going to. Well because she knows.
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Speaker 5
I'm going to say I think the Broncos Seahawks simply for storyline I need it. We are Santa Clara. We got revenge. It would be so beautiful. Like you guys said, it'll be super close either way.
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Ron Zappolo
So I took the Broncos with the points.
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Tom Green
And you think they they may not quite.
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Ron Zappolo
Listen, I'm I'm live in Denver. I root I'm rooting for them. Obviously it's.
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Woody Paige
Oh, boy, I hope.
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Ron Zappolo
We're all convincing ourselves.
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Woody Paige
But I want so badly for the Broncos to win. You be in the press conference and you get up and say, Sean, you did such a great job.
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Tom Green
You know, you're so.
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Woody Paige
Proud.
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Ron Zappolo
Of me. Answer your question.
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Woody Paige
We're so proud of you.
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Ron Zappolo
You ain't never going to see me in a press conference ever again. After 45. Some years I'm done with press conferences and having guys look at me like, I'm gonna do it for the part of the.
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Woody Paige
Year, say what you can.
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Ron Zappolo
Do that.
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Woody Paige
Day, and we're really proud of you. Even though you lost the game. No, we're proud of you. I know what you've done for the community.
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Tom Green
I'm just impressed with the Broncos having the bold move to start Jason Statham at.
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Ron Zappolo
Quarterback for Jason Stephen. Every time I asked Dan a question, it was his like, that was an opportunity for Dan to say, God damn it, I can understand why.
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Tom Green
People, guys.
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Ron Zappolo
Yeah, I got tired of that after a while. You can still do that. Go ahead.
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Tom Green
All right, one last quick thing. Let's take a look at where we stand as far as the Super Bowl. Right now. And the money's on the NFC.
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Ron Zappolo
Holy Jesus. Look at that. That's the that's their way of saying good. No Bo Nix and hello Stidham. Look at that. The Broncos were the favorites with the Seahawks on Sunday after.
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Woody Paige
This which is how the Seahawks plus 150.
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Tom Green
That's a lot of value plus 210.
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Woody Paige
New England take the Broncos 40 and the Broncos are 1315 to 1. So they start.
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Speaker 5
There for the.
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Woody Paige
Start of these playoffs. Being considered the worst team in there.
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Tom Green
So it's just it's going to come down to you know do you want to do you want to back steady.
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Ron Zappolo
Who did all of that. Do you want to bet.
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Tom Green
Let's just if I was going to bet that I'd probably take the shot. I take it a lot.
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Ron Zappolo
There's no value in you. Right?
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Tom Green
So.
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Woody Paige
So final moment for me. If a Broncos were to win, who would be the better team for them to play to beat?
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Tom Green
I think you want to play Seattle because once you get them out of their building, they become another team. They're very good. I'm not saying they're bad, they're very good team, but at least get them out of Seattle. You've got a live chance. If the Rams win this game and Matthew Stafford I mean you're going to have a that's a.
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Ron Zappolo
I want to play Seattle because I want to go against Sam Darnold. Yeah I do not want to go against Matthew Stafford.
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Tom Green
Hey Woody you know behind you that chalkboard that's become a big thing with you in the past. Are you familiar with that. I know it's over the other shoulder.
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Woody Paige
I don't know what it says.
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Tom Green
It says sometimes I meet people and feel bad for their dog.
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Woody Paige
And there's a lot of truth to that.
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Tom Green
There is, it's 100%.
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Woody Paige
There is a dog. So I love you. You come in the room and the dog's going to hide. And you go, get over there. Sit there. I'll call you when I need you. They go over and they sit. There you go. Okay. We're ready to talk Saturday.
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Tom Green
Who says that? It's a downer, man. To the show. That is it for the conference championship edition of the After the Horn betting edition. You can always find us here.
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Ron Zappolo
Talk about next week on the betting edition.
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Tom Green
Oh, we got a lot of stuff.
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Ron Zappolo
We got college fixing and.
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Tom Green
Indy 500 futures.
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Ron Zappolo
I think this might be the final betting Brook show.
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Woody Paige
Brooks Koepka coming back to, is a betting show.
00;21;21;13 - 00;21;22;07
Ron Zappolo
Me Mary.
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Tom Green
Do you really think there isn't stuff to bet on?
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Ron Zappolo
I think there's all always.
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Speaker 5
One more big game after.
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Ron Zappolo
The betting.
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Tom Green
On the Pro Bowl flag football game.
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Ron Zappolo
If we're talking about those things to bet on, we have real problems. Well, we really.
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Woody Paige
Guarantee next week I'm going to take Indiana. I don't know when you go there or Miami, but I'm going to go with Indiana.
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Tom Green
You can always find us. What's that?
00;21;44;17 - 00;21;45;13
Ron Zappolo
How good was that game?
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Tom Green
That was amazing. College football.
00;21;47;04 - 00;21;55;08
Ron Zappolo
Great for college football because there's been so much negative stuff about college football with nil and money, and everything's screwed up, at least for one night.
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Tom Green
The game was.
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Woody Paige
Yeah, except you have a mother, son.
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Ron Zappolo
Yes.
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Woody Paige
The story there that goes on all night long and as soon as the game's over, after Fletcher scores two touchdown. His mother's been flying around, driving around all over the world. He slugs the guy for it.
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Ron Zappolo
Yeah, well, there's one more.
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Woody Paige
Sure. There were a couple of questions.
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Ron Zappolo
One there, which I enjoyed, and I enjoyed seeing, Mendoza's Fernando's. But the family story that wasn't reported did Mendoza say in an interview after the game.
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Tom Green
I doubt it. I don't know.
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Woody Paige
What they did. I think he did. That's it. That's strange.
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Ron Zappolo
And I said, whoa, I think he.
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Woody Paige
Did. Yes, he did. Yeah. After I thought he was, after he said, God. But you say God, you've said, Holy Jesus.
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Ron Zappolo
I hope so after he thank God for, you know. Yeah. And that's the other thing to know. I don't want to go there. I'll just piss people off about the, you know, it's not God's will, okay? God doesn't care about who wins and who uses you know who does. It pisses me off. You know what he does? Listen, it was in 2011 when the Red Sox screwed up a chance at the playoffs down there in Tampa.
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Ron Zappolo
Screwed the game up. I'm watching on TV, I'm pissed off. And Adrian Gonzalez pops up on the unless and five minutes after the game and the guy says to him, hey, what happened there in the ninth inning? And he goes, say, it was God's will. You know what? I hate that answer. No, but I really do hate that.
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Woody Paige
And yada yada yada, literally.
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Tom Green
But but the important thing, as far as God is concerned, the weekend betting edition, he cares. That is it for us. Hopefully you do. Well, with your prognostications, your predictions as well. This weekend with football, you can always reach us at eight at Gorilla Sportsnet. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next week.