263: 10/10/2023

In today's podcast, John discusses the many story lines he took away from Week 5 in the NFL, including what to think of the San Francisco 49ers after their 42-10 blowout against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, the Philadelphia Eagles improving to 5-0 with a 23-14 win over the Los Angeles Rams, the Pittsburgh Steelers moving to first place in the AFC North with a thrilling, bizarre comeback victory over their archrivals in the Baltimore Ravens, Jordan Love's horrendous performance on Monday night against the Raiders, and more! (26:47) Then, John discusses his takes on the baseball playoffs, with the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves and that thrilling Game 2, the Dodgers' failures, the biggest difference between the Baltimore Orioles from the regular season to the postseason, the genius of Bruce Bochy, and Justin Verlander and Carlos Correa demonstrating playoff greatness... again! (42:12) Texas lost a heartbreaker (again) to Oklahoma this weekend, but can Texas still win out, the Pac-12 was buzzing with thrilling games over the weekend, and Notre Dame wasted a golden opportunity this season to make a run at the playoff in Marcus Freeman's 2nd season as head coach there. (45:27) Does John think the Vegas Golden Knights can repeat as Stanley Cup champions, and which surprise teams does he have going to the Stanley Cup Finals? John offers his NHL predictions for the 2023-24 season which starts on Tuesday.