#479: 2024 Week 3 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

1. Week 2 Takeaways -DKrom: NFL defensive play could be on the rise again -Hal: Super teams missing in action thus far 2. Week 2 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Matt LaFleur, Hal: Klint Kubiak) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Bears OL, Hal: David Tepper) 3. Contenders or Pretenders? -Saints -Bucs -Vikings -Seahawks -Chargers 4. Panic or Patience -Rams -Colts -Jaguars -Ravens -Bengals 5. Truth or Exaggeration -The Panthers will end up trading Bryce Young at some point before the 2025 NFL Draft -Tua Tagovailoa will only play one more season at most and then retire -Saints OC Klint Kubiak will be a head coach in 2025 -The Chiefs offense will take a small yet significant step backwards due to the injuries to Isiah Pacheco and Hollywood Brown -Regardless of how many games they win, the Bears MUST fire head coach Matt Eberflus if Caleb Williams isn't where he's supposed to be by season's end -The Broncos will finish the 2024 season with the worst record in the AFC -The NFC South will have a better combined record than the NFC East this season -The Texans will win the 2024 AFC South crown by a pretty comfortable margin 6. Texans at Vikings Preview 7. Week 3 Game Picks -Lock: (DKrom: Bucs over Broncos, Hal: 49ers over Rams) -Upset Special: (DKrom: Cardinals over Lions, Hal: Giants over Browns) -Patriots at Jets -Bears at Colts -Packers at Titans -Eagles at Saints -Chargers at Steelers -Ravens at Cowboys -Dolphins at Seahawks -Panthers at Raiders -Chiefs at Falcons -Jaguars at Bills -Commanders at Bengals 8. Week 3 Bold Predictions -DKrom: Colts rookie DE Laiatu Latu will sack Caleb Williams five times, and the fifth will be a strip-sack that's recovered and returned for a TD by Zaire Franklin to win the game late in the fourth quarter -Hal: Trevor Lawrence throws for 5 TD's...with 4 of them and 200 yards going to former Bills WR Gabe Davis 9. Challenge Flags -DKrom: Skylar Thompson...be a point guard -Hal: All 0-2 teams not named the Panthers or Broncos...PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS!!!