Biggest takeaways from Week 3, Mets-Braves crucial series, MLB Wild Card, WNBA Playoffs, and more!

In today's podcast: (2:44) John discusses the Minnesota Vikings' 34-7 win over the Houston Texans and whether or not they're the NFC's best team right now. (6:18) The Dallas Cowboys' 28-25 loss to the Baltimore Ravens was preventable, and John says it could have been prevented before the league year started in March. (9:40) The LA Rams saved their season with a pulsating 27-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, and John explains the foundations the franchise laid out for such a win like that. (12:55) John's Super Bowl Pick, the Detroit Lions, chipped their way to a 20-13 win over the Arizona Cardinals, and what else was revealed about this Lions team that can get them to the promised land. (15:19) The New York Jets showed flashes of what they could be in a 24-3 win over the New England Patriots, but what is holding them back? (17:27) The New York Giants avoided an 0-3 start with a 21-15 win over the Cleveland Browns, and John learned that one player can change the whole equation for the Giants if they want any success this season. (20:21) The Buffalo Bills rolled to victory over the Jaguars 47-10. Is Josh Allen the MVP through 3 weeks? And what about job security for Jacksonville's head coach and general manager? (24:37) The Cincinnati Bengals fell to 0-3 after losing 38-33 to the Washington Commanders and they turned a rookie QB into a Hall of Famer with a performance like the one Jayden Daniels turned in, so who is to blame for the trouble in the Queen City? (31:13) John gives his takes on the current MLB playoff races, including the NL Wild Card race between the Mets, Braves, and Diamondbacks, with the first two beginning a crucial 3-game set tonight at Truist Park in Atlanta, the NL West race with the Padres and Dodgers facing off starting tonight, and the insane AL Wild Card race with the Tigers, Royals, Twins, and Mariners separated by 1.5 games for the final two playoff spots in the American League. (36:24) Several contending teams, especially in the National League, were eliminated from postseason contention last week, including the Chicago Cubs, who John says might have been too overhyped after they brought in Craig Counsell to manage, the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds all missed the playoffs, while the Reds fired manager David Bell after six seasons, but John says the GM's job shouldn't be safe, either. Is there hope for the Texas Rangers in 2025, and the White Sox are on the verge of breaking the 1962 Mets record for worst record in modern baseball history. (41:43) John offers his biggest takeaways from college football over the weekend, with big wins by Michigan, Tennessee, Illinois, and Colorado dominating. (46:12) John rounds up the early action in the WNBA playoffs.