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Why Seahawks-Rams was the game of the year
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Why Seahawks-Rams was the game of the year

Plus a deep-dive on Bills-Bucs and Chiefs-Broncos

New Pod! Jon and I dive into the tape from the three premier Week 11 matchups, including the Rams-Seahawks defensive masterpiece, the Bucs defense struggling against the Bills, and the Broncos taking down the Chiefs.

Rams-Seahawks: How should the Seahawks feel about this game? Defensively, do they have the keys to slowing down the Rams’ offense? Why did Sam Darnold struggle so mightily? How did players like Nick Emmanwori, Cobie Durant, Charles Cross, Puka Nacua, JSN, Tariq Woolen, Kam Kinchens, Emmanuel Forbe,s and so many others play in this game?

Bills-Bucs: What’s wrong with the Bucs defense? Will some of their issues alleviate if they can get healthy? How sustainable are the splash plays they are surrendering? Offensively, was this their best process in a while? What can they do to get Baker Mayfield playing better football again?

Chiefs-Broncos: The Chiefs failed to create splash plays against the Broncos in the passing game, while that was one of the few things the Broncos’ offens…

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