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The Show Episode 511

December 12, 2025·55 min·5 clips
The host missed the Tampa Bay-Atlanta game but saw Atlanta's game-winning field goal at a Christmas party.
Episode 511 opens on a barely watched Atlanta field goal. The host missed most of Tampa Bay and Atlanta because he was at the company Christmas party, but a look at a nearby phone caught Atlanta winning 29-28 after Tampa Bay had led 28-14 and blown it in the fourth quarter. That is enough setup. The show moves straight into Week 15 picks. The guest joins, and the host starts rolling through George Pickens, a six-team favorite money-line parlay, and an underdog parlay with Cincinnati, New England, and Denver getting the hopeful treatment. Play what? The board, apparently. Chicago, Jacksonville, Houston, Seattle, and San Francisco all land in the favorite bundle, though one listed price stays unnamed in the transcript. Houston is where things slow down a little. The host likes them to win, but nine and a half points against Jacoby Brissett and Arizona feels too rich for a red-hot team that might drift. So Arizona gets the points. The under comes along too, because Houston can be trusted to win without being trusted to make the number feel easy. Right, guest? The rhythm stays loose and familiar: odds, totals, quick confidence checks, a referee name, then off to the next matchup before the last thought has fully landed. Philadelphia gets immediate side-eye. A big spread against the Raiders is hard for the host to stomach, so he skips the side and lands on the over. The whole tape feels like a betting desk in motion, with callbacks, side comments, and the host writing down plays while pulling the guest with him. Blame has already been assigned. By the end, the host is joking that a losing teaser can be pinned on the guest, which feels about right for this show's accountability system. Then the exit roll hits: platforms, the nice-versus-important signoff, Timmy Trumpet, and one last hope that the card turns into a winning week.

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A brisk Week 15 NFL picks show built around parlays, side bets, and a blunt reaction to Atlanta's late win over Tampa Bay.

Week 15 moves fast, starting with Atlanta's 29-28 win over Tampa Bay and Todd Bowles' profanity-laced postgame rant before sliding into parlays and single-game picks.

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Press play if you want a Week 15 NFL card with no ballroom manners.

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