NFL Week 4 Preview, The 3-1 Cleveland Browns, Playoff Baseball Sadness + Eric Hosmer Talking Playoffs, Alshon Jeffery In Studio + Fyre Fest

October 2, 2026

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Mike Tomlin spent years excavating rivers, building high-rise apartments with carefully lit saunas, and teasing a baseball stadium he would get to "at a later date" — all inside Minecraft. The video of the Steelers coach touring his twelve-year build became the unexpected sensation of the week, a calming, obsessive counterpoint to the chaos of his actual team losing to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. That game itself, which the hosts dubbed the "game of the century," saw Deshaun Watson smiling and playing serviceable football for a 3-1 Browns team that might actually be good, while the Steelers looked like the same flawed group they have been — bad secondary, injured, and now dealing with the fallout of a Joey Porter Jr. trade to Dallas.

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1 (02:37) **Browns Beat Steelers in "Game of the Century"** - The hosts react to the Browns' 3-1 start and Deshaun Watson's resurgence.
2 (09:47) **Mike Tomlin's Minecraft City** - The hosts marvel at the former Steelers coach's incredible, detailed Minecraft project.
3 (15:07) **Playoff Baseball: White Sox & Cubs** - The hosts discuss the MLB playoffs, starting with the White Sox's electric win and the Cubs' disappointing exit.
4 (23:21) **Playoff Baseball: Phillies Heartbreak** - Max delivers a eulogy for the Phillies after a crushing elimination, lamenting the team's bleak future.
5 (33:18) **NFL Week 4 Picks & Preview Begins** - The show transitions to a full NFL week 4 preview, starting with the London game and the Jayden Daniels injury situation.
6 (48:21) **Patriots at Bills & Drake Maye Struggles** - The crew analyzes the Patriots' desperate situation and the troubling start for quarterback Drake Maye.
7 (66:15) **Hate Week & Jets-Bears** - The hosts preview the "Hate Week" matchup between the Jets and Bears.

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Show Notes

The Cleveland Browns win the Game of the Century and are now 3-1 and Deshaun Watson is playing good football (00:00:00-00:14:12). Playoff baseball and the PMT teams are officially out. We recap all of our team's demise and the White Sox beating the Astros (00:14:12-00:32:37). NFL Week 4 Picks and Preview for every game including Glenn Tape Watch with a twist, what to make of Bo Nix and more (00:32:37-02:02:28). We then welcome on World Series Champion Eric Hosmer to break down the MLB Playoffs, who he likes in the next round, rest vs rust and more (02:02:28-02:27:37). Alshon Jeffery joins us in studio to talk football, South Carolina, Steve Spurrier and more (02:27:37-03:06:50). We finish with Fyre Fest of the Week

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