Football 301 with Nate Tice

Nate Tice & Matt Harmon preview the biggest matchups of Week 1 of the NFL season. The duo start with their reactions to last night’s wild season opener as the Seattle Seahawks got the win with Drew Lock at QB over Drake Maye and the New England Patriots. Should we be concerned about the Pats offense?
Next, Nate & Matt deep dive on both sides of the ball for their three favorite Week 1 matchups: Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans (hoss fight!), Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings. The duo also each give one thing to watch for the Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts before wrapping up with their first Hail Mary bold predictions of the season.
(2:40) - Seahawks-Patriots takeaways
(26:05) - Bills @ Texans
(39:30) - Buccaneers @ Bengals
(53:40) - Packers @ Vikings
(1:10:50) - Cheat Sheet: Broncos @ Chiefs, Ravens @ Colts
(1:25:35) - Hail Mary bold predictions

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Nate Tice & Dane Brugler compare their latest 2027 NFL Draft big boards and react to Week 1 of the college football season. The duo start with their takeaways from the first week of college football action, including top performers like Trinidad Chambliss, Darian Mensah, Leonard Moore, Arch Manning & Jadan Baugh.
Next, Nate & Dane dive into their latest 2027 big boards, comparing top tens, biggest differences (Yhonzae Pierre, Cayden Green & more), and a few guys they’re planting their flag on to watch throughout the season.
Later, Nate breaks down one thing to watch on each side of the ball for the Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots season opener and the Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers Thursday night game in Australia. Football is back!
(3:25) - College football Week 1 takeaways: Arch, Mensah, Chambliss & more
(34:50) - 2027 big board-off: comparing top 10s
(50:10) - 2027 big board-off: biggest differences
(1:00:35) - 2027 big board-off: planting flags on our top guys
(1:10:15) - Key things to watch for in NFL season openers

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Nate Tice is joined by Ben Solak & JJ Watt for final predictions, win total picks & more ahead of the 2026 NFL season. First, Nate & Ben run through their final season predictions, including favorite win total picks, awards predictions (including some fun dark horse MVP picks), sicko long-shot bets they're placing and much more.

Next, Nate is joined by 3x DPOY, NFL legend, CBS analyst and fellow Wisconsin alum JJ Watt to preview the Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings in Week 1, reminisce on their Wisconsin days, stories from training camp and more.

To wrap things up, Matt Harmon joins the show for Pedal to the Medal, where the guys give their prediction for the most explosive offense in the NFL this season.

(2:35) - Favorite 2026 win total picks

(27:05) - Awards predictions: MVP, rookies of the year & more

(44:30) - Favorite player prop bets & sicko bets

(1:00:45) - JJ Watt joins the show!

(1:29:35) - Pedal to the Medal

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Nate Tice & Robert Mays deep dive on all four teams in the AFC North ahead of the 2026 NFL season. The dynamic duo kick things off with the division champion Pittsburgh Steelers: can new head coach Mike McCarthy go on one more run with QB Aaron Rodgers?

Next up, the Baltimore Ravens, who are tied for the highest win total in the league currently, despite going 8-9 last year and kicking off the season with a new head coach in Jesse Minter. Are the Ravens ready to make a Super Bowl run in 2026? The Cincinnati Bengals are up next, and Nate & Robert weigh in on if they've done enough on defense to allow Joe Burrow & his elite receivers to carry them to a deep playoff run, plus a potential transition to an under-center offense.

Finally, the Cleveland Browns have made plenty of interesting moves this offseason, but will they translate to wins on the field this fall? Nate & Robert reveal their expectations for head coach Todd Monken and the Browns' young roster. The duo finish off the show with their final predictions: who takes home the AFC North this season?

(3:30) - Steelers deep dive

(28:45) - Ravens deep dive

(57:00) - Bengals deep dive

(1:19:20) - Browns deep dive

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Nate Tice & Matt Harmon deep dive on all four teams in the NFC West ahead of the 2026 NFL season. After reacting to the Houston Texans trading for WR Kayshon Boutte to bolster their offense, the duo dive into the Seattle Seahawks: can fans expect another run at the Super Bowl this fall despite some shuffling on both sides of the ball?

Next up are the Los Angeles Rams. After making some huge swings on defense this offseason, do they deserve to be Super Bowl favorites? What can we expect from Myles Garrett? Next, the San Francisco 49ers are hoping to put an injury-riddled 2025 season behind them. Nate & Matt break down the strengths and weaknesses of the 9ers roster and how they can hope to challenge Seattle and LA in the division.

Finally, there's the Arizona Cardinals. What defines success this season for new HC Mike LaFleur and star rookie RB Jeremiyah Love?

(4:00) - Texans trade for WR Kayshon Boutte

(11:50) - Seahawks deep dive

(31:55) - Rams deep dive

(1:01:20) - 49ers deep dive

(1:22:15) - Cardinals deep dive

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