294: Will The Real Drake Maye Please Stand Up?

Oct 15, 2026

294: Will The Real Drake Maye Please Stand Up?

3 hr ago 39:06

Show notes

The Underdog NFL Show turns to Regression or Reality with the Minnesota Vikings, Drake Maye, and Jared Goff, asking what is real and what is just a hot start. Chris Horwedel and Mario Hines also go game by game through the Week 6 NFL schedule and give their thoughts and predictions for each contest. The episode then takes a brief detour to the movie Digger, starring Tom Cruise, as the hosts debate how satirical is too satirical. Along the way, listeners get a mix of NFL analysis, weekly picks, and a side conversation that pulls in both football and film. It is a focused look at Week 6 NFL storylines, with the Minnesota Vikings, Drake Maye, and Jared Goff at the center of the regression-or-reality question. The discussion moves between matchups, predictions, and the kind of pop-culture detour that gives the conversation its shape.

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