Seven weeks in, the parlay finally hit, and the new CFP rankings have us arguing whether a 24-team playoff ruins the regular season.

Mason’s USC leg carried the first winning ticket, so he’s stuck taking shots from his side bet with Brady. The CFP talk covers the theory that ESPN money explains the SEC love, Boise State bumping Ohio State out of the projected field, and whether Miami’s run as an 11 seed proves Cinderellas exist. In the NFL, Tampa beats Atlanta 16-0 without completing a pass, and Mason blames the Joneses’ micromanaging for the Cowboys (Brady calls it “the coldest of hot takes”). Then come the games: NFL Wordle, a vowel-heavy Guess That Player, and Matt’s trade game, where Brady has to defend himself against tanking accusations.

• 00:15 We finally hit a parlay (and Mason’s shots)
• 05:06 CFP rankings and the ESPN/SEC theory
• 07:35 Is a 24-team playoff too many?
• 20:26 Boise State knocks out Ohio State?
• 28:10 Coaching carousel: Philip Rivers, RG3 and Baylor
• 29:21 Breaking: Hollywood Smothers out for the season
• 33:36 The Internet Invitational
• 40:57 Malachi Toney’s surgery and Texas Tech left out
• 43:51 Bucs win without a completion
• 45:28 The Cowboys keep finding ways to lose
• 50:16 Our side-piece teams
• 53:14 Can defense carry the Vikings?
• 56:39 Trade deadline rumors: Jonathan Taylor, Quenton Nelson, George Pickens
• 1:04:33 Is anybody actually good?
• 1:08:44 NFL Wordle (play it at foreandout.com/wordle)
• 1:11:47 Guess That Player: vowels edition
• 1:15:41 Can we all name the same athlete?
• 1:20:26 Trade game: is Brady tanking?
• 1:29:16 Matt sends Mason a dynasty offer live
• 1:39:02 This week’s parlay

This week’s parlay:

• Brady: Georgia over Ole Miss
• Chance: Bengals over Falcons
• Mason: Kentucky over Tennessee
• Matt: Jaguars to cover (already hit Thursday night)

We went 0-for-4 on last week’s parlay, so we recorded this one taking shots during Monday Night Football, and our host’s PC crashed halfway through.

Upsets everywhere in college football: No. 2 BYU falls to UCF in overtime, Texas Tech loses at Cincinnati, and Kentucky is somehow on top of the SEC. We get into the Pat McAfee kick contest blowup, argue about how far each of us could actually kick a field goal, and Matt drops the hot take that JJ McCarthy is the Giants’ Week 1 starter next year over Jaxson Dart. Plus: does Matthew Stafford have two Hall of Fame careers, and Matt’s FAABulous Forecast puts six real Sleeper trades on trial, including one sent in our own league.

• 00:00 Intro, Cowboys–Eagles on MNF
• 02:32 Last week’s 0-for-4 parlay and the shot penalty
• 02:59 New FAAB tool on the website
• 08:17 College football upsets: BYU, Texas Tech, Tennessee, USC
• 11:00 Texas, Arch Manning and the AP poll jump
• 16:01 Kentucky on top of the SEC
• 22:32 Pat McAfee’s million-dollar kick controversy
• 28:18 How far could we kick a field goal?
• 32:52 Bengals comeback and Ja’Marr Chase’s halftime speech
• 34:55 Lamar’s ankle and the Browns atop the AFC North
• 38:57 Rams and Davante Adams’ return
• 41:47 JJ McCarthy, the Skattebo penalty and the Giants QB debate
• 54:28 Aaron Rodgers playing like it’s 2011
• 58:37 Hot take: Stafford’s two Hall of Fame careers
• 1:06:46 NFL Wordle
• 1:09:17 Matt’s FAABulous Forecast: Sleeper trade court
• 1:27:20 This week’s parlay picks

This week’s parlay (moneylines, about 10% to hit):

• Brady: Texas Tech over Arizona
• Chance: Jaguars over Colts
• Mason: USC over Ohio State
• Matt: Rams in the Battle of LA

Side bet: if Tech beats Arizona, Mason takes five shots. If Arizona wins, Brady does.

Brady says he’d take Houston over Texas right now, and Mason is saving the audio.

Five of the top seven teams lost, and Matt puts Texas on fraud alert after back-to-back losses. Brady says Arch Manning is a second-round pick at best if he declares, and he’d take Julian Sayin “all day long.” We also argue about whether the Heisman should go to Jeremiah Smith because it’s his turn, or to the freshman who’s out-producing him. On the NFL side, Brady says the Eagles’ medical staff should be investigated after Jalen Hurts flew to London with a blood clot. Then JJ McCarthy’s breakout starts a dynasty-league fight, and Brady goes 0 for 2 on Who Am I.

• 00:00 Last week’s parlay: 5 for 16 on legs, and the shots
• 05:06 Five of the top seven lose: Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Texas, Alabama
• 08:00 Texas on fraud alert. Do they make the playoff, and does the CFP care about ratings?
• 17:45 Sayin or Arch? Brady has Arch as a second-round pick at best
• 21:25 Sayin out, Luke Fahey in at Ohio State
• 22:55 Big 12 on the rise and Texas Tech’s schedule
• 28:30 Houston over UT?
• 31:40 Heisman race: Jeremiah Smith vs. Jesse Legree
• 40:33 Jalen Hurts’ blood clot and who should make medical calls
• 53:42 Josh Jacobs off the commissioner’s exempt list
• 55:00 JJ McCarthy in for the Giants
• 1:02:02 The NFC East is historically bad
• 1:05:25 Cowboys or Bengals? Brady won’t answer
• 1:07:39 Rookies: Jacob Rodriguez and Sonny Styles (and Brady’s search history)
• 1:11:00 Hot take: space vs. ocean
• 1:13:29 NFL Wordle, now live at foreandout.com/wordle
• 1:19:44 Speak When You See a Better Helmet
• 1:26:42 Who Am I?
• 1:34:37 This week’s four-leg parlay

The parlay: Brady has the over 53.5 in West Virginia–TCU. Chance has Ole Miss “for the helmets.” Mason has Houston at Utah with College GameDay in town. Matt: “In Luke we trust.”