We’re a quarter of the way through the NFL season, so Nate Tice & Ben Solak hand out awards for MVP, best rookies, biggest surprises & disappointments and much more.
We’re a quarter of the way through the NFL season, so Nate Tice & Ben Solak hand out awards for MVP, best rookies, biggest surprises & disappointments and much more. The guys start off with their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons’ impressive win over the New Orleans Saints on Monday night, including thoughts on Atlanta’s dominant run game and what to think of the 1-3 Saints.
Next, Nate & Ben reveal their biggest surprises at the quarter season mark, including the Las Vegas Raiders defense, the 3-1 Cleveland Browns, the San Francisco 49ers’ unstoppable offense and the 4-0 Minnesota Vikings. Next up are the biggest disappointments, as Nate highlights the 0-4 Houston Texans and Ben addresses the winless Los Angeles Chargers.
The guys dive into a few player-specific awards, including top rookies (shoutout Denzel Boston), MVP so far and a runaway Defensive Player of the Year pick.
Nate & Ben finish up with their top-5 power rankings for both the AFC & NFC, a tough task with both conferences extremely tight at the top so far.
(1:40) - Falcons steamroll Saints
(16:35) - Biggest surprises of the season
(40:00) - Biggest disappointments of the season
(52:30) - Top rookies so far, MVP, DPOY
(1:16:45) - AFC & NFC top-5 power rankings
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