Analyzing the Performance of the New England Patriots' Defense and Potential Scenarios for Bill Belichick

Sheil and Ben return to share their takes on the Bengals' grueling overtime win over the Jaguars on ‘MNF’ and discuss the implications of Trevor Lawrence’s apparent ankle injury. Next, they see the 2023-24 season as Kyle Shanahan’s to win, and debate the playoff success of the team that employs Bill Belichick next year (15:30). Sheil then takes a hard look at both the coaches on the hot seat and the teams around the league with future coaching vacancies, while Ben gives big flowers to the Rams’ Les Snead (37:06). They end the pod by breaking down the Jets' consistent woes, shining a light on some unlikely end-of-season outcomes, and examining the MVP race (56:08).

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Hosts: Sheil Kapadia and Ben Solak

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo

Social: Kiera Givens and Eduardo Ocampo

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