Rapid-fire Week 14 stories

Former NFL scout John Middlekauff is reacting LIVE immediately following the Week 14 Sunday Night Football matchup between C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans vs. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. John kicks off by reacting to the Chiefs upset loss to the Texans on SNF and what it means for the team as their playoff hopes become more unlikely. John applauds the Texans defense for being dominant and explains why the defense is Super Bowl caliber. John then reacts to the NFC North battle between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. Next, John reacts to Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers big time win vs. Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Following that, John reacts to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills surviving a thriller at home vs. Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. John then reacts to Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy's performance vs. the Commanders at home as well as Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders breakout game in a road loss to the Titans. Next, John reacts to breaking news around the NFL, including the Browns re-instating Deshaun Watson and possibly planning to have them be their starter in 2026 and Indianapolis Colts QB Daniel Jones suffering a season ending Achilles injury. John then dives into the College Football Playoff rankings, which ultimately left out the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and John reacts to the university opting to skip the bowl game vs. BYU.

John wraps up by giving his best bets for the Monday Night Football matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Chargers:

Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers (ML)

A.J. Brown Anytime TD

Omarion Hampton Anytime TD 

02:08 - Chiefs-Texans Reaction

04:48 - Chiefs are DONE

22:42 - Texans defense is ELITE

29:13 - GameTime

30:03 - Bears-Packers

38:41 - Steelers-Ravens

44:32 - Bengals-Bills

49:38 - Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy

50:45 - Browns QB Shedeur Sanders

52:52 - Deshaun Watson to return to Browns in 2026

54:26 - Colts QB Daniel Jones tears Achilles

57:06 - College Football Playoff revealed

1:01:03 - Notre Dame

1:06:31 - HRB NFL Week 14 MNF Picks

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