

The Pat McAfee Show
Pat McAfee, ESPN
Join Pat McAfee, AJ Hawk, the Toxic Table, and Tone Digs Monday-Friday as they tackle the biggest news in sports. Former Pro Bowl punter McAfee and his friends make an extremely uncommon combination of insider expertise, insightful perspective, and relatable ridiculousness. Every day promises one-of-a-kind entertainment that won't be seen anywhere else.
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Dec 14, 2020 • 1h 40min
PMS 2.0 312 - OVERREACTION MONDAY, Week 14 NFL Recap, Michael Lombardi, Mark Madden, & AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat and the boys overreact to everything that happened this weekend in the NFL including Jalen Hurts leading the Eagles to a win over the Saints, if the Packers defense/special teams will be good enough to give them a shot of going to the Super Bowl, whether or not the Steelers are DEAD, and much more. Joining the show is 3x Super Bowl Champion, former GM of the Cleveland Browns, host of the GM Shuffle Pod, co-host of HammerDAHN, and author, Michael Lombardi. Pat and Michael chat about the Saints disappointing performance against the Eagles, who he thinks has the best chance of taking down the Chiefs in the AFC, what's wrong with the Steelers, and if the Packers can make a Super Bowl run (20:32-40:31). Next, Pittsburgh radio legend, former WCW color commentator, and friend of the program, The Super Genius, Mark Madden joins the program to chat about what's wrong with the Steelers, the temperature in Pittsburgh, his thoughts on JuJu dancing on the Bills logo, why he's concerned about Big Ben, and much more (42:43-55:56). Later, Pat and AJ Hawk look back at everything we learned in week 14 of the NFL, if the Seahawks are fixed, the Giants apparently stinking again, the Washington Football Team being someone no team wants to play in the playoffs, and Derrick Henry running all over Jacksonville, plus they look ahead to tonight's Monday Night Football game between the Browns and Ravens and give their picks (55:58-1:37:11). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow and listen every day on Mad Dog Radio, Sirius XM Channel 82. We appreciate you all for listening, come and laugh with us, cheers.
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Dec 11, 2020 • 1h 46min
PMS 2.0 311 - TNF Recap, NFL Week 14 Preview, Dana White, Rob Ryan, & AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat and the boys recap last night's Thursday Night Football game between the Rams and Patriots, and come to the conclusion that the Rams defense is very good, and the Patriots are pretty much officially dead. Also joining the show ahead of this weekend's UFC 256 pay-per-view, is the President of the UFC, Dana White. Pat and Dana chat about his rise to the position he's in, what makes this weekend's fights so enticing, continuing to thrive during the pandemic, his thoughts on Jake Paul boxing, what Conor McGregor's future looks like, and much more (20:29-33:37). Next, 2x Super Bowl Champion, respected coach since 1987, a man who has been the Defensive Coordinator for several NFL teams, one of the most hilarious human beings on the planet, Rob Ryan joins the program to chat about his career as a football lifer, why he plans to come back and coach next season, what he's been up to, and a few hilarious stories (43:32-1:08:56). Later, Pat and AJ Hawk chat about last night's game, and look ahead and make their picks for the NFL Week 14 slate (1:10:45-1:40:20). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow and listen every day on Mad Dog Radio, Sirius XM Channel 82. We appreciate you all for listening, come and laugh with us, cheers.
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Dec 10, 2020 • 2h 3min
PMS 2.0 310 - TNF Football Preview, DeMarcus Ware, Tom Pelissero, & AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat and the boys chat about tonight's Thursday Night Football game between the Patriots and the Rams and make a couple of gambling predictions, and why a Jared Goff live bet could be the play based on some recent trends. Also joining the program to chat about everything going on in the NFL is friend of the program, Insider for the NFL Network, Tom Pelissero. Pat and Tom chat about the Dez Bryant situation in Baltimore and if players are getting tested in pregame warmups, Christian McCaffrey's injury status, who we should keep an eye on in the coaching carousel, and what's next for Carson Wentz (22:50-48:15). Next, Super Bowl Champion, 9x Pro Bowler, 7x All-Pro, NFL 2000's All-Decade team, eventual first ballot Hall of Famer, DeMarcus Ware joins the program to chat about his new virtual trainer app D2W, what he thinks the problem with the Cowboys is, watching Peyton Manning run a team, and who the toughest QB to sack during his career was (50:31-1:15:49). Later, Pat and AJ Hawk chat about tonight's Thursday Night Football game, Ohio State getting into the Big Ten Championship, and everything else going on in the sports world (1:37:42-1:58:47). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow and listen every day on Mad Dog Radio, Sirius XM Channel 82. We appreciate you all for listening, come and laugh with us, cheers.
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Dec 9, 2020 • 1h 36min
PMS 2.0 309 - TNF Recap, TY Hilton, Delanie Walker, & AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat and the boys recap last night's Tuesday Night Football game between the Cowboys and the Ravens and come to conclusion that Mike McCarthy may have set everything up and brought Tom Pelissero out to his barn in order to get himself hired by the Cowboys as their dumpster fire continues to grow larger and larger, and decide whether or not the Ravens are getting hot at the right time. Also joining the program is 4x Pro Bowler, 2016 NFL receiving yards leader, WR for the Indianapolis Colts, TY Hilton. Pat and TY chat about how this season has gone so far, what it's been like playing with Philip Rivers, taking more of a leadership role inside the WR room, and his outlook on this season (21:37-31:50). Later, joining Pat and AJ Hawk is 3x Pro Bowler, 14 Year NFL veteran and current free agent TE, Delanie Walker to chat about taking some time off this season to get the body healthy, his time with the Titans, watching Jim Harbaugh practice in full pads while he was on the 49ers, and his love for power boats (45:42-1:10:27). To close out the show, Pat and AJ chat about last night's game and where the Ravens and Cowboys go from here, the Big Ten changing around some rules to make sure that Ohio State can get into the Big Ten Championship, and everything else going on in the sports world (1:10:29-1:32:27). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow and listen every day on Mad Dog Radio, Sirius XM Channel 82. We appreciate you all for listening, come and laugh with us, cheers.
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Dec 8, 2020 • 1h 42min
PMS 2.0 308 - MNF Recap, TNF Preview, Aaron Rodgers, Adam Thielen, Antoine Bethea, & AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat and the boys recap last night's MNF doubleheader, look ahead to tonight's Cowboys Ravens game, and react to the breaking news that Jalen Hurts has been named the starting QB for the Eagles this weekend. Joining Pat and AJ, like he always does on Tuesday's, is the starting QB for the Green Bay Packers, fresh off his 400th TD to chat about the big win over the Eagles, how special of a moment it was, how the team genuinely likes each other, Aaron deciding to lay down some big blocks on Sunday, and much more (25:59-58:18). Next, 2x Pro Bowler, All-Pro, starting WR for the Minnesota Vikings, friend of the program, Adam Thielen joins the program, to chat about the Vikings season so far, them finding themselves in the playoff picture, how he's so good at football, whether or not he's ever demanded a trade to the Packers, his cleats from this past weekend and what he and his wife have been doing with their foundation (1:01:49-1:19:43). Later, Super Bowl Champion, 3x Pro Bowler, 14 year NFL veteran at DB, co-host of The Man-To-Man Pod, Antoine Bethea joins the program to chat about his thoughts about the NFL season thus far, his recent workout with the Ravens, who he thinks is going to win the Super Bowl, and much more (1:19:45-1:38:11). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow and listen every day on Mad Dog Radio, Sirius XM Channel 82. We appreciate you all for listening, come and laugh with us, cheers.
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Dec 7, 2020 • 1h 56min
PMS 2.0 307 - OVERREACTION MONDAY, NFL Week 13 Recap, WarGames Recap, Kyle Van Noy, Darius Butler, Michael Lombardi, & AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat and the boys overreact to everything that happened during week 13 of the NFL season and look back on Pat's electric performance last night at NXT Takeover: WarGames. Joining the show is 2x Super Bowl Champion, member of the New England Patriots 2010's All-Decade Team, Miami Dolphins Linebacker and friend of the program, Kyle Van Noy to chat about his three sack performance against the Bengals, what he likes about this Dolphins team, Brian Flores almost coming to blows on Sunday, and what he likes about Tua and Fitzmagic (21:16-46:25). Next, 9 year NFL vet, co-host of the Man-To-Man Pod, Everything DB, friend of the program, Darius Butler joins Pat and AJ Hawk to chat about his biggest takeaway from this weekend, Wentz being benched for Jalen Hurts, Gregg Williams getting fired by the Jets, and who he likes gambling wise in tonight's Monday Night Football doubleheader (46:27-1:08:54). Later, 3x Super Bowl Champion, former GM of the Cleveland Browns, host of the GM Shuffle Podcast, co-host of HammerDAHN, Michael Lombardi joins Pat and AJ Hawk to chat about all the coaches that will be fired, why the coaching system is essentially broken, his thoughts on Gregg Williams, if the Saints would stick with Taysom Hill over Drew Brees, the Patriots waxing the Chargers, and everything else from this weekend (1:08:56-1:28:03). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow and listen every day on Mad Dog Radio, Sirius XM Channel 82. We appreciate you all for listening, come and laugh with us, cheers.
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Dec 4, 2020 • 1h 48min
PMS 2.0 306 - Week 13 NFL Preview, Josh Allen, David Bakhtiari, Ariel Helwani, & AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat and the boys chat about his upcoming match on Sunday at WarGames and dive into some of the things they are looking forward to this weekend. Also joining the show is the #7 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, Josh Allen. Pat and Josh chat about him getting better each year so far in his NFL career, seizing the opportunity in the AFC East right now, his thoughts about the Bills team and what he's had to do to improve his play, and much more (15:26-40:06). Next, 4x All-Pro, 2x Pro Bowler, the owner of a new $100 million contract, Packers Tackle, David Bakhtiari joins the program to chat about whether or not he's going to get Aaron a gift for Christmas, if his contract was negotiated differently due to Covid, if playing tackle is a lot like playing chess, his film watching habits, and he talks about how he had the grit and toughness ingrained in him from his father (41:27-1:00:55). Later, ESPN MMA Insider Ariel Helwani joins the program to chat about joining the pre-show panel for WarGames this weekend and spins into a wild segment featuring Booker T and Daniel Cormier where all hell breaks loose (1:00:57-1:24:34). Lastly, Pat and AJ Hawk go through the games this weekend and make their picks (1:24:36-1:43:30). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow and listen every day on Mad Dog Radio, Sirius XM Channel 82. We appreciate you all for listening, come and laugh with us, cheers.
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Dec 3, 2020 • 1h 50min
PMS 2.0 305 - Wednesday Afternoon Football Recap, Jeremy Chinn, Kordell "Slash" Stewart, & AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat and the boys recap yesterday's Wednesday Afternoon Football Game and why it more than likely won't happen again, how sloppy the play was, Mike Tomlin's comments after the game, and much more including BYU and Coastal Carolina agreeing to play this weekend, and Russell Westbrook and John Wall getting traded for one another. Also joining the program is the defending NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month, Carolina Panthers S/LB Jeremy Chinn. Pat and Jeremy chat about how he became a monster so quickly, going to Southern Illinois out of high school, what it's like playing for Matt Rhule, and much more (19:49-33:42). Next, 2001 AFC Offensive Player of the Year, Pro Bowler, former Pittsburgh Steeler great and friend of the program, Kordell "Slash" Stewart joins the show to talk about the Steelers/Ravens rivalry, what it was like being a QB in his position at that time in the NFL, Taysom Hill being in a similar situation, and much more (52:31-1:16:57). Later, Pat and AJ Hawk discuss yesterday's game, Tomlin's comments after the game, and they tell a few stories about their time in the locker room (1:19:33-1:46:51). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow and listen every day on Mad Dog Radio, Sirius XM Channel 82. We appreciate you all for listening, come and laugh with us, cheers.
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Dec 2, 2020 • 1h 51min
PMS 2.0 304 - Wednesday Afternoon Football Preview, Kirk Cousins, Mark Schlereth, & AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat and the boys preview today's Wednesday Afternoon Football tilt between the Steelers and the Ravens, what bets he likes for today's game, if the Steelers will cover, and much more. Also joining the show is 2x Pro Bowler, Quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, Kirk Cousins. Pat and Kirk chat about the "if I die, I die," comments, his career arc so far, what he loves about Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson, why thinks didn't work out with Stefon Diggs, and much more (14:36-33:31). Next, 3x Super Bowl Champion, 2x Pro Bowler, member of the Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team, color commentator for the NFL on FOX, and friend of the program, Mark Schlereth joins the show to tell a few stories, chat about commentating in the NFL, what it's like as a player during Super Bowl week, who he thinks the best offensive lineman in the NFL is, and who he likes in this afternoon's game (35:42-1:02:07). Later, on another installment of McAfee & Hawk Sports Talk, Pat and AJ chat about the hot water Kirk Herbstreit found himself in last night on the College Football Playoff Rankings show, their thoughts on today's game, and they answer some questions from other sports shows about Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady/Bruce Arians (1:02:09-1:48:06). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow and listen every day on Mad Dog Radio, Sirius XM Channel 82. We appreciate you all for listening, come and laugh with us, cheers.
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Dec 1, 2020 • 1h 56min
PMS 2.0 303 - MNF Recap, Aaron Rodgers, LeGarrette Blount, Tom Pelissero, & AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat is live from Orlando, FL as he prepares for this weekend's NXT WarGames. He and the boys recap the Monday Night Football game between the Seahawks and Eagles and wonder whether the Eagles are dead, if Russ is back, and the Steelers and Ravens playing at 3:40 PM tomorrow. Also joining Pat and AJ, coming off a 4 touchdown performance on Sunday Night against the Bears, is Packers QB and friend of the program, Aaron Rodgers. They cover the game, how he's feeling ahead of his 37th birthday, he gushes about a few teammates, and much much more (20:56-1:06:23). Next, NFL Insider and friend of the program, Tom Pelissero joins the program to chat about the evolving situation between the Steelers and Ravens, and how that situation is different that others, if the Eagles are dead, and everything else going on in the NFL (1:07:28-1:26:06). Later, 3x Super Bowl Champion, 9 year NFL vet at Running Back, and rushing touchdown leader in 2016, LeGarrette Blount joins the program to talk about his career, why he thinks he might not get the respect he deserves, his resemblance to Derrick Henry, and much more in a great conversation (1:28:18-1:52:29). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow and listen every day on Mad Dog Radio, Sirius XM Channel 82. We appreciate you all for listening, come and laugh with us, cheers.
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