Clock Chaos: 3 Games That Should Have Had Warning Labels (and other stuff) No. 006

FOOTBALL: A wild Week 5 of blocked field goals, phantom seconds, and historic clock mismanagement has the NFL feeling like a runaway train, with Georgia, Notre Dame, and Miami reshaping the college top three. and other stuff: Cristiano Ronaldo's suspension, a farewell to Mike Ditka, Zverev's asterisk-laden No. 1 ranking, a new Browns-themed show, and another record week for Taylor Swift. Question for you: With just over a third of the season in the books, what has been the biggest surprise so far? The overachievers like the Giants and Vikings sitting atop their divisions, the underachievers like the Texans and Chargers, the refs and their flags, the clock mismanagement, or something else entirely? Drop us a comment and tell us what has surprised you most. 0:00 · Cold Open: Niners-Seahawks, Bills-Rams, Giants-Commanders, and the question of whether the NFL has gone wild 1:09 · 3 Big Things: The runaway-train NFL, a reshuffled college top three, and the Dodgers in the NLCS 1:48 · Banter, Prompt, and Comment: Rainy-weekend football, Slattery's Dolphin bar in Manhattan, the biggest surprise of the season, and a listener take on refs and scoring 6:32 · Bills vs Rams: A six-straight-touchdown shootout saved by a fingernail blocked field goal and a kicker who got benched 9:40 · Jaguars vs Eagles in London: A phantom second, a 53-yard return, a 57-yard game-winner, and the Evict Nick movement 13:09 · Giants vs Commanders: A 14-point comeback, a Skattebo fumble, and a TED Talk in clock mismanagement ending in a 27-27 tie 15:47 · Packers Recap: Jordan Love and the receivers torch the Bears at Lambeau behind five defensive turnovers 17:42 · Dolphins Recap: Malik Willis struggles, the run game hums, and rookie Jacob Rodriguez leads the NFL in tackles 22:13 · Week 5 MVP Check: RPF nails Puka Nacua's monster day while Jeremy's Jaxon Smith-Njigba delivers 24:36 · Week 6 Predictions and MVP: The hosts run the slate, split on Panthers-Eagles, Cowboys-Packers, and Commanders-49ers, then back Matthew Stafford and Bijan Robinson 39:52 · College Football: Georgia at No. 1, Texas tumbling, Notre Dame-BYU in Provo, and four ranked teams falling to unranked foes 48:55 · Buttke's Ballers of the Week: Drake Maye, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Puka Nacua headline the standouts 50:50 · Four Headlines in Four Minutes: Ronaldo's suspension, Mike Ditka's passing, Zverev's year-end No. 1, and the show The Land 1:02:43 · Aaron Rodgers Bobblehead of the Week: Referee Kyle Olson's no-call versus the Commanders-Eagles double bobblehead 1:05:20 · Calling All Swifties and Sign-Off: Taylor Swift's 100 weeks at No. 1, Patient Zero, a Kansas City cameo, and what the hosts are watching next weekend Follow and subscribe to FOOTBALL (and other stuff) with Richard Pérez-Feria and Jeremy Buttke YouTube · Apple · Spotify · Instagram · Facebook · LinkedIn