Spitting and Sportsmanship: NFL Week 1 Look Back and Anne in Vegas

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. Today’s episode is called Spitting and Sportsmanship: NFL Week 1 Look Back, Anne’s in Vegas, and a Los Angeles Staycation. We’re recording on Mon Sept 8, 2025. Anne, you’re fresh off the drive back from Vegas…

What Happened in NFL Week 1?

1. Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter spit on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Carter was ejected from the game. 

• Anne, does sportsmanship matter in professional sports? 
• Bad sports: Trump, Caitlin Clark, Draymond Green, Luka Doncic
• As a coach, I encourage good sportsmanship, including not rubbing the opponent’s nose in their loss. Why does this matter?
• At least in the WNBA, the athletes most of the time allow an opponent to help them up.  

2. Aaron Rogers threw 4 TD passes and he beat his old team the NY Jets. The Steelers ceiling is probably higher, right? 
3. The Chargers upset the Chiefs in Brazil. Is it possible the Chiefs are average, that the Chargers can win the division? 
4. Pete Carroll and the Raiders beat the Patriots in Foxboro. 
5. The Colts rolled! 

1. I kept texting you that Daniel Jones has scored on every drive he has ever led for the Colts. They had zero punts! 
2. I thought Jones’ accuracy was a big difference for the Colts.
3. Incredible Ravens vs. Bills game. 

1. The Ravens led by 15 with about 6 mins to go. They had a fumble. They were stopped. 
2. For the second time of the week, I watched a field goal unit rush onto the field and execute a kick perfectly. (Chiefs did it at halftime) 
3. Panthers looked bad again. Off target passing. Brice Young turnovers. 

Bets for First Sunday of NFL Season: 

• About 70% the way through the day it looked like a pretty hard fall from a good streak of gambling, but by the time I went to bed it was an excellent day. 

1. 1-0 WIN. Steelers Moneyline, Rogers 1 TD, and Rogers 150 yards passing. No sweat token. 
2. 2-0. Won. Bills Moneyline with a 50% profit boost. 
3. 3-0. Win. Parlay Josh Allen and Derek Henry rushing TDs + Josh Allen 175 yards. 
4. 3-1. LOSS. Panthers Moneyline with a 100% profit boost. 
5. 4-1. WIN. Picked the Broncos to win in my Draft Kings Survivor Pool #1. 
6. 5-1. WIN. Picked the Rams to win in my Draft Kings Survivor Pool #2. 
7. 5-2. LOSS. Fever moneyline over Sparks. Mitchell to score 20. 
8. 5-3. LOSS. Sparks Moneyline, Bueckers 15+, Plum 15+ using a bonus bet  
9. 6-3. WIN Chicago within 18.5 and Cardoso with 12 rebounds. 

Week 2 Look Ahead: 

1. We get Anne’s Super Bowl pick Green Bay hosting Washington. 
2. Seattle at Pittsburgh. I think the Steelers fans will get pretty fired up pretty fast. Pittsburgh ceiling seems higher because they can now score. 
3. Denver at the Colts. If the Colts handle this, might be time to start getting excited. 
4. Philly at Kansas City. Whew, Kansas City could go to 0-2. 
5. Monday night late LA Chargers at Vegas for two teams that got off to a good start. 

Anne, what’s on tap for the LA staycation? 

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