Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast! This week, we dive deep into NFL Week 7, including one of the most unbelievable upsets of the season. We break down the Denver Broncos’ historic 19-point comeback to stun the Giants, examine if Joe Flacco and the Bengals are truly “back,” and look at why the Rams are solidifying their place as a strong NFC contender. Plus, Anne and I will go over our NFL power rankings where there was lots of movement among teams.
We also shift gears to the hardwood as the NBA season tips off, sharing some early NBA futures bets on the Sixers, Pacers, and Nuggets. And finally, Anne shares her excitement about Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s big game—because you know she always has to brag about her team!
But first Anne, your favorite part of the podcast. The thought of the day:
Who can get better the longest?
Greg Olsen, 3x NFL Pro Bowler + Middle School Football Coach
- Anne this comes from Greg Olsen. Anne, he used to play for the Panthers. Do you remember him?
- 3x Pro Bowl Selection. Played for the Bears, Panthers, and Seahawks. Played for Miami. All ACC in 2006.
- He works for Fox Sports as an announcer.
- And, he is a middle school coach at Charlotte Christian with two other former NFL players, Luke Kuechly, Jonathan Stewart, former Penn State quarterback Todd Blackledge, and Greg’s father Chris.
- He’s got a podcast called Youth Inc in which the podcasters unpack the biggest challenges facing kids, parents, and coaches.
- It’s a quote about putting enough into the day that there is improvement and about doing that consistently over time.
BillTorg NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Looking at Best Wins:
- We will compare to FanDuel’s Super Bowl Odds and ESPN’s Power Rankings.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-1. (1st NFC South)
- Beat Falcons, Seahawks, and Niners for best wins.
- Mayfield 4th in passing yards. 4th in TD passes.
- Colts 6-1. Best Record in the American Conference and 2 games up on the Jaguars.
- One of three teams with only 1 loss. (Buccaneers and Packers)
- Chargers and Broncos are their best wins. Meh.
- Lead the league in scoring 32.3 ppg
- Taylor leads league with 8 rushing TDs.
- Colts 3rd best turnover differential
- Patriots 5-2. First place one win ahead of the Bills in the AFC East.
- Won four in a row including at Buffalo. Loss to the Raiders on opening day doesn’t look good but that was a long time ago.
- Drake Maybe 4th in passer rating.
- 2nd in completion percentage
- Philadelphia Eagles 5-2. First Place NFC East
- Beat the Buccaneers in Tampa 31-25. Beat KC in KC. Beat the Rams. Those are great wins.
- Kansas City Chiefs 4-3. 1 win back of the Broncos in the AFC West
- Lost a close one to the Eagles. Beat the Lions and then blew out the Raiders.
- 49ers 5-2 Tied with Rams 1st NFC West.
- Beat Seahawks, at the Rams, and lost to Buccaneers.
- Mac Jones leads the league in passing yards per game.
- Rams 5-2. Tied for first in NFC West.
- Beat the Colts 27-20.
- Lost to Eagles and 49ers.
- Stafford leads the NFL in passing yards. 4th in TD passes.
- Denver Broncos 5-2. First Place AFC West.
- Beat the Eagles and did everything but beat the Colts. Other loss was to the Chargers.
- Packers 4-1-1. First Place NFC North
- Beat the Lions and they tied at the Cowboys.
- Given up 3rd fewest yards
- Buffalo Bills 4-2. 1 win back of the Pats AFC East.
- Beat a lot of bad teams and lost two in a row.
- 2nd leading rushing team in nfl
- Lions 4-2 and and can get one more win than the Packers (who have a tie) if they beat the Buccaneers tonight. (Mon Oct 20)
- No quality wins and lost to the Chiefs.
- Goff leads league in passing TDs.
- 2nd most points in NFL.
Next week’s biggest games: (kind of a down week)
- Buffalo at Carolina, just because it’s my hometown team and there are a lot of Bills fans down here.
- TN at Colts. Colts should be able to keep it going!
- Green Bay at Pittsburgh on Sunday night.
NBA Bets Placed: (will discuss #5 with Anne)
- Sixers to win the division +650. (would mean they beat Knicks)
- Indiana to make the playoffs +177
- Rockets to win 55+ games. +190
- Nuggets to win the western conference +410 (also rooting for KD on Rockets, Warrior old guy team)
- Title: Nuggets are +700 and Sixers are +3300. $10 on the Sixers would win $330.
Torg Pregame Bets for Sun, Oct 19th:
- 3 way parlay with Chiefs over Raiders, Bears over Saints, and Pats over Titans. +114. Win 1-0.
- Panthers to win by more than 2.5 over Jets +136. Win 2-0.
- Dolphins moneyline over Browns +128. Lose Browns win. 2-1.
- Eagles to win by more than 2.5 and Hurts to rush for 20 or more yards over the Vikings +126. Lose Hurts no rushing yards. 2-2.
- Colts moneyline over Chargers +114. Win 3-2.
- Parlay for Giants, Cowboys, and Packers to win. Giants lose and so do I. 3-3 on the day.
Bets I still have for the season that look pretty good…
- Colts to make the playoffs +194.
- Pats to win the division +830.
Should we list our 5 scariest movies for next week and watch one to discuss? It will be October 26th next Sunday.
Thanks for listening to this episode of the Torg Stories Podcast!