Yeah, it annoys me that there are 272 games in an NFL season and the pundits believe only one of them doesn’t matter. When the Bills beat the Chiefs. Hell, I guess it only matters if the Bills lose. Then it would tell us something.
They trot out the same line on every show “until the Bills beat the Chiefs in the playoffs it doesn’t matter.” It’s like they don’t realize that NONE of these regular season games have a direct impact on who will win in the playoffs. Why bother covering the regular season at all? Just show up and cover the playoffs.
It’s lazy. Just break the game down like you do every other game. Kudos to the Athletic Football Pod for doing exactly this. One of the many reasons it’s - easily - the best national show out there.