Rundown:
It's the 100th show and, uh, sure, we definitely remembered to invite Steven Ruiz back ahead of time

Aaron Rodgers is weird and his pants are on fire

-- His teammates will suffer from his lies

-- Jordan Love is in an awful spot

-- But let's root for chaos anyway

The Browns thoroughly botched the Odell Beckham Jr. situation

-- Is Baker actually freezing out OBJ, or is the simplest answer (that Baker is simply not great) the right answer?

-- Where do they go from here?

The Dolphins actually wanted to trade for a guy *only after he paid off 22 women.* That's terrible.

Picks against the spread!

-- What's up with the Cardinals-49ers spread?

-- Carson Wentz is favored by 10.5? Bet, bet, bet, bet

-- The ghosts are back, Sam Darnold

Rundown: It's the 100th show and, uh, sure, we definitely remembered to invite Steven Ruiz back ahead of time
Aaron Rodgers is weird and his pants are on fire
-- His teammates will suffer from his lies
-- Jordan Love is in an awful spot
-- But let's root for chaos anyway
The Browns thoroughly botched the Odell Beckham Jr. situation
-- Is Baker actually freezing out OBJ, or is the simplest answer (that Baker is simply not great) the right answer?
-- Where do they go from here?
The Dolphins actually wanted to trade for a guy *only after he paid off 22 women.* That's terrible.
Picks against the spread!
-- What's up with the Cardinals-49ers spread?
-- Carson Wentz is favored by 10.5? Bet, bet, bet, bet
-- The ghosts are back, Sam Darnold

For The Win's Steven Ruiz, Charles MacDonald and Chris Korman take a deeper look at the week's NFL news. Relying on film study and advanced stats, they push to counter easy narratives and understand the intricacies that make football the country's favorite -- and most fascinating -- sport. 

For The Win's Steven Ruiz, Charles MacDonald and Chris Korman take a deeper look at the week's NFL news. Relying on film study and advanced stats, they push to counter easy narratives and understand the intricacies that make football the country's favorite -- and most fascinating -- sport.&nbsp;

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win

For The Win's Steven Ruiz, Charles MacDonald and Chris Korman take a deeper look at the week's NFL news. Relying on film study and advanced stats, they push to counter easy narratives and understand the intricacies that make football the country's favorite -- and most fascinating -- sport.

For The Win's Steven Ruiz, Charles MacDonald and Chris Korman take a deeper look at the week's NFL news. Relying on film study and advanced stats, they push to counter easy narratives and understand the intricacies that make football the country's favorite -- and most fascinating -- sport.

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win - Steven Ruiz comes back for the 100th episode

Five questions:
How would you try to contain Ja’Marr Chase if you’re the Rams?
How would you try to stop Aaron Donald if you’re the Bengals?
What player that nobody is talking about will play a big role in this game?
Which approach to team-building would you prefer to take: Rams or Bengals?
Which one of these teams will ultimately make more Super Bowl appearances?

Final predictions

Five questions:
<ul>
<li>How would you try to contain Ja&rsquo;Marr Chase if you&rsquo;re the Rams?</li>
<li>How would you try to stop Aaron Donald if you&rsquo;re the Bengals?</li>
<li>What player that nobody is talking about will play a big role in this game?</li>
<li>Which approach to team-building would you prefer to take: Rams or Bengals?</li>
<li>Which one of these teams will ultimately make more Super Bowl appearances?</li>
</ul>
Final predictions

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win - Steven Ruiz joins the show to talk Super Bowl

Rundown!
The Super Bowl matchup is set ... but it's been overshadowed 

The Brian Flores lawsuit

-- Of course the NFL had discriminated against Black coaches

-- Of course the league will move to settle and make this story go away

-- But will this ultimately change anything at all other than Brian Flores' future employment prospects?

Tom Brady has retired

-- He's bitter about *something* that went down in New England

-- How will his legacy change in the coming years?The Super Bowl

-- The Bengals are good AND lucky

-- The Rams were built for this but ... is Matthew Stafford OK?

-- Let us now praise Aaron Donald again and again and again

-- How worrisome is Mahomes' second-half meltdown?

Quick thoughts on new coaches

-- Josh McDaniels to the Raiders

-- Brian Daboll to the Giants

-- The Vikings appear to favor Jim Harbaugh

Rundown! The Super Bowl matchup is set ... but it's been overshadowed&nbsp;
The Brian Flores lawsuit
-- Of course the NFL had discriminated against Black coaches
-- Of course the league will move to settle and make this story go away
-- But will this ultimately change anything at all other than Brian Flores' future employment prospects?
Tom Brady has retired
-- He's bitter about *something* that went down in New England
-- How will his legacy change in the coming years?The&nbsp;Super Bowl
-- The Bengals are good AND lucky
-- The Rams were built for this but ... is Matthew Stafford OK?
-- Let us now praise Aaron Donald again and again and again
-- How worrisome is Mahomes' second-half meltdown?
Quick&nbsp;thoughts on new coaches
-- Josh McDaniels to the Raiders
-- Brian Daboll to the Giants
-- The Vikings appear to favor Jim Harbaugh

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win - The Super Bowl matchup is set ... but it's been overshadowed

Rundown:
We're here: Championship Sunday

Bengals-Chiefs

-- Wow, Cincy's offense got good fast

-- The magic of Joe Burrow

-- Why they aren't using more blockers

-- The Chiefs don't have answers in their secondary

-- Nothing the Bengals do will matter if Mahomes plays like he did last weekend

49ers-Rams

-- Two really smart coaches enter the game with very different QBs

-- Jimmy G has been here before ... with mixed results

-- Matthew Stafford has not ... but this is why he was brought here

-- Man, these defensive lines are ferocious

Coaching moves

-- This Broncos hire makes sense if it helps with a certain QB

-- This Bears hire makes sense if he knows a really, really good OC

Rundown: We're here: Championship Sunday
Bengals-Chiefs
-- Wow, Cincy's offense got good fast
-- The magic of Joe Burrow
-- Why they aren't using more blockers
-- The Chiefs don't have answers in their secondary
-- Nothing the Bengals do will matter if Mahomes plays like he did last weekend
49ers-Rams
-- Two really smart coaches enter the game with very different QBs
-- Jimmy G has been here before ... with mixed results
-- Matthew Stafford has not ... but this is why he was brought here
-- Man, these defensive lines are ferocious
Coaching moves
-- This Broncos hire makes sense if it helps with a certain QB
-- This Bears hire makes sense if he knows a really, really good OC

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win - Championship Sunday is here, Plus - Coaching moves

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