#488: 2024 Week 12 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

Sports Krunch w/DKROM

1. Week 11 Takeaways

-DKrom: Bills beat the Chiefs because they did what the Bucs didn’t do in Week 9

-Hal: Can't keep doubting Mike Tomlin and the Steelers

2. Week 11 Honors

-GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Taysom Hill, Hal: Bo Nix)

-Dunce of the Week (DKrom: The Football Gods and their anti-Bengals bias, Hal: Jaguars, Browns, and Falcons organizations)

3. Barring anything unforeseen, the first overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft is going to be either a QB (most likely Cam Ward or Shadeur Sanders) or Travis Hunter, who is arguably the only game-changing player in this class regardless of position. And as of right now, it's a pretty wide open race for that top pick. So what I want to do Hal is to hear your thoughts on whether it would make more sense for certain teams to draft a QB or Travis Hunter.

-Titans

-Raiders

-Giants

-Panthers

-Browns

4. Does Hal buy or sell the chances of the Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, and/or 49ers to win the 2024 NFC West?

5. Truth or Exaggeration

-Bo Nix and Brock Bowers have squarely entered the conversation for 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year honors

-The Saints will retain Klint Kubiak as offensive coordinator, regardless of who they hire as their next head coach

-2024 is the final year of Aaron Rodgers' career

-Quinyon Mitchell has squarely entered the conversation for 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year honors

-For the second consecutive season, the Chiefs will NOT be the AFC's #1 playoff seed

-The Atlanta Falcons will select a pass rusher in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft...and trade up to do so if needed

-Brian Daboll will be fired as head coach of the Giants after their 2024 season ends

-Josh Allen has either tied or surpassed Lamar Jackson in the race for 2024 NFL MVP

6. Ravens at Chargers Preview

7. Week 12 Game Picks

-Lock: (DKrom: Chiefs over Panthers, Hal: Broncos over Raiders)

-Upset Special: (DKrom: Cardinals over Seahawks, Hal: Bears over Vikings)

-Steelers at Browns

-Lions at Colts

-Titans at Texans

-Patriots at Dolphins

-Bucs at Giants

-Cowboys at Commanders

-49ers at Packers

-Eagles at Rams

8. Week 12 Bold Predictions

-DKrom: With another brilliantly executed drive in the final two minutes, Geno Smith and Seahawks tie the game and send it to OT. But former Seahawk DeeJay Dallas ends the game on a walk-off kickoff return TD!

-Hal: Bears block 35-yard field goal to seal 24-22 win over Vikings, flipping the switch

9. Challenge Flags

-DKrom: Justin Tucker and Ravens FG operation...figure out what's wrong!!!!

-Hal: Rams, Seahawks, and Cardinals....somebody get hot and dethrone the 49ers!!!!!