The Flag On The Play Podcast

Throwing Flags on the world of sports every Tuesday. 10/10 episodes only.

S4E57. Lowkey Championship Weekend 01/23/2025

S4E57. Lowkey Championship Weekend AOC (40-48): WSH +6.5, KC -1.5 (x4) A&W (45-43): PHI -6.5, BUF +1.5 (x4) (8:09) Ben Johnson to Chicago, Aaron Glenn to NY, AFC South update (24:37) Championship Weekend picks (29:20) Phoenix Suns, Blue Jays, the Brutalist /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34967880

S4E56. Stone Handrews 01/20/2025

S4E56. Stone Handrews (2:03) Ravens vs Bills (12:13) Commanders vs Lions (31:21) Rams vs Eagles (37:08) Texans vs Chiefs (44:10) Roki Sasaki & the Jays, UFC, National Championship game /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34919425

S4E55. The Front Doorstep 01/16/2025

S4E55. The Front Doorstep On Monday January 27th we are bookclubbing Silence AOC (38-44): HOU +8.5 (x3), DET -9.5, LA +6.5, BUF A&W (42-40): HOU +8.5, DET -9.5, LA +6.5 (x3), BAL (1:30) A’s trip to Boston (9:45) The Cowboys coaching search (22:40) Divisonal Round Picks (37:51) The Graduate /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34876950

S4E54. Meet If Man! 01/13/2025

S4E54. Meet If Man! (4:40) Wild Card Weekend (30:32) Divisonal Playoffs (35:52) Steelers disaster (56:27) Vrabel, Zion, Flagg, city of Denver, Burgers /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34831745

S4E53. Wild Card Underestimateoff (featuring Witonze) 01/09/2025

S4E53. Wild Card Underestimateoff (featuring Witonze) AOC (36-40): LAC -2.5, BAL -9.5, DEN +8.5, GB +4.5, TB -2.5, LA +1.5 A&W (41-35): LAC -2.5, PIT +9.5, DEN +8.5, GB +4.5, WSH +2.5, MIN -1.5 (5:23) Tennessee Titans corner (13:42) Wild Card Weekend picks (41:17) Coaching Carousel (45:43) 3-Pack /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34783250

S4E52. Playoff Mode 01/06/2025

S4E52. Playoff Mode On Thursday January 16th we are bookclubbing The Graduate (8:03) End of NFL Regular Season (58:30) Death of Multiview (1:09:00) Portrait of a Lady on Fire bookclub (1:17:00) Carry On bookclub /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34735720

2024 On The Play 12/26/2024

2024 On The Play (1:50:04) Podcast Clips of the Year (4:03) Out of Pocket Moment of the Year (8:43) Gesture of the Year (13:20) Trade of the Year (16:02) Colin Cowherd Moment of the Year (21:58) Showtime Moment of the Year (26:37) Invention of the Year (32:18) Movie Review of the Year (40:22) Movie of the Year (46:56) Celebration of the Year (53:19) Soundbite of the Year (58:51) LeBron James Cap of the Year (1:02:12) Video of the Year , (1:06:49) Excuse of the Year (1:08:21) Worst Look of the Year (1:11:27) 2024 People of the Year (1:16:59) Hot Take of the Year (1:20:21) Cap of the Year (1:28:11) Genius of the Year (1:34:02) Bozo of the Year Thank you all for listening. Happy New Year and see you all in 2025 -Adam, Aleks, Owen & Phil /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34613090

S4E51. Tiregate 12/23/2024

S4E51. Tiregate (7:20) NFL Week 16 (29:38) Helmet Moves (34:38) Potential QB Offseason Moves (50:55) CFB Playoffs and Man U Helmets Elite: Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens (+1), Kansas City Chiefs (+1), Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers Good: Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams Frisky: Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers (-1), Houston Texans, Denver Broncos (-1), Los Angeles Chargers, Dallas Cowboys (+1), Washington Commanders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks Unserious: Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals (-1), San Francisco 49ers XFL: New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns (-1), Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, Chicago Bears (-1), New Orleans Saints /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34577135

S4E50. Dream Show 12/19/2024

S4E50. Dream Show On Thursday January 2nd we are bookclubbing Portrait of a Lady on Fire AOC (33-38): KC +2.5, PIT +6.5, WSH +3.5, LAC -2.5, NO +13.5 (force) A&W (38-33): GB -13.5, NYG +9.5, CAR +4.5, BAL -6.5 (force), HOU -2.5 (force) (6:34) Kirk Cousins benched (15:00) Week 16 Picks (29:23) It’s a Wonderful Life bookclub /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34526150

S4E49. Lotta Nightmares 12/16/2024

S4E49. Lotta Nightmares (2:54) Panic Meter (23:10) Helmet Movement (51:48) Travis Hunter & NBA Ratings Week 15 Helmets Elite: Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers (+1) Good: Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos (+1), Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams (+1) Frisky: Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks Unserious: Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers (-1) XFL: New England Patriots (-1), New York Jets (-1), Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34465270

S4E48. Dybantsa Week 12/12/2024

S4E48. Dybantsa Week On Thursday December 19th we are bookclubbing It’s A Wonderful Life AOC (32-34): LA +2.5, JAX +3.5, CAR -2.5, DET -1.5, SEA +2.5 (force) A&W (34-32): GB -2.5, HOU -2.5, CIN -4.5, DEN -3.5, SF -2.5 (force) (4:18) AJ Dybantsa to BYU, Bill to UNC, the Simpsons game (21:17) Week 15 Picks (30:35) Blue Jays transaction (33:24) Ran bookclub /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34408695

S4E47. Want It More 12/09/2024

S4E47. Want It More (5:35) Week 14 (22:49) QB Drafting and Rookie Talk (37:00) Helmet Movement (1:02:22) Belichick to UNC and CFB Playoff (1:12:10) Mets sign Soto for 765 million Helmets Elite: Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions Good: Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings (+1) Frisky: Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers (-1), Washington Commanders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks Unserious: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers XFL: Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints (-1) /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34343805

S4E46. Unwrapped 12/05/2024

S4E46. Unwrapped (7:44) Week 14 Picks (20:07) Batmobile, Golden At Bat, Four Nations Cup, Tradegate, the Unboxing On Thursday December 12th we are bookclubbing Ran On Thursday December 19th we are bookclubbing It’s A Wonderful Life AOC (32-29): DAL +5.5, MIA -6.5, LV +7.5, CHI +3.5, DET -3.5 (force) A&W (31-30): BUF -4.5, GB -3.5, MIN -4.5, TEN -3.5, CIN -5.5 (force) /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34296845

S4E45. Eliteagles 12/02/2024

S4E45. Eliteagles (5:00) Week 13 (14:17) Tier List Movement (56:30) CFB Playoff and Futbol Helmets Elite: Buffalo Bills (+1), Philadelphia Eagles (+1), Detroit Lions Good: Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay Packers Frisky: Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Washington Commanders, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks Unserious: Miami Dolphins (-1), New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns (+1), Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys (+1), Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers (+1), New Orleans Saints XFL: Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34230295

S4E44. Pickathon 1 11/28/2024

S4E44. Pickathon 1 AOC (28-25): LV +12.5, DAL -3.5, WSH -5.5, MIN -3.5, PIT +2.5, DET -10.5 (force), SF +6.5 (force) A&W (27-26): CHI +10.5, BUF -6.5, AZ +3.5, TEN +5.5, GB -3.5, KC -12.5 (force), NYG +3.5 (force) (7:47) Thanksgiving in Milwaukee (17:50) Week 13 Picks /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34190490

S4E43. Impending Investigation 11/21/2024

S4E43. Impending Investigation Show Will Return on November 28th On Thursday December 5th we are bookclubbing Ran AOC (25-23): TEN +8.5, SF +2.5, CAR +10.5, PHI -2.5, PIT -3.5 (force) A&W (24-24): CLE +3.5, NE +7.5, TB -5.5, CHI +3.5, LA +2.5 (force) (6:37) NFL Headlines (13:26) Week 12 Picks (34:35) Kill Bill Pt. 1 bookclub /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/34073291

S4E42. Restructure 11/18/2024

S4E42. Restructure (1:02) Week 11 (8:14) Helmet Restructuring (14:31) Week 12 Helmets (54:14) UFC, Netflix Boxing, Aleks meme Helmets Elite: Detroit Lions Good: Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens (-1), Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles (+1), Green Bay Packers Frisky: Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans (-1), Denver Broncos, Washington Commanders (-1), Minnesota Vikings (-1), Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals (-1), Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers (-1), Seattle Seahawks Unserious: New England Patriots (+1), New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons (-1), New Orleans Saints (+1) XFL: Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, Dallas Cowboys (-1), New York Giants, Carolina Panthers /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33969022

S4E41. Hop Back In 11/14/2024

S4E41. Hop Back In AOC (21-22): PIT +3.5, LAC -1.5, DET -12.5, MIA -7.5, WSH +3.5 (force) A&W (22-21): GB -6.5, SF -6.5, DEN -2.5, PHI -3.5, CIN +1.5 (force) (4:20) Week 11 Picks (20:11) Headlines (27:57) The Tipping Discussion /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33925702

S4E40. The Op List 11/12/2024

S4E40. The Op List (8:33) NFL Week 10 (30:53) The Op List Helmets Elite: Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions Good: Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers (+1), Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs (-1), Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals (+1), San Francisco 49ers Frisky: Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos (+1), Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks Unserious: New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys (-1), Chicago Bears XFL: New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants (-1), Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33893852

S4E39. The Rejection 11/07/2024

S4E39. The Rejection On Thursday, November 21st we are bookclubbing Kill Bill Pt. 1 OP: NO +3.5, NYG -4.5, DET -3.5, LAC -7.5, NYJ +0.5 (1:21) Trade Deadline and Week 10 Headlines (10:10) Week 10 Picks (18:44) Blade Runner 2049 bookclub /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33825717

S4E38. Know Your Personnel 11/04/2024

S4E38. Know Your Personnel (5:39) Week 9 Recap (23:17) Helmet Movement (1:09:32) Other Helmets Elite: Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions Good: Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers (+1), Washington Commanders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings (-1), San Francisco 49ers Frisky: Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks Unserious: New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Chicago Bears (-1) XFL: New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints (-1) /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33770447

S4E37. DNP (tired) 10/31/2024

S4E37. DNP (tired) (4:20) Anthony Richardson pulled (20:25) Week 9 Picks (35:10) NBA Update (50:50) UFC Corner AOC (19-19): DAL +2.5, DEN +9.5, TB +8.5, NO -6.5, MIN -5.5 (force) A&W (21-17): IND +5.5, LV +7.5, CHI -0.5, LAR -1.5, KC -8.5 (force) /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33700882

S4E36. Glitch Mary 10/28/2024

S4E36. Glitch Mary (2:20) Sunday Night Football (13:52) Amazing Week 8 (28:12) Helmet Movement Helmets Elite: Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings Good: Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Washington Commanders, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers Frisky: Miami Dolphins (+2), Cincinnati Bengals (-1), Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-1), Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams (+1), Seattle Seahawks Unserious: New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, XFL: New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders (-1), Carolina Panthers /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33637707

S4E35. Talk to Me 10/24/2024

S4E35. Talk to Me On Thursday November 7th we are bookclubbing Blade Runner 2049 (7:30) NFL Headlines (12:20) Week 8 Picks (22:15) Bronny James (29:12) Dead Poets Society bookclub AOC (17-16): NYG +6.5, DEN -8.5, SEA +3.5, CIN -2.5, SF -4.5 (force) A&W (18-15): DAL +4.5, LV +9.5, GB -4.5, BUF -3.5, PIT -6.5 (force) /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33593782

S4E34. Adjusted Score 10/21/2024

S4E34. Adjusted Score (6:28) Week Seven (24:18) Helmet Movement Helmets Elite: Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings Good: Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals (tbd), Houston Texans, Washington Commanders, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers Frisky: Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks Unserious: New York Jets (-1), Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams XFL: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33543102

S4E33. Too Much Fun 10/17/2024

S4E33. Too Much Fun (2:52) Davante Adams trade & NFL headlines (17:00) Week 6 Picks (35:56) Fandom AOC (14-14): NYG +3.5, BAL -3.5, IND -3.5, WSH -7.5, LAC -2.5 (force) A&W (14-14): DET +2.5, LV +6.5, AZ +2.5, HOU +2.5, TB +3.5 (force) /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33495047

S4E32. Progrum 10/14/2024

S4E32. Progrum (4:43) Aleks loves Joker 2 (12:10) Week 6 (20:24) Helmet movement (55:50) Beginning of NHL season Helmets Elite: Baltimore Ravens (+1), Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings Good: Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Washington Commanders, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+1), San Francisco 49ers Frisky: New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears (+1), Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks Unserious: Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints (-1), Los Angeles Rams XFL: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars (-1), Tennessee Titans (-1), Carolina Panthers /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33456617

S4E31. That's the Case (featuring Ryan) 10/10/2024

S4E31. That's the Case (featuring Ryan) On Thursday October 24th we are bookclubbing Dead Poets Society (2:33) Jets fire Bobby Saleh and QB Changes (12:30) Week 6 Picks (32:22) 2001 b00kclub AOC (10-13): LAC -2.5, NO +2.5, BUF -2.5, DET -3.5, SF -3.5 (force) A&W (13-10): SEA +3.5, PIT -2.5, WSH +6.5, JAX +2.5, NYJ +2.5 (force) /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33400342

S4E30. Physical Game 10/07/2024

S4E30. Physical Game (2:43) Amazing Week 5 (34:28) Helmet Movement Helmets Elite: Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings Good: Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Washington Commanders (+1), Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers (-1) Frisky: New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers (-1), Los Angeles Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks Unserious: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants (+1), Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams XFL: Miami Dolphins (-1), New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33354992

S4E29. The Antonio Pierce Game 10/03/2024

S4E29. The Antonio Pierce Game (4:51) Week 5 Picks (22:13) NFL Notes (30:31) The CHL Fantasy League AOC (7-11): PIT -2.5, CLE +3.5, BAL -2.5, AZ +7.5, ATL +1.5 (force) A&W (10-8): BUF -0.5, JAX -2.5, NYG +6.5, TB -1.5, DAL +2.5 (force) /episode/index/show/theflagontheplay/id/33309217

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