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DKROM is a Chicago based Sportswriter & sportscaster with a near encyclopedic knowledge of all things NFL. We here at Sports Krunch with DKrom enforce our “No Spin” policy 24/7/365, and do our absolute best to help all of you football fans cut through the spin and get to the truth. Sports Krunch will cover all the important stories you may have missed in the NFL universe. Sports Krunch will regularly have very influential and knowledgeable guests. So be on the lookout for the next episode and be sure to subscribe!

  1. #551: 2025 Week 17 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    1D AGO

    #551: 2025 Week 17 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    1. Week 16 Takeaways -DKrom: Week 16 delivered the extra layer of chaos to the playoff picture that the NFL wanted...and it couldn't have happened in more dramatic fashion -Hal: NFL officiating is making my head explode 2. Week 16 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Sam Darnold/Zach Charbonnet, Hal: Young QB's and their coaches) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Sean Payton, Hal: John Harbaugh/Todd Monken) 3. Head Coach Hot Seat Meter (Warm, Hot, Inferno) -Pete Carroll -Kevin Stefanski -Todd Bowles -Raheem Morris -John Harbaugh 4. Rating the Playoff Teams (One-And-Done, Dancers, Championship Caliber) -Rams -Seahawks -49ers -Eagles -Bears -Jaguars -Bills -Broncos -Chargers -Patriots 5. Week 17 Game Picks -Lock of the Week (DKrom: Jaguars over Colts, Hal: Broncos over Chiefs) -Upset Special (DKrom: Chiefs over Broncos, Hal: Bears over 49ers) -Cowboys at Commanders -Lions at Vikings -Texans at Chargers -Ravens at Packers -Steelers at Browns -Patriots at Jets -Saints at Titans -Bucs at Dolphins -Seahawks at Panthers -Cardinals at Bengals -Giants at Raiders -Eagles at Bills -Rams at Falcons 6. Week 17 Bold Predictions -DKrom: Colts surrender a 40-burger for the second consecutive week and Trevor Lawrence scores 7 total TD (5 pass, 2 rush) along with 370 total yards (335 passing, 35 rushing) -Hal: Bears force the 49ers to punt late in the game down 24-20, and Devin Duvernay returns it all the way for the game-winning TD 7. Challenge Flags -DKrom: Seahawks…beware a potential let-down in Carolina and DON’T GET CAUGHT LOOKING AHEAD! -Hal: Bills, Texans, Chargers, 49ers, Rams, Bucs, Packers...strange things always happen in the NFL so take care of business this week!

    39 min
  2. #550: 2025 Week 16 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    DEC 18

    #550: 2025 Week 16 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    1. Week 15 Takeaways -DKrom: The AFC truly is wide open this year -Hal: Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons' ACL injuries changed the trajectory for the 2025 season...and maybe the 2026 season as well 2. Week 15 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Trevor Lawrence/Bo Nix, Hal: Chargers OL) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Lathan Ransom, Hal: Shane Steichen) 3. On Monday night in Pittsburgh, the Dolphins were officially eliminated from playoff contention due in large part to another atrocious performance by Tua Tagovailoa. Today, Miami benched Tua and rookie Quinn Ewers is slated to start the final three games. Is this the end of Tua Time in South Florida? It's possible, but very complicated from a financial perspective. Keep in mind, Tua already has $54M of his 2026 salary guaranteed and $3M of his 2027 salary fully vests on March 15. Releasing Tua Tagovailoa in 2026 would result in a gargantuan $99M dead money charge. And a post-June 1 release would result in $67.4M in dead money in 2026, and another $31.8 million in 2027. Many are going to naturally point to the Broncos swallowing $85M in dead money over these last two years by releasing Russell Wilson, but Dolphins ownership doesn't nearly have half the cash Denver's ownership does. So my question to you Hal is this: If you are the Dolphins next GM, would you be willing to release Tua Tagovailoa before March 15 and eat $99M over the next two seasons? 4. Panic Meter -Packers Super Bowl chances without Micah Parsons -Baker Mayfield -Seahawks offensive struggles -Rams offense minus Davante Adams on a short week against the Seahawks on the road -Patrick Mahomes not being 100% for the entirety of 2026 -Bengals fans on the chances Joe Burrow wants out of Cincinnati -Patriots run defense -Broncos defense 5. Truth or Exaggeration -If the Seahawks beat the Rams on Thursday, the 49ers will be the NFC’s eventual #1 seed -The Steelers will be one-and-done in the playoffs again regardless of who they end up hosting in the Wild Card round -Should the Bucs not make the playoffs, Todd Bowles will be fired as head coach -Unless the Jets can trade up into the top 2 to take Fernando Mendoza or Dante Moore, Kyler Murray will be their starting QB in 2026 -The Bears should trade WR D.J. Moore and release TE Cole Kmet and use the cap savings from both moves to sign Trey Hendrickson in free agency -The Chiefs will re-hire Eric Bieniemy as OC and he will bring along with him the run game scheme the Bears have run this season -Raheem Morris will get a third season as Falcons head coach -If the road to Super Bowl LX in the AFC does not run through Denver, and IF the Patriots lose to the Ravens on Sunday night, the road to Super Bowl LX in the AFC will go through…Jacksonville 6. Week 16 Game Picks -Lock of the Week (DKrom: Texans over Raiders, Hal: Bills over Browns) -Upset Special (DKrom: Titans over Chiefs, Hal: Giants over Vikings) -Rams at Seahawks -Eagles at Commanders -Packers at Bears -Jets at Saints -Chargers at Cowboys -Bucs at Panthers -Bengals at Dolphins -Jaguars at Broncos -Falcons at Cardinals -Steelers at Lions -Patriots at Ravens -49ers at Colts 7. Week 16 Bold Predictions -DKrom: Broncos are up 24-20 at the two minute warning and have 4th-and-1 at the 39 of the Jaguars. Broncos go for it and the Jags stuff them for no gain. Trevor Lawrence then leads the Jaguars on a 61 yard, 1:42 drive culminating in the game-winning TD pass on 3rd-and-Goal from the 8...to former Bronco Tim Patrick! -Hal: Ravens, Jaguars, and Bucs will all win their divisions despite losing in Week 16...and the Giants will still end up the #1 overall pick in the 2026 draft despite winning in Week 16 8. Challenge Flags -DKrom: Sam Darnold...just take care of the football and stay ahead of the sticks against the Rams! -Hal: Shane Steichen...BENCH PHILIP RIVERS!!!

    45 min
  3. #549: 2025 Week 15 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    DEC 11

    #549: 2025 Week 15 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    1. Week 14 Takeaways -DKrom: Lane Johnson just might be the most valuable OL in NFL history -Hal: Is Indianapolis cursed? 2. Week 14 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: DeMeco Ryans and Texans D, Hal: Rams OL and OL coach Ryan Wendell) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Andy Reid, Hal: Travis Kelce) 3. 2026 NFL Draft Sweepstakes -IF the Giants get the #1 overall pick, should their top priority be trading it? Should the Giants have the top pick, and both Fernando Mendoza and Dante Moore declare for the draft, should they be inclined to trade back twice? -Is Pete Carroll the right guy to develop the Raiders QB of choice if they get the top pick? 4. Truth or Exaggeration (DKrom's Playoff Picture Analysis & Predictions) -The two most dangerous AFC playoff teams are the Texans and Jaguars -Neither the Chiefs nor Ravens will make the playoffs -The Broncos will lose AT LEAST three of their final four games and the Chargers will win the AFC West^^ -If the Patriots beat the Bills on Sunday, they are unlikely to beat them a third time in the playoffs should they meet then -Whoever wins the Rams/Seahawks game next Thursday will be the NFC's #1 seed -The Panthers will win the NFC South -Whoever wins the Lions/Bears game in Week 18 will be the NFC's #7 playoff seed -The Packers are even better-equipped to beat the Rams in the playoffs than the Seahawks are 5. Week 15 Game Picks -Lock of the Week (DKrom: 49ers over Titans, Hal: Seahawks over Colts) -Upset Special (DKrom: Chargers over Chiefs, Hal: Cardinals over Texans) -Falcons at Bucs -Bills at Patriots -Ravens at Bengals -Jets at Jaguars -Browns at Bears -Commanders at Giants -Raiders at Eagles -Packers at Broncos -Panthers at Saints -Lions at Rams -Vikings at Cowboys -Dolphins at Steelers 6. Week 15 Bold Predictions -DKrom: Matthew Stafford strengthens his case for MVP by throwing for 500-plus yards and 5 TD in a shoot-out against his former team, including the game-winner to Davante Adams from 5 yards out on 3rd-and-Goal in the final minute -Hal: Despite being sacked 9 times, Jacoby Brissett throws 3 TD passes to Michael Wilson, including the game-winner in the final minute 7. Challenge Flags -DKrom: Eagles, Panthers, Bears, Texans, and Jaguars...BEWARE THE TRAP!!! -Hal: Patriots...make me look like an idiot for picking against you and beat the Bills!

    48 min
  4. #548: 2025 Week 14 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    DEC 4

    #548: 2025 Week 14 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    1. Week 13 Takeaways -DKrom: Bears and Patriots being the two #1 playoff seeds with five weeks to go perfectly symbolizes the 2025 NFL season -Hal: The Witching Hour has arrived...this is when playoff spots are won and lost 2. Week 13 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Bears and Bills OL, Hal: Joe Burrow) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, Hal: Omar Khan) 3. Panic Meter -Eagles chances of getting leap-frogged by the Cowboys in the NFC East -Lions playoff chances -Bears passing game struggles costing them a playoff spot -Broncos defense costing them the AFC West (were they exposed by the Commanders?) -Colts playoff chances 4. Truth or Exaggeration -The Rams will NOT win the NFC West -The Bengals defensive improvements are legit -At minimum, the Cowboys will place the franchise tag on George Pickens in March -The winners of Sunday night's Texans/Chiefs game will make the playoffs...and the loser will not -The Lions best chance to win a Super Bowl with their current core has officially passed them by -The Jaguars will do everything in their power to re-sign Jakobi Meyers -Christian McCaffrey will get a lot of votes for 2025 OPOY -The Ravens offensive struggles will cost them the AFC North title 5. Week 14 Game Picks -Lock of the Week (DKrom: Bucs over Saints, Hal: Rams over Cardinals) -Upset Special (DKrom: Raiders over Broncos, Hal: Jets over Dolphins) -Cowboys at Lions -Steelers at Ravens -Colts at Jaguars -Titans at Browns -Commanders at Vikings -Seahawks at Falcons -Bengals at Bills -Bears at Packers -Texans at Chiefs -Eagles at Chargers 6. Week 14 Bold Predictions -DKrom: Eagles D will allow two 100+ yard rushers for the second consecutive week as Omarion Hampton and Kimani Vidal combine for 280 yards on the ground (170 for Hampton, 110 for Vidal) and 1 TD each -Hal: Cam Ward throws first half INT's...and responds with multiple TD drives in the second half, including the last minute game-winner plus two-point conversion to win 22-21 7. Challenge Flags -DKrom: Texans...make me look like an idiot and SLAY THE DRAGON!!!! -Hal: Bengals...make me look like an idiot and UPSET THE BILLS!!!

    44 min
  5. #547: 2025 Week 13 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    NOV 26

    #547: 2025 Week 13 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    1. Week 12 Takeaways -DKrom: Regardless of what happens down the stretch, the 2025 season has to be considered a success for the Bears -Hal: Too many offensive and defensive coordinators are being too conservative while playing with a lead 2. Week 12 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Emmanuel Forbes, Hal: Matt Eberflus) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Mark Davis, Hal: Shane Steichen) 3. Race for the 2025 AFC South Crown -In your view, what level is the Panic Meter at (on a scale of 1-10) in terms of the play of Daniel Jones costing the Colts the 2025 AFC South title, if not a playoff berth altogether? -If the Jaguars snatch just 1 win in those latter three games (vs. Colts 2x, at Broncos) and win the former three that they're expected to (vs. Titans 2x, vs. Jets), would you say they win the AFC South? -Whether the Texans win the AFC South for a third straight year or get into the playoffs as a Wild Card seed, are they a team absolutely nobody will want to play in January? 4. Truth or Exaggeration -The Los Angeles Rams are currently the favorite to win Super Bowl 50*** -Myles Garrett will break the all-time single-season sack record by a considerable margin -J.J. McCarthy will permanently lose the Vikings starting QB job at some point next season^ -It is time for the Steelers to at least consider moving on from Mike Tomlin -Hiring Vance Joseph as head coach (plus him bringing along Davis Webb as his OC) would be the best possible move for the Giants -Multiple 10-win AFC teams will miss the playoffs 5. Week 13 Game Picks -Lock of the Week (DKrom: Jaguars over Titans, Hal: Seahawks over Vikings) -Upset Special (DKrom: Texans over Colts, Hal: Titans over Jaguars/Steelers over Bills) -Packers at Lions -Chiefs at Cowboys -Bengals at Ravens -Bears at Eagles -49ers at Browns -Saints at Dolphins -Falcons at Jets -Rams at Panthers -Cardinals at Bucs -Raiders at Chargers -Broncos at Commanders -Giants at Patriots 6. Week 13 Bold Predictions -DKrom: Texans D sacks Daniel Jones 7 times and intercepts him 3 times...including a pick-six by Calen Bullock in the fourth quarter that turns out to be the game-winner -Hal: Steelers intercept Josh Allen and force two fumbles, including one in the final two minutes to set up a Chris Boswell 60-yard game-winning FG 7. Challenge Flags -DKrom: Trevor Lawrence...FIND CONSISTENCY -Hal: Jonathan Gannon...GET SOME WINS DOWN THE STRETCH!!!

    40 min
  6. #546: 2025 Week 12 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    NOV 20

    #546: 2025 Week 12 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    1. Week 11 Takeaways -DKrom: Raiders 2025 offensive struggles is the ultimate lesson that you build your offensive line BEFORE using premium draft capital on luxury offensive skill positions -Hal: Bears, Broncos and Patriots fans need to embrace the magic. Their sophomore QB's are getting it done 2. Week 11 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Vance Joseph, Hal: Josh Allen) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Ja’Marr Chase, Hal: Ja'Marr Chase/Jalen Ramsey) 3. PANIC METER (Scale of 1-10) -Chiefs playoff chances -Eagles offense without Lane Johnson -Broncos offense without J.K. Dobbins -Sam Darnold vs. the Rams D in Week 16 and potentially playoffs 4. Truth or Exaggeration -The 2026 first-round pick the Rams received from the Falcons will be a top-7 pick...or higher -The Tennessee Titans will have the #1 overall pick in the draft for the second consecutive year -With the addition of Quinnen Williams, the Cowboys defense is turning a corner -Mike McDaniel WILL get at least one more season as Dolphins head coach -Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan is a strong 2025 NFL OROY candidate -Pete Carroll SHOULD only get one more season maximum as Raiders head coach -Christian Watson is emerging as the go-to guy for the Packers in the passing game in Tucker Kraft's absence -A.J. Brown will be a New England Patriot in 2026 5. Week 12 Game Picks -Lock of the Week (DKrom: Seahawks over Titans, Hal: Ravens over Jets) -Upset Special (DKrom: Cowboys over Eagles, Hal: Colts over Chiefs) -Bills at Texans -Steelers at Bears -Patriots at Bengals -Vikings at Packers -Giants at Lions -Jaguars at Cardinals -Browns at Raiders -Falcons at Saints -Bucs at Rams -Panthers at 49ers 6. Week 12 Bold Predictions -DKrom: Patriots score 56 points on 8 drives for 600-plus total yards, punt 0 times, and Drake Maye breaks the all-time single game record for TD passes with 8 -Hal: Brandon Aubrey kicks a 70-yard FG at the gun to give the Cowboys a 24-22 win over the Eagles 7. Challenge Flags -DKrom: Super Bowl contenders (even the dark-horse ones)...don't get caught looking ahead! ONE GAME AT A TIME! -Hal: Colts and Chiefs remaining 2025 opponenta....KEEP THE CHIEFS ON THE MAT!!!

    37 min
  7. #545: 2025 Week 11 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    NOV 13

    #545: 2025 Week 11 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    1. Week 10 Takeaways -DKrom: Patriots should be favorites to win the AFC East and have an excellent chance at the AFC’s #1 playoff seed -Hal: Bears are headed in the right direction. The growth out of Caleb Williams is real and Ben Johnson is a legitimate head coach 2. Week 10 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Jaelan Phillips, Hal: Jonathan Taylor) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Brian Daboll, Hal: John Mara) 3. HEAD COACH HOT SEAT METER (Warm, Hot, Inferno) -Mike McDaniel -Zac Taylor -Sean McDermott -Jonathan Gannon -Matt LaFleur 4. If you’re the Bengals and Commanders, do you bring Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels back for Week 13 no matter what…or only if you win over the next two weeks? 5. Seahawks/Rams Preview 6. Week 11 Game Picks -Lock of the Week (DKrom: Patriots over Jets, Hal: Ravens over Browns) -Upset Special (DKrom: Bucs over Bills, Hal: Broncos over Chiefs) -Commanders at Dolphins -Bengals at Steelers -Chargers at Jaguars -Bears at Vikings -Texans at Titans -Panthers at Falcons -Packers at Giants -49ers at Cardinals -Lions at Eagles -Cowboys at Raiders 7. Week 11 Bold Predictions -DKrom: Bucs re-discover late-game magic as Baker Mayfield leads 70-yard game-winning drive in final 90 seconds culminating in a 7-yard TD pass to Emeka Egbuka at the gun -Hal: Late in the fourth quarter, Brock Bowers takes a short-pass to the house for his 4th TD of the game and the win 8. Challenge Flags -DKrom: Patriots OC Josh McDaniels...FEED TRE'VEYON HENDERSON MORE!!! -Hal: Teams on the cusp of the playoffs...it's do-or-die time, so REV UP YOUR ENGINES NOW!!!

    44 min
  8. #544: 2025 Week 10 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    NOV 6

    #544: 2025 Week 10 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

    1. Week 9 Takeaways -DKrom: The Seahawks are bona fide Super Bowl contenders* -Hal: Week 9 was a bad week for parlays 2. Week 9 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Bobby Babich**, Hal: Mike Tomlin/Teryl Austin) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Bengals organization, Hal: Raheem Morris) 3. GRADING THE TRADES -Sauce Gardner Trade (Colts [DKrom: B+, Hal: A-], Jets [DKrom: A+, Hal: B-]) -Quinnen Williams Trade (Cowboys [DKrom: C, Hal: D], Jets [DKrom: A+, Hal: A-]) -Rashid Shaheed Trade (Seahawks [DKrom: A+. Hal: A+], Saints [DKrom: C, Hal: B]) -Collective Grade For Eagles Trades (DKrom: A, Hal: A-) 4. Midseason Awards -MVP (DKrom: Matthew Stafford, Hal: Sam Darnold) -OPOY (DKrom: Jonathan Taylor, Hal: Jaxon Smith-Njigba) -DPOY (DKrom: Myles Garrett, Hal: Myles Garrett) -OROY (DKrom: Emeka Egbuka, Hal: Tyler Warren) -DROY (DKrom: Will Johnson, Hal: Carson Schwesinger) -Protector of the Year (DKrom: Joe Alt, Hal: Penei Sewell) -Comeback POY (DKrom: Aidan Hutchinson, Hal: Aidan Hutchinson) -Coach of the Year (DKrom: Shane Steichen, Hal: Mike Vrabel) -Assistant Coach of the Year (DKrom: Klint Kubiak, Hal: Lou Anarumo) 5. Week 10 Game Picks -Lock of the Week (DKrom: Panthers over Saints, Hal: Bills over Dolphins) -Upset Special (DKrom: Raiders over Broncos/Cardinals over Seahawks%, Hal: 49ers over Rams) -Falcons at Colts -Browns at Jets -Jaguars at Texans -Patriots at Bucs -Giants at Bears -Ravens at Vikings -Lions at Commanders -Steelers at Chargers -Eagles at Packers 6. Week 10 Bold Predictions -DKrom: Brock Bowers sets the NFL single game record for receptions (22) AND receiving yardage (340) along with 4 TD -Hal: Mac Jones breaks the all-time NFL record by completing all 25 of his passes along with 325 yards and 4 TD 7. Challenge Flags -DKrom: Rest of NFL...DO NOT SLEEP ON THE CHIEFS!!!! -Hal: Eagles and Colts...capitalize on your trade deadline investments and get W's this week!!!

    48 min
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DKROM is a Chicago based Sportswriter & sportscaster with a near encyclopedic knowledge of all things NFL. We here at Sports Krunch with DKrom enforce our “No Spin” policy 24/7/365, and do our absolute best to help all of you football fans cut through the spin and get to the truth. Sports Krunch will cover all the important stories you may have missed in the NFL universe. Sports Krunch will regularly have very influential and knowledgeable guests. So be on the lookout for the next episode and be sure to subscribe!

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