Talk to the Hosts of AYP! The Buffalo Bills turned the ball over five times and still beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16. Jeff and Mason walk the whole game drive by drive: James Cook's first-snap fumble, rookie safety Genesis Smith picking off Josh Allen twice in four minutes, Keon Coleman's 37-yarder to the 1 in the two-minute drill, Khalil Mack's strip-sack, C.J. Gardner-Johnson's interception at the goal line, the Ty Johnson touchdown that got called back and still kept the drive alive, and Cook's 154 yards, 77 of them in the fourth quarter. Plus Greg Rousseau's six sacks in three games (more than Bruce Smith ever had through three), Christian Benford in a walking boot, Allen's knee, and Sunday's game against the New England Patriots and a Drake Maye who just got benched. New format this week: less script, more arguing. Headlines, a clock, and two people who disagree. Around the NFL in Week 3: Maye's seven turnovers and the Jaguars' 35-6 rout, De'Von Achane's torn ACL and Baker Mayfield's thumb, the Giants trading a fifth-round pick for J.J. McCarthy, the Ravens beating the Cowboys in Rio on a 56-yard kick with no time left, Case Keenum's Bears stunning the Eagles on Monday night, and the Broncos beating the Rams on a pass-interference flag Pat Bryant admits he sold. Baseball: the New York Yankees opened the playoffs by blanking the Red Sox 9-0. Cam Schlittler struck out ten and Ben Rice went 4-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI, a Yankees postseason first. We recorded while Game 2 was going on; the Yankees won it 9-2 to finish the sweep, so it's Tampa in the ALDS starting Saturday. Also: Aaron Judge pushing back on the "moderate" strain label, Schlittler's 1.95 ERA and the Cy Young, the 81-81 Astros losing to the White Sox, and the Padres' Michael King taking a no-hitter into the seventh against the Cubs. Penn State: we were in the building. Wisconsin 24, Penn State 20 at Beaver Stadium on Homecoming, 108,014 people, a 17-0 lead gone, 74 yards of second-half offense, a 72-yard touchdown to a tight end with 1:13 left, and the Nittany Lions dropping from No. 13 to unranked in Matt Campbell's first loss. Jeff and Mason argue where it was lost. Also from college football's Saturday: Florida 52, Ole Miss 28; Dante Moore carted off at USC; Iowa beating Michigan with two seconds left; Colin Simmons' five sacks saving No. 1 Texas. Hockey is back. NHL opening night (the Panthers spoiling Carolina's banner night, Mike Babcock's Oilers blowing a 5-2 lead, Patrick Kane scoring in his Chicago return, Jack Eichel's 700th point, Gavin McKenna's debut) and the Buffalo Sabres, who open Thursday night in Columbus with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in net, a banged-up blue line, and a home opener Saturday against Chicago. Basketball: New York Knicks media day. No Karl-Anthony Towns extension yet and he's calling the team's pay-cut ask unreasonable, LeBron James saying he'd have been a Knick, Jalen Brunson cleared after wrist surgery, and five veterans fighting for one roster spot. Then Jeffinately / Jeffinately-Not and Argue the Take. Timestamps: 00:00 Cold open — two takes, no rebuttal + last week's prediction scoreboard 03:00 NFL Week 3: Maye benched, injuries, McCarthy trade, Rio, Keenum, the sold flag 09:00 Buffalo Bills 24, Chargers 16, drive by drive + Patriots preview 18:00 MLB Wild Card: Yankees–Red Sox, Judge, Schlittler, Astros, Padres, Braves 25:00 Penn State–Wisconsin from Beaver Stadium + college football Saturday 31:00 NHL opening night + Buffalo Sabres season opener preview 36:00 New York Knicks media day and the Karl-Anthony Towns extension 40:00 Jeffinately / Jeffinately-Not 43:00 Argue the Take + predictions for next week Follow Argue Your Point wherever you get podcasts, and send us a Jeffinately question for next week.
