😵‍💫 Mr Chirp's 5 Takeaways From a WILD Football Weekend

What’s popping, Chirp Fam! Man what a wild ass weekend of football we just had. Huge college football playoff implications, massive wins, and NFL shockers as well.

Today, El Grande Chirpster is gonna walk you through the 5 biggest takeaways and unpack the nutty football madness we had. If you’re reading on the web, be sure to subscribe to never miss a Chirp Report here. Let’s get straight to it.

The Oklahoma Sooners had the biggest win of the college football season since Indiana went into Eugene and beat the Ducks 5 weeks ago. A massive middle finger to the playoff committee and every non-conference championship game contender out there.

The 23-21 win against the Crimson Tide on the road gave Bama their first home SEC loss since 2019 against the goated Joe Burreaux led LSU squad. Ty Simpson had his way through the air for Bama tossing 326 yards, but a massive 1st quarter 87 yard house call pick 6 to give the Sooners a quick 10-0 lead was the play of the game.

The Sooners had about half the total yards that Alabama had in this one, 212 to 406, but the biggest factor was the turnover game. Bama gave it away 3 times versus 0 for OU. Besides the early pick 6, Ryan Williams also muffed a costly punt deep in Bama’s own half which led to a Sooner TD.

A Ty Simpson strip sack was the 3rd one of the game and the OU defense shut it the fuck down in the 2nd half. After Bama scored a TD with 7:27 left in the 3rd, the following drives they had resulted in the fumble, two 3 and outs, and a game sealing turnover on downs.

Mr Chirp had said last week that Bama’s biggest weakness was their 113th ranked rushing offense and that was a glaring demise for them here which led to long 3rd downs that they couldn’t convert in the 2nd half. The Sooners only gave up a weak ass 80 rushing yards on 33 attempts, stuffing Bama for just 2.4 yards per carry.

This OU defense is top 5 in the nation across many major categories including yards per play allowed, rushing yards per game allowed, yards per carry allowed, and sacks per game. All of that shit was put on full display at Bryant-Denny on Saturday afternoon. This unit is elite.

The playoff implications are huge after this result. OU realistically doesn’t have a shot to play in the SEC championship game with 2 losses already in the conference and 4 teams with just 1 or less. If they win out beating Mizzou and LSU they should be a lock for the playoff with 2 losses.

With Notre Dame most likely a lock with 2 losses as well who should win out, other 2 loss teams like Vandy, USC, Michigan, Utah, and UVA have an uphill battle to squeak in now. For USC it’s simple, if they beat Oregon they’re definitely in. For everyone else, they need more fuckery for any hope.

Mr Chirp’s houdini lock of the day on Friday was one of the worst calls in recent memory. Texas +6.5 was no bueno in this one. The SEC nights are not Arch Manning and Co’s friends. This game was actually a lot closer than the final score of 35-10 indicated, but it was a big dick 4th quarter from Gunner Stockton that sealed it.

Stockton torched the Longhorns for 5 total TD’s, 4 through the air, 1 on the ground. I wasn’t a big believer in this dude’s game and let the people know it beforehand, but now I have to reevaluate and eat my damn words after watching this performance.

The biggest moment of this game came during a crucial 4th and 5 at the end of the 3rd quarter as the Dawgs were going for it up just 14-10 at that point. A crucial offsides penalty on star Texas defender Colin Simmons (there was also an egregious pass interference on the same play) led to a free 1st down and a TD by Georgia just 3 plays later.

Coach Kirby Smart then let his nuts hang and went for an onside kick that was executed so perfectly that everyone watching had their jaws on the ground after it was recovered. 9 plays later and the Dawgs scored again making it 28-10 and officially deflating any energy Texas had left.

Texas was 2nd in the nation in rushing yards allowed per play prior to this one. The Dawgs pounded that shit down their throats all 2nd half of this beatdown ruining any last hope they had to sneak their way into the CFP.

Georgia held Texas to a mind boggling 23 rushing yards on 17 attempts in this one. Good for a menacing 1.4 yards per carry. Would love to see the Dawgs play any of A&M, or rematch Bama / Ole Miss in the SEC championship in a few weeks for CFP bye implications.

What a fuckin year it’s been for the Ags so far this season. The College Station faithful screamed this squad to a historic comeback against South Carolina on Saturday to keep the undefeated season rolling.

Down 30-3 at halftime, ESPN analytics gave A&M a 3% chance to win the game at that point. A 28-0 2nd half beatdown was a mix of both offensive and defensive excellence we’ve seen from this team most of the year.

Heisman contender QB Marcel Reed had 3 first half turnovers that led to 17 points by the Gamecocks, but had a perfect 2nd half to make up for it and get the W. The biggest play of the day was Marcel Reed’s 4th and 12 16 yard conversion in the 3rd quarter which led to their first TD of the day a few plays after. If the Ags didn’t convert this, consider the game over.

South Carolina then proceeded to turn the ball over on downs and go 3 and out in the 3rd which led to 2 more A&M TD’s to wax the Cocks 21-0 in the quarter. For a defense that gave up a shit ton of big plays in the 1st half, the Aggies really battled and locked in only giving up 76 total yards in the 2nd half.

They sacked LaNorris Sellers 4 times and had 10 TFL’s on the day. Despite losing the turnover battle 4-1 on the day, the Ags went 2/2 on 4th downs and clutched up when it mattered most. Reed ended up throwing for 439 yards and 3 TD’s.

A&M barely escaped this one and it was an instant classic, but the defense needs to stop giving up the big play if they want a chance at the natty. Their 2.2 yards per carry also won’t cut it against elite defenses and they have to improve on their 2/11 3rd down conversion rate.

The Rams faced the Seahawks in a top of the NFC West divisional battle of two of the best looking teams in the entire league. Seattle came in and shit the bed as Sam Darnold threw 4 INT’s.

I’ll be honest this one was a weird one. A win is a win. If you lose a game after forcing 4 picks, you have the worst offense of all time. Something needs to be said about the Hawks only losing by 2 points though despite the turnover margin.

Seattle had 165 more total yards than the Rams in this one as well as more than double the amount of 1st downs. They converted on 43% of 3rd downs versus LA’s 18%. The difference besides the turnovers came down to scoring in the red zone. Seattle went 1 for 4 while the Rams scored on 3 out of 4 drives.

The Hawks owned the time of possession with 64%, but again it was just Sammy D throwing that shit straight to the other team time and time again. The 4 picks led to 14 points by LA. Seattle even had a chance to win it at the buzzer missing a 61 yard field goal attempt.

The Rams passing offense looked pretty fucking bad in this one and their defense was also slightly exposed besides the secondary ball hawking all night. The saving grace for their offense was Kyren Williams going for 91 and a TD on 7.6 YPC.

Stafford and Davante Adams only connected on 1 of 8 targets a big step back from their performance all season. The rematch next month in Seattle could shape up to be a game with huge playoff implications with the Hawks only facing the Colts before then and the Rams having a tougher fate battling Tampa, Detroit, and Carolina.

While LA won this game, Stafford got clamped by Seattle’s front seven and it took 4 picks for the Rams to squeak it out by just 2 points.

Josh Allen had a godmode performance against the Bucs going for 6 total TD’s on the way to a 44 point massacre. The Bills put up 414 total yards on the day and converted 54% of their 3rd downs while scoring TD’s in 3 out of 4 red zone chances.

The story of this one was easily JA17 putting up his second career 3 pass, 3 rush TD game the only player to EVER do that once. What a fucking legend this guy is. Allen had it all on display powering through defenders in the red zone and throwing 2 nice deep ball TD’s to James Cook and surprise WR1 Tyrell Shavers.

Shavers went for 90 yards on 4 catches and his long TD. He could be an interesting one to watch as the season progresses. Keon Coleman the 2nd year receiver for the Bills who they thought would take the place of Stefon Diggs has been a non-factor since his week 1 performance going for 112 yards and a TD. Since then his best performance has been a whopping 46 yards.

The Bills are one of the toughest teams in football to figure out, 2 of their 3 losses are against some of the worst teams in the league in the Falcons and Dolphins and they lost both by 2+ scores. If they can win at least 2 of their next 3 to get to 9-4 or 10-3 for a rematch against the Pats it could be the game of the year as the Pats have 2 easy ones against Cincinnati and the Giants before then.

The Bills O-line protected their big dog all day allowing 0 sacks and shut down Baker and the Bucs passing attack all day as well. The only concern for them is their lack of receiving options with no bonafide go to option and their rushing defense which gave up 202 total yards on 5.2 a carry to Tampa’s backups.

The Chiefs are in fucking shambles after moving to 5-5 after a loss to the Broncos. This game was a penalty blood bath with 20 total across both teams for 216 yards. The zebras were out in full force on both sides of this matchup.

Both teams struggled mightily in the red zone going a combined 2/9 on scoring opportunities. Neither team really dominated in any facet of the game. The difference in this one came down to Patty Mahomes’s 3rd quarter pick which led to a masterful 11 play 89 yard Bo Nix TD drive.

KC is 1-4 on the road so far this season. They have one of the worst running games in football and now face 2 straight tough tests against the AFC leading Colts and on the road against a high octane Cowboys offense.

The AFC playoff race is going to get wild the next month with the Ravens and Texans looking to make a push, the Chiefs and Chargers in limbo, the Jags a huge surprise and the Broncos, Pats, Colts, and Bills pretty locked in as the cream of the crop.

The USC Trojans had a sneaky massive comeback win at home against Iowa on Saturday afternoon to move to 8-2. After going down 21-10 at halftime, the Trojans clamped the Hawkeyes in the 2nd half outscoring them 16-0 to win the game 26-21.

Capped off by another massive performance by Biletnikoff hopeful and top 2 national WR Makai Lemon who went for 10-153-1 including an absolute Mossing of a corner for a clutch TD in the 3rd quarter to make it a one score game.

This USC team should not have won this game. In a rare Southern California downpour during the game and all weekend, the LA boys are not known for having to play in shit weather. This one showed resilience from a Lincoln Riley coached team never seen before.

This one builds some much needed momentum going into a win and you’re in game at Oregon next weekend. We’ll see if stud QB Jordan Maiava and the rest of the elite Trojans offense can shock the nation and sneak into the CFP with a win next week. This was about as gritty of a win as you can get in college football, kudos to USC.

Currently watching the Cowboys beat the fuck outta the Raiders on Monday Night Football. Thank you ESPN for figuring your shit out and ending the YouTube TV lockout. Signing off, share the Daily Chirp with your homies for a chance to win your favorite jersey or tickets to a game! See ya next time.

-Mr Chirp