The Craig Way Show

Chiefs hold off Ravens in thrilling TOEGAME

The NFL Season is back and last nights season-opener did not dissapoint! The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens 27-20 on a game that came down to the final play off the night with Isaiah's Likely touchdown being called back. Cameron Parker and Andrew Zimmel react to the game and preview Friday's show!

Duration:: 14m
Broadcast on:: 06 Sep 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

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Go to runnerswarehouse.com for a free rental analysis to find out how much your home can rent for. Or call 303-974-9444 Because from now on, the only thing you need on your to-do list is to call Runner's Warehouse. Hey, gorgeous. It's Paris Hilton. Get the party started with my new album, Infinite Icon, out now. And stream the new single, Bad Bitch Academy. Welcome to the Bad Bitch Academy. I wanted this album to be an escape. Take people to a happy place where they can heal and party an equal measure. And most of all, be your own unapologetic icon. Listen on iHeartRadio and visit Infiniteicon.com to order the album, sponsored by 11/11 Media. I'm glad to have you with us here on The Craig Way Show. Live from our iHeart Studios in Austin, Texas, I'm Cameron Parker. Craig Way is boots on the ground in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Actually, I believe Detroit, Michigan, making his way over to the big house right now as we speak. I would say, Craig is probably questionable for the show the day. Now, we think we're going to get him on at least in the second hour, hopefully by then. But the UT Equipment Truck, if you follow Texas football and social media or the UT Equipment Truck on social media, that's a real thing. That actually does drive from Austin all the way up to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and on that truck, besides the boat loads of Texas football equipment, does include the Longhorn Radio Network's gear. And so the Longhorn Radio Network Engineer, Greg Kligensmith, is awaiting for the arrival of that gear. I was told from Craig between 2 and 3 p.m. Eastern time. So about an hour ago, hopefully, the equipment was starting to get set up for Texas football's radio broadcast. And also, to allow Craig Way and hopefully Roger Wallace to join us live from the booth in big, in from the big house in Ann Arbor, as we get ready for another huge week to non-conference marquee match up between Texas. And this time, it'll be the Michigan Wolverine. But before we get to that, let me introduce you to our broadcast partner, of course, Andrew Zimmel joining us live from San Antonio Zimmel. What's up, my man? Hey, how's it going, Kim? The joke has been that I am the sixth man of Austin Sports Radio at this point, that it's Mark, Mike, and Cleo in the morning, you and Craig in the afternoon, and then I'm modest, you know, really coming off the bench. So I'm here, I'm good, I'm grinding, I'm diving after loose balls. I'm excited to be here. Yeah, you are a huge part of our IR radio team, for sure. Always appreciate Andrew, because you feel that for me on Wednesday, while I was over at Pluckers, getting ready for the coaches show, you always help fill in when Craig's out of town or when I'm out of town. So like my new, you are appreciated and you will be inducted one day into the zone hall of fame. Preview the show real quick, mention Craig, hopefully joining us from Ann Arbor. Last match as I got from him, he was actually on the plane, they had just landed in Detroit, he actually had a stop over in Charlotte. Hopefully he got to enjoy some Bo Jangles, world famous fried chicken at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Touchdown, that was about 1230, and he was heading on his way to Ann Arbor, driving from Detroit. So again, hopefully he'll be joining us for the second hour of the show, live from the big house. But until then, fun show plan for you, of course, it is Friday. And Andrew, what does that mean for inconceivable on a Friday? It's my favorite day of the week, Cam. It's Florida Man Friday. And you ask me before the show, hey, do you have anything quick Google search? There's like three different stories from the last 12 hours. So yeah, I'm pretty, I'm pretty excited. I'm pretty pumped. Florida man and Florida woman always provide us some good content. But before that next segment, hopefully we'll be joined by my good friend in Texas football insider CJ Vogel. He's actually also boots on the ground in Detroit, Michigan. I think last time I saw him, he was doing a live stream outside the big house. So if he is done with his business, he will join us at some point in this show to give us his perspective on tomorrow's big game, in which the Texas Longhorns favored right now by a touchdown in half a point seven and a half. That line opened, I believe at four. Some people told me it was three and a half, but the betting, betting public is siding with the Longhorns. And a lot of people outside of that are as well. All that on today's show, Gene Watson, if Craig is able to make it, Gene John Watson will join, give us a little baseball talk. But last night, Andrew, let's begin with the NFL season opener, the Kansas City Chiefs, the defending world champions looking for a three-peat that has not been done in American football, since the Green Bay Packers did it from 1960 to 1962. That was before the Super Bowl area. So Casey trying to make history this season based off against the Baltimore Ravens last night. The team they beat in the AFC title game and produced one of the better season opening games coming down to the very last play. The toe game, you might call it with Isaiah likely what we thought was catching a touchdown past the Ravens going for two for the win or the loss. But it turns out, Isaiah likely is toe on the chalk Ravens end up losing to the Chiefs to start the season 27 to 20. Andrew Zimmel, your big takeaway from last night's game. Well, the first thing, of course, is I'm a fantasy football owner. I feel bad for Mark Andrew fans who were hoping that he was gonna have the type of game Isaiah likely ended up having, which I think he blew the doors off of any fantasy projection. The second big thing, we know this is Texas fans, you got to get a shoe smaller. We saw Kevin Durant do it in the NBA playoffs. And now Isaiah likely might move down a shoe size because he was literally a toenail over the line. And we went through it this morning on OAI trying to figure out how many different close calls this has been there. There's a famous Shiny Elliott shot where his heels were over. Maybe, maybe not, he was out of bounds. This one must hurt if you're a Ravens fan, because they had every, I think every reason to think of your Ravens fan that you were gonna win that game, Cam. And you could tell how much it meant to them. The way Lamar Jackson was fired up on the sidelines, he was very animated. And even the post game stuff, you saw the quote from Isaiah likely saying his quote was something about if that was the worst, that was the worst Ravens have played. And that's the best that chiefs have played. Look, yeah, because we're not gonna lose to them again. You had Lamar Jackson kind of, I don't know if the illusion or the right word is, but you know, when asked about the non touchdown, he said, I don't care what the replay says or what the referee says that was a touchdown. I mean, technically it's not Lamar, I'm sorry about that. But you could just kind of tell by the way that they have spoken post game and the way they acted, that game meant a lot more to the Ravens than it did the Chiefs. >> Well, you have to think too, with the AFC being as tight as it's gonna be between the Ravens and the Bengals and the Chiefs, this game could completely change what the AFC playoff picture looks like. And I don't wanna overreact to week one, but it matters, Cam, because if the Chiefs end up winning the AFC as the one seed, now the entire playoffs go through Arrowhead, we're gonna look back at this game and go, man, that Isaiah likely not touchdown was one of the biggest plays of the year. >> Now a fair point, especially if these teams were tied going into the playoffs and the home field advantage for the playoffs and the AFC is decided because Isaiah likely's toe was just a half an inch over the line. That could come back big. The Chiefs had home field advantage, but last season, I believe in the AFC title game, was it the Ravens? >> The Ravens did, yeah, the Ravens were the number one seed that he said he won the run. >> Maybe it doesn't matter at this point, maybe it doesn't, maybe home field football does not matter that much anymore. My big takeaway from last night's game, if you're a Chiefs or Ravens fan, you feel pretty good about your team. You feel better about your team. For the Chiefs, I mean, I'm said on the show yesterday, Andrew, as long as Patrick Mahomes is standing upright, the Chiefs are the favorite to win the Super Bowl. I mean, he went at last season throwing to water boys and equipment managers that had two years in a row, had just one of the most mediocre offenses statistically in the league last season. He mentioned Xavier Worthy. First play, or first touch of his NFL career goes to the house, Marlon Humphrey with a total brain fart, mental laps, gives a worthy second touchdown. And Marquis Brown was not on the field last night. So think about the Chiefs offense when they get Marquis Brown. And Mahomes talked about it in the post game about even on plays when Worthy didn't get the ball. The Ravens defensively, secondary, they were playing shell covers because they were so afraid of the threat of Xavier Worthy burning them deep. Now you factor in Marquis Brown, but the entire game it felt like Andrew Rishi Rice was open in the middle of the field every play felt like every play Rice is wide open. That's the Xavier Worthy effect. Wait till Marquis Brown gets out there in this Chiefs offense, which honestly hasn't been a lot of fun. The watch the last two years all of a sudden becomes, hey, I can't wait to watch the Chiefs play every Sunday with Worthy with Marquis Brown and they even have a white running back. Carson Steele, how about that? Three yards and two carries. Maybe they need a word to layer back because going to him with the game on the line, maybe not the move, but a Chiefs offense looks a lot of fun. Defensively, they at times struggle with Lamar Jackson. That's where I want to get to the Raven side of it because the Ravens lose McDonald there. The defensive corner of the Seattle, he brings almost his entire staff with him the Baltimore. You lose what 13, 14, 15 players in free agency. You're kind of worried about the offensive line. You bring in Derek Kennery. I thought the Ravens looked incredible last night. Lamar Jackson, 122 rushing yards. And how about Isaiah likely mentioned Mark Andrews feel bad for his fans, the owners. Isaiah likely the Coastal Carolina kid. We've always heard about him and we always hear about tight ends who get a lot of love and they just don't really ever do anything. Kyle Pitts looking at you. This is the Isaiah likely. I think a lot of NFL nerds thought we would see in last night on full display. He's going to be a problem this season for teams having to defend Baltimore. And maybe that thunder and lightning stuff, maybe we'll see more from Todd Munken's offense as they break into it in the beginning of the season more throughout we're going to see more of Lamar and Derek Kennery action. But hey, if I'm a Ravens or Kansas City Chiefs fan, so matter the score last night, I feel pretty good about where these two teams stand. >> Well, I think of your Ravens fan, you're feeling pretty good after Cam tells you to feel good. Cuz I would feel hard brook and I feel a lot tougher. And for likely, he's playing on the same field as Mark Andrews is an all pro guy and Travis Kelsey, a future Hall of Famer. He was the best tight end last night. So that says something in week one. >> It does and it's not like Mark Andrews wasn't didn't have an impact. I think blocking wise, you go back and you look at it again. Yeah, basically he was killing it blocking wise and same thing for Kansas City with Travis Kelsey, only three catches. But I mean, he was getting Noah Gray in Justin Watts and looks just because of his, just because by him being out there, even as a decoy, the field is so much more open with Kelsey and Xavier Worthy on the field. Now the one thing with the Chiefs, we're still waiting this hair here. What happens with Rishi Rice's legal issues. I think the NFL said they're waiting for the investigation or whatever it is to be wrapped up in then the NFL will undo their investigation and get into their suspension. So maybe at some point during the season where she rice is suspended for four games. So interesting to see how that plays out. Up next, we're going to see if CJ Vogel is ready. We're gonna talk a little Texas versus Michigan. Of course, you can always join the show by texting the word Texas to 81530 followed by your message. Tell us maybe what your biggest takeaway was from last night. What you're looking for the watching this weekend in your thoughts on Texas and Michigan. And if you're up there in Ann Arbor or Detroit, let us know is Texas football nation showing up? Because I've heard reports. There's a lot of burnt orange that will be in the big house tomorrow. It's the Greg Way show. 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