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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 1 - Jayron Kearse, Xavier Rhodes and Dan Bailey

Sam, Arif, Luke and Tom are in studio to talk about the Thursday night win over Washington. We also talk about Dan Bailey’s turnaround, Jayron Kearse making the news, and a preview of the upcoming Chiefs game.

In This Episode:

  • A convincing win despite red zone troubles [5:30]
  • Charges brought against Jayron Kearse [19:00]
  • Most impressive win for the Vikings [26:00]
  • Rhodes’ decline [35:00]
  • Mahomes or Moore [46:00]
  • Gambling Picks [53:00]

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Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) is a Zone Coverage staff writer covering the Minnesota Vikings and Golden Gophers basketball.

Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) covers the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic.

Luke Inman (@Luke_Spinman) Luke Inman is Zone Coverage’s resident NFL Draft guru and video content creator.

Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the co-founder of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports.

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