Are the Chiefs and Lions Still Who We Think They Are?

Nine questions answered, six more to go. On this edition of our Lingering Questions series, Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dig into the following: The Lions are the betting favorite to win the NFC North...should they be? Can the Colts' second-half woes be explained away by Daniel Jones' injuries? Do the Chiefs really still deserve the benefit of the doubt?

0:00 Welcome to the show
0:42 Detroit Lions release Terrion Arnold
2:43 Do the Lions deserve the optimism they're getting?
3:48 But if not the Lions...who in the NFC North?
5:28 Lions defense pessimism
6:51 Where is the Lions defensive floor?
7:47 Aidan Hutchinson & Jack Campbell
8:43 Derrick Moore & Lions defensive front
9:23 Excuse me?!
9:35 Which NFC North will finish as the best?
11:33 Lions offense
12:08 Penei Sewell
13:36 "Jared Goff is good at football"
14:14 Lions injury woes
16:02 Isaiah Pacheco vs David Montgomery
16:54 Juice Scruggs
17:12 Jared Goff
17:58 Dan Campbell influence on offense
19:34 Lions drafting issues
23:30 Lions schedule benefit
25:17 Can Indianapolis Colts' woes be blamed on Daniel Jones' injuries?
28:10 Daniel Jones & shooting yourself in the foot
28:30 Jones last season repeatable?
33:30 Colts WR core
33:50 Shane Steichen's superpower
34:40 Loss of Michael Pittman
35:30 AD Mitchell breakout season loading
37:32 Sauce Gardner trade
40:19 Jonathan Taylor & Colts run game
41:29 If Daniel Jones is healthy...
42:23 Do the Kansas City Chiefs still deserve the benefit of the doubt?
42:33 Dave would like to explain himself
43:47 Patrick Mahomes injury recovery
45:24 What do we mean by "benefit of the doubt" though?
45:57 Chiefs defense
46:53 How ugly was the Chiefs offense?
49:17 Chiefs receiving core
49:33 Decline of Travis Kelce (happy wedding week, Mr. Swift!)
51:09 Rashee Rice
51:44 Chiefs personnel not serving Mahomes' skillset
52:20 Dinks and dunks
52:46 Chiefs run game
53:14 Kenneth Walker III
54:48 Eric Bieniemy back in KC
58:17 The rock fight offense
1:01:14 "What are we doing here?!"
1:02:57 Is Mahomes still the same guy?
1:04:34 Mahomes shot selection
1:06:19 Disgusting
1:07:07 Robert is old

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