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PMS 2.0 1647 - TNF Recap, NFL Week 6 Preview/Picks, Utah Jazz and Mammoth Owner Ryan Smith, Nick Saban, Ian Rapoport, Stanford Steve, & AJ Hawk

October 16, 2026 · 2 hr 20 min

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys recap Denver’s win over the Seahawks, preview this weekend’s college football slate—including College GameDay heading to Provo for BYU vs. Notre Dame—and make their picks for Week 5 of the NFL, name the teams in the Shite Division, and take a look at some RAM Trucked nominees Joining the progrum is Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth owner, Ryan Smith, discusses College GameDay coming to BYU, the state of Utah and BYU’s appeal to students and athletes, his young Jazz team heading into the upcoming season, and plans for a new downtown district in Salt Lake City. Then, 7x National Champion and the greatest football coach of all time, Nick Saban, stops by to discuss his new documentary, Saban, what he hopes people take away from it, the future of college football and a potential 24-team playoff, and this weekend’s BYU matchup.  Next, Junior NFL Insider for ESPN, Ian Rapoport joins the boys with updates on Jalen Hurts and the Eagles signing Joe Milton, Caleb Williams’ hamstring, the possibility of AJ Brown returning, Lamar Jackson officially out for Sunday, potential fallout from the Commanders’ late-game blunder against the Giants, and reports that Michael Penix Jr. is expected to start against Chicago. Later, Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman discusses preparing his team for the trip to Utah, handling the hostile environment and elevation at BYU, Kalani Sitake and his squad, how he’s evolved as a head coach, CJ Carr, and more! Lastly, The Udder Guy, Stanford Steve, joins the boys to pick the entire NFL Week 6 slate. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or catch the show on ESPN (noon–2 p.m. EDT), ESPN’s YouTube channel (noon–3 p.m. EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We'll see you for Overreaction Monday. Cheers.

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