Jeff and Jason fight through tech gremlins and dive into “Queso Gate,” rating Chili’s new queso as solidly mid. They binge the World Series—pitch clock love, 19-inning insanity, Dodgers–Blue Jays epics, baserunning mistakes, and the “Ohtani rule.” Then it’s Bears-Bengals chaos: Caleb’s weird-but-good line, Colston Loveland’s breakout, and seventh-round hammer Kyle Monangai. They debate Chiefs slippage (and what it means for Travis Kelce), an onside-kick fiasco, and how a 68-yard bomb changes end-of-half strategy. Around the league: Jayden Daniels’ late-game injury decision, Sam Darnold cooking, Cardinals upsetting Dallas. Hoops talk hits Bulls identity and League Pass life. Jeff wraps with Jason’s 52nd birthday, a new record player, and spins of “Thriller” and “1984.”
Timestamps
00:00 Cold open, tech issues & three-and-a-half takes
02:20 Queso Gate: Chili’s new queso vs the old skillet classic
05:45 Salsa consistency rant & kitchen “inside baseball”
10:20 Final queso verdicts (mid, lumpy, watery… pick your poison)
12:00 World Series binge: pitch clock converts
13:15 Best Series in years? Game 7 drama case
15:20 Ground-rule double wedge play & ump discretion
19:10 19-inning marathon, rotation-as-bullpen, $1.2B pitching night
21:40 Ohtani starts/finishes season, Jays outplaying LA?
23:20 Records galore: pinch-hit slam, extra-inning HRs, catcher ironman
24:50 Jays’ two killer baserunning mistakes (force at home, late DP)
39:30 Baseball wrap: why October hits different
42:00 Bears-Bengals: opening kick disaster, special teams woes
46:00 Kyle Monangai’s bruising day; RB room reshuffle talk
48:10 Caleb’s stat line fever dream (pass/run/receive)
52:10 Colston Loveland arrives: 6 for 118 and the game-winner
56:30 NFC North standings logjam; path to 6–3
01:02:10 Are the Chiefs declining? Mahomes, Travis Kelce, speed, coaching
01:08:10 Onside kick chaos: why that front-line block is risky
01:16:25 68-yarder! How super-legs change strategy math
01:20:30 Would you try 70+ within two years? The case for yes
01:22:00 Jayden Daniels injury debate: pull him late or play on?
01:28:00 Sam Darnold’s heater; Seahawks, NFC West vibes
01:29:30 Cards upset Cowboys; box score notes
01:31:50 Fantasy league parity & house bragging rights
01:32:40 Bulls-Knicks: threes rain, what’s Chicago’s plan?
01:38:50 League Pass life, CHSN apps, and in-arena feeds
01:41:30 Blackhawks quick hits; Chicago teams turning a corner?
01:50:40 Sports-as-drama vs movie drama
01:51:40 Jason turns 52: record player surprise
01:52:10 Spinning “Thriller” & “1984”; vinyl nostalgia
01:56:30 What’s the next record?
Keywords
FOJ podcast, Jeff and Jason, Chili’s queso review, skillet queso, salsa consistency, World Series 7 games, Dodgers vs Blue Jays, pitch clock, ground rule double, Ohtani rule, baserunning mistakes, Bears vs Bengals recap, Caleb Williams, Colston Loveland, Kyle Monangai, DJ Moore, special teams, onside kick, 68-yard field goal, kicking analytics, Chiefs decline, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Jayden Daniels, Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals upset Cowboys, Bulls vs Knicks, NBA League Pass, Chicago sports, Blackhawks, vinyl records, Michael Jackson Thriller, Van Halen 1984.