I knew it was going to be an offenisve explosion between the 11-4 Chicago Bears and the 11-4 San Francisco 49ers and neither team disappointed. Both teams matching each other score for score in a thrilling 42-38 victory for the 49ers. Brock Purdy was the best player on the field with 5 touchdowns while Christian McCaffrey chipped in with 181 total yards and a TD of his own. A pivotal win for the Niners which sets up a showdown with hated rival Seattle on Saturday night for not only the NFC West title, but also the 1 seed in the NFC playoffs!
Seaons Greetings and Happy Holidays from the good people here at The Dion Gordon Podcast! Hopefully you and yours had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed time with family as well as the plethora of sports that were on TV. What used to be a holiday for basketball has now been usurped by football as the NFL scheduled 3 games to take attention away from the NBA. I talk about that as well as the dysfunctional Los Angeles Lakers who received a lump of coal from the Houston Rockets. Also the continued excellence of Nikola Jokic and much more!
I guess when you're 2-8 the last 10 times you played your main rival you start looking for excuses to stop playing them. USCs decision to pause their rivalry vs Notre Dame is a cowardly move bereft of testicular fortitude. One of the best rivalries in college football will take a sabbatical until 2030 and USC is to blame.
49ers offense firing on all cylinders right now! have not punted since November and Brock Purdy has been the conductor of a offense averaging 32.8 points per game. A national TV audience last night saw the 49ers score 48 points and win their 11th game of the season. A virtuoso performance against a beleaguered Colts team searching for answers.
The College Football Playoff is supposed to be a 12 team format featuring the 12 best teams in college football. James Madison and Tulane never met that criteria and it was expsoed to the entire world in their respective quaterfinal matchups.
The end of an era took place last Saturday in Washington, DC. John Cenas legendary wrestling career came to an end at the hands of the Ring General, Gunther. Controversy about the finish of the match and the overall handling of Cenas retirement tour almost overshadowed the moment. Should Cena have lost his retirement match? I discuss all of that as well as Cenas legacy on this episode of The Dion Gordon Podcast!
In the aftermath of Notre Dame being left out of the college football playoff they continue to be the most talked about story in sports. Continued conversation about them joining a conference and reactions to them turning down an invite to the Pop Tarts Bowl dominates the airwaves. Which begs the question. If Notre Dame is so irrelevant, then why does everyone keep talking about them?
Despite winning their last 10 games by double digit margins the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were not included in the 12 team college football playoff. Idiotic cries for them to join a conference and uninformed opinions about their schedule prevailed over logic and reality. If the goal is to get the 12 best teams in the playoff, then that goal was not met with the omission of Notre Dame.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from all of the good people at The Dion Gordon Podcast! The NFL gave us 4 games to celebrate the holidays, and they certainly did not disappoint.
Another action-packed week of NFL football featuring the NFL starting debut of Shadeur Sanders, the continued mediocrity of JJ McCarthy, the most electrifying man in sports entertainment, Jameis Winston, while the Cowboys and Chiefs overcame double digit leads to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Despite Brock Purdys best efforts the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Carolina Panthers 20-9 on Monday Night Football. Defense and Christian McCaffrey led the way as the 49er signal caller struggled mightily. 3 first half INTs for Purdy highlight a win that was as ugly as Lebron James sneakers.
A loss is loss but losing your best player for the entire season could be insurmountable. Niners lost to Tampa Bay 30-19 last Sunday but the bigger loss was Fred Warners season ending injury.
Who would have thought that Jaguars and Colts would each be 4-1 while the Ravens and Chiefs would be 1-4 and 2-3 respectively? Patriots pull the upset in Buffalo and announce themselves to a nationwide audience on Sunday Night Football. Raiders, Browns, Bengals, and Jets continue to live in poverty. A zany chain of events led to the Cardinals demise vs Tennessee. Buccaneers and Seahawks celebrate 50 years in the NFL together with the game of the week. And Mark Sanchez has rough weekend in Indianapolis. All of that and more on this episode of The Dion Gordon Podcast
Despite being 8.5 point underdogs and missing half the team the San Francisco 49ers pulled out a miraculous 26-23 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football. Kyle Shanahan showed the world why he's a top 2 coach in the NFL and Mac Jones adds fuel to QB controversy fire as the Niners score an improbable win vs their hated rivals.
Despite an impressive debut Shadeur Sanders is still 4th on the Cleveland Browns QB depth chart and its clear that the organization never wanted him or had any plan for him. Could be a blessing in disguise and an opportunity for the promising young QB to escape this poverty-stricken franchise.
For the 38th time WWE presents Summerslam! 2 nights of wrasslin and entertainment eminating live from Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ kicked off on Saturday night with a jam packed night of action. Could the reunited Bloodline of Jey Uso and Roman Reigns make us all feel like its 2021 again? Are Charlotte and Alexa Bliss really friends? Can Sami Zayn and Karrion Kross keep the crowd awake? Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill fight for the Smackdown Womens Championship. Jelly Roll makes his in ring debut. CM Punk dethrones Gunther as World Champion only to have Seth Rollins take it all away at the end. My thoughts on all of this and more on this edition of The Dion Gordon Podcast!
A recap of an action packed week of sports that included WNBA players asking for more money, a senseless Jalen Hurts and Cam Newton debate, Donald Trump suggesting the Commanders should go back to being the Redskins or he'll block their stadium deal, and the death of a polarizing yet legendary pro wrestler.
3 years ago Brock Purdy was the 262nd pick in the NFL Draft. Today he signs a contract worth 265M and became the 7th highest paid QB in the NFL. Now Mr. Irrelevant has to prove his relevancy as he officially becomes the face of one of the NFLs most storied franchises.
The most talked about prospect of the 2025 NFL Draft was a 5th round pick. Shadeur Sanders draft slide became the talk of the draft. Why did he fall to the 5th round? Is he too cocky? Is it because of his father and his influence? Could it be some missteps in the pre-draft process? I examine all the potential reasons why and more on this episode of The Dion Gordon Podcast!
Wrestlemania Night 2 came in like a lion and left like a lamb. A blistering triple threat between Io Sky, Rhea Ripley, and Bianca Belair opened the show and a deflating main event of Cody Rhodes and John Cena closed it. Stone Cold Steve Austin narrowly escapes a DUI and Dom Mysterio becomes Intercontinental Champion for the first time ever. Overall a average at best night of wrasslin that could have been much more.