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Welcome to the Ballinesian Podcast, Samoans talking sports. We're back after a week off with family. Thanks in advance for your patience through a few choppy internet delays in this episode, please bear with us as we truck on through them (and take a sip anytime you recognize it happening).

We'll start with a comic collectors origin story and a quick catch up on last week's activities. Whataburger for the win. Also, how do YOU deal with flying anxiety?

The Chargers (10-4) are almost guaranteed a postseason berth after consecutive 3-point wins against last year's Super Bowl participants, including knocking the Kansas City Chiefs from playoff possibility. Nail, meet coffin. And the AFC West is still in play for Harbaugh, Herbert and the Bolts! We'll break down what needs to happen. A bye week with the number one seed in the AFC is also still possible (insert side eye emoji)

Joe Burrow has been talking about the need for his football to be "fun". What does he mean by that and what does it mean for the Bengals and Burrow's future?

Las Vegas (2-12) has two questions we need answered: Where will their draft pick end up? (We're hoping No. 1!) and will Pete Carroll be there to make the pick? (Yes: Finances). We'll go over how they're stuck with the old man and which teams we need to root for over the last three weeks, and then how much the Raiders could get for trading away the first overall pick.

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