First Down Under: Recent Episodes
Zach James
As a couple of Aussie's who love America's game, we provide a highly unenlightened discussion of the NFL from the other side of the world.
If you're looking for the opinions of two blokes who's greatest football accomplishments are a couple of undefeated seasons on Madden 06, you've struck gold.
Hosted by Zach James & Charlie King.
We thought it couldn't get better than Wildcard Weekend. We were wrong. There was an all time upset, comeback, and defensive domination across the Divisional Round of the Playoffs, and the boys can't wait to recap it all.
The boys recap a weekend of playoff football that was as wild as advertised. All four games were decided by one-score, two of which went to overtime. There were impressive wins across both conferences, but the real test for those advancing will come next weekend.
It's the home straight in the race to playoffs. The Ravens and Niners each score big wins in their pursuit of the top seeds, while the Titans make stake their claim for the AFC South.
The Seahawks are No. 1 in the NFC West and Russell Wilson forces his way back into the MVP conversation.
Absolute dominance in the prime time games by the SF 49ers and BAL Ravens have us wondering if they’ll meet at SB 54, the Raiders threw up the white flag against the surging Jets, and Jerry Jones is seeing finally his coach for exactly who he is.
This week will only ever be remembered for Myles Garrett hitting a QB with his own helmet... but, for now we'll focus on the football.
We have a new found love for Kirk, the Rams and Eagles are depressing and Atlanta is on a hot streak.
After a brief hiatus due to the curse of Tullamarine, the boys are back to make sense of a wild MNF game between the Niners and Hawks.
Dak looked like THE GUY for Dallas in a tough loss to Dalvin Cook and his surging Vikings. Miami is far from a punching bag - they're on a hot streak.
The Patriots beat the Jets so badly that Bill Belichick almost smiled – we’ll recap the Monday Night slaughter for you.
Plus – we’re talking good Cowboys/bad Eagles, the Colts and Ravens looking sharp, and try to unpack the top of the NFC.
The inaugural duel between Watson and Mahomes saw the Chiefs draw first blood, but it was the Texans who won the day. Niners and Pats remain undefeated - could they put on the most handsome Super Bowl in history? What do we make of the currently flailing state of the NFC East?
Jon Gruden is up and Jay Gruden is out. We're not sure if anyone wants to win the AFC North and give a huge preview of Dolphins v. Redskins.
Two days ago we thought they were cooked, but now the Browns back to being contenders and the Bucs are... dangerous? Welcome to the Week 4 recap.
Daniel Jones is the MVP, the Browns are done and KC have won the SuperBowl. All that and more overreactions from week three of the NFL season.
- Dolphins will trade anything not tied down.
- The Steelers lost Big Ben but are still swinging for the fence despite being 0-2.
- What did we learn from week 2?
- How will the Saints fair w/o Brees? -Who has had the best/worst start to the year?
The Saints are winners, Antonio Brown is a Patriot and Lamar Jackson is a god damn quarterback. Knock on Wood if you didn't loose week one.
Knock on wood if we're going 3-13. We are IN on Joooooonn Gruden, Andrew Luck's retirement sends the NFL into meltdown PLUS we create power rankings for the NFL Media's top Goobers.
Now that things have quietened down in the offseason, we've had a chance to run a full stocktake of the NFL. Each team is ranked from Contender to Cooked.
Plus, we talk a little NBA at the end because we're not precious and it's great content.
The Giants have moved on from Odell Beckham Jr. and the Browns are now America's team. What a time to be alive.
We got a fever. And the only prescription, is more free agency.
We take a look into all of the major signings of NFL free agency period including Nick Foles, Trey Flowers, Landon Collins, as well as the Antonio Brown trade to the Raiders.
It's the offseason. Time to talk shit about trades that will definitely maybe never possibly probably happen. Today's Pod: News // Franchise Tags // Trades // Free Agents.
It wasn't pretty. We saw more punts than an old codger at the TAB. But on the biggest stage, Belichick, Brady, and the Patriots did their job and came away with their sixth (!!!) Super Bowl title.
The conference champs have been crowned, NFL officials tried the Birdbox challenge, and Greg Zuerlein's kick is still going. Enough drama for you?
The Rams advance thanks to Sean McVay's handsome brain and these New England Patriots continued their tyrannical reign over the AFC.
Looks like we have a super bowl rematch on our hands... 18 years later.
Ram Fanatic Peter 'Funbags' also joins the show (53:20)
It might not have been as exciting as we'd hoped, but the four remaining top seeds won out. Funbags joins the show to tell us what he liked in the Rams win over the Cowboys. Also... Zach was gutted RE: Eagles.
The magic of Big Dick Nick will never die. Fly Eagles, Fly! The NFL Playoffs are here and Wild Card Weekend did not disappoint.
The Rams take a tumble, Colts are looking dangerous, and the playoff hunt is heating up.
McCarthy fired! Green Bay has pulled the trigger, and we imagine Rodgers couldn't be happier... despite losing to the Cardinals at home. The Seahawks, Chargers and Broncos continue to build momentum in the playoff race, while the Colts, Panthers and Vikings take a tumble.
The Seahawks knock off the Carolina Pretenders, Hue Jackson can't even beat his own team, and is it time for Green Bay to Pack her up?
We're coming off our own bye week and feeling more dangerous than Baker Mayfield. Zach's lamenting another Eagles home loss, the Saints look invincible, and it's all coming to you a day early because we couldn't give a shit about the Giants at 49ers tomorrow. Hooray.
The Hue Jackson Era has mercifully ended at 3-36-1, but what's next for the Browns? | The Saints extend their streak to 6 wins | Are there new contenders in Carolina?
Zach & Charlie break down the week eight action of the NFL, doing their best to make sense of America's game from the other side of the world.
!TRADE ALERT! Amari Cooper is a Cowboy | The Eagles hangover continues... | Will Jacksonville survive the Bortopolypse? Zach & Charlie break down the week seven action of the NFL, doing their best to make sense of America's game from the other side of the world.
Aaron Rodgers, human forklift, once again carries the Packers to a victory, the Patriots reclaim the throne of the AFC, and it's time to Brock & roll in Miami. Zach & Charlie break down the week six action of the NFL, doing their best to make sense of America's game from the other side of the world.
Drew Brees is smashing records, OBJ sounds off on his team, and Jalen Ramsay is still the undisputed king of shit talk... but did he back it up? Zach & Charlie break down the week five actions of the NFL, doing their best to make sense of America's game from the other side of the world.
Week 4 of the NFL season is in the books and things are looking yeah nah good. Earl Thomas flipped the bird to the birds, the Chiefs look unstoppable and Coach Gruden got a W - 'let me tell you sumpthin' man, it feels great'. Zach & Charlie do their best to make sense of America's game from the other side of the world.
An absolute rollercoaster of emotion coming out of week three of the NFL season. The Browns finally get a win, the 49ers move forward without their star QB, and we all bore witness to the biggest upset victory in over 20 years. Zach & Charlie do their best to make sense of America's game from the other side of the world.
We've had a player retire at half-time, two unlikely MVP candidates and three undefeated Florida teams. Zach & Charlie Blitz through all of the NFL action from week 2 of the 2018 season.
First Down Under with Zach & Charlie officially kicks off.
We'll drive through 4 downs in the podcasts, starting with the highlights from the opening week of the season, right through to our favourite segment: 'how much money did Charlie lose in his multi this week?'