The Hot Route: Recent Episodes
Jon Peterson
The Hot Route is a sports podcast serving up quick reads and hot takes with a particular focus on the NFL
The final week of the NFL season is in the books. It was a big day to cap big seasons for Aaron Rodgers and Derrick Henry while Doug Pederson somehow made a lost season even worse for the Eagles. Here are the 10 things to know from Week 17.
Aaron Rodgers is cementing his case for MVP. Alvin Kamara had a game for the record books. Pittsburgh and Tampa are rounding into playoff form and the Browns are looking like… the Browns. Here are the 10 things to know from week 16.
Pittsburgh is in a free fall. Justin Herbert and Justin Jefferson are setting rookie records and the Titans and Bills kept winning big. We’ll cover all that and more in this week’s 10 Things to Know.
There’s been a changing of the guard in Philly. Derrick Henry is once again balling out in December, and across the board we saw big defensive performances from the Bills, Cardinals, and Chiefs, teams we normally see lighting things up on offense. We’ll cover all that and more in this week’s 10 Things to Know.
The Jets and the Steelers finally have something else in common besides being ex-teams of Leveon Bell - week 13 losses. Aaron Rodgers and Justin Jefferson are in historic territory while the Pats and Browns keep rolling, we’ll cover all that and more in the 10 Things You Need to Know from Week 13.
We saw some monster games from the usual suspects like Derrick Henry and Tyreek Hill, but the real news story of week 12 was COVID-19. The Broncos were forced to play a game without a QB while the Ravens-Steelers game kept getting moved back and is now slated for this Wednesday. We’ll cover all that and more in this week's episode of The Hot Route.
The Steelers are still undefeated. The Chiefs offense tied a team record and Justin Herbert set a rookie record while the Saints and Seahawks defenses turned in strong performances. We’ll discuss all that and more in the 10 things you need to know from Week 11.
Welcome to the week 10 edition of the Hot Route. We’ll cover what to expect from the Vikings offense, a surprising defensive standout for the Pats, why Nick Chubb’s return from injury may not be all good news for the Browns, and more on this week’s episode!
Patrick Mahomes and Kyler Murray are red hot while Russell Wilson and Tom Brady struggled. We break down the ten things to know from Week 9 and then talk MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the year races with special guest, Zach Overcashier.
Russ got back to cookin’ in Seattle, the Steelers remain unbeaten, Dalvin Cook had his best game yet, and KC kept rolling. We cover all this and more on this week’s episode of The Hot Route.
Week 7 is over and we’re down to one unbeaten team. Tyler Lockett had a huge game but Russ struggled and Baker bested Joe Burrow in a battle of Ohio football teams. We cover all this and more in Week 7’s episode.
Derrick Henry went beast mode, the Steelers dominated the Browns in an AFC North showdown, and Tua Tagavoila is the new starter for Miami. We’ll cover all that and more in this week’s episode of The Hot Route.
The Titans kept rolling, Houston finally got on track, and Justin Herbert continues to impress. I'll talk about all that and discuss the implications of the Dak Prescott injury and Leveon Bell release with special co-host Zach Dietmeier.
Josh Allen and Russell Wilson continued their MVP level play, the Chiefs look ready to defend their Super Bowl and one NFC team looks like they’re ready to start Tanking for Trevor. We cover all these stories and their fantasy football implications in this week’s episode of The Hot Route.
Russell Wilson is on a historic pace, Josh Allen threw for 417 yards and Saquon highlighted a rash of injuries on Sunday. We cover all these stories and their fantasy football implications in this week’s episode of the Hot Route.
Week 1 is in the books and there are some clues about what to look for in Week 2 and beyond of the NFL season. We cover Clyde Edwards-Helaire, the 49ers Defense, Drew Brees, Minshew Mania, and the number of carries Cam Newton is on pace to record.