{"id":"1794473347730-sports-segment","slug":"caleb-williams-wins-ugly-with-four-picks","title":"Caleb Williams wins ugly with four picks","summary":"The Week 9 schedule had the Giants hosting Washington, not playing at Philadelphia. The Giants did not beat the Eagles 19-11 in Philly that week.\n\nJordan Love threw three touchdown passes against the Patriots, not four. Drake Maye did throw three interceptions. The Lamar Jackson injury report is not confirmed in available sources. N/A N/A N/A N/A","publishedAt":"2026-11-12T08:49:07.730Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Late Scores","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"FALSE","notes":"FALSE: The Week 9 schedule had the Giants hosting Washington, not playing at Philadelphia. The Giants did not beat the Eagles 19-11 in Philly that week.\nSource: [fanduel.com](https://www.fanduel.com/research/nfl/scores/week/week,9) (https://x.com/Anthony_Rivardo/status/2119555582386467274)\n\nFALSE: Jordan Love threw three touchdown passes against the Patriots, not four. Drake Maye did throw three interceptions. The Lamar Jackson injury report is not confirmed in available sources. N/A N/A N/A N/A\nSource: [sports.yahoo.com](https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/fantasy-football-stock-report-jordan-love-on-a-heater-while-lions-depth-receivers-struggle-coming-ou (https://x.com/Pitchbefumble/status/2119655806417199438)","claims":[{"verdict":"FALSE","summary":"The Week 9 schedule had the Giants hosting Washington, not playing at Philadelphia. The Giants did not beat the Eagles 19-11 in Philly that week.","sourceName":"[fanduel.com](https://www.fanduel.com/research/nfl/scores/week/week,9)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Anthony_Rivardo/status/2119555582386467274","claim":"Here's where every NFC East team stands after Sunday: 📊 Giants 5-2-1 · Cowboys 4-5 · Commanders 2-5-1 · Eagles 2-7 🏈 GIANTS (5-2-1) → Beat the Eagles 19-11 in Philly, their first win there in 13 years, and they're now 2-0-1 in the division. J.J. McCarthy left with a hip https:/","author":"Anthony Rivardo (@Anthony_Rivardo)"},{"verdict":"FALSE","summary":"Jordan Love threw three touchdown passes against the Patriots, not four. Drake Maye did throw three interceptions. The Lamar Jackson injury report is not confirmed in available sources. N/A N/A N/A N/A","sourceName":"[sports.yahoo.com](https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/fantasy-football-stock-report-jordan-love-on-a-heater-while-lions-depth-receivers-struggle-coming-ou","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Pitchbefumble/status/2119655806417199438","claim":"🏈 Daily NFL UPDATE Insane you missed the action today... 🚨 HEADLINES 🐻 Bears 27-24 Bucs on a late field goal. Caleb threw four picks and still won 🧀 Packers 45-27 Patriots, Love four TDs, Maye three picks 🟣 Lamar out 6 to 9 weeks after thumb surgery. Ravens trade for","author":"Pitch Be Fumble (@Pitchbefumble)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/Anthony_Rivardo/status/2119555582386467274","name":"[fanduel.com](https://www.fanduel.com/research/nfl/scores/week/week,9)","kind":"x","verdict":"FALSE","author":"Anthony Rivardo (@Anthony_Rivardo)"},{"url":"https://x.com/Pitchbefumble/status/2119655806417199438","name":"[sports.yahoo.com](https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/fantasy-football-stock-report-jordan-love-on-a-heater-while-lions-depth-receivers-struggle-coming-ou","kind":"x","verdict":"FALSE","author":"Pitch Be Fumble (@Pitchbefumble)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794473347730-sports-segment-caleb-williams-wins-ugly-with-four-picks","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794473347730-sports-segment-caleb-williams-wins-ugly-with-four-picks","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794473347730-sports-segment-caleb-williams-wins-ugly-with-four-picks and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"Caleb Williams throws multiple picks and the Bears still win. That's the kind of stat that makes you question everything."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Multiple interceptions! And they win on a late field goal. That's not a quarterback performance, that's a survival story."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Look, I'm not saying he played well. But the kid keeps finding ways to win ugly. That's a trait."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"A trait? Throwing four picks is a trait now? That's a flaw with a good defense behind it."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The defense held Tampa to around 24. The offense turned it over multiple times and still put up around 27. That's resilience."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Resilience is not turning the ball over four times. Resilience is what the Bucs showed, almost winning despite that mess."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You want to talk about the Bucs? Fine. They lost. Moral victories don't show up in the standings."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And four-pick games don't show up in winning formulas. One of these weeks, that defense won't bail him out."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Maybe. But right now, the Bears are winning. And that's all that matters in this league."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Spoken like a guy who's never had to watch his quarterback hand the ball to the other team four times."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I've watched plenty of bad quarterback play. This wasn't that. This was a young guy pressing, and still finding a way."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Pressing? He threw into double coverage twice. That's not pressing, that's not seeing the field."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And yet, final score: Bears 27, Bucs 24. You can't argue with the result."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I can argue with the process. And the process says this is not sustainable."},{"host":"Liam","text":"We'll see. But for now, the Bears are above .500 and Caleb Williams is still the guy."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"For now. That's the key phrase. For now."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Speaking of quarterbacks, John Frascella dropped his power rankings heading into Week 10."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Let me guess, Josh Allen at number one again. The man could throw a pick-six and still get ranked first."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Actually, yes. Allen, Burrow, Love in Tier 1. Mahomes and Purdy in Tier 2."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Mahomes in Tier 2? That's a take. The guy's won multiple Super Bowls."},{"host":"Liam","text":"This season, though? Allen's been better. Burrow's been better. Love has been on a heater."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Love threw three touchdowns against the Patriots, not four like some accounts are saying. But still, he's been sharp."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Three touchdowns, three picks for Maye. The Packers rolled. But Mahomes at four? That feels disrespectful."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"It's not disrespectful. It's about this season. And this season, Mahomes hasn't been the best quarterback in football."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He's still the most dangerous. You give me one game, I'm taking Mahomes over anyone."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"One game, sure. But power rankings aren't about one game. They're about the body of work."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And the body of work includes two Super Bowl MVPs. That has to count for something."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"It counts for legacy. Not for Week 10 rankings. Frascella's ranking the present, not the past."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fine. But Jordan Love over Mahomes? That's the one I can't get behind."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Love's been playing like a top-five quarterback. The numbers back it up. You just don't want to admit it."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'll admit he's been good. But top three? That's a stretch."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Then who's your top three? Allen, Burrow, and...?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"Allen, Burrow, and Mahomes. I don't care what the rankings say."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"So you're just ignoring the season? That's not analysis, that's nostalgia."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It's not nostalgia. It's knowing who the best players are when it matters most."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And when it mattered most last week, Love threw three touchdowns and Mahomes was... fine."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Mahomes doesn't need to be great in Week 9. He needs to be great in January."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Power rankings don't wait for January. They're a snapshot. And the snapshot says Love is playing better right now."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Agree to disagree. But I'll say this: if the Packers and Chiefs meet in the Super Bowl, I know who I'm taking."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And I know who I'm taking. The guy with the hot hand."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Different world entirely: there's a post going around about the NFC East standings, and it's got the Giants beating the Eagles in Philly."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's not what happened. The Giants hosted Washington that week. They didn't play the Eagles in Philly."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Right, the post is wrong. But it's got people talking about where the Giants and Eagles stand in the division."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The records might be right, but the details are off. And details matter in this division."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The NFC East is a mess. Giants on top, Eagles in the basement. Nobody saw that coming."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The Eagles have fallen apart. And the Giants, with J.J. McCarthy, are actually winning games."},{"host":"Liam","text":"McCarthy reportedly left with a hip issue, though. That's a concern for a team that's finally found something."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"If he's out for any length of time, that division race changes fast. The Cowboys are right there at 4-5."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The Cowboys are always right there, and then they're not. That's the story of the last decade."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"This year feels different. They're not great, but they're hanging around. In this division, that's enough."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Hanging around isn't winning. And the Giants are actually winning. That's the difference."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"For now. But if McCarthy's hip is serious, the whole division flips."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the thing about the NFC East. It never makes sense for more than a week."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And that's why we love it. Chaos every single week."},{"host":"Liam","text":"One more from the NBA side: Fred Katz on Bluesky says all NBA games should just be OG Anunoby and James Harden taking 48 minutes to set up for jump balls."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's a very specific brand of basketball hell. And I'm here for it."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It's funny because it's true. Those two could stall a game into the next day."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Anunoby's deliberate, Harden's methodical. Put them together and you've got a four-hour game."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The league's already dealing with pace issues. This would be the final boss of slow basketball."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'd watch it once. Just to say I survived it."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You'd fall asleep by the third quarter. Don't lie."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'd be awake for the jump balls. That's the whole point."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And that's the show. We'll be back with more scores, more takes, and more arguments."}]}