What is in store for the 2026 Atlanta Falcons? | Season Preview

We welcome you back to Ticket Master Studios for the 2026 season preview. Atlanta Falcons training camp has wrapped up and we have a lot to discuss because the initial 53man roster has been made. Taylor Vizmore, obviously Dave Archer, DJ Shockley, Will McFaten stepping in for Tory Mhaney today. Thank you guys for being here. Like I said, there is a lot to talk about because the initial 53 man roster has been set. Let's start with the biggest piece of conversation coming into Atlanta at the start of AT&T training camp and that is the quarterback competition. Obviously, it was an open competition for training camp and now as we enter the regular season, still looming competition for the quarterback room kept all four quarterbacks on the roster. Arch, I'll start with you. Keeping four quarterbacks is kind of a new trend that we've seen in this off seasonason alone. A couple of other clubs and organizations has have kept four quarterbacks. Why is that important to keep for knowing where the competition is right now? >> One, I think it says a little bit about the guys that played in the first couple preseason games is they played so well. Um I think that Jack Strand and um Cooper Rush did some really good things uh to get in there. Tua showed some really good stuff in the final game and of course we're still waiting for Michael to have his opportunity. I think that really is why there's four is Michael uh they're they're hoping that you know he's going to be able to work his way back into into the situation. So I think the beauty of it is you got four guys I think you could hand the ball to on opening day albeit I I let's let Jack maybe sit and watch. But uh I like where the QB situation is. I know that people want somebody named right now. I think it's it behooves the Falcons not to name anybody. Yeah. >> I mean Pittsburgh's sitting at home saying what which guy's going to play? what which I got to prepare for. So, uh I don't think that you have to tell anybody anything. >> I'm a big fan of it as well. And I think Arch made a good point about why they kept four was because you got four guys who played really well throughout camp and preseason and we talk about the other two guys in Cooper Rush and Jack Strand. You say, "Okay, if we release these guys or put them on practice squad, do we think they find another team?" Absolutely. And I think that was a positive. you bringing guys to this organization that you thought would be really good in this particular scheme and Tommy Reese and Kevin Stfansky and they both have played well. Tua as well. Arch mentioned that. Hey, you go back to the first day of camp where Jack Strand a rookie was taking first team reps. That speaks volumes of where he was mentally, where he was physically as well. And then Cooper Rush comes in on the first day of training camp. He has to learn terminology. you guys learn uh the players and his ability to pick up everything and then be able to still play well towards the end of uh the the the camp this season was pretty good. Arch had some good numbers earlier. We we we were talking about uh Cooper Rush and what he did in the last couple ball games and just an unbelievable job of getting it done. But you got four guys who this staff really believes in. And like Arch said, at any given time, you give one of these guys the ball and you feel good about it. And that's a great problem to have that you got four quarterbacks that you say, "All right, I love having those guys out there. They all play well. They all accomplish what they wanted to do." And you know, it's a it's a healthy issue to have, I believe. >> Let me ask this, guys, because at the beginning of training camp, Cooper Rush was brought in because Tua Tonga and Michael Penn were not cleared to play 11 on 111 at that time. He was brought in for that reason. They obviously kept him throughout the duration of camp. Tua came back for 11on1s. He played during the duration of camp during those uh parts of camp. And then towards the very tail end of camp, Michael Penn was cleared for 11 on 11s for the first time since he tore his ACL. Will let me ask you this because you've been out at these practices since he's been cleared. What have you seen from Michael Penn as he inches closer to potentially vying for the starting quarterback spot in week one? Well, I think that he has done a great job of finding ways to still learn this playbook, to still be a part of this offense, to still acclimate with the rest of the team even as he is kind of getting back into that full team work. And we saw the full team work come back last week. He did not play in that third preseason game. But that is really what I think he needs to to show kind of early on here is that he can take what he learned in the classroom and then bring it out into those 11on1 periods. Show a command of the offense coming in and out of the huddle and everything that they were praising him for in the classroom and kind of in these meeting rooms. I want to see him execute the offense at a high level like he is going to be ready for week one. >> Let me ask you guys this. Uh let's transition out of the quarterback compet competition conversation a little bit because that will go on on into week one. They've already mentioned that that they will not be naming a starter anytime soon as they look towards week one. Let's start on the other side of the ball though talking about the edge rusher position because as everybody knows the two bigger names on this edge rusher position group, they are not available at the start of um the season. Jaylen Walker will be out for the remainder of the season with an ACL injury. James Pierce Jr. will be out for the first half of the season. He will be out on for eight games due to a suspension. So, let me ask you guys this. Last year, they had one of the best, if not the best, they did have the best season in franchise history when it came to sacks. Jeff Olberg made that a big point um in going out and getting those guys like a Jaylen Walker, like a James Pierce Jr. Now, the big question is who's going to fill in for those two guys on the edge? Arch, I'll start with you. Who do you see stepping into that role and maybe um filling it while those two are gone? Well, clearly, you know, the guys you got on your roster, you went out and got Zidarius Smith, who's a guy that's had 70 sacks in his career, has been a Pro Bowl player. He's a bigger player on the edge uh than either either either one of the guys you mentioned that won't be able to play. Um and then Samson Ebukam is a guy that's a veteran player that's had a number of uh opportunities. Kant Thomas will get in there. I think what I'm excited about um most of all is the the sacks are going to come. You're going to get opportunity. Now, you're going to have 57 sacks? Probably not. I mean, you just set a record. But can you stop the run? And that's the number one goal coming in to this training camp, I think, was to come out of this with some group that could stop the run. You're 24th in the league against the run a year ago. You just went and got uh Javon Dexter from Chicago. He's 66, 325 pounds. You've got Mason Smith, who you went and got traded for uh from Jacksonville, 65 310. You now have the ability to put Zidarius Smith on one edge who's now 6'4 270 and you have the ability now to transition Brandon Doris who is a twitchy guy who had eight and a half sacks from the DTackle spot to the edge at 295 lbs 6'5 295 lb 6'4 295 you just got immensely bigger up front and harder to move off the ball and you just made the life of those guys in the second level a lot easier. So, as much as you kind of get a caught, oh, we're not going to get the 57 sacks, you don't know that because you're you're there's some guys who step up, but you also feel like we're better against the run. Shaq, >> and I'll add this, you mentioned those the size of those guys and what you're doing there. Way back when GM and Cunningham got here, he talked about we're going to be a team that builds through the trenches. That's one of the first things he mentioned and talked about. And we talked about how you can come in and say, "Hey, I have a plan for I want what I want our team to look like, what I want our defense to look like, our D line looks like." Well, he's going out and he's putting the pieces together in the trenches that says, "You know what? I talked about it way back when we got here in April and May, but here's what I'm trying to prove." And now the guys get to go out and and put that force on the field. So, I love the fact that, you know, he talked about elevating the floor. you came into camp, there were a lot of guys. There were a lot of guys on that defensive line, uh, linebacker, that whole front. You say, "Okay, you can't keep them all." That tells you there's a lot of competition in that room. And you love the fact that you got guys now in the building who can go out and say, "You know what? We feel good about where we are. These guys can not replace, but they can go and feel the voice." So, it's going to be interesting to see how Brick does it. And we saw last year, he he can do it in multiple ways, whether it's bringing extra secondary or just bringing the four uh guys up front. But it's going to be interesting to see how he does it. But if anyone can do it, we know uh Brick will find a way to go do it with the versatile players that they have, especially in that front seven. >> Well, I think you just kind of mentioned a key point here is let's not discount the creativity that Jeff Hullbrick and and his defensive staff can bring. They have the second highest blitz rate in the league last year on third down. Arch mentioned the big bodies they just added getting better against the run. What's that going to give you, Shock? A few more third longs. And so I think that they're going to be able to put their fingerprint on the game a little bit more frequently. dial up some of those pressures, some of those simulated pressures, and get the quarterback guessing a little bit post snap. So, I'm excited to see what they can do in that area. >> I think what's really interesting, too, is that um this defensive staff in general, they've all talked very highly about crossraining all their players, whether it's the second level, third level, doesn't matter. We're going to cross trainin these guys. You see it in the guys they've been drafting over the last couple of offseasons as well. And a guy like Divine Diablo, he told me in the beginning of offseason, I really want to come come into this training camp and work on my blitzing and work on my past fresh skills. Is that my day-to-day job? No. But when they call me to do it, which Jeff Brich probably will at some point, I'm going to be able to go in there and do it. How important is it for Let me ask the two quarterbacks really quickly. Having looks where you can, you have no idea what a linebacker is going to do. You have no idea where he's going to line up or what he's going to do. How dangerous is that when you're in the pocket and you have no idea what he's >> Well, it has a lot to do with your calls up front. You're talking about protections. You're talking about making sure every guy is on the same page. I remember my rookie year, we playing in Baltimore and I came to line of scrimmage one time and they had eight guys at line of scrimmage. All were standing up and I'm asking the old line, they're asking me who do we gonna block? That's gonna be an issue. And then you got so many guys on this defense where you say, "Okay, maybe this guy's playing Sam this time. Oh, oh, no. Maybe he's an edge rusher or maybe he's, you know, he got his hand in dirt. So, trying to figure out where this guy is, particularly on this particular play or concept or uh down a distance goes a long way for a quarterback because you got to be able to to diagram. We see it all the time. Quarterbacks point out here's the mic sometimes. Okay, we got to make sure that so the back knows, okay, you got to go back to get this backer. There's so many things that goes into the conversation at the line of scrimmage. And if there's one guy up front that is a little confused, there's one guy that says, "Oh, I thought we were sliding this way because we we classified him as the end." Then no, no, we supposed to go back the other way. Guess what? That causes an issue. Then you got maybe a negative yardage situation. So the communication is going to be huge for opposing team to have to figure out who is who, where they're coming from, and how you diagnose it. That's going to be a big deal. And then to be able to the confidence for Brick to be able to call whatever he wants to play because of the versatility you're talking about, Taylor. Now all of a sudden, I've got two guys in the back end potentially on opening day. Your starting linebackers are Devon Diablo, a former safety, and Kendall Daniels, a former safety. So two guys that understand how to play in the back end of the defense. Now, one of them may be coming and the other one has to pick the backup out of the back. you're very confident in the fact that and Harold Perkins is a guy that can run as well, a young young linebacker. Christian Harris is a guy that potentially could be on the field and can cover. So, I think the versatility that you discussed is helps with the creativity that Brick wants to bring to the table because I'm okay dialing it up and Kendall Daniels takes it back out the back field. I'll bring Divine Deion. So, it's going to be a lot of fun. >> You mentioned someone earlier. And I do want to ask Will about this because of your ability to um see this team for who they are and report on them in the day-to-days. Darius Smith was obviously signed to this roster and on the 53 man ro the initial 53man roster, excuse me. He's entering his 12th year. His longest since were with the Ravens and the Packers and took time with Cleveland with Kevin Stfansky as well. He's acrewed 70 and a half sacks, 176 quarterback hits and 87 tackles of loss for loss over the 12 seasons that he has played. When you go out and you get a Zidarius Smith, what outside of just his production, what are you getting in that guy? >> Well, I think anybody who watched his press conference would just see the type of human being that he is. I mean, that was one of the rawest, most emotional, just vulnerable press conferences I think I've ever seen. And it immediately I think you root for the guy and and you believe that he is is coming back to something that he loves. And you two know it as well as anybody. like you have to love this game truly to succeed at it. So I I think that that first and foremost shows you the character of person you're getting in the locker room. And that is important when you're bringing a veteran who is going to, you know, mentor a group that has a lot of expectations and a lot of ambitions for themsel. And that is when you look at a player like Brandon Doris, I think he's going to benefit from Zidarius Smith. I think when James Pierce Jr. comes back, I think he's going to benefit from Zidarius Smith. So, there are a lot of young players who will just learn from all of the different mentors that Zidarius Smith has had throughout his career. You mentioned kind of the the impressive amount of defenses he has played for in his career. He's got familiarity with Kevin Stfansky and that's going to be important, but I think when you look at the chess piece that can kind of move around the defensive line, I think it's going to be Brandon Doris, but I see a lot of that in Zidarius Smith as well because he is such a veteran and rushes with Savvy and always has a plan. Ted, we saw this guy when they picked him up uh going into the Colts game and you watch him on the sideline. You expect that you think this guy's been around here for five years. The way he was interacting with his teammates. You saw him down there with the iPad talking to everybody. One of the first guys to run on the field after Tyler G. I mean, like >> that tells you the energy that he's already bringing and the attitude that you know he's played with. And oh, by the way, Arch, he said he wanted to get a 100 sacks, right? He's looking to get 30 more. So yeah, that tells you he's hungry to uh get after the quarterback, which we love here. >> We love it. And for those of you who do not know about um the press conference that Will was speaking about earlier is Darius Smith took a step away from football after the 2025 season due to a couple of losses in his family just to focus on his family and him himself and he's decided that football is where he wants to be and he seems to be really happy to be back in an organization. So welcome back to football, Zidarius Smith. Let's talk about some rookies though about I mean there's a lot of rookies on this roster and a lot of them seem to be really big names in the NFL right now before they even set foot on a true NFL field for um regular season football. What can we expect from this 2026 NFL draft class for the Falcons early on in the season? >> I think it's a group that will have immediate impact on his roster. I think you watch these guys in camp, you watch him in preeason, uh, and you you seen Avon starting to get his body back, right, to get in the mold to be able to play. Looking for him to have a huge huge, uh, play in that that secondary, whether he plays nickel, whether he plays outside, whether he plays. I heard him talk this week say, "I love Nickel because Nickel feels like I can play safety, I can play corner, I can play inside, outside, and he has that attitude about him." The other part is you got a guy Zachariah Branch who uh if you watch anything on atlant falcons.com you see nothing but highlights of him and that's what he's done throughout his uh time here with the Falcons already is compete and this guy loves to go out there. You don't care who's in front of him and he has that ability to be able to take a five yard pass and go to the house with it. Uh Arch has already talked about the two young linebackers who I don't know how you cannot talk about those guys because of their versatility and what they can bring. uh you could tell they have the savvy about them that they want to step in day one and play. I heard um Harold Perus talking to Arch after the game and he asked him about ah you know what do you feel about preseason going to the regular season and he shook his head like it ain't going to matter to me preseason regular season I'm going to go hunt I'm going to go play it >> uh we saw Ethan on have you know play multiple positions in camp when you talk about cross trainining here we go another guy who has played tackle played guard has played a little bit of everything and you know you think coming in to that right tackle spot. Could he add value? But he's going to be a guy that absolutely brings depth to it. And Tario Thompson, another guy who, you know, we've all talked about as well. But this is a group that I think they've done a really good job of understanding how they can add value to this team >> and all have some kind of versatility to them. And it's going to be fun to see how they use them all because guess what? They're going to be used this season. >> Well, >> yeah. I think this is going to be very similar to kind of last year's rookie class where they're going to have a lot of opportunities right out of the gate. you think back to 2016 and those classes that really grew together and you felt their presence and kind of the identity that those young players as a collective brought into the defensive lineup. And so I really do think you're going to see the linebackers first and foremost have a real role and various packages. But I'm curious to also see because I think different positions have different learning curves or the curve kind of can happen at different times. And so I would expect Zachariah Branch to be utilized pretty early on in this offense. And then I'm curious to see how they adapt to defenses adapting to kind of this new wrinkle with what the Falcons have. So everybody on this on this rookie class I think will have a role. Ethan Onian that is going to be kind of a depth piece as he continues to grow in that swing position I think. But I'm excited for it. It's going to be great. >> You mentioned the curve and and a lot of rookies most rookies will hit their rookie curve at some point in the year. oftentimes it is during training camp and I actually got to sit down with Kendall Daniels and I asked him about the rookie curve and like what it's been like for him and he goes I don't know what that is. I it's actually the game's really slowed down for me so far. And I I asked him how how so how has it been slowing down for you? And he said well under coach Venibals I mean you're going 1,000 miles an hour. You also have school on top of that. He's married. He has a baby. like he said, "I just had so much going on in college where now here in the NFL, I can just focus on football, just football." And Arch, let me ask you this. As you know, as you're a rookie and yes, you have all those responsibilities as a kid in college and you have all the um all the brand deals that you have now in college football and then you come to the league and it slows down for you. When does it start to really pick back up? Is it in the regular season of like, "Oh, wow. everyone on this field is better if is as good if not better than me and I got to figure out how to get back up to their standard. >> Well, I I don't think that he's I think his standard is where it needs to be. I mean, if anybody saw the play he makes inside the hash marks and makes a play on a screen pass against the Colts outside the numbers. >> Unbelievable. >> I think he's he's right where he needs to be. And by the way, anybody seen Brent Venibals on a sideline? He's normally out by the numbers and they're jerking him back out off the field. the the coach of the Oklahoma Sooners. Um, so I can see where that's a little intense there. That's Brick's pretty active on the sideline, but he ain't he's not out on the field. I think Kendall Daniels uh among the other rookies, I think that all of them have come in here pretty grounded. Um I I'm really impressed to talk to all of them and and how they've approached every day. They're not thinking about the season or the first quarter of the season or the first game. They're thinking about today. What did I need to do today to get better in practice? And that's something you try to ingrain in players. Remember Shock? Try to Hey, be where your feet are. Kevin says it all the time. Get get better at where you're at right now. And all of them have embraced that. And every one of them have done that. So, as far you don't want the game to speed up. Yeah. >> You want the game to slow down. And if a if the game's already slowed down for Kendall Daniels, we're in a great spot. >> I know, right? >> I love it. All right, let's kind of talk quickly about other guys that aren't rookies on this defense of guys that are coming into year two potentially or just younger guys on this defense that you expect to have a bigger year coming into year two of Jeff or yes, Jeff Olrich's defense, excuse me. Just quickly name and a quick quick reason why. I'll start with you, Arch. >> Yeah, I'm going to go with the guy that got in the trade, Javon Dexter. I think he's going to play monster dividends. He's played 34 of the last 36 games as Chicago Bear. That includes two postseason games. Um he had six sacks last year, four sacks the year before. He's 66 325. He's going to make some plays. >> Well, >> I'm gonna go with another trade. I'm gonna say Mason Smith. Uh he has been the player who I think has grown on me the most throughout training camp and the preseason. Talked to Nate Ali. He said he loved his game coming out of college. So now we kind of know why they went to go get him. And he also feels they can unlock some potential out of him in this kind of attack style front. >> All right, Sean. >> I thought about going in the trenches as well, but I'm I'm I'm going to change it up a little bit. I'm going to go Devon Diablo. How about now with the the green dot? He talked about being a little bit more focused cuz he has to make all the calls. He has to understand everything that's going on around him and it may unlock a whole another level that we've seen from Diablo. He's already really good, but maybe this gives him a little bit more. He can see everything and understand where everybody's going as well. >> I'm going to go with the dark horse really quickly. Billy Bowman Jr., he was just put back on the active 53 Marin roster. I'm excited to see what he does coming back from that Achilles injury that he sustained last season. Should be really good. Really fun year two for Billy Bowman. Let's kind of flip back to the offense though because Tommy Reese is going to be the play caller for this offense. And man, what an embarrassment of riches that he has when it comes to pass catchers and just dudes on that offense, right? I mean, Ian Cunningham thinks so. He extended almost every single pass catcher we have on this offense. What excites you about what Tommy Reese could do in his first year of play calling for the Atlanta Falcons? It's like you mentioned a b an embarrassment of riches to have so many guys who you can do multiple things with and put a defense into a twister because you you're talking about having multiple tight ends. This is something that coach Stfansky and Tom Reese have done in their career of calling plays and coaching is the use of the tight ends. Kyle Pitch just got paid. We saw what he did in that last preseason game throw a shallow cross route and he takes it 30 40 yards down the sideline. His ability to be able to do that is going to be a big part of it. Uh you we all know what number seven can bring. How how else can you how else can you really feature number seven is going to be fun to watch as well. But I think Tom Reed does such a good job of the way he uses formations, way use motions, the way he's going to create the mismatches within a defense that gives those guys chances to make plays. Me and Arch have talked about this a bunch of times with Zachariah Branch, what he will be able to bring in the red zone. >> You're talking about Drake who has always been a dog when you throw it anywhere in his area. It's going to be one of those things where you come into the game plan and each guy's gonna be like, "All right, here's your situation. Here's your situation. Here's your uh chance to to make plays. I can't wait to see how he's going to do it." Because it's going to be every week, how do we feature x amount of guys because all these guys can win you ball games and make plays for you. Yeah, that's the key really to me is Tommy's challenge is not how do I find a player to make a play. It's how do I make sure that they can't hone in on one guy. >> So, his ability to spread the football around. I know we want Bjon to have the lion share of of of carries and this, but you've got to make sure that you get everybody the football. That makes you so hard to defend. And he's got guys that he can do that with. I think Tommy has he's shown it in preeason with a limited play selection sheet what we've seen in the preseason the way they've moved the launch point of the quarterback how we've been able to get to things at the line of scrimmage Tua makes an audible at the line of scrimmage on a play where he motioned Kyle outside to tr uh a bunch look motioned him outside saw coverage stopped the play Kyle back inside and ran a quick screen to the outside had two guys blocking and Kyle's down the sideline that's the versatility that he gives his quarterbacks in it to get someone the football, not just number seven. And we know we want seven handling the football. >> Arch, I love that you just brought up that play because that was one of my favorite small things that I think I saw from this offense in that final preseason game and we saw the outcome of it and Kyle gets free down the sideline. It is finding those creative ways to use your your best weapons. And one of the ways I'm most excited to see them kind of introduce is the screen game. I think an expanded screen package with Bjan Robinson, one of the very best players in the game in space. What's a good way to get him in space? Throw him a screen pass and get creative with the ways they're going to use it. Bjan brought that up as as one of the things he's really liked in Tommy Reese's offense so far. Another thing that he said is that Tommy Reese is not afraid. If he sees something else around the league that he likes, he's gonna he's going to take it from you. He's going to say, "I want to find my version of that." And I love it when somebody is very creatively competitive in that You also got a guy who is a part of that offensive staff that's coached for 49 years. So yeah, uh and Bill Kellahan. So yeah, you can definitely get it done. >> Yeah, who doesn't love some creativity when it comes to offensive scheme, right? And I someone that you brought up, Shock, that I kind of want to talk a little bit more about um in a different way is Zachariah Branch about how he's going to be so versatile for this offense. But you know what he also loves doing is he loves special teams and so does Craig Aerman, the special teams coordinator for the Falcons. has made it very clear from the jump that he got here that special teams is not the forgotten phase. It is the third and equal phase. And there will be guys that are on this roster because they made a name for themselves for themselves, excuse me, on special teams. Who are a couple guys that made this roster that really made a name for themselves on special teams of look, it's not a forgotten phase. I'm going to make my roster spot right here because this matters just as much as offense and defense. >> How about Jake Bailey? Uh you talk about being able to flip a field. We saw him do it a couple times in preseason. P guys inside the 10 yard line. That's a true weapon when you could change the field and not give teams the access to be able to pick up more yardage, but force them to say, you know what, we got to go full field. A lot of teams can go eight, nine, 10, you know, play drives. He's going to be a real weapon on special teams. >> Well, who who stuck out to you on special teams this year? >> I mean, I think when you look at at the 53, a guy like Mike Ford has been so valuable on special teams. We saw the transaction uh the other day, Josh Woods getting elevated up to the active roster. He's huge on special teams. And Malcolm DeWalt, the rookie corner, played a lot of special teams this preseason, so he is somebody who I think will have a role there, too. >> Yeah, I agree. I think DeWalt did a great job on special teams. I al think also think Demarco Helms did a great job. He loves special teams just like Zachariah Branch does. A little bit different of roles on special teams, but DeMarco Helms does love special teams. >> And don't forget the two young linebackers because they are hunting for kickoff coverage. Both of them were very active in the preseason. >> So, as we go throughout the 2026 season, don't just start getting up during special teams when the punt team comes out. Watch them because these guys live for special teams, guys. It's not the time to get up. Maybe during >> number 53 >> TV timeout. But speaking of the 2026 season, 17 games, 18 weeks. We're going on an international trip all the way to Madrid this year, playing the Bengals. Guys, quickly, what is one game on this schedule that you are most looking forward to this year? Arch >> Green Bay on a Thursday night. >> Love it. But it's going to be hot. >> It's It's going to be snowing in Lambo. >> No, it doesn't have to be. Have you ever been there? Have you ever >> No, I haven't. But like I hear that snow. It just >> We took Shock up there and made him stick his tongue on the goal post and we couldn't get him off the go. Oh, Lord. >> Stuff happens sometimes. >> Oh lord. Shock, what are you crazy? >> What are you most looking forward to? >> How about Panthers week two? We I think we owe him a little something. They've always been a little thorn in the side. I think it's time and it's the first one in the division. Let's go. >> ID5 rivalry. Um I'm going to go week six Chicago Bears. I I think the Bears are going to be just a fascinating team this year. It should be an exciting matchup. Also, that 2008 season, which this one is reminding me of in some ways. I think that Chicago Bears game was one of the true catalyst for kind of that era, happened also in week six. So, let's see if they can get a big win in week six. >> I see you will. I see you. >> Love it. Well, as the host, I get to make my own rolls up. So, I have two really four different games. >> What? >> Four. >> She couldn't pick just one. So obviously week five, Sunday Night Football against the Ravens and we'll be in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Thinking back to Kansas City, that was one of the most electric games ever in the bins. It was so much fun. Sunday Night Football, they had Carrie Underwood on the Halo board waiting all day for Sunday night. It was a really good time. Also, weeks 16 through 18, finishing the year out with back-to backto back division games hosting Tampa and then the Saints and then traveling up 85 to the Carolina Panthers to finish out the 2026 season. We know the last handful of years the division has come down to the last three or four weeks. So, it's going to be a really fun last three weeks. >> All right, guys. We thank you so much for watching the season preview. Trying to get you ready for the 2026 season. We will see you week one in Pittsburgh as the Falcons take on the Steelers. And if we don't see you then, we'll see you in week two against Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Thanks, guys.