Pardon My Take · 2026-09-28
NFL Week 3, Fastest 2 Minutes, Drake Maye Has The Yips, The Ravens Win In 7 Seconds, Witching Hour Madness Plus Who's Back Of The Week
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- Source
- Pardon My Take · Episode page
- Released
- 2026-09-28
- We read it
- 2026-10-02
- Recording
- Recording has gaps
- Read confidence
- medium
- Review
- Reviewed by an editor
What the episode covered
The hosts said Week 3 produced several sharp reversals, with Jaguars 35, Patriots 6 and Drake May’s turnovers getting the longest treatment. Between the lines, the register is candid and fan-driven, with DraftKings named as presenting sponsor while the show discusses lines and bets. Watch whether the Patriots offense steadies and whether the Texans, Buccaneers, Chargers, and Dolphins recover from 0-3.
Our summary, written from the transcript. Not the speakers' words.
The episode, in order
01Fastest Two Minutes and show frame
It establishes that the recording is an entertainment recap first, with stats and game analysis mixed into bits and ad reads.
02Jaguars and Patriots
This is the clearest football signal in the transcript because it combines score, player mistakes, pressure data, and an extended debate about quarterback trajectory.
03Patriots quarterback anxiety
The discussion shows the gap between fan coping and evaluation, since the recording raises multiple explanations without resolving which one fits.
04Commanders and Seahawks
The Commanders segment is openly fan-positioned and specific, with enthusiasm balanced by concern about Jayden Daniels returning without surgery.
05Browns and Panthers
This segment is more analytical than comedic because the hosts cite pressures, sacks, situational defense, and historical Browns quarterback context.
06Chargers, Bills, Texans, Colts, Chiefs, Dolphins, and other games
The recurring signal is that the hosts read Week 3 through turnovers, late-game management, red-zone failures, and whether teams are real or merely surviving.
07Who's Back and closing topics
The episode loosens after the NFL slate, making the closing stretch more personality-driven than news-driven.
Sponsors named in this episode
| Sponsor stated | Where, claim and disclosure |
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| Who's the Bad Guy |
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| DraftKings |
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| Paramount+ |
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| YouTube TV |
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| SimpliSafe |
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| RHOBACK |
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| Twisted Tea |
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No sponsor named doesn't mean no ads. Each row was taken from the ad break as it was read on air. The verbatim passage behind every row is checked against the transcript character for character. Short excerpts appear below.
Roles and stated affiliations
Stated affiliation. Memes: He is positioned as a Jets fan assessing improvement and reacting to AFC East and Bears-Jets stakes.
Wakewire's read of interests
- Pardon My Take hosts: They are producing an entertainment sports recap with jokes, fan arguments, betting-adjacent segments, and sponsor reads.
- Hank: He is positioned in the transcript as a Patriots fan defending or processing Drake May and New England’s loss.
- PFT: He is positioned as a Commanders fan reacting to Washington’s win, the team name, Dan Quinn, Marcus Mariota, and Jayden Daniels.
- Max: He is positioned as an Eagles and Philadelphia sports fan, especially during the Commanders, Eagles, Phillies, and Penn State exchanges.
Recording limits
- The transcript cuts from the fastest two minutes during a Tampa Bay setup into a later Jaguars and Patriots discussion.
- The Browns and Panthers segment appears twice with repeated wording.
Questions the conversation didn't reach
- The episode raised whether Drake May's turnovers reflect yips, injury, or normal young quarterback variance, but it did not settle that question.
Topics the episode did not address. This does not mean anyone avoided them.
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The read
Source grade is medium because the transcript is long and detailed, but it has cuts, repeated bumpers, and one duplicated Browns section. On the surface, this is a Week 3 NFL recap with the Patriots, Jaguars, Browns, Commanders, Chargers, Texans, Chiefs, and Monday night setup as the main sports material. The strongest signal is where the hosts use scores, turnovers, pressure rates, drive stats, and late-game management to sort teams. The fodder is the impressions, sexual jokes, side arguments, nipple tangent, and fan needling. Speaker incentives are visible as fandom and show entertainment, not hidden motive. The charitable read is that the hosts are openly biased fans who give concrete reactions. The boring read is that this is a scoreboard show carrying a lot of ad inventory. The skeptical read is that the DraftKings presentation sits near betting talk, and no broader gambling relationship disclosure was stated on the recording.
This read assumes: The supplied transcript is representative of the recording, though it contains cuts and repetition. Line guessing, live bets, and parlay references are betting-adjacent content. Named sponsors in the transcript are the only sponsorship evidence used.
Every opinion labeled as one. This is Wakewire's analysis of the recording, not a finding about anyone's motive.
What was said
Fastest Two Minutes and show frame
The episode opened with a sponsored setup, a rapid joke-heavy NFL recap, and a promise to cover every Week 3 game.
Jaguars and Patriots
The hosts said Jacksonville dominated New England 35-6, praised the Jaguars defense and coaching, and focused heavily on Drake May’s turnovers.
Patriots quarterback anxiety
The hosts joked about yips, psychologist talk, injury possibilities, all-22 tape, and whether May’s poor stretch is temporary or more serious.
Commanders and Seahawks
PFT celebrated Washington’s 33-31 win, praised Sonny Stiles and David Blau, and said the team could get to 3-2 if the next stretch goes well.
Browns and Panthers
The hosts said the Browns defense suffocated Carolina and treated Deshaun Watson’s recent fourth-quarter drives as notable without fully declaring him good.
Chargers, Bills, Texans, Colts, Chiefs, Dolphins, and other games
The hosts moved game by game through Buffalo beating the Chargers, Indianapolis beating Houston, Kansas City beating Miami, the Giants beating Tennessee, the 49ers offense, and several later results.
Who's Back and closing topics
The final section shifted to Twisted Tea, Team USA golf, baseball pitcher farewells, Wisconsin football, Steph Curry, Jalen Brunson, Chet Holmgren’s listed weight, and number guessing.
Our paraphrase, not the speakers' words.
The passages we relied on
"On today's Part of My Take, presented by DraftKings, it's week 3 in the NFL, and we're going to get to every single game."
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"Welcome to Part of My Take, presented by DraftKings. The crown is yours."
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Short excerpts, credited to the show, at most 40 words each and 150 per episode. We do not publish transcripts. We link to the episode so you can hear it from the show itself.
What to watch for
- Drake May’s next game has fewer turnovers and fewer missed open throws. (Next Patriots game and the next all-22 discussion.)
- Houston, Tampa Bay, and the Chargers either win quickly or remain winless after another week. (Week 4.)
- The Browns defense repeats the pressure and third-down control against Pittsburgh. (Thursday Night Football.)
- The show gives clearer disclosure language when DraftKings is named near betting segments. (Future episodes with lines, picks, or parlays.)
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