Pardon My Take · 2026-10-16
NFL Week 6 Picks And Preview, Mike Florio Talking NFL, Broncos Win Despite Bo Nix, Brewers To The World Series Plus Fyre Fest
This is Wakewire's analysis, based on the recording and the passages quoted here. Tone and candor labels are our read, not a finding about anyone's motive. Our standards
- Source
- Pardon My Take · Episode page
- Released
- 2026-10-16
- We read it
- 2026-10-16
- Recording
- Recording has gaps
- Read confidence
- medium
- Review
- Passed automatic checks
What the episode covered
The Pardon My Take hosts said the episode was about NFL Week 6, the Brewers, the Broncos-Seahawks game, Jalen Hurts's blood clot, picks, and Mike Florio's football read. The register is candid fan talk mixed with polished sponsor copy, and the DraftKings relationship sits inside a picks-heavy show. Watch whether the Chargers loss scenario produces a staffing or roster move, and whether Hurts's status gets clarified by team reporting.
Our summary, written from the transcript. Not the speakers' words.
The episode, in order
01Commercial open
The audience is placed in an ad-supported sports entertainment format before the sports talk begins.
02Brewers and Dodgers
The segment treated Milwaukee as a model of modern team-building and Los Angeles as a high-spend team that lacked energy in the series.
03Broncos-Seahawks
The football read separates the final score from the underlying quarterback concerns on both teams.
04Jalen Hurts injury
This is one of the clearest moments where the speakers limit their own analysis instead of filling the gap with certainty.
05College football playoff expansion
The segment shows the show moving from game reaction into a broader complaint about sports product design.
06NFL Week 6 picks
The betting content is not incidental. It is structurally tied to the show's preview format.
07Mike Florio interview
The interview adds a more reported tone, but much of it remains framed as informed speculation rather than settled news.
08Show close
The ending reinforces that the program is built as much around recurring personalities as around sports information.
Sponsors named in this episode
| Sponsor stated | Where, claim and disclosure |
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| Who's the bad guy |
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| Pepsi |
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| DraftKings |
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| Reese's |
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| Twisted Tea |
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| Shell |
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| Kraken |
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| Chevy |
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| State Farm |
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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
Sponsor or conflict flagged. Sportsbook sponsor inside betting-picks episode — The recording says the show is presented by DraftKings, includes DraftKings ad reads with code TAKE, and then the hosts give picks, parlays, spreads, totals, and sportsbook-related discussion.
Wakewire's read of interests
- Pardon My Take hosts: They are producing sports entertainment, betting picks, recurring jokes, and sponsor reads for their audience.
- Big Cat: He gives fan-driven reads on the Bears, Brewers, gambling angles, and show in-jokes, while also reading sponsor copy.
- PFT: He contributes football analysis, jokes, interview questions, and personal segments that keep the show conversational.
- Max: He speaks as an Eagles fan in the Hurts and Sirianni segments and corrects earlier emotional reactions.
- Hank: He participates in picks and team banter, including Patriots and Chargers-related segments.
- Mike Florio: He promotes his football reporting perspective, his ProFootballTalk anniversary project, and his fiction writing.
Recording limits
- The transcript has apparent cuts, including the first segment ending at "and the" and the State Farm ad ending at "That's why State Farm".
Claims that need more support
- A host said Mark Walter is under investigation and owes billions of dollars, but the episode did not provide sourcing or context for that statement.
Claims made on air that the episode itself did not back up.
Questions the conversation didn't reach
- The conversation raised Jalen Hurts's blood clot and possible travel questions, but did not answer what the team knew or when it knew it.
Topics the episode did not address. This does not mean anyone avoided them.
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The read
The read is that this is a self-aware take show, not a clean news briefing. Charitably, the hosts are transparent when they do not know something, especially on Hurts. The boring read is that the show is built to move from fan reaction to picks to sponsor copy. The skeptical read is that strong football forecasts and unsupported factual asides can sit beside sportsbook promotion, so the useful signal is in the concrete admissions, stats, and named reporting rather than the loudest certainty.
This read assumes: The transcript is representative of the supplied recording segment. The hosts' sponsor reads are part of the episode as transcribed. No outside episode title or sports knowledge is used.
Every opinion labeled as one. This is Wakewire's analysis of the recording, not a finding about anyone's motive.
What was said
Commercial open
The recording opened with platform availability, a Barstool party game promotion, a DraftKings presentation tag, and a Pepsi read.
Brewers and Dodgers
The hosts said the Brewers swept the Dodgers, trailed in every game, scored late, and represented a disciplined roster built around analytics and contact.
Broncos-Seahawks
The hosts said Sam Darnold played poorly, Bo Nix did not drive the win, and Denver's defensive line was the true reason the Broncos won.
Jalen Hurts injury
The hosts said Hurts was out with a blood clot and emphasized that they did not know enough about the process to comment on travel or team decisions.
College football playoff expansion
The hosts said a 24-team playoff would make more losses survivable, reduce the stakes of the regular season, and probably be driven by money.
NFL Week 6 picks
The hosts moved through sides, totals, survivor angles, injury news, and player props while also reading DraftKings copy.
Mike Florio interview
Florio discussed his 25-year anniversary project, correction Sunday, Chargers trade and firing possibilities, broadcast booth speculation, Brian Flores, and Titans dysfunction.
Show close
The hosts closed with personal updates, golf disputes, wallet stories, food habits, lottery numbers, birthdays, and in-jokes.
Our paraphrase, not the speakers' words.
The passages we relied on
"People also forget the name of this podcast. Okay? Pardon My Take. All right? Just relax, everyone."
"Trust no one and accuse everyone. Who's the bad guy, the official Barstool"
"It's all brought to you by our friends at Pepsi. No game day"
"Okay, before we get to week 7 picks and previews, DraftKings football has"
"The part of my take week 6 preview is brought to you by"
"Nation goes down smooth, making the perfect drink to keep the good times"
"Football has a way of turning one game into a full week of"
"Before we get to Mike Florio, he's brought to you by Shell. You"
"And before we get to Florio, he's brought to you by our good"
"Florio was brought to you by our good friends over at Chevy. Football"
"And Mike Florio was also brought to you by State Farm. Every football"
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
- If the Chargers lose to the Chiefs, check whether the Chargers announce a coaching change or roster trade rather than only postgame frustration. (After the Chargers-Chiefs game and before their next game.)
- Check whether the Eagles issue an injury update that gives a timeline for Jalen Hurts and explains whether travel, practice injury, or another factor is relevant. (Before the next Eagles game.)
- Check whether the Chargers trade Khalil Mack or another veteran in the last year of a contract. (Before the NFL trade deadline discussed in the interview.)
- Check whether Florio posts the promised free anniversary chapters beginning on November 1. (Starting November 1.)
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