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Three Things to Watch This Week - Week 4

The 1 - 2 New England Patriots play Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on Sunday September 29th at 4:05 PM.


I would very much like to go back to watching fancy football.

We're downgrading this team from "surprisingly frisky" to "potentially another lost season" after last week. There's just too far to go for this offense. Watch this space for additional updates


Wilson Power Rankings:

1) How to with John

2) Luke

3) Thomas F.

4) Ann and Nancy

5) Marco

6) Eugene

7) Pickett

8) The Volleyball

9) Patrick

10) Owen

11) Rita


Here are three things that I did not care for in week 3:

1) Poor Jacoby Brissett is getting absolutely beat up out there. I feel for the guy. We have not put him in a good situation.

2) Punts. So many punts.

3) Aaron Rodgers. Maybe not dead yet?


Dad Rock Jam of the Week

Faith No More - Falling to Pieces


Did the Patriots score 20 points last week? 

My brothers and sisters in The Force, you know they did not.


My prediction: Patriots 10, 49ers 34

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This week Thursday Morning Third Down Back is pleased to welcome guest columnist Number Six from The Prisoner.

If there's one thing you need to maintain, either as an ex-spy or a football team, it's a sense of identity. It can be too easy to lose your way back to where you want to be if you've forgotten who you are. If you've lost that, you've lost everything.

Your actions define you as a man. Not what society gives you as a label. Or a number. You control the narrative.

...and now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to attempt another escape from the Village with a suspiciously attractive redhead I just met this morning. She seems nice.

Be seeing you.

 (Thursday Morning Third Down Back is never written with AI or sponsored by foreign governments.)

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