(instrumental music)
- [Radio Announcer] It is a beautiful morning
from where I'm sittin' at the Roto World
football podcast studios,
because this is a huge fantasy week for Coach Stanton
as he faces the team from Analytics City.
- [Radio Announcer] Oh yeah, they're
the top team in the state.
Former hedge fund managers created their own
fantasy algorithm.
- [Radio Announcer] Oh, it ain't gonna be
easy for Coach Stanton but he's got
a whole town behind him, here, in Draftsville.
(inspiring music)
(doorbell rings)
(doorbell rings again)
- Hold on.
- Hi.
- Hey, Denny.
What brings you around here?
- Is the, uh, coach here?
- Yeah, yeah he's in the kitchen.
- Oh, well.
Lillian made these.
- Oh, well that is sweet.
Thank you.
- (clears throat)
Yeah.
What about that coach?
- These Analytic City boys are killers.
Wall Street types.
They use stats like DVOA and wind probability added
and all kinda voodoo stuff,
but I might have somethin' that might help.
- Is this their league password?
- I never seen that before in my whole life,
but let me tell ya, if I had seen it, you might be right.
- Where'd you get this?
- Let's just say I "stole" it.
- I don't think you did that right.
What do you want me to do with this?
- Well, who am I to say?
I mean, crazy things happen all the time.
Team wakes up on a Sunday morning
and finds their whole football team put on waivers.
Or maybe they're not using the good looking
quarterback Tom Brady no more.
Maybe they're using the third stringer from Cleveland now.
Could be a computer glitch, it's life.
- Look.
I can't use this.
You know I don't play that way.
- You and I both know that analytics has you out manned.
And out conned.
And out thunk.
So let me ask you, how the hell do you plan to win
this football game, Larry?
- It's football, Denny.
You win with defense.
- What in?
That don't make no sense.
No.
No one needs to know
but you and I.
- (clears throat)
Okay, Denny, thank for stoppin' by.
But my husband needs his rest on the day
before the big games.
- Well, of course he does.
I'm sorry, I'll get outta here.
Coach, I don't wanna be forward,
but I believe your wife is "hot."
- Still don't think you did that right, Denny.
(instrumental music)
- Mm hmm.
(crumples paper)
(instrumental music)
- [Radio Announcer] And wow, what a game for Tom Brady!
- [Radio Announcer] 371 yards and three touchdowns.
- [Radio Announcer] And not to be a stats nerd,
but Brady's DVOA percentage is excellent.
Anyone lucky enough to draft him
is sittin' pretty right now.
- [TV Announcer] Whoa!
And that's another interception by the Broncos!
That's the third interception for Vance Joseph's team.
What a shutdown game for the Broncos.
If you're a fantasy owner with Denver's defense,
you've gotta be pretty happy right now.
- Denver's defense.
Who has Denver's defense?
Oh, my Lord.
(whistle from TV)
- [TV Announcer] And it is all over here in Denver,
where the Broncos have kept their opponents scoreless.
The teams facing this defense next week
are gonna have their hands full, I do not envy them.
- Win with defense, hmm?
(instrumental music)
- [Coach] Yep.
- You got real lucky.
- Yep.
- [Voiceover] You wanna see somethin' big?
Maybe some drama!
(people clapping)
You lookin' for thrills?
(crowd cheering)
- You wanna see something epic?
- [Voiceover] Nah, Travis!
Really epic!
(dramatic music)
You want a showdown?
How 'bout some--
- Action!
(people screaming)
- [Voiceover] Then we'll see you for primetime's
number one show.
- Sunday night.
- Is football night.
- [Voiceover] Only on NBC.
- Cut!