NFL Rants & Raves is your weekly dose of unfiltered football talk. Steven breaks down the games, the calls, and the storylines that had everyone yelling at their TV, and this season he goes head to head with Axis Iron, the AI challenger, in a season-long battle of NFL picks. Rants, raves, hot takes, and a scoreboard that never lies.

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Episode 12.01 – Get Back to Football

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Episode 12.01, The Get Back to Football Show.

Training Camps open up all around the NFL and this year, Steven has a team playing football in his very own back yard, as the Los Angeles Rams open up shop in Los Angeles. Steven is excited about that and the Rams start by releasing QB Nick Foles. Find out who and why? Steven shares some Bill Belichick audio clips and he is all in with Jimmy! But what about Tom Brady?

Steven also gives you his take on the Jets signing Ryan Fitzpatrick to a one-year deal, and shares his top things to watch in Training Camps for the Panthers, Bears, Cowboys, LIons, Ravens, Broncos, Steelers, Texans and Raiders. One thing for certain, it’s going to be a very interesting year in the NFL.

Thank you for coming back and listening to the show for an unprecedented 12th Season!

Episode 11.20 – Divisional Preview

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Episode 11.20 – Divisional Preview
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Episode 11.20, The Divisional Round Preview Show.

LOS ANGELES HAS A TEAM AGAIN!!! And Steven is exstatic!

The playoffs kicked off with a bang last week and now only 8 teams remain. Last week all 4 road teams won, something that had never happened since the league went to that playoff format in 1990. So I thought Richard was mad by taking all 4 roadies. Of course, Seattle and Pittsburgh got plenty of help. Steven talks about what each losing team needs, plus he makes an apology to Antonio Bryant.

Steven puts his picks up against Jeremy Parker as his Challenge Game lead has dwindled to one game. Steven changes a pick and leaves only one game that becomes the default Challenge Game for this week.

Enjoy!

Episode 11.19 – Week 17 Preview

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Episode 11.19, The Week 17 Preview Show.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I AM FINALLY BACK, after much sickness and craziness in the Miranda household. I hope you all have had a Merry Christmas and Great New Year. Time to finish out the season, with Week 17 then three weeks of playoffs, a week off for the Pro Bowl (YAWN) and finally Super Bowl 50.

Steven recaps the wacky results of Week 16 as the Steelers playoff hopes were dealt a blow, the Broncos finding a way to beat the Bengals after opening down 14-0, the Jets upset the Patriots in OT after a wild OT call by Belichick and the Eagles don’t wait until the end of the season to fire Chip Kelly! Oh My!

Enjoy!

Episode 11.18 – Week 14 Preview

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Episode 11.18, The Week 14 Preview Show.

The Panthers remain undefeated, the Patriots just lost back-to-back games, the Vikings laid an egg and DeMarco Murray complains to the Eagles owner even though the Eagles just won a huge game. WHAT? Plus now Steven now holds a huge three game lead in the Challenge Game and an 8 game lead overall on the fans, so guess who’s coming back!?

Steven is joined in by friend and Sky Sports News NFL man, Richard Graves. Can Richard put a stop to Steven’s three-game win streak?

Enjoy.

Episode 11.17 – Week 13 Preview

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Episode 11.17, The Week 13 Preview Show.

It’s getting down to the nitty gritty people! Steven praises the only undefeated team left in the NFL, the Carolina Panthers. He thinks that they have what it takes to go all the way and finish the regular season at 16-0. Even Panther fans at the start of the season didn’t think Carolina could get start the year 11-0 WOW

Steven talks about some NFL News as he gets excited at the prospect of teams moving into the Los Angeles market. He also blasts the Cleveland Browns organization for their decision to start Austin Davis at QB over Johnny Manziel. Unreal.

Finally Steven, “The SMARTEST MAN ALIVE”, puts his picks up against dani49ersfan for Week 13. Dani did not send in a submission so it is up to YOU the fans to pick the Challenge Game this week.

Episode 11.16 – Week 11 Preview

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Episode 11.16 – Week 11 Preview
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Steven puts together a quick show before heading out for a night at the theater. He starts with a little Chomp It In by the Dirty Catfish Brass Band and then shares a happy moment by exclaiming that Tony Romo is back!

Steven then talks about the Raiders LB Aldon Smith getting suspended for one year, the Broncos getting ready to play Brock Osweiler as Peyton Manning rests an injured foot, the Rams are going to Case Keenum over Nick Foles, yikes and the New Orleans Saints finally get rid of someone and Steven says, “It’s About Time!”

Guest Fan JD puts his picks up against Steven and makes Steven say Defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots at least nine times.

And before Richard Graves complains, Steven did NOT play “Smartest Man Alive” for Richard since the league acknowledged that they should have called a penalty on the Jaguars in the final seconds of the game along with a 10 second run-off ending the game and not allowing them to kick the game winning field goal. So there it is Richard!

Enjoy!

Episode 11.15 – Week 10 Preview

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Steven is joined by Sky Sports News NFL guru Richard Graves to get you ready for Week 10. Graves puts his picks up against Steven’s for the second time this year and he is determined to make sure the fans get back to even in the Challenge game.

After Steven’s awful 6-7 week, he is determined to get back to his winning ways.

Episode 11.14 – Week 9 Preview

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Steven is still feeling the effects of some strange allergy so please enjoy this short show because he knows you don’t want to hear his stuffy, nasally voice. In this quick show where he gives you his picks for Week 9 as he puts his picks against ndogg. Fans get to vote on the Challenge Game so make sure you vote.

Steven does talk about the Titans firing head coach Ken Whisenhunt and the Lions do some firing as well, but it’s not the head coach.

Episode 11.13 – Week 8 Preview

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Episode 11.12 – Week 6 Preview

Steven is feeling better and gets back to the swing of things. He recaps Week 7 and discusses being the Smartest Man Alive as the Dolphins roll the Texans. Speaking of the Texans, Steven talks about the team cutting QB Ryan Mallett. He also talks about JPP returning to the New York Giants.

Steven then gets you ready for Week 8 with all his picks and this week the fans get their picks from meangreen.

Episode 11.12 – Week 6 Preview

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Episode 11.12 – Week 6 Preview
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With Steven playing hurt, this is a short show. Steven quickly recaps the games during Week 5 and gets you ready with his picks for Week 6.

Mark Brown from Down Under goes against Steven this week and Steven makes the Giants/Eagles game the Challenge Game.