Pats Interference Football Podcast

The Boston Sports Journal's Mike Giardi is back for another live show after the Patriots' win over the Texans in the divisional round. The guys reveal how the Pats' dynasty-era formula has brought them back to the AFC title game, what changes they've made on defense and how Drake Maye performed against a tough Texans defense before they look ahead to Sunday's championship game in Denver. Later, Mike and Andrew swap stories in another edition of Dad Pod before a listener-inspired segment of "Let Me Have It." Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Athletic's Derrik Klassen returns to the show to discuss the seven questions that will decide Sunday's divisional-round matchup, from how the Patriots can attack Houston's defense, the tricks Josh McDaniels will have up his sleeve, the Pats' blitz against C.J. Stroud, and whether they can beat the Texans' man coverage. Later, the guys make their game picks. 0:00 - ⏰️EPISODE TIMELINE⏰️ 1:41 - Latest Injury Report for Patriots-Texans 2:41 - What is going on with CJ Stroud? 5:24 - How effectively do Patriots neutralize Will Anderson & Danielle Hunter? 15:39 - Does Patriots blitz get to CJ Stroud? 21:00 - Ethos 22:03 - How do Patriots WR perform against man to man coverage? 26:49 - Does Patriots game management factor as an advantage? 29:59 - What do people need to know about this Texans offense 32:00 - What does Josh McDaniels have up his sleeve? 35:22 - Prizepicks 37:23 - Wildcard game changer for Patriots-Texans 43:36 - Anything we missed for Patriots-Texans 46:34 - Where to catch Derrik Klassen 47:01 - Game picks for Patriots-Texans 50:17 - Wrapping up Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boston Sports Journal's Mike Giardi is back to break down all angles of the Patriots' 16-3 win over the Chargers, their first playoff win in seven years. The guys cover how the Pats pulled off their best defensive performance of the season, why it changes their postseason potential, how Drake Maye rebounded in the second half and what else you missed Sunday night. Later, Mike and Andrew dive back into Dad Pod, "Let Me Have It" and a PG-13 segment Andrew couldn't quite finish on the radio this weekend. Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cody Alexander, former Baylor defensive assistant and the founder of MatchQuarters, makes his show debut to discuss the chess match that will be the Patriots' Wild Card playoff game Sunday night against the Chargers. Andrew and Cody cover why Drake Maye and the offense will "play chicken" against a tough Chargers defense, the battlegrounds that should swing the game and how Mike Vrabel will scheme for Justin Herbert. Later, the guys make their game picks. 0:00 - Welcoming in Guest Cody Alexander 5:58 - What’s most interesting about Patriots-Chargers game 9:38 - Thoughts on Chargers performance this season 17:03 - Patriots offense vs Chargers Defense 37:32 - Prizepicks 39:25 - Chargers offense vs Patriots Defense 57:58 - Ethos 59:12 - Patriots Redzone Defense Struggles 1:00:07 - Patriots-Chargers Prediction 1:01:57 - Wrapping up Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's playoff time! The Boston Sports Journal's Mike Giardi returns to briefly recap the Patriots' win over the Dolphins, then break down how the Pats can best reach the Super Bowl. The guys cover what Drake Maye must do to overcome playoff defenses, how Mike Vrabel's defense can adjust and then take an early scouting look at the Chargers. Later, Mike and Andrew share another episode of Dad Pod and "Let Me Have It" before answering your mailbag questions. Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a brief intro covering Christian Barmore's misdemeanor assault charge, Andrew welcomes ex-Patriots captain David Andrews to discuss Stefon Diggs's situation, why the Pats should chase the No. 1 seed even if it feels out of reach, and preview the Patriots' key matchups versus Miami. Later, rookie safety Craig Woodson joins the show. Pats Interference is Powered by:  💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a brief intro covering Stefon Diggs facing charges of felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault, The Boston Sports Journal's Mike Giardi joins Andrew to break down the Patriots' potential matchups versus the Chargers, Bills and Texans in the Wild Card round. The guys also share their Pats-Jets film notes and are joined by a special guest for a new edition of "OK, let me have it." ⏰EPISODE TIMELINE⏰ 00:00 Intro 00:50 Reacting to the charges against Stefon Diggs 12:30 Mike Giardi joins to react to Patriots-Jets 16:00 Reacting to Drake Maye’s day 23:30 Coping with Mack Hollins’ injury 27:47 Rhamondre Stevenson TD 29:25 Josh McDaniels’ masterclass 32:32 More takeaways from win vs Jets 38:57 PrizePicks! 40:24 How would the Patriots fare in a matchup with the Chargers? 52:24 How would the Patriots fare in a matchup with the Texans? 1:01:09 How would the Patriots fare in a matchup with the Bills? 1:08:00 “OK, let me have it.” with a special guest! 1:14:48 Dad pod Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: Prize Picks 💰 - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a solo episode, Andrew breaks down all of the Patriots' injuries, previews Sunday's game against the Jets, answers your mailbag questions and runs down the 10 best Patriots moments of 2025 before making his game pick. 0:00 - ⏰️EPISODE TIMELINE⏰️ 1:27 - Patriots-Jets Preview 8:10 - Patriots Mailbag questions 18:46 - Prizepicks 20:38 - Answering More Patriots Mailbag questions 24:41 - 10 Best Patriots Moments of 2025 33:27 - Wrapping up Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: Prize Picks 💰 - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boston Sports Journal's Mike Giardi returns for another live Monday show breaking down the Patriots' comeback win against the Ravens. Andrew and Mike dive deep into Drake Maye's first career fourth-quarter comeback, Stefon Diggs' big out, problems in pass protection and on defense before looking ahead and ending on their Dad Pod and "Let me have it" segments. Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CBS Sports NFL analyst JP Acosta makes his show debut for an expert breakdown of Sunday's Patriots-Ravens showdown. The guys cover how Drake Maye can bounce back in Baltimore, Stefon Diggs' curious snap count, fixes for the Pats' run defense and keys to the game. Later, they make their game picks, and Patriots safety Jaylinn Hawkins joins for a 4-minute drill! 0:00 - ⏰️EPISODE TIMELINE⏰️ 3:28 - What interests you most about this Patriots team? 6:00 - What makes this Patriots offense so successful 11:30 - Patriots offense vs Ravens Defense 31:02 - Prizepicks 33:09 - Patriots Defense vs Ravens Offense 49:47 - Game Picks 52:29 - Wrapping up with JP 53:26 - 4-Minute Drill with Patriots Safety Jaylinn Hawkins 59:04 - Thanks for watching! Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: Prize Picks 💰 - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boston Sports Journal's Mike Giardi is back for another live Monday show breaking down film of the Patriots' loss to Buffalo, from Drake Maye's disappointing second half, a disastrous defensive performance, what the Bills did to climb back and what Mike Vrabel can fix for the last three games. Later, the guys revisit Dad Pod, Let Me Have it and answer listener questions. 0:00 - Initial Thoughts on Patriots Lose to Bills 11:10 - What we learned from Patriots-Bills Game 14:30 - Patriots WR Struggles 18:15 - Drake Maye Struggles 32:00 - Patriots Offense 2nd Half Struggles 39:40 - Patriots Defense Struggles 48:30 - Looking ahead to Patriots-Ravens 51:20 - Studs and duds 52:40 - Dad Pod 55:25 - Ok, Let me have it 59:10 - Patriots Mailbag 1:08:20 - Thanks for Watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime NFL writer and former Bills reporter Ty Dunne, of Go Long TD, joins the show to discuss why the Patriots and Bills are about to kick off a long rivalry and explore all angles of Sunday's game. The guys cover what Drake Maye should expect from the Bills' defense, how to defend Josh Allen and finally make their game picks. 0:00 - ⏰️EPISODE TIMELINE⏰️ 3:30 - Patriots vs Bills Rivalry renewed 8:22 - How things have changed in New England this season 13:42 - Looking ahead to Patriots-Bills this weekend 15:30 - Stefon Diggs expectations this weekend 17:38 - Patriots Offense vs Bills Defense 33:30 - Prizepicks 35:20 - Patriots Defense vs Bills Offense 54:45 - Game picks 57:37 - Wrapping up with Ty Dunne 58:45 - 4-Minute Drill with Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte 1:04:12 - Thanks for Watching! Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL analyst Dan Pizzuta joins the show to cover which Patriots will be voted to the Pro Bowl, which Patriots deserve to make the Pro Bowl and then take an early look at Sunday's Patriots-Bills game. The guys dive deep into Drake Maye's second head-to-head matchup with Josh Allen and how each QB could carry his team to a win Sunday. Plus, will Maye ever be better than Allen? 0:00 - ⏰️EPISODE TIMELINE⏰️ 0:59 - Phillip Rivers signs with Colts Practice Squad 3:53 - Looking at potential Pro Bowlers for Patriots 15:05 - Who deserves to be in Pro Bowl from Patriots 24:54 - Prizepicks 26:26 - similarities between Josh Allen vs Drake Maye 33:38 - Drake Maye’s improvement this season 36:45 - Previewing Patriots vs Bills 43:36 - How Patriots should play against Josh Allen 47:30 - Will Drake Maye ever be better than Josh Allen? 55:06 - Patriots vs Bills rivalry now renewed 57:58 - Team Patriots don’t want to see in the playoffs? 1:00:34 - Wrapping up Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a solo episode, Andrews takes a look ahead to the Patriots' 2026 schedule and offseason, then answers all listener questions from Twitter and Bluesky covering Drake Maye, Will Campbell's injury, coaching and more. Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - ⁠https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS⁠ 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boston Sports Journal’s Mike Giardi is back for another live show discussing how the Patriots sent a message with their Monday night win over the Giants. The guys then dive into their film notes, including what you missed on offense and defense, name their studs and duds against the Giants and look ahead to the bye week. 00:00 Callahan Picked WRONG! 5:00 Is Drake Maye is Tom-Brady 2.0? 21:50 Pop Douglas 23:20 More on Maye 25:00 Offensive Line Evaluation without Wilson & Campbell 32:10 Kyle Williams and Hunter Henry 35:45 Rhamondre Stevenson 38:00 PrizePicks 39:20 Defense 58:20 Studs & Duds Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MassLive's Karen Guregian joins the show to make the case for and against the Patriots being the best team in the AFC. Later, Andrew and Karen preview Monday night's game against the Giants, explain why the Pats are on upset alert, and make their game picks. Pats Interference is Powered by:  💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boston Sports Journal’s Mike Giardi is back for another live show discussing how much damage the Patriots’ Super Bowl hopes took in Cincinnati, how the Pats move past their injuries, film observations from Sunday’s win over the Bengals and players who deserve game balls. Later, the guys swap stories in another Dad Pod segment and answer your mailbag questions. 00:00 Initial Reactions to Patriots Win vs Cincy, Injuries stacking up 3:00 Patriots avoid potential season-ending injuries w/ Will Campbell and Jared Wilson 5:00 Will Campbell return the same? 9:48 What did this game mean for their Super Bowl odds? 16:00 PrizePicks 17:00 Big picture takeaways 29:00 Man Coverage the Patriots Achilles heel? 31:40 What people missed on offense: 45:00 What people missed on defense 51:27 Weird season for Christian Barmore 1:00:50 Is Christian Gonzalez having a down year? 1:04:15 Studs/Duds 1:11:50 Mailbag from Twitter Pats Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS Download the app today and use Code CLNS at PrizePicks.com/CLNS & Get $50 instantly when you play $5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ringer's Brian Barrett returns to the show to break down Sunday's game in Cincinnati, why the Patriots offense should dominate, why Joe Burrow's potential return may not matter much and tons more before the guys make their game picks. 0:00 - ⏰️EPISODE TIMELINE⏰️ 0:49 - Reaction to First Take & Drake Maye drama 5:38 - Joe Burrow Status for Sunday 13:43 - Andrew wants to see the defense show up this week 14:58 - Patriots offense vs Bengals Defense 22:21 - Prizepicks 24:25 - Patriots defense vs Bengals offense 29:09 - Bengals RB Chase Brown potential big game 30:56 - Patriots Defensive allowing opening drive TDs 33:30 - Patriots defensive struggles in Redzone 37:45 - Bengals Run game 38:51 - Stefon Diggs impact this season 41:27 - Game pick 44:03 - Wrapping up Pats Interference Podcast is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS⁠⁠⁠⁠ Download the app today and use Code CLNS at PrizePicks.com/CLNS & Get $50 instantly when you play $5  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a solo episode, Andrew returns with six big-picture thoughts on the Patriots, including why he believes they will clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Later, he unpacks Drake Maye's historic season, the impact of Milton Williams' loss, and Patriots rookie Jared Wilson joins for another 4-minute drill. The Pats Interference Podcast is Powered by  💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS 📲Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boston Sports Journal's Mike Giardi returns for another live Monday show with CLNS Media President and fill-in host John Zannis. The guys cover Giardi's film notes from the Patriots' win at Tampa Bay, the Pats' growing lead in the AFC East and the steps they took to becoming instant Super Bowl contenders. 00:00 Intro 1:00 Are the Patriots Legitimate Super Bowl Contenders? 11:00 Giardi: Patriots Ahead of schedule 14:35 Why were Patriots Able to Beat the Bucs? 21:20 Assessing Drake’s Maye’s Performance vs Bucs 39:16 What people missed from the Patriots Offense/Defense 50:15 Studs and Duds from Sunday’s Win Over Tampa 59:39 Leftover Thoughts from Patriots vs Bucs 1:02:00 Should Patriots UNLEASH Kyle Williams? 1:05:25 Patriots vs Jets Early Preview 1:06:00 Jets are NO THREAT 1:08:30 OK, Let me Have it Patriots Interference on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices