All Content by John Middlekauff
Monday Night Football usually comes down to one simple question: which team can actually score points when the game tightens up? And when I look at the Colts tonight against the 49ers, I have a really hard time understanding where...
John Middlekauff: CFP Thoughts & Week 16 NFL Picks
When your co-host has a baby in the middle of an NFL Sunday, you get a reminder that life keeps moving while we obsess over football. Stuckey spent an hour in the nursery listening to Red Zone while doctors sorted...
John Middlekauff
December 19, 2025
Cowherd & Middlekauff: MNF Preview and Picks for Dolphins-Steelers
Monday Night Football sets the stage for a cold-weather gut check as the Miami Dolphins meet the Pittsburgh Steelers - two teams fighting to redefine who they are with the season on the line. What jumps out immediately is how...
John Middlekauff
December 15, 2025
John Middlekauff’s MNF Picks: Why I’m Riding With Miami in the Cold
Monday Night Football gives us another chance to find out who’s real and who’s just surviving, and this week I’m planting my flag firmly on the side of the Miami Dolphins. Yeah—I’m taking Miami +3 on the road, in freezing...
John Middlekauff
December 15, 2025
John Middlekauff’s Best Bets for NFL Week 15
December always reveals which teams are really built for this stretch and which ones are barely hanging on. Bodies break down, depth evaporates, and even good teams get exposed once the temperatures drop and every snap begins to feel heavier....
John Middlekauff
December 12, 2025
John Middlekauff: Monday Night Pick And A 10-1 Parlay for Eagles vs. Chargers
As we get closer to Monday night, I’ve been thinking a lot about where I stand on this matchup, and after looking it over, I’m rolling with the home dog. I know it’s a little risky because of Justin Herbert’s...
John Middlekauff
December 8, 2025
Cowherd & Middlekauff: MNF Preview and Picks for Eagles-Chargers
Monday Night Football delivers an NFL matchup full of urgency and identity checks, as the Philadelphia Eagles face the Los Angeles Chargers in a game that could reshape both teams’ seasons. When we break down this matchup, the first thing...
John Middlekauff
December 8, 2025
Cowherd & Middlekauff: College Football Playoff Reactions
The College Football Playoff field is set, and as usual, half the country is furious. That’s the sport. College football is uniquely tribal. In the NFL, you might be an Eagles fan who also lives and dies with the Phillies,...
John Middlekauff
December 8, 2025
John Middlekauff’s Best Bets for NFL Week 14
We’re into the stretch run of the NFL season, and this week’s board sets up perfectly for something I love: betting against brands that haven’t accepted reality yet. On the pod, Stuckey and I went through a monster slate with...
John Middlekauff
December 5, 2025
3 & Out: John Middlekauff’s NFL Week 13 Recap & Giants-Patriots Prediction
Thanksgiving week is supposed to be about settling in, relaxing, maybe eating too much and watching football until you can’t see straight. Instead, the NFL (and college landscape) said, “Nah, let’s get weird.” From Denver’s Jekyll-and-Hyde act to the NFC...
John Middlekauff
December 1, 2025