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HR1 - Falcons' had to dig deep when self scouting during bye because it was so early In hour one Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the Jacksonville Jaguars beating the Kansas City Chiefs at home last night 31-28 on Monday night football, talk about how Trevor Lawrence was clutch, and how the Jaguars fought through adversity to beat Chiefs. Mike, Dylan, and Ali also talk about what adjustments they hope the Atlanta Falcons have been and are currently making during their bye week and this week going into their Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills, explain why they want to see Falcons' Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson implement more fake handoffs into the offense, react to the biggest college football headlines, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac talk about what adjustments they hope the Atlanta Falcons have been and are currently making during their bye week and this week going into their Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills, and explain why they want to see Falcons' Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson implement more fake handoffs into the offense.

HR2 - Next step for Zac Robinson is to add more wrinkles & window dressing to offense In hour two Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac talk about what adjustments they hope the Falcons have and are currently making during their bye week and this week going into their Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills, explain why they want to see the Falcons' offense adding wrinkles to plays that worked well for them, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to LeBron James releasing a video on social media yesterday teasing that "The Second Decision" is coming today at noon, discuss what the announcement might be, explain why they think 'The Second Decision' coming from LeBron isn't what people think it is, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Dylan Mathews in The Life of Squid, featuring Dylan Mathews, where he gives you his top five fast food chicken sandwiches.

HR3 - Zac Robinson hopefully first focused on plays that didn't work during bye week In hour three Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on Dylan's top five fast food chicken sandwiches list, what they want to see from the Falcons coming out of the bye week, and if it's okay to take your time when you're ordering fast food through the drive-thru in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Dylan, and Ali discuss what type of things the Falcons have and are currently adjusting during their bye week and this week going into their Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills, dive into the life of Mike Johnson and get Mike'd Up, and then close out hour three by spending some time with National NFL writer for The Athletic Mike Jones! Mike, Ali, and Mike discuss if Mike would've kept the football and ran out of the stadium like the Buffalo Bills fan did on Sunday night football, if Kansas City Chiefs fans should be panicking after their loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars last night, if Mike thinks the Baltimore Ravens will be able to overcome their 1-4 start and make the playoffs, if Mike thinks Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Jonathan Gannon needed to apologize for his interaction on the sidelines with Cardinals running back Emari Demercado, what the national perspective is for the Atlanta Falcons' Monday Night Football matchup with the Bills, how Mike feels about the Falcons' defense that currently ranks number one in total defense, how Mike would re-rank the 2024 quarterback draft class, and the Jacksonville Jaguars getting a statement win over the Kansas City Chiefs last night on Monday night football.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac spend some time with National NFL writer for The Athletic Mike Jones! Mike, Ali, and Mike discuss if Mike would've kept the football and ran out of the stadium like the Buffalo Bills fan did on Sunday night football, if Kansas City Chiefs fans should be panicking after their loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars last night, if Mike thinks the Baltimore Ravens will be able to overcome their 1-4 start and make the playoffs, if Mike thinks Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Jonathan Gannon needed to apologize for his interaction on the sidelines with Cardinals running back Emari Demercado, what the national perspective is for the Atlanta Falcons' Monday Night Football matchup with the Bills, how Mike feels about the Falcons' defense that currently ranks number one in total defense, how Mike would re-rank the 2024 quarterback draft class, and the Jacksonville Jaguars getting a statement win over the Kansas City Chiefs last night on Monday night football.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac discuss what type of things the Falcons have been and are currently adjusting during their bye week and this week going into their Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills, and talk about how the Falcons had to dig deep while self scouting because of their early bye week being so early.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on Dylan's top five fast food chicken sandwiches list, what they want to see from the Atlanta Falcons coming out of the bye week, and if it's okay to take your time when you're ordering fast food through the drive-thru in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to LeBron James releasing a video on social media yesterday teasing that the "The Second Decision" is coming today at noon, discuss what the announcement might be, and explain why they think 'The Second Decision' coming from LeBron isn't what people think it is.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac talk about what adjustments they hope the Atlanta Falcons have been and are currently making during their bye week and this week going into their Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills, and explain why they want to see the Falcons' offense adding wrinkles to plays that have worked well for them.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the biggest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the Jacksonville Jaguars beating the Kansas City Chiefs at home last night 31-28 on Monday night football, talk about how Trevor Lawrence was clutch, and how the Jaguars fought through adversity to beat Chiefs.

HR1 - Patriots didn't give Falcons full blueprint to beating Bills, but left some specs In hour one Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the New England Patriots beating the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo last night on Sunday night football 23-20, explain why they think the Patriots didn't really give the Falcons the blueprint to beating the Bills last night, react to Atlanta Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos confirming that Brian Snitker's decision to step down as manager was Snitker's decision alone, and confirms that if Snitker wanted to return the job would've been his. Then, Mike, Dylan, and Ali quickly update you on what's going on in the MLB playoffs, recap and react to everything that went down in week six of the college football season, and then close out the hour by diving into the world of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons stopping Josh Allen & James Cook is key, but it's easier said than done In hour two Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac started to give their early thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons' home Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills next week, explain why they think the Falcons must stop the Bills' run game and keep Josh Allen in the pocket for the Falcons to have a shot to win, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, face the good and bad picks they made on Friday in Man Up Monday, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Not much difference in Falcons facing Bills coming off loss versus coming off win In hour three Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on if they're feeling better or worse about the Atlanta Falcons' chances of beating the Buffalo Bills next week on Monday Night Football at home after the Bills lost their first game of the season to the New England Patriots last night on Sunday night football.. Mike, Dylan, and Ali also let callers give their take on how they're feeling about Alabama and Georgia after their nice wins on Saturday as well in the Wake Up Call! Then, The Morning Shift crew reacts to the New Orleans Saints getting their first win of the season yesterday after beating the New York Giants 26-14 at home, react to the Minnesota Vikings getting a late touchdown drive from Carson Wentz to beat the Cleveland Browns 21-17 in London, explain why they think if the Vikings go back to quarterback JJ McCarthy when he's healthy he's probably going to have a very short leash, dive into the life of Dylan Mathews in The Life of Squid, featuring Dylan Mathews, and then close out hour three by spending some time with long time college football writer and reporter Tony Barnhart! Mike, Ali, and Tony discuss if Penn State Head Football Coach James Franklin or Texas Head Football Coach Steve Sarkisian had a worse Saturday, how many SEC teams Tony thinks will make the College Football Playoff this year, Alabama fans having a week to week relationship with Kalen DeBoer, if Tony thinks Georgia can make it to the National Championship game this year, if Tony thinks Florida Head Football Coach Billy Napier saved his job with their win over Texas on Saturday, Texas A&M being a dark horse team in the SEC, and what Tony thinks about Bobby Petrino potentially taking over the Arkansas Football program again as Head Coach.

Mike Johnson and Ali Mac spend some time with long time college football writer and reporter Tony Barnhart! Mike, Ali, and Tony discuss if Penn State Head Football Coach James Franklin or Texas Head Football Coach Steve Sarkisian had a worse Saturday, how many SEC teams Tony thinks will make the College Football Playoff this year, Alabama fans having a week to week relationship with Kalen DeBoer, if Tony thinks Georgia can make it to the National Championship game this year, if Tony thinks Florida Head Football Coach Billy Napier saved his job with their win over Texas on Saturday, Texas A&M being a dark horse team in the SEC, and what Tony thinks about Bobby Petrino potentially taking over the Arkansas Football program again as Head Coach.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the New Orleans Saints getting their first win of the season yesterday after beating the New York Giants 26-14 at home, react to the Minnesota Vikings getting a late touchdown drive from Carson Wentz to beat the Cleveland Browns 21-17 in London, and explain why they think if the Vikings go back to quarterback JJ McCarthy when he's healthy he's probably going to have a very short leash because of how well Carson Wentz has played thus far.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on if they're feeling better or worse about the Atlanta Falcons' chances of beating the Buffalo Bills next week on Monday Night Football at home after the Bills lost their first game of the season to the New England Patriots last night on Sunday night football. Mike, Dylan, and Ali also let callers give their take on how they're feeling about Alabama and Georgia after their nice wins on Saturday as well in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac face the good and bad picks they made on Friday in Man Up Monday, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac start to give their early thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons' home Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills next week, and explain why they think the Falcons must stop the Bills' run game and keep Josh Allen in the pocket for the Falcons to have a shot to win.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac recap and react to everything that went down in week six of the college football season, including UCLA getting its first win of the season by beating number seven Penn State 42-37 on Saturday.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to Atlanta Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos confirming that Brian Snitker's decision to step down as manager was Snitker's decision alone, and confirms that if Snitker wanted to return the job would've been his. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think Anthopoulos was prepared for Brian Snitker's return or departure.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson being named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for September, react to Falcons safety Xavier Watts being named the Defensive Rookie of the Month for September, and explain why they think nobody deserved NFC Offensive Player of the Month more than Bijan Robinson.

Mike Johnson spends some time talking about what's going on at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend with Talladega Superspeedway President Brian Crichton. Then, Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac give out their first quarter grades to the Atlanta Falcons' offensive line.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac get you caught up on all of the biggest local and national headlines, react to former Cubs manager David Ross telling Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that he's interested in a return to managing, and that he would be interested in the Atlanta Braves' manager job. Mike, Dylan, and Ali also give out their first quarter grade to the Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Penix Jr.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac talk about if it's okay to have B teams, and react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac make their picks against the spread, and then close out hour two by playing a round of Fair or Foul!

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on if it's okay to have B teams in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson and Ali Mac spend some time with reporter, host, and analyst for CBS Sports Evan Washburn! Mike, Ali, and Evan discuss if it's okay to have a B team, the biggest difference between the Atlanta Falcons' performance in their 30-0 blowout loss to the Carolina Panthers two weeks ago and their 34-27 bounce back win versus the Washington Commanders last week, how Evan feels about Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris calling Bijan Robinson the best player in the NFL, how the Falcons can keep the momentum of their 34-27 win over the Commanders going through the bye week and into their game against the Buffalo Bills, what Evan thinks about the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens game that he'll be on the sidelines for this Sunday for CBS, what it's been like for Evan working with JJ Watt, which NFL stadium Evan likes working at the most, and what the Falcons have to do to beat the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football after their bye week this week.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac give out their first quarter grades to the Atlanta Falcons' running back room.

HR3 - Bijan Robinson should be looked at as at least a Top 10 player in NFL In hour three Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on if it's okay to have B teams in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike and Ali spend some time with reporter, host, and analyst for CBS Sports Evan Washburn! Mike, Ali, and Evan discuss if it's okay to have a B team, the biggest difference between the Atlanta Falcons' performance in their 30-0 blowout loss to the Carolina Panthers two weeks ago and their 34-27 bounce back win versus the Washington Commanders last week, how Evan feels about Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris calling Bijan Robinson the best player in the NFL, how the Falcons can keep the momentum of their 34-27 win over the Commanders going through the bye week and into their game against the Buffalo Bills, what Evan thinks about the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens game that he'll be on the sidelines for this Sunday for CBS, what it's been like for Evan working with JJ Watt, which NFL stadium Evan likes working at the most, and what the Falcons have to do to beat the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football after their bye week this week. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour three by giving out their first quarter grades to the Atlanta Falcons' running back room, and by diving into the life of Dylan Mathews in The Life of Squid, featuring Dylan Mathews!

HR2 - Best case for Braves is they find younger manager with postseason success In hour two Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac get you caught up on all of the biggest local and national headlines, react to former Cubs manager David Ross telling Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that he's interested in a return to managing, and that he would be interested in the Atlanta Braves' manager job. Mike, Dylan, and Ali explain why they think the Braves should also be interested in David Ross. The Morning Shift crew also gives out their first quarter grade to Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Penix Jr. Then, Mike, Dylan, and Ali talk about if it's okay to have B teams, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, make their picks against the spread, and then close out hour two by playing a round of Fair or Foul!

HR1 - Xavier Watts has exceeded expectations for Falcons through first four games In hour one Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson being named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for September, react to Falcons safety Xavier Watts being named the Defensive Rookie of the Month for September, and explain why they think nobody deserved NFC Offensive Player of the Month more than Bijan Robinson. Then, Mike spends some time talking about what's going on at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend with Talladega Superspeedway President Brian Crichton. Mike, Dylan, and Ali also give out their first quarter grades to the Atlanta Falcons' offensive line, preview the biggest week six matchups in college football, including the Georgia Bulldogs' home matchup with the Kentucky Wildcats, explain why they think Georgia should have their best performance versus Kentucky tomorrow coming off their loss to Alabama, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac preview the biggest week six matchups in college football, including the Georgia Bulldogs' home matchup with the Kentucky Wildcats. Mike, Ali, and Dylan also explain why they think Georgia should have their best performance versus Kentucky tomorrow coming off their loss to Alabama.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac give out their first quarter grades to the Atlanta Falcons' linebacker room.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and talk about how they feel about Pro Football Focus, how they feel about PFF Grades, who they want to see the Braves next manager be, and what cities they want to visit in the Wake Up Call!

HR3 - Braves probably will hire next manager sooner rather than later In hour three Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and talk about how they feel about Pro Football Focus, how they feel about PFF Grades, who they want to see as the next manager of the Atlanta Braves, and what cities they want to visit in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike and Ali spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Mike, Ali, and Grant discuss the Brian Snitker news happening on his birthday, what it was like being at the Brian Snitker press conference yesterday, how much Grant thinks Brian Snitker and Alex Anthopoulos actually talked about if Snitker was going to come back next season or not during this past season, who Grant thinks the Braves could be looking to be their next manager, what's the one trait Grant thinks the Braves' next manager needs, and when he expects the Braves to make a decision and hire their next manager. Finally, The Morning Shift crew gives out their first quarter grades to the Atlanta Falcons' tight end room, and then closes out hour three by diving into the life of Dylan Mathews in The Life of Squid, featuring Dylan Mathews!

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac give out their first quarter grades to the Atlanta Falcons' tight end room.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Dylan, Mike, Ali, and Grant discuss the Brian Snitker news happening on his birthday, what it was like being at the Brian Snitker press conference yesterday, how much Grant thinks Brian Snitker and Alex Anthopoulos actually talked about if Snitker was going to come back next season or not during this past season, who Grant thinks the Braves could be looking to be their next manager, what's the one trait Grant thinks the Braves' next manager needs, and when he expects the Braves to make a decision and hire their next manager

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the news that Brian Snitker will not return to the dugout next season, let you hear a little bit of what Brian Snitker had to say during his press conference yesterday, react to what Snitker had to say, and then talk about how the Braves' skipper had nothing left to prove.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the news that New Orleans will host the 2028 College Football Playoff National Championship at Caesars Superdome, and talk about how New Orleans hosting the College Football Playoff National Championship game is because Bourbon Street and big games mix well.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the news that Brian Snitker will not return as the Atlanta Braves' Manager next season, let you hear Brian Snitker talk about how the job isn't tough to leave the relationships are, react to what Snitker had to say, and then explain why they think the Braves' next manager needs to have World Series winning experience.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines, including the Big Ten discussing a private capital deal that would infuse at least two billion dollars into the league and its schools. Mike, Dylan, and Ali explain why they think the Big 10 will probably be the first, but not the last conference that'll have a private capital deal.

HR1 - Falcons' versatile linebackers open up everything else for Falcons' defense In hour one Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the news that Brian Snitker will not return as the Atlanta Braves' Manager next season, let you hear a little bit of what Brian Snitker had to say during his press conference yesterday, react to what Snitker had to say, talk about how the Braves' skipper had nothing left to prove, give out their first quarter grades to the Atlanta Falcons' linebacker room, react to the latest college football headlines, including the Big Ten discussing a private capital deal that would infuse at least two billion dollars into the league and its schools, explain why they think the Big 10 will probably be the first, but not the last conference that'll have a private capital deal, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Braves' open manager job should be most attractive in MLB In hour two Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the news that Brian Snitker will not return as the Atlanta Braves' Manager next season, let you hear Brian Snitker talk about how the job isn't tough to leave but the relationships are, react to what Snitker had to say, explain why they think the Braves' next manager needs to have World Series winning experience, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to the news that New Orleans will host the 2028 College Football Playoff National Championship game at Caesars Superdome, and then close out hour two by diving into The Life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the news that Ron Washington, who missed more than half of the 2025 season after undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery, will not be returning as manager of the Los Angeles Angels in 2026, discuss if Ron Washington could be the Braves' next manager if Brian Snitker retires, and explain why they think the Braves should bring back Ron Washington whether Brian Snitker retires or not.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines, and preview some of the biggest week six college football matchups.

HR2 - Falcons' young D-linemen have lived up to expectations so far this season In hour two Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac give out their first quarter grades to the Atlanta Falcons' defensive line, talk about how Dwight Howard found out that he's going into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame while among an eclectic group, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to the news that Ron Washington, who missed more than half of the 2025 season after undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery, will not be returning as manager of the Los Angeles Angels in 2026, discuss if Ron Washington could be the Braves' next manager if Brian Snitker retires, explain why they think the Braves should bring back Ron Washington whether Brian Snitker retires or not, and then close out hour two by debating it out in a game of Which One!