Colin Cowherd Podcast Prime Cuts - College Football Playoff Reaction, Bills A “One & Done” In Playoffs? Steelers & Tomlin Headed For Divorce?

All right, game just ended, Eagles 13, Bills 12, and I loved Buffalo going for two at home with Josh Allen and all the momentum after suffocating Philly in the second half.

You go for it there, especially since they’re basically locked into a wild card and a missed extra point put them in chase mode anyway.

Philly’s roster is better, they smothered the first half, then got ultra conservative and lived on a couple low‑percentage completions while Allen had three brutal moments and carried a thin offense; Hurts was sharp early, but they weirdly stopped feeding A.J. Brown, which is why I can’t buy them to win it all.

Their line isn’t mauling like last year, so they can’t close games on the ground even with all that skill talent, though Hurts made big‑time throws in nasty weather and you can live with a few of Allen’s high‑variance plays.

Allen presses because the receivers are journeymen and the explosives came from tricks and flags, so even the sneak felt coin‑flip, and I could see Denver or Jacksonville sending them home.

He rolled that ankle again, the line leaked, sacks piled up, and as much as I love Josh it’s hard to picture three straight wins with this supporting cast.

Cleveland over Pittsburgh 13–6 was peak Tomlin whiplash, a flat favorite outing with a thin receiving group that forced the old quarterback into too many throws and some head‑scratching red‑zone choices.

Six points with the division at stake against a beat‑up opponent is rough, the injuries are stacking, they’re overly dependent on one wideout, and I’m out on them next week.

I defended the quarterback early for keeping it short with no weapons, but the bigger story is a stale template and another season drifting toward no January wins.

They should’ve leaned on the run and embraced the slog, and if this ends with another loss you’re staring at an awkward finale and real questions about the direction.

Indiana blowing out Alabama was exactly what I expected because Bama can’t run it, Ty Simpson wilts under heat, and Mendoza plus that rush just buried them.

Once you watch it, it’s obvious: Indiana is coached like an NFL outfit under Signetti, nasty on defense, physical in the run game, and the quarterback thrives within that structure.

They tackle better than anyone, run on everybody, win the detail stuff, and they didn’t bite on the gadget looks because they’re prepped like pros.

Their DBs hit, they can run on demand, the trench play is real, and Signetti’s long climb and constant winning translated right up the ladder.

Mendoza is money versus pressure, big and efficient on the layups, steals yards when he takes off, and in this pro‑style system he profiles clean as the top pick.

He looks locked in as the first quarterback with rare maturity and makeup, though the fit and stability of his NFL landing spot will matter.

Indiana’s concepts make evaluation easy, and next to him Alabama’s guy looked ordinary.

He climbs forward in the pocket instead of bailing, and staying in school while choosing the right spot clearly paid off.

Miami bullying Ohio State fits this new playoff where you actually have to watch every week, and right now Miami and Indiana look headed for the title game.

Cristobal’s team is massive and violent up front with pros on defense, and Ohio State’s tackles couldn’t hold up which decides these games.

Miami folks fully expected to push Ohio State around and they rave about how well Indiana’s coached, so none of this shocked them.

Process put Alabama in, but if you’re ranking who can win in the trenches they’re behind the heavyweights, and Indiana’s jump from underdog logo to full‑blown bully is very real.