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And a good afternoon, everybody. This is indeed The Michael Kay Show. We thank you for joining us on this Monday, October 5th, 2026 It's me and you for two. Those are the rules of engagement. It is the fastest moving two hours in Sports Talk Radio, and it moves so quickly because of you, my co-host, and the membership number is 1-800-919-3776.

1-800-919-3776. I trust you all had a very good weekend. And if you followed the 2-pack for sure, you for sure did another 2-0 for the K-Star. So 2-0, 1-1, 1-1, and 2-0. That comes out to 6-2 over 8 games. That's pretty special. You're going to make a lot of money at 6-2 over 8 games. You're welcome. Yeah. You come here for entertainment and you come away with money. It's unbelievable. Unbelievable. All right. So we start off with the football. We'll get to the Yankees in just a moment. The Giants, you look up and they are 3-1. Now, if you want to be negative, you could say they're very, very close to being 1-3. Last plays, interceptions, and, you know, pick 6 yesterday by Deontay Banks. But I don't look at that as a negative. I look at that as a positive, because teams that are improving, good teams, know how to win games like that. So even if it's, you know, first and goal at the 4 and you're up by 6, you can still win. And the Giants have won. Last week, they won. Same deal. A pick in the end zone. So have they played great? No, haven't played great. Have they played well enough? Yes, they have. And they're 3 and 1, and they're in first place in the NFC East. And it's the first time, I think, since, what is it, 2008, that they're actually 3 and in their first three games at home.

2008, and they were alone in first place in the NFC East for the first time since 2015

Jameis Winston was OK, 250 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions. Now that's the Jameis experiences, they call it. We are in the middle of the Big Blue Report, brought to you by Kings Hawaiian. I like the fact that Malik Neighbors finally broke out, 6 catches, 112 yards, finally got into the end zone. I think he has to get over the inherent fear of coming back from a serious knee injury, and I think he's getting there. It's a slow, slow process, but that guy has skills, and if he's healthy, he's going to be outstanding. Abdul Carter, three quarterback hits was really, really strong. So you like that, and you have to love what you saw from Arvel Reiss. Fifth pick in the draft, he had an interception, nine solo tackles, tackles for losses, quarterback hits, three passes defended. He's the real deal. Good pick with the fifth pick in the first round, and he is the real deal. And I think as he gets more comfortable, he's going to get even better. So good for them, good for that, and good for a victory. Good for a victory. Giants, strangely, they were underdogs at home against a Cardinal team that, I don't know, why were they underdogs at home? That seemed like an easy pick, as did the Jets, being only one and a half point underdogs to the Bears in Chicago. That I didn't understand. It's like the Vegas was saying, here, here's money, New Yorkers, here it is. Odell Beckham Jr. was on a fan page on Instagram and kind of intimated that the Giants used him to make money, I guess, selling his jersey, whatever the case may be.

I'm still a little sketchy on why the Giants did what they did with Beckham. I'm not making him out to be a victim here, but he made the team and then Harbaugh said, well, we just we weren't able to use him the way we wanted to use him. So he was the player that made the team. You knew how you would have to use him. Why weren't you able to use him? So I could see why Odell Beckham Jr. is a little bit chapped. But put that all aside, three and one, they are three and one. You can't you can't be any more happy than that. They are three and one without their quarterback and without their best defensive player. I'll take it. Let's see what they do against the commanders. That's the Big Blue Report, brought to you by Kings Hawaiian. Kings Hawaiian best slider in football. Let's go to the Jets. Bears win 23 to 12 over the Jets. And I'm telling you, when you look at it, it's an 11 point victory. It felt like it was 30 points. It felt like it was 30 points. It was total domination. The Bears ran 89 plays to the Jets 32