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Hour 3: Carton and C-Mad React to Boomer's Hoodiegate and NFL Injury News

The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle

October 17, 2026

Craig Carton and Chris McMonigle analyze Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s breakout performance and provide key injury updates for the Giants and Jets. They delve into the Hoodiegate controversy involving Boomer Esiason and share personal stories about the hazards of gambling.

Speakers Craig Carton, Chris McMonigle

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SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

Nice job, Keeney!

Craig Carton (0:02)

That's what Sean Payne's saying right now after Brady is starting quarterback for sucking last night. They damn well threw that game away too.

Crazy, crazy game last night. Carton Show Big Mac, great having you here.

Chris McMonigle (0:15)

I'll tell you what else I learned from the game last night.

Craig Carton (0:17)

Go!

Chris McMonigle (0:18)

Just real quick.

JSN is the best wide receiver in the sport.

That dude is unbelievable.

SPEAKER_4 (0:24)

On one leg for that second half, too.

Chris McMonigle (0:26)

Some of the catches he made, the hands he has, the hand strength. He had that one across the middle, in between three guys, where he gets annihilated, holds on to it. And then there's that other one where he's practically being tackled while the ball pops out of his hands, and he has to fight through the arms to reach out and grab it again and pull it back in.

He is such a... See, he is so consistent a receiver. I would say that I would trust throwing him the ball over any other receiver in the game right now.

SPEAKER_4 (0:51)

And he's not a big guy.

Craig Carton (0:52)

He's not a big target.

Chris McMonigle (0:53)

He's not either. But I am, I am uber impressed with him. And I thought they were going to be able to run the football. The Broncos haven't been able to run the football, even though they're, you know, down some backs here. I thought they could move the ball enough, but they just couldn't. And then they were teeing off on Sam Darnold last night.

Craig Carton (1:08)

Just teeing off on him. I went and checked. How many times do you think he got hit?

Chris McMonigle (1:11)

Yeah.

Craig Carton (1:11)

Whether it was a sack or not in the game last night.

Chris McMonigle (1:13)

15, 16?

Craig Carton (1:14)

Yeah, he was 18

Chris McMonigle (1:15)

18, yeah.

Craig Carton (1:16)

He also threw a couple of bad picks too.

Chris McMonigle (1:19)

The first pick at the end of regulation, and they ended up getting the ball back and still tying the game. That pick that you thought might end the game, and then the Broncos had a terrible play call through an incomplete pass to give them another timeout, let them keep one of their timeouts. Anyway, that pick you could argue, and they were, Herb Street on the broadcast was talking about.

Craig Carton (1:37)

He kept blaming the wide receiver.

Chris McMonigle (1:38)

The route has run a little flat, and he's kind of fading up the field. I could see it a little bit.

Still need a better throw than that. And then the last one is that he just didn't see the nickel.

Craig Carton (1:48)

It seemed weird that Herb Street kept repeating it like, that's not on Donald, that's not on Donald.

Chris McMonigle (1:54)

I think it's on Donald, but he's right though. The route wasn't run clean. He was leaking back towards the goal line.

Craig Carton (2:00)

Here's Ronnie and Copac got the fan. Ronnie, good afternoon. How are you, bud?

Chris McMonigle (2:04)

Hey, guys.

SPEAKER_1 (2:05)

Great to listen to you guys. I don't see any way we're going to lose to the Giants this week.

Craig Carton (2:10)

You're a Saints fan?

SPEAKER_4 (2:11)

Oh, nice. Yes.

SPEAKER_1 (2:14)

1978, the Archie Manning days, which we were wearing the Archie Manning jersey to the game on Sunday.

SPEAKER_4 (2:19)

Big front runner.

Chris McMonigle (2:21)

Oh, since the game back in the- Winning a little game with Archie Manning, that's when you decided to become a fan, huh?

SPEAKER_4 (2:26)

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER_1 (2:28)

We had a rough couple of years.

SPEAKER_4 (2:30)

Did you? I've heard that.

SPEAKER_1 (2:33)

We did win our Super Bowl, so I'm happy- You did? I never thought that would happen, but- And I haven't called since that no call against the Rams. That was the last time I actually called you guys when I guess Mike was on.

SPEAKER_4 (2:44)

You picked good times to call. That was a rough one, yeah.

SPEAKER_1 (2:46)

Yeah, yeah.

But I actually think the Saints are just better. I think I would bet a quarterback- And I love Winston, when he was on the Saints. Definitely entertaining, fun guy to follow and everything. I just think Shucks- I mean, I think Shucks is the real deal. He had a rough week last week against Minnesota.

SPEAKER_4 (3:01)

Here's the problem.

Craig Carton (3:02)

You guys came out of the game-

Chris McMonigle (3:04)

He hasn't played all that well, I hear you. You might have the better quarterback in this matchup.

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