Nightcap Hour 1: 49ers BEAT Chargers + Mendoza STRUGGLES in 2nd Preseason GAME + NFL FINES Cowboys & Saints $500K + Jimmy Johnson CHOSE VIOLENCE + Joe Burrow URGENT MESSAGE for Bengals artwork

Nightcap Hour 1: 49ers BEAT Chargers + Mendoza STRUGGLES in 2nd Preseason GAME + NFL FINES Cowboys & Saints $500K + Jimmy Johnson CHOSE VIOLENCE + Joe Burrow URGENT MESSAGE for Bengals

Club Shay Shay

August 21, 2026

Shannon Sharpe, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Iso Joe Johnson react to the 49ers beating the Chargers, Fernando Mendoza struggles, NFL fines Cowboys & Saints, Jimmy Johnson choosing violence and Joe Burrow presses Bengals locker room!
Speakers: Shannon Sharpe, Chad Johnson, Joe Johnson

Topics: Football, Sports, News, Sports News

**Shannon Sharpe** (0:00)
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Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and thank you again for joining us on this late Thursday evening, early Friday morning. If you're on the East Coast, y'all know who I am. I'm your favorite uncle, my partner and co-host, that's Liberty City's own Bengals Ring of Fame honoree. They former Pro Bowler and an all-Pro, that is Chad Ochocinco Johnson. And the third member of the big three, the University of Arkansas alum, the seven-time NBA All-Star from the Atlanta Hawks, Mr. Clutch himself, that is Iso Joe Johnson. Please make sure you hit that subscribe button. Please make sure you hit the like button and go subscribe to the Nightcap Podcast feed, wherever you get your podcasts from. Thank you guys for your support. Your eyes, ears and your word of mouth are invaluable. Without it, we could not become the Nightcap that we've become. Thanks to you, the success that we've enjoyed, it's all because of you. Again, thank you for your support and your continued support. Those looking to purchase a bottle of Shay by La Portier, head over to laportiercognac.com to purchase your bottle, if it's currently unavailable in a state or city near you. Remember, it is a premium VSOP Cognac that drinks like an XO without the price. It is the best tasting, smoothest VSOP Cognac on the market. But don't take my word for it, try it. Compare it against other Cognacs, you'll see, Shay by La Portier is the best Cognac on the market. Please, please drink responsibly and stay safe. The San Francisco 49ers are putting the beating on the Chargers. Brock Purdy, Justin Herbert, barely played. Mac Jones came in, 6 to 13, 89 yards, no touchdown. Chargers, Tray Lance, 10 of 16, the former 49er who traded a ton of draft capital to move up to selective, but it never panned out for him. He's now in LA after a stop in Dallas.
10 of 16, 73 yards, no touchdowns.
Ochocinco, what do you think tonight? What do you think about the quarterback play?

**Chad Johnson** (4:20)
I mean, the quarterback play was okay, obviously the longer you do play, the better your numbers will look. I just don't really use the preseason as a measuring stick to gauge how good you will be. Obviously, if I was a coach, I'd use it just to see to make sure you don't make any mental errors. You know, how you play against pressure in some of these different situations, you know, down and distance, by position, you know, how well you do against opponents when it actually matters, when it's not practice, when the game speed is different, you know, how fast can you process information based on your respective position, you know, stuff like that, man, being able to read and adjust on the fly for defenders.

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