Actually, Week 1 Does Matter

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Actually, Week 1 Does Matter

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53 minutes

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Sep 14, 2021

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Hot Takedown discusses Week 1 in the NFL and the latest no-hitter in MLB. Plus: a Rabbit Hole that messes with Texas.

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Sep 14, 2021

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Hot Takedown is the weekly sports podcast from FiveThirtyEight. On it, the crew uses numbers to dissect the week in sports, taking down some silly hot takes in the process.

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