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momentJay Griz silently fills Andy's microphone while being credited with roars
The live opening bills the full-size grizzly cutout as 'Cardboard bear extraordinaire, Jay Gris' and says he is roaring up a storm. The next passage explicitly says Jay is sitting in and Andy is absent. Complete storyboard review shows Jay rigid at Andy's left microphone for the whole show, while targeted audio supplies no distinct roar, voice, theme, or other Jay cue.
momentOwl backs The Borgogon while Brooks supplies the silent parallel
The hosts announce a Fantasy Faceoff against Kyle The Borgogon and ask Owl whether he stands with his man. Direct booth video shows right-seat Jeremy answer, 'You know I am.' The host then tells left-seat Brooks, 'I know you won't,' but no distinct Brooks reply follows.
momentThe final Friday hands the show to Tuesday and Thursday
The hosts call this their final Friday show of the year, promise they do not go away, and specify a two-show offseason schedule on Tuesday and Thursday. They immediately frame the next cycle around the Footie nomination process, including Poopiest Pants, Nickname of the Year, and Show Moment of the Year.
momentThe Borgogon answers his championship loss from the center booth
The hosts celebrate beating Kyle in the Fantasy Faceoff championship and ask how he feels. Word-level alignment and targeted video show center-seat Kyle answer that he feels indifferent because he did not get to play the frozen transcript's 'Alan Diggs.'
momentJason wins his second League of Record championship
After the Bills-Bengals no contest gives the private leagues a final result, the desk identifies Jason as the League of Record champion and says he brought it down for the second time. Jason thanks Mike for the congratulations.
momentA good Swift game only makes Mike's rage boil harder
When asked whether DeAndre Swift's late success renews his interest for next season, Mike says it only made his rage boil over more and states, 'I loathe him.'
momentBryan Ketron's Listener League loss creates the Biggest Loser
The hosts introduce friend and video-graphics employee Bryan Ketron as the Biggest Lovable Loser, then explain that the name comes from losing to Jason in a Listener League championship Bryan should have won. Targeted video confirms Jason is the speaker saying Bryan lost 'to me.'
momentBryan manages an abandoned test league into third place
The studio created a disposable Yahoo league to test API tools. Most employees forgot it or left bye-week players active; Bryan alone made about fifty waiver claims, collected the waiver stars, and still finished third. Jeremy, who says he drafted but forgot the league, wins and answers the congratulations with, 'You're darn right. I am. Oh, eat it, Brian.'
momentThe Wheel lands Fish Face and traps Jason behind one hole
A produced green Wheel of Shame spins past Jester, Uncle Sam, Blue Man, and other options before visibly stopping on FISH FACE. Jason struggles a huge dark fish head over himself, keeps it on through the close, and explains that its single hole lets him see either the screen or microphone but not both.
momentFish Face realizes the silent bear may eat him
Jason declares, 'I am a fish. I am not a cat,' before the desk notices that Fish Face is seated beside the giant cardboard bear. Jason calls the arrangement bad, especially with a book about eating salmon in front of Jay. Direct video verifies the fish head, grizzly cutout, and a book-like desk object together, while the book's subject remains dialogue-only.
summaryEpisode notes
Complete published-video review shows the full-size realistic Jay Griz grizzly cutout occupying absent Andy's left host station and microphone for the entire episode. Jason is centered in a black T-shirt and black-framed glasses; Mike is at right in a gray zip hoodie over a pink shirt and a dark cap. The opening calls Jay the cardboard bear extraordinaire and claims he is roaring, but word-level audio review supplies no distinct Jay voice, roar, or sound drop, and the cutout never moves. Live Deucers Alley cuts show Brooks at left in a backward cap and gray outer layer, Kyle centered in a backward cap and red cardigan, and Jeremy at right in a dark cap and dark top, all wearing headsets behind monitors. Kyle is introduced with the normalized character name The Borgogon. Jeremy/Owl distinctly answers, 'You know I am,' when asked whether he stands with Kyle; Brooks is then addressed but gives no attributable reply. Kyle later visibly says he feels indifferent about losing the Fantasy Faceoff championship because he did not get to play Allen Diggs. The final Friday show announces the year-round Tuesday/Thursday offseason schedule and previews the Footie nomination process, while Foot Clan Friday awards Laura Crother a $100 Fantasy Champs gift card. After the Bills-Bengals no contest resolves private fantasy results, Mike congratulates Jason as the League of Record champion for the second time. Mike's DeAndre Swift rage also survives one late healthy performance: he says it only made the rage boil over and that he loathes Swift. The close produces unusually rich crew and Listener League lore. Roster-matched video-graphics employee Bryan Ketron is called the Biggest Loser because he lost to Jason in a Listener League championship he should have won. A Yahoo API test league then exposes an even stranger result: most employees abandoned it, Bryan made about fifty waiver claims and managed it alone, yet finished third; Jeremy won despite forgetting the league and celebrates offscreen with, 'You're darn right. I am. Oh, eat it, Brian.' The green Wheel of Shame visibly spins and lands on FISH FACE. Jason pulls a huge dark fish head over his own, keeps it through the close, and explains that its single viewing hole forces him to choose between the screen and microphone. Kyle delivers another live center-booth lineup answer during the punishment. Jason declares, 'I am a fish. I am not a cat,' then worries about sitting beside the giant cardboard bear with a book about eating salmon in front of Jay. A book-like desk object is visible, but only dialogue establishes its salmon subject. No Megalabowl detail occurs.