It’s the end of a dramatic week on the Second Captains World Service, and after the defeat of the All Blacks, and Martin O’Neill leaving the Ireland job, we investigate just what “excitement” is anyway.

US Murph tell us about the most dramatic Monday Night Football of all time, as the Rams and the Chiefs combined for over 100 points in a classic that is set to change the sport of American Football. Is there such a thing as too many touch-downs?

 

 

Smart is sexy, says the head of World Chess, as the darling of Norwegian society Magnus Carlsen seeks to defend his title against Fabiano Caruana. We talk to the BBC’s David Edmonds – author, podcaster and philosopher – about the chess glory days, Cold War conflicts, the arrival of computers, and why IBM might have punctured the aura of the grand masters but has added to the human on human battles.

Plus there’s GAA culture V soccer culture, an Ireland managerial update, Armageddon chess, and Frances Murphy marks your card for the sporting weekend.

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