The Eagles still haven’t clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC, Joel Embiid is Eastern Conference Player of the Month and more. TDDF: With Paul Hudrick and Shamus Clancy.

On this edition of the Thirsty Dogs Drink Faster podcast, Paul Hudrick and Shamus Clancy break down the Eagles’ disappointing loss to the Saints and Jalen Hurts’ possible return in a must-win game over the Giants Sunday. Plus, Joel Embiid’s December to remember, the Phillies signing of Craig Kimbrel and the Flyers letting the kids play.

• A rough outing for Gardner Minshew
• The gameplan wasn’t great either
• No room for doom and gloom with a chance to get the one seed
• The boost Hurts will provide on the field and emotionally
• Will the Giants play their starters?
• Embiid is the East’s Player of the Month
• But he’ll never win MVP ... and might not be an All-Star starter
• Where does Embiid fit among all-time scoring bigs?
• James Harden, playing defense?!
• The Kimbrel signing and where he fits in the bullpen
• When John Tortorella plays the Flyers’ good players, they win

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