2025 NFL Week 18 Recap & Playoff Preview: Leaving Grandma's House!
Heed the Call NFL Podcast with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler
4.9 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2026
⏱️ 143 minutes
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Summary
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap EVERY NFL game from Week 18 and preview the Wild Card playoff matchups! We start with the final game of the 2025 regular season, the unforgettable Sunday night tilt between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers with win-or-go-home stakes. Then, we break down the three other games that determined the playoff field, including the battle for the NFC West on Saturday night, before revealing the final Theme of the Week for this season. After that, we roll through the rest of the games, discussing what's next for each team, whether it be playoff battles or managerial changes. Finally, we look way ahead at the top-eighteen of the 2026 NFL Draft order.
0:00 NFL Week 18 Recap & Playoff Picture
1:23 Wild Card Weekend Matchups
2:12 SNF: Ravens at Steelers Recap
13:24 Seahawks at 49ers Recap
28:33 Panthers at Buccaneers Recap
39:10 Saints at Falcons Recap
48:39 Theme of Week 18
54:14 Lions at Bears Recap
59:51 Commanders at Eagles Recap
1:05:59 Cardinals at Rams Recap
1:16:20 Packers at Vikings Recap
1:22:04 Cowboys at Giants Recap
1:30:10 Chargers at Broncos Recap
1:36:44 Dolphins at Patriots Recap
1:42:35 Titans at Jaguars Recap
1:49:33 Texans at Colts Recap
1:57:31 Jets at Bills Recap
2:05:44 Chiefs at Raiders Recap
2:08:35 Browns at Bengals Recap
2:15:55 2026 NFL Draft Order (Top 18)
2:17:14 Wrap Up
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| 1:04.5 | The final play of the regular season for the final spot in the playoffs. |
| 1:06.9 | Tyler Luke from 44. |
| 1:09.1 | Snapfield. |
| 1:11.7 | The kick is no good. |
| 1:13.4 | It is wide right. |
| 1:16.9 | And the Steelers are the champions of the North. |
| 1:29.4 | Hey, oh, welcome toid the Call and NFL podcast. |
| 1:37.5 | Dan Hans is here with Mark Sassler, Connor, or Justin Graver, and yes, Mike Tarreek with the call. And in a season, as frankly insane as the 2025 regular season has been in the NFL. It's only fitting that the |
| 1:47.9 | Ravens and Steelers turn the fourth quarter into a shootout, rife with busted coverages and |
| 1:56.8 | touchdowns and then a missed extra point. |
| 2:06.5 | And then, yes, poor Tyler Loop with a little help from the Catholic Church, potentially in Pittsburgh. |
| 2:08.3 | And a priest walking across the back end zone line allow the Steelers to survive in advance |
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