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🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Hoge & Jahns are joined by two guests for a complete preview of the Divisional Round matchup between the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams. Anthony Herron joins the show to break down his stance on the matchup, including Caleb Williams vs. Matthew Stafford, Dennis Allen vs. Sean McVay, and what factors will decide the game. Then, we flip to the Rams’ perspective with Nate Atkins of The Athletic, who breaks down how Los Angeles is getting back to full strength after injuries, Stafford and McVay’s offensive strengths, and how the Rams plan to attack a game at Soldier Field, going from 80 degrees and sunshine in Los Angeles to the Chicago tundra. Plus, our Three Big Questions, Over/Unders, and Bold Predictions.Tune in for a complete Bears-Rams Divisional Round preview. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	What's up?
0:10.5	Welcome in.
0:13.9	Another snowy day in Chicago.
0:17.5	Wouldn't have it any other way.
0:20.2	Playoff game at Soldier Field.
0:22.9	Johnsey, how you doing?
0:24.3	Good, good, good, good morning, everybody.
0:26.5	I had this thought driving my kids to school as I had to clean my car off from another inch of snow that arrived overnight with the flurries going in the air.
0:37.3	Is this the only time where Chicagoans are rooting for the weather to get worse and worse and worse?
0:43.2	So the Rams arrive and something is that's just something, you know, God forbidding.
0:49.5	I think so.
0:50.8	I mean, it's, I'll speak for myself.
0:53.9	This is the first time and a long time that I've been okay with.
0:58.0	Awful weather in January. I mean, usually after the holidays, this is, and look, I'll fully raise my hand and admit this.
1:03.9	Like, I'm probably in the 95th percentile of Chicagoans that complain about the weather, uh, in the middle of the winter.
1:09.8	And all of a sudden, I'm like, wow, it's already January 16th.
1:12.9	And I don't hate that it's cold.
1:16.9	Yeah.
1:17.4	We all do.
1:18.6	But you flip through every radio station in town, every music station on the FM dial.
1:23.8	And they're all talking about the Bears game.
1:25.6	They're all talking about the weather.
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