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Ah, we are ready to roll.

We got the playoffs in hand live in Los Angeles.

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So, listen, the playoffs are set. We're going to break all that stuff down. Jay Mack and I are already disagreeing on the Rams and the Vikings, which is a fantastic opening game. Like that is Stafford against Aaron Donald in Los Angeles. They have to get a duke it for that. That's a wild card slate. I love it. I already bet four games. Love it. It is great. So let's start with this.

The Lions now have clinched the number one seat in the NFC.

There is no denying for this city, for this roster, for this locker room, and for this time,

Dan Campbell's the perfect coach.

A team with 12 defensive players alone on the IR could have

only pulled through this and clinched the number one seed with a head coach who's unapologetically

alpha, a motivator that preaches grit and biting kneecaps.

Sometimes the NFL messaging from coaches can seem a little cringy or cheesy, not to the players.

There is a brotherhood and a masculinity that I'll be honest, I like.

People have been paralyzed playing this sport.

Sometimes you just have to play through pain.

You got to play hurt.

And one guy in a locker room second guessing the message can unravel the whole thing.

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