Colin Cowherd Podcast Prime Cuts - College Football Playoff Reaction, Bills A “One & Done” In Playoffs? Steelers & Tomlin Headed For Divorce?
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.3 • 10K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Colin's top takes of the week.
He's joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to break down the NFL & college football playoff.
They start with the Eagles holding off a late rally by the Bills to win in Buffalo and agree the Bills are entirely too Josh Allen dependent when he’s clearly not 100%, and discuss the hot/cold nature of the Eagles offense. They both agree the Bills look like a one and done team in the playoffs (3:00).
They move to the Steelers loss to the Browns putting their playoff hopes in jeopardy and point to DK Metcalf’s suspension making their offense completely inept and discuss whether Mike Tomlin’s tenure in Pittsburgh has run its course (15:45).
They move to the College Football Playoff and start with Indiana’s blowout of Alabama. Colin explains why Curt Cignetti’s coaching has produced a Hoosier team that’s great in every facet of the game (29:00). They also break down what makes Fernando Mendoza such a great quarterback (35:00).
Finally, they recap Miami’s thumping of Ohio State and Colin predicts the Hurricanes will meet Indiana in the championship game. They credit Mario Cristobal’s recruiting prowess for building a physically imposing roster full of NFL talent (41:45).
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| 1:32.6 | Just the ending, the game just ended. |
| 1:35.6 | Philadelphia holds on to beat the bills 13 to 12. |
| 1:39.3 | I like the idea as John Middlkoff joins me, former NFL Scout. |
| 1:43.6 | I like the idea going for it for two. I think when you're the home team, you've got to go for it. You have Josh Allen. You have momentum. You've dominated the second half. I mean, I don't, did Philadelphia, what do they have? 17 yards in the second half? Like I like, let's start with that. I like going for it. I think that's the play at home. Yeah, I think you go for it, especially because win or lose, |
| 2:03.9 | you're not going to win the division. I like, let's start with that. I like going for it. I think that's the play at home. |
| 2:18.4 | Yeah, I think you go for it, especially because win or lose, you're not going to win the division with the Patriots playing the dolphins next week. So you're locked into a wild card, I think the way you look at it. Now, you're in that position because your field goal unit couldn't convert an extra point. Right. And you could also argue, you know, the Eagles, |
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