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The Mike Francesa Podcast

Early NFL Divisional Round Analysis & Email Reactions

The Mike Francesa Podcast

BetRivers Network

Sports, Baseball, Football

4.6938 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Mike Francesa offers his early take on the NFL Divisional Round, which features numerous marquee matchups. He also reacts to your emails on Mike McCarthy, Tom Brady, March Madness, and more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's the Mike Francesa podcast on the Bet Rivers Network.

0:04.0

Welcome to the Mike Francesa podcast on the Bet Rivers Network, brought to you by Casamigos Tequila.

0:10.0

Cosamigos Tequila is brought to you by those who drink it.

0:13.0

On this Wednesday, we come to you on the Mike Francesa channel on the Bet Rivers Network on YouTube as we head towards what will be a three day extravaganza

0:23.6

of football coming up Saturday, Sunday, and then of course Ohio State and Notre Dame

0:28.7

on Monday.

0:31.1

The updated Bet Rivers odds at the moment, Ohio State is a nine and a half point favorite, which I think is too

0:38.7

many. I just think it's too much. Houston is in Kansas City. The chiefs are an eight and a half

0:46.6

point favorite. Washington is in Detroit and they're in nine and a half point underdog.

0:52.7

The Rams in Philly are a six-point underdog,

0:56.4

and Baltimore is the favorite in Buffalo.

1:02.2

And that is, I think that will be a divisional playoff game

1:10.5

that will be rated like a top NFC,

1:17.9

and the NFC is always the stronger conference ratings-wise,

1:23.6

like an NFC championship game, not like a Super Bowl, but an NFC championship game.

1:29.4

I think that game on CBS, 630, Nancy Romo, Sunday night, I think that game will do a 30 rating or better, which is, think about it.

1:45.4

There's nothing else, nothing, not the Academy Awards, nothing.

1:49.9

Nothing else in the year other than the Super Bowl will do a 30 rating.

1:53.8

I think that game on a divisional players weekend, which usually does not hit that mark,

1:58.7

I think they will hit a 30 rating for that game.

2:01.9

That's how big that game will be,

2:03.0

and the buildup will be,

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