Francesa Football Friday Week 18

The Mike Francesa Podcast

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Sports, Baseball, Football

4.6 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Mike Francesa breaks down NFL Week 18 matchups in a very strange season. The Giants will take on the battered Cowboys, and the Jets battle the Bills in Buffalo. 00:00 NFL storylines 03:55 Panthers v Buccaneers 06:00 Ravens v Steelers 08:30 Seahawks v 49ers 10:40 Colts v Texans, Titans v Jaguars 11:30 Lions v Bears 13:00 Oregon v Texas Tecch 14:30 Alabama v Indiana 17:00 Ole Miss v Georgia 18:50 Panthers-Bucs thoughts 20:10 Saints v Falcons 20:30 Browns v Bengals 21:10 Cowboys v Giants 22:40 Chargers v Broncos 25:00 Around the NFL

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0:00.0	It's the Mike Francesa podcast on the Bet Rivers Network.
0:04.8	Hello again, everybody, and welcome to the Mike Francesa podcast, part of the BetRivers Network.
0:08.3	We come to you on this week 18, the football Friday for week 18 as we do the last podcast for
0:18.4	2025. And like I said, yesterday it's been a very strange year. I think we all can
0:24.5	attest to that. And it has been a very strange NFL season. I know we could say that all the time.
0:33.5	I know the ball always bounces funny. I know there's always surprises. There's always teams that come from way back and then win the next year and favorites that fall by the wayside.
0:44.9	And the NFL teams have a habit of falling all at once.
0:49.2	We know that.
0:50.3	But this is a year that has seen so many massive injuries impact teams so dramatically.
0:57.2	We've seen the year of the ACL, we've seen so many ACL injuries, something I'm sure that
1:02.7	they're looking at. The bottom line is it leads to a not wild finish,
1:14.9	but at least somewhat unpredictable finish.
1:21.3	There's still a couple of things up for grabs.
1:24.7	And wide open playoffs.
1:26.9	I don't think there's any question.
1:29.1	I thought the Rams would be a heavier favorite in my mind going into the postseason
1:33.4	in the NFC than they are.
1:36.1	Their weaknesses have come to the fore, especially on special teams.
1:42.8	Also, the injuries they've had could be telling.
1:46.6	I'm concerned about San Francisco's situation, especially with their legendary offensive lineman,
1:53.5	who looked like he did more than tweak a hamstring last week.
1:57.3	Let's see what's going on with him this week and heading towards the postseason.
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