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The Sports Junkies

NFL Championship Weekend Predictions

The Sports Junkies

Audacy

Sports

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Junkies go around the horn and give their takes and what it means for each QB to win a Super Bowl

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0:00.0

The football weekend.

0:01.1

It's down to just two games.

0:02.6

You get a little sad.

0:03.5

It's depressing. I don't like it. The first weekend of the playoffs. World Weather's coming. Wildcard weekend was awesome. He's not to wait nine months for real NFL football. It sucks. Like wild card weekend was awesome. You had games on three days all the way to Monday. Some people complained about the Monday night game, but it was like, and they were all,

0:23.0

for the most part, all really good games. And then the divisional round is pretty good because you still got four games. Now you're down to two. It's just one day. And then you've got to wait two weeks for the Super Bowl. You got to wait two weeks for the Super Bowl. but the question is, what's the Super Bowl you want to see if you don't have a favorite team?

0:41.3

Mm-hmm. two weeks of the Super Bowl. But the question is, what's the Super Bowl you want to see if you don't have a favorite team?

0:41.3

And what's the Super Bowl you don't want to see?

0:45.2

So obviously got a backup quarterback in the AFC championship game in Denver.

0:50.8

But that's the ultimate...

0:51.9

Jared Stidham, taking on Drake May and the Patriots ultimate underdog story. So I am actually rooting for that. I like underdog stories. I like guys from nowhere. I don't have to see, you know, Matt Stafford necessarily for the hundredth time. Like, I don't mind seeing Stidtham. I like that story. I also kind of like the story of the Patriots

1:12.8

turnaround. They had two straight seasons of four wins. And then Vrable takes over and they win 14 regular

1:22.7

season games, I believe. 14. Well, yeah. 14 and 3. And they could be in the Super Bowl. But don't

1:26.7

you feel like the Patriots fan base? Like, they should go through some long, dark winters up there. Like, it's almost unfair. They went through a couple. Okay, they went through a few. I know. Okay. But now they've found their franchise quarterback. Rabel, obviously a much better coach than Gerard Mayo. It's not even close.

1:45.3

Right. And they're on the cusp of another Super Bowl. Yeah. So you're rooting against it.

1:50.2

Kind of rooting against it. Mayer only lasted one season, right? Yes. One and done. Who was the coach

1:55.3

directly before him? Was it Belichick? So Belichick had a four-win season. I guess.

2:00.4

I believe the Patriots had back-to-back four-win seasons. I'll double-check that. But, I mean, that's a good story. I'm kind of with you. Stidham would be an interesting story. I know Kakes is just rooting anti-Drakemey. Yes, he is. It's a weird position because, I mean, Drake May has done nothing to offend me personally. He seems like a really nice kid. Where did he fall on your board? So you're upset that Jason had Drake May number one on his board. Probably had him five. No, there's no way I had my, even though I loved me some JJ McCarthy. I did not have him ranked above Drake May. I probably had Drake May 3rd or 4th. Who was number one on your board? I had I think I had Caleb. And then Jaden second. I'd have to look at the board. I honestly don't remember. We might have to revisit that. I know I had Caleb 1. I think I had Drake 2. Right. I had Drake last. Yeah, that's why you want to see Stidham. That's probably The only way you want to see Stidams is if you're an Auburn fan or a Bronco fan. No, no, I like Underdog's story. I like Underdog stories. I'm really attracted to that. Stidham would be what if he balls out? Like, there's a possibility. He's going to ball out against two really good teams. I doubt it. He hasn't thrown a pass in a regular season game in two years. Listen. The driest matchup, and I said it yesterday, would be Denver and Seattle. The best matchup would be New England and L.A. Because you've got some star power. I agree with you there. And the history, too. 1-800-6-36-1067. Tell us the Super Bowl you want to see and the Super Bowl you don't want to see. Yeah, I'm with you on the one that I don't want to see. Denver, Seattle? Yeah, which means I agree with you on the Super Bowl that I want to see.

3:43.9

So I guess I want to see in the end, I think the Patriots Rams is the sexiest matchup.

3:48.9

Maybe I do want to see Pat's Rams and see Drake May lose in the Super Bowl.

3:53.6

Yeah, you would.

3:54.5

That's what I'm on.

3:56.0

Maybe that is really threading the needle.

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