Richard Sherman Podcast - Week 18 Reaction & Playoff Matchups: Seahawks, 49ers, Rams, Texans, Jags, Bills | Richard Sherman NFL

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Richard Sherman provides a comprehensive review of an eventful Week 18, beginning with the Seattle Seahawks securing the NFC’s top seed after a commanding defensive victory over the San Francisco 49ers. He highlights Mike Macdonald’s defensive scheme, the effort disparity between the teams, Christian McCaffrey’s late drop, and Sam Darnold’s inconsistent performance. Sherman explores all key NFC playoff scenarios—such as the 49ers possibly facing the Eagles, the Rams clinching the 5th seed to face the Panthers, and the Packers versus Bears Wild Card matchup—along with reactions to Matthew Stafford’s MVP contention, the Lions’ dramatic win over Chicago, Michael Wilson’s emergence in Arizona, and the Falcons-Saints result that sends Carolina to the playoffs. He also discusses the AFC outlook, covering Houston’s rise, Indianapolis’ quarterback dilemmas, Jacksonville’s AFC South championship, and the upcoming Bills-Jags matchup, analyzing how each team approaches the postseason. For an in-depth analysis of the Seahawks, 49ers, Rams, Eagles, Packers, Bears, Texans, Jaguars, Bills, and more, this is the complete Week 18 and NFL playoff preview.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.3	Hey, everybody.
0:05.5	I appreciate you joining us, as always.
0:07.7	You guys are phenomenal.
0:09.2	You're the best in the world.
0:10.7	You're watching the Richard Sherman podcast.
0:12.2	But if you could do me a huge favor and hit that sub button, it would be greatly appreciated.
0:17.8	You would do a service for your boy, Sherm.
0:22.0	And I'll tell you what, I got your back.
0:23.8	You got my back on love.
0:31.2	Welcome back to the Richard Sherman podcast, and what a game.
0:35.5	What a defensive battle.
0:36.9	I love defensive battles. And the Seattle Seahawks
0:39.6	put on the absolute clinic all game long. And it wasn't just about the scheme. It wasn't just
0:45.4	about schematically. Sure, Mike McDonnell does some incredible things schematically,
0:49.8	but it was the effort and intensity they were playing with that impressed me the most. And I said it during the game. Well, I tweeted it during the game. I said that effort got rewarded with the interception. And the fans were like, well, they didn't have to do anything. Christian just dropped that. No question about it. Christian, that was a drop. That was one. I'm sure he wishes he has bad, had bad. But in order to take advantage of that, you've got to be running to the football. You've got to be hustling. You've got to have energy. And that was the frustrating thing all night watching his 49ers defense is they didn't have that kind of energy. And sure, they held the Seattle Seahawks second highest scoring offense to 13 points.
1:29.7	That should be applauded.
1:31.0	They did a phenomenal job.
1:32.5	Some of it was a benefit of a misfield goal and some mistakes by the Seattle Seahawks.
1:36.4	But sure, it still goes on the record.
1:38.7	They held them to 13 points for the second time in a row.
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