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The Valenti Show

Taking Your Calls On The Lions' Meaningless Week 18 Win

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Mike and Rico hear from the people about the Lions' win.

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0:00.0

Straight to the people.

0:01.5

We're just looking back before we look forward.

0:04.1

Obviously, we'll start to talk off season.

0:06.3

But your reaction to that win yesterday and all the dancing and the celebrating and the BS and it's like, wait a second, where was this the last two months?

0:16.8

Where was it?

0:18.4

Because I can't get Christmas Day out of my mind.

0:38.9

I can't get the Steeler game out of my mind. And I know they won. I still can't get that Giants game out of my mind. The absurdity that was the 2025 Lions and they want to stunt because they beat the Bears yesterday? Yeah, no. But your reaction to it. Of course, I'm annoyed. I don't want to be picking 17th. I want to be picking 13th, 14th. And I admit this. I get vindictive with my teams.

0:45.8

No, I want them to stew. I don't want them to feel good. They don't deserve it. They

0:50.3

went from 15 and 2 to out of the playoffs. Yeah, sorry. Nope. I do hope your food shows up cold. Let's go to Anthony, 971. Anth, what's good? Hey, how you guys doing? Good, Anthe. What's on your mind, buddy? Good, good. Yeah, you know, I'm kind of torn here because on one hand, I do understand what you're saying, Mike.

1:11.9

It would be better to have a higher draft pick.

1:14.6

But at the same time, I think we might be overreacting a little bit.

1:18.6

I mean, we're 9 and 8.

1:19.9

That's not a bad season.

1:21.9

I mean, that's better.

1:23.3

It's kind of funny.

1:24.2

The last place team in our division is better than the winner of the NFC South. Yeah, the NFC South's a disgrace. And again, Anthony, I've said this for a long time. The winner of that division should never get a home game. You can let them in the playoffs, but no way should they host a home game. That's an embarrassment. Separate issue. I don't even think they should get a playoffs, but honestly, I mean, I understand back in

1:47.3

the day when they, you know, made up playoff feeding why they did it that way. But, I mean, it's 2025. I don't see why a losing season team even deserves a plan. I could live with that. I could live with that. If you want to hear something even more ironic about the NFC South,

2:01.7

at 8 and 9, the Panthers are in the playoffs.

2:04.3

And at 8 and 9, the Panthers are in the playoffs. And at 8 and 9, the Falcons fired their coach. Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, I just think you played a win the game. I remember a few years ago back on the Eagles, Doug Peterson pulled all of his starters at the half, he ended up fired

2:17.6

a year later.

2:19.5

You know, and that firing him ended up being the right decision for the Eagles.

2:22.9

But my question is, let's dig in a little more.

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