Week 18 recap: Lions lock up the top spot in the NFC, and now we're all playoff-bound
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🗓️ 6 January 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
The playoff puzzle was mostly put together going into Week 18, but there was still one huge piece that needed to be put in place. The Lions dropped that piece into the puzzle on Sunday night, knocking off the Vikings to lock up the top spot in the NFC. All that's left now is to put a bow on the regular season, and point ourselves toward the playoffs. That's exactly what Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen do on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
Rundown
- Lions take care of Vikings, lock up 1-seed in NFC
- The NFC South delivers in classic NFC South fashion
- The NFC playoff field
- The AFC playoff field
- 2025 NFL Draft order
- Patriots fire Jerod Mayo
- Dolphins, Colts not making any head coach or GM changes
- Did You See That?!?
- What Did We Learn Today?
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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| 0:00.0 | I need to tell you about the races today. |
| 0:02.0 | I've just left the girls. |
| 0:03.1 | We had such a nice day. |
| 0:04.3 | We all wore something pink. |
| 0:05.6 | Sue made us all wear pink. |
| 0:06.7 | Josie pulled out all the stops for the picnic. My sausage rolls went down a storm. And I spotted a jockey wearing pink in the parade ring. So we had to back him. Sue picked the winner in the big race. We got a bottle with the winning. Next thing you know, she's got us all on the dance floor |
| 0:02.1 | I've still got the moves |
| 0:03.1 | Her dancing was hilarious |
| 0:04.4 | We've already booked to come again |
| 0:05.7 | Watch out for the ladies in pink |
| 0:07.5 | 4 million Next thing you know, she's got us all on the dance floor. I've still got the moves. Her dancing was hilarious. |
| 0:21.3 | We've already booked to come again. |
| 0:22.5 | Watch out for the ladies in pink. |
| 0:24.5 | Four million memories made every year. |
| 0:26.4 | The going is good. |
| 0:27.7 | Great British racing. |
| 0:28.8 | Search horse racing near me. |
| 0:36.4 | Welcome to the Athletic Football Show. |
| 0:38.7 | I'm Robert Mays, Week 18, a week 18 that did not have a ton of marquee games on the slate, |
| 0:44.9 | but I honestly do think delivered in more ways than we could have anticipated. |
| 0:48.7 | The Lions with one of the best performances of the season on both sides of the ball, |
| 0:53.2 | and a real testament to what Dan Campbell, |
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