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Welcome to the athletic football show.

I'm Robert Mays.

Joining me tonight.

It's my good friend Nate Tice.

Nate, how you doing, buddy?

I'm doing well. We're here. Week 18. We're here. Week 18. We did it. No more. No more you having to list off what happens with playoff situations with wins and losses anymore. We don't have to figure our way throughout. I think that's been a highlight for me the past month is me and you on air. Just the both go sorting through playoff situations going, ooh, they have to play the Patriots too at home. Like that's been a really fun part of my life the last six weeks. Last night, I went to, went out to watch the Chiefs Raiders game in the first half just because I didn't want to be locked in my basement for seven hours yesterday and then all day

today. It's like, I'm just going to go out and watch the game somewhere. And I was sitting at a bar

in Logan Square here by my house and we were talking about something. They're like, if the Jags lose, are they out? And I was like, actually, they can get the wild card. If this, this and this happened. And it took about like 10 minutes into the conversation.

They were like, why do you know all this?

Just like, yeah, because I do.

It was deep in my brain for the last couple of weeks. it's in the conversation, they were like, why do you know all this? Just like, yeah, because I do.

It was deep in my brain for the last couple weeks here.

And listen, all those scenarios, all of those possible permutations, week 18 did not disappoint.

We got a really exciting day that started last night.

I mean, the Titans Jags game was great.

Everything you'd want from a potential playing game, the Titans giving their all. We're going to talk about that game in a bit. Obviously, some of the teams that needed help, like Seattle got it. Other teams that needed help, like the Steelers didn't get as much as they were looking for. So there's a lot to dig into right now. But let's start with the game that we just watched.

That's a brutal, brutal loss for the Packers, man.

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