Wild-Card Monday Recap: Rams Stun the Vikings, Mike McCarthy Out as Cowboys HC, and More

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🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Sheil, Steven, and Diante get together to share their instant reactions to the Rams' upset win over the Vikings to close out the wild-card round of the playoffs. They speculate on Sam Darnold’s future, debate L.A.’s chances in the next round (21:28), and end the pod by discussing the beginning of the Mike Vrabel era in New England (27:34) and the end of Mike McCarthy’s in Dallas (36:32). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Sheil Kapadia, Steven Ruiz, and Diante Lee Producers: Chris Sutton, Tucker Tashjian, and Mark Panik Production Supervision: Conor Nevins, Arjuna Ramgopal, and Daniel Comer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:44.6	Shield Capadia here with Deontay Lee and Stephen Ruiz.
0:48.4	Guys, we got a blowout Monday night.
0:50.1	I was disappointed.
0:51.2	I thought this had a chance to be the best game of Wildcard weekend.
0:55.1	It was not that.
0:56.1	Rams jump all over the Vikings right away.
0:58.6	Take them down 27.9.
1:01.1	We'll now travel to Philadelphia in the divisional round to take on the Eagles.
1:05.6	And the Vikings suddenly become one of the most interesting offseason teams, in my opinion. So we'll talk about
1:12.6	it all. Deontay, how we feel on after Wild Card weekend? I'm shocked. I just did not see,
1:18.1	of all the potential outcomes I could have come from Monday, nice game between the Rams and Vikings.
1:23.2	This was not what I had in mind at all. But you know what? I continue to hammer home the point that
1:28.6	we have seen game after game in the wild card round of teams that have limited quarterbacks or
1:33.8	have serious issues or potential fatal flaws, have defense face off against defenses that test them,
1:39.3	and we have just seen these offenses crumble under these circumstances. And I would say Monday
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