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#554: 2025 NFL Divisional Weekend Preview (with Hal Bent)
Episode 554
Friday, 16 January, 2026
1. Wild Card Weekend Takeaways-DKrom: The NFL MUST name the Coach of the Year award after Kyle Shanahan-Hal: Finally, the NFL put the "WILD" in Wild Card Weekend2. Wild Card Weekend Honors-GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Colston Loveland, Hal: Caleb Williams)-Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Kevin Patullo, Hal: Omar Khan & Art Rooney II)3. 2026 NFL Draft (Top-10 Mock Draft)4. Coaching Carousel-Grading the Giants hire of John Harbaugh as head coach (DKrom: A-, Hal: A-)-Putting aside historical precedent, how much sense does hiring Chris Shula as head coach make for the Steelers? -Do you think there's a good chance the Ravens see in Jesse Minter exactly what they lost when Mike Macdonald left? -Grading the Dolphins hire of Jon-Eric Sullivan as GM (DKrom: A, Hal: A)-Would you be willing to bet that either Jeff Hafley or Anthony Campanile will be the next head coach of the Dolphins?-If the Browns hire a Grant Udinski, Dan Pitcher, Tommy Rees or Nate Scheelhaase as their new head coach, do you think the odds of them working out in the long run may be far greater than many think? 5. NFL Divisional Weekend Game Picks-Bills at Broncos-49ers at Seahawks-Texans at Patriots-Rams at Bears6. NFL Divisional Weekend Bold Predictions-DKrom: 49ers FB/H-back Kyle Juszczyk sets the single-game postseason receptions record with 16, including the game-winning TD pass from Brock Purdy with less than a minute remaining to give the 49ers the 19-17 upset win-Hal: Bears down 27-20 at midfield with less than 10 seconds left, and Caleb Williams throws a Hail Mary that's tipped twice...and Rome Odunze comes down with it for the TD...and they go for two and the win...and Odunze comes up with the Octopus on a fade in the corner of the end zone to send the Bears to the NFC Championship! 7. Challenge Flags-DKrom: All head coaches of the 8 remaining teams, if you go for it on 4th-and-1, DON'T GET CUTE and just RUN THE BALL!!!-Hal: Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, and Bo Nix...SEIZE YOUR OPPORTUNITY NOW because this could be it!
