In the second hour of Game Play, Matt Cauz is joined by NHL Network analyst Mike Kelly to recap the Maple Leafs' shutout loss to the Capitals. Then Matt awards his top sports stories from the past week in The Friday Podium.

Director of Insights and Analytics at SportsLogiq, Mike Kelly on the lack of answers from the Maple Leafs, concerning trends in Auston Matthews' play and Connor McDavid's historic December.

NFL Writer for The Athletic, Jacob Robinson joins Game Play to chat about why you can't 'write off' Sam Darnold, where the Rams rank among the NFL's best and Puka Nacua's criticism of officials.

Join Matt for another edition of his weekly NFL confidence picks.

In the first hour of Game Play, Matt Cauz makes his Confidence Picks for Week 16 of the NFL season. Then Matt is joined by The Athletic NFL writer Jacob Robinson to recap one of the greatest Thursday Night Football games of all-time and look ahead to the Sunday slate.

Maple Leafs Writer for the Toronto Sun, Terry Koshan on the best deployment of the Leafs’ goalie tandem, a lack of response from the leadership group, and if there is reason for optimism on this road trip.

Senior NFL Writer with The Athletic Mike Sando on if the Rams are already an elite squad, what Sam Darnold still has to prove in this league, and whether or not the AFC has a dominant team.

In the second hour of Game Play, Matt Cauz is joined by Toronto Sun Maple Leafs reporter Terry Koshan about the biggest challenges the Leafs are facing ahead of their upcoming road trip. Then Matt plays another edition of "Start 'em, Sit 'em, Cut 'em".

In today's Opening Thought, Matt tees up a pivotal NFC West matchup between the Rams and Seahawks, and all of it's playoff implications.

In the first hour of Game Play, Matt Cauz gets into if the Thursday Nighter leads to an elite NFL team to emerging. Then Matt is joined by The Athletic Senior NFL writer Mike Sando to tee up a pivotal Thursday Night Football matchup between the Rams and Seahawks.