The 2014 NFC Championship nightmares returned 11 years later for the Green Bay Packers faithful.

That’s the only collapse comparable to what took place Saturday night at Soldier Field.

Down Jordan Love, Micah Parsons, Tucker Kraft, Evan Williams, Zach Tom, Elgton Jenkins and Devonte Wyatt, the Packers showed fight. Hell, they could’ve been up 28-3 with ho…

Down goes Micah Parsons.

Does this 2025 Green Bay Packers season go down with him?

Not so fast.

You won’t want to miss this episode with Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob McGinn. He’s seen injuries of this magnitude before and analyzes both the present and the future here on the “Ty & Bob Pod.” It’s a big loss. Parsons had 12.5 sacks, 26 QB hits and 48 pressu…

Less than one year ago, Chiefs coaches and players swaggered their way into a fifth Super Bowl. The trip was a rite of passage. This was an organization on top of the football world.

Joe Burrow and the Bengals, for a period, resembled this team’s greatest threat. They’re the only other AFC team to reach a Super Bowl since 2018.

Now? Both clubs can pack their bags for Cabo.

Now? Both need to face harsh realities.

On this week’s edition of “Real Football,” we examine the Super Bowl windows of a handful of teams. My co-host Jim Monos has faced similar questions in NFL front offices.

* Miami lost in the cold. Again. Mike McDaniel’s belief in Tua Tagovailoa has turned from blessing to curse. We discuss the quarterback’s ceiling and this relationship.

* It’s one thing to want another quarterback, yet another to successfully acquire another quarterback. Ask Cleveland.

* I still like the Lions’ present and future. Monos? He’s not so sure.

* What happened to Kansas City?! One opposing defensive coach gets blunt with Go Long on their personnel. It may surprise you.

* There’s a (very) noticeable gap between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen this season. That’s a problem. Mahomes needs to find a counterpunch.

* Hey, there is one disgruntled star out there who could prove to be exactly what the Chiefs need. Everything fits. (Considering the rise of Sean Payton’s Broncos, they’ll need to be aggressive.)

* The Bengals listened to their QB, paid both Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins top dollar… and the defense remained bad. Very bad. We examine the one move they need to make this spring to recover.

* Quarterbacks need to quarterback. GM need to GM.

* Why the NFL needs NHL-style fights.

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Past episodes:

* Your move, C.J. Stroud

* It’s Not Sunny in Philadelphia

* An Epiphany in Buffalo

* What’s wrong in Buffalo?

* Meet the NFL’s 2025 Party Crashers

What a week in the sport of football.

Joe Burrow is sad.

Philip Rivers is back.

Sherrone Moore is… is… we’ll let you Google the details.

I get into everything on “Real Football” with co-host Jim Monos. And since I’m currently down in Houston for Texans reporting, it feels like a good time to zero in on this team’s quarterback: C.J. Stroud. Can he make noise in this wide-open AFC? This team certainly has the defense.

This offense has sputtered, but the Texans should be encouraged by Stroud’s chutzpah. He delivered late at Kansas City. Unlike Burrow, he’s happy. We discuss with the longtime NFL scout/exec himself.

Toward the end, we touch on that rivalry brewing in the NFC North, too. What did Monos see out of Caleb Williams at Lambeau Field? His second-half toughness was impressive. Private QB coach Steve Calhoun took readers into Jordan Love’s head earlier this week. How has Love separated himself in the NFC?

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Matt LaFleur and Ben Johnson both made a point to downplay their disdain for one another. Good thinking.

Green Bay and Chicago meet again very soon. There’s no time for emotions of either extreme.

Round 1 went to the Green Bay Packers at raucous Lambeau Field, 28-21.

Jordan Love was exceptional, Micah Parsons had another quarterback on the run, the Packers answered Chicago’s 17-play marathon drive with an impressive counterpunch of their own and cornerback Keisean Nixon supplied the final dagger.

Here on the “Ty & Bob Pod” — your weekly NFC North show — Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob McGinn makes sense of it all. We also recap the Detroit Lions’ victory over Dallas and the Vikings showing a pulse vs. Washington. This week’s “McGinn Memory” looks back at a memorable weather game in 1984.

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Meanwhile, over in the AFC, the field is wide open.

Our Monday column, icymi.

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Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are finished, so what does it mean for everyone else? Here’s this week’s column on a wide, wide open AFC with a closer look at the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans.

Miss last week’s Friday Feature? We explore the rise, fall and resurrection of Baker Mayfield.

They’re booing “Renegade.”

They’re calling for Mike Tomlin to be fired.

Now, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most beloved players — one by one — are ripping both the head coach and the team. It’s getting ugly.

At 6-6, a division title remains a real possibility for this team. And yet? One bruising 26-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills felt like a new low. The Steelers allowed more rushing yards than ever before inside this stadium. Aaron Rodgers, bloody nose ‘n all, was terrible. It’s a perfect time to make sense of it all on “Real Football.” Co-host Jim Monos and myself examine how the Steelers slipped into purgatory… and explain their only way out.

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Monos worked as a scout with the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints before taking over as the Bills’ director of personnel. Now, he’s got many unfiltered stories to share. Here’s what you’ll get on this week’s episode.

* Why this loss feels like a new low for Pittsburgh.

* The pros and cons of everything Mike Tomlin. Would he embrace a rebuild? How does an NFL team balance winning in the present vs. preparing long term? Monos offers the front-office view. Pittsburgh’s lack of a vision is backfiring.

* Aaron Rodgers is old, cranky and not very good at football anymore. This was obvious last season, but the Steelers chose to lie to themselves. Sad.

* Arthur Smith ain’t it and Monos wants the team to erect a statue in Mason Rudolph’s honor.

* The only solution for these Steelers isn’t pretty, but very necessary

* Who wins the AFC North? Somebody must. Lamar Jackson looks broken lately.

* We always circle back to the Bills here in Western New York. Back in ‘22, Sean McDermott’s team was bullied by Cincinnati in the playoffs. This time, the Bills’ No. 1 rushing attack has a chance to set the physical tone. There’s a very good chance this matchup’s been circled on the coach’s calendar for a long time.

* “Is Bryce Young good?” has become a weekly segment. The Panthers QB threw three touchdowns in a win over the Rams. (Monos’ take may surprise you.)

* Self-preservation is a GM art.

* Why I still love Tampa Bay in the NFC.

* Caleb Williams and the first-place Chicago Bears. Hey, they’re winning and they’ve got a formula. How long will it last?

* Drake Maye and the high-flying New England Patriots. He’s back in the MVP race and making chests hurt leaguewide.

* The success of this Geno and Jeanty law firm is on par with Uncle Jack in Always Sunny.

Past episodes:

* It’s Not Sunny in Philadelphia

* An Epiphany in Buffalo

* What’s wrong in Buffalo?

* Meet the NFL’s 2025 Party Crashers

ICYMI:

* Matt LaFleur goes for the kill

* Why the Ben Johnson Effect is real

Ty & Bob Pod:

Preparing you for the Packers-Bears NFC North Showdown

There haven’t been Packers-Bears games this important, this late in the season much at all since the 90s. Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers went 47-18 against their neighbors to the south. Jordan Love is 3-1.

First place in the NFC North is on the line Sunday evening at Lambeau Field.

Then, there’s a good chance it’s on the line again at Soldier Field two we…

This same team has already endured a swoon of drama and firings to rise again. This team just smacked the Kansas City in a Super Bowl, a game that was total carnage.

What’s going on with the Philadelphia Eagles?

On this episode of “Real Football,” we explore in full. My co-host — Jim Monos — began his NFL career (2000- ‘04) as a northeast scout for the Eagles before moving on to New Orleans and Buffalo and offers his front-office eye as always.

Saquon Barkley isn’t tearing through defenses like he did last season… but there are reasons for that. This defensive backfield is legit… but the Cowboys’ receivers went full Moss Mode. A.J. Brown is unhappy… but maybe he has a point.

Hint: All roads lead back to the quarterback position. Teams are daring Jalen Hurts to make a play. The Eagles, somehow, need to stick to their winning formula.

Also on this episode, we check in on the Buffalo Bills. It was a punishing night in Houston. Should concern be with the offense or the defense? Who’s to blame for things not looking right, the coach or the GM? We discuss, debate. They’ve got a matchup ripe with playoff implications on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Previous episodes:

* Meet the 2025 Party Crashers

* What’s wrong in Buffalo?

* An Epiphany in Buffalo

ICYMI:

* Ty & Bob Pod S4 E10: Packers KO Vikes, J.J. McCarthy crumbles, Bears in first place, Jahmyr Gibbs saves day

* Best team in football? The Los Angeles Rams.

Just like that, the Green Bay Packers are back on track.

OK, OK. They faced Jameis Winston and J.J. McCarthy these last two weeks. But this is the level of physicality required as the 2025 NFL season creeps toward December. Here’s your weekly two-hour dose of NFC North talk with Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob McGinn.

Everything is discussed with a close look at the film.

* Up front — on both lines — this 23-6 win was precisely what the Packers’ doctors ordered. They’re peaking at the line of scrimmage into a whopper of a Thanksgiving Day matchup.

* Emanuel Wilson warrants a regular role in this offense after his 28-carry, 107-yard, 2-TD afternoon at Lambeau Field. McGinn wonders if he deserves more carries than Josh Jacobs, too.

* J.J. McCarthy was bad. Really bad. What does it mean in the short and long term for the Vikings?

* The Chicago Bears are in first place. Not only that. They finally scored a victory against a team with a winning record, too. Albeit, one quarterbacked by Mason Rudolph. The same red flags keep reappearing, but there are also several trends on both sides of the ball that suggest the Bears can hold their own against better competition. Philly will be a test on Black Friday.

* How are the Bears coping with injuries at linebacker?

* Finally, we get to those Detroit Lions that survived by the skin of their teeth against the Giants. McGinn predicted a close game. He was right. Good thing Jahmyr Gibbs is on a different level.

* The excellent McGinn Memory looks back at arguably the greatest win in Lions history, 1962 triumph over Vince Lombardi’s Packers.

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ICYMI, our column on the Los Angeles Rams and Week 12 in the NFL.