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Divisional Round weekend - Who's most likely to cause the shock? Will all favourites progress in what is always a great weekend in the NFL season. Colum, Brian & Khristina give their thoughts and final picks for Saturday and Sunday.

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The Colts went from Peyton Manning to Andrew Luck but following the latter's retirement there have had a veritable carousel of QBs. Ally Daly has been a Colts fan for more than two decades and joins Colum to discuss her love for the boys in blue from Indianapolis.  

Super Wild Card Weekend lived up to the hype. A great set of games with so many talking points. Chargers 2nd half implosion, Brock Purdy impressive 2nd half display, Dolphins nearly shock everyone, The Giants gain revenge on the Viks, Bengals local lad is the hero. Oh and one more still to come as Cowboys face the Bucs on the road.

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What a comeback by the Jacksonville Jaguars! Down 27-0 to the LA Chargers at one point and with Trevor Lawrence having thrown 4 interceptions, they rallied to win on a walk-off field goal. In the early game the 49ers overcame a spirited Seattle Seahawks team to progress to the Divisional round. Khristina and Colum breakdown last night's action from Wildcard weekend. 

Kevin O'Connell led the Minnesota Vikings to 13 wins in his first season as Head Coach. His team will welcome the New York Football Giants to Minneapolis on Sunday, they played each other on Christmas Eve, with the Vikings winning on a walk-off 61 yard Field Goal. Can they prevail again this time around? Kevin spoke about his path into coaching, what separates an elite QB from the rest and his own philosophy on the game. 

A positive first season for new GM Joe Schoen, and HC Brian Daboll sees the Giants in the playoffs where they will travel to Minnesota to take on the Vikings. After the disappointment of the Judge and Gettleman era the Giants surprised many by winning nine games, and with a solid showing from QB Daniel Jones. Schoen speaks about his time with the Buffalo Bills, the decision to become Giants GM and his expectations for then draft picks Thibodeaux and Neal. 

Scott Pioli returns to the show for a special interview in the build up to the Wild Card games to discuss all things around the league, How the front office manages the playoff and off season plans, coaching staff interviewing for different jobs and a keen focus on the International growth of the game. Scott gives his initial thoughts on the teams back in the playoffs  this weekend and the freshness it brings every year.

You can find Scott Pioli on Twitter: @scottpioli51

The LA Chargers are in the playoffs! They had an up and down season at times but found form at the right time and will travel to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars tomorrow night. Tom Telesco who has been the Chargers GM since 2013 joined us to speak about his role, the decision to draft Justin Herbert, some of his big Free Agency signings and more. Listen in to hear him outline his hopes for the season, and compare those to how things played out. 

Niners & Bills expected to win convincingly, Will it be the case? Can the Giants reverse the close game result a few weeks back as they go on the road to Minnesota again. SNF NBC sees a repeat of last weekends AFC North clash as Ravens face the Bengals on the road. Will Bengals dominate once again? All the teams analysis and picks for Saturday & Sunday. The team also announce a number of upcoming exciting events for the show.

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NY Giants go on the road this weekend in their first playoff game for 6 years. Brian is joined by Chris Bisignano from the Giants Insider podcast to reflect on the turnround to this team under the new GM Joe Schoen and HC Brian Daboll. How they went about turning around the fortunes of the organisation, The confidence Daniel Jones has playing for this coaching staff, the transition for the defence under Wink Martindale.  previewing all the key matchups ahead in order to win this Sunday against a Vikings team who finished with 13-4 record.

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