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The NFL Divisional Round is here, and Ready Bet Action is breaking down every angle of the playoff slate with a sharp focus on value, risk management, and actionable betting strategy. This episode covers all four Divisional matchups, diving into the odds, matchups, and market movement to help you attack the board with confidence—not just chase picks.

We start with Saturday’s action, headlined by the Denver Broncos (AFC #1) hosting the Buffalo Bills (AFC #6) in a marquee AFC showdown on CBS. Can Denver protect home field, or does Buffalo’s underdog momentum continue into the Divisional Round? Later Saturday night, the Seattle Seahawks (NFC #1) take on the San Francisco 49ers (NFC #6) on FOX in a divisional rivalry loaded with familiarity, coaching adjustments, and playoff volatility.

On Sunday, the slate continues with the New England Patriots (AFC #2) welcoming the Houston Texans (AFC #5) on ESPN. The Texans enter as a dangerous lower seed looking to extend their postseason run against a disciplined New England team built for January football. The weekend wraps up under the lights on NBC as the Chicago Bears (NFC #2) face the Los Angeles Rams (NFC #5) at Soldier Field, where potential windy Chicago weather could significantly impact totals, game scripts, and live betting opportunities.

Throughout the episode, we dig into key Divisional Round storylines—including underdog momentum from the Bills, 49ers, and Texans, the pressure on top seeds defending home-field advantage, and how weather and market perception can create exploitable edges. Whether you’re building a betting card, managing your bankroll, or searching for value beyond the obvious, this Divisional Round breakdown is designed to help you bet sharper—not louder.

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Comedian Shelley Kim shares with host Thomas Emerick how that 2025 MLB postseason got her LOCKED IN for baseball and her hometown Dodgers. We go into Shelley's comfort with being a Dodgers heel in public as she first gets into the sport, and her reactions to the twists and turns of this postseason leading up to and then culminating with Game 7. She is now a DC-based comedian who you may've seen on the DC Improv socials, Washington Post pages, and recently a Sahib Singh standup bill. Check out Shelley's comedy clips and booking site. Catch her stand-up!

Remember That Game is a podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist.

Episode threads:

• Getting into Dodgers, rooting in public, and lead-up to Game 7
• Starters Shohei Ohtani vs. DC sports legend Max Scherzer
• Bo Bichette homer to put Blue Jays up 3-0 early
• whether there was a sinking feeling when the Dodgers were down entering the 9th
• Miguel Rojas HR to tie it
• Andy Pages trucking Kike Hernández to grab the flyball
• Will Smith's foot on the bag
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto's rubber arm
• Smith's go-ahead shot
• what it was like witnessing her first World Series final out.

We also go on a few larks into the nature of burgeoning fandom and the role of one special postseason.

HOST

Remember That Game creator and producer Thomas Emerick

Guest

Comedian Shelley Kim (Clips | Booking)

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The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

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Ken Ford was the 2021 FFPC Main Event runner-up, has won 10 high stakes FFPC league titles, and has finished in the top-50 the past two years in the FFPC Playoff Challenge #2.

In this episode, the hosts discuss the 2026 FFPC Playoff Challenge #2 and the strategy that goes into it. Topics include how thinking shifts in this competition as opposed to the World Famous FFPC Playoff Challenge, which players you must eat the chalk on, and his favorite NFL teams for juicy pivots to win the $100,000 Grand Prize.

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Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

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Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​

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Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly preview the NFL Divisional Round Playoff games, discussing each team's strengths, potential Super Bowl contenders, and strategies for the FFPC Playoff Challenge 2.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:00 Can anyone beat the Seahawks? The depleted 49ers will try this week!

12:00 The guys disagree on how the Rams @ Bears is going to play out

17:00 Should the Broncos be terrified of Josh Allen?

31:00 The Patriots host the Texans + FFPC Playoff Championship 2 Strategy

40:00 Outro

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HOSTS

RotoViz Radio Executive Producer Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland)

RotoViz co-owner Shawn Siegele (@FF_Contrarian)

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Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly react to the NFL Wildcard Weekend Playoff outcomes and reveal which young players really impressed them and what that means for their 2026 Fantasy Football outlook!

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:00 The Bears Win as the Packers collapse

15:00 Colston Loveland is the TE3

23:00 Matthew Golden's 2026 outlook

26:00 The depleted 49ers win vs the Eagles

36:00 Rams scrape past the Panthers

40:00 Jalen Coker and Tetairoa McMillan

49:00 The Josh Allens beat the Jaguars

55:00 Have the Patriots beaten a good team yet?

59:00 Outro

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HOSTS

RotoViz Radio Executive Producer Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland)

RotoViz co-owner Shawn Siegele (@FF_Contrarian)

SPONSORS

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This episode of Ready Bet Action breaks down the full slate of NFL betting picks for Wildcard Weekend. We discuss each game for the weekend and share our favorite value plays.

If you’re looking for practical betting strategy, not just picks, this episode is built to help you manage risk, spot value, and attack the board with confidence. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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This episode of Ready Bet Action breaks down the College Football Semifinals with a focus on correlated plays, smart parlays, and value-driven spreads. We discuss Miami vs Ole Miss, Oregon vs Indiana, and our favorite value plays for each.

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Steve Palazzolo (Check The Mic with Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson) and host Thomas Emerick are pondering a modern comp for Natrone Means. They revisit the 1996 AFC Wild Card matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills, a game that marks the Jags' arrival and a shifting NFL landscape in the mid-1990s. Also Steve is now in the Remember That Game four-timers club!

The ’96 Jaguars rebound from a 4–7 start, surge through December, and carry that confidence into Rich Stadium against a Bills (AFC) dynasty that just didn't lose at Rich Stadium and a nucleus still intact with Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, and the K-Gun. What follows is a collision of influential styles. Really fun convo!

Remember That Game is a podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. Check out Steve’s show Check The Mic with Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson at The 33rd Team.

Episode threads:

We weave these in with key moments from the game, along with lead-up and aftermath.

• ‘25 Jags bounce back midseason and red-hot thru December, get you nostalgic for ‘96? How did that roster get so good so quick, and what clicked for Brunell and Co. to rally from 4-7?
• How you became a Jaguars fan up in New England the dual rise of these teams in ‘96.
• Is the Week 17 Morten Andersen miss the most shocking way a team has ever clinched a playoff spot? And would that have seemed too unlikely and dramatic even for a 90s Disney sports flick?
• Best home playoff record all-time is the Bills at Rich Stadium entering ‘96. Nucleus is still intact and we see it early with Kelly-to-Thomas for the opening score. But an aging nucleus. How intimidating were the Bills to you at that point? How well did that Jacksonville roster stack up? Confident about Boselli vs. Bruce?
• What went right for the ‘95 expansion squads that didn’t for Browns in ‘99 or Texans in ‘02? How much the fast ascent of the Jags and Panthers is owed to better decisions, and how much is it owed to better environment. If the NFL adds two expansion teams someday, should the league find ways to make more quality veterans available to expansion teams, and also afford more cap flexibility to help them lift off? What would be your approach?
• Is it over without that Clyde Simmons pick-six stabilizing things early? Your “it’s so over/we’re so back” journey during the game and where you watched.
• Teal having a moment in 95 with the expansion Jags and Charlotte Hornets. GOAT jerseys? And is the mid-90s NFL aesthetic broadly superior to the ensuing decades?
• Is there a modern Natrone Means comp? Is that kind of big bruising RB critical to playoff success? Not that these guys comp to Means specifically, but is there wisdom to feeding like a Pacheco or a Shonn Greene that suddenly becomes super valuable in January. Is there something real to that, in the ‘90s and or 2020s?
• Players on the ‘96 Jags that need more Hall of Fame love. And how much of Coughlin’s case should come from his Jacksonville years. Kevin Gilbride, the K-Gun, and this game as a collision of styles that influenced the modern game.
• The level of control at the line that Brunell and especially Kelly have in adjusting to defenses (along with WRs Smith/McCardell/Reed/Early on sight adjustments and option routes), it seems in recent years that playcallers have taken more control back. Would it help offenses in 2026 to put more pre- and post-snap control back on the QB’s plate?
• Is what the Bills did with 4 consecutive SB appearances less likely to happen again than a first Super Bowl threepeat? Is that an underrated accomplishment?
• Jags knock off Bills and Broncos back-to-back. Patriots eject the Steelers. And there’s no Cowboys or Niners on the other side of the bracket in CC. We get fresh faces in the Super Bowl. Did that make the ‘96 postseason more exhilarating and how did it change the way you thought about the NFL?

HOST

Remember That Game creator and producer Thomas Emerick

Guest

Check the Mic co-host Steve Palazzolo (Check The Mic with Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson)

SPONSORS

BetterHelp - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ROTOVIZ and get on your way to being your best self.

Listeners of RotoViz Radio can save 10% on a one-year RotoViz subscription by visiting RotoViz.com/podcast or by using the promotional code "rvradio2025" at the time of purchase.

SHOW NOTES

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Direct message: Bluesky @ThomasEmerick | Twitter @ThomasEmerick

Email: [email protected]

Follow Podcast: Apple and Spotify

Follow Instagram Account: @RememberThatGamePodcast 

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Let's discuss the AFC Playoff Bracket before the NFL Wildcard Round begins with the start of the NFL Playoffs. Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly talk about the strengths of each team, possible Super Bowl winners, and strategies for the FFPC Playoff Challenge!

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:00 Which teams should you fade?

3:00 Texans @ Steelers

11:00 Bills @ Jaguars

19:00 Chargers @ Patriots

29:00 Do we believe in the Denver Broncos

33:00 Predicting the AFC playoff bracket

59:00 Outro

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HOSTS

RotoViz Radio Executive Producer Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland)

RotoViz co-owner Shawn Siegele (@FF_Contrarian)

SPONSORS

BetterHelp - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ROTOVIZ and get on your way to being your best self.

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