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Andy Staples and Dane Brugler break down all of the action from the College Football Playoff semifinals. They talk about C.J. Stroud, Marvin Harrison Jr., Kelee Ringo, Max Duggan and more. Plus, they discuss Bryce Young and Brian Branch’s strong performance in the Sugar Bowl and Jim Harbaugh’s potential return to the NFL before they preview the national championship game.

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2:31 C.J. Stroud

9:01 NFL teams potentially in the market for a QB

11:02 Marvin Harrison Jr. gets the best of Kelee Ringo

17:13 Bryce Young and Brian Branch dominate Sugar Bowl

23:26 Felix Anudike-Uzomah

25:50 Deuce Vaughn

30:20 How TCU beat Michigan 

37:47 Will Jim Harbaugh go back to NFL?

41:27 National Championship preview

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Mitchell Schwartz and The Athletic's Tim Graham join Robert Mays to discuss the horrific scene in Cincinnati on Monday following Damar Hamlin's on-field cardiac arrest. Tim offers his perspective having been on the scene in Cincinnati over the last few days, while Mitch provides a player's point of view.

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There are 17 regular season games remaining in the 2022 NFL season, and the playoff picture is finally starting to come into focus. The Buccaneers and Giants both clinched playoff spots on Sunday, while the Packers are one win away from turning a 4-8 start into a playoff berth. The final Wild Card spot in both conferences remains up for grabs, as does the top seed on either side of the bracket. Robert Mays and Nate Tice break it all down through the lens of Week 17 on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

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1:16 Steelers-Ravens

4:23 Packers-Vikings

21:01 NFC playoff picture

25:36 Buccaneers, Mike Evans go off vs. Panthers

39:36 Hats off to the Giants

53:11 CMC, Nick Bosa star in 49ers' win over Raiders

59:16 Worried about the Eagles?

63:41 Jets flame out in fifth-straight loss

71:47 AFC playoff picture

77:09 Washington eliminated from playoff contention

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Not many perennial backup quarterbacks can say they authored one of the most iconic plays in NFL playoff history. Case Keenum, however, is an outlier. He sits down with The Athletic's Kalyn Kahler to discuss his football life in the latest installment of The QB2 Series.

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There are two weeks left in the regular season, and the NFL playoff picture still has plenty of pieces that need to be put in place. Robert Mays and Nate Tice dig into five games with massive playoff implications on the Week 17 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show. But first, they break down the Game of the Week, and a potential AFC Championship Game preview: Bills at Bengals.

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7:16 Bills-Bengals

27:36 Derek Carr's future

43:36 Panthers-Buccaneers

51:49 Vikings-Packers

62:29 Dolphins-Patriots

68:46 Jets-Seahawks

73:19 Browns-Washington

80:09 Win My Fourth Screen

82:56 Week 17 picks

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Mike Sando and former GM Randy Mueller talk about the Raiders decision to bench Derek Carr and what’s next for the team at QB. They also discuss Nathaniel Hackett’s firing, Sean Payton’s future, Carson Wentz’s return to the starting lineup and J.J. Watt’s retirement. Plus, they review the film for Desmond Ridder and Malik Willis before sharing their Week 17 picks. 

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3:12 Raiders bench Derek Carr

12:23 Could Tom Brady land in Las Vegas?

18:57 Mac Jones & the Patriots offense

25:11 Reaction to Broncos press conference following Hackett firing + Sean Payton’s future

39:14 Carson Wentz to start for Commanders

43:11 J.J. Watt announces retirement

48:44 Film Review: Desmond Ridder & Malik Willis

55:21 Are you buying the Chargers?

58:08 Does Steve Wilks have a shot at Panthers job?

59:35 What’s going on in Tennessee?

1:01:15 Tua Tagovailoa suffers another concussion

1:03:21 GM Notebook

1:07:25 Week 17 Picks

1:13:42 Thoughts on Dallas entering the playoffs?

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Andy Staples and Dane Brugler get you ready for the College Football Playoff by discussing all of the top prospects to watch from Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. They talk about the quarterbacks, the key matchups in each game, the potential first rounders and much more. 

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3:10 C.J. Stroud

5:32 Ohio State offensive line vs. Georgia defense

12:50 Kelee Ringo

14:35 Georgia offense vs. Ohio State defense

18:52 Stetson Bennett

23:35 Top players in Michigan vs. TCU

26:36 Max Duggan

29:54 Quentin Johnston vs. DJ Turner

34:32 Olu Oluwatimi

39:35 J.J. McCarthy

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How scared should we be of some of the teams competing in the Wild Card race? Do any of them have legit chances? The Ringer's Benjamin Solak joins Robert Mays as they each rank the teams in order of level of threat, plus they reminisce on JJ Watt's retirement from the NFL.

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The Athletic's Broncos beat reporter Nick Kosmider joins Robert Mays to discuss the lead-up to, and fallout from, the firing of Nathaniel Hackett.

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Time for part two as we recap a busy NFL Christmas weekend. So busy, in fact, that we had to split the Week 16 recap on The Athletic Football Show into two parts. In part two, Robert Mays and Nate Tice focus on Sunday's games. First up, it's the Packers staying alive with a huge win over the Miami Dolphins, Russell Wilson drama hits an all time high in Denver after their blowout loss to the Rams, the Buccaneers slipping past the Arizona Cardinals and more.

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1:00 Packers top Dolphins

7:00 Why is Tua Tagovailoa struggling?

13:00 Can the Packers make noise in the playoffs?

17:00 Denver Broncos fall to Rams / Russell Wilson situation

33:00 - Bucs barely beat Cardinals

45:00 - BREAKING: Broncos fire Nathaniel Hackett

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