Despite 333 wins, 8 Super Bowl championships, and 31 postseason victories, Bill Belicheck will not receive a first ballot induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Was it because of alleged cheating? Or the football media getting payback for Bills terse answers to their questions over the years? What role did Bill Polian play in all of this? I answer all those questions and more on this episode of The Dion Gordon Podcast.

A bitter end to a fun season for my beloved 49ers at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks. One of our most bitter rivals steamrolled the 49ers 41-6 en route the NFC Championship game. Denver eliminates Buffalo after Josh Allen committed 5 turnovers. Costly win for Denver as they lose Bo Nix for the season with a broken ankle. CJ Stroud throws the Texans out of the playoffs and the Rams had just enough to escape cold and snowy Chicago with a win on Sunday Night.

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Backs against the wall, cross country trip, already down 2 of your best players and then you lose a 3rd early in the game, playing the defending world champions on the road, and nevertheless the 49ers persisted! An improbable victory for my beloved 49ers who are now on their way to Seattle for divisional playoff game!

Blockbuster news out of Baltimore, Murrlin! After 18 years, 6 division championships, and one unfortunate Super Bowl title in 2012, John Harbaughs tenure with the Baltimore Ravens officially came to and this week. I talk about that as well as the coaching carousel in general and how the clock may have struck midnight for my beloved 49ers.

I knew it was going to be an offenisve explosion between the 11-4 Chicago Bears and the 11-4 San Francisco 49ers and neither team disappointed. Both teams matching each other score for score in a thrilling 42-38 victory for the 49ers. Brock Purdy was the best player on the field with 5 touchdowns while Christian McCaffrey chipped in with 181 total yards and a TD of his own. A pivotal win for the Niners which sets up a showdown with hated rival Seattle on Saturday night for not only the NFC West title, but also the 1 seed in the NFC playoffs!

Seaons Greetings and Happy Holidays from the good people here at The Dion Gordon Podcast! Hopefully you and yours had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed time with family as well as the plethora of sports that were on TV. What used to be a holiday for basketball has now been usurped by football as the NFL scheduled 3 games to take attention away from the NBA. I talk about that as well as the dysfunctional Los Angeles Lakers who received a lump of coal from the Houston Rockets. Also the continued excellence of Nikola Jokic and much more!

I guess when you're 2-8 the last 10 times you played your main rival you start looking for excuses to stop playing them. USCs decision to pause their rivalry vs Notre Dame is a cowardly move bereft of testicular fortitude. One of the best rivalries in college football will take a sabbatical until 2030 and USC is to blame.

49ers offense firing on all cylinders right now! have not punted since November and Brock Purdy has been the conductor of a offense averaging 32.8 points per game. A national TV audience last night saw the 49ers score 48 points and win their 11th game of the season. A virtuoso performance against a beleaguered Colts team searching for answers.

The College Football Playoff is supposed to be a 12 team format featuring the 12 best teams in college football. James Madison and Tulane never met that criteria and it was expsoed to the entire world in their respective quaterfinal matchups.

The end of an era took place last Saturday in Washington, DC. John Cenas legendary wrestling career came to an end at the hands of the Ring General, Gunther. Controversy about the finish of the match and the overall handling of Cenas retirement tour almost overshadowed the moment. Should Cena have lost his retirement match? I discuss all of that as well as Cenas legacy on this episode of The Dion Gordon Podcast!