The Raptors are in Boston tonight and former Celtic Brian Scalabrine says it's a statement game for the Raptors, Toronto would be devastated if Kawhi left, the Celtics are struggling with on-court chemistry, and teams should value adaptability over defined roles (1:17); Ben and JD joke about who reads their reads better (17:14); Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports on where Nick Foles might end up, the market for RB's after the Chiefs and Rams have turned role players into stars, and what the future of the position is (48:18); Former Maple Leaf Daniel Winnik discusses playing in Switzerland before describing what it's like to be playing for a team that the fans aren't behind, and his memories of Salute-Gate 2014 (1:36:39); Sportsnet's Chris Johnston discusses new Leafs lines, Jake Gardiner, whether he sees any trades in Toronto's future, and what to expect from next month's trade deadline (1:55:58).

Leafs Nation's Marc Savard on fans booing Jake Gardiner & Auston Matthews' ice time (18:55); JD doesn't really care about this Kyler Murray story (37:50); NFL & CFL great Joe Theismann on Nick Foles' future and whether Philip Rivers is a Hall of Famer (47:23); Textline Tuesday (1:18:34); The Leafs Geeks Podcast's Ian Tulloch on a rough night for Gardiner (1:47:04).

Good Show's NFL Insider Sage Rosenfels discusses why he isn't surprised the best regular season teams are the final 4 teams remaining, how the Rams were able to run all over the Cowboys, how the Patriots dominated the Chargers, and why Tom Brady continues to defy all critics (17:21); Wealthy PGA golfer Matt Kuchar paid a replacement caddie well below market wages, but Ben & JD are on board with it (38:14); Frank's Red Hot Take: the Blue Jays should have kept Russell Martin to be their clubhouse leader? (57:02); ESPN's Trey Wingo thinks the Patriots are genuinely underdogs against the Chiefs this weekend, travel had nothing to do with the Chargers loss to New England, the final 4 teams are offensive juggernauts but won their games with defense, and Nick Foles and the Eagles' relationship going forward is going to be mighty complicated (1:16:04); Justin Bourne joins Ben & JD in-studio for the entire Leafs Hour to talk Leafs-Bruins from Saturday, why Boston seems to be in Toronto's head this year, how the Leafs play in front of Freddy vs. their back-ups, how Mike Babcock matches the John Tavares line up, and how the Leafs can maximize the play of their defence (1:30:49).

John Tavares is having one of the best seasons for a free agent signing with a new team ever (10:38); Robert Mays of The Ringer discusses NFL fandom within media, the Colts defensive schemes, the Rams offence & Sean McVay's influence on the league, and the potential of the Cowboys (25:50); Sportsnet's Donnovan Bennett joins JD & Justin in-studio to talk about the NFL QB hierarchy and who will win their playoff game this weekend, the Blue Jays trade Russell Martin, a discussion around where football is failing black coaches, DeMarcus Cousins debuting for the Warriors (45:05) Leafs forward Zach Hyman joins the guys to talk about what it was like to be on the shelf, how he watches his games to get better, and what it's like to play with all of the wildly skilled guys on the Leafs (1:46:50); Former NHLer Ryan Whitney of the Spittin' Chiclets podcast discusses the current playoff format, the transition from being a player to being in sports media, what criticisms cross a line, and why it seems like the Bruins own the Leafs every time they play (2:01:19).

ESPN's Bobby Marks joins the guys to take a look at the Raptors acquisition of Patrick McCaw, what to expect from DeMarcus Cousins' debut in Golden State and whether he can be what he used to be, and whether Toronto needs to make another move to have a real shot to win (15:46); Jon Campbell of Odds Shark gives his best bets for the NFL Divisional Round this weekend (37:23); Around The NFL's Gregg Rosenthal gives deep thoughts around early hip-hop, the shootout potential of Colts-Chiefs this weekend, whether the Chargers have any shot against the Patriots, if Philip Rivers has been underrated his whole career, and all the new coaching hires around the league (48:38); Sportsnet's Chris Johnston joins from New Jersey to talk Christmas memories, the Leafs new power play, what to expect from the upcoming trade deadline, what's going on with Sergei Bobrovsky in Columbus, whether Pietrangelo or Parayko are actually available in St. Louis, and what's happening with the Leafs goalies (1:36:03).

It was ugly, but Toronto defeated the no-name Atlanta Hawks last night (5:20); Sportsnet's Michael Grange breaks down Vince Carter's late career choices and his motivations behind them, whether the perception of him in Toronto has over-corrected to be too positive, why being owned by MLSE had such a big effect on the Raptors, and when his jersey will be retired in Toronto (17:34); Geoff Schwartz of The Action Network & SB Nation discusses the modern approach to breaking football down and the rush of NFL teams to sign "the next Sean McVay" (1:13:27); NHL on Sportsnet's Colby Armstrong gets into an in-depth discussion with the guys about their love of mini sticks and what's to come for the Leafs in the 2nd half (1:58:04).

Both JD & Justin Bourne that while the Leafs lost to Nashville last night, they didn't look as bad as the 4-0 score indicated (4:12); Former NHLer Anthony Stewart discusses Toronto's players playing tough and backing it up, the value of grit, and William Nylander's progression since coming back (13:10); The College Football National Championship was on last night, and it was almost ruined for JD by a broadcast decision that ESPN made (35:31); Bleacher Report's Mike Tanier was impressed with the Colts but isn't sold on them being a world-beater, thinks the Chargers modern defense could lead the way for the rest of the NFL, Lamar Jackson and Mitchell Trubisky aren't so different, and looks at the future of onside kicks (47:57); Richard Deitsch makes a surprise appearance to join JD & Justin for Text Line Tuesday (1:14:05); Sportsnet's Doug MacLean takes a break from the beach to look at what the Leafs can improve, why Dougie Hamilton is always on the trading block, and whether players in Edmonton should be sticking up for Connor McDavid more (1:37:06); The Athletic's Craig Custance prefers to ask hockey players non-hockey questions, and he dives into his recent piece about who will be available heading into the NHL trade deadline (2:03:32).

Justin Bourne is filling in for a vacationing Ben Ennis this week, and he & JD give their own reactions to a weekend full of Raptors, Leafs, and NFL Wild Card action (3:22); Good Show's NFL Insider Sage Rosenfels was most impressed with Indianapolis over the weekend and believes the Colts are a real force to be reckoned with, Lamar Jackson obviously had a terrible game but Baltimore couldn't take him out, and he goes over what the fallout will be for the losing teams (12:31); Ben & JD compare Garret Sparks & Michael Hutchinson (41:48); The Athletic's Blake Murphy talks about whether anybody has a relationship with Kawhi, why exactly Kyle Lowry elevates the game of everybody around him, if Kawhi and Lowry's rest games will be staggered, and why the team let Lorenzo Brown go (52:42); Former Seattle Seahawk Michael Robinson, of the NFL Network, thinks the Seahawks stayed true to their new identity even in their loss to the Cowboys, Dallas still has a non-Super Bowl ceiling, and the sky is the limit for the Indianapolis Colts and they got lucky when Frank Reich fell in their laps (1:19:23); JD & Justin go over the latest rumours that Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton is on the market, Zach Hyman's role and value to the Leafs, whether the Leafs should look at keeping Andreas Johnsson over Kasperi Kapanen, and whether the Predators look as strong as they did last year (1:31:16); Leafs Nation's Marc Savard thinks the Lightning are uncatchable for the Leafs, Garret Sparks will have his job back when he's healthy, and William Nylander is the most expendable of the Leafs young players (2:04:53).

Kawhi Leonard's return to San Antonio couldn't have gone much worse for the Raptors last night & The Next Generation game is here to stay in Toronto, but the Leafs didn't play a compete game in their loss to Minnesota (7:56); Sportsnet's Donnovan Bennett believes that the Raptors are an average team without Kyle Lowry, Delon Wright and OG Anunoby have been more disappointing than Fred VanVleet, and his Dallas Cowboys are going to beat JD's Seattle Seahawks this weekend (28:08); ESPN's Doug Kezirian lays down the ins and outs of the best NFL playoff bets (1:09:47); Former NFL Executive and Writer at The Athletic Michael Lombardi thinks this weekend will live up to the hype (1:18:15); Former NHLer Matthew Barnaby has takes around fashion, Michael Hutchinson's first game, Mitch Marner not being at the All-Star Game, if the All-Star Game even matters, and some different power play looks for Toronto (1:40:18); Ian Tulloch, host of The Leafs Geeks podcast, thinks Hutchinson was a solid addition but Garret Sparks' job shouldn't be in jeopardy, Kasperi Kapanen isn't getting enough minutes, Zach Hyman may be overvalued, and whether the pressure on guys in the World Junior Championships is fair or not (2:03:09).

Ben & JD are finally back and they recap what they actually did over the holidays (0:36); Former Raptor Alvin Williams gives his thoughts on Kawhi Leonard's career-high 45 points in Toronto's win over Utah last night, what motivates Leonard to keep playing at his high level, how badly the Raptors need Lowry to be healthy, and whether the team will make any additions this season (39:17); Ben & JD debate greatness before discussing Troy Tulowitzki's move to the New York Yankees (39:17); Around The NFL's Dan Hanzus gives his thoughts on the potential demise of the Steelers, possible destinations for Antonio Brown, who he thinks will fill some coaching vacancies, and what teams will be most exciting during Wild Card Weekend (52:46); ESPN's Tim Bontemps talks about Kawhi Leonard's return to San Antonio tomorrow night, whether anything can affect Kawhi's decision for next year at this point, and whether the game means more for DeRozan or Leonard (1:18:19); Sportsnet's Chris Johnston doesn't think that Frederik Andersen's injury is serious, comments on the workload of Toronto's goalies, thinks Garret Sparks has been better than perceived, breaks down trade potential, and converses about whether people are still invested in the World Junior Championships (1:41:04); The show closes with a New Year's Edition of So Many Questions (2:08:44).