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Some say this is the best weekend of NFL football all year. Many are looking forward to another clash between Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don are pumped for every game this weekend and get you ready for every matchup in the Divisional Round. Harmon and Del Don provide the stats, mismatches and bets you need to consider for each game this weekend:1:00 - Matt and Dalton review Dalton's top 20 tv shows of 20232:10 - Matt reveals tragic story when trying to watch 'The Bear'4:30 - Divisional Round preview: Viewer's Guide + Stat Nerd5:05 - Texans @ Ravens: How will Stroud handle Baltimore D? How do Ravens avoid 2019 deja vu?22:15 - Packers @ 49ers: Why San Francisco cannot take Jordan Love and Packers lightly38:55 - Buccaneers @ Lions: Could we see offensive fireworks in this one or a defensive struggle?48:41- Chiefs @ Bills: How will Patrick Mahomes handle his first ever road playoff game?1:03:00 - Matt and Dalton's favorite bets for the weekend

Wild Card Weekend is officially in the books. In our part two recap pod Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski breakdown all the biggest takeaways from Monday's action and look ahead to the Divisional round. Harmon and Pianowski debate what this playoff run means for Baker Mayfield's future and if the Buffalo Bills are the biggest threat to the Ravens in the AFC: 1:55 - Buccaneers vs. Eagles: What happened to Philly? Is Baker the long term answer in Tampa?20:45 - Bills vs. Steelers: Can Josh Allen take over the entire playoffs? Is this the last of Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh?29:55 - Divisional Round look ahead: Are we on a collision course for 49ers-Ravens in the Super Bowl?

It was a Wild Card weekend that saw shocking blowouts, a thrilling finish in Detroit and ripple effects that will shape the NFL offseason. In part one of our Wild Card Weekend recap pod, Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski breakdown the four games from Saturday and Sunday. The two begin debating what this playoff run means for the Detroit Lions and what the future looks like for the Rams and Puka Nacua. Harmon and Pianowski then discuss the debacle in Dallas and debate if this is the end of Mike McCarthy's tenure as Cowboys head coach. They finish the pod by recapping the two Saturday matchups and debate if CJ Stroud is already a top 5 QB in his rookie year and if the Dolphins have reached their ceiling with Tua: 1:10 - Lions vs. Rams: Putting into context what this game meant for Jared Goff and the city of Detroit21:40 - Cowboys vs. Packers: Why Dak isn't going anywhere but another HC could be on the way in Dallas39:05 - Texans vs. Browns: Putting perspective on a historic rookie year by CJ Stroud 51:10 - Chiefs

What a wild week it's been in the NFL (and football in general). We saw titans of the game in Pete Carroll and Nick Saban retiring from coaching while the Patriots parted ways with Bill Belichick after a 24-year marriage. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don dive into all the coaching news and preview a stacked Wild Card weekend slate.To start the show, the two play matchmaker with the head coaching vacancies and top candidates. Both discuss if there's a team not currently on the board, and playing this weekend, that could make sense for Belichick.Combining our viewer's guide and star nerd format, Harmon and Del Don break down all six games this weekend and provide the data and matchups you need to know heading into the weekend. The two then end the show by providing their favorite bets to place in the Wild Card round:0:45 - Reacting to the wild coaching news this week3:05 - Head Coach Matchmaking game19:13 - Wild Card Weekend Preview: Viewers Guide + Stat Nerd19:45 - Browns @ Texans: Are we expecting a repeat perf

The playoff field is set and Wild Card Weekend is going to be must watch television. Or in the case of Dolphins- Chiefs, a must stream on Peacock. But before we dive into the postseason later this week, Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens put one final bow on the regular season and give out their 2023 fantasy awards. However, the awards, like any pod with Behrens, goes not how you'd traditionally think:1:44 - Initial thoughts on Wild Card Weekend slate2:15 - Harmon is stunned at the Wild Card Peacock game bashing8:51 - Quick thoughts on teams that just missed playoffs: Jaguars, Colts, Seahawks11:05 - Black Monday firings: Ron Rivera, Arthur Smith and Panthers mess21:28 - Yahoo Fantasy Football Award Show22:34 - 'The Juice Squeezer' aka the Shane Steichen Award (Coach of the Year)28:05 - 'The Bad Bartender' aka the Arthur Smith Award (Worst coach of the year)34:22 - The 'What If Wonder' aka Garrett Wilson award40:48 - 'Diamond in the rough' aka the Puka Nacua Award48:43 - The 'Death Star Defense' aka the Cleveland Br

Hopefully your fantasy league has wrapped up by now given the chaos and uncertainty that Week 18 brings. With that said, there's still plenty of intriguing storylines in the regular season finale. Matt Harmon and Jorge Martin go game-by-game to identify which matchups to binge, stream and skip in Week 18:4:00 - Binge games4:05 - Texans @ Colts: Which team has a brighter future? 10:55 - Bills @ Dolphins: Is Miami healthy enough to win this game?19:15 - Jaguars @ Titans: Will Jacksonville complete the all-time collapse?24:55 - Bears @ Packers: Chicago can pull off the upset 30:50 - Stream games (these games matter) 31:25 - Steelers @ Ravens: Will Pittsburgh waltz to a win?35:15 - Buccaneers @ Panthers: We need Tampa Bay to win the south36:55 - Cowboys @ Commanders: Is Washington tanking for No. 2 pick?39:35 - Seahawks @ Cardinals: Seattle is on upset alert 43:55 - Falcons @ Saints: This game matters in a really weird way 49:33 - Stream games (they matter... sort of)49:38 - Rams @ 49ers: Sickos will watch Darnol

For the final regular season edition of 'Stat Nerd Thursday' we decided to open up the Yahoo Fantasy vault and share the internal stats and data that tells the story of the 2023 fantasy football season. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don use Yahoo Fantasy's internal stats to answer some of the biggest questions of the season:Who were the true league winners? Who were the heroes of the waiver wire this season? Who out-kicked their preseason rankings? Who did the complete opposite and busted in 2023? Which position in the draft had the most success this year? Which draft strategy in the first two rounds was the best, which was the worst?The two go through all the data and stats to see what lessons we can learn and take into next year:1:40 - Who's playing QB this weekend?!2:52 - Programming note: Two pods a week starting next week3:10 - Final Stat Nerd Thursday: Deep dive on internal Yahoo fantasy data3:55 - League Winners: Here are the top 14 players on championship teams4:57 - Lessons to learn from Kyren Williams

For many the 2023 fantasy football season is in the books. While there's plenty of exciting games to talk about in Week 18- which we will do in full later in the week - Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens reveal the 5 things they care most about from this fantasy football season. Secret list style so you know it's fun.The two share the biggest lessons we can learn from this season at the QB, WR and TE position and offenses to invest and avoid next year based on current situations. Harmon also gauges the state of the Bears and Justin Fields with die-hard Chicago fan Behrens to see what the polarizing QB and the organization's offseason options could look like:1:15 - 2023 fantasy season is in the books, but we are just getting ramped up :)1:49 - Secret List: 5 things we care about from 2023 fantasy season3:03 - Andy's #1 thing: Sam LaPorta was a hit, so were other young TEs13:49 - Matt's #1 thing: Jordan Love is a GUY17:52 - Andy's #2 thing: Young QBs stepped up, but not the ones you thought23:11 - Sidebar: The Justin

Week 17, like 2023 and the fantasy football season, is in the books. Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski run it back one last time for our final Sunday night recap pod of the season. The two provide their instant fantasy analysis on every game over this title weekend and attempt to draw the first major conclusions of the 2023 fantasy football season:1:25 - Packers vs. Vikings: Jordan Love can elevate guys around him + Minnesota's 'cursed' season 11:32 - Dolphins vs. Ravens: Baltimore is the best team in the NFL, maybe without doubt 20:15 - Lions vs. Cowboys: Blame the refs for their incompetence, but don't put an asterisk on this game31:14 - Cardinals vs. Eagles: This Philadelphia defense is truly broken 35:28 - Rams vs. Giants: This LA offense may have provided two league winners on the waiver wire41:21 - Bengals vs. Chiefs: Kansas City feels like they are limping to the playoffs45:12 - Saints vs. Buccaneers: You can't trust Tampa 48:04 - Steelers vs. Seahawks: Both these teams never matched offseason hype 54:17

It's the money weekend. If you gotten this far you're likely playing for a fantasy championship and eternal glory. Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski provide all the fantasy insight you need for this important weekend and identify which games you need to binge, stream and skip in Week 17: 0:49 - Binge games1:14 - Lions @ Cowboys: Could this be the highest scoring game of the year?11:08 - Dolphins @ Ravens: Can you trust starting De'Von Achane this week? 20:05 - Steam games 20:10 - Packers @ Vikings: What can we expect from Jaren Hall in defacto playoff game26:12 - Bengals @ Chiefs: Can Mahomes get right against this poor Bengals defense? 32:13 - Patriots @ Bills: Is this the game Stefon Diggs finally goes off? 37:37 - Raiders @ Colts: Does the magic keep going for Raiders and Pierce?40:50 - Rams @ Giants: Is there a sleeper starter brewing on Rams offense? 45:59 - Saints @ Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield is balling48:41 - 49ers @ Commanders: Does Jacoby Brissett make Washington players playable?51:12 - Titans @ Texan

It's another jam packed edition of 'Stat Nerd Thursday' with Dalton Del Don and Matt Harmon. The two provide one stat you need to know for every team in the NFL heading into Week 17. Del Don and Harmon also preview the TNF matchup between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns:1:52 - Carolina Panthers2:54 - Arizona Cardinals5:18 - Washington Commanders9:39 - New England Patriots11:04 - New York Giants12:19 - Los Angeles Chargers14:15 - Tennessee Titans15:05 - Chicago Bears16:55 - Atlanta Falcons18:42 - New Orleans Saints 20:18 - Green Bay Packers22:29 - Las Vegas Raiders24:58 - Denver Broncos 27:41 - Minnesota Vikings 29:57 - Houston Texans32:34 - Pittsburgh Steelers34:37 - Cincinatti Bengals38:47 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 39:24 - Indianapolis Colts 41:46 - Seattle Seahawks 43:11 - Jacksonville Jaguars 46:56 - Los Angeles Chargers 49:13 - Buffalo Bills51:49 - Kansas City Chiefs 53:13 - Dallas Cowboys 54:33 - Detroit Lions 59:57 - Miami Dolphins 1:00:37 - Philadelphia Eagles 1:01:33 - San Francisco 49ers 1:06:10

It's fantasy championship week and there is no longer any time time to panic. It's time to win or go home. In the final 2023 installment of the 'Panic Meter' Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens react to your submissions for the 'Fantasy Forensic Files' and share who they are nervous about playing in Week 17. Behrens also provides his final waiver wire additions for the season:2:27 - One last Panic Meter.... and thank you to you5:15 - Fantasy Forensic Files5:36 - The downfall of Sunday morning tinkering with lineups16:00 - Amari Cooper24:08 - Breece Hall29:57 - Brock Purdy38:57 - DJ Moore + De'Von Achane44:49 - Stefon Diggs + James Cook46:39 - The worst bad beat of Week 1649:26 - Fantasy Playoff Panic Meter: Player we are nervous about starting in Week 1759:33 - Top 5 Waiver Wire adds for Week 17

It was a jam-packed holiday weekend with NFL action sprinkled throughout. Shocking upsets, unreal individual performances and major team statements were made. Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski break down all the action and provide their instant fantasy reactions every game in Week 16:1:31 - Ravens @ 49ers: This was the dream team Baltimore always wanted7:58 - Giants @ Eagles: DeVito magic runs out and can we trust Philly?12:47 - Raiders @ Chiefs: Kansas City has problems they can't fix21:51 - Lions @ Vikings: Congrats to Detroit.... what's next for them?26:06 - Cowboys @ Dolphins: Miami's defense is legit + Dallas has an O-line issue33:04 - Browns @ Texans: Amari Cooper is having the time of his life with Joe Flacco38:08 - Bengals @ Steelers: George Pickens finally sees the light (and end zone)42:50 - Bills @ Chargers: What's up with Stefon Diggs?46:03 - Jaguars @ Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield has gotten the Bucs to be respectable48:49 - Packers @ Panthers: Green Bay defense has major flaws50:44 - Colts @ Falcons:

Let the in-laws know now: football is a part of the Christmas festivities this weekend. We got fantastic games on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Ravens-49ers is all you really want for Christmas lets be honest. Joining Matt Harmon for this week's fantasy playoff viewer guide is FTN Fantasy's Lauren Carpenter as the two identify which games you need to binge, stream and skip in Week 16:0:45 - Quick programming note for holiday pod schedule1:28 - Binge games1:39 - Ravens @ 49ers: High scoring fantasy party or defensive struggle?8:17 - Lions @ Vikings: Is this game the shootout of our dreams?14:44 - Cowboys @ Dolphins: Is Dallas about to get blown out on the road again?21:41 - Browns @ Texans: Case Keenum vs. Joe Falcco in 2023?27:23 - Stream games27:25 - Bills @ Chargers: Is it time to bench Ekeler in your fantasy lineups?33:35 - Raiders @ Chiefs: Can Las Vegas pull off the upset?38:18 - Giants @ Eagles: Will Philadelphia, Hurts get back on track?41:25 - Jaguars @ Buccaneers: Is it almost time to panic for Jackso

It's another jam packed edition of 'Stat Nerd Thursday' with Dalton Del Don and Matt Harmon. The two provide one stat you need to know for every team in the NFL heading into Week 16. Del Don and Harmon also preview the TNF matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams:1:28 - Stat Nerd Thursday 1:44 - Carolina Panthers 3:08 - New England Patriots 4:51 - Arizona Cardinals10:49 - Washington Commanders13:14 - Chicago Bears17:22 - New York Giants18:27 - New York Jets22:35 - Los Angeles Chargers23:59 - Tennessee Titans 24:57 - Atlanta Falcons28:53 - Green Bay Packers 30:51 - Las Vegas Raiders 31:54 - Denver Broncos 32:39 - Seattle Seahawks 34:07 - Pittsburgh Steelers36:31 - Houston Texans38:04 - Buffalo Bills 41:25 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers42:36 - Minnesota Vikings 43:55 - Indianapolis Colts 45:17 - Jacksonville Jaguars 48:22 - Cincinnati Bengals 49:36 - Kansas City Chiefs 51:53 - Cleveland Browns 53:57 - Detroit Lions 55:23 - Philadelphia Eagles 58:47 - Miami Dolphins 59:03 - Dallas Cowboys 1:01:30 - Sa

The last regular season episode of 'Ekeler's Edge' is one you don't want to miss. The Chargers RB connects with Matt Harmon and details one the wildest weeks of his NFL career. Ekeler shares his thoughts on the TNF debacle against the Raiders and the subsequent firing of his head coach Brandon Staley and Chargers GM Tom Telesco. Ekeler opens up to Matt about the 'ugly side of the NFL' and his future in the league. The Chargers RB was candid about his prospects for playing in 2024 and what he'd be looking for in his next opportunity. The two then discuss what lessons they learned from the 2023 season and debate if the way sports media covers athletes has gone over the edge this year. The two end the show, like they always do, providing their bold fantasy predictions for the upcoming weekend of games: 1:16 - Austin reflects on the craziness of the past week11:04 - The human side of football 18:43 - What does the future look like for Austin Ekeler?23:18 - Lessons learned from a tumultuous 2023 season 28:17 - Aus

Many of your fantasy teams seasons likely bit the dust in Week 15. No need to cope alone. Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens introduce our 'Fantasy Forensic Files' segment, as they dive deep into your submissions on the most surprising performances (good and bad) that impacted the first weekend of the fantasy postseason.The two also share the one player they're nervous about starting heading into Week 16. Behrens ends the show by providing his top five waiver wire pickups for Week 16:2:50 - Introducing the Fantasy Forensic Files3:30 - Arthur Smith + Atlanta Falcons offense15:23 - Vet WR injuries cost seasons19:12 - When all the stars don't align in the playoffs (Ex: Stefon Diggs)25:23 - My entire team sunk me (but mostly Tony Pollard)28:34 - Did any draft strategy work this season?34:18 - James Cook 36:52 - Gardner Minshew, Terry McLaurin, Chris Godwin ended my season40:28 - Travis Kelce44:45 - Austin Ekeler47:13 - Fantasy Playoff Panic Meter52:48 - Top 5 Waiver Wire adds for Week 16

While a handful of teams clinched playoff spots in real life in Week 15, many fantasy seasons likely came to an end in the first week of the fantasy postseason due to some surprising stud and dud performances. Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski provide their instant fantasy reactions and implications from all the weekend action in Week 15:0:43 - Ravens vs. Jaguars: Did Lamar Jackson insert himself in MVP convo? Are the Jags stuck in neutral?13:23 - Cowboys vs. Bills: Is James Cook a league winner? What's wrong with Dallas in road games?20:46 - Bears vs. Browns: Joe Flacco has unlocked David Njoku + Future for Justin Fields28:40 - Buccaneers vs. Packers: Did we get too excited too soon about Jordan Love?33:50 - Texans vs. Titans: Houston saves season with their 'B-squad'37:43 - Vikings vs. Bengals: Jake Browning is on a mission40:49 - Steelers vs. Colts: Is it time for Mike Tomlin to move on from Pittsburgh?47:46 - Broncos vs. Lions: Is Detroit back on track?50:30 - Chiefs vs. Patriots: Is this the formula Kansas

There's some fantastic matchups on Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Week 15. But more importantly, it's fantasy football playoff season. Matt Harmon and Fantasy Life's Kendall Valenzuela get you ready for all the action by identifying which games you need to binge, stream and skip in Week 15: 2:24 - Week 15 Viewer Guide2:30 - Binge games: 2:45 - Cowboys vs. Bills: Start everyone in this game? Including Gabe Davis? 13:55 - Bears vs. Browns: Are we watching two of the hottest teams rally around their QBs? 20:08 - Ravens vs. Jaguars: Should we be nervous starting Jaguars in the postseason? 28:29 - Eagles vs. Seahawks: Is this a bounce back game for Philly and their run game? 32:15 - *Saturday 'Stream' games: 32:38 - Vikings vs. Bengals: Why Nick Mullens could be a good thing for Justin Jefferson 36:19 - Steelers vs. Colts: Can we trust anyone on this Steelers offense right now? 41:00 - Broncos vs. Lions: Do we finally see Jared Goff bounce back? 42:45 - Sunday 'Stream' games: 42:47 - 49ers vs. Cardinals: Can we pl

It's another edition of 'Stat Nerd Thursday' with Dalton Del Don and Matt Harmon. The two provide one stat you need to know for every team in the NFL heading into Week 15. Del Don and Harmon also preview the TNF matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders. I'm sure Al Michaels is pumped for this one: 0:39 - Stat Nerd Thursday 0:59 - Carolina Panthers5:03 - New England Patriots11:38 - Arizona Cardinals 13:35 - Washington Commanders 15:00 - Chicago Bears18:00 - New York Jets19:04 - New York Giants21:14 - Tennessee Titans 25:07 - Atlanta Falcons 27:27 - New Orleans Saints 29:13 - Seattle Seahawks 31:03 - Los Angeles Rams33:07 - Denver Broncos 34:10 - Houston Texans35:29 - Buffalo Bills 39:25 - Cincinnati Bengals 41:39 - Green Bay Packers 42:55 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 43:53 - Indianapolis Colts48:40 - Minnesota Vikings 49:23 - Pittsburgh Steelers50:37 - Cleveland Browns 53:24 - Kansas City Chiefs 54:45 - Jacksonville Jaguars 58:38 - Detroit Lions 1:00:00 - Philadelphia Eagles 1:01:50 - Miami Dol