Week 18 Chaos & Black Monday Fallout | NFL Playoff Picture Breakdown

The NFL regular season closes its doors, and Those Guys kick open the playoffs with a sharp, funny, and deeply informed Week 18 recap. Nick Ferguson and Alex Hardy break down a final weekend that delivered chaos, controversy, and just enough absurdity to remind everyone why football owns January.

The conversation opens with playoff anticipation before diving headfirst into the wildest division races, including the NFC South’s anything-but-clean finish and a Steelers–Ravens matchup that felt more like survival theater than football. From missed kicks and questionable late-game decisions to holy-water jokes and classic AFC North brutality, Nick and Alex unpack what mattered, what didn’t, and what absolutely should not happen again.

The episode then shifts into Black Monday, examining six NFL head coaching openings and what they reveal about desperation, ownership dysfunction, and front-office misfires. The guys debate which jobs are actually desirable, which are career traps, and why quarterback purgatory keeps swallowing franchises whole. Along the way, they touch on Aaron Rodgers’ future, rookie QB development, concussion protocols, and the ever-growing gap between smart team building and wishful thinking.

It’s a smart, candid, and entertaining bridge between the regular season and Wild Card Weekend, setting the table for everything that comes next in the NFL postseason.

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