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**The Mike Francesa Podcast**

Get Mike Francesa’s unequaled takes on sports with The Mike Francesa Podcast. Listen to Mike’s instant reactions to the biggest games and unbiased sports talk each week. Subscribe today and never miss a minute. Watch Mike live at 10am ET on YouTube on the Mike Francesa Podcast channel.

Latest Episodes:

Bills, 49ers, Patriots Survive Wild Card Sunday Jan 12, 2026

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Mike Francesa breaks down the Sunday Wild Card slug-fests that saw Buffalo, San Francisco and New England advance.

Bears Epic Comeback Topples Packers, Rams Survive Panthers Jan 11, 2026

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Join Mike Francesa as he reacts to Saturday's epic matchups where the Bears came back again to be the Packers and the Rams fought off an inspired Panthers team.

NFL Wild Card Weekend Analysis with Charles Davis Jan 09, 2026

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CBS Sports broadcaster Charles Davis joins Mike Francesa to talk NCAA football semifinals and the NFL Wild Card weekend.

0:00 Charles Davis Reacts to Miami's Win 7:00 Oregon vs Indiana preview 8:40 Indiana's transformation & Nick Saban 14:52 Where does Harbaugh go? 18:30 The coaching carousel 20:20 Rams vs Panthers 22:30 Packers vs Bears 25:20 Bills vs Jaguars 28:40 Chargers vs Patriots 31:15 49ers vs Eagles 36:25 Titans vs Steelers

Francesa Five: NCAA & NFL Playoff Bets Jan 08, 2026

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Mike Francesa gives you his best bets for five of this weekend's football matches. 0:00 Miami vs Ole Miss 5:30 Oregon vs Indiana 7:00 Rams vs Panthers 7:30 Bills vs Jaguars 8:20 Texans vs Steelers

Francesa Football Friday: Wild Card Preview Jan 08, 2026

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Mike Francesa breaks down the six wild card games for this weekend and gives his expert analysis on the matchups. 0:00 Soft 1st Round Byes 3:30 John Harbaugh to the Giants? 9:25 Rams vs Panthers 11:45 Texans vs Steelers 12:45 Packers vs Bears 13:25 Bills vs Jaguars 15:10 49ers vs Eagles 15:30 Chargers vs Patroits 19:00 College Football Playoffs 21:15 NFL Post-Season Parity

Kurt Warner Breaks Down Wild Card QBs Jan 08, 2026

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Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner joins Mike Francesa to break down the quarterbacks playing in a mostly wide-open Wild Card Weekend. 0:00 Ranking the Playoff QBs with Kurt Warner 7:45 Can Coaches Prepare Players for Playoff Pressure? 13:40 Why Jalen Hurts Gets Grief 17:00 Rodgers & Steelers Prepare for Fierce Texans Pass Rush 21:10 Is the Moment Too Big for the Panthers? 22:50 Love the Question Mark vs Chicago 24:40 Josh Allen's Moment 28:00 Kurt's predictions for the Wild Card games

Black Monday Chaos Reshapes the NFL Jan 05, 2026

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Mike Francesa weighs in on NFL Black Monday and head coaching vacancies. Plus, thoughts on the Steelers' dramatic win over the Ravens. 00:00 NFL coaching vacancies 09:00 Jets with #2 pick, Giants sticking with Shoen 12:10 Giants with #5 pick 15:45 Steelers beat Ravens 22:20 Browns fire Stefanski, Giants head coach search

Giants Win Finale Over Cowboys, Jets' Spiral Continues Jan 05, 2026

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Mike Francesa reacts after the Giants ended the season on a high note, beating Dallas 34-17. Meanwhile, the Jets' spiral is complete following a 34-8 beatdown at the hands of the Bills.

Francesa Football Friday Week 18 Dec 31, 2025

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Mike Francesa breaks down NFL Week 18 matchups in a very strange season. The Giants will take on the battered Cowboys, and the Jets battle the Bills in Buffalo. 00:00 NFL storylines 03:55 Panthers v Buccaneers 06:00 Ravens v Steelers 08:30 Seahawks v 49ers 10:40 Colts v Texans, Titans v Jaguars 11:30 Lions v Bears 13:00 Oregon v Texas Tecch 14:30 Alabama v Indiana 17:00 Ole Miss v Georgia 18:50 Panthers-Bucs thoughts 20:10 Saints v Falcons 20:30 Browns v Bengals 21:10 Cowboys v Giants 22:40 Chargers v Broncos 25:00 Around the NFL