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Conference Championship Recap: Chiefs & Eagles win with defense Jan 30, 2023

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Scott Pianowski and Frank Schwab break down both the AFC and NFC Championship games from over the weekend, talking about Brock Purdy’s injury in the 49ers loss and Patrick Mahomes playing through a high ankle sprain to lead the Chiefs to victory.

The guys start by talking about the Philadelphia Eagles, who cruised to another easy win after their outstanding pass rush knocked both Brock Purdy and Josh Johnson out of the game, leaving the San Francisco 49ers without any options at QB.

What are the Eagles’ offseason plans at RB? And is Brock Purdy a shoe-in to be the 49ers starting QB next season or could Tom Brady join this franchise?

After that discussion, the guys talk about the officiating that ended the Cincinnati Bengals’ hopes against the Kansas City Chiefs and marvel at just how good Patrick Mahomes is.

Finally, Scott and Frank give their very early Super Bowl picks against the spread and explain why they’re picking the teams they are.

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Conference Championship Preview: Burrow flying under the radar & Purdy’s biggest test yet Jan 27, 2023

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Matt Harmon is joined by his Fantasy Football Live co-hosts Andy Behrens and Tank Williams to preview both the AFC and NFC Championship games this weekend.

First, the guys tackle a bit of news. They talk about the Carolina Panthers hiring Frank Reich to be their head coach and whether or not it will pull Matt back into being a Panthers fan.

They they discuss the New York Jets hiring former Broncos head coach Nathanial Hackett to be their offensive coordinator and debate if it’s simply a move to recruit Aaron Rodgers to New York.

Finally, they get to the games. First up is 49ers at Eagles, a matchup of arguably the two best defenses and two of the best offenses in the NFL this season. This is the biggest test of rookie QB Brock Purdy, on the road against a great defense in the playoffs, and they’re all eager to see how he does.

The guys finish off the episode by talking about Bengals at Chiefs, a surprisingly even matchup that centers around the health of Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. Don’t count out the defending AFC Champion Bengals, though, and star QB Joe Burrow.

02:00 Panthers hire Frank Reich to be their new head coach

10:00 Jets hire Nathaniel Hackett to be their new OC

17:20 49ers at Eagles

40:00 Bengals at Chiefs

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Divisional Round Recap: Mahomes on one leg, the Eagles are loaded & Dak’s performance was unacceptable Jan 24, 2023

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Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens recap the first 3 games of the NFL Playoffs Divisional Round, but not before having a debate over whether it is still considered the best weekend for football each year.

They start off by talking about Patrick Mahomes, who fought his way through a high ankle sprain to lead the Chiefs to a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. There’s a bigger challenge waiting for him in the Bengals next week, but maybe he just needed a good night of sleep?

Andy and Matt agree that Jaguars fans should be happy with their team’s season and excited for what the next few years holds with this young, talented group.

The Eagles absolutely overwhelmed the Giants, as many probably expected, but the Giants had a good season and now have some decisions to make about Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley.

Joe Burrow and the (underrated) Cincinnati Bengals played a near perfect game in the snow of Buffalo, while Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs struggled to carry the rest of the Bills further in the playoffs.

Finally, Dalton Del Don takes Andy’s spot to give us a boots on the ground report from the 49ers’ win over the Dallas Cowboys.

04:00 Chiefs 27, Jaguars 20

17:55 Eagles 38, Giants 7

30:05 Bengals 27, Bills 10

49:25 49ers 19, Cowboys 12

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Divisional Round Preview: Cowboys are underrated, Jags look like the 2021 Bengals & America’s teaser picks Jan 20, 2023

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Matt Harmon, Scott Pianowski and Frank Schwab go over all four of the NFL playoff games coming up this weekend and preview each one in great detail, including where they would put their own money if they were betting on them.

Frank is reminded of the 2021 Cincinnati Bengals that went to the Super Bowl when he looks at the 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars, and he wouldn’t be surprised to see an upset in Kansas City.

Scott is worried about Jalen Hurts, who hasn’t played a great game in about a month, and wonders if the Giants can find a way to slow that Eagles offense down.

Matt is begging Josh Allen to calm down and stop making stupid mistakes. He could get away with it against the Dolphins, but it’ll be a very different challenge against the defending AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals.

Finally, the guys agree that the Dallas Cowboys are underrated and could win the Super Bowl this year. They face what might be their toughest challenge this week, in San Francisco against the 49ers.

02:55 Jaguars at Chiefs

20:55 Giants at Eagles

35:00 Bengals at Bills

50:15 Cowboys at 49ers

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Wild Card Recap: The end of Brady in TB, historic Charger-ing & Daniel Jones sinks the Vikings Jan 17, 2023

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Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens recap all six of the games from a wildly entertaining NFL Wild Card weekend and look ahead to the offseason plans for the teams that were eliminated.

Dak Prescott and Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore really shined on Monday night, effectively ending Tom Brady’s time with the Buccaneers. He likely won’t find a home with the 49ers, who continue to get impressive performances from rookie QB Brock Purdy and an offense filled with playmakers.

The Chargers blew a 27-0 lead to lose to the Jaguars, and it’s mostly the fault of their run game that has struggled all season. The Bills put up a terrible performance against the Dolphins, who fought against the play clock just as much as they battled against the Bills.

In “The Fraud Bowl”, the Vikings lived up to (bad) expectations but the Giants (and QB Daniel Jones) might have something special brewing. If nothing else, they’ve built an ecosystem that free agents will be eager to join this offseason.

Finally, the Bengals squeaked by Tyler Huntley and the Ravens, who have to figure out what’s going on with Lamar Jackson and then figure out their offensive identity going forward.

01:50 Cowboys 31, Buccaneers 14

12:05 49ers 41, Seahawks 23

24:25 Jaguars 31, Chargers 30

38:20 Bills 34, Dolphins 31

47:20 Giants 31, Vikings 24

58:15 Bengals 24, Ravens 17

67:00 Last Treviso Babes Update

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Wild Card Preview: The Fraud Bowl, Brock Purdy as a young Tom Brady & great surfer hair Jan 13, 2023

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Matt Harmon is joined by Scott Pianowski and Frank Schwab to preview all six of this weekend’s NFL playoff games for Wild Card weekend in great detail.

The guys tackle the games in order, starting with the Seahawks-49ers game and a conversation about rookie QB Brock Purdy (with lots of comparisons to 2001 Tom Brady). The group is split on who will be the winner of Chargers-Jaguars, but they might be aligned when it comes to which QB has the better head of hair.

The Dolphins have no hope against the Bills, so the preview of that game inevitably leads to talk about Justin Fields’ sack rate. The Giants-Vikings game is referred to as “The Fraud Bowl” because nobody believes in either team, although Daniel Jones is awesome and K.J. Osborn might have some interesting props this weekend.

The Ravens can barely field an offense but their defense should be enough to make the first half against the Bengals interesting. Meanwhile, which version of Dak Prescott will show up in Tampa on Monday night?

01:40 Seahawks at 49ers

18:20 Chargers at Jaguars

33:20 Dolphins at Bills

44:55 Giants at Vikings

57:15 Ravens at Bengals

67:20 Cowboys at Buccaneers

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2022 Year-End Fantasy Football Awards Jan 12, 2023

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Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski close the book on the 2022 regular season by coming up with their own year-end fantasy football awards and handing them out to the lucky winners.

Find out who was the fantasy MVP, the fantasy rookie of the year, which team had the most variety of scapegoats, who we wasted the most oxygen on and a lot more, including a few minutes where Matt and Scott discuss their favorite books.

Before wrapping things up, the guys also crown the best waiver wire pickup of the season and the most disappointing season-ending injury for fantasy football in 2022.

02:50 2022 Fantasy MVP

09:55 2022 Fantasy Rookie of the Year

19:30 The Touchdown Allergy award

22:40 “Extra Glass” in the film room award

26:30 The “Island of Hell” award

27:30 “Moving is an Adventure” award

29:15 Best fantasy ecosystem

31:55 The Polaroid award (slow-developing rookie WR)

34:10 2nd year WR most likely to end up in the dog house next season

38:00 Unlikeliest Buddy Cop Show Award

40:55 Worst Narrative award

44:00 The Scapegoat Variety award

46:50 The Wasted Oxygen award

50:20 The Waiting for Godot Award / Book Chat

56:00 The most disappointing season-ending injury of the fantasy season

57:00 The best waiver wire pickup of the season

60:35 The “This League Moves Fast” award

62:20 The Al Capone’s Vault Award

65:00 The “there’s zero chance that I would be able to convince you this was real if I had a time machine and traveled back to the summer to tell you this one specific thing” award

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Ekeler’s Edge: Recapping the 2022 season & Chargers/Jaguars playoff preview Jan 11, 2023

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Los Angeles Chargers RB Austin Ekeler is back with Matt Harmon for the final episode of Ekeler’s Edge of the season. Together, the guys look back at the amazing year Austin had as fantasy football’s RB1 before looking ahead to the Chargers’ playoff game against the Jaguars this weekend.

The show kicks off with some positive news on Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin before recapping the season that was for Austin. As per usual, he’s already put his great performance behind him and is wondering how high he’s going to go in fantasy drafts next year.

The guys also talk about the slow start to the season that Austin had, which is where he was when the Chargers faced the Jaguars in week 3 of this season. Things are quite a bit different now for both the Chargers and Jaguars, but Austin explains that there is still a lot to learn from their early-season matchup that can be used on Saturday.

One more time, the guys play a round of ‘Fantasy Toss-Up’, this time including DFS prices to help fantasy players determine which guy to take when building their lineups for Wild Card weekend.

Finally, we end the show with the final installment of the Ask Austin mailbag. Find out the difference between DI and DII college football budgets (and transportation), Austin’s thoughts on NFL expansion, and his takeaway from Coach Staley leaving in the starters during the week 18 loss to the team’s Broncos.

01:00 Damar Hamlin positive updates

07:15 Austin’s fantasy season

23:00 Chargers/Jaguars Wild Card preview

31:30 Justin Herbert’s 1st playoff game

34:10 Fantasy Toss-Ups!

35:00 Geno Smith vs. Tom Brady

36:55 Daniel Jones vs. Brock Purdy

38:50 Christian McCaffrey vs. Austin Ekeler

41:45 Travis Etienne vs. Kenneth Walker

43:15 Brandon Aiyuk vs. Christian Kirk

44:40 Josh Palmer vs. Tyler Boyd

46:00 Ask Austin mailbag

46:15 Austin making money for fantasy players

49:00 Experience playing football for a small school

52:20 Staley leaving in the starters in week 18

56:00 Thoughts on international NFL expansion

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Week 18 Recap: Cardinals fire Kingsbury, Lions bury the Packers, Seahawks & Jaguars are playoff-bound Jan 10, 2023

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Matt Harmon is joined by Dalton Del Don to recap all of the craziness from week 18, which featured a lot of teams resting their starters or with nothing to play for. That didn’t stop the Detroit Lions, though, who played for pride and kept the Green Bay Packers out of the playoffs.

The guys talk through all of the games, paying special attention to the teams that missed out on the playoffs and what questions they will face in the offseason. The Arizona Cardinals kicked off their offseason by opening up their head coach and GM positions, leading Matt and Dalton to wonder who would want that job.

After marveling at the one-year turnaround of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Matt and Dalton also marvel at what Pete Carroll and Geno Smith were able to do wtih the Seattle Seahawks in the post-Russ era. Also, what would a Sean McVay-led rebuild look like for the Rams?

Love Smith gave the Texans two middle fingers on his way out the door and we loved it, the Panthers players did everything they could to win Steve Walks a job, a Ronald Jones sighting, a Kenny Golladay TD, and singing Happy Birthday to George Kittle’s grandmother are all included on this very fun episode!

02:55 Lions 20, Packers 16

09:10 Bills 35, Patriots 23

14:15 Bengals 27, Ravens 16

15:30 Jaguars 20, Titans 16

22:45 Seahawks 19, Rams 16

29:20 Dolphins 11, Jets 6

32:35 Texans 32, Colts 31

36:55 Vikings 29, Bears 13

39:35 Panthers 10, Saints 7

41:20 Chiefs 31, Raiders 13

44:00 Eagles 22, Giants 16

46:20 Commanders 26, Cowboys 6

49:30 Steelers 28, Browns 14

54:30 49ers 38, Cardinals 13

58:35 Broncos 31, Chargers 28

61:30 Falcons 30, Buccaneers 17

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Week 18 Fantasy Preview: Who will play and who will rest? Jan 05, 2023

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Matt Harmon is joined by Dalton Del Don and former NFL safety Tank Williams to preview all of the NFL games from week 18 with an eye towards betting and DFS.

Obviously, the health of Damar Hamlin and the mental health of all NFL players and coaches hangs over this final week of football, and the guys take time to discuss some positive updates and some stories from Tank’s playing career that provide a bit more context about what comes next.

However, with playoff berths on the line, eventually the focus switches to the games and the motivations of each team heading into them. There are some teams that will use this week to rest their starters (Bucs, Giants, Chargers), some that need a win to play again next week (Packers, Jaguars, Titans), and others that are just looking to protect their seeding or potentially move up.

It’s a difficult week to navigate, but the guys have you covered with plenty of suggestions and opinions that you can follow or fade as you prepare for the football weekend.

06:15 Chiefs at Raiders

12:35 Vikings at Bears

15:50 Giants at Eagles

19:00 Patriots at Bills

28:00 Ravens at Bengals

35:45 Panthers at Saints

41:50 Rams at Seahawks

45:50 Cowboys at Commanders

49:45 Browns at Steelers

53:15 Buccaneers at Falcons

56:45 Cardinals at 49ers

61:20 Titans at Jaguars