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NFL Week 18 Picks

·1 hr 48 min·5 clips

The Falcons could still tie for first at 8-9 after being mathematically eliminated weeks ago.

Around The Couch opens in its usual loose, sidelong way before getting to the football. The crew is here to talk Week 18, make picks, and look back at Week 17, with a little cross-show chatter folded in at the top. Before the games, they mention what the network has covered recently and what is coming next, then ease into the NFL. The Bears-Lions matchup gets the first real attention, with the group noting that Detroit has had the better of the rivalry lately, including a Week 2 win, while Chicago is at home and still playing for seeding. That is enough to push the table toward the Bears. It is not treated like a clean toss-up. The pick leans on home field and revenge after the earlier blowout. Then the conversation turns to Broncos-Chargers, where the stakes get even louder. Denver can clinch the top seed with a win, while the Chargers are banged up and still sorting out their own playoff path. That shifts the tone fast. The Broncos are backed to press the issue and win big, with the table leaning into the idea that Denver wants the one seed badly enough to keep the foot down. Between those picks, the crew keeps circling the larger shape of Week 18 itself. They talk about how the league now releases the Week 18 schedule after Week 17 so it can put the important games in the right windows. The Saturday slate gets its own nod, along with a little annoyance about missing the scheduling wrinkle. The show also keeps one eye on Week 17 and the broader season, pointing at how wild the final stretch has been and how fast the playoff picture can change. The group bounces through those thoughts the way this podcast always does, by riffing first and sorting it out as it goes. There are side jokes, some needling between hosts, and a few quick corrections as the conversation rolls forward. Even the rougher stretches feel native to the show's rhythm. It sounds like a room of people who have lived through every weird NFL Sunday together and are still not done arguing. The episode also teases next week's playoff preview after the regular season wraps, which gives the whole thing a sense of closure without pretending the season is over in any clean way. It is a picks pod, but it is also a decompression pod. The emotional weather of the league is still hanging in the air, and the crew keeps stepping through it while they decide who they trust in Week 18.

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A loose Week 18 picks show built around playoff stakes, seeding, and enough humor to keep the football talk moving.

Around The Couch treats Week 18 as a loose NFL picks show, with playoff stakes, seeding, and a steady run of jokes setting the pace. The panel spends time on Bears-Lions and Broncos-Chargers, while keeping the discussion tied to standings implications, matchup context, and Week…

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You want Week 18 picks with playoff stakes and couch-side banter.

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