Week 18 recap: Lions lock up the top spot in the NFC, and now we're all playoff-bound
Week 18 recap: Lions lock up the top spot in the NFC, and now we're all playoff-bound  
Podcast: The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL
Published On: Mon Jan 06 2025
Description: The playoff puzzle was mostly put together going into Week 18, but there was still one huge piece that needed to be put in place. The Lions dropped that piece into the puzzle on Sunday night, knocking off the Vikings to lock up the top spot in the NFC. All that's left now is to put a bow on the regular season, and point ourselves toward the playoffs. That's exactly what Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen do on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.RundownLions take care of Vikings, lock up 1-seed in NFCThe NFC South delivers in classic NFC South fashionThe NFC playoff fieldThe AFC playoff field2025 NFL Draft orderPatriots fire Jerod MayoDolphins, Colts not making any head coach or GM changesDid You See That?!?What Did We Learn Today?Host: Robert MaysCo-Host: Derrik KlassenExecutive Producer: Michael BellerProducer: Michael BellerSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeFollow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.socialFollow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.socialFollow Robert on X: @robertmaysFollow Derrik on X: @QBKlassTheme song: HauntedWritten by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love SongsCourtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.