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 ...