Myles Garrett Makes History, Week 18 Chaos & NFL Playoff Debate

In this episode, we break down the madness of Week 18 and ask whether the NFL should move away from division-rivalry-only games to protect competitive integrity, especially when teams rest starters and unintentionally affect playoff races or draft order. Using the Panthers–Bucs game and tiebreaker scenarios as a jumping-off point, we debate whether playoff seeding should rely more on record versus division winners, particularly with the NFC South sending a losing-record team to the playoffs. We dive into the constant end-of-season dilemma of resting starters versus playing for seeding, analyze a playoff picture that includes six teams who missed the postseason last year (Seahawks, 49ers, Panthers, Bears, Patriots, and Jaguars), all of whom lost at least 11 games last year, and give our Super Bowl predictions. The conversation also covers tanking versus winning late in the season, draft order implications, Myles Garrett breaking the sack record, the Jets making history in a bad way with zero interceptions, and which coaches may be on the chopping block, with Raheem Morris already fired.