Trading Places

About this episode

The episode discusses NFL playoff scenarios, college football Championship Week, and the implications of player injuries.

On this week's episode of the Gridiron Gals podcast, Chels is Reeta and Reeta is Chels! So let's go NFL Playoff math season is here, which means the NFL has officially turned into a giant word problem nobody asked for. We're sorting through percentages, tiebreakers, and "if this team sneezes on Thursday, the other team clinches on Sunday" scenarios to figure out which NFC and AFC outliers actually have a shot at sneaking into the postseason. Plus, should franchise players really come back from injury when the only thing their team is playing for is pride and draft order? Week 14 picks are locked in, the Tubi Game of the Week promises chaos, and over in college football it's Championship Week , aka the biggest day of the season. Georgia and Alabama are basically in no matter what, Texas Tech is playing with house money, Indiana and Ohio State are battling purely for vibes, and Duke vs. Virginia has the entire ACC holding its breath while 11–1 JMU prays for chaos. Next week? We finally get to argue about the actual playoff picture. Buckle up.

People in this episode

Hosts: Chels, Reeta

Topics covered

• NFL Playoffs
• tiebreakers
• college football
• Championship Week
• playoff picture
• injury management

Keywords

• NFL
• playoffs
• tiebreakers
• college football
• Championship Week
• Georgia
• Alabama
• injury
• draft order

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NFL, Georgia, Alabama, Texas Tech, Indiana, Ohio State, Duke, Virginia, ACC, JMU

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