#494: 2024 Week 18 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

Sports Krunch w/DKROM

1. Week 17 Takeaways

-DKrom: Joe Burrow has made it a four-man race for 2024 NFL MVP honors

-Hal: Packers remain a serious Super Bowl contender, despite loss to Vikings

2. Week 17 Honors

-GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Sam Darnold/Kevin O'Connell, Hal: Baker Mayfield)

-Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Sean Payton, Hal: Raheem Morris)

3. DKrom and Hal's Picks For The Pro Football HOF Class of 2025

4. Should Jerod Mayo be one-and-done as Patriots head coach?

5. Truth or Exaggeration

-The Colts MUST fire GM Chris Ballard

-Bucs rookie WR Jalen McMillan's emergence these past several weeks makes Chris Godwin expendable

-If the Bengals don't get an inside straight and make the playoffs, Zac Taylor will enter 2025 squarely on the hot seat

-Even though Saquon Barkley is just 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson's single season rushing yardage record, the Eagles SHOULD rest him and every key starter against the Giants on Sunday

-With pink slips coming for both Doug Pederson and Trent Baalke, the Jaguars are the frontrunner to land the biggest fish of the upcoming head coaching cycle in Lions OC Ben Johnson

-Due to the laundry list of injuries on defense, the Lions will NOT make it to Super Bowl LIX

-The Chiefs offense is peaking at EXACTLY the right time

-Sam Darnold will be a Minnesota Viking in 2025

6. Vikings at Lions Preview

7. Week 18 Game Picks

-Lock: (DKrom: Ravens over Browns, Hal: Bucs over Saints)

-Upset Special: (DKrom: Chiefs over Broncos, Hal: Panthers over Falcons)

-Bengals at Steelers

-Commanders at Cowboys

-Giants at Eagles

-Jaguars at Colts

-Texans at Titans

-Bears at Packers

-Bills at Patriots

-Dolphins at Jets

-Chargers at Raiders

-Seahawks at Rams

-49ers at Cardinals

8. Week 18 Bold Predictions

-DKrom: Down 35-31 with 20 seconds left on 4th-and-Goal from the 10 yard line, Sam Darnold finds former Lion T.J. Hockenson for the game-winning TD, clinching the NFC North, home-field advantage and a first-round bye for the Vikings

-Hal: Andrew Van Ginkel scores TWO defensive TD's on consecutive possessions late in the game to tie it...and the Vikings kick the game-winning FG as time expires

9. Challenge Flags

-DKrom: Bucs, Falcons, Bengals, Broncos and Dolphins...expect the absolute BEST performance from your opponent this weekend...and play even better

-Hal: Patriots organization...KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE and secure that #1 overall pick!!!!