The NFC North Podcast

The Packers and Aaron Rodgers lose in the playoffs (to the 49ers), yet again. The Packers fans get ego checked as the crew recaps the game in full and discusses everything that went wrong. Eric faces the music on the changing of Matthew Stafford's legacy after Stafford beat the defending Super Bowl Champion Buccaneers on their home field. Guest Lions fan Kurt Facknitz gives his take on what he thinks of Stafford after that huge win. The NFC Northers discuss who they think will win the Super Bowl now, before they debate the future of Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Are Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers leaving? In the last episode of the season, there are still many questions to be answered.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

After a mostly boring wild card week, the NFC Northers recap the SF vs Dallas game and discuss what the 49ers look like going into their matchup against Green Bay. So far the 7th seed has only brought blowouts to the playoffs, should the NFL keep it? The boys share the most horrifying work stories they've experienced, before they preview the Green Bay vs San Francisco game. Can Aaron Rodgers bring this team to the NFC championship game after going 0-3 in his career against the 49ers in the playoffs?  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The 2021-2022 regular season comes to a close and both the Bears and Vikings G.M.'s and coach's have been fired. The NFC Northers recap the last week of the 2021-2022 regular season including Matt Nagy and Mike Zimmer's last week as head coaches in the NFC North. They also discuss what the Lions, Bears, and Vikings have to look forward to and give their playoff predictions. Meanwhile, the Packers look primed for a Super Bowl run and get to rest and get healthy during a 1st seed bye week. Will this be the year Rodgers finally gets his second Super Bowl?  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The Packers clinch the first seed in the NFC and completely eliminate the Vikings from playoff contention and we invite Packer fan Kevin Konicek on for the remainder of the Packers Super Bowl run. The Bears win a meaningless game against the Giants, once again proving Ryan Pace is a clown-show of a General Manager because he gave $16 mill to Mike Glennon. The Lions lose to the Seahawks, even though Amonra St. Brown has another big game and Dan Campbell drew up even more trickery. The NFC Northers discuss their favorite superheroes, Cole tells Eric that he's sick of his crap due to Eric arguing for Cole Sear in the Sixth Sense as a superhero. In the first ever Week 18 of the NFL, we close out the season with two divisional matchups before Cole and Chris duke it out for the NFC North Fantasy Championship.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The Packers win another squeaker but now have the 30th weakest strength of schedule meaning they have to win out to get the 1st seed in the NFC with the Cowboys trailing them... can they get a much needed 1st round playoff bye? Eric thinks Dan Campbell and the Lions have found their identity and provided the blueprint for the future of the team, and they can turn around quick with the assets they have. The Rams may have given the Vikings a Nordic funeral kicking their iceberg out to the ocean, and the Bears pull off a surprise upset against a Seahawks team at the end of an era. The NFC Northers discuss their top three favorite video game series before they break down the week 17 games including Vikings vs Packers on Sunday Night Football. Rest In Peace to John Madden, an influence to us all and the voice of football for a generation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The Lions get a win to hang their hat on and show promise into the next season, the Vikings beat the Bears in maybe the worst game of the season, and the Packers inch out the Ravens as Harbaugh goes for 2 again. We discuss flat earthers and the aliens at Area 51, before the NFC Northers delve into a week 16 preview and fantasy draft.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The Vikings have a clutch win against the Steelers and stay in the playoff race, and the Lions move to 1-11-1 after an emotional game for the Broncos with the passing of Demaryius Thomas. Aaron Jones puts the Bears into hibernation mode, as the Bears are now 1-9 in their last 10 matchups against the Packers as Blaize wishes NFL games would only have 2 quarters. The NFC Northers pick their top 3 Christmas movies and Blaize tells Cole that Home Alone is not a Christmas movie while Eric argues that the cinematic classic Citizen Kane should be considered a Christmas movie. They move onto preview week 15 of the NFC North including a Monday night rivalry matchup of the Vikings vs the Bears. Will the Vikings lose to an inferior opponent again or stay in the playoff race and take care of business against the Bears? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

Eric revels in the Lions first win of the season and being the only NFC North team to win a game in week 13. Blaize and Chris have sunk into states of manic depression due to #Skol embarassment and Da' Bears officially going into hibernation mode. Cole discusses his whiskey advent calendar, trying a different whiskey for everyday until Christmas. This leads to the NFC Northers giving their own personal whiskey stories (caution: lots of bodily fluids), before delving into week 14 and a Bears vs Packers rivalry week that doesn't feel like much of a rivalry week anymore, unless you're Blaize and calling a Bears "molly whop" of the Packers.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

Eric is finally done with Dan Campbell and calls for him to be fired following an atrocious Thanksgiving loss vs Da' Bears. The Packers take care of business at Lambeau against the "super-team" L.A. Rams as Stafford throws his third pick 6 in three games and truly shows what a FRAUD he is, and maybe it wasn't the Lions that ruined his career after all. The Vikings fall short in a big place, as they always do, and reach an all time low with Kirk Cousins lining up behind the guard instead of the center. The NFC Northers discuss their favorite hot sauces, before they preview the week 13 games and do their weekly NFC North fantasy football draft.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

It's thanksgiving week and you know what that means, we get to watch the Lions lose on Thanksgiving! We have Lions fan Brett Ankawi on this week to recap another dreadful Lions loss, a Vikings upset of the Packers, and a Bears loss to Tyler Huntley. The NFC Northers share the most underrated restaurants in their city before they preview week 12, including Stafford's first time returning to Lambeau since being traded.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

Daddy Cousins breaks the Vikings two game losing streak going into a rivalry week in Minneapolis against the dreaded Packers as questions linger about Dalvin Cook's personal life, the Lions tie in the most Lions fashion on a rainy day in Steel City, and the Packers exercise some old demons by shutting out the Seahawks. The NFC Northers do a fantasy draft for their favorite movies of 2010-2020 before they preview week 11 and do their NFC North fantasy football draft.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

In the past week we've figured out Aaron Rodgers is a clydesdale roaming the fields, eating hay and galloping like a horse amongst the prairie. *horsie sounds. The NFC Northers Recap Week 9 including Jordan Love's NFL Debut and two thrillers that ended up in misery for the Bears and Vikings. The boys reminisce the best live event they've ever been to before they preview the week 10 NFC North matchups and do their weekly fantasy football draft.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

With Cole and Chris at a convention for sandwich lovers this week, Packer fan Kevin stepped in to lay the smackdown on the Bears, Lions, and Vikings. Kevin and Blaize share their love for WWE, while Eric wonders if it is redneck anime? The NFC Northers also preview week 9 and do their weekly NFC North fantasy football draft.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The NFC Northers recap week 7 including a gritty Lions upset bid that fell short in the 4th quarter (same as it ever was), a Buccaneer and Tompa Tom domination of the Bears, and a Packers team that took care of business once again. The boys draft their favorite candy and make a halloween candy fantasy team. In the week 8 preview: they discuss the Vikings vs Dem' Boys on Sunday Night Football, the Packers litmus test against future MVP Kyler Murray and his Cardinals, the Lions facing the worst team they have all year, and the Bears against a 49ers team that seems to have lost its identity. They finish the show with their NFC North fantasy draft that continues to be close through 10 weeks.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The NFC Northers recap week 6 in the NFL and talk about the Packers continued dominance over the Bears. Blaize went to the game at Soldier Field and left disenfranchised, dejected, and fatigued. Eric doesn't think the Lions will go 0-17 but says this is the worst Lions offense in over 10 years. Chris is sick of watching the Vikings flail into close wins (and losses). The boys take their first listener mailbag that include questions about Blaize's most embarrassing date and longtime Lions pre-game rituals. Lastly, the NFC Northers preview week 7 where Eric predicts a Jared Goff revenge game before they do their weekly fantasy football draft.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The NFC Northers recap 2021 week 5 of the NFC North matchups with special guest Kevin Konicek, a Brewers and Packers fanatic. The Packers win on late game heroics from Rodgers and Mason Crosby again, the Bears hit a blackjack in Vegas against the Raiders in what might be the last game Jon Gruden will ever coach, the Lions lose another heartbreaker to the Vikings while Eric takes solace in Dan Campbell's tears. The guys ponder how to improve baseball, and debate if it even needs improving to begin with. We go into Packers/Bears Rivalry week with Kevin and Cole piling on Blaize about how the Bears are frauds, and preview the rest of the NFC North matchups.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The NFC Northers recap week 4 where, as every year, the Packers are reigning supreme. Eric is sick of Jared Goff's baby hands, as the Bears declawed a Lions team that may be fielding its worst team of the past 10 years. The Vikings lose a true midwestern battle to the Cleveland Browns, that might as well have been fought in a steel mill by union-card-carrying blue collar workers. The NFL surprised everyone by booking Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar for the super bowl the same week Eminem came out with his new restaurant called "Mom's Spaghetti." Eric, Blaize, Chris, and Cole preview week 5 and do their weekly NFC North fantasy draft.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The NFC Northers recap week 3 of their NFL division including Justin Tucker's record setting 66 yard game-winning field goal making the Lions look like they always have, the Bears being maced by the Browns, the Vikings showing some life, and the Packers claiming the throne with a thriller in San Francisco. Eric turned 30 on Sunday and discusses his horrible hangover in New Orleans, and why he hopes to be healthier the next decade. In his old age, he teaches Cole a new way to ingest drinks. The boys also look at an exciting slate of Week 4 games and do their weekly NFC North fantasy football draft.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

Cole fell asleep on Blaize and Eric so they had to podcast all by their lonesome. Eric and Blaize recap Week 2 with a Packers win on Monday Night Football. Matt Nagy is being stubborn again, even with the Bears hanging on for a W, he can't commit to starting Fields. Eric thinks the Vikings are just like the Falcons last year? The NFC Northers also preview week 3 of the 2021 NFL season and give you their picks while Eric claims a fantasy victory by .4 points.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support

The NFC Northers recap week 1 of NFL football in the division. What will Cole have to say about Aaron Rodgers getting spanked by Jameis Winston in front of the classroom? Did this Lions team impress you at all? How bad will the Bears be this year, and is Stafford really going to take a step forward? The Vikings are the same old Vikings. We also talk about body modification and tell our tattoo stories. What are our predictions going into week 2? Cole gives us an angry rant clearly showing a Packers fan who is breaking down. And, of course, our Week 2 NFC North fantasy football draft.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfcnorthpodcast/support