Nate Tice & Charles McDonald join forces to preview the biggest games of NFL Week 16. The two hosts start by getting Lost in the Sauce on their three favorite games of the weekend, previewing both sides of the ball for Jacksonville Jaguars @ Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears and New England Patriots @ Baltimore Ravens.
Next, Nate & Charles reveal their key matchups to watch in Cheat Sheet as they preview a huge divisional battle with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Carolina Panthers, plus the Pittsburgh Steelers @ Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon.
The duo wrap things up with the Hail Mary bold predictions for the weekend, as Charles discusses a sneaky hoss fight between Josh Allen and Myles Garrett while Nate predicts a turnover-heavy day between Bo Nix and Trevor Lawrence. Plus, Nate gets a grievance off his chest that you need to hear about people severely underrating the newest generation of quarterbacks.
(2:15) - Jaguars @ Broncos
(28:40) - Packers @ Bears
(53:45) - Patriots @ Ravens
(1:16:15) - Buccaneers @ Panthers
(1:26:15) - Steelers @ Lions
(1:30:00) - Hail Mary predictions
(1:36:05) - Stop underrating modern quarterbacks

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Nate Tice is joined by the Athletic's Dane Brugler to break down all the 2026 NFL Draft prospects to keep an eye on throughout the upcoming College Football Playoff. The duo start by diving into the top prospects to watch in each of the playoff games coming up this weekend: 12 James Madison @ 5 Oregon, 9 Oklahoma @ 8 Alabama, 11 Tulane & 6 Ole Miss and 10 Miami @ 7 Texas A&M. Nate & Dane empty their notebook on big-name players to keep an eye on like Dante Moore, Rueben Bain, Cassius Howell, Fernando Mendoza, Peter Woods and many more.

Nate & Dane wrap up the show with the teams on bye this week: 1 Indiana, 2 Ohio State, 3 Georgia & 4 Texas Tech. They discuss whether QB Fernando Mendoza projects as the future first overall pick,

(7:10) - 12 James Madison @ 5 Oregon

(23:25) - 9 Oklahoma @ 8 Alabama

(34:50) - 11 Tulane & 6 Ole Miss

(37:50) - 10 Miami @ 7 Texas A&M

(57:50) - Fernando Mendoza & Indiana

(1:12:05) - More bye teams: Ohio State, Georgia, Texas Tech

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Nate Tice & Charles McDonald give their instant reactions and takeaways from Week 15 of NFL action. The duo kick things off with The Late Hit, as they give their thoughts on the Minnesota Vikings' win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.

Next, Nate & Charles bring you through the ups and downs of Week 15 with 3 High, 3 Low. The high side of the Sunday slate included the Denver Broncos taking sole possession of the 1-seed in their win over the Green Bay Packers, the Buffalo Bills staying in the division race in a win over the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars getting statement wins.

The lows of Week 15 included the Kansas City Chiefs officially being eliminated (and losing Patrick Mahomes), the Detroit Lions being unable to hang in there against the Los Angeles Rams and the NFL's worst offenses looking even worse than normal (talking to you, Cleveland Browns & Las Vegas Raiders). They wrap up with quick thoughts on Philip Rivers' not-that-bad day against the Seattle Seahawks.

(00:50) - Vikings beat Cowboys

(16:30) - Broncos beat Packers

(27:10) - Bills beat Patriots

(41:25) - AFC contenders get key wins

(56:05) - Chiefs are officially cooked

(1:06:00) - Lions lose to Rams

(1:13:50) - Browns and Raiders look even worse than normal

(1:22:00 ) - Extra Credit: Philip Rivers' day against Seattle

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