Wrapping Up

Week 18. What a ride it’s been. The final week of the season is tricky since few teams lack a true motivation to get all their starters out there.

Adam Levitan@adamlevitan

WEEK 18 MOTIVATION: AFC 1. Broncos: Must win to secure bye 2. Patriots: Can still get bye with win + DEN loss 3. Jaguars: Must win to secure division, R1 home game 4. Steelers: Must win or go home 5. Texans: Can win division with win + JAX loss 6. Chargers: Can't get higher than

7:13 PM · Dec 30, 2025 · 148K Views

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Cherrish these next couple weekends packed with meaningful football, because before you know it, it’s all gone.

Also, an update on what’s to come in 2026…

Still in the process of cleaning a few things up, but we are leaving The Degenerate back in 2025. More details to follow in the next few weeks.

Jeff Sunday@TheDegenWeekly

We are no longer The Degenerate. We are now The Fake Sharps. Let's have a great 2026 🤜🤛

1:03 PM · Jan 1, 2026 · 32.4K Views

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The Degenerate Weekly

NFL: 33-27-1 (+2.01 Units)

CFB: 23-30-1 (-9.87Units)

The NFC South SHOULD have come down the winner of this game. What an end to the season that would have been. Unfortunately, the Atlanta Falcons had to go and fuck everything up by beating the Rams last week.

A Week 18 showdown between Baker and Bryce had potential to be win and you’re in, crowning the NFC South champ and clinching a playoff berth. Now, we have to wait and see the result of the Saints/Falcons game tomorrow.

If the Bucs win, they also need the Saints to win. If the Panthers win - they are in. If the Panthers lose, but the Falcons win, the Panthers are in. What a mess, and Tampa has nobody to blame but themselves (and the Falcons, fuck them too.) The Bucs have been a DISASTER in the second half of the season, coming off an embarrassing loss to Quinn Ewers in Miami.

Jeff Sunday@TheDegenWeekly

Hey Todd Bowles step into my office… Because you’re fucking fired.

9:26 PM · Dec 28, 2025 · 33.5K Views

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For whatever reason, these late season Bucs and Panthers games always have fireworks. Historically, those fireworks have come from the Bucs offense. Last year, Baker threw for 5 touchdown passes. A few seasons ago, Mike Evans had 3 touchdown catches. But this Panthers offense is different, and so is this Bucs defense. I think scoring comes from both sides.

Baker is clearly injured, but that’s no excuse for his poor play. If the Bucs had any sort of competent backup, I think they would have already made the switch. I’m also concerned that Mike Evans isn’t fully healthy and also a bit older. Nevertheless, the Bucs offense is as healthy as it can possibly be in terms of weapons for Baker. Godwin, Mike, Ekbuga and McMillan all good to go. But the guy I think they lean on and finds success is Bucky Irving.

Christopher Mathis 🎙@thechrismathis

Oh no, Bucky Irving upset on the sidelines? Having a chat with Tristan Wirfs? Wirfs told @gregauman it was a "little tiff," and that Tristan told Irving that the o-line would work out the problem. #WeAreTheKrewe

10:22 PM · Dec 28, 2025 · 1.62M Views

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After this “tiff” on the sideline in Miami, I think the offensive line responds. Bucky to score a touchdown is my favorite player prop of the season. But the best bet in week 18 will be points.

The Bengals have kicked it into high gear the last few weeks against inferior opponents. Out-scoring the Dolphins and Cardinals by a combined 82-35 tally.

Now it’s the final game of the year with a division rival coming to town, and neither team has anything to play for.

The Browns are coming off their Super Bowl for 2025. Beating the Steelers and preventing them from clinching the AFC North.

The biggest story line of this game is Myles Garrett chasing the sack record.

Andrew Siciliano@AndrewSiciliano

Joe Burrow on Myles Garrett’s quest for the single-season sack record. “There are going to be situations where a sack is the best of the bad outcomes of that play.”

8:04 PM · Dec 31, 2025 · 113K Views

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You may be saying to yourself these teams always play each other close. And earlier this year that proved true as the Browns were a decent kicker away from pulling the upset and ultimately lost 17-16.

But when the games are in Cincy it’s a different story:

• 2024: Bengals 24 Browns 6

• 2023: Bengals 31 Browns 14

• 2022: Bengals 23 Browns 10

The Bengals LOVE to make a late run just to make everyone believe that next year will be there year and I don’t see this as being any different.

The 49ers are flying high. They’ve scored 150+ points over the last four weeks and haven’t lost a game since early November. Brock Purdy looks like the most comfortable QB in the NFL. It’s not that I’m not impressed, but I do genuinely believe this team and offense are overperforming and reaping the benefit of an easier schedule to end the year.

SportsBook Breakers@SBBreakers

The Seahawks enter Saturday Night huge showdown with the 49ers as winners of 6 straight. The Fortyniners are 0-8 ATS since December 2023 when their opponent is on at least a 3‑game winning streak.

5:33 PM · Jan 2, 2026 · 4.27K Views

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The Seahawks, on the other hand, are a great team with a great defense, who somehow are even better on the road than they are at home under Mike McDonald (14–2 over the last two years). We’ve reached the part of the year where everyone assumes Sam Darnold is about to turn into a pumpkin — but I say “not so fast, my friend”. I think Sam Darnold can have success against this banged-up, overperforming defense.

This amazing Seattle defense can slow down the Niners’ attack, with Kittle and Trent Williams banged up. Give me Seahawks ML. 🟢

• Bucs/Panthers OVER 43 (-110) - Degen

• Bengals -7.5 (-110 FD) - Greg

• Seahawks -2.5( -110 FD) - Steak