Week 17 was all about the upstarts that have defined this season. The San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears gave us a game of the year candidate, with the 49ers coming out on top. The New England Patriots clinched the AFC East and Drake Maye made a case for MVP. The Jacksonville Jaguars took another step toward the AFC South crown. The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos inched closer to locking up the top seeds in their respective conferences. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman look back at the week that was and set the stage for the final week of the regular season on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

2:52 Niners beat Bears in SNF thriller

21:25 Eagles take down Bills

39:00 Texans keep rolling, beat Chargers

49:44 Ravens stay alive with win over Packers

1:06:10 Browns upend Steelers

1:13:15 The NFC South remains the NFC South

1:24:20 What made us romantic about football in Week 17?

1:33:10 What did we learn in Week 17?

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