Behind Tha Mike Podcast

Rematch Part I

The ninth rematch in Super Bowl history will take place on next Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles meet for the second time in three years. Today is part one of two as we review some of the stories in and around the previous eight games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five Guys

The conference championship games are now set, and Jayden Daniels has the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game for the first time in more than 30 years. In my search for my next show, I ran up on the fact that Daniels is only the sixth rookie to accomplish this. The five guys before him didn’t fair so well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2K

It was nice of Saquon Barkley to sit during the final week of the regular season, a little over 100 yards away from Eric Dickerson’s all time single season of record of 2105 yards. Still, Barkley became the ninth running back in NFL history to eclipse the 2000 yard mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Triple Crown

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase made history this season by becoming only the fifth wide receiver since the 1970 merger to win the triple crown in the Super Bowl era. Key phrase being, Super Bowl era… There have been others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dual Threat

On Christmas day, Lamar Jackson broke Michael Vick’s all-time rushing yardage record of 6,109 against the Houston Texans. We take a look at the history of the dual threat quarterback in pro football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Playoff Origins

We’re down to the last three weeks of the season with teams fighting for playoff positioning, or, just to get in the door. There was a time when there were no playoffs and a champion was simply crowned. What happened? Well, it all started with Curly Lambeau… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

”Both.”

Travis Hunter of Colorado became the 89th recipient of the Heisman Trophy this past Saturday. Hunter has made it known he wants to play both sides of the ball in the NFL, and tonight, we look at the NFL’s history of players who played multiple positions, and a little bit more. Some of which I had no idea! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“A long time ago in a Motor City far, far away….”

The 2024 Detroit Lions are the best team in the NFC with a 12–1 record if not the best team in football. We take a look back to the last time the Motor City was championship worthy in a remastered version of an earlier show, revisiting the Lions of the 1950s and the supposed curse of Bobby Layne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Family Trees Part IV

We close our series with two of the greatest head coaches of all time. One, a pioneer of the league while the other was the ultimate innovator. Their roots lead to multiple championships, 15 current head coaches, and seven Hall of Famer’s…with one on the way. Part four of Family Trees! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Family Trees Part III

The old AFL played a very vital role in shaping the way the game is played today, and we have two franchises to thank for that…the LA Chargers and the Oakland Raiders. Also, how one coaches’ old habits actually opened the door for the Pittsburgh Steelers Dynasty of the 70s. Part three of Family Trees! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices