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I'm an entrepreneur headquartered in St. Louis. Before I started my video marketing agency, I made my living in sports media.
I was a host at CBS Sports Radio in St. Louis,
Host of Cold Hard Football Facts on New England Patriots.com
Columnist at Barstool Sports, The Sporting News and St. Louis Sports Magazine.
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NFL Week 18 with Pat Imig and Pro Football Guru Russell Baxter
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Pat Imig and Pro Football Guru Russell Baxter recap the wild Week 17 results and set the table for Week 18—spotlighting playoff clinching scenarios, division chaos, seeding battles, MVP and Coach of the Year debates, and the biggest games of the regular-season finale—before wrapping with legacy talk and a look ahead to the postseason.
🎙️ It’s Football — Week 18 Episode Chapters
0:01 — Show Intro & Patig Sports Network Open
0:14 — Welcome to It’s Football + Week 18 Setup
0:48 — Week 17 Recap: Prime-Time Wins & Late-Season Momentum
2:30 — Falcons vs Rams: Prime-Time Statement & Run-Game Impact
3:50 — Falcons’ Late-Season Surge & NFC South Implications
4:04 — Panthers vs Buccaneers: Win-and-In Scenarios Explained
6:03 — Home-Field Advantage: Why It Matters Less Than Ever
7:58 — NFC South Parity: Three Teams, One Division Title
10:01 — Panthers Identity: Physical Football & Playing Their Best Ball
11:35 — Saints Momentum: Familiar Late-Season Formula
12:54 — Why the NFC South Narrative Is Overblown
14:51 — Russell Baxter’s SI Teams Check-In (Panthers, Seahawks, Bills, Chargers)
15:25 — Seahawks vs 49ers Preview: NFC West Title & No. 1 Seed
16:35 — Seahawks Defense & Special Teams: League’s Most Complete Team?
18:01 — Sam Darnold vs Brock Purdy: Turnovers Decide Everything
19:34 — Seattle’s Run Game Blueprint: Charbonnet & Walker
22:15 — How Seattle Can Control the Game Script
23:06 — AFC North Showdown: Ravens vs Steelers for the Division
25:20 — Steelers Offense Without Key Weapons
26:13 — Ravens’ Physical Dominance & Derrick Henry Effect
26:54 — Why This Game Is Impossible to Predict
28:39 — Steelers at Home: Tomlin Trends & Division Familiarity
30:11 — Legacy Talk: Tomlin, Rodgers & End-of-Era Possibilities
34:01 — League-Wide Trends: Defense, Physicality & Close Games
35:07 — Top Games of the Season So Far (With One More to Come?)
36:27 — Fourth-Down Decisions: Analytics vs Game Feel
37:32 — Coach of the Year & MVP Debate Heading Into Week 18
39:04 — Final Thoughts on the Week 18 Slate
39:31 — Show Wrap & Patig Sports Network Outro
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