Happy Super Bowl Week! Melissa is thrilled to preview Bengals-Rams with the career leader in passing yards for the Rams, Jim Everett. Everett delves into what makes Matthew Stafford so special. Plus, the difficulty of building a fanbase in LA, what scares him about the Bengals, and yes, we chat about the famous Jim Rome incident. Also, Melissa makes her official Super Bowl pick. Jim makes one as well but ... spoiler alert, he's taking the Rams.

Melissa is joined this week by Bengals reporter Lindsay Patterson to preview the AFC Championship! Are Joe Burrow and co. ready for the biggest Bengals moment in 33 years? How will Burrow be protected? And can Tre Flowers shut down Travis Kelce as he did in Week 17? Welcome to the Bengals Bandwagon!

Melissa is joined by Yahoo! Sports columnist Shalise Manza Young to take a deep dive into the NFL's horrible track record hiring and retaining Black head coaches. (13:45). - Has the Rooney Rule been a failure? - Does Shalise see any hope for this coaching cycle? - What does real progress look like? Plus, why How Burrow is so beloved, Divisional round picks and more. Please leave The Football Girl Podcast a great rating and review. Thank you!! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-football-girl-podcast/id1319547241

The 49ers are in the playoffs! The 49ers are in the playoffs! Melissa Jacobs is joined by fellow 49ers fan Stephania Bell of ESPN to soak in the glory of San Francisco's dramatic 27-24 OT win over Los Angeles. Melissa and Stephania hand out a million game balls, dissect Kyle Shanahan's coaching performance, gush over Jauan Jennings performance in particular, and look ahead to next week's wildcard match against the Cowboys.