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Week 5 recap: The Buccaneers and Seahawks put on a show, the Broncos take down the Eagles, and the Ravens hunt for the panic button

Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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14 hours ago

1 hour 6 minutes 55 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

Buccaneers-Seahawks was one of our Games of the Week in Week 5, and it absolutely delivered the goods. The Bucs may have come out of the game with a 38-35 win, but both teams further announced themselves as legitimate contenders in the NFC. That's where Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman start the Week 5 recap episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also dig into the Broncos win over the Eagles, the Patriots upset of the Bills, and the Ravens continued fall from grace. The Commanders, with Jayden Daniels back on the field, grabbed their attention. And what exactly was that Titans-Cardinals game? Our crew hits all that, and a whole lot more, as it puts a bow on Week 5.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

1:37 Patriots upset Bills

6:51 Buccaneers and Seahawks give us the game of the day

26:24 The Broncos take down the Eagles

38:15 Commanders beat the Chargers in Los Angeles

48:12 Is the Ravens season over after loss to Texans?

55:44 The Raiders and Jets were supposed to be better than this

1:08:50 What was that Titans-Cardinals game?

1:17:17 Kevin O'Connell dialed it up in London

1:21:37 Nice moments for Bryce Young and Cam Ward

1:29:48 What Did We Learn in Week 5?

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Week 5 preview: Two surprisingly fun matchups take center stage

Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

Social Producer: Scott Krinch

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1 day ago

1 hour 27 minutes 15 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

We've turned the calendar to October and reached the bye-week portion of the schedule, which means that while it's still relatively early in the season, the "it's early" caveats are starting to fall by the wayside. So when we get Games of the Week like Seahawks-Buccaneers and Chargers-Commanders, it isn't a function of the schedule. It's because these are legitimately great matchups we can't wait to watch on Sunday. That's where Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman kick off the Week 5 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also touch on Patriots-Bills, Chiefs-Jaguars and Texans-Ravens, take a walk on Sicko Street with Giants-Saints and Vikings-Browns, and go Under the Hood on the struggling Panthers offense.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

3:52 Game of the Week: Buccaneers-Seahawks

25:00 Game of the Week: Commanders-Chargers

38:30 One Thing From...Bills-Patriots

47:17 One Thing From...Jaguars-Chiefs

1:00:10 One Thing From...Texans-Ravens

1:04:22 Sicko Street: The Saints are favored against the Giants

1:08:00 Sicko Street: The Browns and Vikings fronts against Carson Wentz and Dillon Gabriel

1:10:48 Under the Hood: Panthers offense

1:23:25 Wins Pool Update

1:26:22 What Do You Wanna Know? Dave: I wanna know what we’re saying about the Eagles on Monday

1:28:19 What Do You Wanna Know? Robert: I wanna know what we’re saying about the Broncos on Monday

1:31:05 What Do You Wanna Know? Derrik: Is Klayton Adams the most important coach in the NFL?

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Early returns on five new offenses across the NFL

Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

Social Producer: Scott Krinch

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4 days ago

1 hour 26 minutes 34 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

When a team goes out and brings in a new playcaller during the offseason, be it the head coach or offensive coordinator, they're telling us one thing: We need new ideas on offense. One-quarter of the league did that this offseason, and five of those teams have stood out for one reason or another over the first month of the season...the Patriots, Bears, Jaguars, Seahawks and Cowboys. What are the early returns on the new ideas for those five teams? Robert Mays and Ollie Connolly from The Read Optional dive deep into the quintet on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

4:48 Dillon Gabriel takes the reins in Cleveland

8:18 New England Patriots

22:05 Chicago Bears

40:58 Jacksonville Jaguars

53:21 Seattle Seahawks

1:10:40 Dallas Cowboys

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Dante Moore's NFL Draft stock up, Drew Allar's down after Oregon-Penn State tilt

Host: Robert Mays

With: Ollie Connolly

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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5 days ago

1 hour 16 minutes 52 seconds

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College football's loaded weekend delivered with Oregon, Alabama and Mississippi picking up huge wins. Those games, not to mention the rest of the slate, reverberated across the NFL Draft world, as well. Dane Brugler and Dave Helman break it all down on this episode of The Athletic Football Show's Building the Beast. The guys also dive into Dane's All-Rookie Team through the first month of the NFL season.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

4:52 Game Ball: Dante Moore

12:25 Drew Allar takes a tumble

21:41 Game Ball: Ty Simpson

30:11 Game Ball: Notre Dame RBs

35:22 Top-50 Stock Watch: Fernando Mendoza

39:45 Top-50 Stock Watch: Garrett Nussmeier

44:10 Top-50 Stock Watch: Makai Lemon

47:51 While you were busy...

54:57 Dane's first month NFL All-Rookie Team

1:20:48 Week 6 CFB lookahead

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Week 4 Hangover: The Texans get their first win, the Lions survive the Browns defense, and the Bills stay undefeated

Host: Dave Helman

Co-Host: Dane Brugler

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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6 days ago

1 hour 18 minutes 51 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

If ever there were a game that felt like a hangover, it was the Texans 26-0 win over the Titans in Week 4. That's where Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen kick off this episode of The Athletic Football Show. After that, the guys dive into another impressive performance by the Browns defense, albeit in a 34-10 loss to the Lions, and the Bills 31-19 win over the Saints. Robert and Derrik wrap up the episode by discussing all the injuries affecting the Ravens, and taking a couple of your sad voicemails.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

4:45 Titans-Texans recap

18:25 Browns-Lions recap

33:53 Saints-Bills recap

45:51 Injuries piling up for the Ravens

50:40 Monday Mourning with the Colts and Vikings

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Week 4 recap: Huge wins for Chiefs and Rams + Packers-Cowboys craziness highlight a loaded Sunday

Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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1 week ago

56 minutes 32 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

Allow us to take you behind the curtain. This was, by far, the hardest recap show for us to program thus far this season. That's how much happened in Week 4. From the Chiefs dismantling of the Ravens, to the Eagles taking down the Buccaneers, to huge wins for the Rams, Steelers and Jaguars, we had no shortage of topics to get into the show. Robert Mays, Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen do what they can to get their arms around a jam-packed Week 4 Sunday on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

2:50 Packers-Cowboys recap

13:12 Ravens-Chiefs recap

32:42 Colts-Rams recap

41:31 Eagles-Buccaneers recap

55:02 Pittsburgh Steelers...You Have My Attention

1:03:55 Jacksonville Jaguars...You Have My Attention

1:16:51 Chargers lose to the previously winless Giants...WTF?!?

1:25:41 Panthers punt coverage...WTF?!? (But also, Drake Maye and the Patriots looked good)

1:29:53 The Raiders really lost that game to the Bears...WTF?!?

1:37:03 How Can You Not Be Romantic About Football...featuring Tyler Allgeier, Drake Maye and DK Metcalf

1:42:03 What Did We Learn in Week 4?

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Week 4 preview: Eagles-Buccaneers, Colts-Rams, and a Game of the Week that wasn't

Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

Social Producer: Scott Krinch

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1 week ago

1 hour 39 minutes 44 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

If you looked at Week 4 before the season, you likely would've assumed that Ravens-Chiefs would be the Game of the Week, with Eagles-Buccaneeers at the top of the undercard. Instead, Eagles-Bucs has jumped up to top billing, the Colts and Rams find themselves in the Game of the Week, and the Ravens and Chiefs are both starting down 1-3 records. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dive into all three of those games to kick off the Week 4 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also get into the heavyweight matchup between the Browns defense and Lions offense, Jaxson Dart's debut start against a tough Chargers defense, the surprising Jaguars defense getting its biggest test against the 49ers, and a whole lot more.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

1:56 Colts-Rams preview

20:55 Eagles-Buccaneers preview

36:42 Ravens-Chiefs Bizarro Game of the Week

48:16 One Thing From...Browns-Lions

57:05 One Thing From...Jaguars-49ers

1:04:02 One Thing From...Chargers-Giants

1:10:19 Sicko Street: Waking up early for Vikings-Steelers

1:14:45 Sicko Street: You should watch Panthers-Patriots!

1:17:06 Micah Parsons and the shattering of the Wick Scale

1:20:39 What Do You Wanna Know? Dave: Who’s gonna be the first team eliminated from playoff contention, the Titans or Texans?

1:22:49 What Do You Wanna Know? Robert: Who’s gonna be the 10th team at the Table?

1:24:50 What Do You Wanna Know? Derrik: Can the Falcons offense function against a gettable defense?

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Why are these four offenses stuck in the mud?

Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

Social Producer: Scott Krinch

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1 week ago

1 hour 21 minutes 11 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

The Texans are 32nd in offensive success rate. The Broncos are 31st. The Raiders are 30th. The Falcons are 20th, but they just got shut out by the Panthers, fired their WRs coach, and moved their OC down to the field from the booth. Why can't these four offenses, all of which have good-to-great personnel on paper, get anything going? Robert Mays and Ted Nguyen dive deep on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

7:32 Texans

25:51 Broncos

38:51 Raiders

55:24 Falcons

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Building the Beast: Loaded Week 5 slate—hello, Oregon-Penn State and Alabama-Georgia—will move draft boards

Host: Robert Mays

With: Ted Nguyen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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1 week ago

59 minutes 49 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

This is the sort of week that makes college football fanatics and NFL Draft nuts the Predator meme. Saturday is absolutely loaded with games that are monumental on the college football landscape filled with players who will be playing on Sundays next year. From Oregon at Penn State and Alabama at Georgia, to LSU at Mississippi and Notre Dame at Arkansas, to Ohio State at Washington and USC at Illinois, we're going to see a lot of future NFL players determining the outcomes of hugely impactful college football games. Dane Brugler and Dave Helman break it all down on this episode of The Athletic Football Show's Building the Beast.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

6:01 Game Ball: Miami EDGE Ruben Bain

12:38 Game Ball: Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza

26:45 Game Ball: Utah OTs Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu

34:15 Game Ball: Oklahoma EDGE R Mason Thomas (yes, R without a period is part of his name)

43:23 Oregon-Penn State

57:26 Alabama-Georgia

1:08:22 The rest of the Week 5 Lookahead

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Week 3 Hangover: Chiefs win ugly, Vikings and Commanders cruise, Nick Bosa out for the season

Host: Dave Helman

Co-Host: Dane Brugler

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1 week ago

1 hour 20 minutes 2 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

The Chiefs are on the board, while the Vikings and Commanders both got easy wins with their backup quarterbacks at the helm. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen recap Chiefs-Giants, Bengals-Vikings and Raiders-Commanders on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also consider what Nick Bosa's season-ending ACL injury means for the 49ers and take sad voicemails from you, our dear listeners and viewers.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

4:20 Nick Bosa out for the season with torn ACL

7:12 Chiefs-Giants recap

28:47 Bengals-Vikings recap

44:14 Raiders-Commanders recap

56:49 Monday Mourning with the Cowboys, Broncos and Bengals

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Week 3 recap: Eagles score the win of the day, lead parade of 3-0 teams

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Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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2 weeks ago

1 hour 7 minutes 21 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

The Bills, Eagles and Buccaneers are among the 3-0 teams in the NFL. No real surprises there, right? Well, so are the Chargers. So are the Colts! Oh, and the 49ers, too. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman kick off the Week 3 recap episode of The Athletic Football Show by talking about four of the teams that improved to 3-0 on Sunday. They also try to answer how Packers lost to the Browns, and the Falcons got shut out by the Panthers. Plus, they get a little bit romantic about football and dive into what we learned in Week 3.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

5:55 Eagles take down Rams

17:20 The Chargers have our attention

32:28 The Colts are the new favorites in the AFC South

39:18 The Texans lost their Seat at the Table

51:28 Hey, the 49ers are 3-0

56:37 Browns upset the Packers...WTF?!?

1:06:37 Falcons get blanked by the Panthers...WTF?!?

1:16:02 Patriots turn it over five times in loss to Steelers...WTF?!?

1:24:50 The end of Jets-Bucs was uniquely fun

1:28:50 Holy cow, that Caleb Williams missile on the flea flicker

1:33:40 What did we learn in Week 3?

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Week 3 preview: Rams-Eagles, Lions-Ravens light up the marquee

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Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

Social Producer: Scott Krinch

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2 weeks ago

1 hour 34 minutes 3 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

Any time the calendar says "September," it's still early in the NFL season. But as we get ready for Week 3, we're starting to know a thing or two about most teams across the league. One thing we would've known at any point, though? Rams-Eagles and Lions-Ravens is must-see TV. That's where Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman start the Week 3 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also dive into Cardinals-49ers, Broncos-Chargers and Texans-Jaguars, take a trip down Sicko Street with Spencer Rattler, trot out the Take Tribunal for the first time this season, and more.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

3:25 Rams-Eagles preview

30:48 Lions-Ravens preview

51:05 One Thing From: Cardinals-49ers

55:29 One Thing From: Broncos-Chargers

1:00:57 One Thing From: Texans-Jaguars

1:05:17 Sicko Street: Spencer Rattler time

1:09:02 Sicko Street: Jake Browning vs. Carson Wentz

1:15:10 Take Tribunal: The Steelers defense is an unfixable problem

1:23:33 Wins Pool Update

1:25:05 What Do You Wanna Know: Are this year’s Cowboys last year’s Bengals?

1:27:31 What Do You Wanna Know: Haason Reddick vs. the Jets tackles

1:28:23 What Do You Wanna Know: Is the August optimism for the Panthers just over?

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Is This Real?...with Bill Barnwell

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Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

Social Producer: Scott Krinch

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2 weeks ago

1 hour 24 minutes

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

Through two weeks of the 2024 season, the Saints looked like a breakout offense while the Broncos ranked in the top five in defensive success rate. One of those held steady through the entire season. The other...did not. This year, we have some of those same types of early season surprises, including the Colts offense, the Falcons pass rush, and some real Chiefs panic. What of these are real and what are simply small sample size flukes? Robert Mays is joined by Bill Barnwell from ESPN to wade through all that on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

4:55 The Colts offense

20:02 The Packers as the best team in the NFL

32:18 The Bears as a lost cause

45:19 Chiefs panic

56:32 The Falcons pass rush

1:03:13 The Vikings picked the wrong QB

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Building the Beast: The potential diamonds in the rough are starting to emerge

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Host: Robert Mays

With: Bill Barnwell

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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2 weeks ago

1 hour 9 minutes 27 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

We're coming off a loaded weekend in the college football world, and the fallout from those games registered in NFL Draft circles. In the latest edition of Building the Beast, Dane Brugler and Dave Helman hand out some game balls, spotlight some big games from under-the-radar players, check in on the 2025 NFL rookie class, and look ahead to what's on the radar this weekend, highlighted by Illinois-Indiana and Auburn-Oklahoma.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

6:47 Game Ball: Texas Tech QB Behren Morton

15:25 Game Ball: LSU LB Harold Perkins

23:42 I Was Not Familiar with Your Game: Tennessee WR Chris Brazzell II

29:30 I Was Not Familiar with Your Game: Mississippi QB Trinidad Chambliss

37:52 One-Play Prospect Snapshot: Texas A&M CB Will Lee

44:57 One-Play Prospect Snapshot: Georgia Tech QB Haynes King

50:16 Top-50 Stock Watch

1:02:02 NFL Rookie Check-in: Tet McMillan, Bhayshul Tuten among Week 2 standouts

1:08:57 Week 4 Lookahead

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The Week 2 Hangover: Joe Burrow's injury, Falcons run over Vikings, and more sad voicemails

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Host: Dave Helman

Co-Host: Dane Brugler

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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2 weeks ago

1 hour 15 minutes 28 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

Hey, the Bengals finally didn't dig a massive hole in September. Things are going great, right? Right?!? Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen kick off the Week 2 Hangover by discussing Joe Burrow's toe injury and the Bengals ability to stay afloat with Jake Browning starting for potentially the next three months. After that, the guys dig into Vikings-Falcons and Rams-Titans, and then listen to a couple of your sad voicemails to wrap up this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

1:20 Joe Burrow injury

12:06 JJ McCarthy injury

18:12 Falcons-Vikings recap

37:35 Rams-Titans recap

56:12 Sad Jaguars fan voicemail

1:02:17 Sad Bears fan voicemail

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Week 2 recap: Eagles beat Chiefs...again, Giants-Cowboys fireworks, and how 'bout them...Colts?!?

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Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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3 weeks ago

1 hour 8 minutes 4 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

The Super Bowl LIX rematch was always going to be at the center of Week 2, and this one ended with the same winner as that one back in February did. The Eagles 20-17 win over the Chiefs is where Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen kick off the Week 2 recap episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also discuss the craziness of Giants-Cowboys, the hot start for the Colts offense, Joe Burrow's toe injury, Joey Bosa turning back the clock, and much more.

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Week 2 preview: Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl rematch tops the slate

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Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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3 weeks ago

1 hour 15 minutes 25 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

Week 2 marks our first real preview episode of the season, and what a helluva week it is. For starters, we've got a Super Bowl LIX rematch between the Eagles and Chiefs. We also get a number of teams or units that surprised us in Week 1—the Jaguars defense and Colts offense to name two—getting much different tests in Week 2. And hey, the internet's favorite quarterbacks, Justin Herbert and Geno Smith, are playing against one another on Monday night. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dig deep into Week 2 on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

5:05 Game of the Week: Eagles at Chiefs

30:59 Brock Purdy's injury

36:30 A much tougher test for the Colts offense

43:52 Jets might not be the pushover opponent for the Bills they appeared to be

50:32 Battle of the internet's favorite QBs, Justin Herbert and Geno Smith

57:48 Sicko Street: The Jaguars defense

1:05:34 Sicko Street: The Titans defense

1:13:11 Under the Hood: J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings offense

1:22:12 What Do You Wanna Know: Is the Bucs pass protection without Tristan Wirfs gonna be a problem

1:25:31 What Do You Wanna Know: Cardinals front/defense vs. Panthers run game

1:26:44 What Do You Wanna Know: How scared should I be about the Bears offense

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First impressions of new units and faces after Week 1

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Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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3 weeks ago

1 hour 26 minutes 55 seconds

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

One of the best parts of Week 1 is that we finally get to see a bunch of new stuff in action. Like the Geno Smith/Chip Kelly offense in Las Vegas. Or Nick Caley running Houston's offense. Or Cam Ward playing in the NFL and Robert Saleh back with the 49ers. What are our first impressions of all these new things? Robert Mays and Dan Pizzuta of Snaps and Stats dig in on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

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