If Bengals-Ravens is any indication of what we're going to get in the second half of the 2024 NFL season, we're in for quite the couple of months. Recapping that fireworks show is where Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen kick off this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys then move on to our Week 10 Game of the Week, Steelers at Commanders. They also discuss the Falcons offense, the Eagles defense, sneaky worries over Sam Darnold, disappointment with the Texans, Christian McCaffrey's likely return, and a whole lot more.

Rundown

• Ravens beat Bengals in TNF thriller
• Steelers-Commanders preview
• Take Tribunal: The Texans offense is the most disappointing unit in the league
• The Eagles defense is coming together
• Sam Darnold is keeping Derrik up at night
• Under the Hood: Falcons offense
• How real is the Rams defense?
• Can Christian McCaffrey save the 49ers?

Host: Robert Mays

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The NFL trade deadline...no longer a snoozer! We had plenty of activity in the wide receiver market over the last few weeks, and the final day before the deadline brought us plenty of meaningful deals, highlighted by Za'Darius Smith to the Lions and Marshon Lattimore to the Commanders. Robert Mays and Mike Sando wrap up deadline day, plus recap recent news and look ahead to the second half of the season, on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown

• The Chiefs seem awfully happy with DeAndre Hopkins
• Za'Darius Smith to the Lions
• Marshon Lattimore to the Commanders
• The Steelers make a couple moves
• Tre White to the Ravens
• Smaller deadline day moves
• What's next in New Orleans after the firing of Dennis Allen?
• The Raiders clean house
• The rudderless Cowboys
• Looking ahead to the second half

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We're halfway through the NFL season, and the best of the best are starting to separate. Two cases in point in Week 9...the Lions and Ravens. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dig into those results on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also discuss the Chargers latest win, concerns for the Bears, highlight reel plays from the Eagles, the Rams win over the Seahawks, and a whole lot more.

Rundown

• Ravens dominate Broncos
• Lions handle Packers
• Los Angeles Chargers...You Have My Attention!
• Joe Burrow...You Have My Attention!
• Chicago Bears...WTF?!?
• Seattle Seahawks...WTF?!?
• Saquon Barkley and Devonta Smith carry the Eagles
• Drake Maye did something cool again
• Terry McLaurin is out of QB hell
• Chris Olave's health
• It's So Over...the Miami Dolphins
• It's So Over...the Dallas Cowboys
• What Did We Learn Today?

Host: Robert Mays

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Some Games of the Week sneak up on us. Others we can predict before the season even starts. Lions-Packers is one of the latter. We'll spend plenty of time between now and kickoff hoping Jordan Love is healthy enough to play and play well, but either way this is clearly the Game of the Week for Week 9. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen break that one down, dig into the Chargers defense, highlight the matchup between the Ravens offense and Broncos defense, and get into so much more about Week 9 on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown

• Jets beat Texans on Thursday Night Football
• Game of the Week: Lions at Packers
• Fourth Screen email
• Anthony Richardson benched
• Under the Hood: Chargers defense
• Matchup of the Week: Ravens offense vs. Broncos defense
• Can the Cowboys pull a Falcons?...yes, this is a good thing
• Can the Cardinals offense keep it going against the Bears defense?
• What Do You Wanna Know?

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Each of this season's four first-round starting quarterbacks—Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and Bo Nix—have shown off some highs and some lows, with the possible exception of lows from Daniels. How does all that shake out in the aggregate? Former NFL quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan, the brain behind The QB School, joins Robert Mays to break down what we've seen from the rookie quarterbacks so far this season. Before that, The Athletic's Giants beat writer Dan Duggan joins to recap the team's loss MNF loss to the Steelers and weigh in on the state of the franchise.

Rundown

• The state of the Giants
• Caleb Williams
• Jayden Daniels
• Drake Maye
• Bo Nix
• Upon Further Review: Anthony Richardson benched
• The Ball Knower
• Rome Odunze needs to play more
• Matt LaFleur is an elite playcaller
• Rooting for Tua Tagovailoa

Host: Robert Mays

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Alright, we'll admit it. We hand waved this week's slate back on our Week 8 preview episode. And then the league delivered one of the craziest days of the season. From the Browns upset of the Ravens, to Washington's walk-off Hail Mary against the Bears, Week 8 came through for us in a big way. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen recap the week on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown

• Bears-Commanders silliness
• The Philadelphia Eagles...You Have My Attention
• Time for a Bengals post-mortem?
• The Buffalo Bills...You Have My Attention
• The Atlanta Falcons...You Have My Attention
• The first place Cardinals...You Have My Attention
• Are the Dolphins done?
• The New York Jets...WTF?!?
• The Baltimore Ravens...WTF?!?
• Anthony Richardson...WTF?!?
• Did You See That?!?
• What Did We Learn Today?

Host: Robert Mays

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We're just more than a week out from the trade deadline, and we've already seen a number of impact deals. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dream up a few more that we could realistically see on this Week 8 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also discuss Bills-Seahawks, the Bears defense, Eagles-Bengals and a whole lot more.

Rundown

• Vikings-Rams recap
• Bills-Seahawks preview
• DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs
• Realistic trades we'd like to see
• Under the Hood: The non-Caleb parts of the Bears 4-2 start
• Bummed out by the Colts and Texans offenses
• The Eagles and Bengals aren't playing serious football—especially the Eagles
• Huge game in the NFC South
• What Do We Wanna Know?

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Back in August, 50 NFL coaches and executives told The Athletic's Mike Sando that Lamar Jackson is not a tier-one quarterback. Welp, so much for that. Lamar isn't the only QB playing outside his assigned tier this season. On this episode of The Athletic Football Show, Sando sits in for Robert Mays and discusses with Derrik Klassen four other quarterbacks who aren't lining up with where those coaches and execs placed them in Sando's 2024 QB tiers column. Then, the guys break down four more quarterbacks who have a ton at stake the rest of the season.

Rundown

• Ravens-Buccaneers recap
• Baker Mayfield
• Jared Goff
• Geno Smith
• Aaron Rodgers
• Brock Purdy
• Sam Darnold
• Kirk Cousins
• Jalen Hurts

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The Chiefs are the lone unbeaten team in the NFL as Week 7 comes to an end. They stayed that way by stifling the 49ers in a 28-18 win. The league's other undefeated team at the start of Week 7, the Vikings, suffered their first loss at the hands of the Lions, who also moved into first place in the NFC North. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen discuss those two games, plus Saquon's revenge, disappointment in the Bengals, and a whole lot more on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown

• Lions win thriller over Vikings
• Chiefs take down 49ers
• Packers defense shuts down Texans
• Seahawks get back on track with win over Falcons
• Another disaster for the Panthers
• Bengals offense...WTF?!?
• Saquon's revenge
• Amari Cooper had some moments in his Bills debut
• Good Jaguars offense or bad Patriots defense?
• Drake Maye impresses again
• What We Learned Today

Host: Robert Mays

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On paper, Week 7 is the best week of the 2024 season to date. It's highlighted by the Super Bowl rematch, that doesn't quite feel like a Super Bowl rematch, between the Chiefs and 49ers, and it doesn't stop there. Vikings-Lions, Texans-Packers and Ravens-Buccaneers would all be worthy Game of the Week choices, as well. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dig into all those games on this episode of The Athletic Football Show, but it is, of course, Chiefs-49ers that gets the full Game of the Week treatment. The guys also discuss the Giants front, the Chargers friskiness, their approval of midseason trades like Amari Cooper to the Bills, and more.

Rundown

• Broncos-Saints recap
• Game of the Week: Chiefs-49ers
• Lions-Vikings: Ben Johnson vs. Brian Flores
• Texans-Packers: Appreciating C.J. Stroud and Jordan Love
• Ravens-Buccaneers: Can the Bucs offense keep up?
• This Might Only Interest Me, But...
• Wins Pool update
• What Do You Wanna Know in Week 7?

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Never a dull moment for the New York Jets, huh? The Athletic's Jets beat reporter Zack Rosenblatt joins Robert Mays on this episode of The Athletic Football Show to break down the tumultuous week in Jets land. Then, David Helman from Fox Sports hops on with Robert to separate all 32 teams into six tiers, from Super Bowl or Bust (think Chiefs, Ravens, Lions) to Mock Draft Enthusiasts (think Panthers, Browns, Patriots).

Rundown

• Davante Adams traded to Jets
• Behind the Robert Saleh firing

• Super Bowl or Bust
• Locked-In Playoff Teams
• Deserving Wild Cards
• Clinging to Playoff Dreams
• BREAKING: Amari Cooper to the Bills!
• Outside Looking In
• Mock Draft Enthusiasts

Host: Robert Mays

With: Zack Rosenblatt and David Helman

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

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