Game Over with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul

Max Kellerman and Rich Paul tackle the week’s hottest NBA and NFL topics, including whether Giants rookie Arvell Reese is a generational linebacker with Defensive Player of the Year in his sights. Rich also gives his thoughts on his hometown teams: Did the Browns make a mistake by not handing the keys over to Shedeur Sanders after an impressive first start? Is Ohio State’s Ryan Day really on the h...

Max Kellerman and former NFL running back LeSean McCoy break down the biggest topics in football. It starts with the viral argument that never dies: Was Emmitt Smith really a top-10 back? Then, after Caleb Williams threw four interceptions on 'Sunday Night Football,' can he play that recklessly and still carry the Bears to the promised land? Is Jordan Love an MVP candidate, and are the Packers rea...

With the NFL trade deadline days away, Max Kellerman and Ringer insider Tom Pelissero break down the league’s biggest story lines. Can Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars be taken seriously as AFC contenders? Will the Colts cash in on Jonathan Taylor? And if Dallas loses this weekend, should the Cowboys consider trading George Pickens? Max also makes his case for why Justin Herbert is worth a blockbus...

Max Kellerman and Rich Paul are back with plenty to dissect across the NBA and NFL. The Bears added Jeffery Simmons, the defense changed overnight, and Chicago beat Seattle by 17. Is Caleb Williams about to become the face of a perfect storm in the third-largest media market in the country? Meanwhile, with Dallas’s playoff hopes fading, should Jerry Jones pick up the phone on a George Pickens trad...

Max Kellerman and LeSean “Shady” McCoy break down a wild week in the NFL. Patrick Mahomes nearly pulled off a miracle in Denver, and the Cowboys’ defense fell apart. Then the big questions: Which quarterback needs a Super Bowl the most this season? Does Aaron Rodgers have enough in the tank to win a championship at 42 years old? As the trade deadline inches closer, will Justin Herbert get traded t...

Max Kellerman sits down with NFL analyst Domonique Foxworth as the Bears land a game-changing defensive tackle. Should the Bills follow Chicago’s model and go all in? Who would you rather have at QB: Josh Allen or Caleb Williams? After the Packers beat the Panthers on Thursday night, and with Micah Parsons on his way back, who’s the team to beat in the NFC North? Can the Vikings’ offense ever catc...

Rich Paul unpacks LeBron’s debut for the 76ers at Madison Square Garden. He and Max Kellerman then dive into a chaotic start to the NBA season. Anthony Edwards is out for two months, and the injury bug has bit Oklahoma City—forcing the Thunder into a defining choice: cash in that mountain of draft picks now, or watch their championship window slam shut. Plus, Rich and Max break down the Jalen Hurt...

Max Kellerman sits down with former Giants Super Bowl champion Carl Banks to ask whether the Giants can actually win the division with J.J. McCarthy’s promising start. Then Max tackles the question dividing the NFC East: Who has the better receiving corps, the Giants or the Cowboys? They also break down the rest of the Week 7 slate, including Packers-Lions. Is the Chiefs’ loss any reason to panic?...

Max Kellerman and Ringer staff writer Anthony Dabbundo break down a wild week. LeBron and Embiid have Philly buzzing, but can the Sixers stay healthy when it counts? The Rays and Brewers set up a pitching chess match in the World Series, while Caleb Williams and the Bears put the league on notice on Thursday night. Plus, they dig into James Dolan and the Knicks’ ring controversy, Max gives his ear...

The Knicks raised their banner and then lost on ring night to LeBron’s Sixers. Max Kellerman and The Ringer’s Kirk Goldsberry break down the upset, talking about how LeBron's finally playing quarterback in year 24 and the health questions hanging over every contender. Then Max names the best NBA player alive, ranks the greatest New York championships of his lifetime, and pitches a Rays-Brewers Wor...

Max Kellerman and former NFL running back LeSean McCoy take on the biggest stories in the NFL and beyond. Is Nick Sirianni a great coach or just elevated by Howie Roseman’s roster? Why are Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh seen as coaches who can do more with less? What has gone wrong for the 2-4 Rams, and is their talent enough to fix the missing pass rush, special teams mistakes, and self-inflicted...

Max Kellerman and Ringer staff writer Anthony Dabbundo break down a wild Thursday night. Sean Payton keeps it balanced, protects the ball, and takes down the defending champs, while Seattle’s two-to-one pass-heavy attack falls apart when it matters most. Meanwhile, the QB landscape is a mess. Jalen Hurts is out with a blood clot, Caleb Williams is limping on a torn hamstring, and Justin Herbert, o...

Max Kellerman and former NFL running back LeSean Shady McCoy are here to hand out the blame. The Giants and Commanders tied, the NFC East is wide open, and McCoy lays out what’s really going on with Nick Sirianni and the Eagles after that kickoff decision. Max names this year’s Seahawks, and the debate is on. Then comes the question that splits the studio: Where does Jahmyr Gibbs rank among runnin...

Max Kellerman and The Ringer’s Anthony Dabbundo break down a Thursday-night flop Max calls “the most goddamn hilarious thing.” The NFC East is suddenly anybody’s division, and Dak Prescott’s ceiling is up for debate. Then comes the question of the week: Is Brock Purdy the MVP so far, or just another product of Kyle Shanahan’s system? The Dodgers and Brewers are about to square off, and Milwaukee m...

Max and Rich break down the Eagles trading Cam Jurgens to Baltimore a day after Lane Johnson retired, and whether Howie Roseman is setting up his third act in Philadelphia. Plus: Giannis on Heat culture and his old Bucks teammates, the Browns' 3-1 start under Todd Monken, and Max's long-awaited apology to Bryce Young. Is the NFC East wide open enough for anyone to steal it? The Ringer is committed...

Max and Shady break down the Chiefs' 30-27 win in Las Vegas and whether a healthy Patrick Mahomes, with reigning Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III behind him, makes Kansas City the team to beat again. Plus: The Giants grab sole possession of first place for the first time since 2015, Howie Roseman's Eagles stall without Jeff Stoutland, and Max talks Shady through the Brock Purdy game. Is Purdy a p...

Was Terrell Owens the most unfairly covered star of his era? Max and T.O. take it on directly, years after T.O. told Stephen A. on First Take that Max "almost seems blacker than you." T.O. goes after Skip Bayless and the pundits who repeated his story, and he still says nobody has ever heard a teammate back it up. Then come the stories only T.O. can tell: signing a waiver to play Super Bowl XXXIX...

Max and Shady break down the Broncos' comeback against the Rams and the pass interference call that Pat Bryant admits he sold. Then they ask whether Denver can win a title with Bo Nix. Lamar Jackson needed only seven seconds to punish Dallas in Rio, Aaron Rodgers looks anything but finished for Mike McCarthy, and Max goes against the grain to defend Drake Maye. Plus: The Giants land J.J. McCarthy,...

Damien Woody joins Max to break down Bijan Robinson's 194-yard demolition of the Packers in Michael Penix Jr.'s return from a torn ACL. Max thinks the verdict on Jordan Love is coming in, but Damien blames a depleted offensive line. Then the guys preview Week 3 by discussing whether Aaron Rodgers is cooked, Dexter Lawrence's impact on the Bengals, and the struggling Chargers. Plus, Patrick Mahomes...

Max and Rich went to Giants-Rams together, only for Max to push back his call that Jaxson Dart would be an elite quarterback by the end of the season after Dart's knee injury on the opening drive. They debate whether the Giants should trade for Shedeur Sanders or Mitch Trubisky and—given that Caleb Williams also went down (with a hamstring injury)—discuss why every NFL team now needs two quarterba...

Max and LeSean "Shady" McCoy break down the Bengals' 20-6 win over the Texans behind Ja'Marr Chase's two-touchdown day and dig into Patrick Mahomes—working back from a torn ACL and LCL—as still the best player alive rather than a guy on the decline. Plus: Aaron Donald ends a two-and-a-half-year retirement to walk back into the Rams' building just as Myles Garrett heads to IR for knee surgery and j...

 Max and Rich break down the Bills' 41-31 win over the Lions in their new stadium and dig into Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars as a real AFC contender rather than a dark horse. Plus: the Vikings' QB room is a bigger mess than JJ McCarthy alone (Darnold's gone, Murray's hurt, Wentz won the opener off the bench), and an all-time NBA debate sparked by Tracy McGrady's own words — would the Lakers...

Max and Rich take a quick detour into the AI doomsday talk dominating headlines this week before diving into what actually matters: Week 1 of the NFL. John Harbaugh bullied the Cowboys in his Giants coaching debut, Patrick Mahomes looked electric in his return, and the Bears and Panthers played the highest-scoring Week 1 game in NFL history. Plus: what happened to Deshaun Watson and the fallout fr...

Max Kellerman and Rich Paul break down NFL Week 1 with Super Bowl champ Willie Colon — John Harbaugh's Giants overpower the Cowboys, Jalen Hurts wills the Eagles past the Commanders, Josh Allen survives a shootout with CJ Stroud, and Caleb Williams torches Carolina for 59 points. Plus: Myles Garrett's knee, a rough day for Ohio State, and Ryan Garcia's statement win over Conor Benn. Have a questio...

Rich is on vacation, and Max holds down the show solo. Brock Purdy and the Niners stun the Rams down under, Drake Maye's fourth-quarter meltdown hands Seattle the opener, and Max breaks down every marquee Week 1 matchup — Cowboys-Giants, Bills-Texans, Packers-Vikings and Chiefs-Broncos. Plus mailbag debates on the NFL's best young coaches and top quarterback, the DOJ's Clippers investigation, and...