NFL Afters

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith ask whether some NFL teams and their coaches could be turning to AI chat bots so solve their problems, did the internet get their Pokemon All-22 team right and which teams have found the right kind of crazy in 2026? 0:00 - Intro 6:15 - RoboCoach or CoachGPT? 22:10 - The Pokemon All-22 team: Who's in and who's cut? 33:35 - The Mic Check - the people's questions, the pe...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith swim through the treacherous waters of Week 4 in the NFL with more individual brilliance, too many injuries and a 2-2 mass of teams going in every direction:   0:00 - Intro 2:25 - Welcome to Mediocre-Ville: 2-2 but going where? 27:00 - Smooth Moves: Best play execution of the week 31:10 - The Mic Check: Your takes, your time vs. the numbers 53:10 - Pick Six: 2015...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith take a gaze at the coaches feeling the most heat after 3 weeks of the 2026 NFL season, the surprising pack of unbeaten teams and take calls from fanbases feeling themselves, or just feeling the hurt: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Which 3-0 teams can win the Super Bowl? 8:50 - Which coaches have the hottest… seat? 30:00 - Smooth Moves of the week 33:50 - The Mic Check: Your calls, y...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith pick themselves up after a Week 2 slate that saw some massive hits, even more brutal losses and the undefeated resurgence of former heavyweights: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Down goes Williams, Daniels and the Chargers 10:20 - Which numbers are lying to us through 2 weeks? 31:20 - The Mic Check: Are the Chiefs back? Believe in the Raiders? 50:55 - Pick Six: Weekly performance...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith are back in the Sydney lounge after a mammoth week in Melbourne, recovering from the first 3am start of the season and the highest scoring slate in NFL history: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Points galore, stop taunting, New York rises & opening week nuggets 11:00 - The more things change, the more they stay the same 31:15 - The Mic Check: Your takes + your reactions vs. the nu...

The San Francisco 49ers take out the first Australia game 27-7 over the LA Rams and ESPN's Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith come live from the MCG and react to the Week 1 contest that made history on Australian shores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith are joined by former All-Pro running back and NFL rushing yards leader Maurice Jones-Drew on a football field floating on the Yarra River in Melbourne, breaking down the levels of the #LARams 'Dream Team' roster, how Sean McVay gets buy-in and accountability from superstar veterans and one of the favourite tape moments of his career. 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - MJD joins the...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith are at the 'Home of the Faithful' in the heart of Melbourne at Transport Bar with legendary 49ers running back, 5x Pro Bowler and Super Bowl XXIX champion Ricky 'Running' Waters, diving into the shape of San Francisco 49ers team, how they match up against the #LARams at the MCG, the toughest opponents he faced during his career, and his impression of the city of Melbo...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith introduce the NFL's 2026 Pyramid of Success - how the league is broken down and which team's are chasing what grail this season: 0:00 - Welcome to the Success Pyramid 4:00 - Heavyweights: it's Lombardi or bust 15:00 - Playoff contenders: in the mix to make a run 23:00 - The Pretenders: got the dance, but are they really a threat? 41:45 - There's Always Next Year: chas...

The NFL is back and so are Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith, and their new friend – the Afters lounge – welcoming you back with toe-to-toe draft of the offseason drumbeats to believe (and a few to avoid), the latest Rams vs. 49ers game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, breaking news that veteran pass rusher Von Miller is signing with his hometown Dallas Cowboys and more! 0:00 - Welcome back 8:15 - Von...

Join Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith one more time from Radio Row in San Francisco as they react to the worst reactions to the Rams-49ers game at the MCG, and go over their favourite spicy takes and novelty props for the Super Bowl clash between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. 0:00 – Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith one more time from Radio Row 6:07 – Hot Mic: questions by the people, fo...

What a day it was on Radio Row in San Francisco - the San Francisco #49ers are revealed as the Rams opponent for the historic MCG game later this year, #philadelphiaeagles star left tackle Jordan Mailata joins Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith for some hearty laughs and heartfelt reflection, Conservationist and Dancing with the stars winner Robert Irwin comes to talk wildlife myths, early sporting lov...

Live from Radio Row at Super Bowl LX in San Francisco Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith are joined by Rams stars Kobie Turner and Byron Young, open the Hot Mic to the people and share all the latest as the NFL murmurs around Radio Row (and maybe the Melbourne game) get a little noisy. 0:00 – Latest from Radio Row, who's stealing chairs? 14:23 – Rams stars Kobie Turner and Byron Young 21:03 – Hot Mic:...

Live from Radio Row at Super Bowl LX in San Francisco Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith recap the best from Opening Night, talk teammates, easiest positions and music with #Broncos star duo Pat Surtain II and Nik Bonitto, go 1-on-1 with #Seahawks All-Pro punter Michael Dickson, discuss #Patriots quarterback Drake Maye's body language and reveal how Seattle head coach Mike McDonald responded to a uniqu...

The Patriots and the Seahawks: a revenge game over a decade in the making or the rise of an old evil? Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith look at where the Rams fell short, what the Broncos showed in a blizzard, wonder if history is really repeating in New England or does Sam Darnold have one more demon to slay in San Francisco? Also, what on earth are the Steelers doing? 00:00 – Intro 1:00 - The long P...

And then there were four, but before we get there, time to farewell the Cardiac Bears, wipe away tears from and for Josh Allen, look at CJ Stroud's rough entry to the offseason and my goodness Seattle, that was a message - Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith recover from two days of legacy-shaping plays, dominant defence and a QB injury that has shaken up the final four. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - The Bearsies...

Caleb Williams and the Bears do it again (this time against the Packers), Brock Purdy knocks out the reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles, Matthew Stafford grabs another game-winning drive but Bryce earns our love, Josh Allen and Trevor Lawrence play a game of who blinks last, and Drake Maye's Patriots march on - Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith take it all in from one of the greatest 36-hour windows...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith share the love of a Week 18 that had it all, record-breaking glory, record-breaking shame, defences rising to claim no.1 seeds with a little help from Bo Nix and Sam Darnold, and Aaron Rodgers' career continuing for at least one more week: 00:00 - Intro 1:00 - Wildcard weekend matchups and seedings 6:00 - How did the Steelers and Aaron Rodgers pull that off? 7:45 - My...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith try to make sense of a Week 16 slate that proved we have never known less about an NFL season at this point than in 2025 - contenders fading like distant memories, MVP candidates rising and falling like a Craig David tune, it's all beautiful chaos as we hit the holidays: 0:00 – Intro 3:50 - Would you rather: QB edition 9:00 – The Sneaky Snake take 13:30 – Start, Bench...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith take a dip into a pulsating Week 15 that brought 44-year-old Philip Rivers back to our NFL Mondays, had Joe Burrow ranking Pokemon, saw Box Nix and Caleb Williams make their claim as "the next guy", Josh Allen and the Bills put the breaks on Drake, and two major knee injuries to Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons: 0:00 - Intro 3:00 - Mahomes ACL tear - race is on for W...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith flop into Week 14 of the regular season, pondering if NFL teams are stealing from movies again, who really is the best team in the NFC, is this truly the end of the Chiefs reign and which mystery rookie QB is outpacing MVPs? 0:00 - Intro 01:00 - Are the Chiefs really done? Actually? 7:15 - Name these QBs off numbers only 10:55 - The Hot Mic: questions from the people,...

With emotions high, Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith recap the NFL Afters Cup that saw Dak Prescott, George Pickens and the Cowboys come back from 21-0 down against the Super Bowl champion Eagles, wonder if we have an MVP-in-waiting in LA and did an AFC front-runner just get a little exposed? 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - The ridiculous Cowboys rally/Eagles capitulation 7:30 - Chiefs prove they're not done vs....

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith paddle through the good, bad and tough-to-see from Week 11 of the NFL - from Cinderella stories turning back into pumpkins, Bryce Young best ever performance, Josh Allen overwhelming Baker Mayfield and the Bucs and what could possibly be tougher than being a Jets fan? 0:00 - Intro and why is Laurie angry? 2:00 - Sneaky Snake Take: The young QBs are to blame 10:10 - Th...

Settle in with Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith as they try to figure out what happened to the Bills, if the Colts are rattled, are the Ravens actually back, have the Rodgers Steelers been exposed and did Laurie ever truly leave the Oasis gig? 0:00 - Intro 5:30 - How concerning a loss was that from the Bills? 12:00 - Start, Bench, Cut: NFC 40-burger edition 16:32 - Hot Mic - questions from the people...

Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith sink in to what was the best early slate of the season, Josh Allen and the Bills run over the Chiefs in the regular season again, and a big day of reveals for rejuvenated QBs: 00:00 - Intro 02:26 – Ranking the stellar early slate 05:44 – Which loss was worse: Colts or Packers? 09:12 – Who does the Bills' win over the Chiefs mean more to? 12:30 – Hot Mic: questions fro...