The Ringer NFL Show

The Blake Bortles saga, rookie QB-coach pairings, and passing on drafting Derwin James are all among the worst moves of 2018 (0:30). The Redskins signed Reuben Foster, the Browns might look like a playoff team, and the Bengals could chase a QB in the draft next year (21:15). Plus, the biggest three games of the week, an appreciation of Doug McDermott, and a Saints-Cowboys preview (36:00). Hosts: R...

The Texans get their eighth straight win, this time on 'Monday Night Football,' Blake Bortles gets benched, Hue Jackson doesn’t get a handshake, and this week’s awards. Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nyheim Hines and Cameron Brate lead this week's Initial Advice segment (0:30), and Chris Thompson and Gerald Everett are among the top players to add off waivers this week (12:00). Plus, what does the recent surge of QB benchings and injuries mean for your fantasy team? (24:30) Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers, Seahawks, and Vikings are looming as potential playoff disruptors; the Packers need a coaching change; and Baker Mayfield is shining in the post–Hue Jackson era (00:30). Plus the Jaguars, Bengals, and Steelers continue to struggle with consistency; the Colts need to stop throwing passes to Andrew Luck; and the Chargers need to leave L.A. (28:30) Hosts: Robert Mays and Kevin Clark Lea...

The Chiefs and Rams have set the precedent for an exciting new future in the NFL, both on offense and defense (2:00). On this week's Take Shop, can the Bears still win the NFC North with Chase Daniel, and can teams win back-to-back Super Bowls in the modern NFL? (17:00) Plus the biggest three games of the week, and the growing trend of more teams drafting first-round quarterbacks (31:00). Hosts: R...

Andy Reid and Sean McVay show their offensive prowess on 'Monday Night Football,' discuss the pace of play in the league, and hand out awards for the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lamar Jackson and Tre’Quan Smith lead this week's Initial Advice (2:30), Gus “The Bus” Edwards and David Moore are among this week's players to add off waivers, and the Cincinnati Bengals sit atop the leaderboard of defenses to exploit as fantasy playoffs approach (17:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Smith’s season-ending injury leaves the door wide open in the NFC East, the Bears are starting to look like the 2017 Jaguars 2.0, and Lamar Jackson has sparked an exciting new era in Baltimore (1:15). Plus, Jon Gruden and Derek Carr’s tiff, the Condoleezza Rice rumor in Cleveland, and the Rams-Chiefs mega matchup on Monday night (51:00). Hosts: Robert Mays and Kevin Clark Learn more about you...

The Seahawks top the Packers (00:30) and the five games to watch this weekend (09:15). Then, last-second fantasy advice from ‘The Dantasy Football Podcast’ (31:00). Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Belvedere Vodka presents a special NFL crossover episode featuring Ryen Russillo from 'Dual Threat' and Kevin Clark and Robert Mays from 'The Ringer NFL Show' live from Cleopatra’s Barge in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hue Jackson is back in Cincinnati, the Raiders continue to sputter, the Rams survive the Seahawks, and more of Week 10’s top story lines (0:30). Plus, the weekly awards (40:30). Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh Reynolds and Anthony Miller lead this week’s Initial Advice roster (1:00), Rashaad Penny and Lamar Jackson are among the top players to add off waivers this week (18:00), and Malcolm Brown and Austin Ekeler lead the group of signature players to grab while you still can as playoff preparation season has officially commenced (34:30). Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly Learn more about your a...

The Cowboys and Eagles only muddied the water in the NFC East after Sunday night’s game, and the Redskins are now the favorite (3:00). After Week 10, the stock is up for the Titans, the Chiefs-Rams mega matchup coming next week, and the Bears (14:00), and the stock is down for the AFC wild-card teams, the Rams defense, and the Jets in general (27:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Big Ben and the Steelers dominate the Panthers at home, and the Le’Veon Bell holdout saga continues (1:15). Plus, the five biggest games of the week (16:30), and some last second fantasy advice from ‘The Dantasy Football Podcast’ (29:00). Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the Cowboys head coaching job secretly a good one? What would an MVP award do for Drew Brees’s legacy? Should Le’Veon Bell even come back at this point (1:05)? Plus, the three biggest games of the week, Dez Bryant’s potential impact on the Saints, and a 'Thursday Night Football' preview (34:00). Hosts: Robert Mays and Kevin Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

Jason Garrett and the Cowboys fall to the Titans, the Saints upend the Rams, and the rest of Week 9’s standout moments. Plus, the weekly awards. Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Humphries, Duke Johnson Jr., and more lead this week's Initial Advice (1:00). Theo Riddick and Cordarrelle Patterson are among the list of players to add off of waivers heading into Week 10 (15:30), and James Conner and Eric Ebron join the group of players to buy low and sell high as the fantasy trade deadline approaches (25:30). Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly Learn more about your ad c...

The Rams and Saints gave us what we expected, but which team told us more? (3:30) Plus the Patriots and Belichick have mastered position switching, the Steelers are who we thought they were with or without Le’Veon Bell (36:00), and Nathan Peterman continues to do Nathan Peterman things (49:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier discuss Jon Gruden’s lack of success in Oakland (01:30) before identifying the standout matchups this Sunday (14:30). Then Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly of 'The Dantasy Football Podcast' dole out some fantasy football advice (32:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Robert Mays and Kevin Clark link up to give their takeaways on the surprisingly active NFL trade deadline (1:30) before workshopping some Cleveland Browns takes on “Take Shop” and previewing Rams vs. Saints, along with the other blockbuster matchups heading into Week 9 (25:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier discuss the Browns' firing of Hue Jackson (01:00), the biggest transactions made before today's trade deadline (22:00), and takeaways from Week 8 (47:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly offer up some “Initial Advice” after Week 8 (1:30) and recommend which players you should pick up off waivers heading into Week 9 (11:00). Then the guys give out their midseason awards to the fantasy players who have shined, flopped, and everything in between (21:30). Tweet your fantasy football superlatives to @Danny_Heifetz and @DannyBKelly on Twitter L...

The Ringer’s Robert Mays and Kevin Clark link up to discuss where the Saints rank in the NFC after Sunday night’s win over the Vikings, and what we learned about the Packers after their showdown with the Rams (0:25). Then the guys offer their “Stock Ups” and “Stock Downs” of the week, throw challenge flags on the Giants and the 49ers, and predict tomorrow’s headlines (17:15). Learn more about your...

The Ringer’s Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier link up to discuss Deshaun Watson’s dominance on ‘Thursday Night Football,' and highlight the top matchups to watch in Week 8 (0:30). Then Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly of ‘The Dantasy Football Podcast’ offer up some fantasy football advice at the midway point of the fantasy season (32:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

The Ringer’s Robert Mays and Kevin Clark link up to spotlight the teams that need to make deals and the players most likely to be shopped with the trade deadline approaching (3:00). Then the guys workshop their takes of the week on "Take Shop," preview Aaron Rodgers vs. the Rams, and more (23:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices