The Athletic’s flagship NFL podcast covers the league like only The Athletic can. Host Robert Mays and co-hosts Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dive into the biggest stories, break down the Xs and Os, and tackle the ins and outs of roster building. They meticulously follow the details of why we all love this sport and have plenty of fun along the way, bringing the expertise necessary to cover the NFL at the highest level. You want year-round draft coverage? You'll get that here, too, with draft expert Dane Brugler. Whether it’s happening on the field or behind the scenes, you’ll get an in-depth look at all things NFL on The Athletic Football Show, available wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Week 8 Preview: The most loaded slate of the season
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Vikings-Lions, Ravens-Bills, Browns-Steelers and Falcons-Bucs early. Chiefs-Broncos late. Bears-Seahawks on Monday night. On paper, Week 8 looks like the best slate of th
Oct 30 1 h 14 min
Packers handle Panthers, 27-19
Behind a dominant defense and a big first half from Jordan Love and the passing game, the Green Bay Packers took care of the Carolina Panthers, 27-19, to kick off Week 8.
Oct 30 32 min
The Bears are going for it, make blockbuster trade for Jeffery Simmons
In case there was any doubt, the Chicago Bears have officially announced that they believe their Super Bowl window is open. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman br
Oct 29 24 min
Trade season is upon us
Accompanied reading: Popper’s NFL trade big board https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7664102/2026/10/22/nfl-trade-deadline-board-players-available/
The Indianapolis Colts
Oct 29 1 h 08 min
Which college receivers are flying up NFL Draft boards?
We've paid a ton of attention to this year's QB class, and with good reason, but the group of wide receivers who will hear their names called during the 2027 NFL Draft is
Oct 28 51 min
A surprising Steelers offense leads the Week 7 Hangover
That the Pittsburgh Steelers have managed to find a way to 5-2 through seven weeks shouldn't surprise anyone familiar with the franchise. That they've done it with an int
Things go from bad to worse for the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC East matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. Injuries, hot seat questions, a lost season for Jalen Hurts, an
Oct 27 33 min
Week 7 recap: Seahawks = still very good, Bengals offense explodes & are the Ravens done?
Week 7 brought us its fair share of impressive performances. The Cincinnati Bengals used a 35-point run in the second half to throttle the Baltimore Ravens. The Minnesota
Oct 26 1 h 47 min
Week 7 preview: Super Bowl MVP returns, "biblical greed" consequences & deep dive on the Buccaneers defense
Week 7 brings us the following...a matchup of the franchises that have won three of the last four Super Bowls; the hopeful return of Lamar Jackson in a huge AFC North mat
Oct 23 1 h 26 min
Bears hold off Patriots in Thursday night thriller
Caleb Williams and Drake Maye might have just given us a glimpse into the next decade of the NFL, and if they did, then we've got a great 10 years of football ahead of us
Oct 23 31 min
The answers to seven of our most pressing preseason questions
Way back in division preview time, we considered what we'd be watching for the first month of the season with each of the 32 teams. Welp, we're now six weeks into the sea
Oct 22 1 h 15 min
Are Colin Simmons and Charlie Becker locks for the first round?
Look, we don't want to get bogged down in weekly referenda on Arch Manning. But when he has a game like that against a defense like Florida's, and when we have a special
Oct 21 1 h 02 min
Week 6 Hangover: Colts era over, Eagles era paused, Giants era...McCarthy?
Just under a year ago, Chris Ballard made a "go big" trade for Sauce Gardner. Two wins and eleven losses later, he's going home. Jalen Hurts, meanwhile, is likely done fo
Oct 20 1 h 04 min
49ers stay perfect despite late scare in 23-17 win over Commanders
We got a true Tale of Two Halves in the Week 6 MNF match between the Washington Commanders and San Francisco 49ers. The Commanders could barely move the ball in the first
Oct 20 34 min
Week 6 recap: Rams down bad, Texans & Jaguars put on a show, Caleb Williams returns with a bang
Six weeks ago, the Los Angeles Rams were not only the prohibitive favorite to win this season's Super Bowl. They were one of the biggest preseason favorites we've ever se
Oct 19 1 h 49 min
Week 6 Preview: Six for 6
The Week 6 slate looks like a great regular season baseball team that doesn't quite have what it takes to get over the hump in October: a bunch of twos and threes, but no
Oct 16 1 h 26 min
Broncos, in spite of their offense, beat Seahawks 17-14 on TNF
Of all the Thursday night games, that was definitely one of them. Somehow, someway, the Denver Broncos knocked off the Seattle Seahawks in a game where their offense tota
Oct 16 34 min
Peter King on serendipity, change, and a life spent covering the NFL
Peter King is a man who needs no introduction in the world of sports media. He changed what it meant to be an NFL reporter, rising the ranks from beat writer covering the
Oct 15 49 min
Building the Beast: How Chris Cole & Drew Mestemaker are reaffirming their draft stock
Drew Mestemaker's latest outing has us ready to make some bold proclamations: he is QB1 in the 2027 NFL Draft. The week in college football was also highlighted by some o
Oct 14 1 h 01 min
Week 5 Hangover: C.J. Stroud is "f***ing awesome"
Week 5 in the NFL had everything you could want: overtime, on-the-fly scheme changes, defensive beatdowns, and a mid-game trade. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen pick up th
Oct 13 1 h 11 min
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For the love of God, spike the intros and outros. It’s not local sports talk radio in 1998. We don’t need you to tell us what you’re going to talk about as a separate recording … and then do it again as a part of the main recording … before getting to the actual discussion. This is show building 101. Please respect your listeners’ time!
DeMaragorn · Aug 2026
It’s the only show I’ve found that seamlessly weaves the XOs with the salary cap and all of the other nuanced aspects while avoiding hot takes and the normal garbage generalities. Not a fan of Helman though. He is cut from the ESPN bs narrative cloth.
Peter 5371947 · Jun 2026
The audio-only feed has been glitchy for months. Unable to skip, pause, or do anything when it starts playing. Then you have to restart the podcasts app and hope it works the next time. Not the hosts’ fault but none of this would be an issue if the Athletic didn’t put ads on its podcasts in its own app even for paying subscribers, and if the podcast interface in the Athletic app weren’t even more buggy in its own right.
LDYanks85 · Jun 2026
Overall the content is great, and I’ve been an avid listener since the beginning of the show.
Please teach Derrik Klassen how to pronounce names like DeVonta (AY not UH) Smith, Dont’a (AY not UH) Hightower, Kyle (HYOO not JOO) Juszczyk, among others.
Nate Tice had his pronunciation issues, but they were acknowledged and corrected in a fun way. Since Derrik joined, the mistakes go unchecked.
Hearing Robert Mays and Dave Helman pronounce names correctly and then hearing consistent mispronunciations from Derrik can be distracting.
PS: Monken rhymes with “sunken”, not “honkin”, and Pocic is pronounced “Po-sick”, not “Po-sich”.
Keep up the great work. I know these are nitpicks, but attention to detail with player names genuinely elevate the show even more.
BallCoach5 · May 2026
It’s abundantly clear the damage this sport does to the people who play it, many not even making it to a professional level in order to offset the cost of their needed healthcare after ruining their bodies and brains for your entertainment. There’s no safe way to play tackle football. Ban it now.
Please I’m Begging You · May 2026
The show is great, but the issues with the audio feed are making it unlistenable. Stops playing for no reason. Can’t skip to sections when the feed crashes out. Downloads constantly mangled. Whatever changed a month or two back, please go fix it. This is ONLY podcast i listen to with these issues
mavictorpinho · Jun 2026
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