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The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

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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.

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  • Week 3 recap: Eagles score the win of the day, lead parade of 3-0 teams
    Sep 22 2025

    The Bills, Eagles and Buccaneers are among the 3-0 teams in the NFL. No real surprises there, right? Well, so are the Chargers. So are the Colts! Oh, and the 49ers, too. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman kick off the Week 3 recap episode of The Athletic Football Show by talking about four of the teams that improved to 3-0 on Sunday. They also try to answer how Packers lost to the Browns, and the Falcons got shut out by the Panthers. Plus, they get a little bit romantic about football and dive into what we learned in Week 3.


    Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

    5:55 Eagles take down Rams

    17:20 The Chargers have our attention

    32:28 The Colts are the new favorites in the AFC South

    39:18 The Texans lost their Seat at the Table

    51:28 Hey, the 49ers are 3-0

    56:37 Browns upset the Packers...WTF?!?

    1:06:37 Falcons get blanked by the Panthers...WTF?!?

    1:16:02 Patriots turn it over five times in loss to Steelers...WTF?!?

    1:24:50 The end of Jets-Bucs was uniquely fun

    1:28:50 Holy cow, that Caleb Williams missile on the flea flicker

    1:33:40 What did we learn in Week 3?


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    Call us: 847-448-0701

    Email us: athleticfootballshow@gmail.com


    Host: Robert Mays

    Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

    Executive Producer: Michael Beller

    Producer: Michael Beller

    Social Producer: Scott Krinch


    Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social

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    Theme song: Haunted

    Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs

    Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Week 3 preview: Rams-Eagles, Lions-Ravens light up the marquee
    Sep 19 2025

    Any time the calendar says "September," it's still early in the NFL season. But as we get ready for Week 3, we're starting to know a thing or two about most teams across the league. One thing we would've known at any point, though? Rams-Eagles and Lions-Ravens is must-see TV. That's where Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman start the Week 3 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also dive into Cardinals-49ers, Broncos-Chargers and Texans-Jaguars, take a trip down Sicko Street with Spencer Rattler, trot out the Take Tribunal for the first time this season, and more.


    Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

    3:25 Rams-Eagles preview

    30:48 Lions-Ravens preview

    51:05 One Thing From: Cardinals-49ers

    55:29 One Thing From: Broncos-Chargers

    1:00:57 One Thing From: Texans-Jaguars

    1:05:17 Sicko Street: Spencer Rattler time

    1:09:02 Sicko Street: Jake Browning vs. Carson Wentz

    1:15:10 Take Tribunal: The Steelers defense is an unfixable problem

    1:23:33 Wins Pool Update

    1:25:05 What Do You Wanna Know: Are this year’s Cowboys last year’s Bengals?

    1:27:31 What Do You Wanna Know: Haason Reddick vs. the Jets tackles

    1:28:23 What Do You Wanna Know: Is the August optimism for the Panthers just over?



    Connect with The Athletic Football Show

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    IG: https://www.instagram.com/tafootballshow

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@TAFootballShow

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tafootballshow

    Discord: https://discord.gg/emgJsXHJ

    Call us: 847-448-0701


    Host: Robert Mays

    Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

    Executive Producer: Michael Beller

    Producer: Michael Beller


    Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social

    Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social

    Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social

    Follow Robert on X: @robertmays

    Follow Derrik on X: @QBKlass

    Follow Dave on X: @davehelman_


    Theme song: Haunted

    Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs

    Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Is This Real?...with Bill Barnwell
    Sep 18 2025

    Through two weeks of the 2024 season, the Saints looked like a breakout offense while the Broncos ranked in the top five in defensive success rate. One of those held steady through the entire season. The other...did not. This year, we have some of those same types of early season surprises, including the Colts offense, the Falcons pass rush, and some real Chiefs panic. What of these are real and what are simply small sample size flukes? Robert Mays is joined by Bill Barnwell from ESPN to wade through all that on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.


    Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

    4:55 The Colts offense

    20:02 The Packers as the best team in the NFL

    32:18 The Bears as a lost cause

    45:19 Chiefs panic

    56:32 The Falcons pass rush

    1:03:13 The Vikings picked the wrong QB


    Connect with The Athletic Football Show

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    IG: https://www.instagram.com/tafootballshow

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@TAFootballShow

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tafootballshow

    Discord: https://discord.gg/emgJsXHJ

    Call us: 847-448-0701


    Host: Robert Mays

    With: Bill Barnwell

    Executive Producer: Michael Beller

    Producer: Michael Beller


    Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social

    Follow Bill on Bluesky: @billbarnwell.com

    Follow Robert on X: @robertmays

    Follow Dan on X: @billbarnwell


    Theme song: Haunted

    Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs

    Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
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I've been a listener for a couple of years now. Just a brilliantly produced NFL podcast. Robert Mays and Nate Tice are consummate professionals and provide a great mix of news, insight and technical analysis of the NFL. Absolutely love it!

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