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The Postseason NFL QB Rankings

The Postseason NFL QB Rankings

Special Project

The Postseason NFL QB Rankings

The Postseason NFL QB Rankings

The Six Biggest Story Lines Entering MLB Spring Training

The Six Biggest Story Lines Entering MLB Spring Training

By Anthony Dabbundo • 10 min read

The Six Biggest Story Lines Entering MLB Spring Training

The Six Biggest Story Lines Entering MLB Spring Training

Anthony Dabbundo • 10 min read

The Cracks in Adam Silver’s NBA Are Spreading Fast

The Cracks in Adam Silver’s NBA Are Spreading Fast

Adam Silver’s NBA Is Starting to Crack

By Howard Beck • 7 min read

The Cracks in Adam Silver’s NBA Are Spreading Fast

The Cracks in Adam Silver’s NBA Are Spreading Fast

Adam Silver’s NBA Is Starting to Crack

Howard Beck • 7 min read

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National Affairs

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the State of the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the State of the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras and the Surveillance State

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Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the State of the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the State of the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras and the Surveillance State

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Ranking the Top 50 NFL Free Agents of 2026

Ranking the Top 50 NFL Free Agents of 2026

By Austin Gayle • 40 min read

Ranking the Top 50 NFL Free Agents of 2026

Ranking the Top 50 NFL Free Agents of 2026

By Austin Gayle • 40 min read

How a Cute Dog in a Super Bowl Ad Revealed a National Surveillance Crisis

How a Cute Dog in a Super Bowl Ad Revealed a National Surveillance Crisis

The Surveillance State Is Hiding From You

By Brian Phillips • 7 min read

How a Cute Dog in a Super Bowl Ad Revealed a National Surveillance Crisis

How a Cute Dog in a Super Bowl Ad Revealed a National Surveillance Crisis

The Surveillance State Is Hiding From You

By Brian Phillips • 7 min read

Noteworthy Reads

Noteworthy Reads

The Winners and Losers of the 2026 Winter Olympics: Part 1

The Winners and Losers of the 2026 Winter Olympics: Part 1

The Winners and Losers of the Winter Olympics

The Winners and Losers of the 2026 Winter Olympics: Part 1

The Winners and Losers of the 2026 Winter Olympics: Part 1

The Winners and Losers of the Winter Olympics

Videos

Videos

The Mailbag: Dangerous NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, the Oscars, and Cruise vs. Pacino

The Mailbag: Dangerous NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, the Oscars, and Cruise vs. Pacino

The Mailbag: Scary NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, and More

The Mailbag: NBA Questions and More

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Feb. 18

The Mailbag: Dangerous NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, the Oscars, and Cruise vs. Pacino

The Mailbag: Dangerous NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, the Oscars, and Cruise vs. Pacino

The Mailbag: Scary NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, and More

The Mailbag: NBA Questions and More

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Feb. 18

Shorts

Bill on why the 2019 Raptors are a legitimate title winner, but also an incredible outlier.

Feb. 19
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Shout out to the Reddit detectives #industry #tv #hbo #whitneyhouston #fyp

Feb. 19
77s

Is the Wuthering Heights skin room HOT?

Feb. 19
50s

Do you think T’Challa would let other Black comic-book characters call him the N-word or nah? 😳

Feb. 19
64s

Remembering the Great Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall Always Struck the Balance

Robert Duvall Always Struck the Balance

By Brian Phillips • 6 min read

‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

‘The Godfather’ With Bill, Sean, and Chris

The Rewatchables • 2 hr 7 min

We Ran Out of Bullshit

We Ran Out of Bullshit

By Sean Fennessey • 6 min read

A Journey Back Into the Nihilistic Hellscape That Is ‘Apocalypse Now’

A Journey Back Into the Nihilistic Hellscape That Is ‘Apocalypse Now’

By Brian Phillips • 10 min read

‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

The Rewatchables • 1 hr 47 min

The ‘Lonesome Dove’ Megapod

The ‘Lonesome Dove’ Megapod

The Watch • 2 hr 34 min

‘Days of Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

‘Days of Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

‘Days of Thunder’

The Rewatchables

Robert Duvall Always Struck the Balance

Robert Duvall Always Struck the Balance

By Brian Phillips • 6 min read

‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

‘The Godfather’ With Bill, Sean, and Chris

The Rewatchables • 2 hr 7 min

We Ran Out of Bullshit

We Ran Out of Bullshit

By Sean Fennessey • 6 min read

A Journey Back Into the Nihilistic Hellscape That Is ‘Apocalypse Now’

A Journey Back Into the Nihilistic Hellscape That Is ‘Apocalypse Now’

By Brian Phillips • 10 min read

‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

The Rewatchables • 1 hr 47 min

The ‘Lonesome Dove’ Megapod

The ‘Lonesome Dove’ Megapod

The Watch • 2 hr 34 min

‘Days of Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

‘Days of Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

‘Days of Thunder’

The Rewatchables

Robert Duvall Always Struck the Balance

Robert Duvall Always Struck the Balance

By Brian Phillips • 6 min read

‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

‘The Godfather’ With Bill, Sean, and Chris

The Rewatchables • 2 hr 7 min

We Ran Out of Bullshit

We Ran Out of Bullshit

By Sean Fennessey • 6 min read

A Journey Back Into the Nihilistic Hellscape That Is ‘Apocalypse Now’

A Journey Back Into the Nihilistic Hellscape That Is ‘Apocalypse Now’

By Brian Phillips • 10 min read

‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

The Rewatchables • 1 hr 47 min

The ‘Lonesome Dove’ Megapod

The ‘Lonesome Dove’ Megapod

The Watch • 2 hr 34 min

‘Days of Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

‘Days of Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

‘Days of Thunder’

The Rewatchables

‘Wuthering Heights’ Has Us All Aquiver

Emerald Fennell’s Pursuit of Provocation

Emerald Fennell’s Pursuit of Provocation

By Adam Nayman • 11 min read

Emerald Fennell’s Pursuit of Provocation

Emerald Fennell’s Pursuit of Provocation

The ‘Wuthering Heights’ Exit Survey

The ‘Wuthering Heights’ Exit Survey

By The Ringer Staff • 9 min read

The ‘Wuthering Heights’ Exit Survey

The ‘Wuthering Heights’ Exit Survey

The Ringer Staff

‘Wuthering Heights’: The Hate-Watch Event of the Year?

‘Wuthering Heights’: The Hate-Watch Event of the Year?

Get Ready for the Hate-Watch Event of the Year

By Helena Hunt • 8 min read

‘Wuthering Heights’: The Hate-Watch Event of the Year?

‘Wuthering Heights’: The Hate-Watch Event of the Year?

Get Ready for the Hate-Watch Event of the Year

The Heaving ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the Throbbing ‘Pillion’: A Very Horny Valentine’s Day Double Feature

The Heaving ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the Throbbing ‘Pillion’: A Very Horny Valentine’s Day Double Feature

‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Pillion’: A Very Horny Valentine’s Day

‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Pillion’

The Big Picture

The Heaving ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the Throbbing ‘Pillion’: A Very Horny Valentine’s Day Double Feature

The Heaving ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the Throbbing ‘Pillion’: A Very Horny Valentine’s Day Double Feature

‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Pillion’: A Very Horny Valentine’s Day

‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Pillion’

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Special Project

The Ringer’s NFL Draft Guide

The Ringer’s NFL Draft Guide

Big boards. Mock drafts. Scouting reports with in-depth player analysis. Player comparisons. Team needs. We have everything you’d ever need to dive deep into the NFL draft, all in one place.

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

Six Questions for the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

Six Questions for the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

Six Questions for the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

Six Questions for the NBA’s Stretch Run

National Affairs

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

National Affairs

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

TV Recaps and Takes

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

There’s Never Been a ‘Game of Thrones’ Battle Like Dunk’s Trial of Seven

There’s Never Been a ‘Game of Thrones’ Battle Like Dunk’s Trial of Seven

There’s Never Been a ‘Game of Thrones’ Battle Like Dunk’s Trial

A New Kind of ‘Thrones’ Duel Just Dropped

By Daniel Chin • 6 min read

There’s Never Been a ‘Game of Thrones’ Battle Like Dunk’s Trial of Seven

There’s Never Been a ‘Game of Thrones’ Battle Like Dunk’s Trial of Seven

There’s Never Been a ‘Game of Thrones’ Battle Like Dunk’s Trial

A New Kind of ‘Thrones’ Duel Just Dropped

You Can Go Your Own Way: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 6 Recap

You Can Go Your Own Way: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 6 Recap

Breaking Down ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 6

By Katie Baker • 16 min read

You Can Go Your Own Way: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 6 Recap

You Can Go Your Own Way: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 6 Recap

Breaking Down ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 6

The ‘Traitors’ Season 4 Power Rankings: Episode 9

The ‘Traitors’ Season 4 Power Rankings: Episode 9

The ‘Traitors’ Power Rankings: Episode 9

By Andrew Gruttadaro • 9 min read

The ‘Traitors’ Season 4 Power Rankings: Episode 9

The ‘Traitors’ Season 4 Power Rankings: Episode 9

The ‘Traitors’ Power Rankings: Episode 9

Andrew Gruttadaro

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 5: Penniless in Flea Bottom

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 5: Penniless in Flea Bottom

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ E5 Breakdown

By Riley McAtee • 7 min read

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 5: Penniless in Flea Bottom

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 5: Penniless in Flea Bottom

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ E5 Breakdown

Podcasts

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The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Mailbag: Dangerous NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, the Oscars, and Cruise vs. Pacino

The Mailbag: Dangerous NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, the Oscars, and Cruise vs. Pacino

The Mailbag: Scary NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, and More

The Mailbag: NBA Questions and More

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

The Oscars Snubs Draft. Plus: ‘Sirāt’!

The Oscars Snubs Draft. Plus: ‘Sirāt’!

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 5 Deep Dive

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 5 Deep Dive

‘AKOTSK’ Episode 5 Deep Dive

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

Free Agency Preview, Tyreek Cut, Derek Carr’s Comeback, the Shai–Paul George Trade, and Fixing Car Horns

Free Agency Preview, Tyreek Cut, Derek Carr’s Comeback, the Shai–Paul George Trade, and Fixing Car Horns

Free Agency, Tyreek Cut, Derek Carr, and the Shai–Paul George Trade

Free Agency, Tyreek Cut, Derek Carr, and More

The McShay Show

The McShay Show

Todd’s Pre-Combine Top-50 Big Board: A Surprise at 1, Mendoza Red Flags, and Other Takeaways. Plus, the Future of NFL Draft Psychological Testing.

Todd’s Pre-Combine Top-50 Big Board: A Surprise at 1, Mendoza Red Flags, and Other Takeaways. Plus, the Future of NFL Draft Psychological Testing.

Todd’s Top-50 Big Board: A Surprise at 1, Mendoza Red Flags, and More

Todd’s Pre-Combine Top-50 Big Board

Explore All Podcasts

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Biggest NFL Offseason Story Lines

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Biggest NFL Offseason Story Lines

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Biggest NFL Offseason Story Lines

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Biggest NFL Offseason Story Lines

Great Reads

What Is ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the Age of Anti-Information?

What Is ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the Age of Anti-Information?

John Oliver Keeps Pushing the Rock Up the Hill

By Alan Siegel • 15 min read

What Is ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the Age of Anti-Information?

What Is ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the Age of Anti-Information?

John Oliver Keeps Pushing the Rock Up the Hill

Alan Siegel • 15 min read

What’s a Big-Budget Filmmaker Without the Budget?

What’s a Big-Budget Filmmaker Without the Budget?

A Requiem for the Weirdo Blockbuster Auteur

By Miles Surrey • 7 min read

What’s a Big-Budget Filmmaker Without the Budget?

What’s a Big-Budget Filmmaker Without the Budget?

A Requiem for the Weirdo Blockbuster Auteur

Miles Surrey • 7 min read

Ranking All 50 Super Bowl Quarterback Performances of the 21st Century

Ranking All 50 Super Bowl Quarterback Performances of the 21st Century

Ranking Modern Super Bowl QB Performances

By Steven Ruiz • 41 min read

Ranking All 50 Super Bowl Quarterback Performances of the 21st Century

Ranking All 50 Super Bowl Quarterback Performances of the 21st Century

Ranking Modern Super Bowl QB Performances

Steven Ruiz • 41 min read

The USA Finally Has a WBC Superteam

The USA Finally Has a WBC Superteam

By Ben Lindbergh • 9 min read

The USA Finally Has a WBC Superteam

The USA Finally Has a WBC Superteam

Ben Lindbergh • 9 min read

The Sins on the River Road Cannot Be Erased

The Sins on the River Road Cannot Be Erased

By Lex Pryor • 34 min read

The Sins on the River Road Cannot Be Erased

The Sins on the River Road Cannot Be Erased

Lex Pryor • 34 min read

National Affairs

The Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Is Under Attack

The Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Is Under Attack

By Brian Phillips • 10 min read

The Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Is Under Attack

The Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Is Under Attack

Brian Phillips • 10 min read

Death of a Sports Section

Death of a Sports Section

By Bryan Curtis • 11 min read

Death of a Sports Section

Death of a Sports Section

Bryan Curtis • 11 min read

National Affairs

The Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Is Under Attack

The Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Is Under Attack

By Brian Phillips • 10 min read

The Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Is Under Attack

The Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Is Under Attack

Brian Phillips • 10 min read