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25 Questions That Could Shape the 2025 NFL Season

By Steven Ruiz • 31 min read

25 Questions That Could Shape the 2025 NFL Season

Steven Ruiz • 31 min read

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Steven Ruiz

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The Ringer’s 2025 NFL QB Rankings

Music

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It Wasn’t Just Pop Music. This Was a Summer Without Monoculture.

Nora Princiotti • 6 min read

The Best NFL Bets for Week 1

The Best NFL Bets for Week 1: Upsets Incoming?

By Anthony Dabbundo • 17 min read

The Best NFL Bets for Week 1: Upsets Incoming?

The Best NFL Bets for Week 1

Anthony Dabbundo • 17 min read

The Last Gasp of Steelers Exceptionalism

By Alex Kirshner • 9 min read

The Last Gasp of Steelers Exceptionalism

Alex Kirshner • 9 min read

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Week 1 NFL Power Rankings: Will Anyone Catch the Eagles?

Week 1 NFL Power Rankings

Diante Lee

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Week 1 NFL Power Rankings: Will Anyone Catch the Eagles?

Week 1 NFL Power Rankings

It’s Not You. It’s the Rise of the NBA Situationship.

By Kirk Goldsberry • 6 min read

It’s Not You. It’s the Rise of the NBA Situationship.

Kirk Goldsberry • 6 min read

The ‘Veronica Mars’ Episode That Got Us Hooked

Hooked • 1 hr

The ‘Veronica Mars’ Episode That Got Us Hooked

Hooked • 1 hr

Bill Belichick Was Not Ready for That College Life

By Joel Anderson • 5 min read

Bill Belichick Was Not Ready for That College Life

How to Win Your Fantasy Football League

By Joel Anderson • 5 min read

Noteworthy Reads

Fantasy Football Win Your Draft

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The Ringer’s 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings

The Ringer’s 2025 Fantasy Rankings

The Ringer Staff

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The Ringer’s 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings

The Ringer’s 2025 Fantasy Rankings

Fantasy Football

10 Rules to Win Your Fantasy Football League

By Danny Heifetz • 14 min read

10 Rules to Win Your Fantasy Football League

How to Win Your Fantasy Football League

Danny Heifetz

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Christian McCaffrey Is the Most High-Variance Player in Fantasy

Christian McCaffrey’s High-Variance Play

Special Project

Christian McCaffrey Is the Most High-Variance Player in Fantasy

Christian McCaffrey’s High-Variance Play

Fantasy Football

Belichick Crushed. Plus, the 2025 Mega Season Preview: MVP, Playoff Predictions, and Super Bowl Picks.

2025 Mega Season Preview: MVP, Playoff Predictions, and Super Bowl Picks

NFL Preview: MVP, Playoffs, and Super Bowl

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

Belichick Crushed. Plus, the 2025 Mega Season Preview: MVP, Playoff Predictions, and Super Bowl Picks.

2025 Mega Season Preview: MVP, Playoff Predictions, and Super Bowl Picks

NFL Preview: MVP, Playoffs, and Super Bowl

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

Spotlight

NFL Season Preview
The Best NFL Bets for Week 1: Upsets Incoming?
The Best NFL Bets for Week 1: Upsets Incoming?
The Best NFL Bets for Week 1
By Anthony Dabbundo • Sept. 3 • 17 min read
- Where Does Every NFL Defense Rank for 2025?
  Where Does Every NFL Defense Rank for 2025?
  Ranking Every NFL Defense for 2025
  Sheil Kapadia • Aug. 21 • 22 min read
- Ranking Every NFL Offense for 2025
  Ranking Every NFL Offense for 2025
  Sheil Kapadia • Aug. 19 • 29 min read
- 25 Questions That Could Shape the 2025 NFL Season
  25 Questions That Could Shape the 2025 NFL Season
  25 Questions About the 2025 NFL Season
  Steven Ruiz • Sept. 3 • 31 min read
- The Last Gasp of Steelers Exceptionalism
  The Last Gasp of Steelers Exceptionalism
  Alex Kirshner • Sept. 2 • 9 min read
- Jerry Jones Lost the Micah Parsons Trade and His Reputation
  Jerry Jones Lost the Micah Parsons Trade and His Reputation
  Jerry Jones Lost the Micah Parsons Trade
  Steven Ruiz • Aug. 28 • 5 min read
- The Green Bay Packers Have Micah Parsons. Is a Super Bowl Next?
  The Green Bay Packers Have Micah Parsons. Is a Super Bowl Next?
  Are the Packers Contenders With Micah Parsons?
  Diante Lee • Aug. 29 • 5 min read
- Can Drake Maye End the QB Nature-vs.-Nurture Debate Once and for All?
  Can Drake Maye End the QB Nature-vs.-Nurture Debate Once and for All?
  Drake Maye and the End of Nature vs. Nurture
  Steven Ruiz • Sept. 1 • 9 min read
- How Does a Quarterback Make a Second-Year Leap in the NFL?
  How Does a Quarterback Make a Second-Year Leap in the NFL?
  How an NFL QB Makes a Second-Year Leap
  Lindsay Jones • Aug. 25 • 12 min read
- Who Are the Chicago Bears in Year Two of the Caleb Williams Experience?
  Who Are the Chicago Bears in Year Two of the Caleb Williams Experience?
  Is Caleb Williams Ready to Make the Leap?
  Nora Princiotti • Aug. 28 • 6 min read
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NFL Season Preview
The Best NFL Bets for Week 1: Upsets Incoming?
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Podcasts

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The Bill Simmons Podcast

Charles Barkley on His Uneasy ESPN Partnership, Skinny Luka, and More

Charles Barkley on ESPN Unease and More

The Wedding Scammer

The Wedding Scammer Faces Justice

Hooked

The ‘Veronica Mars’ Episode That Got Us Hooked

Plain English With Derek Thompson

Plain English

What Is Trumponomics? Part 1: How Donald Trump Is Breaking American Capitalism

Trumponomics: How Donald Trump Is Breaking American Capitalism

How Trump Is Breaking American Capitalism

The Big Picture

The Best Movies at Telluride and Venice and the 10 Most Anticipated Fall Films

Telluride, Venice, and the 10 Most Anticipated Fall Films

Telluride, Venice, and a Fall Movie Preview

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Spotlight

The Best Movie Performances of the Century
The 101 Best Movie Performances of the 21st Century
The 101 Best Movie Performances of the 21st Century
The 21st Century’s Best Movie Performances
By The Ringer Staff • Aug. 25 • 1 hr 27 min read
- The 21st-Century That Guy Hall of Fame
  The 21st-Century That Guy Hall of Fame
  Miles Surrey • Aug. 27 • 13 min read
- The Best Superhero Movie Performances of the 21st Century
  The Best Superhero Movie Performances of the 21st Century
  The Century’s Best Superhero Movie Performances
  Daniel Chin • Aug. 27 • 12 min read
- The Biggest Omissions From Our List of the Best Movie Performances of the 21st Century
  The Biggest Omissions From Our List of the Best Movie Performances of the 21st Century
  The Biggest Omissions From Our List of the Best Movie Performances
  Omissions From Our List of the Century’s Best Performances
  The Ringer Staff • Aug. 25 • 12 min read
- Animals Can Act, Too. These Are Their Best Movie Performances.
  Animals Can Act, Too. These Are Their Best Movie Performances.
  The 10 Best Animal Performances in Movies
  Brian Phillips • Aug. 26 • 10 min read
- Denzel Washington Just Gets Better With Time
  Denzel Washington Just Gets Better With Time
  Julian Kimble • Aug. 29 • 10 min read
- The Best Under-10-Minute Movie Performances of the 21st Century
  The Best Under-10-Minute Movie Performances of the 21st Century
  The Best Sub-10-Minute Movie Performances
  Justin Sayles and 1 more • Aug. 28 • 6 min read
- The Role(s) of a Lifetime
  The Role(s) of a Lifetime
  Alan Siegel • Aug. 25 • 11 min read
- The Enduring Legend of Philip Seymour Hoffman
  The Enduring Legend of Philip Seymour Hoffman
  The Legend of Philip Seymour Hoffman
  Adam Nayman • Aug. 26 • 11 min read
- The Art of Being Yourself: The Best Documentary Performances of the 21st Century
  The Art of Being Yourself: The Best Documentary Performances of the 21st Century
  The Best Documentary Performances of the 21st Century
  The Best Documentary Performances of the 21st Century
  Katie Baker • Aug. 29 • 9 min read
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The Best Movie Performances of the Century
The 101 Best Movie Performances of the 21st Century
The 101 Best Movie Performances of the 21st Century
The 21st Century’s Best Movie Performances
By The Ringer Staff • Aug. 25 • 1 hr 27 min read
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College Football Week 1

Bill Belichick Was Not Ready for That College Life

By Joel Anderson • 5 min read

Belichick-Brady Update, Arch’s Struggles, and More From CFB Week 1

Belichick-Brady Legacy Update, Arch’s Struggles, Bama in Trouble, and More From CFB Week 1 With Todd McShay and Danny Kanell

Arch’s Struggles and CFB Week 1 Review

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

Week 1 CFB Recap and Reactions

The SEC’s Era of Invincibility Is Over

By Jordan Ritter Conn • 13 min read

NFL Draft

Week 1 CFB Recap and Reactions Following LSU vs. Clemson

The McShay Show

Week 1: Alabama Loses and Arch Craters

Alabama Loses, Arch Manning Craters, and More Week 1 Reactions

Ringer Tailgate

Media

The Legend of Lee Corso, the Man Who Created ‘GameDay,’ With ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit

The Legend of Lee Corso, the Man Who Created ‘GameDay’

The Legend of Lee Corso

The Press Box • 1 hr 2 min

Bill Belichick Was Not Ready for That College Life

By Joel Anderson • 5 min read

Belichick-Brady Update, Arch’s Struggles, and More From CFB Week 1

Belichick-Brady Legacy Update, Arch’s Struggles, Bama in Trouble, and More From CFB Week 1 With Todd McShay and Danny Kanell

Arch’s Struggles and CFB Week 1 Review

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

Week 1 CFB Recap and Reactions

The SEC’s Era of Invincibility Is Over

By Jordan Ritter Conn • 13 min read

NFL Draft

Week 1 CFB Recap and Reactions Following LSU vs. Clemson

The McShay Show

Week 1: Alabama Loses and Arch Craters

Alabama Loses, Arch Manning Craters, and More Week 1 Reactions

Ringer Tailgate

Media

The Legend of Lee Corso, the Man Who Created ‘GameDay,’ With ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit

The Legend of Lee Corso, the Man Who Created ‘GameDay’

The Legend of Lee Corso

The Press Box • 1 hr 2 min

Bill Belichick Was Not Ready for That College Life

By Joel Anderson • 5 min read

Belichick-Brady Update, Arch’s Struggles, and More From CFB Week 1

Belichick-Brady Legacy Update, Arch’s Struggles, Bama in Trouble, and More From CFB Week 1 With Todd McShay and Danny Kanell

Arch’s Struggles and CFB Week 1 Review

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

Week 1 CFB Recap and Reactions

The SEC’s Era of Invincibility Is Over

By Jordan Ritter Conn • 13 min read

NFL Draft

Week 1 CFB Recap and Reactions Following LSU vs. Clemson

The McShay Show

Week 1: Alabama Loses and Arch Craters

Alabama Loses, Arch Manning Craters, and More Week 1 Reactions

Ringer Tailgate

Media

The Legend of Lee Corso, the Man Who Created ‘GameDay,’ With ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit

The Legend of Lee Corso, the Man Who Created ‘GameDay’

The Legend of Lee Corso

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Judge Judy Knows Her Worth

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Judge Judy Knows Her Worth

Good Hang With Amy Poehler • Sept. 2

The Ringer’s Sophomore QB Week

Is Caleb Williams Ready to Make the Leap?

Who Are the Chicago Bears in Year Two of the Caleb Williams Experience?

By Nora Princiotti • 6 min read

Who Are the Chicago Bears in Year Two of the Caleb Williams Experience?

Is Caleb Williams Ready to Make the Leap?

Nora Princiotti

The Michael Penix Jr. Era Has Arrived in Atlanta

By Diante Lee • 10 min read

The Michael Penix Jr. Era Has Arrived in Atlanta

Diante Lee

The Saints’ Sad QB Battle Is Over

The Saints’ Sad Quarterback Competition Is Over

By Riley McAtee • 7 min read

The Saints’ Sad Quarterback Competition Is Over

The Saints’ Sad QB Battle Is Over

Riley McAtee

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The Ringer’s 2025 NFL QB Rankings

Steven Ruiz

Special Project

The Ringer’s 2025 NFL QB Rankings

25 Questions That Could Shape the 2025 NFL Season

By Steven Ruiz • 31 min read

25 Questions That Could Shape the 2025 NFL Season

Steven Ruiz

Special Project

Week 1 NFL Power Rankings: Will Anyone Catch the Eagles?

Week 1 NFL Power Rankings

Diante Lee

Special Project

Week 1 NFL Power Rankings: Will Anyone Catch the Eagles?

Week 1 NFL Power Rankings

Lately in Pop Culture

All 173 Cold Opens of ‘The Office,’ Ranked

By Barry Levitt • 45 min read

All 173 Cold Opens of ‘The Office,’ Ranked

Barry Levitt

Music

It Wasn’t Just Pop Music. This Was a Summer Without Monoculture.

By Nora Princiotti • 6 min read

It Wasn’t Just Pop Music. This Was a Summer Without Monoculture.

Nora Princiotti

Special Project

The 10 Best Shows to Watch on Streaming

The 10 Best Shows to Watch Now

The Ringer Staff

Special Project

The 10 Best Shows to Watch on Streaming

The 10 Best Shows to Watch Now

Lately in Basketball

The Legacy of Linsanity, 10 Years Later

Jeremy Lin Has Retired. Let’s Look Back at Linsanity.

By Daniel Chin • 20 min read

Jeremy Lin Has Retired. Let’s Look Back at Linsanity.

The Legacy of Linsanity, 10 Years Later

Daniel Chin

It’s Not You. It’s the Rise of the NBA Situationship.

By Kirk Goldsberry • 6 min read

It’s Not You. It’s the Rise of the NBA Situationship.

Kirk Goldsberry