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The Complete Cases For and Against the Steelers Firing Mike Tomlin

The Complete Cases For and Against the Steelers Firing Mike Tomlin

Should the Steelers Fire Mike Tomlin? An Exhaustive Examination.

Should the Steelers Fire Mike Tomlin?

The Complete Cases For and Against the Steelers Firing Mike Tomlin

The Complete Cases For and Against the Steelers Firing Mike Tomlin

Should the Steelers Fire Mike Tomlin? An Exhaustive Examination.

Should the Steelers Fire Mike Tomlin?

A Crazy 49ers Win, Baltimore’s Alive, Week 18 Stakes, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

A Crazy 49ers Win, Baltimore’s Alive, Week 18 Stakes, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

A Crazy 49ers Win, Baltimore’s Alive, Week 18 Stakes, and Guess the Lines

A Crazy 49ers Win, and Baltimore’s Alive

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Bill Simmons Podcast

A Crazy 49ers Win, Baltimore’s Alive, Week 18 Stakes, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

A Crazy 49ers Win, Baltimore’s Alive, Week 18 Stakes, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

A Crazy 49ers Win, Baltimore’s Alive, Week 18 Stakes, and Guess the Lines

A Crazy 49ers Win, and Baltimore’s Alive

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Bill Simmons Podcast

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic, Maye MVP Hype, Classic Steelers L, Playoff Murderers, and Fish Brosmer

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic, Maye MVP Hype, Classic Steelers L, Playoff Murderers, and Fish Brosmer

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic, Maye MVP Hype, and Classic Steelers L

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

• 1 hr 48 min

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic, Maye MVP Hype, Classic Steelers L, Playoff Murderers, and Fish Brosmer

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic, Maye MVP Hype, Classic Steelers L, Playoff Murderers, and Fish Brosmer

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic, Maye MVP Hype, and Classic Steelers L

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

What Mattered in Week 17? Ravens-Steelers, Brock Purdy, Eagles-Bills, and More!

What Mattered in Week 17? Ravens-Steelers, Brock Purdy, Eagles-Bills, and More!

NFL Week 17: Ravens-Steelers, Brock Purdy, Eagles-Bills, and More

Ravens-Steelers, Brock Purdy, and Eagles-Bills

The Ringer NFL Show

The Ringer NFL Show

• 35 min

What Mattered in Week 17? Ravens-Steelers, Brock Purdy, Eagles-Bills, and More!

What Mattered in Week 17? Ravens-Steelers, Brock Purdy, Eagles-Bills, and More!

NFL Week 17: Ravens-Steelers, Brock Purdy, Eagles-Bills, and More

Ravens-Steelers, Brock Purdy, and Eagles-Bills

The Ringer NFL Show

The Ringer NFL Show

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Week 18 NFL Power Rankings: A Massive NFC West Showdown on Deck

Week 18 NFL Power Rankings: A Massive NFC West Showdown on Deck

Week 18 NFL Power Rankings

Special Project

Week 18 NFL Power Rankings: A Massive NFC West Showdown on Deck

Week 18 NFL Power Rankings: A Massive NFC West Showdown on Deck

Week 18 NFL Power Rankings

The Winners and Losers of the NFL Week 17

The Winners and Losers of the NFL Week 17

By Steven Ruiz • 16 min read

The Winners and Losers of the NFL Week 17

The Winners and Losers of the NFL Week 17

Steven Ruiz • 16 min read

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘The Substance’

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘The Substance’

By Manuela Lazic and 1 more • 14 min read

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘The Substance’

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘The Substance’

Manuela Lazic and 1 more • 14 min read

Who Are the Online Main Characters of 2025? A Scouting Report.

Who Are the Online Main Characters of 2025? A Scouting Report.

Who Are the Online Main Characters of 2025?

The 2025 Chronically Online Draft Guide

By Jodi Walker • 19 min read

Who Are the Online Main Characters of 2025? A Scouting Report.

Who Are the Online Main Characters of 2025? A Scouting Report.

Who Are the Online Main Characters of 2025?

The 2025 Chronically Online Draft Guide

Jodi Walker • 19 min read

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An NBA Holiday Mailbag and the Jokic Scare With Rob Mahoney

An NBA Holiday Mailbag and the Jokic Scare With Rob Mahoney

NBA Holiday Mailbag and the Jokic Scare

The Bill Simmons Podcast

1:25:00

An NBA Holiday Mailbag and the Jokic Scare With Rob Mahoney

An NBA Holiday Mailbag and the Jokic Scare With Rob Mahoney

NBA Holiday Mailbag and the Jokic Scare

The Bill Simmons Podcast

Is the Best Actor Oscar Timothée Chalamet’s to Lose?

Is the Best Actor Oscar Timothée Chalamet’s to Lose?

Is the Oscar Timothée Chalamet’s to Lose?

By Julianna Ress • 8 min read

Is the Best Actor Oscar Timothée Chalamet’s to Lose?

Is the Best Actor Oscar Timothée Chalamet’s to Lose?

Is the Oscar Timothée Chalamet’s to Lose?

By Julianna Ress • 8 min read

Noteworthy Reads

Noteworthy Reads

The Ringer’s 52 Favorite Sports Moments of 2025

The Ringer’s 52 Favorite Sports Moments of 2025

Our 52 Favorite Sports Moments of 2025

The Ringer’s 52 Favorite Sports Moments of 2025

The Ringer’s 52 Favorite Sports Moments of 2025

Our 52 Favorite Sports Moments of 2025

The Ringer Staff

The Ringer Staff

Spotlight

Looking Back on 2025
The 25 Best Albums of 2025
The 25 Best Albums of 2025
By Justin Sayles and 1 more • Dec. 11 • 26 min read
- The 2025 Chronically Online Draft
  The 2025 Chronically Online Draft
  We’re Obsessed
  We’re Obsessed
  • Dec. 30 • 1 hr 19 min
- The Best Movies of 2025
  The Best Movies of 2025
  Adam Nayman • Dec. 8 • 10 min read
- The Year “6 7” Ate Parents’ Minds
  The Year “6 7” Ate Parents’ Minds
  Katie Baker • Dec. 16 • 12 min read
- The Slopification of Everything
  The Slopification of Everything
  Brian Phillips • Dec. 17 • 10 min read
- The Best TV Shows of 2025
  The Best TV Shows of 2025
  Miles Surrey and 2 more • Dec. 9 • 9 min read
- The Best Shots of 2025
  The Best Shots of 2025
  Adam Nayman • Dec. 15 • 10 min read
- The Townies: Hollywood’s Best and Worst of 2025
  The Townies: Hollywood’s Best and Worst of 2025
  The Town With Matthew Belloni
  The Town With Matthew Belloni
  The Town
  • Dec. 22 • 46 min
- The People Who Shaped the Media in 2025
  The People Who Shaped the Media in 2025
  The Press Box
  The Press Box
  • Dec. 22 • 1 hr 45 min
- The Best Video Games of 2025
  The Best Video Games of 2025
  Ben Lindbergh and 1 more • Dec. 10 • 14 min read
Looking Back on 2025
The 25 Best Albums of 2025
The 25 Best Albums of 2025
By Justin Sayles and 1 more • Dec. 11 • 26 min read

Videos

Videos

Bill’s 50 Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century | With Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan

Bill’s 50 Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century | With Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan

Bill’s 50 Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century

Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century

The Rewatchables • Dec. 30

Bill’s 50 Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century | With Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan

Bill’s 50 Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century | With Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan

Bill’s 50 Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century

Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century

The Rewatchables • Dec. 30

Special Project

The 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century

The 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century

The Century’s Best TV Episodes

The 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century

The 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century

The Century’s Best TV Episodes

The Ringer Staff

The Ringer Staff

Shorts

Bill’s most rewatchable movies of the 21st Century, No. 41 – ‘Sicario’

Dec. 30
46s

Is Christian McCaffrey a first-ballot HOF fantasy running back?

Dec. 30
28s

The Hawks are nothing more than a tease | The Zach Lowe Show

Dec. 30
69s

‘The Odyssey’ looks amazing

Dec. 29
40s

Special Project

The 100 Best Sports Moments of the Quarter Century

The 100 Best Sports Moments of the Quarter Century

The 100 Best Sports Moments of the Quarter Century

The 100 Best Sports Moments of the Quarter Century

One Last Trip to the Upside Down

Stranger Things

There May Never Be Another Show Like ‘Stranger Things’

There May Never Be Another Show Like ‘Stranger Things’

‘Stranger Things’ Is the Last of Its Kind

By Alan Siegel • 9 min read

There May Never Be Another Show Like ‘Stranger Things’

There May Never Be Another Show Like ‘Stranger Things’

‘Stranger Things’ Is the Last of Its Kind

Stranger Things

Six Pressing Questions Heading Into the ‘Stranger Things’ Finale

Six Pressing Questions Heading Into the ‘Stranger Things’ Finale

How Will ‘Stranger Things’ End?

By Miles Surrey • 8 min read

Six Pressing Questions Heading Into the ‘Stranger Things’ Finale

Six Pressing Questions Heading Into the ‘Stranger Things’ Finale

How Will ‘Stranger Things’ End?

That ‘Pluribus’ Finale Blew Our Minds

About That Last Moment in the ‘Pluribus’ Season Finale

About That Last Moment in the ‘Pluribus’ Season Finale

About That Moment in the ‘Pluribus’ Finale

By Alan Sepinwall • 8 min read

About That Last Moment in the ‘Pluribus’ Season Finale

About That Last Moment in the ‘Pluribus’ Season Finale

About That Moment in the ‘Pluribus’ Finale

Five Questions After the Finale of ‘Pluribus’

Five Questions After the Finale of ‘Pluribus’

By Daniel Chin • 10 min read

Five Questions After the Finale of ‘Pluribus’

Five Questions After the Finale of ‘Pluribus’

‘Pluribus’ Turned Its Back on the Mystery Box

‘Pluribus’ Turned Its Back on the Mystery Box

By Ben Lindbergh • 9 min read

‘Pluribus’ Turned Its Back on the Mystery Box

‘Pluribus’ Turned Its Back on the Mystery Box

Special Project

The Ringer’s NBA Rankings

The Ringer’s NBA Rankings

We’re ranking the top 100 players in the NBA and the hottest trade candidates before the deadline. Where did your favorite (and least favorite) players land?

The Quarter Century, in Review

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 Best Beefs of the 21st Century, Ranked

The Best Beefs of the 21st Century, Ranked

By The Ringer Staff • June 30 • 42 min read

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ in Review

Manuela Lazic and 1 more • Nov. 28 • 15 min read

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

The Best NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

Michael Pina • Oct. 8 • 7 min read

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 Best Beefs of the 21st Century, Ranked

The Best Beefs of the 21st Century, Ranked

The Ringer Staff

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ in Review

Manuela Lazic and 1 more

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

The Best NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

Great Reads

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding,” the Culmination of ‘Succession’

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding,” the Culmination of ‘Succession’

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding,” the Culmination of ‘Succession’

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding”

By Alan Siegel • 12 min read

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding,” the Culmination of ‘Succession’

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding,” the Culmination of ‘Succession’

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding,” the Culmination of ‘Succession’

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding”

Alan Siegel • 12 min read

College Football

How Lane Kiffin Shitposted His Way From the Tarmac to the Top

How Lane Kiffin Shitposted His Way From the Tarmac to the Top

Lane Kiffin’s Career Arc Is a Shitposter’s Dream

By Tyler Parker • 12 min read

How Lane Kiffin Shitposted His Way From the Tarmac to the Top

How Lane Kiffin Shitposted His Way From the Tarmac to the Top

Lane Kiffin’s Career Arc Is a Shitposter’s Dream

Tyler Parker • 12 min read

May I Explain the “May I Meet You?” Meme?

May I Explain the “May I Meet You?” Meme?

By Katie Baker • 10 min read

May I Explain the “May I Meet You?” Meme?

May I Explain the “May I Meet You?” Meme?

Katie Baker • 10 min read

Is the Look Good, Play Good Theory Real? A Ringer Investigation.

Is the Look Good, Play Good Theory Real? A Ringer Investigation.

The Look Good, Play Good Corollary

By Andrew Gruttadaro • 13 min read

Is the Look Good, Play Good Theory Real? A Ringer Investigation.

Is the Look Good, Play Good Theory Real? A Ringer Investigation.

The Look Good, Play Good Corollary

Andrew Gruttadaro • 13 min read

How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.

How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.

What Happens If the AI Bubble Bursts?

By Brian Phillips • 11 min read

How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.

How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.

What Happens If the AI Bubble Bursts?

Brian Phillips • 11 min read

Now This Is a Story All About Russ …

Now This Is a Story All About Russ …

By Yaron Weitzman • 7 min read

Now This Is a Story All About Russ …

Now This Is a Story All About Russ …

Yaron Weitzman • 7 min read

The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work

The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work

The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work

The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work

By Brian Phillips • 8 min read

The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work

The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work

The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work

The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work

Brian Phillips • 8 min read

The Oral History of ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’

The Oral History of ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 37 min read

The Oral History of ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’

The Oral History of ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’

Jake Kring-Schreifels • 37 min read

Collections

The Big Picture’s 25 Best Movies of the Century

Join Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins as they count down their 25 best films of the 21st century

Podcasts

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Plain English With Derek Thompson

Plain English With Derek Thompson

Plain English BEST OF: What Experts Really Think About Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English BEST OF: What Experts Really Think About Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English BEST OF: Smartphones and Mental Health

Smartphones and Mental Health

The Town With Matthew Belloni

The Town With Matthew Belloni

The End-of-Year Exec Survey: Next Disney CEO, Where to Sell Your Movie, and Worst Media Exec

The End-of-Year Exec Survey: Next Disney CEO, Where to Sell Your Movie, and Worst Media Exec

The End-of-Year Exec Survey: Next Disney CEO, and Worst Media Exec

End-of-Year Exec Survey: Next Disney CEO

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

Larry Says Goodbye

Larry Says Goodbye

Off The Pike with Brian Barrett

Off The Pike with Brian Barrett

Pats Blow Out the Jets and Win the Division

Pats Blow Out the Jets and Win the Division

Pats Blow Out Jets and Win the Division

The Ringer’s Philly Special

The Ringer’s Philly Special

Eagles-Bills Takeaways With BLG!

Eagles-Bills Takeaways With BLG!

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