NFL

AFC Wild-Card Predictions, Dolphins Fire Mike McDaniel!

• 28 min

AFC Wild-Card Round Predictions, Plus Dolphins Fire Mike McDaniel!

The Most Interesting Story Lines in the NFC Wild-Card Matchups

Playoff Primer! The Most Interesting Story Lines in the NFC Wild-Card Matchups

The Most Interesting Story Lines in the NFC Wild-Card Matchups

• 30 min

Playoff Primer! The Most Interesting Story Lines in the NFC Wild-Card Matchups

Dolphins Fire McDaniel, Wild-Card Preview, and Craig Watched ‘Lord of the Rings’

• 1 hr 47 min

Dolphins Fire McDaniel, Wild-Card Preview, and Craig Watched ‘Lord of the Rings’

The Freshest NFL Podcasts

Dolphins Fire McDaniel, Wild-Card Preview, and Craig Watched ‘Lord of the Rings’

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Jan. 9

Dolphins Fire McDaniel, Wild-Card Preview, and Craig Watched ‘Lord of the Rings’

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Jan. 9

AFC Wild-Card Predictions, Dolphins Fire Mike McDaniel!

AFC Wild-Card Round Predictions, Plus Dolphins Fire Mike McDaniel!

The Ringer NFL Show • Jan. 9

AFC Wild-Card Predictions, Dolphins Fire Mike McDaniel!

AFC Wild-Card Round Predictions, Plus Dolphins Fire Mike McDaniel!

The Ringer NFL Show • Jan. 9

Todd McShay on the Jets and Dante Moore, and Are the Giants in on Harbaugh?

Todd McShay on the Jets–Dante Moore Talks, and Are the Giants in on Harbaugh? Plus, Knicks Snap Four-Game Skid.

Todd McShay on the Jets and Dante Moore

New York, New York with John Jastremski • Jan. 9 • 1 hr 44 min

Todd McShay on the Jets and Dante Moore, and Are the Giants in on Harbaugh?

Todd McShay on the Jets–Dante Moore Talks, and Are the Giants in on Harbaugh? Plus, Knicks Snap Four-Game Skid.

Todd McShay on the Jets and Dante Moore

New York, New York with John Jastremski • Jan. 9 • 1 hr 44 min

The Most Interesting Story Lines in the NFC Wild-Card Matchups

Playoff Primer! The Most Interesting Story Lines in the NFC Wild-Card Matchups

The Ringer NFL Show • Jan. 8

The Most Interesting Story Lines in the NFC Wild-Card Matchups

Playoff Primer! The Most Interesting Story Lines in the NFC Wild-Card Matchups

The Ringer NFL Show • Jan. 8

John Harbaugh Fired! Who Replaces Him, and Where Does He Land Next?

John Harbaugh Fired!

The Ringer NFL Show • Jan. 7

John Harbaugh Fired! Who Replaces Him, and Where Does He Land Next?

John Harbaugh Fired!

The Ringer NFL Show • Jan. 7

Ty Simpson Declares for the Draft: Instant Reactions and Best Fits

Ty Simpson Declares for the Draft: Instant Reactions and Best Team Fits

Ty Simpson Declares for the Draft

The McShay Show • Jan. 7

Ty Simpson Declares for the Draft: Instant Reactions and Best Fits

Ty Simpson Declares for the Draft: Instant Reactions and Best Team Fits

Ty Simpson Declares for the Draft

The McShay Show • Jan. 7

Black Monday in the NFL Results in Six Head Coach Openings. Now What?

Black Monday in the NFL

The Ringer NFL Show • Jan. 6

Black Monday in the NFL Results in Six Head Coach Openings. Now What?

Black Monday in the NFL

The Ringer NFL Show • Jan. 6

Harbaugh(!), Pete Carroll, and Stefanski Fired. Plus, DK’s First 2026 Mock Draft.

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Jan. 7

Harbaugh(!), Pete Carroll, and Stefanski Fired. Plus, DK’s First 2026 Mock Draft.

Coach Firings, NFL Playoffs, and the CFP

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Jan. 7

Gambling

More Coach Firings, NFL Playoff Preview, and the CFP Semifinals

The Ringer Gambling Show • Jan. 7

Gambling

More Coach Firings, NFL Playoff Preview, and the CFP Semifinals

Coach Firings, NFL Playoffs, and the CFP

The Ringer Gambling Show • Jan. 7

Winners and Losers From Week 18!

The Ringer NFL Show • Jan. 5

Winners and Losers From Week 18!

The Ringer NFL Show • Jan. 5

The Freshest Football Articles

The NFL Coaching Carousel Was Sleepy. Enter John Harbaugh.

John Harbaugh Gives This NFL Hiring Cycle the Juice It Was Missing

The NFL Coach Market Just Got Interesting

By Steven Ruiz • 8 min read

John Harbaugh Gives This NFL Hiring Cycle the Juice It Was Missing

The NFL Coaching Carousel Was Sleepy. Enter John Harbaugh.

The NFL Coach Market Just Got Interesting

Steven Ruiz • 8 min read

Another Raiders Rebuild Begins, and Tom Brady Is Calling the Shots

The Raiders Are Rebuilding Again. This Time, Tom Brady Is Calling the Shots.

Another Raiders Rebuild Begins

By Austin Gayle • 9 min read

The Raiders Are Rebuilding Again. This Time, Tom Brady Is Calling the Shots.

Another Raiders Rebuild Begins, and Tom Brady Is Calling the Shots

Another Raiders Rebuild Begins

Austin Gayle • 9 min read

Kevin Stefanski Failed in a Bad Situation

Kevin Stefanski Couldn’t Make an Unworkable Situation Work in Cleveland

By Nora Princiotti • 6 min read

Kevin Stefanski Couldn’t Make an Unworkable Situation Work in Cleveland

Kevin Stefanski Failed in a Bad Situation

Nora Princiotti • 6 min read

Noteworthy Reads

NFL, Ranked

Special Project

NFL Playoffs Power Rankings: Who Is Ready for a Super Bowl Run?

NFL Playoffs Power Rankings

Diante Lee

Special Project

NFL Playoffs Power Rankings: Who Is Ready for a Super Bowl Run?

NFL Playoffs Power Rankings

Special Project

NFL Quarterback Rankings: A Full Midseason Refresh, With a New No. 1

NFL Quarterback Rankings: A Full Midseason Refresh

NFL QB Rankings: A Midseason Refresh

Steven Ruiz

Special Project

NFL Quarterback Rankings: A Full Midseason Refresh, With a New No. 1

NFL Quarterback Rankings: A Full Midseason Refresh

NFL QB Rankings: A Midseason Refresh

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show Onto the Offseason

Harbaugh(!), Pete Carroll, and Stefanski Fired. Plus, DK’s First 2026 Mock Draft.

Week 18: The Most Steelers Game Ever, Seattle’s Dominance, and MVP Debates

Week 18 Recap: The Most Steelers Game Ever, Seattle’s Dominance, MVP Debates, Playoffs Are Set, Myles Garrett’s Record, and Madonna Is Before Our Time

NFL Week 18 Recap

The 2025 Fantasy Football Awards

The 2025 Fantasy Football Awards: MVP, LVP, Biggest Leap, Hottest Take, Best Quote, and What Aged the Worst

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

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

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic

Power Ranking NFL Rules We Want Changed

Power Ranking NFL Rules We Want Changed, the One-Second Christmas Song Challenge, and Fantasy Court

NFL Rules We Want Changed

Week 16: Lawrence’s Leap, Steelers LMAO, Seahawks Insanity, and Clutch Caleb

Week 16 Recap: Lawrence’s Leap, Steelers LMAO, Seahawks Insanity, Clutch Caleb, Old Al Michaels, and the Holidays Are Coming

Week 16: Lawrence’s Leap and Steelers LMAO

The Best and Worst Trades of 2025, Toilet Bowl, and Michael Bublé!

Power Ranking the Best and Worst Trades of 2025, Craig vs. Sean Toilet Bowl, Fantasy Court, and Michael Bublé (No, Really)

2025’s Big Trades, and Michael Bublé Joins!

Harbaugh(!), Pete Carroll, and Stefanski Fired. Plus, DK’s First 2026 Mock Draft.

Week 18: The Most Steelers Game Ever, Seattle’s Dominance, and MVP Debates

Week 18 Recap: The Most Steelers Game Ever, Seattle’s Dominance, MVP Debates, Playoffs Are Set, Myles Garrett’s Record, and Madonna Is Before Our Time

NFL Week 18 Recap

The 2025 Fantasy Football Awards

The 2025 Fantasy Football Awards: MVP, LVP, Biggest Leap, Hottest Take, Best Quote, and What Aged the Worst

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

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

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic

Power Ranking NFL Rules We Want Changed

Power Ranking NFL Rules We Want Changed, the One-Second Christmas Song Challenge, and Fantasy Court

NFL Rules We Want Changed

Week 16: Lawrence’s Leap, Steelers LMAO, Seahawks Insanity, and Clutch Caleb

Week 16 Recap: Lawrence’s Leap, Steelers LMAO, Seahawks Insanity, Clutch Caleb, Old Al Michaels, and the Holidays Are Coming

Week 16: Lawrence’s Leap and Steelers LMAO

The Best and Worst Trades of 2025, Toilet Bowl, and Michael Bublé!

Power Ranking the Best and Worst Trades of 2025, Craig vs. Sean Toilet Bowl, Fantasy Court, and Michael Bublé (No, Really)

2025’s Big Trades, and Michael Bublé Joins!

Harbaugh(!), Pete Carroll, and Stefanski Fired. Plus, DK’s First 2026 Mock Draft.

Week 18: The Most Steelers Game Ever, Seattle’s Dominance, and MVP Debates

Week 18 Recap: The Most Steelers Game Ever, Seattle’s Dominance, MVP Debates, Playoffs Are Set, Myles Garrett’s Record, and Madonna Is Before Our Time

NFL Week 18 Recap

The 2025 Fantasy Football Awards

The 2025 Fantasy Football Awards: MVP, LVP, Biggest Leap, Hottest Take, Best Quote, and What Aged the Worst

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

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

Week 17 Recap: Purdy-Caleb Magic

Power Ranking NFL Rules We Want Changed

Power Ranking NFL Rules We Want Changed, the One-Second Christmas Song Challenge, and Fantasy Court

NFL Rules We Want Changed

Week 16: Lawrence’s Leap, Steelers LMAO, Seahawks Insanity, and Clutch Caleb

Week 16 Recap: Lawrence’s Leap, Steelers LMAO, Seahawks Insanity, Clutch Caleb, Old Al Michaels, and the Holidays Are Coming

Week 16: Lawrence’s Leap and Steelers LMAO

The Best and Worst Trades of 2025, Toilet Bowl, and Michael Bublé!

Power Ranking the Best and Worst Trades of 2025, Craig vs. Sean Toilet Bowl, Fantasy Court, and Michael Bublé (No, Really)

2025’s Big Trades, and Michael Bublé Joins!

Eye on the 2026 NFL Draft

NFL Mock Draft: Fernando Mendoza vs. Dante Moore

NFL Mock Draft 1.0

By Danny Kelly • Jan. 6 • 10 min read

Mock Draft 1.0: The Raiders’ QB Decision and More First-Round Predictions

Mock Draft 1.0: The Raiders’ QB Decision, an RB in the Top Three, and More First-Round Predictions

Mock Draft 1.0: The Raiders’ QB Decision

The McShay Show • Jan. 5

The Inaugural All–McShay Show Team: Our Favorite 2026 NFL Draft Prospects

The Inaugural All–McShay Show Team

The All–McShay Show Team

2025 NFL Redraft: A New QB1, Hunter Hindsight, and Pats Pass on Campbell

• Dec. 22, 2025 • 1 hr 16 min

The 2025 NFL Redraft: A New QB1, Hunter Hindsight, and the Pats Pass on Campbell

The 2025 NFL Redraft

• Dec. 25, 2025 • 59 min

Mock Draft 1.0: The Raiders’ QB Decision and More First-Round Predictions

NFL Mock Draft: Fernando Mendoza vs. Dante Moore

NFL Mock Draft 1.0

By Danny Kelly • Jan. 6 • 10 min read

Mock Draft 1.0: The Raiders’ QB Decision, an RB in the Top Three, and More First-Round Predictions

Mock Draft 1.0: The Raiders’ QB Decision

The Inaugural All–McShay Show Team

The Inaugural All–McShay Show Team: Our Favorite 2026 NFL Draft Prospects

The All–McShay Show Team

2025 NFL Redraft: A New QB1, Hunter Hindsight, and Pats Pass on Campbell

The 2025 NFL Redraft: A New QB1, Hunter Hindsight, and the Pats Pass on Campbell

The 2025 NFL Redraft

The Bill Simmons Podcast NFL Episodes

The Voodoo Steelers, NFC South Comedy, and Guess the Lines Round 1

The Voodoo Steelers, NFC South Comedy, an Eagles Theory, Guess the Lines Round 1, and Jaylen’s Crazy Year With Cousin Sal

The Voodoo Steelers and NFC South Comedy

NBA Power Rankings and an Eagles/Steelers Fan Base Report

NBA

NBA Power Rankings and “Do You Believe?” With Kirk Goldsberry. Plus, an Eagles/Steelers Fan Base Report With Chris Ryan and Craig Horlbeck.

NBA Power Rankings and the NFL Playoffs

Maye vs. Stafford, Week 18, and the Best 21st-Century Sports Movies

Sports

Maye vs. Stafford, Week 18 Picks, and the 21 Best 21st-Century Sports Movies With Peter Schrager, Joe House, and Sean Fennessey

The Best 21st-Century Sports Movies

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

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

A Crazy 49ers Win, and Baltimore’s Alive

The Pats Grow Up, Nobody Believes in the Jags, and Guess the Lines

The Pats Grow Up, Nobody Believes in the Jags, the Bears Are a Sports Movie, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Week 16 Reactions: The Pats Grow Up

Oh No Mahomes, Old Man Rivers, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Oh No Mahomes, Burrow’s Funk, Old Man Rivers, Denver’s Hot Streak, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Oh No Mahomes, and Joe Burrow’s Funk

The Voodoo Steelers, NFC South Comedy, and Guess the Lines Round 1

The Voodoo Steelers, NFC South Comedy, an Eagles Theory, Guess the Lines Round 1, and Jaylen’s Crazy Year With Cousin Sal

The Voodoo Steelers and NFC South Comedy

NBA Power Rankings and an Eagles/Steelers Fan Base Report

NBA

NBA Power Rankings and “Do You Believe?” With Kirk Goldsberry. Plus, an Eagles/Steelers Fan Base Report With Chris Ryan and Craig Horlbeck.

NBA Power Rankings and the NFL Playoffs

Maye vs. Stafford, Week 18, and the Best 21st-Century Sports Movies

Sports

Maye vs. Stafford, Week 18 Picks, and the 21 Best 21st-Century Sports Movies With Peter Schrager, Joe House, and Sean Fennessey

The Best 21st-Century Sports Movies

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

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

A Crazy 49ers Win, and Baltimore’s Alive

The Pats Grow Up, Nobody Believes in the Jags, and Guess the Lines

The Pats Grow Up, Nobody Believes in the Jags, the Bears Are a Sports Movie, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Week 16 Reactions: The Pats Grow Up

Oh No Mahomes, Old Man Rivers, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Oh No Mahomes, Burrow’s Funk, Old Man Rivers, Denver’s Hot Streak, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Oh No Mahomes, and Joe Burrow’s Funk

The Voodoo Steelers, NFC South Comedy, and Guess the Lines Round 1

The Voodoo Steelers, NFC South Comedy, an Eagles Theory, Guess the Lines Round 1, and Jaylen’s Crazy Year With Cousin Sal

The Voodoo Steelers and NFC South Comedy

NBA Power Rankings and an Eagles/Steelers Fan Base Report

NBA

NBA Power Rankings and “Do You Believe?” With Kirk Goldsberry. Plus, an Eagles/Steelers Fan Base Report With Chris Ryan and Craig Horlbeck.

NBA Power Rankings and the NFL Playoffs

Maye vs. Stafford, Week 18, and the Best 21st-Century Sports Movies

Sports

Maye vs. Stafford, Week 18 Picks, and the 21 Best 21st-Century Sports Movies With Peter Schrager, Joe House, and Sean Fennessey

The Best 21st-Century Sports Movies

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

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

A Crazy 49ers Win, and Baltimore’s Alive

The Pats Grow Up, Nobody Believes in the Jags, and Guess the Lines

The Pats Grow Up, Nobody Believes in the Jags, the Bears Are a Sports Movie, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Week 16 Reactions: The Pats Grow Up

Oh No Mahomes, Old Man Rivers, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Oh No Mahomes, Burrow’s Funk, Old Man Rivers, Denver’s Hot Streak, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Oh No Mahomes, and Joe Burrow’s Funk

Spotlight On The Second-Year Quarterbacks

The 2024 Quarterback Class Redraft

By Steven Ruiz • 14 min read

The 2024 Quarterback Class Redraft

By Steven Ruiz • 14 min read

Drake Maye and the End of Nature vs. Nurture

Can Drake Maye End the QB Nature-vs.-Nurture Debate Once and for All?

By Steven Ruiz • 9 min read

Drake Maye and the End of Nature vs. Nurture

Can Drake Maye End the QB Nature-vs.-Nurture Debate Once and for All?

By Steven Ruiz • 9 min read

How an NFL QB Makes a Second-Year Leap

How Does a Quarterback Make a Second-Year Leap in the NFL?

By Lindsay Jones • 12 min read

How an NFL QB Makes a Second-Year Leap

How Does a Quarterback Make a Second-Year Leap in the NFL?

By Lindsay Jones • 12 min read

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 • 6 min read

J.J. McCarthy’s Season Will Be Unprecedented. Is He Ready for It?

J.J. McCarthy’s Season Will Be Unprecedented. Are He and the Vikings Ready for It?

Is J.J. McCarthy Ready for This?

By Steven Ruiz • 12 min read

J.J. McCarthy’s Season Will Be Unprecedented. Is He Ready for It?

J.J. McCarthy’s Season Will Be Unprecedented. Are He and the Vikings Ready for It?

Is J.J. McCarthy Ready for This?

By Steven Ruiz • 12 min read