NFL

Sean Payton Is Calling the Shots, and More Main Characters for Week 5

Sean Payton Is Calling the Shots (and Plays), and More Main Characters for Week 5

Sean Payton and More Week 5 Main Characters

The Ringer NFL Show • Oct. 9

Sean Payton Is Calling the Shots, and More Main Characters for Week 5

Sean Payton Is Calling the Shots (and Plays), and More Main Characters for Week 5

Sean Payton and More Week 5 Main Characters

The Ringer NFL Show • Oct. 9

NBA

NBA One Guy (the West!), an Eagles Mess, MLB and WNBA Playoffs, a Mini-Mailbag and Ringer 107 Picks | With Rob Mahoney, Tom Pelissero, and Joe House

NBA One Guy (the West!), an Eagles Mess, MLB and WNBA Playoffs, and More

NBA One Guy, Eagles, MLB Playoffs, and More

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Oct. 9

NBA

NBA One Guy (the West!), an Eagles Mess, MLB and WNBA Playoffs, a Mini-Mailbag and Ringer 107 Picks | With Rob Mahoney, Tom Pelissero, and Joe House

NBA One Guy (the West!), an Eagles Mess, MLB and WNBA Playoffs, and More

NBA One Guy, Eagles, MLB Playoffs, and More

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Oct. 9

Gambling

Bucs Beat the Cowboys and an NFL Week 5 Mega-Preview

Bucs Beat the Cowboys and a Week 5 Mega-Preview

Ringer Wise Guys • Oct. 9

Gambling

Bucs Beat the Cowboys and an NFL Week 5 Mega-Preview

Bucs Beat the Cowboys and a Week 5 Mega-Preview

Ringer Wise Guys • Oct. 9

Quarter-Season Awards: The Best and Worst Fantasy Draft Picks

Quarter-Season Awards: Power Ranking the Best and Worst Fantasy Draft Picks, ‘MNF’ Recap, and the World’s Biggest Imagine Dragons Fan

Quarter-Season Awards

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Oct. 7

Quarter-Season Awards: The Best and Worst Fantasy Draft Picks

Quarter-Season Awards: Power Ranking the Best and Worst Fantasy Draft Picks, ‘MNF’ Recap, and the World’s Biggest Imagine Dragons Fan

Quarter-Season Awards

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Oct. 7

The Patriots, the Chargers, and More in Week 4

The Patriots Are Back, the Chargers Are Done, and More Week 4 Story Lines

The Ringer NFL Show • Oct. 6

The Patriots, the Chargers, and More in Week 4

The Patriots Are Back, the Chargers Are Done, and More Week 4 Story Lines

The Ringer NFL Show • Oct. 6

Week 5 Waiver Wire: Must-Add Players, Tyreek Hill, and Nickie Klip

Week 5 Waiver Wire: Must-Add Players, Tyreek Hill Returning, and Nickie Klip’s Debut

Week 5 Waiver Wire

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Oct. 6

Week 5 Waiver Wire: Must-Add Players, Tyreek Hill, and Nickie Klip

Week 5 Waiver Wire: Must-Add Players, Tyreek Hill Returning, and Nickie Klip’s Debut

Week 5 Waiver Wire

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Oct. 6

A Steelers-Cowboys Trade, ‘Minecraft,’ and a Stat for Every Week 4 Game

A Big Steelers-Cowboys Trade, ‘Minecraft’ Mike Tomlin, One Stat for Every Game of NFL Week 4, and Happy Birthday, DK

Joey Porter Jr., ‘Minecraft,’ and More

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Oct. 2

A Steelers-Cowboys Trade, ‘Minecraft,’ and a Stat for Every Week 4 Game

A Big Steelers-Cowboys Trade, ‘Minecraft’ Mike Tomlin, One Stat for Every Game of NFL Week 4, and Happy Birthday, DK

Joey Porter Jr., ‘Minecraft,’ and More

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Oct. 2

Week 4 NFL Picks, NBA Award Leans, Raiders Realities, and Boston Despair

Hello Cleveland, Week 4 NFL Picks, NBA Award Leans, Raiders Realities, and Boston Despair With Joe House, Tom Pelissero, and Bill’s Dad

NFL Picks, NBA Awards, and Boston Despair

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Oct. 2

Week 4 NFL Picks, NBA Award Leans, Raiders Realities, and Boston Despair

Hello Cleveland, Week 4 NFL Picks, NBA Award Leans, Raiders Realities, and Boston Despair With Joe House, Tom Pelissero, and Bill’s Dad

NFL Picks, NBA Awards, and Boston Despair

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Oct. 2

The Browns Bounce Back Under Deshaun Watson. Is That Good or Bad?

The Browns Bounce Back Under Deshaun Watson. Is That Good or Bad? Plus, Week 4 Headliners.

Steelers-Browns and Week 4 Headliners

The Ringer NFL Show • Sept. 30

The Browns Bounce Back Under Deshaun Watson. Is That Good or Bad?

The Browns Bounce Back Under Deshaun Watson. Is That Good or Bad? Plus, Week 4 Headliners.

Steelers-Browns and Week 4 Headliners

The Ringer NFL Show • Sept. 30

Bears Dominate Eagles on ‘MNF’

Bears Dominate Eagles on ‘MNF’ and More Surprises From Week 3

The Ringer NFL Show • Sept. 29

Bears Dominate Eagles on ‘MNF’

Bears Dominate Eagles on ‘MNF’ and More Surprises From Week 3

The Ringer NFL Show • Sept. 29

Week 5 NFL Insider Notebook: What I’m Hearing About the Trade Market

Week 5 NFL Insider Notebook: What I’m Hearing About the Trade Market

Tom Pelissero

Week 5 NFL Insider Notebook: What I’m Hearing About the Trade Market

Week 5 NFL Insider Notebook: What I’m Hearing About the Trade Market

Tom Pelissero

Get Ready For Week 5

Time for Philly to Clean Out the Nest

NFL Take-O-Meter: Time for Philly to Clean Out the Nest

By Austin Gayle • 19 min read

NFL Take-O-Meter: Time for Philly to Clean Out the Nest

Time for Philly to Clean Out the Nest

Austin Gayle • 19 min read

The NFL Head Coach Firing Taxonomy

By Lindsay Jones • 11 min read

The NFL Head Coach Firing Taxonomy

Lindsay Jones • 11 min read

The Best Bets of NFL Week 5

By Anthony Dabbundo • 15 min read

The Best Bets of NFL Week 5

Anthony Dabbundo • 15 min read

The Ball Knower’s Notebook: NFL Week 4

The Ball Knower’s Notebook: QB Highs and Defensive Woes

The Week 4 Ball Knower’s Notebook

By Diante Lee • 15 min read

The Ball Knower’s Notebook: QB Highs and Defensive Woes

The Ball Knower’s Notebook: NFL Week 4

The Week 4 Ball Knower’s Notebook

Diante Lee • 15 min read

Kicking Off the 2026 NFL Season

The Ringer’s 2026 Preseason NFL Power Rankings

2026 NFL Power Rankings

By Diante Lee • 23 min read

The Ringer’s 2026 Preseason NFL Power Rankings

2026 NFL Power Rankings

Diante Lee • 23 min read

The Five Archetypes of the Modern NFL Cornerback

By Diante Lee • 18 min read

The Five Archetypes of the Modern NFL Cornerback

Diante Lee • 18 min read

The Browns Are Losing Their Season—and Much More—With Deshaun Watson

The Browns Are Losing Their Season—and Much More—by Starting Deshaun Watson

The Deshaun Watson Sunk Cost Fallacy

By Lindsay Jones • 6 min read

The Browns Are Losing Their Season—and Much More—by Starting Deshaun Watson

The Browns Are Losing Their Season—and Much More—With Deshaun Watson

The Deshaun Watson Sunk Cost Fallacy

Lindsay Jones • 6 min read

Noteworthy Reads

Fantasy Football Rankings

Week 5 Start-Sit Fantasy Rankings

The Ringer’s Week 5 Start-Sit Fantasy Rankings

The Ringer’s Week 5 Start-Sit Fantasy Rankings

Week 5 Start-Sit Fantasy Rankings

The Ringer Staff

Spotlight on Super Bowl LX

The Winners and Losers of Super Bowl LX

By Steven Ruiz • 12 min read

The Winners and Losers of Super Bowl LX

Steven Ruiz • 12 min read

Drake Maye’s Super Bowl Was a Nightmare

By Lindsay Jones • 6 min read

Drake Maye’s Super Bowl Was a Nightmare

Lindsay Jones • 6 min read

How the Seahawks’ “Dark Side” Defense Won Super Bowl LX

How the Seahawks’ “Dark Side” Defense Turned Super Bowl LX Into a Blowout

How the Seahawks Defense Won Super Bowl LX

By Diante Lee • 5 min read

How the Seahawks’ “Dark Side” Defense Turned Super Bowl LX Into a Blowout

How the Seahawks’ “Dark Side” Defense Won Super Bowl LX

How the Seahawks Defense Won Super Bowl LX

Diante Lee • 5 min read

The Year the NFL Crashed Out

By Nora Princiotti • 10 min read

The Year the NFL Crashed Out

Nora Princiotti • 10 min read

Ranking Modern Super Bowl QB Performances

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

By Steven Ruiz • 41 min read

Ranking Modern Super Bowl QB Performances

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

By Steven Ruiz • 41 min read

The NFL Hall of Fame Is at a Tipping Point

This NFL Hall of Fame Class Should Be a Tipping Point

By Lindsay Jones • 6 min read

The NFL Hall of Fame Is at a Tipping Point

This NFL Hall of Fame Class Should Be a Tipping Point

By Lindsay Jones • 6 min read

“He’s a Dude. He’s Just a Guy, Man.”

The Oral History of Mike Vrabel, New England’s Habitual Line Stepper

The Oral History of Mike Vrabel

By Alan Siegel • 23 min read

“He’s a Dude. He’s Just a Guy, Man.”

The Oral History of Mike Vrabel, New England’s Habitual Line Stepper

The Oral History of Mike Vrabel

By Alan Siegel • 23 min read

Focus on the NFL Coaching Carousel

Ranking the Top NFL Coach Candidates

Ranking the Top NFL Head Coaching Candidates for 2026

By Steven Ruiz and 1 more • 37 min read

Ranking the Top NFL Coach Candidates

Ranking the Top NFL Head Coaching Candidates for 2026

By Steven Ruiz and 1 more • 37 min read

Playoff Failures Cost Sean McDermott His Job

Sean McDermott Couldn’t Get Buffalo Over the Hump. It Cost Him His Job.

By Nora Princiotti • 6 min read

Sean McDermott Couldn’t Get Buffalo Over the Hump. It Cost Him His Job.

Playoff Failures Cost Sean McDermott His Job

Nora Princiotti • 6 min read

What Does the End of the John Harbaugh Era Mean for Baltimore?

The Ravens Grew Stale Under John Harbaugh. The Pressure Is on Lamar Jackson to Revive Them.

It Was Time for Change in Baltimore

By Diante Lee • 6 min read

The Ravens Grew Stale Under John Harbaugh. The Pressure Is on Lamar Jackson to Revive Them.

What Does the End of the John Harbaugh Era Mean for Baltimore?

It Was Time for Change in Baltimore

Diante Lee • 6 min read

Can John Harbaugh Turn Vibes Into Wins?

The Giants Already Had the Vibes. Now They’ll Also Have John Harbaugh.

By Katie Baker • 6 min read

Can John Harbaugh Turn Vibes Into Wins?

The Giants Already Had the Vibes. Now They’ll Also Have John Harbaugh.

By Katie Baker • 6 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

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

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 Failed in a Bad Situation

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

By Nora Princiotti • 6 min read

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

2026 NFL Draft 101: DK’s Mock, This Year’s Jaxson Dart, and More

2026 NFL Draft 101: DK’s Top-Five Mock, This Year’s Jaxson Dart, Top WRs, and the Four Loko Era

Mega-Mailbag: Belichick Misses HOF, Shedeur Makes Pro Bowl, and More

Mega-Mailbag: Belichick Misses HOF, Shedeur Makes Pro Bowl, Bills Hire Joe Brady, and Craig Was an Extra in ‘The Fate of the Furious’

Mailbag: Belichick Misses HOF and More

Championship Sunday: Darnold’s Moment, and Pats Bury Stidham

Championship Sunday: Darnold’s Moment, Pats Bury Stidham, Steelers Hire Mike McCarthy, and Blue Man Group

Championship Sunday: Darnold’s Moment

Rams-Seahawks, Maye vs. Stidham, Bills Press Conference, and More

Rams-Seahawks Part 3, Drake Maye vs. Jarrett Stidham, Bills Press Conference Debacle, and Boomers Don’t Drink Water

Rams-Seahawks, Maye vs. Stidham, and More

Undefeated Indiana, Mendoza’s Ceiling, Bills Fire McDermott, and More

Undefeated Indiana, Mendoza’s Ceiling, Bills Fire McDermott, and Titans Hire Saleh

Indiana Wins and Bills Fire McDermott

Giants Hire Harbaugh, Divisional Round Preview, Chicago Apex, and More

Giants Hire Harbaugh, Full Divisional Round Preview, Chicago Apex, and Eggs Manske

Giants Hire Harbaugh and Game Previews

A Batch of Firings and DK’s First 2026 Mock Draft

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

Recent Firings and DK’s 2026 Mock Draft

2026 NFL Draft 101: DK’s Mock, This Year’s Jaxson Dart, and More

2026 NFL Draft 101: DK’s Top-Five Mock, This Year’s Jaxson Dart, Top WRs, and the Four Loko Era

Mega-Mailbag: Belichick Misses HOF, Shedeur Makes Pro Bowl, and More

Mega-Mailbag: Belichick Misses HOF, Shedeur Makes Pro Bowl, Bills Hire Joe Brady, and Craig Was an Extra in ‘The Fate of the Furious’

Mailbag: Belichick Misses HOF and More

Championship Sunday: Darnold’s Moment, and Pats Bury Stidham

Championship Sunday: Darnold’s Moment, Pats Bury Stidham, Steelers Hire Mike McCarthy, and Blue Man Group

Championship Sunday: Darnold’s Moment

Rams-Seahawks, Maye vs. Stidham, Bills Press Conference, and More

Rams-Seahawks Part 3, Drake Maye vs. Jarrett Stidham, Bills Press Conference Debacle, and Boomers Don’t Drink Water

Rams-Seahawks, Maye vs. Stidham, and More

Undefeated Indiana, Mendoza’s Ceiling, Bills Fire McDermott, and More

Undefeated Indiana, Mendoza’s Ceiling, Bills Fire McDermott, and Titans Hire Saleh

Indiana Wins and Bills Fire McDermott

Giants Hire Harbaugh, Divisional Round Preview, Chicago Apex, and More

Giants Hire Harbaugh, Full Divisional Round Preview, Chicago Apex, and Eggs Manske

Giants Hire Harbaugh and Game Previews

A Batch of Firings and DK’s First 2026 Mock Draft

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

Recent Firings and DK’s 2026 Mock Draft

2026 NFL Draft 101: DK’s Mock, This Year’s Jaxson Dart, and More

2026 NFL Draft 101: DK’s Top-Five Mock, This Year’s Jaxson Dart, Top WRs, and the Four Loko Era

Mega-Mailbag: Belichick Misses HOF, Shedeur Makes Pro Bowl, and More

Mega-Mailbag: Belichick Misses HOF, Shedeur Makes Pro Bowl, Bills Hire Joe Brady, and Craig Was an Extra in ‘The Fate of the Furious’

Mailbag: Belichick Misses HOF and More

Championship Sunday: Darnold’s Moment, and Pats Bury Stidham

Championship Sunday: Darnold’s Moment, Pats Bury Stidham, Steelers Hire Mike McCarthy, and Blue Man Group

Championship Sunday: Darnold’s Moment

Rams-Seahawks, Maye vs. Stidham, Bills Press Conference, and More

Rams-Seahawks Part 3, Drake Maye vs. Jarrett Stidham, Bills Press Conference Debacle, and Boomers Don’t Drink Water

Rams-Seahawks, Maye vs. Stidham, and More

Undefeated Indiana, Mendoza’s Ceiling, Bills Fire McDermott, and More

Undefeated Indiana, Mendoza’s Ceiling, Bills Fire McDermott, and Titans Hire Saleh

Indiana Wins and Bills Fire McDermott

Giants Hire Harbaugh, Divisional Round Preview, Chicago Apex, and More

Giants Hire Harbaugh, Full Divisional Round Preview, Chicago Apex, and Eggs Manske

Giants Hire Harbaugh and Game Previews

A Batch of Firings and DK’s First 2026 Mock Draft

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

Recent Firings and DK’s 2026 Mock Draft

Eye on the 2026 NFL Draft

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2026 NFL Draft 101: DK’s Mock, This Year’s Jaxson Dart, and More

2026 NFL Draft 101: DK’s Top-Five Mock, This Year’s Jaxson Dart, Top WRs, and the Four Loko Era

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Jan. 30

Senior Bowl Week Takeaways: The Round 1 Locks, QB Standouts, and More

Senior Bowl Week Takeaways: The Round 1 Locks, QB Standouts, and Under-the-Radar Prospects Who Popped in Mobile

Senior Bowl Week Takeaways

The McShay Show • Jan. 30

The Big Implications of Dante Moore’s Surprising Decision

Dante Moore’s Decision Will Reverberate

Diante Lee • Jan. 16 • 7 min read

Nussmeier’s Hand Size and Other Senior Bowl Numbers to Know. Plus, Sam Darnold Scouting Redemption.

Senior Bowl Numbers to Know. Plus, Sam Darnold Scouting Redemption.

Senior Bowl Stats to Know and Sam Darnold

The McShay Show

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2026 NFL Draft 101: DK’s Top-Five Mock, This Year’s Jaxson Dart, Top WRs, and the Four Loko Era

Senior Bowl Week Takeaways: The Round 1 Locks, QB Standouts, and More

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show • Jan. 30

Senior Bowl Week Takeaways: The Round 1 Locks, QB Standouts, and Under-the-Radar Prospects Who Popped in Mobile

Senior Bowl Week Takeaways

The McShay Show

The Big Implications of Dante Moore’s Surprising Decision

Dante Moore’s Decision Will Reverberate

Diante Lee

Nussmeier’s Hand Size and Other Senior Bowl Numbers to Know. Plus, Sam Darnold Scouting Redemption.

Senior Bowl Numbers to Know. Plus, Sam Darnold Scouting Redemption.

Senior Bowl Stats to Know and Sam Darnold

The McShay Show

Spotlight On The Second-Year Quarterbacks

The 2024 Quarterback Class Redraft

By Steven Ruiz • 14 min read

The 2024 Quarterback Class Redraft

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Drake Maye and the End of Nature vs. Nurture

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

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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

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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

Sophomore Slumps Aren’t Real. Regression Is.

By Riley McAtee • 7 min read

Sophomore Slumps Aren’t Real. Regression Is.

Riley McAtee • 7 min read

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