Between The Hashmarks Podcast: An NFL Show

The 2026 NFL season has been a tale of upstarts and x-factors.

Whether it's the Las Vegas Raiders racing out to a 3-1 start and taking Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs to the brink, or Kenneth Walker throwing Andy Reid's entire playbook open, or even Brian Flores' defense propelling the Vikings to a 4-0 start while terrorizing opposing quarterbacks and holding offenses to just 12.4 points per game, there are breakout stars to be found across the NFL, with parity truly taking root through the season's first four weeks.

On this week's edition of the Between The Hashmarks Podcast, veteran NFL reporters Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier weigh in on who deserves the credit for some of the more surprising starts around the league, handicap whether the Atlanta Falcons or Carolina Panthers are in the driver's seat of a suddenly competitive NFC South, and so much more.

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Episode: 101

Hosted by: Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier

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Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season featured a record 12 games that were decided by one score or fewer, and a couple of troubling losses for teams that were projected to be preseason Super Bowl favorites.

After the  ⁨Philadelphia Eagles were throttled on Monday Night Football against the  Chicago Bears⁩ , and the Los Angeles Rams collapsed Sunday night against the Denver Broncos, veteran NFL reporters Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier dive into how worried the Eagles, Rams, New England Patriots,⁩ and  Houston Texans should be.

Plus, what should the expectations really be for JJ McCarthy and the New York Giants?

All that and more, on a jam-packed edition of the Between The Hashmarks Podcast!

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Hosted by: Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier

Episode: 100

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Week 2 of the NFL season was an abject disaster for some of the league's most promising young quarterbacks.

New York Giants second-year signal caller Jaxson Dart suffered a potentially devastating knee injury in a Monday night loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the Chicago Bears saw Caleb Williams injure his hamstring late in the fourth quarter of a loss to the NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings, and Jayden Daniels went down with another elbow injury for the Commanders.

Veteran NFL reporters Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier break down which teams need to worry, which have the best chances of surviving life without their quarterback, and look athead to some of the biggest games on the schedule as Week 3 nears.

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Hosted by: Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier

Episode: 99

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Veteran NFL reporter Matt Lombardo offers key takeaways and instant analysis from a wild Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season.

From Patrick Mahomes powering his 25th career game-winning drive in a Kansas City Chiefs overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts to the Cincinnati Bengals playing like one of the most balanced and well-rounded teams in football in a statement victory over the Houston Texans and an alarming but expected wakeup call for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was a thrilling and illuminating Week across the league.


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NFL Week 1 was an explosion of offense across the league, with some of the premier quarterbacks in the sport announcing their and their team's presence as contenders to be taken seriously.

From Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry steamrolling the Indianapolis Colts, to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills' heroics in a monumental test against the Houston Texans, or Kenneth Walker arriving as the Robin to Patrick Mahomes' Batman as the Kansas City Chiefs launched into Version 2.0 of the most successful era in franchise history, several teams flexed their muscles in Week 1.

Likewise, the New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Jets looked stunningly competent.

Veteran NFL reporters Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier go deep on the biggest takeaways from a wild opening weekend of the 2026 season, and look ahead to some of the most compelling matchups in Week 2, and more, on a jam-packed edition of the Between The Hashmarks Podcast!

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Hosted by: Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier

Episode: 98

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Veteran NFL reporter Matt Lombardo offers key takeaways and instant analysis from a frenetic Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.

From the New York Giants' statement victory over the Dallas Cowboys to Caleb Williams lighting up the Carolina Panthers and hanging 59 points on the defending NFC South Champions and Brian Flores unleashing an all-out blitzkrieg on Jordan Love and the Packers, the first week of the 2026 NFL season had it all.

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The 107th NFL season kicks off when the Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots, and raise the Super Bowl banner in Lumen Field, and the Los Angeles Rams square off with the San Francisco 49ers in a battle of NFC heavyweights, in Australia.

As the regular season opens in full throttle, Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier make their predictions for the upcoming season, from who will win MVP and Rookies of the Year, to their Super Bowl picks and much more.

Likewise, Lombardo and Tanier share the biggest keys for the Patriots, Seahawks, Rams, and 49ers to emerge 1-0 in a pair of playoff-caliber tests to begin the 2026 campaign and look ahead to the games they’re most looking forward to in a jam-packed first NFL Sunday of 2026.

All that, and a whole lot more on a jam-packed episode of the Between The Hashmarks Podcast!

Episode Info:

Hosted by: Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier

Episode: 97

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With Week 1 of the NFL regular season rapidly approaching, Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier turn their attention to the breakout stars who just might become household names during the 2026 campaign ahead.

Whether it is an NFL Executive predicting a major uptick from Los Angeles Chargers running back Omarion Hampton, or Mike's bullishness on Chicago Bears wide receiver and emergent star Luther Burden, there are plenty of ascending stars to keep an eye on this upcoming season.

Plus, what to make of four teams across the league keeping four quarterbacks on the 53-man roster, is it merely covering their tracks or an indictment of a sudden crisis of depth at the position?

All that, and a whole lot more on a jam-packed episode of the Between The Hashmarks Podcast!

Hosted by: Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier

Episode: 96

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A court ruling opened the floodgates to players who don't make an NFL roster to return to college via the transfer portal, which could throw additional chaos into this year's final round of cuts and the upcoming college football season.

Veteran NFL reporters Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier are joined by former New York Jets Director of Player Personnel, and the current President of Accelerate Sports Ventures to find out what it means, how teams view players who potentially go back to college, and just how intense the debates are between coaching staffs and front offices as final cuts loom.

Plus, Lombardo and Tanier weigh in on the Cleveland Browns' disastrous decision to name Deshaun Watson the starting quarterback, the Atlanta Falcons' dearth of quarterback options, and how to finally fix the preseason, on an action packed edition of the Between The Hashmarks Podcast!

Hosted by: Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier

Guest: Greg Nejmeh, President of Accelerate Sports Ventures, Former New York Jets Executive

Episode: 95

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About Greg Nejmeh: Greg Nejmeh is a 16-year NFL personnel executive and former Director of Player Personnel for the New York Jets. He is now President of Accelerate Sports Ventures, where he leads the Football Evaluation & Advisory service, partnering with college programs to bring objective, NFL-level film evaluation and proven personnel processes to roster construction and decision-making.

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The NFL Preseason is underway, joint practices are in full-swing, competition is heating up and tempers are flaring as the regular season looming closer by the day.

Veteran NFL reporters Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier take a trip down memory lane and some of the craziest training camp brawls they have covered in their career, before breaking down just how optimistic the Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, and New York Jets should be about Fernando Mendoza, Drew Allar, Ty Simpson, or Cade Klubnik after their gangbusters preseason debuts, and weigh in on J.J. McCarthy's potential trade value, and much more on an action-packed episode of the Between The Hashmarks Podcast!

Hosted by: Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier

Episode: 94

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