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The second half of the NFL season begins this week, and with it comes a raft of questions for likely or potential playoff teams. What does the Cowboys offense look like against a real defense? Can the Dolphins defense be simply good enough to make them legitimate AFC title contenders? What's the ceiling for the 49ers' offense? And what's behind the occasional duds for the Chiefs' offense?

With Nate Tice out this week, The Read Optional's Ollie Connolly joins Robert Mays to answer those questions, and a whole lot more, on the Week 10 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show.

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4:51 Can the Vikings be dangerous in the playoffs?

13:36 Josh Allen's elbow injury

18:28 What does the Cowboys' offense look like against a real defense?

27:46 Can the Dolphins' defense be merely 'good enough'?

38:41 Seahawks-Bucs, and the impact on the NFC playoff picture

47:09 Realistic expectations for the Chargers the rest of the season

56:01 What's the ceiling for the 49ers' offense?

60:20 How does the Jaguars' defense go from fun to legitimately good?

65:01 What's up with the occasional duds from the Chiefs?

66:57 Concern for the long-term health of the Josh McDaniels era in Las Vegas

72:31 Let's do this, Colts

77:21 Wick Scale: Mike McCarthy vs. Packers

80:09 Wick Scale: Stefon Diggs vs. Vikings

82:15 Wick Scale: Case Keenum vs. Vikings

84:10 Win my Fourth Screen: Texans vs. Giants

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As Jeff Saturday and the Colts prepare to take on the Raiders, Mike Sando and former GM Randy Mueller try and make sense of what happened this week in Indianapolis. Then, they talk about the Packers’ fifth straight loss before looking ahead to Mike McCarthy’s return to Green Bay. They also dive into about Tom Brady’s comments on the Bucs “effort,” the Cardinals debut on in-season Hard Knocks and much more.

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2:30 Jeff Saturday named interim head coach of Colts

23:08 Packers tone on field amid losing streak

33:47 Mike McCarthy returns to Green Bay

37:58 Tom Brady calls out Bucs “effort”

41:35 Cardinals begin in-season Hard Knocks

48:02 GM Notebook

59:52 Week 10 Picks

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Andy Staples and Dane Brugler welcome The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman to the show to talk about the players who have caught his attention ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft. They discuss Tyree Wilson, Michigan’s draft prospects and several running backs who could land in the top 100. They also dive into the quarterbacks and where the 2024 class with Drake Maye and Caleb Williams compares to this year’s group of C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young and Will Levis. 

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1:16 Tyree Wilson

8:56 Michigan draft prospects (Mazi Smith, Olusegun Oluwatimi, Eyabi Okie, Blake Corum)

30:54 RBs to watch (Jahmyr Gibbs, Zach Evans, Zach Charbonnet, Eric Gray, Izzy Abanikanda, Sean Tucker, Chase Brown

39:47 Prospects Dane hated leaving off his midseason top 50

(Josh Downs)

47:17 2024 QB Class (Drake Maye & Caleb Williams)

56:13 2023 QB Class (C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young, Will Levis)

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The Ringer's Lindsay Jones is back on The Athletic Football Show, handing out some midseason awards with Robert Mays. Robert and Lindsay hit all the real awards—MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, and the rest—but they also go off the beaten path with fun awards like Preseason Take You'd Like Back, Russell Wilson's Cringiest Moment, and more.

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1:13 Biggest surprise

5:59 Biggest disappointment

11:19 Cringiest Russell Wilson moment

18:34 Preseason take you wish you believed in more

24:24 Preseason take you want back

29:03 Assistant Coach of the Year

37:00 Comeback Player of the Year

41:20 Offensive Rookie of the Year

45:15 Defensive Rookie of the Year

46:00 Coach of the Year

54:16 Executive of the Year

57:16 Offensive Player of the Year

58:16 Defensive Player of the Year

59:29 MVP

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The Colts shocked the NFL world on Monday when they fired Frank Reich. And then they did so again when they announced Jeff Saturday as the interim head coach. Colts beat writer Zak Keefer joins Robert Mays and Mike Sando to discuss what the hell is going on in Indianapolis.

Then, Robert and Sando break down the AFC playoff picture, not including the current division leaders. Who among the Dolphins, Jets, Chargers, Bengals and Patriots is most likely to make the playoffs? Who's least likely? Who could potentially be in control of their division by the end of the season. The guys consider those questions, and more.

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2:58 Fallout in Indy after the Colts fire Frank Reich

31:29 Best team in the AFC that isn't leading its division

42:44 Who's the next best team?

46:09 Which AFC Wild Card contender are you least confident in?

51:44 Who's happiest to be in this position?

63:44 Which coach is most concerned about meeting with his owner?

72:24 Which of these teams could end up controlling its division?

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We know that every NFL season is going to surprise us in its own unique way. Still, not many of us had the Packers and Rams being done halfway through the season on the 2022 surprises bingo card. And yet, that's exactly what it looks like after Week 9. Robert Mays and Nate Tice break down the biggest stories of the week on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

The guys also get into the Chiefs-Titans SNF thriller, Justin Fields' big day, the Jets grabbing our attention, the Seahawks' and Vikings' rosy outlooks, and more.

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5:06 Chiefs-Titans

15:41 The Packers are done

28:21 What does a competitive 2023 Rams team look like?

36:31 What's going on in Vegas?

46:01 A Trevor Lawrence tangent

50:41 The Jets have our attention

65:01 Holy cow, Justin Fields

77:21 The good and bad for the Dolphins

87:11 More likely to make a playoff run: Vikings or Seahawks?

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The halfway point of the NFL season arrives this week, and with it comes some unlikely storylines. For example, the loser of Rams-Buccaneers is going to have a tough time making the playoffs. Also, why is the Chargers' offense so boring? Robert Mays and Nate Tice discuss those two stories, and a whole lot more, on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also hit on expectations for Roquan Smith and T.J. Hockenson with their new teams, Tua Tagovailoa taking a big step forward, and the return of the Wick Scale.

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3:51 Under the Hood: Chargers offense

27:32 Roquan Smith's effect on the Ravens

34:11 T.J. Hockenson's role in Minnesota

41:47 Rams-Bucs Loser Leaves Town Match

56:27 Gameplan of the Week: Chiefs offense vs. Titans defense

74:02 Kirk Cousins revenge game

79:37 Stephon Gilmore revenge game

81:15 Tua Tagovailoa proving he can be the guy for Miami

97:12 Win my Fourth Screen

99:17 Week 9 picks

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Mike Sando and former GM Randy Mueller discuss Dan Snyder’s statement about potentially selling the Commanders as well as the report of an upcoming federal investigation. Then, they dive into the NFL trade deadline and the teams who made moves and who didn’t. They talk about what the Dolphins gave up for Bradley Chubb, the Lions dealing T. J. Hockenson within the division, the high price tag for Chase Claypool and much more. 

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4:08 Dan Snyder under federal investigation & considers sale of Commanders

12:47 Teams that weren’t active at the deadline (Packers & Cowboys)

21:45 Dolphins trade for Bradley Chubb

27:14 Lions T. J. Hockenson in division to Vikings

35:54 Steelers get 2nd rd pick for Chase Claypool

39:19 Bills acquire Nyheim Hines from Colts

41:48 Jaguars trade for Calvin Ridley

44:17 GM Notebook (Kadarius Toney, CMC)

53:17 Week 9 picks

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Dane Brugler’s midseason rankings are in! He sits down with Andy Staples and NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein to discuss the top 50 prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft. They talk about the QBs, risers and fallers and players who have impressed them the most this season. 

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4:15 QB Will Levis

10:19 QBs C.J. Stroud & Bryce Young

18:08 QB Hendon Hooker

23:34 WR Jalin Hyatt

28:42 TE Darnell Washington

33:51 Players you may not know on the list/who have risen quickly 

45:53 Players who fell off Top 50

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It was the wildest trade deadline day in NFL history, with 10 deals being made and players like Bradley Chubb and T.J. Hockenson among the players on the move. Robert Mays and ESPN's Bill Barnwell recap the day on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

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2:47 Busiest trade deadline ever

5:00 Where were the Giants?

7:00 Chase Claypool to the Bears

23:03 Calvin Ridley to the Falcons

33:23 Bradley Chubb to the Dolphins

53:23 T.J. Hockenson to the Vikings

64:28 A few smaller deals

66:28 Brian Burns/Rams rumor

78:40 What are the Packers doing?

83:18 Mays called the Claypool deal!

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