The Ringer NFL Show

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SUNDAY: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz break down Sunday's games, with an appearance from Ben Solak on Sunday's biggest storyline.
MONDAY: Sheil Kapadia and Ben Solak go deep on Sunday's story lines and analyze MNF.
TUESDAY: Jason Goff and Austin Gayle go through the weekly Ringer Power Rankings, with Steven Ruiz joining later to discuss his QB rankings.
WEDNESDAY: Nora Princiotti invites a guest to share their spicy take, and see if Nora is willing to join them on their island.
THURSDAY: Sheil Kapadia is joined by a guest to discuss some big-ticket NFL news items across the week.
FRIDAY: Danny Heifetz, Ben Solak, and Steven Ruiz preview the NFL slate with analysis, insight, and banter.

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Week 3 Recap: Dolphins Atop...

09.26.2022

Nora, Ben, and Steven start by discussing how the Dolphins knocked off the Bills at home to go atop the AFC (1:10). Then, Nora and Steven go through their winners and losers, which included the Ravens, Buccaneers, Commanders, Jags, and ...

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09.26.2022 Week 3 Recap: Dolphins Atop the AFC, Jags' Statement Win, Lamar’s Stellar Play, and More \| The Ringer NFL Recap Show Nora, Ben, and Steven start by discussing how the Dolphins knocked off the Bills at home to go atop the AFC (1:10). Then, Nora and Steven go through their winners and losers, which included the Ravens, Buccaneers, Commanders, Jags, and ...
09.23.2022 Week 3 Preview: Brady vs. Rodgers, Lawrence vs. Herbert, and More \| The Ringer NFL Preview Show Danny Heifetz, Benjamin Solak, and Steven Ruiz preview Week 3, starting with Packers-Bucs (0:45). With both teams having a bunch of injuries, they discuss how these offenses can attack without some of their main weapons. Then, they predict the Monday ...
09.22.2022 Pick a Take! Bengals Rebound or Colts? Better Offense: Lions or Dolphins? \| The Scramble Welcome to 'The Scramble'! Every Thursday throughout the season, Sheil Kapadia will be joined by a guest to run through the biggest stories in the NFL and answer your mailbag questions. This week, Sheil is joined by ESPN’s Bill Barnwell ...
09.21.2022 The Dolphins Are No Fluke \| The Island Each week, a guest tries to persuade Nora Princiotti to agree with an argument they feel strongly about. This week, Nora is joined by The Ringer's own Danny Kelly, who explains why we should not only continue to expect impressive ...
09.20.2022 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings and QB Rankings \| The Power Rankers Jason and Austin discuss how the NFL power rankings have shifted following Week 2. First, they discuss the team of the week, the Dolphins, and where they should be ranked after their comeback win over the Ravens (2:14). Then, Jason ...
09.20.2022 The Bears Refuse to Pass, the O-and-Tombstone, Disorganized in Denver, and more Big Takeaways from Week 2 Sheil and Ben get together to share their reactions to the Week 2 NFL action and start the conversation by examining the anemic Bears offense and the exciting changes Mike McDaniel has made for the Dolphins. (9:01) Next, Ben explains ...
09.19.2022 Week 2 Recap: Miami’s Incredible Comeback Win, Raiders Fall to 0-2, Trey Lance’s Injury, and More Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz are joined by Benjamin Solak to discuss Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins' historic comeback win on the road against the Ravens (1:52). Then, they briefly discuss the Niners' victory over the Seahawks, before talking about ...
09.16.2022 Week 2 Preview: Ravens-Dolphins, Eagles-Vikings, and More Dolphins and talk about how each team’s defense matches up against Lamar Jackson and Tua Tagovailoa (3:40). Then they predict the Monday morning headlines for Bengals-Cowboys, Seahawks-Niners, and Saints-Bucs (28:49). They wrap up by explaining why Justin Jefferson was able ...
09.16.2022 Drafting the Most Exciting Things for Week 2 This week, Sheil is joined by Lindsay Jones to draft the things they are most excited about for Week 2, including Lamar Jackson (7:00), Aaron Rodgers (17:00), and Saquon Barkley (21:00). Then, they team up to answer your mailbag questions ...
09.15.2022 Cowboys Time Travel Island Welcome to ‘The Island’! Each week a guest tries to persuade Nora Princiotti to agree with an argument they feel strongly about. This week’s guest is USA Today’s Jori Epstein, who takes us to Cowboys Time Travel Island and pitches ...
09.14.2022 Week 1 NFL Power Rankings and QB Rankings Jason and Austin are back to discuss how the NFL power rankings have shifted following Week 1. They start by talking about how it’s not time to panic about the Packers (3:39), before talking about the nightmare start for the ...
09.13.2022 The Seahawks Spoil Russell Wilson’s Homecoming and Big Takeaways from Week 1 Sheil and Ben get together to share their reactions to the Seahawks’ big win over the Broncos on ‘Monday Night Football.’ Next, they debate whether Justin Jefferson is really as good as he looked during the Vikings’ win over the ...
09.12.2022 Week 1 Recap: Bucs Win on the Road, Chiefs Offense Explodes, Steelers' Upset Win, and More Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz are joined by Ben Solak to discuss the Buccaneers' road win over the Cowboys. They discuss their concern level for the Cowboys offense, especially now that Dak Prescott is reportedly going to miss a few ...
09.09.2022 Week 1 Preview: Broncos vs. Seahawks, Cowboys vs. Bucs, and More Danny Heifetz, Ben Solak, and Steven Ruiz preview Week 1, starting with the 'Monday Night Football' matchup between the Broncos and Seahawks (0:56). Then, they discuss what the headlines will be on Monday morning after Cowboys-Bucs, Raiders-Chargers, and more (26:15). ...
09.09.2022 Bills Make a Statement on Opening Night Nora, Ben, and Steven discuss the Bills' dominant 31-10 win over the Rams. They discuss Josh Allen’s impressive performance, the Rams defense, Matthew Stafford’s arm, and more. Hosts: Nora Princiotti Ben Solak, and Steven Ruiz Associate Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional ...
09.08.2022 Drafting the Most Exciting Things of the 2022 NFL Season Sheil is joined by Danny Kelly to pick the things they are most excited for in the 2022 season, including Russell Wilson in Denver (1:00), second-year quarterbacks (19:00), and Jerry Jones’s postgame press conferences (41:00). Host: Sheil Kapadia Guest: Danny ...
09.07.2022 Trevor Lawrence Will Finish This Season As a Top-10 QB Welcome to ‘The Island’! Nora Princiotti talks with a guest about an idea or topic that they feel strongly about, and the guest tries to persuade Nora to agree with them. Our first guest on ‘The Island’ is The Ringer’s ...
09.06.2022 A Final Look at the Preseason NFL Team and QB Power Rankings Jason and Austin get together to examine their preseason team power rankings one last time before Week 1 of the NFL season, with special focus on the Rams (3:11), Chargers (7:37), Cowboys (15:09), Titans (22:18), Dolphins (26:15), Raiders (30:29), and ...
09.02.2022 Using the Likert Scale on the Hottest Topics in the NFL Sheil and Danny go through the hottest topics in the NFL including Russell Wilson’s new contract, Jimmy G staying in San Francisco, Justin Fields, the Jets, and more (00:46). Also, Sheil answers some of your listener mailbag questions (43:22). Hosts: ...
09.01.2022 Division Winners and Super Bowl Picks Danny Heifetz, Ben Solak, and Steven Ruiz make their picks for which teams will make the NFL playoffs. They go division by division, starting in the AFC (0:54) before moving to the NFC (25:20). They finish by making their Super ...
08.31.2022 2022 Award Winners Sheil, Nora and Ben pick their award winners for the upcoming season. Hosts: Sheil Kapadia, Ben Solak and Nora Princiotti Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.30.2022 Examining the New Faces in New Places Jason and Austin start their conversation with Jimmy Garoppolo's new deal in San Francisco and discuss how this will affect Trey Lance's start to the NFL season. Next, they talk about Marcus Mariota and Carson Wentz and speculate how they ...
08.29.2022 The Biggest Questions Heading Into the 2022 Season Sheil and Ben ask the biggest questions that need to be answered for the upcoming season. Hosts: Sheil Kapadia and Ben Solak Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. ...
08.26.2022 What Are the NFL’s Least Watchable Teams? After drafting the most watchable teams in the NFL last week, Danny Heifetz, Ben Solak, and Steven Ruiz return to draft and discuss the least watchable teams this season. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Benjamin Solak, and Steven Ruiz Associate Producer: Mike ...
08.25.2022 MVP Tiers: Who Can Win It in 2022? Sheil and Ben go through their list of NFL MVP candidates and pick their potential winners for the upcoming season. Hosts: Sheil Kapadia and Ben Solak Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins Learn more ...
08.24.2022 Three Big Media Stories Heading Into the 2022 Season Nora Princiotti and Bryan Curtis discuss three of the biggest NFL media stories heading into the new season. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Bryan Curtis Associate Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ...
08.23.2022 Mid-Tier Quarterbacks in Make-or-Break Seasons Jason and Austin examine some of the QBs in the middle of their rankings who may be operating under short leashes in the upcoming season. First they quickly touch on the "Dangerously Mid-Tier" group and talk about if Kirk Cousins, ...
08.22.2022 The All In-dex Danny Heifetz and Steven Ruiz kick off The Ringer's All In Week by discussing the All In-dex, which ranks every team based on how all in they are for this season. They talk about the delusional teams that are too ...
08.18.2022 Deshaun Watson's 11-Game Suspension Nora and Lindsay share their thoughts on the news that Deshaun Watson has now been suspended for 11 games and fined $5 million. They discuss Watson’s punishment, Watson and members of the Browns organization's press conferences, and more. Hosts: Nora ...
08.18.2022 How Defenses Will Perform in 2022 Following Sheil’s list, he and Lindsay go through the league and debate which defense will lead the NFL and which ones can also take a leap this upcoming season. Hosts: Sheil Kapadia and Lindsay Jones Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional ...
08.17.2022 Who Are the NFL's Most Watchable Teams? Danny Heifetz, Ben Solak, and Steven Ruiz draft and discuss the most watchable teams in the league this season. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Benjamin Solak, and Steven Ruiz Associate Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ...
08.16.2022 Preseason Rookie Power Rankings Jason Goff and Austin Gayle get together to share their performance evaluations for some of the exciting new talent around the league after the first slate of NFL preseason action and discuss how they are able to develop under the ...
08.15.2022 Players Primed to Make the Leap in 2022 Ben and Steven each pick the three players they believe are ready to take their game to another level in the 2022 season. Hosts: Ben Solak and Steven Ruiz Associate Producer: Mike Wargon Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor ...
08.12.2022 Top 5 Offenses in 2022 Sheil and Ben discuss which teams will have the best offenses this season, and which teams just missed out on their top 5 lists. Hosts: Sheil Kapadia and Ben Solak Associate Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and ...
08.11.2022 Biggest Sleeper Teams Nora and Danny discuss their biggest sleeper teams heading into the 2022 NFL season. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Danny Heifetz Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.10.2022 Are People Too High on the Lions? Sheil Kapadia and Steven Ruiz break down things that they think people are too high on heading into the 2022 NFL season. They discuss the Lions' ‘Hard Knocks’ hype, rookie wide receivers, Russell Wilson on the Broncos, and more. Hosts: ...
08.09.2022 Is Mahomes-Allen the New Brady-Manning? Lindsay Jones gets Kevin Clark on the horn to share some of the offensive coaching and player updates he witnessed at the Chiefs and Bills' respective training camps. First, they examine Kansas City's revamped receiving corps and how they'll affect ...
08.08.2022 The Kirk Cousins Scale of QB Competence Danny Heifetz and Steven Ruiz rank NFL quarterbacks based on if they're better, worse, or just about the same as Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Steven Ruiz Producer: Kaya McMullen Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more ...
08.05.2022 10 Questions About the 10 First-Year Head Coaches Sheil Kapadia and Nora Princiotti answer 10 questions about first-year head coaches, ranging from most likely to win coach of the year to most likely to go viral. Hosts: Sheil Kapadia and Nora Princiotti Associate Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Production ...
08.04.2022 The NFL Appealed the Deshaun Watson Ruling. Now What? Sheil and Lindsay go through the Deshaun Watson ruling, the NFL’s appeal, and what all of it means heading into the 2022-23 season. Hosts: Sheil Kapadia and Lindsay Jones Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor ...
08.03.2022 The Ripple Effects of Miami's Tampering Penalty JJ and Sheil get together to share their reactions to the news of the suspensions and fines levied against the Miami Dolphins for illegal tampering. They dissect the NFL's ruling, discuss the Dolphins' history of dysfunction under owner Stephen Ross, ...
08.02.2022 Breaking Down the Deshaun Watson Report Nora and Lindsay get together to share their reactions to the news of Judge Robinson's ruling in the Deshaun Watson case that led to the star quarterback's six-game suspension by the NFL. They examine all the aspects of the decision, ...
08.01.2022 Deshaun Watson Suspension Reaction Nora, Lindsay, and Kevin share their thoughts on the six-game suspension handed down to Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson and discuss the possibility of the NFL filing an appeal in the coming days. Hosts: Nora Princiotti, Lindsay Jones, Kevin Clark Associate ...
07.29.2022 Solving the Mystery Around the Patriots Offense Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz team up to try to figure out some of the mystery around what the Patriots offense is going to look like this season. They discuss who they think is going to call plays and what ...
07.28.2022 Can the Vikings Win the NFC North? Danny Heifetz is joined by The Ringer’s new NFL writer, Sheil Kapadia, to discuss some of his hottest takes heading into the 2022-23 season. Host: Danny Heifetz Guest: Sheil Kapadia Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn ...
07.27.2022 QBs That Have the Most at Stake From Trey Lance to Matt Ryan, Kevin and Lindsay go through their list of quarterbacks that have the most at stake in the 2022-23 NFL season. Hosts: Kevin Clark and Lindsay Jones Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna ...
07.26.2022 Will the Bengals Make the Playoffs This Year? Steven and Danny get together to debate whether the Cincinnati Bengals can repeat their success from last season despite a much harder schedule and an incredibly loaded AFC. Hosts: Steven Ruiz and Danny Heifetz Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: ...
07.25.2022 Most Exciting Rookie Receivers Ben Solak and Danny Kelly discuss the rookie receivers who they are most excited to see heading into the 2022 NFL season. Hosts: Ben Solak and Danny Kelly Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about ...
07.21.2022 Reactions to Kyler Murray’s Extension Kevin and Danny react to Kyler Murray’s five-year, $230 million contract extension. They analyze what the deal could mean for future QB contracts and how the Cardinals can improve this season. Host: Kevin Clark and Danny Kelly Associate Producer: Stefan ...
07.21.2022 Saddest Quarterback Competitions Danny and Rodger go through the saddest quarterback competitions heading into the start of training camp. Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Rodger Sherman Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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