Heed the Call NFL Podcast with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler

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Week 7 PANIC INDEX + TNF Preview Oct 16, 2025

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It's the weekly installment of the End Around! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Sheil Kapadia of The Ringer NFL Show to run through a few news items from around the league. Then, it's time for the Week 7 NFL Panic Index, assessing the level of panic for teams whose seasons aren't going exactly as planned, including the Eagles, Ravens, Bills and more. Finally, we wrap up the show previewing the upcoming Thursday Night Football matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals.

0:00 Coming up on today’s show…

1:24 Marc got aggregated

5:26 Sheil Kapadia joins

7:36 Composite Power Rankings

13:25 Tom Brady’s Power Rankings

15:26 Michael Penix and his nail-biting habit

19:39 Ben Johnson responds to Troy Aikman

23:45 Week 7 NFL Panic Index!!

54:00 TNF Preview: Steelers at Bengals

1:03:17 Wrap Up

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NFL Week 7 Power Rankings + MNF Double-Header Recap Oct 14, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are back to recap the final two games of Week 6 with the Monday night matchups, first the "real" MNF game between the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders, and then the "fake" MNF game featuring the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons. After that, we run through some news, including the Titans decision to fire head coach Brian Callahan. After that, it's on to the Official Week 7 consensus Power Rankings of Record!

0:00 MNF Double-Header

1:05 Bears at Commanders Recap

9:17 Bills at Falcons Recap

19:52 NFL News

20:01 Titans fire HC Brian Callahan

33:03 Mike McDaniel on Tua’s Sunday comments

38:42 Mike Tomlin on Joe Flacco trade

43:17 Bill Belichick Update

50:34 Brian Branch suspended one game

52:58 Injury Report

54:52 NFL Week 7 Power Rankings

1:12:49 Wrap Up

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2025 NFL Week 6 Recap: Clock In, Clock Out! Oct 13, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap ALL the Sunday NFL Week 6 games! We start with the SNF matchup between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs before getting into the rest of the Sunday slate...

0:00 Full NFL Week 6 Recap

2:28 SNF: Lions at Chiefs Recap

11:35 Theme of the Week

14:36 Seahawks at Jaguars Recap

23:12 49ers at Buccaneers Recap

33:02 Cowboys at Panthers Recap

39:57 London: Broncos at Jets Recap

48:11 Cardinals at Colts Recap

58:01 Patriots at Saints Recap

1:03:12 Bengals at Packers Recap

1:12:40 Chargers at Dolphins Recap

1:22:29 Browns at Steelers Recap

1:29:29 Rams at Ravens Recap

1:34:27 Titans at Raiders Recap

1:40:43 Wrap Up

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NFL 2025 Week 6 Preview + TNF Recap Oct 10, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to preview ALL the games on the 2025 NFL Week 6 slate! But first, we recap the stunning NFC East matchup on Thursday night between the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants! After the break, we get to the Week 6 preview, starting this week with the Sunday night game as the Lions head to Kansas City. Next, we run through the two best games in the late slate before moving to the London game. After that, we build our Sunday Quad-Box from the early window and then go to our weekly segment Insider Calls with Brian Baldinger. Baldy shares his thoughts on Sam Darnold, Drake Maye, and the Titans-Raiders matchup, and then it's on to the MNF double-header! We finish up the game previews with The Other Ones and then close the show with our Blind Locks of Week 6!

0:00 TNF Recap: Eagles at Giants

13:06 Full NFL Week 6 Preview

14:48 SNF: Lions at Chiefs Preview

20:42 Late Window: 49ers at Buccaneers Preview

30:29 Bengals at Packers Preview

37:23 London: Broncos at Jets Preview

45:22 QUAD BOX

48:09 Seahawks at Jaguars Preview

56:39 Cardinals at Colts Preview

1:05:27 Rams at Ravens Preview

1:08:59 Cowboys at Panthers Preview

1:13:40 Insider Calls with Brian Baldinger

1:14:43 Baldy on Sam Darnold

1:17:44 Baldy on Drake Maye

1:23:08 Baldy Previews Titans at Raiders

1:29:14 Fake MNF: Bills at Falcons Preview

1:33:29 Real MNF: Bears at Commanders Preview

1:36:21 The Other Ones

1:36:36 Patriots at Saints Preview

1:37:56 Browns at Steelers Preview

1:39:35 Chargers at Dolphins Preview

1:41:01 Week 6 Blind Locks!

1:47:00 Wrap Up

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The Ball Knower + Joe Flacco Traded & TNF Preview Oct 09, 2025

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The Ball Knower knows ball. And if you think he doesn't know ball, it is YOU who does not know ball. Marc Sessler and Colleen Wolfe visit the Ball Knower to get his all-seeing eye towards the future of the Steelers and Eagles. After that, it's the weekly installment of the End Around! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Colleen Wolfe to run through news and stories from around the league, starting with Joe Flacco's trade to the Cincinnati Bengals. After previewing the upcoming Thursday Night Football matchup between Connie's Eagles and the New York Giants, we close the show with a stop to Pop Culture Corner.

0:00 The Ball Knower

10:47 The End Around Week 6

14:50 Week 5 Fun Facts

20:55Joe Flacco Traded to Bengals

28:34 Week 5 Fines

40:44 Indiana Jones

44:43 Bill Belichick’s UNC Documentary

47:25 Liam Coen in the Locker Room

50:22 TNF Preview: Eagles at Giants

58:22 Pop Culture Corner

1:03:07 Wrap Up

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NFL Week 6 Power Rankings + Chiefs-Jaguars MNF Recap Oct 07, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are back to recap the final game of Week 5 with the Monday night matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars! After that, we run through some news, discussing Jonathan Gannon and the Cardinals, a potential quarterback change in Cincinnati, and Mark Sanchez's arrest. Next, Pete Sweeney joins the show from Jacksonville to talk Chiefs before we finish with the Official Week 6 consensus Power Rankings of Record!

0:00 MNF Recap: Chiefs at Jaguars

12:14 NFL News

13:27 Jonathan Gannon’s Gaffe

19:14 Bengals ready to make a QB change?

23:55 Mark Sanchez Arrested

30:31 Kicking Interference

36:13 Injuries

37:53 Pete Sweeney on the Chiefs

49:10 Week 6 Power Rankings

1:13:16 Wrap Up

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2025 NFL Week 5 Recap, Operation: Separation! Oct 06, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap ALL the Sunday NFL Week 5 games! We start with the thrilling SNF matchup between the Patriots and Bills before getting into the rest of the Sunday slate.

0:00 Full NFL Week 5 Recap

1:23 SNF Patriots at Bills Recap

12:25 Theme of the Week

15:11 Buccaneers at Seahawks Recap

24:28 Broncos at Eagles Recap

36:05 Commanders at Chargers Recap

40:39 Giants at Saints Recap

47:22 Cowboys at Jets Recap

56:06 Texans at Ravens Recap

1:05:46 Vikings at Browns (London) Recap

1:14:00 Raiders at Colts Recap

1:18:06 Titans at Cardinals Recap

1:26:45 Lions at Bengals Recap

1:31:44 Dolphins at Panthers Recap

1:38:54 Wrap Up

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NFL 2025 Week 5 Preview + TNF Recap Oct 03, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to preview ALL the games on the 2025 NFL Week 5 slate! But first, we recap the overtime thriller on Thursday night between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams! After the break, we get to the Week 5 preview, starting once again this week with the late slate. Then, after a brief aside for Conor versus Gravy, we hit the London game and build our Sunday Quad-Box from the early slate. Next, we go to our weekly segment Insider Calls with Brian Baldinger to get Baldy's breakdowns on Dak Prescott's play, the Jaguars defense and Jaxson Dart's first NFL start. After that, an important figures calls into the HTC Hotline, and then we're on to the prime time games before we run through "The Other Ones". Finally, we close the show with the blind locks of the week segment.

0:00 FULL NFL Week 5 Preview

1:09 TNF: 49ers at Rams Recap

15:02 Week 5 Preview

16:15 Buccaneers at Seahawks Preview

20:15 Lions at Bengals Preview

27:56 Commanders at Chargers Preview

32:59 Conor vs Gravy

40:13 London Game: Vikings at Browns Preview

50:55 Quad Box

51:46 Broncos at Eagles Preview

57:33 Texans at Ravens Preview

1:02:10 Raiders at Colts Preview

1:05:35 Giants at Saints Preview

1:11:31 Insider Calls with Brian Baldinger

1:12:16 Baldy on Dak Prescott

1:16:45 Baldy on Jaguars Defense

1:18:55 Baldy on Jaxson Dart

1:24:51 HTC Hotline

1:32:24 SNF: Patriots at Bills Preview

1:39:38 MNF: Chiefs at Jaguars Preview

1:45:53 The Other Ones

1:46:13 Titans at Cardinals Preview

1:48:33 Cowboys at Jets Preview

1:50:38 Dolphins at Panthers Preview

1:52:45 Blind Locks

1:58:32 Wrap Up

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The Rise of the Seahawks, Salty Takes for 2025 + TNF Preview! Oct 02, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are back for the weekly installment of The End Around! This week, we start by sharing something we LOVE about the 2025 NFL season thus far, including the Eagles' 4-0 start despite some concerning advanced analytics, the rise of the Seahawks, and the new knuckleball kick-off strategy. Then we run through some fun news items and an interesting HTC Hotline voicemail before welcoming Patrick "RotoPat" Dougherty onto the show! RotoPat and the heroes talk movies and share what's grinding their gears about this NFL season. Finally, we preview the upcoming Thursday Night Football matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams.

0:00 Coming Up…

2:39 Things We Love about the 2025 NFL Season

4:07 Eagles Are 4-0, BUT…

12:51 The Rise of the Seahawks

17:25 Knuckleball Kick-Offs

23:47 Robert Saleh vs Liam Coen Part 3

29:38 Sauce Gardner’s Lawsuit

33:36 JK Dobbins Spanish Interview

37:39 HTC Hotline

41:13 RotoPat Joins

43:12 Movie Talk with RotoPat

50:45 Salty Takes on the 2025 Season

1:09:37 TNF Preview: 49ers at Rams

1:15:43 Wrap Up

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NFL Week 5 Power Rankings + MNF Double-Header Recap Sep 30, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are back to recap the final games of Week 4 with the Monday night double-header, starting with the Jets at Dolphins matchup and then spinning to the snooze-fest that was Bengals at Broncos. After that, we run through some news before finishing with the Week 5 consensus power rankings!

0:00 Coming Up

1:29 Jets at Dolphins MNF Recap

17:37 Bengals at Broncos MNF Recap

25:52 NFL News

28:02 49ers Injury Situation

32:04 Robert Saleh vs Liam Coen Follow-Up

38:18 Ben Johnson’s Halftime Snafu

45:23 Other NFL News & Injuries

51:40 Week 5 Power Rankings

1:16:00 Wrap Up

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