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Heed the Call NFL Podcast with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler

Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler helped pioneer the pro football podcasting landscape with their groundbreaking and globally beloved Around The NFL Podcast. Now free of the “shadowy league figures,” the heroes are fully unleashed on the award-winning Heed The Call podcast, your home for unique coverage of every league storyline with familiar friends, authentic analysis – and yes – just a touch of mirth.

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Latest Episodes:

2025 NFL Week 4 Recap: AMPUTATION ACCOMPLISHED! Sep 29, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap ALL the Sunday NFL Week 4 games! We start with the Ravens-Chiefs matchup before getting into the rest of the Sunday slate, finishing with the Sunday Night tilt between Micah Parson's Packers and Jerry Jones' Cowboys.

0:00 Week 4 Recap

2:05 Theme of the Week

3:36 Ravens at Chiefs Recap

12:31 Colts at Rams Recap

21:08 Eagles at Buccaneers Recap

32:24 Chargers at Giants Recap

42:57 Vikings at Steelers Dublin Game Recap

52:33 Jaguars at 49ers Recap

1:01:24 Commanders at Falcons Recap

1:06:04 Panthers at Patriots Recap

1:10:56 Bears at Raiders Recap

1:17:03 Titans at Texans Recap

1:29:19 Browns at Lions Recap

1:35:18 Saints at Bills Recap

1:40:11 SNF: Packers at Cowboys Recap

1:50:57 Wrap Up

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NFL 2025 Week 4 Preview + TNF Recap Sep 26, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to preview ALL the games on the 2025 NFL Week 4 slate! But first, we recap the Thursday night divisional game between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals! After the break, we get to the Week 4 preview, starting this week with the late slate and the game of the week: Ravens at Chiefs. Then, we hit some other late games 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 help previewing the Sunday night tilt between the Packers and Cowboys, plus Baldy shares his thoughts on Daniel Jones resurgence and the struggles of the Houston Texans offense. After that, we're on to the Monday Night Double Header before we run through "The Other Ones" to cover any games we missed. Finally, we close the show with the blind locks of the week segment, and revisit the Holiday Touchdown sequel.

14:14 Week 4 Preview

17:42 Ravens at Chiefs Preview

23:30 Colts at Rams Preview

31:24 Jaguars at 49ers Preview

37:21 Mac Jones

38:34 Dublin Game: Vikings at Steelers Preview

43:31 Quad Box

44:48 Eagles at Buccaneers Preview

50:09 Chargers at Giants Preview

1:00:27 Commanders at Falcons Preview

1:05:20 Browns at Lions Preview

1:12:11 Insider Calls with Brian Baldinger

1:12:44 SNF: Packers at Cowboys Preview

1:15:47 Baldy on Daniel Jones

1:21:32 Baldy on Texans struggles

1:25:39 Monday Night Double-Header

1:31:58 The Other Ones

1:32:17 Saints at Bills Preview

1:34:02 Panthers at Patriots Preview

1:35:49 Bears at Raiders Preview

1:37:20 Titans at Texans Preview

1:41:21 Blind Locks of the Week

1:45:12 Holiday Touchdown Tagline

1:51:02 Wrap Up

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Jaxson Dart QB1, Tom Brady's Response + TNF Preview! Sep 25, 2025

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Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler and Conor Orr are back for the weekly installment of The End Around, running through the latest news items and NFL moments that captured our attention since Monday, including the BIG news that rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart will start for the Giants on Sunday. We cap off the show with a preview of Seahawks at Cardinals on Thursday night and a quick pop culture check-in.

0:00 Coming Up

0:43 The Rapture

6:36 NFL News

7:21 Jaxson Dart to start

16:48 Brian Callahan demotes himself

20:31 Tom Brady addresses “conflict of interest”

26:09 Phone lines are open!

32:04 Holiday Touchdown: A BILLS Love Story

34:37 Micah Parsons on facing the Cowboys

36:10 Isaiah Rodgers: Best DB performance ever?

40:27 Keenan Allen doesn’t eat pizza

45:28 TNF Preview: Seahawks at Cardinals

52:25 Pop culture check-in

1:04:12 Wrap Up

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NFL Week 4 Power Rankings + Lions-Ravens MNF Recap Sep 23, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are back to recap the final game of Week 3 with the Monday night showdown in Baltimore between the Lions and Ravens. Then, we run through some big news and finally finish up with our Week 4 consensus power rankings!

0:00 Lions at Ravens MNF Recap

17:43 NFL News Catch-Up

20:02 Is it Jaxson Dart time in New York?

28:47 49ers DE Nick Bosa tears ACL

31:54 CeeDee Lamb’s sprained ankle

36:02 Matt LaFleur’s Displeasure

40:20 Other NFL News

49:45 Week 4 Power Rankings

1:04:33 Did Marc text Pete Sweeney?

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2025 NFL Week 3 Recap: A Blotched Out Sun Sep 22, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap ALL the Sunday NFL Week 3 games! We start with the Sunday night tilt between the Chiefs and Giants before getting into the rest of the Sunday slate, finishing with Falcons at Panthers.

0:00 NFL Week 3 Recap

1:30 SNF: Chiefs at Giants Recap

12:54 Theme of Week 3

14:35 Rams at Eagles Recap

21:33 Broncos at Chargers Recap

30:47 Packers at Browns Recap

38:31 Cardinals at 49ers Recap

46:34 Cowboys at Bears Recap

53:34 Jets at Buccaneers Recap

1:02:57 Steelers at Patriots Recap

1:11:18 Texans at Jaguars Recap

1:17:15 Colts at Titans Recap

1:28:23 Saints at Seahawks Recap

1:35:16 Raiders at Commanders Recap

1:40:37 Vikings at Bengals Recap

1:44:50 Falcons at Panthers Recap

1:49:14 Wrap Up

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NFL 2025 Week 3 Preview + TNF Recap Sep 19, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to preview ALL the games on the 2025 NFL Week 3 slate! But first, we recap the Thursday night game between the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills! After the break, we build our Sunday Quad-Box from the early slate before hitting the top three late window games. Next, we go to our weekly segment Insider Calls with Brian Baldinger to get Baldy's tape observations heading into the new week. Then, we're on to the prime time games before we run through "The Other Ones" to cover any games we missed. Finally, we close the show with the blind locks of the week segment, with a new RULE CHANGE!

0:00 TNF Recap: Dolphins at Bills

12:44 NFL Week 3 Preview

16:31 QUAD BOX: Week 3

17:09 Rams at Eagles Preview

22:53 Colts at Titans Preview

28:42 Falcons at Panthers Preview

35:28 Texans at Jaguars Preview

39:22 Late Window: Cardinals at 49ers Preview

46:55 Broncos at Chargers Preview

50:54 Cowboys at Bears

1:01:42 Insider Calls with Brian Baldinger

1:03:00 Baldy on Travis Hunter

1:06:44 Baldy Previews Steelers at Patriots

1:14:30 Prime Time - SNF: Chiefs at Giants Preview

1:22:36 MNF: Lions at Ravens Preview

1:26:28 The Other Ones

1:27:02 Packers at Browns Preview

1:28:40 Bengals at Vikings Preview

1:30:20 Raiders at Commanders Preview

1:31:56 Jets at Buccaneers Preview

1:33:36 Saints at Seahawks Preview

1:38:31 Blind Locks

1:44:51 Wrap Up

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THE END AROUND: Tush Push Exhaustion, Flag Football in the Middle East (!?) + TNF Preview! Sep 17, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Pete Sweeney of the Kansas City Star for the weekly Wednesday installment of The End Around, running through the latest news items and NFL moments that captured our attention since Monday. We cap off the show with a preview of Dolphins at Bills on Thursday night and a network TV drama check-in.

0:00 The End Around: Week 3

1:54 Pete Sweeney joins

7:57 Chiefs Panic Meter

12:54 Tush Push Drama

19:17 Mindset of Green Bay Packers

27:00 Best football player in the world?

34:36 NFL AI Commercial

39:02 Week 2 Fun Facts

44:47 Flag Football in Saudi Arabia

52:13 Roster News

54:21 TNF Preview: Dolphins at Bills

1:03:36 Doc Check-In

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NFL Week 3 Power Rankings + MNF Double-Header Recap Sep 16, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are back to recap the final games of Week 2 with the Monday night double-header, starting with the thriller in Houston between the Buccaneers and Texans before covering the late-night showdown in Las Vegas between the Raiders and Chargers. Then, we run through the major quarterback injuries coming out of the weekend and finally finish up with our Week 3 consensus power rankings!

0:00 Show Start

3:03 MNF Recap: Buccaneers at Texans

14:56 MNF Recap: Chargers at Raiders

33:42 Final MNF thoughts

40:32 Joe Burrow needs surgery

45:26 J.J. McCarthy not expected to play in Week 3

50:25 Justin Fields in concussion protocol

51:05 Jayden Daniels has a sprained knee

53:24 Week 3 Power Rankings

1:01:47 Wrap Up

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2025 NFL Week 2 Recap: Football Showed Up! Sep 15, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap ALL the Sunday NFL Week 2 games! We start with the Sunday night tilt between the Falcons and Vikings before getting into the rest of the Sunday slate, finishing with 49ers at Saints.

0:00 FULL Week 2 Recap

0:52 SNF: Falcons at Vikings Recap

7:45 Theme of the Week

9:32 Eagles at Chiefs Recap

18:02 Giants at Cowboys Recap

27:19 Jaguars at Bengals Recap

34:34 Bears at Lions Recap

39:19 Browns at Ravens

45:06 Bills at Jets Recap

54:35 Broncos at Colts Recap

1:04:07 Patriots at Dolphins Recap

1:10:14 Seahawks at Steelers Recap

1:15:49 Panthers at Cardinals Recap

1:20:32 Rams at Titans Recap

1:24:46 49ers at Saints Recap

1:30:21 Tony Romo Check-In

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NFL 2025 Week 2 Preview + TNF Recap Sep 12, 2025

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to preview ALL the games on the 2025 NFL Week 2 slate! But first, we recap the Thursday night game between the Washington Commanders and Green Bay Packers! After the break, we build our Sunday Quad-Box from the early slate before hitting the main screen and second screen for the late window. Next, we debut a new weekly segment featuring Baldy AKA Brian Baldinger's tape observations heading into the new week. Then, we're on to the prime time games before we run through "The Other Ones" to cover any games we missed. Finally, we close the show with the blind locks of the week segment.

0:00 Show Start

2:21 TNF Recap: Commanders at Packers

12:57 NFL Week 2 Preview

14:41 QUAD BOX: Week 2

15:05 Bears at Lions Preview

19:47 Giants at Cowboys Preview

25:03 Browns at Ravens Preview

29:51 Bills at Jets Preview

34:48 LATE WINDOW: Week 2

35:02 Eagles at Chiefs Preview

41:42 Broncos at Colts Preview

47:35 Insider Calls with Brian Baldinger

48:53 Rams at Titans Preview

54:59 Baldy’s take on Bears QB Caleb Williams

1:00:57 Prime Time Games

1:03:03 SNF: Falcons at Vikings Preview

1:08:36 MNF (Fake): Buccaneers at Texans Preview

1:11:23 MNF (Real): Chargers at Raiders Preview

1:14:29 THE OTHER ONES: Week 2

1:16:04 49ers at Saints Preview

1:17:08 Patriots at Dolphins Preview

1:18:44 Seahawks at Steelers Preview

1:20:26 Jaguars at Bengals Preview

1:22:02 Panthers at Cardinals Preview

1:23:51 Blind Locks of the Week

1:27:54 Wrap Up

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