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Week 2 Preview: Ben Johnson Back to Detroit, Eagles-Chiefs, and Start-Sit Advice Sep 12, 2025

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The guys preview the upcoming games this weekend for Week 2 of the NFL season and share which players from each game they’re looking to start or sit in fantasy.

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(05:52) Eagles-Chiefs

(13:22) Bears-Lions

(21:44) Seahawks-Steelers

(30:42) Giants-Cowboys

(38:20) Rams-Titans

(43:08) Jaguars-Bengals

(49:58) Browns-Ravens

(57:12) Bills-Jets

(1:11:54) 49ers-Saints

(1:20:35) Panthers-Cardinals

(1:21:17) Broncos-Colts

(1:24:51) Falcons-Vikings

(1:28:15) Raiders-Chargers

(1:32:00) Buccaneers-Texans

(1:36:12) Ringer 107 Picks for Week 2

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Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Power Ranking Our Week 1 UNDER Reactions, Fantasy Court, and the Pacific Time War Zone Sep 10, 2025

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The guys share their Week 1 under reactions in this week’s Power Hour, as they push back on some of the classic overreactions from the first games of the season. They then rule over some listener-submitted Fantasy Court questions before revisiting the time-zone discussion from the previous show.

(02:09) Power Hour - Week 1 Under Reactions

(04:36) Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow Will Be Fine

(06:55) The Jaguars Aren’t That Good

(10:30) Underperforming Rookies Will Bounce Back

(13:43) The Ravens Are Still Awesome

(17:21) A.J. Brown Will Finish as a WR1

(22:51) Cam Ward Was Better Than His Stats

(25:41) The Steelers Will Regress

(28:30) The Seahawks Are Gonna Be Good

(31:54) Davante Adams Is Poised for a Big Year

(35:35) Ringer Fantasy Football League Update

(38:40) Fantasy Court

(53:27) Emails/The Time-zone Debate Revisited

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Vikings-Bears Reaction + Week 2 Waivers Sep 09, 2025

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The guys react to Monday Night Football featuring the debut of J.J. McCarthy on the Vikings and Caleb Williams’ first game with Ben Johnson as the Bears coach. Next, SHOWDOWN TIME! Must-add players at each position ahead of NFL Week 2.

(0:00) Intro
(1:49) Monday Night Football
(26:41) RB Waivers: Dylan Sampson (Browns), Trey Benson (Cardinals), and Bhayshul Tuten (Jaguars)
(43:22) WR Waivers: Cedric Tillman (Browns), Hollywood Brown (Chiefs), and Kayshon Boutte (Patriots)
(01:01:09) TE Waivers: Harold Fanin Jr. (Browns) Brenton Strange (Jaguars), and Juwan Johnson (Saints)
(01:18:18) QB Waivers: Daniel Jones (Colts)
(01:20:09) D/ST Waivers: Seahawks, Patriots, and Buccaneers

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Week 1 Recap: Bills-Ravens Shocker, Rodgers’s Revenge, Tua Turntheballova, and Lions Panic Sep 08, 2025

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Week 1 Recap: Bills-Ravens Shocker, Rodgers’s Steelers, Tua Turntheballova, and Lions Panic

The guys recap all of the NFL Week 1 action by going through categories such as Winners and Losers, the Oppenheimer Award, Intrusive Thoughts, and so much more.

(0:00) Intro

(1:25) ‘Sunday Night Football’: Bills-Ravens

(16:39) Winners and Losers

(32:37) The Oppenheimer Award

(44:06) It’s So Over. We’re So Back.

(56:56) Fart or Shart

(59:10) Intrusive Thoughts

(01:06:17) Play of the Day

(01:09:56) The WORST Play of the Day

(01:12:50) Stadium Pulse of the Week

(01:17:57) The Arthur Smith/Shawn Hochuli Award

(01:25:26) The Lucille Bluth Award

(01:26:32) Two TEs and a Lie

(01:28:07 ) Fantasy Burn Book

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Eagles-Cowboys Reaction, Spitgate, McCaffrey NOT AGAIN, and Full Week 1 Preview Sep 05, 2025

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Football is BACK! The guys react to the Eagles-Cowboys season opener (and Christian McCaffrey’s calf injury), before previewing the Week 1 fantasy football slate.

(0:00) Intro

(2:56) Eagles-Cowboys

(21:05) Christian McCaffrey’s surprise injury designation

(35:07) Chiefs-Chargers in Brazil!

(44:02) Early slate

(01:15:36) Late games

(01:26:32) ‘Sunday Night Football’: Ravens-Bills

(01:32:27) ‘Monday Night Football’: Vikings-Bears

(01:41:04) Emails

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Belichick Crushed, Plus the 2025 Mega Season Preview: MVP, Playoff Predictions, and Super Bowl Picks Sep 04, 2025

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The guys discuss Micah Parsons’s back injury and Bill Belichick’s inauspicious start to his college coaching career. They then come together for the season’s first Power Hour, as they share their playoff picks for each division in the NFL, who they think will make the Super Bowl, plus the best bets for all the end-of-season awards.

(00:00) Intro (02:00) Micah Parsons Injury (05:24) Bill Belichick and UNC Get Routed by TCU (08:58) Power Hour! (10:31) NFC Picks (24:21) AFC Picks (54:05) Awards Picks (01:10:02) Emails

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Micah Parsons Traded and the 2025 Take Purge, With Bill Simmons Aug 29, 2025

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Welcome to the Take Purge. All NFL-and fantasy football-related takes, including those you don’t actually believe, will be legal for 60 continuous minutes. All rational thought, logic, and professional credibility will be suspended during this time.

(0:00) TAKE PURGE

(53:47) COWBOYS TRADE MICAH PARSONS

(01:12:45) BILL SIMMONS JOINS THE POD

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9 Players We’re Not Drafting This Year Aug 28, 2025

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The guys highlight (lowlight?) the players they’re avoiding at all costs in fantasy drafts this season, and make the case for why you should too.

(0:00) Intro

(1:44) The fantasy impact of Rashee Rice’s six-game suspension

(6:20) The Vikings reunite with Adam Thielen

(20:15) Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers QB

(23:41) DK Metcalf, Steelers WR

(26:46) Kaleb Johnson, Steelers RB

(28:52) Terry McLaurin, Commanders WR

(35:09) Mark Andrews, Ravens TE

(40:32) Kenneth Walker III, Seahawks RB

(46:22) David Montgomery, Lions RB

(51:53) Joe Mixon, Texans RB

(53:03) Chris Olave, Saints WR

(56:01) The lefty tangent

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Last-Minute NFL News and Latest Fantasy Draft Trends Aug 27, 2025

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The guys are in the studio in L.A. to discuss some last-minute news items as Week 1 fast approaches. They then recap The Ringer Fantasy Football Show's live draft and run through some of their key takeaways from the draft as they relate to fantasy trends right now. Finally, they touch on Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s engagement.

2:07 Last-minute NFL news

43:45 Ringer Fantasy Football live draft recap

1:16:50 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement

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Our Sleepers and Top Targets for 2025 Aug 22, 2025

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The guys are back to talk about their top fantasy draft targets. They go through their sleepers and league winners. Later, they are joined by Bill Simmons to discuss potential punishments for the loser of the Ringer Fantasy Football League.

(0:00) Intro
(7:16) Running Backs
(37:06) Wide Receivers
(01:04:05) Quarterbacks
(01:11:24) Tight Ends
(01:20:40) Fantasy Punishments With Bill Simmons

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Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck
Guest: Bill Simmons
Producers: Carlos Chiriboga, Ronak Nair, and Kai Grady

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