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NFL Trade Deadline Primer: Buyers, Sellers, and Deals That Make Sense! Oct 28, 2025

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Sheil scans the NFL trade market and uses his expertise to determine which struggling teams should cut bait with some of their assets at the upcoming deadline and reboot for next season. He then shines a light on the playoff-bound teams in need of a specific roster boost and offers possible landing spots for available stars around the league.

(00:00) NFL trade deadline primer
(2:12) NFL trade deadline buyers
(12:07) NFL trade deadline sellers
(25:33) The Hurry Up: The Vikings' QB carousel

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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The Biggest Winners From Week 8 in the NFL Oct 27, 2025

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The Ringer’s own Diante Lee joins Sheil on the show to analyze, debate, and discuss teams that played their best games during Sunday Week 8 action.

(00:00) The biggest winners from Week 8
(1:51) Green Bay Packers
(8:26) Baltimore Ravens
(17:50) Denver Broncos
(23:21) Philadelphia Eagles
(26:08) The Hurry-Up: Jets get their first win against the Bengals

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Diante Lee
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Predicting the Week 8 NFL Headlines Oct 24, 2025

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Sheil and Danny Kelly from The Ringer Fantasy Football Show get together and use their expertise to decipher which players, coaches, and teams will have the media buzzing after the final whistle on Week 8 NFL action has been blown.

(00:00) Predicting the week 8 NFL headlines
(1:33) Drake Maye cementing himself as one of the league’s stars
(6:35) After week 8 win Jerry Jones says he’s ready to deal
(11:55) 49ers keep it rolling with a skeleton crew roster
(17:44) Pocket Lamar saves Ravens season with epic win against the Bears
(22:20) Love outduels Rodgers in Sunday night thriller

(24:05) The Hurry Up: The Ringer 107

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Danny Kelly
Producers: Chris Sutton and Donald LoBianco
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Five NFL Fake Trades That Need to Happen Oct 23, 2025

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Diante Lee to share and debate imaginary NFL trades that they feel should definitely be implemented before this season's deadline.

(00:00) Five fake trades that need to happen
(2:07) Raiders trade Maxx Crosby to the Cowboys
(6:56) Bengals trade Trey Hendrickson to Patriots
(13:09) Saints trade Chris Olave to the Bills
(18:57) Jets trade Breece Hall to Chiefs
(22:20) Dolphins trade Jaelen Phillips to the Eagles
(27:08) The Hurry-Up: The Jayden Daniels Injury

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Guest: Diante Lee
Producers: Chris Sutton and Donald LoBianco
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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The Least Watchable Teams in the NFL Oct 22, 2025

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Anthony Dabbundo to analyze and debate which teams around the league they’ll be refusing to watch on Sundays going forward.

(00:00) The least watchable teams in the NFL
(2:09) Houston Texans
(6:16) San Francisco 49ers
(9:19) Las Vegas Raiders
(14:25) Cleveland Browns
(15:55) Tennessee Titans
(19:00) Arizona Cardinals
(20:58) Why the Jets are not on this list
(22:11) Washington Commanders
(25:19) The Hurry-Up: Woody Johnson makes the bad Jets worse

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Anthony Dabbundo
Producers: Chris Sutton and Jamie Yukich
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Power Ranking the NFC Contenders After Week 7 Oct 21, 2025

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Steven Ruiz to analyze and debate the NFC teams that have positioned themselves for the most success going into the second half of the NFL season.

(00:00) Power ranking the NFC contenders

(2:48) Green Bay Packers

(8:14) Los Angeles Rams

(10:49) Detroit Lions

(13:00) Philadelphia Eagles

(18:47) Dallas Cowboys

(21:49) Seattle Seahawks

(23:57) Tampa Bay Bucaneers

(25:24) San Francisco 49ers

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Guest: Steven Ruiz

Producers: Chris Sutton and Jon Jones

Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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The Takes That Matter from Week 7 Oct 20, 2025

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The Ringer’s own Austin Gayle joins Sheil after Sunday’s NFL action to analyze and shine a light on the teams who emerged with the most compelling story lines.

(00:00) Three Takes That Matter After Week 7
(2:13) Denver Broncos
(11:03) Philadelphia Eagles
(20:03) Las Vegas Raiders
(23:36) New York Jets
(25:18) Tennessee Titans
(27:31) The Hurry Up: Indianapolis Colts

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Austin Gayle
Producers: Chris Sutton and Jon Jones
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Predicting the Week 7 NFL Headlines Oct 17, 2025

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Sheil and Field Yates from ESPN take a look at the weekend slate and use their expert analysis to determine which players, coaches, and teams will have the media buzzing after the final whistle is blown in Week 7.

(00:00) Predicting the Week 7 NFL headlines
(2:50) Indianapolis Colts vs. Los Angeles Chargers
(8:14) Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions
(15:06) Miami Dolphins vs. Cleveland Browns
(20:18) New England Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans
(22:52) Kevin Stefanski and Cam Ward on the Titans in 2026?
(25:09) The Hurry Up: The Ringer 107

Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Field Yates
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Get Serious! Bills' Struggles, Steelers as a Contender, Bears' Playoff Chances, and More. Oct 16, 2025

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Sheil and Mike Sando from The Athletic take a look at the results from the first six weeks of the season and talk about whether the trends they’re seeing are indicative of the actual state of particular NFL teams, or are simply anomalies within the course of a long NFL season.

(00:00) Which do we take more seriously?
(2:03) The Eagles or the Bills' two-game losing streaks?
(9:19) The Steelers as AFC contenders, or the Colts?
(16:47) The Bears as a playoff team, or the Panthers?
(23:55) The Hurry Up: Troy Aikman vs. the Chicago Bears

Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Mike Sando
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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MVP Tiers: The Long Shots, Sleepers, and Favorites After Week 6 Oct 15, 2025

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Diante Lee employ a tier system to analyze and debate who should be the frontrunners for MVP after six weeks of NFL action.

(00:00) The MVP Tiers Breakdown
(2:10) Tier 3: The Long Shots
(9:54) Tier 2: You Have My Attention
(19:34) Tier 1: The Favorites
(27:08) The Hurry Up: More Dolphins dysfunction

Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Diante Lee
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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