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AFC Championship Game Burning Questions with Ben Solak! Jan 22, 2026

Show notes

Sheil and Ben Solak from ESPN get together to take a hard look at the AFC Championship matchup between the Patriots and Broncos, and debate who’ll be the most likely team to make it to Super Bowl LX.

(1:37) AFC Championship game preview
(2:14) Broncos offense vs. Patriots defense
(16:27) Broncos defense vs. Patriots offense
(23:20) Buffalo Bills press conference

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Ben Solak
Producer: Chris Sutton
Video editor: Stefano Sanchez
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Good Fits? Harbaugh, Stefanski, Hafley, and Saleh Land Head Coaching Gigs Jan 21, 2026

Show notes

Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Billy Gil to share their reactions to some of the biggest coaching hires in the NFL this week.

(00:00) Harbaugh, Stefanski, Hafley, and Saleh Land Head Coaching Gigs

(1:31) John Harbaugh/NY Giants

(10:49) Kevin Stefanski/Atlanta Falcons

(16:29) Jeff Hapley/Miami Dolphins

(23:00) Robert Saleh/Tennessee Titans

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Host: Sheil Kapadia

Guest: Billy Gil

Producer: Chris Sutton

Video editor: Stefano Sanchez

Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Sean McDermott's Out! What's Next for Him and the Bills? Jan 20, 2026

Show notes

Sheil and The Ringer’s own Austin Gayle get together to share their instant reactions to the Buffalo Bills firing Sean McDermott as their head coach.

(01:34) Buffalo Bills fire Sean McDermott

(1:57) Was this the right move for the Bills?

(11:05) Who should be the Bills’ next coach?

(22:40) What’s next for Sean McDermott?

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Host: Sheil Kapadia

Guest: Austin Gayle

Producer: Chris Sutton

Video Editor: Stefano Sanchez

Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Bears Run Ends, Seahawks-Rams Part 3, Patriots Hate, and What Now for C.J. Stroud? Jan 19, 2026

Show notes

Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Billy Gil to share their instant reactions to all of the big action that went down during Sunday's NFL divisional round playoff games.

(00:00) NFL divisional round Sunday reactions
(1:23) Rams-Bears
(17:54) Texans-Patriots

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Billy Gil
Producer: Chris Sutton
Video Editor: Stefano Sanchez
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Josh Allen's Miscues, the Broncos Without Nix, and the Juggernaut Seahawks Jan 18, 2026

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Diante Lee to share their instant reactions to all of the big action that went down during Saturday's NFL divisional round playoff action.

(00:00) NFL divisional-round Saturday reactions
(1:38) Bills-Broncos
(20:09) 49ers-Seahawks

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

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Predicting the Divisional Round NFL Headlines Jan 15, 2026

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Austin Gayle get together to analyze the biggest matchups from the NFL divisional round slate to determine what story lines will have the media buzzing on Monday morning.

(00:00) Predicting the divisional round headlines

(1:27) Bills-Broncos

(7:19) 49ers-Seahawks

(12:36) Texans-Patriots

(17:48) Rams-Bears

(26:50) The Ringer 107

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Host: Sheil Kapadia

Guest: Austin Gayle

Producer: Chris Sutton

Video Editor: Stefano Sanchez

Engineer: Donald LoBianco

Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Mike Tomlin Steps Down! Now What for Him and the Steelers? Jan 14, 2026

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Billy Gil get together to share their instant reactions to the news of Mike Tomlin stepping down as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

(00:00) Mike Tomlin steps down!

(1:26) What's next for Mike Tomlin?

(18:29) Head coach pros and cons

(20:41) Mike Tomlin on TV?

(22:53) Billy Gil's Netflix pitches

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Host: Sheil Kapadia

Guest: Billy Gil

Producer: Chris Sutton

Video Editor: Stefano Sanchez

Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Texans' Dominating Defense, What's Next for Rodgers, and Wild-Card Round Winners and Losers! Jan 13, 2026

Show notes

Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Diante Lee to discuss the Texans' big win over the Steelers in Monday night’s big wild-card matchup, and look ahead to the divisional round games.

(01:42) Texans defeat Steelers on wild-card Monday

(2:55) Texans defense dominates the Steelers offense

(5:44) Where do Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers go from here?

(13:09) What’s next for Mike Tomlin?

(18:43) Wild-card round winners and losers

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Host: Sheil Kapadia

Guest: Diante Lee

Producer: Chris Sutton

Video editor: Stefano Sanchez

Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters

Production supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Bills Survive, 49ers Stun Eagles, and How We Talk About Justin Herbert Jan 12, 2026

Show notes

Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Billy Gil to share their instant reactions to and expert analysis on all the big action from Sunday’s NFL wild-card slate.

(00:00) NFL wild-card Sunday reactions

(1:46) Bills-Jaguars

(13:58) 49ers-Eagles

(23:51) Chargers-Patriots

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Host: Sheil Kapadia

Guest: Billy Gil

Producer: Chris Sutton

Video Editor: Stefano Sanchez

Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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