The AFC North feels like one big, collective hangover this season, so it's no surprise that both games in the Week 6 Hangover feature teams from the division. All four AFC North teams were going to be in this show, but Browns-Steelers landed on the cutting room floor when the Titans made Brian Callahan the first coach fired this season. That's where Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen begin this episode of The Athletic Football Show. After that, the guys recap Rams-Ravens and Bengals-Packers, and take sad voicemails from Eagles and 49ers fans.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

3:07 Titans fire Brian Callahan

13:18 Rams-Ravens recap

31:09 Bengals-Packers recap

50:08 Monday Mourning: Why are the Eagles like this?

54:45 Monday Mourning: Why can't the 49ers stay healthy?

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Remember that wild time three weeks ago when there were some simmering concerns about the Chiefs? Safe to say those have been put to bed after their convincing win over the Lions on Sunday night. That's where Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman begin the Week 6 recap episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also discuss Buccaneers and Seahawks grabbing our attention, the disgusting Broncos-Jets game in London, Rico Dowdle's revenge on the Cowboys, the Colts and Cardinals giving us one of the day's most entertaining games, Drake Maye's latest heroics, and more.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

3:40 The Chiefs feel like they're back after convincing win over Lions

13:45 Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers have our attention

30:08 Seahawks defense an absolute force in win over Jaguars

40:18 Cardinals-Colts was the fun game of the day

52:28 Broncos-Jets...WTF?!?

1:04:00 The Packers and Rams are on notice

1:07:43 Rico Dowdle's revenge game

1:13:11 Drake Maye takes another step

1:15:42 Justin Herbert and Ladd McConkey save the Chargers

1:18:51 What Did We Learn in Week 6?

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The last time the Lions played the Chiefs, they made clear that they had arrived as contenders. Two years later, they just might be the best team in the league. Lions-Chiefs is our first Game of the Week and where Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman kick off the Week 6 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also dig into 49ers-Buccaneers, Jaguars-Seahawks, Bears-Commanders and Bills-Falcons; take a ride over to Sicko Street with Chargers-Dolphins and Cowboys-Panthers; and ask an important question…excluding quarterback, are the Colts the most complete team in the AFC?

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

4:36 Lions-Chiefs

24:13 49ers-Buccaneers

43:20 One Thing From…Jaguars-Seahawks

49:06 One Thing From…Bears-Commanders

56:06 One Thing From…Bills-Falcons

1:02:53 Sicko Street: No Fly Zone

1:04:35 Sicko Street: Chargers-Dolphins

1:09:36 Sicko Street: Cowboys-Panthers

1:11:54 Take Tribunal: Excluding QB, the Colts are the most complete team in the AFC

1:20:08 Dave: Is this the week it all ends in Miami?

1:22:37 Robert: Are the Steelers going to win the AFC North by Week 6?

1:24:27 Derrik: How much RJ Harvey do we get this week?

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Take a look at any wide receiver stat leaderboard for 2025, and you're going to see Puka Nacua, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jaxon Smith-Njigba at the top. For various reasons, those three aren't the types of receivers we're used to seeing at the top of the leaderboards. Is the receiver landscape shifting? Is this small sample size theater? Is it a little of both? Is there something else at work here? Robert Mays and Matt Harmon from Yahoo Sports and Reception Perception dive deep on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

9:18 Puka Nacua

29:50 Amon-Ra St. Brown

38:42 Jaxon Smith-Njigba

48:12 What's next?

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We're just about halfway through the college football regular season, and boards for the 2026 NFL Draft look different than they did in August. How different? That's exactly what Dane Brugler and Dave Helman dive into on this episode of The Athletic Football Show's Building the Beast. With about two months of the season in the books, Dane offers up his top-three rankings for the 2026 NFL Draft at every position.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

6:50 Quarterbacks

18:28 Running Backs

26:48 Wide Receivers

36:54 Tight Ends

40:09 Offensive Tackles

45:47 Interior OL

49:04 EDGE rushers

52:06 Defensive Tackles

55:01 Linebackers

1:00:20 Cornerbacks

1:02:41 Safeties

1:05:35 Week 7 Lookahead

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For the first time since 2014, no NFL team made it to 5-0. The Bills nearly did it, but, instead, Sunday Night Football turned into a coming-out party for Drake Maye and the Patriots. How did the Patriots pull off the upset? Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dig in on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also dive deep on the Lions dismantling of the Bengals and the Saints first win of the season, a 26-14 triumph over the Giants. Plus, sad voicemails from Ravens, Cardinals and Jets fans.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

5:40 Patriots-Bills recap

21:42 Lions-Bengals recap

37:20 Giants-Saints recap

54:57 Monday Mourning: Ravens

1:01:32 Monday Mourning: Cardinals

1:09:09 Monday Mourning: Jets

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Buccaneers-Seahawks was one of our Games of the Week in Week 5, and it absolutely delivered the goods. The Bucs may have come out of the game with a 38-35 win, but both teams further announced themselves as legitimate contenders in the NFC. That's where Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman start the Week 5 recap episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also dig into the Broncos win over the Eagles, the Patriots upset of the Bills, and the Ravens continued fall from grace. The Commanders, with Jayden Daniels back on the field, grabbed their attention. And what exactly was that Titans-Cardinals game? Our crew hits all that, and a whole lot more, as it puts a bow on Week 5.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

1:37 Patriots upset Bills

6:51 Buccaneers and Seahawks give us the game of the day

26:24 The Broncos take down the Eagles

38:15 Commanders beat the Chargers in Los Angeles

48:12 Is the Ravens season over after loss to Texans?

55:44 The Raiders and Jets were supposed to be better than this

1:08:50 What was that Titans-Cardinals game?

1:17:17 Kevin O'Connell dialed it up in London

1:21:37 Nice moments for Bryce Young and Cam Ward

1:29:48 What Did We Learn in Week 5?

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We've turned the calendar to October and reached the bye-week portion of the schedule, which means that while it's still relatively early in the season, the "it's early" caveats are starting to fall by the wayside. So when we get Games of the Week like Seahawks-Buccaneers and Chargers-Commanders, it isn't a function of the schedule. It's because these are legitimately great matchups we can't wait to watch on Sunday. That's where Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman kick off the Week 5 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also touch on Patriots-Bills, Chiefs-Jaguars and Texans-Ravens, take a walk on Sicko Street with Giants-Saints and Vikings-Browns, and go Under the Hood on the struggling Panthers offense.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

3:52 Game of the Week: Buccaneers-Seahawks

25:00 Game of the Week: Commanders-Chargers

38:30 One Thing From...Bills-Patriots

47:17 One Thing From...Jaguars-Chiefs

1:00:10 One Thing From...Texans-Ravens

1:04:22 Sicko Street: The Saints are favored against the Giants

1:08:00 Sicko Street: The Browns and Vikings fronts against Carson Wentz and Dillon Gabriel

1:10:48 Under the Hood: Panthers offense

1:23:25 Wins Pool Update

1:26:22 What Do You Wanna Know? Dave: I wanna know what we’re saying about the Eagles on Monday

1:28:19 What Do You Wanna Know? Robert: I wanna know what we’re saying about the Broncos on Monday

1:31:05 What Do You Wanna Know? Derrik: Is Klayton Adams the most important coach in the NFL?

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