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In this particuarly topsy-turvy season, there's perhaps nothing stranger than seeing the Broncos and Patriots on top of the AFC. Both of them in Week 15 have massive opportunities to prove they're not just great regular season stories, but legitimate Super Bowl contenders. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman kick off the Week 15 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show by diving deep on Bills-Patriots and Packers-Broncos. They also discuss Lions-Rams, Dolphins-Steelers and Chargers-Chiefs, the return of Philip Rivers, the collapse potential of the Eagles, and the fall of the great quarterback conference.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

3:11 Game of the Week: Bills-Patriots

23:04 Game of the Week: Packers-Broncos

47:36 One Thing From...Lions-Rams

50:44 One Thing From...Dolphins-Steelers

55:38 One Thing From...Chargers-Chiefs

1:13:51 Sicko Street: Philip Rivers is back!

1:19:48 Sicko Street: Could it get worse for the Eagles?

1:23:08 What do you wanna know in Week 15?

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The teams heading to the playoffs and putting themselves in the Super Bowl discussion are, understandably, in the NFL spotlight right now. Before long, however, the teams at the opposite end of the spectrum will steal that spotlight for a couple of days when they hire their new head coaches. Robert Mays and Conor Orr from Sports Illustrated and The MMQB get you ready for those couple of days on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

4:00 Why this will be a unique carousel

7:09 The top candidates

30:02 The second rung

1:04:20 The rest

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College Football Playoff controversy? What College Football Playoff controversy? You won't find any of that here on this episode of Building the Beast. What you will find, though, is Dane Brugler and Dave Helman digging into how the conference championship games and College Football Playoff field helped shape the state of the 2026 NFL Draft conversation as we approach the end of the year.

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The Vikings, Commanders, Titans and Browns have dealt with varying degrees of disappointment this season, but they remain worthy of our attention as we get ready to close the book on them for 2025. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dive into the Vikings' 31-0 win over the Commanders, and the Titans' surprisingly fun 31-29 win over the Browns, on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Then, the guys get into a particularly illustrative edition of Monday Mourning with calls from Colts and Falcons fans.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

3:27 Commanders-Vikings recap

30:08 Titans-Browns recap

59:25 Monday Mourning with the Colts and Falcons

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If you caught the Week 14 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show, you know we were excited about this Sunday. Bears-Packers, Colts-Jaguars, Texans-Chiefs, Steelers-Ravens and Bengals-Bills. Welp, the day lived up to the expectations, and the some. Robert Mays, Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen dive deep into an awesome day of football—and consider its implications—on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

0:00 Welcome to the show

0:45 Texans-Chiefs

11:15 Andy Reid

20:30 Jags-Colts

20:45 Trevor Lawrence

27:00 Colts lose Daniel Jones

34:50 Packers-Bears

35:30 Caleb Williams & Bears offense

45:45 Jordan Love & Packers offense

52:30 Bills-Bengals

1:05:30 Steelers-Ravens

1:12:50 John Harbaugh’s future

1:17:00 Buccaneers-Saints

1:27:15 Romantic: Josh Allen

1:28:45 Romantic: Puka Nacua

1:30:00 Minnesota Vikings/JJ McCarthy

1:34:30 What did we learn today?

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