The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

The Athletic’s flagship NFL podcast covers the league like only The Athletic can. Host Robert Mays a

Episodes

Total: 1104

Ron Rivera vs. Cam Newton, what’s at stake for the Bengals & the AFC playoff picture with Lindsay Jones + a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team visit with Greg Auman
2021/11/18

Robert Mays and Lindsay Jones kick off the episode by discussing the Week 11 matchup between Ron Riv

Decoding two-high defenses with Cody Alexander
2021/11/17

Robert Mays welcomes MatchQuarters’ Cody Alexander to break down the rise of two-high defenses acros

Mailbag: The Baker Mayfield dilemma, QBs in bad situations, when to move on from a coach & more with Mitchell Schwartz
2021/11/16

Mitchell Schwartz is here for this week's Mailbag special, answering your voicemails and emails comi

Mac Jones dominates the Browns, Cam Newton is back, Dak Prescott's MVP campaign, Seahawks score 0 & more with Nate Tice
2021/11/15

Week 10 in the NFL was full of high-scoring blowouts, a shutout, a tie, the return of a franchise QB

Odell Beckham Jr. signs with Rams & Cam Newton returns to Carolina with Nate Tice + Sheil Kapadia’s Week 10 picks
2021/11/12

Robert Mays and Nate Tice start the show by discussing the top news in the NFL. They examine how Ode

Priorities for rebuilding teams at the midpoint of the season with Scott Pioli + distractions in the NFL locker room with Mitchell Schwartz
2021/11/10

What do NFL teams in the rebuilding process prioritize at the midpoint of the season? Former NFL exe

Mailbag: Defining MVP, DeSean Jackson the Raider, a crazy hypothetical, misleading wins, Vikings & more with Nate Tice
2021/11/9

Time to open the Athletic Football Show Mailbag as we set our sights on week 10. Nate Tice is this w

Titans top Rams, Jags stun the Bills, Chiefs edge Jordan Love's Packers, Broncos shut down the Cowboys & more with Nate Tice
2021/11/8

Another NFL Sunday down, and another one full of weird results, like the Derrick Henry-less Titans t

Dissecting the defenses of NFC contenders with Nate Tice + Sheil Kapadia’s Week 9 picks
2021/11/5

Robert Mays and Nate Tice focus their attention this Friday on the defenses of NFC contenders. They

Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19 & Odell Beckham Jr. excused from Browns' practice with Lindsay Jones + the misconception of trap games with Mitchell Schwartz
2021/11/4

Robert Mays and Lindsay Jones unpack a wild Wednesday in the NFL. They discuss Aaron Rodgers testing

NFL midseason awards & superlatives with Bill Barnwell
2021/11/3

What team has impressed the most this season? What team has been the most disappointing? Who is lead

Von Miller traded to the Rams, Derrick Henry injured & Mailbag talking Eagles, Cowboys, NFL rule changes & more with Benjamin Solak
2021/11/2

Benjamin Solak of The Ringer joins Robert Mays on the heels of the Von Miller trade, which sends the

Ranking the best teams after week 8, Mike White shocks the Bengals, the Saints top the Bucs & more with Nate Tice
2021/11/1

How do the best teams in the AFC and NFC rank at (basically) the halfway point of the season? Follow

Spotlight on Saints’ defense, Vikings-Cowboys preview & key matchups between AFC contenders with Nate Tice + Sheil Kapadia’s Week 8 picks
2021/10/29

Robert Mays and Nate Tice start the “Friday Five” by discussing a big test for the Saints’ defense a

NFL owners meetings, pressure mounts for Joe Brady & Packers-Cardinals TNF preview with Lindsay Jones + what makes a good head coach with Mitchell Schwartz
2021/10/28

While the NFL owners meetings are underway in New York, Robert Mays and Lindsay Jones discuss the la

Scheme trends shaping the 2021 season with PFF's Seth Galina and Diante Lee
2021/10/27

Which schemes have defined the 2021 NFL season through the first seven weeks? Robert Mays sits down

Mailbag: Ravens, Broncos & Jets fans are worried, who is Kyle Shanahan, Patrick Mahomes, football memories & more with Lindsay Jones
2021/10/26

Lindsay Jones is here to open the week 7 Mailbag - and boy was it a doozy. Hear why Broncos, Chiefs,

Titans tear apart the Chiefs, the Bengals might be legit, chaos in Carolina, Zach Wilson & Justin Fields growing pains & more with Nate Tice
2021/10/25

As the storm of week 7 settles down, Robert Mays and Nate Tice react to the biggest storylines like

Derrick Henry goes beast mode, Packers potent offense & Bucs dominant D + Sheil Kapadia’s Week 7 picks
2021/10/22

Robert Mays and Nate Tice dive into their weekly 'Friday Five'. Derrick Henry is on pace for another