The Ringer NFL Show
The Ringer NFL Show
The Ringer
This season, The Ringer NFL Show is in your feed every weekday. Host Sheil Kapadia teams up with a rotating crew of Ringer colleagues and NFL friends to unpack the day’s biggest story—fast, smart, and in the time it takes you to get to work. Make sure you follow @RingerNFLShow on Instagram, TikTok, X and @RingerNFL on YouTube.
An Early Look at the 2026 NFL Draft QB Sweepstakes With Fran Duffy
Sheil is joined by Fran Duffy from AllCity Network to talk about some of the biggest 2026 NFL draft prospects heading into college football season, with special attention on the exciting QB class. Players evaluated include: Arch ManningGarrett NussmeierLaNorris SellersCade KlubnikDrew AllarKeldric Faulk Sheil ends the pod with his analysis of Kyle Hamilton’s new contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Fran DuffyProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 28
29 min
How Many Teams Could Actually Win the Super Bowl?
Sheil Kapadia breaks down all 32 NFL teams through his patented tier system and uses it to produce his Super Bowl champion pick for the 2025-26 season. Tier 5Tier 4Tier 3Tier 2Tier 1 Sheil's Super Bowl winner He ends the pod by sharing his thoughts on Spencer Rattler and the state of the New Orleans Saints QB room. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27
31 min
Favorite Over/Under Win Totals With Anthony Dabbundo
Sheil and The Ringer’s own Anthony Dabbundo take a look at the 2025 NFL schedule and share takes on some of the most polarizing over/under team win totals going around the horn, including the lines for: Washington CommandersPittsburgh SteelersGreen Bay PackersTennessee TitansLas Vegas Raiders Sheil then ends the pod with his reaction to the big Trey Hendrickson and Terry McLaurin contract news. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Anthony DabbundoProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26
36 min
NFL Hipster Takes I Can Get Behind With Ben Solak
Sheil is joined by Ringer alum Ben Solak from ESPN to analyze and debate some of the team and player takes that are being propagated by the most educated football literati as we head toward the season kickoff, including: There’s still hope for Justin FieldsThe Ravens will get over the humpJustin Herbert is a top-five QBThe official hipster team of The Ringer NFL ShowCaleb Williams is taking the leap with Ben Johnson this yearTrevor Lawrence is good at football Sheil ends the pod by sharing his take on the Micah Parsons drama coming out of Dallas Cowboys camp. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Ben SolakProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 25
39 min
The Case for, and Against, an Eagles Repeat With Andy Greenwald
Andy Greenwald from The Watch stops by the show to talk about the Philadelphia Eagles' prospects for the upcoming season after celebrating a dominant championship campaign. Sheil lays out different scenarios Jalen Hurts and Co. could encounter this year, and they debate the most likely outcome. Topics include: The best case for an Eagles repeatThe case against an Eagles repeatThe Jalen Hurts discourseThe worst outcome for Eagles fans this year The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Andy GreenwaldProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 22
38 min
The Only MVP Candidates I’m Considering
On today’s pod, Sheil shares his three NFL MVP tiers, breaks down the criteria for each level, and shines a light on the players he sees as the front-runners as we head toward kickoff. Tier 3 - The Long ShotsTier 2 - You Have My Attention!Tier 1 - The Usual Suspects He ends the pod by revealing his MVP prediction for the 2025 season. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 21
34 min
Dissecting the Colts' Failed Anthony Richardson Experiment With Steven Ruiz
Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Steven Ruiz to share their first reactions to the news of the Indianapolis Colts naming Daniel Jones their starting QB over Anthony Richardson heading into the 2025 season. They start by breaking down Richardson’s career timeline with the Colts organization and debating whether the player or the team are to blame in the debacle. After the break, they speculate on Jones’s 2025 season and talk about what the future holds for Richardson. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Steven RuizProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 20
32 min
Making the Case for the AFC's Top Playoff Sleeper With Nate Tice
Sheil gets together with Nate Tice from Yahoo Sports’ Football 301 pod to discuss some of the AFC Conference teams that may be operating under the radar as we head into the 2025 NFL season. Teams discussed include: New England PatriotsCincinnati BengalsIndianapolis ColtsLas Vegas Raiders The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Nate TiceProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 19
36 min
Making the Case for the NFC's Top Playoff Sleeper With Danny Heifetz
Sheil gets together with The Ringer Fantasy Football Show’s own Danny Heifetz to shine a light on some of the teams in the NFC that may be lurking below people’s radar as we head into the 2025 NFL season. Teams discussed include: San Francisco 49ersArizona CardinalsDallas CowboysAtlanta Falcons The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Danny HeifetzProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera GivensProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 18
32 min
Preseason Week 1 QB Review, Best NFL Teams of the Quarter Century, and More
Steven and Diante return to recap their favorite moments from the first week of the NFL preseason, with a special focus on the young quarterbacks looking to make some noise, including: Shedeur SandersCam WardJaxson DartJ.J. McCarthyBo NixBryce YoungAnthony Richardson They end the pod by taking a look at The Ringer’s Best NFL Teams of the Quarter Century Bracket and debating which squad will make it to the top of the mountain. Click here to check out the bracket at theringer.com and cast your vote for the best NFL team of the 21st century so far! The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Steven Ruiz and Diante LeeProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera GivensProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 13
1 hr 13 min
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