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The Ringer NFL Draft Show

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Nominated for Best Sports Podcast of 2026. Three friends—Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck—talk all things football, from NFL Draft, free agency, trades, fantasy, and everything else NFL. (This feed is named “The Ringer Fantasy Football Show” from May to January, and named “The Ringer NFL Draft Show” from February through April.)

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The Ringer’s Chris Ryan joins to talk about the Eagles in a new segment called Fantasy Therapy. Then we look at the Wentz trade from the Colts' perspective, discuss dynasty rookie drafts, and assess the actual value of a first-round pick.


Plus, stick around for a clip from an episode of ‘TV Concierge’ with Craig and Heifetz at the end of the show! You can subscribe to ‘TV Concierge’ here.


Fantasy Therapy (1:35)

The 2021 Colts (21:54)

Dynasty Rookie Draft (31:00)

TV Concierge: A Perfect Planet (55:56)


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Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

Guest: Chris Ryan

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We tackle the most burning offseason questions through the lens of a first-year dynasty draft. We break down the best and worst values in the top 25, how the offseason QB shakeup will affect players' values, and debate how much age really matters when considering a player.


Is Christian McCaffrey the undisputed #1 pick? (12:44)

Is Saquon Barkley overrated? (17:06)

What is Deshaun Watson's fantasy value? (22:13)

Should Kyler Murray be the second QB off the board? (26:28)

Is Carson Wentz a buy-low? (37:28)

Are the WRs ranked correctly? (42:51)

Is George Kittle over- or undervalued? (46:21)


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We break down the historic day for Tom Brady, the historically bad game for the Chiefs, and give out our Super Bowl superlatives, including most Tom Brady moment, most memorable play, funniest commercial, and more. We also reveal the winner of our playoff daily fantasy football format.


Tom Brady (3:20)

Winners (15:48)

Losers (30:50)

Best/Worst Play of the Game (43:20)

Super Bowl Burn Book (50:17)

Most Tom Brady Thing That Happened (56:51)

Most Memorable Play (59:23

Best/Worst Commercials (61:40)

Fantasy Playoffs Results (69:29)


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Published 2021-02-05

Super Bowl Showdown and Puppy Bowl Picks

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We preview the Super Bowl matchup with the final round of our playoff competition format, which includes a three-way DFS tournament, trivia face-offs, and last-second lineup audibles. To finish the show we shed some light on the lesser-appreciated Puppy Bowl and recommend which team to bet on.


Chiefs Offense (7:03)

Bucs Offense (33:04)

Puppy Bowl (53:22)


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We break down the fantasy winners and losers after the Rams traded Jared Goff for Matthew Stafford, run through what the Chiefs and Bucs offenses could look like next year, and chat with Bill Simmons about his fantasy football format that blends the NFL playoffs with the fantasy playoffs.


Rams-Lions Trade (0:50)

Chiefs Offseason Outlook (12:44)

Bucs Offseason Outlook (19:22)

Fixing Fantasy Playoffs (34:48)


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We run through Danny Kelly’s 10 most exciting players in the 2021 NFL draft, choose which current NFL players they remind him of the most, break down their strengths and weaknesses, and deep dive into their social media accounts.


QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (6:32)

QB Justin Fields, Ohio State (15:31)

QB Zach Wilson, BYU (24:31)

QB Trey Lance, North Dakota State (29:17)

QB Mac Jones, Alabama (35:03)

WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSU (39:31)

WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama (43:16)

WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama (48:39)

WR Rashod Bateman, Minnesota (52:16)

WR Terrace Marshall Jr., LSU (55:14)

TE Kyle Pitts, Florida (58:09)

RB Najee Harris, Alabama (62:38)

RB Travis Etienne, Clemson (68:08)


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We nominate our winners from conference championship weekend, discuss the fantasy futures of the top players whose seasons ended this week, and look ahead to a likely chaotic NFL offseason.


Bills-Chiefs (7:01)

Bucs-Packers (24:12)


Offseason QB Chaos (37:52)


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Published 2021-01-22

Conference Championships Fantasy Showdown

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We preview each game from the conference championship round and return to our playoff competition format that includes a three-way DFS tournament, trivia face-offs, and last-second lineup audibles.


Bucs-Packers (3:55)

Bills-Chiefs (29:11)


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We nominate our winners from divisional weekend before discussing the fantasy futures of the top players whose seasons ended this week.


Bucs-Saints (4:19)

Browns-Chiefs (17:55)

Ravens-Bills (33:43)

Rams-Packers (52:16)


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Published 2021-01-15

Divisional-Round Fantasy Showdown

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We preview each game from the divisional round and return to our playoff competition format that includes a three-way DFS tournament, trivia faceoffs, and last-second lineup audibles.


Rams-Packers (5:45)

Ravens-Bills (18:33)

Browns-Chiefs (31:00)

Bucs-Saints (38:35)


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We nominate our winners from wild-card weekend before discussing the fantasy futures of the top players whose season ended this week. Finally, we call Danny Heifetz’s grandmother Emma to hear her takeaways from this week’s games and the season as a whole.


Winners:

Browns (1:26)

Josh Allen, Bills (6:34)

Lamar Jackson, Ravens (10:43)

Cam Akers, Rams (13:16)


Fantasy Futures:

Russell Wilson, Seahawks (19:28)

DK Metcalf, Seahawks (22:50)

Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (27:40)

Diontae Johnson vs. Chase Claypool, Steelers (30:50)

Jonathan Taylor, Colts (32:07)

Antonio Gibson, Washington (35:30)

Derrick Henry, Titans (39:21)

Allen Robinson, Bears (41:00)


Grandma Emma (44:26)


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Published 2021-01-08

Wild-Card Weekend Fantasy and Trivia Night

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We preview each game from wild-card weekend and debut our new playoff competition format that includes a three-way DFS tournament, trivia faceoffs, and last-second lineup audibles.


Colts-Bills (3:04)

Rams-Seahawks (15:07)

Bucs-Washington (19:39)

Ravens-Titans (24:19)

Bears-Saints (33:07)

Browns-Steelers (39:39)


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We lead the show with Heifetz lamenting the Giants' last gasp at making the playoffs after a bizarre Eagles-Washington game before offering up our winners and losers from Week 17. Then we revisit our preseason top targets, preseason bold predictions, and midseason bold predictions to see how we fared. Finally, we read perhaps the greatest listener email in the show's history.


Headlines:

Giants (00:45)


Winners:

Justin Jefferson, Vikings (6:10)

Jonathan Taylor, Colts (8:20)

Derrick Henry, Titans (9:51)

Chris Godwin, Bucs (11:30)

Brandin Cooks, Texans (11:50)

Marvin Jones, Lions (12:10)


Losers:

Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins (13:48)

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Dolphins (17:06)

Chris Herndon, Jets (17:46)


Preseason Top Targets (19:52)

Preseason Bold Predictions (33:10)

Midseason Bold Predictions (50:47)


Listener Email (56:09)


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We discuss the grief of facing Alvin Kamara in a fantasy championship after what may have been the greatest fantasy performances of all time. Then we list our winners and losers from a wild Week 16, before closing the book on the 2020 Ringer Fantasy Burn Book, handling a complicated Fantasy Court case, and announcing our plans for the 2020-21 NFL playoffs.

Winners:


Headline:

Alvin Kamara, Saints (0:52)


Travis Kelce, Chiefs (10:51)

Davante Adams, Packers (14:52)

Random High Scorers (20:21)

Bucs Offense (22:57)


Losers:

The Browns (29:36)

Le’Veon Bell, Chiefs (32:58)

Elite WRs (33:55)


Fantasy Burn Book (36:18)


Fantasy Court (40:56)


Fun Fact (50:10)


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We begin the show by playing a start/sit name game with Russell Wilson before offering up our gut calls and bold predictions for the Week 16 slate. Then we look back on our Week 15 predictions, build our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup, and finish the show with a fun fact.


Sit or Start Russell Wilson? (2:48)


Week 16 Predictions:

Darrell Henderson, Rams (16:20)

Chase Edmonds, Cardinals (19:28)

Tom Brady, Bucs (20:58)

Salvon Ahmed, Dolphins (24:18)

Tyron Johnson, Chargers (27:08)

Austin Hooper, Browns (28:22)

Leonard Fournette, Bucs (34:17)

Marvin Jones, Lions (36:20)

Jeff Wilson, 49ers (38:26)

Lil'Jordan Humphrey, Saints (39:05)


Million-Dollar Lineup (45:11)


Fun Fact (48:51)


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We lead the show with the disastrous win by the Jets and the long term ramifications if may have on the franchise. Then we dive into our winners and losers from Week 15, including Tony Pollard’s week winning performance, as well as Russell Wilson’s continued spiral. Then we send several players to The Ringer Fantasy Burn Book and recommend our top waiver wire adds as we head into championship week.


Headlines:

The Jets (1:00)


Winners:

Tight Ends (10:45)

Jalen Hurts, Eagles (13:27)

Tony Pollard, Cowboys (17:46)

David Montgomery, Bears (20:32)


Losers:

Keenan Allen, Chargers (24:15)

Top Tier WRs (26:27)

Russell Wilson, Seahawks (27:38)


Fantasy Burn Book (27:38)


Waiver adds:

QBs (36:50)

RBs (44:08)

WRs (56:40)

TEs (60:44)

D/ST (63:31)


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For the second week of fantasy playoffs, we discuss all the players with question marks surrounding their availability for the weekend. Then we offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for the Week 15 slate, look back on our Week 14 predictions, build our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup, and rule on a Fantasy Court case.


Question Mark Players (2:51)


Week 15 Predictions:

Jeff Wilson, 49ers (15:38)

Leonard Fournette, Bucs (20:29)

Irv Smith Jr., Vikings (22:47)

Donovan Peoples-Jones, Browns (23:45)

Gabriel Davis, Bills (24:58)

J.K. Dobbins, Ravens (26:17)

D'Andre Swift, Lions (28:07)

Michael Pittman Jr, Colts (29:16)

Kendrick Bourne, 49ers (29:47)


Million-Dollar Lineup (34:58)


Fantasy Court (38:23)


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We lead the show by discussing Ryan Tannehill’s under-the-radar greatness before opening up our playoff mailbag for Week 15. We cover the possibility that people are overrating Jalen Hurts, rank the rookie RBs for this week, and answer some difficult QB and WR start-sit questions. We finish the show with a dramatic bad beat, some pretty terrible best man speeches, and much more.


Ryan Tannehill, Titans (5:25)

QB Sit-Start (11:20)

RB Sit-Start (19:50)

WR Sit-Start (24:43)

Bad Beat (28:54)

DEF Sit-Start (37:35)

Best Man Speeches (39:05)


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We dive immediately into winners and losers from Week 14, including the pleasant surprise of QB streamers who panned out, Jalen Hurts’s promising start, and Diontae Johnson’s case of the dropsies. Then we break down a legendary week for The Ringer Fantasy Burn Book roster and recommend our top waiver adds as we head into week two of fantasy playoffs.


Winners:

Jalen Hurts (4:05)

Late-blooming RBs (8:30)

First-round draft picks (11:15)


Losers:

Josh Jacobs (15:35)

Diontae Johnson (19:50)

Elite WRs (25:27)

Rookie WRs (27:12)


Fantasy Burn Book (28:05)


Waiver adds (33:13)


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Fantasy playoffs are here, and we lead the show with the hottest question on everyone’s mind: Do I actually sit Kyler Murray this week? Then we offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for the Week 14 slate, look back on our Week 13 predictions, build our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup, and rule on a Fantasy Court case.


Start or Sit Kyler Murray (1:35)


Week 14 Predictions:

J.D. McKissic, Washington (10:20)

Michael Pittman, Colts (12:20)

Myles Gaskin, Dolphins (13:50)

Jamison Crowder, Jets (17:15)

Allen Lazard, Packers (19:50)

Matt Stafford, Lions (22:52)

Curtis Samuel, Panthers (27:47)

Mike Williams, Chargers (31:24)

Tyler Lockett, Seahawks (36:49)


Million-Dollar Lineup (47:04)


Fantasy Court (50:12)


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We lead the show by discussing the announcement that Carson Wentz has been benched for rookie Jalen Hurts, and what this means for the Eagles from a real life and fantasy perspective. Then we open up our first mailbag of the season to discuss playoff lineup decisions, fantasy court, and other off the wall listener questions.


Jalen Hurts, Eagles (1:45)

Mailbag (12:55)

Fantasy Court (54:30)


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We lead with the continued slumping of Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray, and discuss whether or not you should consider sitting them in Week 14. Then we get into our winners from the week, add a Philadelphia Eagle to The Ringer Fantasy Burn Book, and recommend our top waiver adds as we head into the fantasy playoffs


Headlines:

Kyler Murray and Russell Wilson (3:20)


Winners:

Keke Coutee, Texans (18:15)

Baker Mayfield, Browns (23:36)

David Montgomery, Bears (27:48)

Raiders offense (29:40)


Fantasy Burn Book:

Miles Sanders, Eagles (33:33)

Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs (36:37)


Waiver Adds (39:51)


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We lead the show with the bizarre Steelers-Ravens Wednesday game as well as the players eligible to return from the Reserve/COVID-19 list this week. Then we offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for the Week 13 slate, look back on our Week 12 predictions, build our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup, and rule on a Fantasy Court case about tanking.


Players Returning From the COVID-19 List (4:23)


Week 13 Predictions:

Allen Robinson, Bears (12:50)

Denzel Mims, Jets (15:34)

Duke Johnson, Texans (18:50

Miles Sanders, Eagles (21:06)

Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs (23:20)

Drew Lock, Broncos (25:45)

Jarvis Landry, Browns (28:10)

Mitchell Trubisky, Bears (30:57)

Matthew Stafford, Lions (31:50)

Kirk Cousins, Vikings (37:45)


Million-Dollar Lineup (47:00)


Fantasy Court (52:00)


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We lead the show by discussing the fantasy implications of Will Fuller’s devastating season-ending suspension before offering up some waiver-wire players and defenses you can stash for the fantasy playoffs, debating and analyzing players who worry us going into the next few weeks, and holding yet another COVID-related Fantasy Court.


Waiver-Wire Playoff Stashes:

D/ST (12:00)

RB (20:00)

TE (25:00)


Slumping Stars

Lamar Jackson, Ravens (28:45)

Kyler Murray, Cardinals (30:30)

Russell Wilson, Seahawks (34:45)

Tyler Lockett, Seahawks (37:50)

Alvin Kamara, Saints (40:40)

Tee Higgins, Bengals (43:00)

D.J. Chark, Jaguars (43:48)

Ronald Jones and Leonard Fournette, Bucs (45:40)


Fantasy Court (48:40)


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We lead with the disaster that was the Broncos offense, the COVID-related consequences across the fantasy landscape, and the highest scorers from the weekend. Then we get into our winners from the week, debate adding an unlikely player to The Ringer Fantasy Burn Book, recommend our top waiver adds after Week 12, and finish the show with a fun fact.


Headlines (1:10)


Winners:

49ers Offense (12:10)

Austin Ekeler, Chargers (15:15)

Tyreek Hill, Chiefs (19:15)


Fantasy Burn Book (24:15)


Waiver Adds (28:30)


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We lead the show with a special edition of Supreme Fantasy Court in which we weigh in on the controversial move by ESPN to remove Taysom Hill’s eligibility as a TE in fantasy leagues. We offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for the Thanksgiving Day games as well as the Sunday Week 12 slate, and then look back on our Week 11 predictions and build our million-dollar turkey day daily fantasy lineup. 


Taysom Hill vs. the People (0:45)


Thanksgiving Day Predictions:

Jordan Akins, Texans (21:10)

Duke Johnson, Texans (24:14)

Will Fuller and Brandin Cooks, Texans (26:18)

Alex Smith, Washington (28:09)


Sunday Predictions:

Nelson Agholor, Raiders (31:20)

Robert Tonyan, Packers (34:55)

Seahawks Defense (37:34)

Darius Slayton, Giants (40:33)

Daniel Jones, Giants (42:00)


Million-Dollar Lineup (46:48)


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We lead the show with the Week 11 Taysom Hill experience and how it affects the other players in New Orleans. Then we get into our winners from the week, adding to The Ringer Fantasy Burn Book, and recommending our top waiver adds after Week 11.


Headlines:

Taysom Hill, Saints (0:45)


Winners:

Cowboys (19:30)

Justin Herbert, Chargers (21:15)

Jonathan Taylor and J.K. Dobbins (25:00)


Fantasy Burn Book (32:50)


Waiver Adds (36:10)


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With Drew Brees out, we break down what the Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill–led Saints look like before offering up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 11, looking back on our Week 10 predictions, building our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup, and opening up another case for Fantasy Court.


Jameis vs. Taysom Hill (1:30)


Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley, Falcons (13:30)

Damien Harris, Patriots (15:00)

Demarcus Robinson, Chiefs (19:10)

Austin Hooper, Browns (22:35)

Jonathan Taylor, Colts (26:20)

Michael Pittman, Colts (31:14)

Alex Smith and Logan Thomas, Washington (32:55)

Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson, Vikings (36:23)

Lamar Jackson, Ravens (38:35)


Million-Dollar Lineup (47:40)


Fantasy Court (53:10)


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We go through our top trade targets as the fantasy trade deadline approaches, talk about why the Giants are the buy-low team of the season, and show optimism for the rest of the NFC East. Then we debate the players who have the biggest gap between their fantasy and real-life values before getting into some bad beats.


Trade Targets:

Raheem Mostert, 49ers (3:30)

Miles Sanders, Eagles (5:23)

D'Andre Swift, Lions (8:30)

James Robinson, Jaguars (13:15)

Keenan Allen, Chargers (16:52)

DeVante Parker, Dolphins (20:15)

Amari Cooper, Cowboys (24:35)

Darius Slayton, Giants (25:10)

Evan Engram, Giants (27:55)

Noah Fant, Broncos (29:10)


Fantasy vs. Real-Life Players' Value (31:00)


Bad Beats (46:15)


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We lead the show with our continued disappointment with Lamar Jackson before diving into our winners from the week, adding to The Ringer Fantasy Burn Book, and recommending our top waiver adds after Week 10.


Headlines:

Lamar Jackson (1:50)


Winners:

DeAndre Hopkins and Stefon Diggs (13:22)

Random running backs (19:10)

The Buccaneers (25:40)


Fantasy Burn Book:

Jonathan Taylor, Colts (29:50)


Waiver Adds (32:25)


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We discuss the fantasy scoring boom including Seattle's historically bad defense before offering up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 10, looking back on our Week 9 predictions, and building our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup. We finish the show by introducing the world to the Bullshit Scoring Fantasy League


Jared Goff, Rams (10:50)

Rams WR (13:25)

Tyler Boyd, Bengals (15:45)

Dallas Goedert, Eagles (19:15)

J.K. Dobbins, Ravens (20:30)

Jalen Reagor, Eagles (22:15)

Jarvis Landry, Browns (23:40)

Troymaine Pope, Chargers (24:35)

Dalvin Cook, Vikings (27:05)


Million-Dollar Lineup (34:00)


Fantasy Court (36:30)


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As we enter the second half of the fantasy season, we give out our Ringer Fantasy Football Awards after the first nine weeks before getting into some Week 9 bad beats.


Awards:

The Leap Award (4:15)

The Just Don't Watch Them Play Award (9:30)

Matt Asiata Award for Biggest Vulture (14:35)

Most Unexpected Breakout (19:00)

The 'N SYNC Award (28:30)

The Old Yeller Award (32:30)

The Top Sleeper Award (34:00)

Sleepers That Failed You (37:00)

The Drunken Amazon Order Award (41:30)


Bad Beats (42:30)


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We lead the show with the explosion by Kyler Murray and other young fantasy QB superstars. We later get into our winners from the week, including the new elite group of young WRs. Then we add to The Ringer fantasy burn book, give Hollywood Brown a new nickname, and offer up our top waiver adds after Week 9.


Headlines:

Kyler Murray, Cardinals (1:39)

Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins (8:49)

Josh Allen, Bills (11:29)


Winners:

Dalvin Cook, Vikings (19:32)

Young Elite WRs (22:20)

Travis Kelce, Chiefs (25:36)


Fantasy Burn Book:

Marquise Brown, Ravens (29:00)


Waiver Adds (36:00)


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We discuss some potential preventative measures to take in light of the overwhelming number of COVID-19-affected games this week before we look back on our Week 8 predictions and offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 9. Then we build our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup, and finish the show with a beer pong–themed edition of Fantasy Court.


COVID-19 Update (00:34)


Jerry Jeudy, Broncos (19:10)

Noah Fant, Broncos (22:10)

JuJu-Smith Schuster, Steelers (24:15)

Marquise Brown, Ravens (25:30)

Jonathan Taylor, Colts (28:10)

Jordan Howard, Dolphins (29:30)

Will Fuller, Texans (32:50)

Jamison Crowder, Jets (35:00)

Mike Gesicki, Dolphins (36:35)

Matthew Stafford, Lions (40:30)


Million-Dollar Lineup (45:30)


Fantasy Court (00:00)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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We break down how to handle the Green Bay running back situation after several players have been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list before revisiting our season-long predictions and doling out our bold predictions for the second half of the fantasy season. 


Bold Predictions:

David Montgomery, Bears (14:30)

James Conner, Steelers (19:15)

Josh Jacobs, Raiders (22:45)

Leonard Fournette, Buccaneers (24:30)

Antonio Gibson, Washington (27:40)

Chase Edmonds, Cardinals (30:00)

Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers (31:00)

Josh Allen, Bills (35:45)

J.K. Dobbins, Ravens (38:00)

Calvin Ridley, Falcons (40:20)

Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins (43:10)


Bad Beats (47:30)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Published 2020-11-02

Week 8 Winners, Waivers, and Burns

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We lead the show with the players we are most worried about after a slow Week 8, including Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Ezekiel Elliot, and Jonathan Taylor. We also offer up our winners of the week, discuss players who deserve to be in the fantasy burn book, and recommend our top waiver adds after Week 8.


Headlines:

Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs (5:30)

Ezekiel Elliot, Cowboys (9:34)


Winners:

DK Metcalf and AJ Brown (18:04)

Joe Burrow and the Bengals (22:55)

J.K. Dobbins and Zack Moss (26:33)


Fantasy Burn Book (29:45)


Waiver Adds (34:12)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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We determine how many Cowboys can be started this week now that Ben DiNucci is the starting QB, look back on our Week 7 predictions, and offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 8. Then we build our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup, and finish the show with an insult-fueled edition of Fantasy Court.


Cowboys Offense (1:00)

DeVante Parker, Dolphins (11:00)

Le’Veon Bell, Chiefs (18:00)

Adam Gase, Jets (21:30)

Marquise Brown, Ravens (23:15)

Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers (27:15)

CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys (29:45)

Darnell Mooney, Bears (30:30)

DeeJay Dallas, Seahawks (32:00)

Denzel Mims, Jets (33:00)


Million-Dollar Lineup (42:15)


Fantasy Court (46:45)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Is Lamar Jackson a top-five QB going forward? Should you take Herbert over Rodgers? Is Ezekiel Elliott a top-12 RB? How should we feel about Michael Thomas? We answer these questions and more as we enter the second half of the fantasy season. We also introduce our new best ball Ringer league and re-rank the top 12 players at each position.


QBs (7:00)

RBs (19:00)

WRs (32:00)

TEs (42:30)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Published 2020-10-26

Week 7 Winners, Waivers, and Burns

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We lead the show with the Seahawks taking command of the fantasy football world and Justin Herbert’s ascension as a top-five QB. We also offer up our winners of the week, add to our fantasy burn book, and recommend our top waiver adds after Week 7.


Headlines:

The Seahawks (2:00)

Justin Herbert (8::45


Winners:

Diontae Johnson (13:45)

49ers RBs (18:00)

Sleeper Tight Ends (23:00)


Fantasy Burn Book (26:00)


Waiver Adds (32:30)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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We look back on our Week 6 predictions and offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 7, build our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup, and finish the show with a rousing edition of Fantasy Court.


Keenan Allen (21:52)

Matt Ryan (28:07)

Lions vs. Falcons (29:17)

Tyler Lockett (31:31)

Drew Brees and Jared Cook (33:27)

Kareem Hunt (35:05)

Tee Higgins (38:26)

George Kittle (42:03))

Terry McLaurin (44:49)


Million-Dollar Lineup (47:38)


Fantasy Court (49:40)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Tua Tagovailoa is starting for the Dolphins, but should he be rostered for your team? Plus, how will Le’Veon Bell affect Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s fantasy value? Then we offer up 10 stats that define the fantasy season, including how players on new teams have fared so far, the waiver-wire explosion, and surprising top-12 players after six weeks. DK surprises us with a fantasy quiz and then we finish the show with a legendary bad beat.


Tua Tagovailoa (5:50)

Le’Veon Bell vs. Clyde Edwards-Helaire (10:51)

10 Stats That Define the Season (14:11)

Bad Beats (47:23)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Published 2020-10-19

Week 6 Winners, Waivers, and Burns

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Is the Bucs defense one to avoid in fantasy? Plus, is Ryan Tannehill actually elite? We also offer up our winners of the week, add to our fantasy burn book, and recommend our top waiver adds after Week 6.


Headlines:

Bucs D (3:36)

Ryan Tannehill (8:45)


Winners:

Kirk Cousins (18:32)

D'Andre Swift (21:31)

Julio Jones (24:43)


Fantasy Burn Book (27:08)


Waiver Adds (32:51)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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We look back on our Week 5 predictions (which we nailed) and offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 6 before building our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup.


David Montgomery, Bears (16:27)

Jonathan Taylor, Colts (17:57)

Andy Dalton, Cowboys (19:03)

Laviska Shenault Jr. Jaguars (22:59)

JuJu Smith-Schuster, Steelers (26:03)

Jared Goff, Rams (30:45)

Mecole Hardman, Chiefs (33:52)

Kirk Cousins and Irv Smith Jr., Vikings (35:31)

Le’Veon Bell, Free Agent (39:54)


Million-Dollar Lineup (42:17)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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We discuss Le’Veon Bell getting released from the New York Jets and question whether or not he could still be fantasy relevant, offer up some players to sell high and buy low on, and discuss the most talented players in the league whose coaches are obstructing their ability to score. We finish the show with another edition of Bad Beats.


Le’Veon Bell (3:11)


Trade Bait:

Mike Evans, Buccaneers (14:35)

Marquise Brown, Ravens (17:53)

David Montgomery, Bears (20:34)

Zach Ertz, Eagles (26:10)


C*ckblocks:

J.K. Dobbins, Ravens (35:07)

Antonio Gibson, Washington (36:49)

Drew Brees, Saints (37:54)

Chase Edmonds, Cardinals (41:10)

D'Andre Swift, Lions (43:28)

Damien Harris, Patriots (44:44)

Allen Robinson, Bears (45:21)

Andy Isabella, Cardinals (46:44)


Bad Beats (48:49)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Published 2020-10-12

Week 5 Winners, Waivers, and Burns

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We open the show with Dak Prescott’s injury and how it affects the Cowboys from a fantasy perspective before breaking down our winners of the week, adding to our fantasy burn book, and recommending our top waiver adds after Week 5.


Headlines:

Dak Prescott (5:50)


Winners:

Chase Claypool (18:32)

Deshaun Watson (26:10)

Travis Fulgham (27:53)

Mike Davis (29:55)


Fantasy Burn Book (33:21)


Waiver Adds (37:06)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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We look back on our Week 4 predictions and offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 5 before building our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup.


Deshaun Watson, Texans (10:56)

Marquise Brown, Ravens (14:30)

Ravens vs. Bengals (18:13)

Miles Sanders, Eagles (19:30)

Pittsburgh defense (20:55)

Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers (22:03)

Darius Slayton, Giants (24:07)

Olamide Zaccheaus, Falcons (28:42)

Antonio Gibson, Washington (30:58)


Million-dollar lineup (36:09)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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We start the show discussing the recent firing of Texans head coach and GM Bill O’Brien and what this means for the Texans fantasy season. Then we vote on our first team All-Sleepers, All-Regrets, and All-Waivers at the quarter mark of the NFL season before ending the show with some bad beats.


First Team All-Fantasy (9:58)

First Team All-Sleepers (16:04)

First Team All-Regrets (25:45)

First Team All-Waivers (31:43)

Bad Beats (41:12)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Published 2020-10-05

Week 4 Winners, Waivers, and Burns

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We open the show with Dak Prescott and the Cowboys’ historic fantasy start to the season before breaking down our winners of the week, adding to our fantasy burn book, and recommending our top waiver adds after Week 4.

Headlines:

Dak Prescott (2:34)

Winners:

Tom Brady, Buccaneers (13:42)

Justin Herbert, Chargers (17:08)

Antonio Gibson, Washington (22:37)

Odell Beckham Jr., Browns (27:51)


Fantasy Burn Book (36:33)


Waiver Adds (40:34)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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We look back on our Week 3 predictions and offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 4 before building our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup.


Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs (14:59)

Hunter Renfrow, Raiders (18:37)

Will Fuller, Texans (22:14)

Terry McLaurin, Washington (27:29)

AJ Green, Bengals (30:21)

The Los Angeles Rams defense (34:15)

Devante Parker, Dolphins (37:49)

Dolphins vs. Seahawks (39:57)

Million-Dollar Lineup (44:00)


Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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