Week 16 Preview: Unlikely AFC division leaders step into the spotlight
Jaguars-Broncos is the Game of the Week. Patriots-Ravens is another game of the week, and it's the former that is leading its division as the latter f...
The strongest analytic and schematic trends of 2025, with Sam Schwartzstein
Every NFL season brings us some sort of advance in analytics and schematics, and spending some time every December looking back at this season's devel...
Building the Beast: Alabama/Oklahoma and Miami/Texas A&M loaded with NFL Draft talent
The College Football Playoffs kick off this week, and while the results on the field will understandably dominate the discussion around the games, it'...
Week 15 Hangover: The Ravens stay alive, and the 49ers notch their 10th win
We all realize that the 49ers have 10 wins and are a near-lock for the playoffs, right? Has a double-digit-win season ever gone more overlooked? And h...
Week 15 Recap: Broncos quiet doubters, Bills claw back to beat Patriots, and the Chiefs are officially done
One of the big stories of the 2025 season is the rise of new contenders and the fall of the traditional powers. We saw the former on Sunday, with the ...
Week 15 Preview: Prove-it time for the Patriots and Broncos
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 ...
Hop aboard the 2026 Coaching Carousel
The teams heading to the playoffs and putting themselves in the Super Bowl discussion are, understandably, in the NFL spotlight right now. Before long...
The effects of Fernando Mendoza's rise and Notre Dame's fall on the 2026 NFL Draft
College Football Playoff controversy? What College Football Playoff controversy? You won't find any of that here on this episode of Building the Beast...
Week 14 Hangover: Hunting for relevant 2026 needles in the 2025 haystack for four also-rans
The Vikings, Commanders, Titans and Browns have dealt with varying degrees of disappointment this season, but they remain worthy of our attention as w...
Week 14 Recap: Bears-Packers delivers, Jaguars and Steelers make big moves, and holy cow, Josh Allen
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, Tex...