About this episode
Same Sunday night recap you know and love, brand spankin' new look. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman celebrate the return of the NFL with the Week 1 recap episode of The Athletic Football Show, the first from our new studio in Chicago. The guys discuss the Bills' dramatic win over the Ravens, the Packers' dominant victory against the Lions, the Jets and Steelers—really!—giving us the most exciting game of the day, troubles for the Dolphins and Titans, and a whole lot more. Rundown (timestamps are approximate) 5:30 Bills-Ravens thriller 15:15 Packers dominate Lions 27:40 Steelers-Jets fireworks! 39:00 Emeka Egbuka pays immediate dividends 49:00 Dolphins embarrassed by Colts 56:10 Titans fumble multiple chances to upset Broncos 1:05:00 Seahawks endgame leaves a bit to be desired 1:12:30 Bryce Young off to a rough start 1:16:05 The Bengals get away with one 1:22:15 Geno Smith starts his Raiders career with a bang 1:27:00 The Stafford/Davante connection 1:30:35 You can't ignore bad training camp vibes Connect with The Athletic Football Show X: https://x.com/TA_FootballShow IG: https://www.instagram.com/tafootballshow YT: https://www.youtube.com/@TAFootballShow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tafootballshow Discord: https://discord.gg/sPp5md3B Call us: 847-448-0701 Host: Robert Mays Co-Host: Derrik Klassen Executive Producer: Michael Beller Producer: Michael Beller Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @robertmays Follow Derrik on X: @QBKlass Follow Dave on X: @davehelman_ Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.