September 12, 2025
Week 2 preview: Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl rematch tops the slate
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Week 2 marks our first real preview episode of the season, and what a helluva week it is. For starters, we've got a Super Bowl LIX rematch between the Eagles and Chiefs. We also get a number of teams or units that surprised us in Week 1—the Jaguars defense and Colts offense to name two—getting much different tests in Week 2. And hey, the internet's favorite quarterbacks, Justin Herbert and Geno Smith, are playing against one another on Monday night. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dig deep into Week 2 on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Rundown (timestamps are approximate) 5:05 Game of the Week: Eagles at Chiefs 30:59 Brock Purdy's injury 36:30 A much tougher test for the Colts offense 43:52 Jets might not be the pushover opponent for the Bills they appeared to be 50:32 Battle of the internet's favorite QBs, Justin Herbert and Geno Smith 57:48 Sicko Street: The Jaguars defense 1:05:34 Sicko Street: The Titans defense 1:13:11 Under the Hood: J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings offense 1:22:12 What Do You Wanna Know: Is the Bucs pass protection without Tristan Wirfs gonna be a problem 1:25:31 What Do You Wanna Know: Cardinals front/defense vs. Panthers run game 1:26:44 What Do You Wanna Know: How scared should I be about the Bears offense 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.