The Bill Barnwell Show
Bill Barnwell and friends talk all things sports and beyond.
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Monday Night Football Recap: Did the Chiefs Second Half Takeoff 💥Send the Commanders into Sell Mode?
October 28, 2025 • 45 mins
The final score in the Monday Night Football clash between the victorious Kansas City Chiefs, and the now 3-5 Washington Commanders doesn't tell the whole story. Because this was a 7-7 game at halftime, with a Washington team that looked like it had a chance.
But all of that was for naught, as KC took over in the second half. And while this win improves the Chiefs to 5-3, and puts an 0-2 start into the rear view mirror, for Washin...
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October 23, 2025 • 70 mins
Bill and Nate Tice of Yahoo! chat about their favorite players that have popped on film so far this season.
0:00 Welcome
7:22 Wide receivers
21:58 Offensive linemen
27:57 Tight ends
29:54 Running backs
33:43 Defensive linemen
50:44 Linebackers
54:46 Secondary
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October 21, 2025 • 59 mins
The Lions and Seahawks both stand on stable ground after posting stable home victories over the Buccaneers and Texans respectively. So with the season’s FINAL Monday Night doubleheader in the books, ESPN’s Seth Walder joins the program to explain what is next for the victors, and what the problems are for Monday night’s losers.
1:40 - The Lions Statement Win over the Buccaneers at Home
4:30 - What do the Bucs do at Receiver wit...
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October 16, 2025 • 53 mins
Bill and The Athletic's Derrik Klassen make up and discuss a variety of fake trades that they'd like to see before next month's deadline.
0:00 Welcome
5:09 A player they'd like to see get out of Miami
8:21 Who should the Saints be looking to trade?
14:17 Landing spots for Jakobi Meyers
18:59 The Lions should go all in with this trade idea
24:28 Should the Patriots move on from a former 1st round pick?
26:44 Will Breece Hal...
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October 14, 2025 • 63 mins
Week 6 brought another Monday Night Football doubleheader to NFL fans, and it delivered. As the Atlanta Falcons shocked the Buffalo Bills 24-14 in game one, while the Chicago Bears improved to 3-2 thanks to a late fumble by the Washington Commanders.
ESPN Pittsburgh Steelers beat reporter, Brooke Pryor, joins the Bill Barnwell Show to unpack the results, and help Bill explain what the Tennessee Titans firing of Brian Callahan mean...
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October 9, 2025 • 53 mins
Bill and Dan Hanzus of the Heed The Call Podcast debate which of the worst teams in the NFL can turn things around this season.
0:00 Welcome
2:36 Are there any reasons to be optimistic about the Jets' future?
17:32 Can the Giants build some positive momentum in 2025?
24:53 Can the Browns turn it around this season?
35:35 How can the Raiders right the ship?
45:25 The Ravens' chances at making the playoffs
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October 7, 2025 • 53 mins
It wasn’t always pretty, but the Jacksonville Jaguars won a 31-28 thriller over the visiting Kansas City Chiefs to improve to 4-1 on the season.In spite of some sloppiness, Trevor Lawrence got it done late in the 4th quarter, running for a one-yard touchdown, after falling down, to give the Jags the lead.The loss drops the Chiefs to 2-3 on the season, but with a lot of football left, did we learn enough about their offense to feel ...
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October 2, 2025 • 63 mins
Bill and CBS Sports' JP Acosta consider which teams in the AFC have a claim to being the second-best team in the AFC behind the Buffalo Bills.
0:00 Welcome
1:45 Are the Jaguars the second-best team in the AFC?
22:46 Should the Broncos be in the conversation?
34:08 The case for the Chargers
46:04 Do you believe in the Colts or the Steelers?
49:07 Who do you feel better about- the Chiefs or the Ravens?
58:40 Is there a long...
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September 30, 2025 • 53 mins
The Miami Dolphins claimed their first win of the season on
Monday night, 27-21 over the New York Jets, but a gruesome leg injury looks sure to end Tyreek Hill’s season.
What does the future look like for Tua Tagovailoa, Mike McDaniel, and the Dolphins with ‘The Cheetah’ almost certainly sidelined for the rest of the year, and maybe beyond?
Meanwhile, in Denver, the Broncos rolled to a 28-3 victory over the Joe Burrow-less Cinci...
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September 25, 2025 • 53 mins
Bill and ESPN's Seth Walder draft players that were not on ESPN's preseason Top 100 that they think will make the list at the end of the season.
0:00 Welcome
1:24 We have to shift some of our priors
2:15 Explaining the concept
4:32 Chargers tackle Joe Alt
8:56 Colts QB Daniel Jones
14:36 Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
18:47 Patriots DT Milton Williams
22:16 Colts TE Tyler Warren
24:49 Cardinals T Paris Johnson
28:04 Ea...
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September 23, 2025 • 42 mins
The Detroit Lions put an embarrassing week one loss to the Green Bay Packers further into the rearview mirror, with a convincing 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPN's Miami Dolphin's beat reporter joins the show to discuss just how the Lions sacked Lamar Jackson seven times, and contained Derrick Henry on the way to victory.
02:35 - Lions Defeat Ravens 38-30 on Monday Night Footb...
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September 18, 2025 • 40 mins
Bill and ESPN's Mike Clay address the slow starts of a handful of star wide receivers and rookie running backs and decide whether or not you should expect them to turn things around.
0:00 Welcome
1:17 Bill on the J.J. McCarthy discourse
7:45 Mike Clay joins
10:18 Should you have faith in Marvin Harrison, Jr.?
15:09 Will Brian Thomas, Jr. turn it around?
19:34 What to make of the slow start with the Eagles' passing game
25:09 Will ...
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September 16, 2025 • 45 mins
Bill Barnwell and Dan Pizzuta of Snaps & Stats breakdown week 2's Monday Night Football doubleheader.
01:42 - Chargers beat the Raiders 20-9
07:45 - Are the Raiders positioned to best utilize Ashton Jeanty?
12:35 - Was this Geno Smith's worst start since becoming a franchise QB?
15:25 - Grading Justin Herbert's performance
19:15 - Buccaneers win a thriller over the Texans
24:45 - Baker Mayfield leads the Bucs to victory lat...
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September 11, 2025 • 53 mins
Bill and Ben Gretch from the Stealing Signals substack react to the major fantasy implications from Week 1. Will Justin Herbert throw more this season (5:01)? What will be the impact from the Xavier Worthy injury (10:42)? Bijan Robinson's explosiveness (16:35). A potential breakout rookie (21:16). Clarity in the Jags backfield (28:20)? Christian McCaffrey regaining his place as the best player in fantasy football (36:47). Jaxon Smi...
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September 9, 2025 • 41 mins
Bill and ESPN's Harry Lyles, Jr. react to the Vikings' comeback win over the Bears on Monday Night Football. What grade would you give McCarthy on his debut? (8:25) Did the Vikings win it or did the Bears lose it? (13:57) Caleb Williams mixed performance (16:48) Did this game change your priors on either team? (32:47)
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September 4, 2025 • 73 mins
Bill and Robert Mays of The Athletic discuss the questions they'd most like to know the answers to ahead of the 2025 NFL season.
0:00 Welcome
3:10 Is JJ McCarthy good?
11:24 Will the Lions be happy with their new coordinators?
22:50 Does Matthew Stafford stay healthy all year?
31:24 Will the Cardinals have a top 5-10 defense?
41:30 Which projected Top 5 defense will fall off?
49:06 Can it get worse for the Texans offensive...
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August 29, 2025 • 71 mins
Bill and Gregg Rosenthal of the NFL Network look at the teams in the NFC that won 5 or fewer games in 2024 and attempt to make a case for why they'll make a big leap this season.
0:00 Welcome
4:01 Bears
24:11 Giants
36:40 Panthers
49:42 Saints
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August 21, 2025 • 86 mins
Bill and ESPN's Ben Solak take a look at all of the AFC teams that won 5 or fewer games in 2024 and assess their chances to make the playoffs in 2025.
Welcome 0:00
Patriots 2:29
Titans 26:54
Jaguars 40:56
Browns 52:39
Raiders 59:13
Jets 1:10:24
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August 14, 2025 • 46 mins
Bill and Mike Sando of The Athletic react to the findings in Mike's annual QB tiers column: what changed to get Lamar Jackson into tier 1, why Jalen Hurts is so difficult to rank, the range of outcomes for Aaron Rodgers this season, and the single most fascinating vote of the entire process.
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August 7, 2025 • 50 mins
Bill and ESPN's Seth Wickersham discuss Seth's new book American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback. They touch on what they call the QB industrial complex, the new wave of second acts for QBs, QB dads, the difficulty in projecting QBs from college to the NFL, how Broncos coach Sean Payton created his own formula to evaluate QBs, and how quarterbacks "die" twice.
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