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September 8, 2025 90 mins

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


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Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller


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Theme song: Haunted

Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs

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