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October 16, 2025 73 mins

We're one-third of the way through the NFL regular season, and we know a thing or two about each of the league's 32 teams. We know enough, in fact, to start separating the teams into distinct groups. That's right, it's team tiers time. Robert Mays and Dave Helman drop all 32 teams in one of five buckets—from Super Bowl or Bust to Mock Draft Enthusiasts—on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.


Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

7:12 Super Bowl or Bust

20:57 Playoff Teams

43:42 Wild Card Caliber

55:13 Tier 4, Good Vibes

1:04:03: Tier 4, Bad Vibes

1:13:52 Mock Draft Enthusiasts


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Hosts: Robert Mays and Dave Helman

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Video Producer: Katy Duffy

Audio 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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