The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

The guys recap all of the NFL Week 2 action by going through categories such as Winners and Losers, the Oppenheimer Award, Stadium Pulse of the Week, and so much more. (0:00) Intro (1:29) ‘Sunday Night Football’: Falcons-Vikings (6:32) Joe Burrow’s turf toe injury (8:24) The late slate (30:56) Winners and Losers (41:43) Fart or Shart (51:38) The Oppenheimer Award (56:30) It’s So Over. We’re So Back. (58:55) The Debutante Ball Award (01:01:56) The WORST Play of the Day (01:04:12) Stadium Pulse of the Week (01:07:15) The Arthur Smith/Shawn Hochuli Award (01:10:08) The Lucille Bluth Award (01:11:10) Fantasy Burn Book Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com The all-new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady, Carlos Chiriboga, and Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys preview the upcoming games this weekend for Week 2 of the NFL season and share which players from each game they’re looking to start or sit in fantasy. Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here!⁠ Email us! ⁠ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com (05:52) Eagles-Chiefs (13:22) Bears-Lions (21:44) Seahawks-Steelers (30:42) Giants-Cowboys (38:20) Rams-Titans (43:08) Jaguars-Bengals (49:58) Browns-Ravens (57:12) Bills-Jets (1:11:54) 49ers-Saints (1:20:35) Panthers-Cardinals (1:21:17) Broncos-Colts (1:24:51) Falcons-Vikings (1:28:15) Raiders-Chargers (1:32:00) Buccaneers-Texans (1:36:12) Ringer 107 Picks for Week 2 The all-new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid. Get started today at HubSpot.com The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady, Carlos Chiriboga, and Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys share their Week 1 under reactions in this week’s Power Hour, as they push back on some of the classic overreactions from the first games of the season. They then rule over some listener-submitted Fantasy Court questions before revisiting the time-zone discussion from the previous show. (02:09) Power Hour - Week 1 Under Reactions (04:36) Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow Will Be Fine (06:55) The Jaguars Aren’t That Good (10:30) Underperforming Rookies Will Bounce Back (13:43) The Ravens Are Still Awesome (17:21) A.J. Brown Will Finish as a WR1 (22:51) Cam Ward Was Better Than His Stats (25:41) The Steelers Will Regress (28:30) The Seahawks Are Gonna Be Good (31:54) Davante Adams Is Poised for a Big Year (35:35) Ringer Fantasy Football League Update (38:40) Fantasy Court (53:27) Emails/The Time-zone Debate Revisited Check out the 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings: https://fantasyfootball.theringer.com/ Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com The all-new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys react to Monday Night Football featuring the debut of J.J. McCarthy on the Vikings and Caleb Williams’ first game with Ben Johnson as the Bears coach. Next, SHOWDOWN TIME! Must-add players at each position ahead of NFL Week 2. (0:00) Intro(1:49) Monday Night Football(26:41) RB Waivers: Dylan Sampson (Browns), Trey Benson (Cardinals), and Bhayshul Tuten (Jaguars)(43:22) WR Waivers: Cedric Tillman (Browns), Hollywood Brown (Chiefs), and Kayshon Boutte (Patriots)(01:01:09) TE Waivers: Harold Fanin Jr. (Browns) Brenton Strange (Jaguars), and Juwan Johnson (Saints)(01:18:18) QB Waivers: Daniel Jones (Colts)(01:20:09) D/ST Waivers: Seahawks, Patriots, and Buccaneers Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com The all-new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid. Get started today at HubSpot.com The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducers: Kai Grady, Carlos Chiriboga, and Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 1 Recap: Bills-Ravens Shocker, Rodgers’s Steelers, Tua Turntheballova, and Lions Panic The guys recap all of the NFL Week 1 action by going through categories such as Winners and Losers, the Oppenheimer Award, Intrusive Thoughts, and so much more. (0:00) Intro (1:25) ‘Sunday Night Football’: Bills-Ravens (16:39) Winners and Losers (32:37) The Oppenheimer Award (44:06) It’s So Over. We’re So Back. (56:56) Fart or Shart (59:10) Intrusive Thoughts (01:06:17) Play of the Day (01:09:56) The WORST Play of the Day (01:12:50) Stadium Pulse of the Week (01:17:57) The Arthur Smith/Shawn Hochuli Award (01:25:26) The Lucille Bluth Award (01:26:32) Two TEs and a Lie (01:28:07 ) Fantasy Burn Book Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com The all-new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady, Carlos Chiriboga, and Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Football is BACK! The guys react to the Eagles-Cowboys season opener (and Christian McCaffrey’s calf injury), before previewing the Week 1 fantasy football slate. (0:00) Intro (2:56) Eagles-Cowboys (21:05) Christian McCaffrey’s surprise injury designation (35:07) Chiefs-Chargers in Brazil! (44:02) Early slate (01:15:36) Late games (01:26:32) ‘Sunday Night Football’: Ravens-Bills (01:32:27) ‘Monday Night Football’: Vikings-Bears (01:41:04) Emails Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here! YT: Check out the 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings: https://fantasyfootball.theringer.com/ Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com The all-new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Carlos Chiriboga, Ronak Nair, and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys discuss Micah Parsons’s back injury and Bill Belichick’s inauspicious start to his college coaching career. They then come together for the season’s first Power Hour, as they share their playoff picks for each division in the NFL, who they think will make the Super Bowl, plus the best bets for all the end-of-season awards. (00:00) Intro (02:00) Micah Parsons Injury (05:24) Bill Belichick and UNC Get Routed by TCU (08:58) Power Hour! (10:31) NFC Picks (24:21) AFC Picks (54:05) Awards Picks (01:10:02) Emails Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Ronak Nair, Kai Grady, and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Take Purge. All NFL-and fantasy football-related takes, including those you don’t actually believe, will be legal for 60 continuous minutes. All rational thought, logic, and professional credibility will be suspended during this time. (0:00) TAKE PURGE (53:47) COWBOYS TRADE MICAH PARSONS (01:12:45) BILL SIMMONS JOINS THE POD Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com Sponsored by YahooFantasy #YahooPartner. Play Now at yahoofantasy.com/promo Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Guest: Bill Simmons Producers: Carlos Chiriboga, Ronak Nair, and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys highlight (lowlight?) the players they’re avoiding at all costs in fantasy drafts this season, and make the case for why you should too. (0:00) Intro (1:44) The fantasy impact of Rashee Rice’s six-game suspension (6:20) The Vikings reunite with Adam Thielen (20:15) Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers QB (23:41) DK Metcalf, Steelers WR (26:46) Kaleb Johnson, Steelers RB (28:52) Terry McLaurin, Commanders WR (35:09) Mark Andrews, Ravens TE (40:32) Kenneth Walker III, Seahawks RB (46:22) David Montgomery, Lions RB (51:53) Joe Mixon, Texans RB (53:03) Chris Olave, Saints WR (56:01) The lefty tangent Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Carlos Chiriboga, Ronak Nair, and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys are in the studio in L.A. to discuss some last-minute news items as Week 1 fast approaches. They then recap The Ringer Fantasy Football Show's live draft and run through some of their key takeaways from the draft as they relate to fantasy trends right now. Finally, they touch on Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s engagement. 2:07 Last-minute NFL news 43:45 Ringer Fantasy Football live draft recap 1:16:50 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Ronak Nair, Kai Grady, and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys are back to talk about their top fantasy draft targets. They go through their sleepers and league winners. Later, they are joined by Bill Simmons to discuss potential punishments for the loser of the Ringer Fantasy Football League. (0:00) Intro(7:16) Running Backs(37:06) Wide Receivers(01:04:05) Quarterbacks(01:11:24) Tight Ends(01:20:40) Fantasy Punishments With Bill Simmons Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Getaway sales event. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckGuest: Bill SimmonsProducers: Carlos Chiriboga, Ronak Nair, and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys are in-studio in NYC again to discuss the under-the-radar picks that will slip through the cracks in drafts for this year’s All-Boring Fantasy Team. 2:53 - The All-Boring Fantasy Team: Running Backs 32:00 - The All-Boring Fantasy Team: Wide Receivers 1:01:02 - The All-Boring Fantasy Team: Tight Ends and Quarterbacks Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Ronak Nair, Kai Grady, and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys are live from New York! They talk the Jets and Giants players who will screw us, discuss name-brand vs. off-brand players, and answer some “emails” from the audience. Plus, special appearances from Heifetz’s dad and Jelly the bear! Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducers: Carlos Chiriboga, Ronak Nair, and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys are live in the studio in NYC to discuss some of the NFL preseason news from this past week, some injury updates, a crucial update regarding a previous email about a missing bear from a New Jersey zoo, and Taylor Swift’s appearance on the Kelce brothers’ podcast. Sponsored by YahooFantasy. #YahooPartner Play now at yahoofantasy.com/promo. Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Ronak Nair, Kai Grady, and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys pick up where they left off last episode and continue highlighting some of the most crucial rules heading into the 2025 fantasy season. And later, emails! (0:00) Intro (1:40) Identify the kingmakers (4:31) Don’t give up on good coaches after Year 1 (13:10) You marry the whole family (40:47) Get you a man who can do both (46:33) The “Two Two” rule (58:24) Hold on to rookie WRs (01:02:38) Ride with the ‘Wild Hogs’ (01:07:29) Be open-minded (01:11:08) Emails! Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Carlos Chiriboga, Ronak Nair, and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys revisit the lessons from last season that they vowed never to forget to establish a strict new set of rules to follow this year, loosely inspired by Christopher Nolan’s ‘Memento.’ 2:07 An overview of the lessons from last season 4:45 Take great players in great offenses 12:27 Pick the guys you want 19:02 Marie Kondo was right 28:55 Don’t trust Kyle Shanahan 34:03 Don’t shackle yourself to Sean Payton’s whims 43:10 Avoid Aaron Rodgers 46:47 Avoid toxic people and toxic situations 54:23 Take Ja’Marr Chase first 55:35 Don’t underestimate Joe Burrow (again) 1:09:30 Emails Sponsored by YahooFantasy #YahooPartner. Play now at yahoofantasy.com/promo. Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Ronak Nair, Kai Grady, and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heifetz and DK are joined by Mina Kimes to go through the winners and losers from Week 1 of the NFL preseason! (0:00) Intro(05:54) Cowboys-Rams(13:32) Commanders-Patriots(17:36) Seahawks-Raiders(22:27) Giants-Bills(32:11) Titans-Buccaneers(38:57) Panthers-Browns(50:59) Bengals-Eagles(55:24) Jaguars-Steelers(58:36) Colts-Ravens(01:04:52) Dolphins-Bears(01:09:55) Chargers-Saints Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Getaway sales event. Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Danny KellyGuest: Mina KimesProducers: Carlos Chiriboga, Ronak Nair, and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys discuss the wide receiver position heading into this year’s fantasy season, what their general strategy is for drafting receivers, and which tiers the receivers of the league fall into for fantasy drafts. (1:41) Jordan Addison’s suspension (2:23) Keenan Allen reunites with the Chargers (11:20) How to approach drafting WRs this year (16:19) Tier 1: Ja’Marr Chase and CeeDee Lamb (21:09) Tier 2: Justin Jefferson, Nico Collins, Puka Nacua, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Malik Nabers (37:55) Tier 3: Brian Thomas Jr., Drake London, A.J. Brown, Ladd McConkey, and Tyreek Hill (48:52) Tier 4: Mike Evans, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tee Higgins, Davante Adams, Garrett Wilson, Terry McLaurin, and Marvin Harrison Jr. (01:01:12) Tier 5: DJ Moore, DK Metcalf, Tetairoa McMillan, Jameson Williams, George Pickens, Jaylen Waddle, and Travis Hunter (01:12:12) Tier 6: Zay Flowers, Rome Odunze, Jakobi Meyers, Deebo Samuel, Jerry Jeudy, Jayden Reed, Jordan Addison, and Stefon Diggs (01:19:20) Tier 7: Chris Godwin, Marquise Brown, Cooper Kupp, Josh Downs, Rashid Shaheed, Brandon Aiyuk, Keon Coleman, Rashod Bateman (01:25:48) Emails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys discuss their running back tier list rankings for this upcoming fantasy season, and also welcome The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey to talk about the Jets, Aaron Rodgers, the upcoming Ringer Fantasy Football League, and 'Happy Gilmore 2.' 2:05 - Micah Parsons and Terry McLaurin's trade requests 9:28 - Rams extend Kyren Williams 12:25 - Matthew Stafford's back injury 16:35 - Tier 1: Saquon Barkley, Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Derrick Henry 21:07 - Tier 2: Christian McCaffrey, De'Von Achane, Ashton Jeanty 35:19 - Tier 3: Jonathan Taylor, Josh Jacobs, Bucky Irving, Kyren Williams, Chase Brown, Omarion Hampton 51:34 - Tier 4: Kenneth Walker III, Breece Hall, Alvin Kamara, James Cook, James Conner, Chuba Hubbard, David Montgomery, Tony Pollard, Aaron Jones Sr., Isiah Pacheco, D'Andre Swift, RJ Harvey, TreVeyon Henderson, Kaleb Johnson 01:05:13 - Tier 5: Jaylen Warren, Brian Robinson Jr., Rhamondre Stevenson, Travis Etienne Jr., Tank Bigsby, Jordan Mason, Zach Charbonnet 01:11:18 - Sean Fennessey talks Jets, last-place fantasy punishments, 'Happy Gilmore 2,' and more Sponsored by YahooFantasy #YahooPartner. Play Now at yahoofantasy.com/promo Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Guest: Sean Fennessey Producers: Ronak Nair, Kai Grady, and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys walk through their tight end rankings, place the TEs in tiers, and address their most pressing fears. Plus, emails! (00:00) Intro (01:17) Thoughts on the tight end position this year (06:13) Tier 1: Brock Bowers and Trey McBride (19:45) Tier 2: George Kittle (24:33) Tier 3: Mark Andrews, Sam LaPorta, and T.J. Hockenson (33:21) Tier 4: Travis Kelce, David Njoku, Evan Engram, and Tucker Kraft (50:28) Tier 5: Kyle Pitts, Colston Loveland, Jake Ferguson, Dalton Kincaid, Dallas Goedert, and Tyler Warren (1:11:13) Emails! Check out the 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings: https://fantasyfootball.theringer.com/ Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Ronak Nair, Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices