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The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

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Latest daily rankings: Oct 22. New rankings will appear after the next update.

Position on the Sports combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Spotify	Pocket Casts	Castbox
Oct 22	#32	#46	#29	#26	#24
Oct 21	#25	#25	#27	#21	#23
Oct 20	#25	#27	#26	#23	#35
Oct 19	#30	#38	#27	#34	#28
Oct 18	#23	#28	#25	#30	#30
Oct 17	#24	#28	#22	#44	#44
Oct 16	#30	#44	#21	#37	#37

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About the show

The Athletic’s flagship NFL podcast covers the league like only The Athletic can. Host Robert Mays and co-hosts Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dive into the biggest stories, break down the Xs and Os, and tackle the ins and outs of roster building. They meticulously follow the details of why we all love this sport and have plenty of fun along the way, bringing the expertise necessary to cover the NFL at the highest level. You want year-round draft coverage? You'll get that here, too, with draft expert Dane Brugler. Whether it’s happening on the field or behind the scenes, you’ll get an in-depth look at all things NFL on The Athletic Football Show, available wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.