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The Backups Have Become the Stars | The Dantasy Football Podcast (Ep. 357) Dante Pettis and Jeff Wilson Jr. lead this week's Initial Advice (0:30), and Curtis Samuel and Josh Allen are among the top players to add off of waivers this week (13:00). Plus the slew of backup running backs who have stepped up to the plate and could save your fantasy season (27:00). Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike McCarthy is out, the Aaron Rodgers coaching sweepstakes have commenced, and other coaches are on the hot seat (1:30). Plus, the recent suspension of Kansas City running back Kareem Hunt (15:30), Stock Up/Stock Down after Sunday’s slate of games, and today’s challenge flags (23:00). Hosts: Robert Mays and Kevin Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Saints fall to the Cowboys (00:30), this weekend’s five games to watch (07:15), and some last-second fantasy advice from ‘The Dantasy Football Podcast’ crew (23:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Blake Bortles saga, rookie QB-coach pairings, and passing on drafting Derwin James are all among the worst moves of 2018 (0:30). The Redskins signed Reuben Foster, the Browns might look like a playoff team, and the Bengals could chase a QB in the draft next year (21:15). Plus, the biggest three games of the week, an appreciation of Doug McDermott, and a Saints-Cowboys preview (36:00). Hosts: Robert Mays and Kevin Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Texans get their eighth straight win, this time on 'Monday Night Football,' Blake Bortles gets benched, Hue Jackson doesn’t get a handshake, and this week’s awards. Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nyheim Hines and Cameron Brate lead this week's Initial Advice segment (0:30), and Chris Thompson and Gerald Everett are among the top players to add off waivers this week (12:00). Plus, what does the recent surge of QB benchings and injuries mean for your fantasy team? (24:30) Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers, Seahawks, and Vikings are looming as potential playoff disruptors; the Packers need a coaching change; and Baker Mayfield is shining in the post–Hue Jackson era (00:30). Plus the Jaguars, Bengals, and Steelers continue to struggle with consistency; the Colts need to stop throwing passes to Andrew Luck; and the Chargers need to leave L.A. (28:30) Hosts: Robert Mays and Kevin Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chiefs and Rams have set the precedent for an exciting new future in the NFL, both on offense and defense (2:00). On this week's Take Shop, can the Bears still win the NFC North with Chase Daniel, and can teams win back-to-back Super Bowls in the modern NFL? (17:00) Plus the biggest three games of the week, and the growing trend of more teams drafting first-round quarterbacks (31:00). Hosts: Robert Mays and Kevin Clark Check out Ringer merch at theringer.com/shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andy Reid and Sean McVay show their offensive prowess on 'Monday Night Football,' discuss the pace of play in the league, and hand out awards for the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lamar Jackson and Tre’Quan Smith lead this week's Initial Advice (2:30), Gus “The Bus” Edwards and David Moore are among this week's players to add off waivers, and the Cincinnati Bengals sit atop the leaderboard of defenses to exploit as fantasy playoffs approach (17:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Smith’s season-ending injury leaves the door wide open in the NFC East, the Bears are starting to look like the 2017 Jaguars 2.0, and Lamar Jackson has sparked an exciting new era in Baltimore (1:15). Plus, Jon Gruden and Derek Carr’s tiff, the Condoleezza Rice rumor in Cleveland, and the Rams-Chiefs mega matchup on Monday night (51:00). Hosts: Robert Mays and Kevin Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Seahawks top the Packers (00:30) and the five games to watch this weekend (09:15). Then, last-second fantasy advice from ‘The Dantasy Football Podcast’ (31:00). Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Belvedere Vodka presents a special NFL crossover episode featuring Ryen Russillo from 'Dual Threat' and Kevin Clark and Robert Mays from 'The Ringer NFL Show' live from Cleopatra’s Barge in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hue Jackson is back in Cincinnati, the Raiders continue to sputter, the Rams survive the Seahawks, and more of Week 10’s top story lines (0:30). Plus, the weekly awards (40:30). Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh Reynolds and Anthony Miller lead this week’s Initial Advice roster (1:00), Rashaad Penny and Lamar Jackson are among the top players to add off waivers this week (18:00), and Malcolm Brown and Austin Ekeler lead the group of signature players to grab while you still can as playoff preparation season has officially commenced (34:30). Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cowboys and Eagles only muddied the water in the NFC East after Sunday night’s game, and the Redskins are now the favorite (3:00). After Week 10, the stock is up for the Titans, the Chiefs-Rams mega matchup coming next week, and the Bears (14:00), and the stock is down for the AFC wild-card teams, the Rams defense, and the Jets in general (27:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Ben and the Steelers dominate the Panthers at home, and the Le’Veon Bell holdout saga continues (1:15). Plus, the five biggest games of the week (16:30), and some last second fantasy advice from ‘The Dantasy Football Podcast’ (29:00). Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the Cowboys head coaching job secretly a good one? What would an MVP award do for Drew Brees’s legacy? Should Le’Veon Bell even come back at this point (1:05)? Plus, the three biggest games of the week, Dez Bryant’s potential impact on the Saints, and a 'Thursday Night Football' preview (34:00). Hosts: Robert Mays and Kevin Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Garrett and the Cowboys fall to the Titans, the Saints upend the Rams, and the rest of Week 9’s standout moments. Plus, the weekly awards. Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Tate Frazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Humphries, Duke Johnson Jr., and more lead this week's Initial Advice (1:00). Theo Riddick and Cordarrelle Patterson are among the list of players to add off of waivers heading into Week 10 (15:30), and James Conner and Eric Ebron join the group of players to buy low and sell high as the fantasy trade deadline approaches (25:30). Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices