Eagles-Commanders, Playoff Opponents, and Mailbag With Zach Berman!

The Ringer's Philly Special

The Ringer

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4.8 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Sheil is joined by Zach Berman of The Athletic to discuss the Eagles’ final regular-season game this Sunday against the Washington Commanders. Is Philly making a mistake by resting the majority of its starters? Which players have incentives on the line? Sheil plays guess the lines for the Eagles’ possible playoff opponents. What are the headlines if the Eagles win or lose the final game of the regular season? Plus, the mailbag and predictions! Eagles resting their starters (2:16) Performance incentives (13:59) Team injury status (16:42) Guess the lines (25:19) Headlines if the Eagles win or lose (39:50) Mailbag (47:15) Predictions (1:54:21) Email hot takes: Ringerphilly@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @ringersphillyspecial. Become a member of our Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/RingersPhillySpecial/. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Host: Sheil Kapadia Guest: Zach Berman Producer: Cliff Augustin Music Composed By: Teddy Grossman and Jackson Greenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up? It's Todd McShay, host of the McShay Show at the Ringer and Spotify.
0:04.6	We're building this thing up and I couldn't be more excited to be back, talking college football
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0:39.2	It's going to be a great season.
0:43.1	And I hope you'll be with us at the McShay show every step of the way.
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1:42.0	Oh, welcome to the ringer's Philly special.
1:45.2	Shilka Paddy here with Zach Berman of the Athletic.
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1:49.8	It's not even 9 a.m. January 2nd, CB is starting the year like he starts every year, bright and early, ready to be efficient.
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