How Many Teams Could Actually Win the Super Bowl?

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🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Sheil Kapadia breaks down all 32 NFL teams through his patented tier system and uses it to produce his Super Bowl champion pick for the 2025-26 season. Tier 5Tier 4Tier 3Tier 2Tier 1 Sheil's Super Bowl winner He ends the pod by sharing his thoughts on Spencer Rattler and the state of the New Orleans Saints QB room. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ringer NFL show. I'm your host, Shield Capadia, flying solo because the exercise today is simple.
0:08.0	I am trying to identify how many teams can actually win the Super Bowl and what a Super Bowl run might look like for each contender.
0:17.0	At the end, I'm giving you my official Super Bowl pick. It's time to go on the record.
0:22.4	So I've broken down all 32 teams into five different tiers.
0:26.0	Tier five, it's not happening.
0:28.1	Come on, these are the teams that have no shot.
0:30.0	We don't really need to spend any time on them.
0:32.4	Tier four.
0:33.8	Playoffs, maybe.
0:35.3	Super Bowl?
0:36.3	No, self-explanatory. These are the teams that need things to go right to make the playoffs, but they're not actual threats to win the Super Bowl.
0:45.1	Tier 3, the drunk fan bases. These are teams whose fans might be able to talk themselves into a Super Bowl run.
0:53.1	Maybe if they've had a cocktail or two,
0:55.3	but I personally do not see them as Super Bowl contenders. Tier two, squint and you can see it.
1:02.6	These are not the obvious candidates, but they've got a shot. If you're looking for a
1:06.6	surprise contender, a sleeper, it's probably going to come out of this tier. And then tier one,
1:12.8	the contenders, the eight teams that in my opinion have a real shot of winning the Super Bowl.
1:20.3	All right, let's take a break. We come back. We go through the process of finding our Super Bowl
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