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The Ringer NFL Show

Making Sense of the AFC, Brock Purdy Talk, and Broncos-Chiefs Preview | Dual Threat

The Ringer NFL Show

The Ringer

Sports

4.14.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz open by sifting through the AFC and debating which contender they think can represent the conference in the Super Bowl. They continue by discussing the backlash Steven has gotten for his position on Brock Purdy in his weekly QB Rankings. To conclude the episode, they preview the 'TNF' matchup between the Chiefs and Broncos. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, this is Craig Horlbeck from The Ringer Fantasy Football Show.

0:04.4

Join me, Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to help you

0:09.0

win your draft, win your league, and most importantly, avoid that last place punishment.

0:13.5

Follow The Ringer Fantasy Football Show on Spotify.

0:30.6

And today, we are going to focus in on a very chaotic AFC.

0:37.7

Steven, can I read you something that I wrote at the very outset of this season about the balance

0:45.3

of power between the two conferences?

0:47.2

Let's hear it.

0:48.7

All right, so here's this was my sort of season opening column.

0:53.0

I wrote, as the curtain rises on the new season, the balance between the AFC and the NFC

0:57.6

is as tilted as a Kanye stage.

0:59.6

The AFC has the defending Super Bowl champion chiefs, plus another dozen or so teams with genuine

1:04.7

playoff aspirations, with seven postseason slots for division winners and wildcard teams.

1:09.7

At least three of the conferences heralded quarterbacks, my homes, Aaron Rodgers,

1:14.0

Justin Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Joe Brode, DeShawn Watson,

1:18.5

to a talk about Loa and Russell Wilson, right?

1:22.4

We'll be done by early January.

1:24.4

The NFC, it's a top heavy group with just the Eagles, Cowboys, 49ers,

1:28.7

and I think the Seahawks and the top tier of contenders.

1:31.9

That's four teams representing two divisions.

1:34.8

There are AFC teams like the Patriots and Steelers with great defenses and coaches,

1:38.4

essentially written out of true contention, while the NFC playoffs have several spots

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