Making the Case for the AFC's Top Playoff Sleeper With Nate Tice

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🗓️ 19 August 2025

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Sheil gets together with Nate Tice from Yahoo Sports’ Football 301 pod to discuss some of the AFC Conference teams that may be operating under the radar as we head into the 2025 NFL season. Teams discussed include: New England PatriotsCincinnati BengalsIndianapolis ColtsLas Vegas Raiders The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Nate TiceProducer: 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.
0:03.2	I'm your host, Shield Capadia.
0:04.6	Thrill to have my friend, Nate Tice, you know him from Yahoo Sports, the Football 301 podcast.
0:11.1	We are going to talk sneaky AFC playoff contenders.
0:15.1	The idea is straightforward, on average, since the NFL moved to this new playoff format.
0:20.3	Six new teams make the playoffs every year, on average, three in each conference.
0:25.5	So Danny Hyfitts and I did the NFC.
0:27.5	Make sure you listen to that one in the feed.
0:29.7	And today, Nate and I will do the AFC.
0:32.4	Nate, first of all, thanks for joining me.
0:33.9	Before we start, I'm told by a source that you were posting all 22 clips
0:39.3	of a bear's preseason game at what I believe was 724 a.m. local time this morning. And so before
0:47.1	we get to the, I just need to know, are you okay? Do you need anything as your friend? Can I help you?
0:52.4	No, I'm not okay. I'm not okay. I'm actually great because there's actually stuff to react to, which is amazing. So maybe that's why I wake up the morning geared up and ready to rock. But no, I was wondering if you'd call me out on that. And it's not even, we're talking AFC today. It's not even the division or conference that we're talking about today. And I was like, I got to check out Caleb. I got to see how Caleb Williams did. It looked great, by the way, in case you're wondering, it looked phenomenal. So, but no, no, when you wake up at five, as you know, wake up at 515 or to 530 every day with your two-year-old. And you're up and at them and then you already are like
1:28.0	you feel like the army we do more before 8 a.m. before most people do most days.
1:33.5	I watch more film before 7 a.m. than most people do all day.
1:37.4	I love it. And you were, listen, I can confirm that he was pounding a coffee like three
1:41.4	seconds before we came on. So this guy's ready to go. It's not just
1:44.9	Caleb Williams. He is ready to talk AFC playoff sleepers. We're going to take a quick break.
1:51.0	We'll come back and we'll do just that. This episode is presented by American Eagle. Whether you're
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