Super Bowl Tiers: Which Teams Are Actual Contenders After Week 6?

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🗓️ 13 October 2025

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Sheil scans the league after all of the Week 6 Sunday action and shares which teams he thinks have all the elements necessary to go to the Super Bowl, and which fan bases are already looking forward to next season. (00:00) Super Bowl tiers breakdown(3:18) Tier 5: It’s not happening(4:11) Tier 4: Playoffs? Maybe. Super Bowl? No.(6:16) Tier 3: The drunk fan bases(15:41) Tier 2: The lurkers(22:25) Tier 1: The contenders 15% off $15+ on NFL Gamedays with CODE: GAMEDAY at https://littlecaesars.onelink.me/vc9i/n15m71zn 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.
0:03.4	I'm your host,
0:04.6	Sheel Capadia, Week 6 Sunday, in the books.
0:08.7	And I think the story in the NFL right now is parody.
0:12.0	You can talk yourself into a lot of good teams.
0:14.9	It's hard to find that great team.
0:16.7	Even you look at the teams that are sitting first in the standings,
0:20.6	they all have real flaws.
0:21.9	So here's the deal for today's episode.
0:23.9	We are doing Super Bowl tiers, trying to answer the question which teams can actually win it all.
0:30.7	If you're a long-time listener, you might remember, I did this in the preseason.
0:34.0	And I thought, all right, we're a third of the way through the season.
0:36.8	Let's revisit this and see where these teams kind of fall right now.
0:41.2	So I got five tiers here.
0:43.4	Tier five, it's not happening.
0:45.5	These are teams that can go ahead, make sure they're subscribed to Todd McShay's newsletter,
0:50.4	check out draft prospects, click on those.
0:53.3	You know, you're sharing the links in the group
0:55.2	chats about coaching candidates for 2026 because this season's already a wash for your teams.
1:01.2	Tier four, playoffs maybe, Super Bowl, no. These are fan bases. You still have a reason to watch.
1:08.0	If one of these teams sneaks into the playoffs, your season's probably
1:11.4	going to be considered a success, but you're not winning the Super Bowl. I'm sorry.
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