Unanswered Questions: J.J. McCarthy, the Bears' Ceiling, and Who's the AFC Favorite?

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Sheil and Nate Tice from the Football 301 podcast take a hard look around the NFL landscape after a wild Week 11 to determine whether their biggest suspicions about some of the teams and players around the league have been confirmed. (00:00) Unanswered questions around the NFL(1:54) Who should be the AFC favorite?(10:32) Can the Bears win the NFC North?(16:36) How should Vikings fans feel about J.J. McCarthy?(27:35) The Hurry Up: Falcons put Michael Penix Jr. on IR This episode is sponsored by State Farm®️. Don’t settle for just any insurance when there’s State Farm. https://www.statefarm.com/lp/trainer 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.
0:02.8	I'm your host, Shield Capadia.
0:04.1	Today we are tackling some unanswered questions around the NFL.
0:08.0	We're through 11 weeks.
0:09.4	A lot has been settled in terms of division races and which teams are looking ahead to the offseason already.
0:15.5	But there are some lingering questions that I wanted to get to.
0:18.8	Like who is the AFC favorite at this exact moment?
0:22.4	Can the Bears actually win the NFC North, didn't have a chance to talk about that game
0:27.1	during yesterday's show?
0:28.8	And how should Vikings fans feel about J.J. McCarthy?
0:32.5	It's only been five games, but it hasn't been pretty.
0:35.4	So to talk about it all, we've got my friend from Yahoo Sports and host of the Football
0:39.6	301 podcast, Nate Tice.
0:42.0	Our J.J. McCarthy conversation was a lot of fun.
0:45.0	I think you might be surprised by some of the things we thought after discussing that one.
0:49.9	So really fun conversation, always with Nate.
0:52.2	Let's take a break.
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