Week 3 preview: Rams-Eagles, Lions-Ravens light up the marquee
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🗓️ 19 September 2025
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Any time the calendar says "September," it's still early in the NFL season. But as we get ready for Week 3, we're starting to know a thing or two about most teams across the league. One thing we would've known at any point, though? Rams-Eagles and Lions-Ravens is must-see TV. That's where Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman start the Week 3 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also dive into Cardinals-49ers, Broncos-Chargers and Texans-Jaguars, take a trip down Sicko Street with Spencer Rattler, trot out the Take Tribunal for the first time this season, and more.
Rundown (timestamps are approximate)
3:25 Rams-Eagles preview
30:48 Lions-Ravens preview
51:05 One Thing From: Cardinals-49ers
55:29 One Thing From: Broncos-Chargers
1:00:57 One Thing From: Texans-Jaguars
1:05:17 Sicko Street: Spencer Rattler time
1:09:02 Sicko Street: Jake Browning vs. Carson Wentz
1:15:10 Take Tribunal: The Steelers defense is an unfixable problem
1:23:33 Wins Pool Update
1:25:05 What Do You Wanna Know: Are this year’s Cowboys last year’s Bengals?
1:27:31 What Do You Wanna Know: Haason Reddick vs. the Jets tackles
1:28:23 What Do You Wanna Know: Is the August optimism for the Panthers just over?
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