Week 7 preview: Buccaneers-Lions, a Game of the Week faceoff, a deep dive on the Falcons defense, and more
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🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
Every mini-era of the NFL gives us a handful of short-term rivalries that are the result of teams from different divisions running into one another for a couple years in a row. Buccaneers-Lions is turning into one such rivalry. And hey, given the way they're both playing, this might not be the last time we see them go up against one another this season. Robert Mays, Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen kick off the Week 7 epsiode of The Athletic Football Show by digging into Buccaneers-Lions. Then, they debate whether Rams-Jaguars or Colts-Chargers is a more worthy game of the week. After that, they turn their attention to Texans-Seahawks, Eagles-Vikings and Commanders-Cowboys, before talking a walk down Sicko Street, and diving deep on the Falcons defense.
Rundown (timestamps are approximate)
4:01 Game of the Week: Buccaneers-Lions
23:00 Game of the Week Faceoff! Rams-Jaguars or Colts-Chargers?
42:11 One Thing From...Texans-Seahawks
46:56 One Thing From...Eagles-Vikings
56:07 One Thing From...Commanders-Cowboys
1:04:52 Dolphins and Browns on Sicko Street
1:07:49 Under the Hood: Falcons defense
1:25:38 Mike Vrabel goes back to Tennessee
1:31:07 What do you want to know in Week 7?
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