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Football America!
Football America is a show about stories that matter—discussed by people who don’t. Why? Because this beautiful game deserves all of the spotlight. Football raised us. We obsess over it. We fight about it. We name our dogs after retired players, then name our children after those dogs. We talk football the way Sinatra sang songs: with conviction. And drunk. Each week, Dave Dameshek’s embarrassing habit of assigning meaning to frivolous stats is on full display as he is joined by a host of…
Episodes
Football America!Bye-Bye Baltimore? Josh Allen's Perfect Streak & The AFC North Bloodbath (feat. Andrew Hawkins)
Could the Ravens fall to .500? With Josh Allen boasting a flawless career record following a bye week, a Bills victory might just put Buffalo in the driver’s…
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Caleb Williams Goes Full Michael Jordan, The Disrespected Vikings, & Week 7 Fallout
Are we watching the NFL's Michael Jordan? We dive into Caleb Williams harnessing MJ-level pettiness and debate if this 2024 QB class—with J.J. McCarthy also…
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Lamar's Subterfuge, Parisian Gridiron, and the Buck-Aikman Feud (feat. Connor Orr)
Sports Illustrated's Connor Orr joins the show to unpack a chaotic week of NFL action. We start in the AFC North to debate Lamar Jackson's injury status and…
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The Wildest Saturday Ever? + Jalen Hurts' Blood Clots Leave Eagles in Turmoil
What a crazy weekend it was in college football and the NFL! Dave, Ethan, and Gino are joined by Nick Kostos of the You Better You Bet podcast to break it all…
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College Football Chaos with Mike Ryan Ruiz, FPI Madness & A Raiders Reality Check
Mike Ryan Ruiz joins the show to talk Cleveland and college sports. We dive straight into the high-stakes Ohio State vs. Indiana showdown. If the Buckeyes…
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Leg Cannons, Ref Controversy & the Browns Superteam (feat. Todd Haley and Jarrett Bailey)
On this episode of Football America, Todd Haley and Jarrett Bailey from The Pump Fake Podcast join to spill tea on his attempt to bring Josh Allen and Saquon…
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Iron Mike, Hot Seats & the NFL Injury Myth (Feat. Nick Kostos)
Nick Kostos joins the show as we break down all the chaotic storylines heading into Week 5 of the NFL. Is this sudden wave of player injuries a genuine crisis…
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Can Buffalo Finish, Will Miami Cover, and Is McDaniel Out in LA? (Feat. Lance Zierlein)
One month into the NFL season, the league has officially turned into a fever dream. From an instant-classic shootout between Kansas City and Las Vegas to the…
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Is Week 4 an Elimination Week Already in the NFL? (feat. Arif Hasan)
It is only Week 4 in the National Football League but we already have some season-defining showdowns on tap this weekend. Can the Dallas Cowboys break through…
Football America!Unfiltered Week 3: Medical Carts, Poll Bias, and USC Delusions
JJ McCarthy is a Giant, Deshaun Watson is actually popular in Cleveland, and Week 3 delivered absolute mayhem. We’re breaking down all the fallout with a…
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Ochocinco, Cleat Catastrophes, and Ross Tucker
It’s Episode 85—or as Chad himself would call it, the Ochocinco show. NFL analyst Ross Tucker stops by to explain why Chad Johnson is criminally…
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Chaos in Week 2, Aaron Donald’s Return & Puka facts (Feat. JB Long)
A cataclysmic Week 2 is in the books, and we’re breaking down all the fallout—from Ja'Marr Chase's mind-bending catch to why the Trinidad Chambliss "too old as…
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Are Both NY Teams Actually Good?! Plus: Belichick's UNC Drama & Week 1 Overreactions (Feat. Gregg Rosenthal)
Sixty minutes are in the books, and the NFL landscape is already pure chaos! Are the Jets and Giants both actually competent? Is it time to panic about the…
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Takes We Want Back (feat. Mike Ryan Ruiz) + Panic in LA
Football is back, which means it’s officially time to panic over sample sizes of one! Mike Ryan Ruiz and Tony Calatayud swing by to publicly recant the…
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Mahomes, Bo Nix, and Homer’s Odyssey?! (Feat. SI's Matt Verderame)
Football is back, and Dave kicks things off with a wild premise: why the modern NFL season is basically Homer’s Odyssey. Then, Sports Illustrated’s Matt…
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Conquering Mount Lombardi, Airplane Rules & Broncos Grief with Brandon Perna
We complete our climb up Mount Lombardi. The AFC and NFC West make their ascent. Can you predict the team that reached the summit? Then our friend Brandon…
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CFB primer with Smetana & IDing NFC/AFC South playoff teams
We’ve got one of the best voices in college football Jessica Smetana joining to talk about the 2026 season, zero week (whatever that is), the foolishness of…
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MetLife Realism, August Fluff & Superhero Fandoms with Dan Hanzus
Heed the Call's Dan Hanzus brings the view from New York! He explains why the Jets' Outlook at MetLife isn't as grim as advertised, truth-squads the biggest…
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2026 AFC & NFC North Preview (feat. Ty Dunne & Tim Benz)
Who will summit Mount Lombardi this season? Football America! breaks down the NFC and AFC North. Go Long’s Ty Dunne provides the national view, while Tim Benz…
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Mina Kimes, Shipping Joe Burrow, & Dan Campbell's Destiny
The one and only Mina Kimes drops by to build her ultimate roster of favorite head coaches, coordinators, quarterbacks, offensive lines, and defenses. Plus…
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Tony Romo Goes on Leave, Checking in With the Buffalo Bills & Building the No Playoffs For You List
Tony Calatyud is in the studio to talk a little ball with the boys on a Friday. Dave, Tony, Gino, and Ethan discuss the Buffalo Bills and their chances of…
Football America!Cowboys, Bears, & the Eagles Rollercoaster (feat. Dave Helman, Ten Day Tony & Jeremy Tache)
Ten Day Tony and Jeremy Tache kick off the show with an NFL trivia showdown. Who can name the 2025 playoff field? Who actually knows who scored the most…
Football America!The 49ers Mirage, CJ Stroud's Takeover, & Nu-Metal Confessions (feat. Nate Tice)
This week, Nate Tice from Football 301 joins the show to help us unpack why the 49ers might be dangerously overhyped, even if Brock Purdy remains wildly…
Football America!Cowboys, Cups, and Banning the Wave
This week, we’re covering all the bases—and the pitches, and the gridiron. We kick things off with a deep dive into the NFC East, breaking down what to expect…
Football America!Red, White, and Blue... and Kit Drip? The 2026 World Cup Jersey Draft ft. Mike Ryan Ruiz!
America is about to blow out 250 candles, and while the rest of us are ready for the NFL season to kick off, Mike Ryan Ruiz is crashing the show with his eyes…
Football America!Hey, Bad or Badder!? (Feat. Geoff Schwartz)
The NFL Supplemental Draft is officially canceled—and absolutely no one is shocked. The league's stance on gambling remains undefeated. Former NFL offensive…
Football America!The Future Sports Hierarchy (with Ethan Strauss) + Birthright Citizenship
Ethan Strauss (House of Strauss) joins the show for an "objective vibes" time-capsule ranking of the major sports. Which league has the richest storylines to…
Football America!Knicks Comebacks, NFL Offseason, & The Greatest Soccer Haircut (feat. Jonathan Zaslow)
New York is buzzing, the world has soccer fever, and Jonathan Zaslow is in the building! This week, Zaslow stops by to check the temperature on the NFL…
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Knicks Delusion & NFL Chaos (feat. Nick Kostos)
One win in New York feels like winning a thousand. Nick Kostos (You Better You Bet) joins us to react to the Knicks going up 1-0 on the Spurs and the absolute…
Football America!The Sorsby Saga (feat. Albert Breer)
Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer joins the show to break down the Brendan Sorsby saga! Did Curt Cignetti know this was coming? Breer shares exclusive insight…
Football America!Dave Has Thoughts on Aaron Rodgers
The NBA Playoffs are here! All we can talk about is Wemby. So what are the football equivalents? You know, the players who were so unthinkably good they…
Football America!The Schedule Release Scam: Trading NFL Logic for Soccer Rules (Feat. Ethan Strauss)
The 2026 NFL schedule is here, and it's time to admit it: this is a total scam. We knew the games months ago, and "strength of schedule" is just a guess based…
Football America!Drip Drill: The Return of Mike Ryan Ruiz and Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan
What are the best uniforms in all of sports? We create the master list of all master lists. The parameters are simple: home and away. You can't just have one…
Football America!Three Rivers Return: Mike McCarthy’s Drew Allar Project & Narduzzi’s Outlook
Dave is back from the banks of the Three Rivers. The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books. We decide who made the best pick and who made the worst. Dave then…
Football America!Draft Night in Pittsburgh: Ty Simpson's Triumph & Rivalries That Died
Dave is back in Pittsburgh for the 2026 NFL Draft. He provides an update on the events of Thursday Night. It was a big night for Indiana, but a bigger night…
Football America!Mendoza’s World: The 18-Hole Mystery & What Chaos! with Pete Blackburn and DJ Bean
The NFL Draft is Mendoza’s world, we’re just living in it. This week, we’re bypassing the scouting reports and chatter about who will succeed and who will bust…
Football America!The Zaslow Files: Deep Conversations and Omelette Debates
Jonathan Zaslow is man we love. But is he a man we know? That's what we set out to do on Football America! We get into the deep conversations of life with our…
Football America!Amin Elhassan: Why Will Ferrell Outranks Robert De Niro
Who is the best #58 in history? Dave goes with Jack Lambert. But our guest Amin Elhassan goes with Derrick Thomas. We then get into the weeds with the word…
Football America!Inside the Sports Studio: The Pablo S. Torre Interview
Dave offers ways to improve the NFL, by stealing from other professional sports. How much better would football be if the players could fight? What about…
Football America!Don't Answer the Phone! Plus Daniel Jeremiah’s Mahomes Bombshell
Dave offers advice to the 2026 NFL Draft class: “When the team calls you, don’t answer on the first ring... too desperate.” Then we head out to Draft Mountain…
Football America!Football’s New Evolution: Why Star Centers & TEs Rule the Modern Game
Former NFL Lineman Geoff Schwartz joins the show to tell the story of how his wedding day landed on the same day as legal tampering. How he was with his…
Football America!The NFL Trade Bonanza (feat. Carmen Vitali and JD Bunkis)
Dave Dameshek opens the show by answering the question: which QB draft class is the best in the history of people. Then Carmen Vitali and JD Bunkis join the…
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The Quentin Tarantino Character Draft (feat. Jonathan Zaslow and Amin Elhassan)
With so little going on in and around the National Football League these days, and Dave spending the week in Miami, we thought we'd switch things up a bit for…
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Was The Miracle on Ice Overrated? + Kyler Murray's Future and NFL Rule Changes
We are a week into the NFL offseason, and Dave is thankful for the Olympics for easing us into it. To celebrate the 2026 Milan Games and the 46th anniversary…
Football America!Sam Darnold: Top 10 Super Bowl QB? Matt Verderame Joins to Rank the Best
Seattle Public Works are still cleaning up the confetti. The off season is officially here and we're left with measuring up how Sam Darnold ranks among the…
Football America!GEQBUS & The Glory: Sam Darnold Wins It All + Super Bowl 61 Predictions with Geoff Schwartz
The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl Champions! Sam Darnold truly is our God Emperor Quarterback. But football never sleeps. So it's time to pick our Super Bowl…
Football America!Must Wins & Media Row: Trolling ESPN and Talking Shop with Matt Hasselbeck
We made it! All the way to San Francisco. Host Dave Dameshek strolls down Lombard Street. Then travels down to media night in San Jose. Did ESPN anchors fall…
Football America!Super Bowl Awards: The Nuclear Fallout, Sam Darnold’s Heroics, and Bad Bunny Beef with Dan Hanzus & Geoff Schwartz
Dave Dameshek is on his way to San Francisco. But Football America! wanted to do our own awards show. Who will win: the Big Letdown Award for the player who…
Football America!The Bill Belichick Snub: Why Everyone is Defending the GOAT | Plus: Super Bowl Rematch with Gregg Rosenthal
It's time for a rematch! Dave Dameshek talks with the NFL's Gregg Rosenthal about the New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl. Rosenthal even gives…
Football America!Darnold’s Apex: How the Seahawks Broke the Rams & Sean Payton’s Fatal Mistake
The Sam Darnold Experience reached its apex! The Seahawks are Super Bowl bound. And the Rams no longer live rent free inside Darnold's head. He did it! So did…
Football America!AFC and NFC Championships: Time to Cheer for The Team We All Hate
The AFC and NFC championships are here! And Football AmericaI! is here to provide a deep dive on each game. Can Jarrett Stidham rally the Denver Broncos past…
Football America!Buffalo Shock and Texas Mourning: The Day After a Wild NFL Weekend
Sean McDermott fired! Can the timing be worse? John Harbaugh and Kevin Stefanski just signed with the Giants and Falcons. Oops? And while everyone is sad today…
Football America!Dave Called It: Tomlin Out, MJD In & the Best Weekend of the Year
Mike Tomlin will be gone. Dave said it first. And second. And probably third. But the beat reporter job is tough and while they most likely knew... no one…
Football America!Parity is King: Record Lead Changes & Justin Herbert’s Crushed Soul
We've been saying it all year, "Parity is King!" We just the saw highest number of fourth-quarter lead changes ever witnessed in a single NFL postseason. We…
Football America!Old Guard vs. New Guard: Why the Rams & Jags are LOCKS
It's Wild Card Weekend and Football America! has the goods to get you ready. Old Guard vs. Old Guard, and New Guard vs. New guard, and maybe Old Guard vs. New…
Football America!Holy Water & The Path to Santa Clara: Mike Ryan Ruiz on Miami, Mendoza, and Playoff Magic
It was over before it started - did you see the priest blessing the Pittsburgh endzone with the holy water before the game? The other side of that magic H20 is…
Football America!The Chiefs Missed the Playoffs?! Waking Up to the Craziest Year in Football
We've been thinking this season has been crazy. So what is the craziest thing to learn about if you fell into a coma last New Year's Eve and are just waking up…
Football America!Seeding Sabotage: How the Browns Just Ruined the Steelers' Winter
The Steelers pulled a Browns. Josh Allen missed an open receiver for the win. And the Sann Francisco 49ers are one step closer to finishing the season with…
Football America!The Consequential Countdown: Lions, Lamar, and the 49ers' Path Home
Lions out. Lamar on the brink. Ben Johnson in the drivers seat. And if the 49ers run the table, they'll play home games the rest of the way. Yes, it's that…
Football America!Iceman and The Swipe: A Week 16 Tornado (feat. Chris Long & Trai Essex)
What an insane and extended week of NFL football! Week 16 was a tornado of playoff clinching moments, game deciding calls and even DK Metcalf swiping right on…