Heed the Call NFL Podcast with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler – Details, episodes & analysis

Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by RotoPat to break down the latest news and storylines from around the league! We have updates on a couple quarterback contract disputes, a call into the crisis management hotline, Caleb Williams on the cover of Madden plus the Bears might actually be leaving Chicago, some players with legal troubles, and a few contract extensions to mention.

0:00 NBA Finals

7:43 RotoPat Joins

11:23 NFL News

16:11 Jacoby Brissett Expected at OTAs

21:19 Baker Mayfield’s Contract Drama

27:26 Quiet Storm Crisis Management

34:17 Bears Madness

45:03 Jonathan Cooper Arrested

47:31 Brandon Aiyuk Trouble

52:22 George Pickens Minicamp

52:36 Christian Watson Extension

55:57 Darnell Washington Extension

58:48 Condolences to Jourdan Rodrigue

1:10:01 Wrap Up

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr for a long overdue Power Rankings update, our first since Week 18 of last season! We open with an important HTC HR meeting before diving into the four Power Rankings tiers, running through our composite rankings for all 32 teams.

0:00 Heed HR Meeting

4:20 Welcome

13:22 Power Rankings!

18:52 Tier 1

32:21 Tier 2

50:56 Tier 3

59:11 Tier 4

1:12:07 Wrap Up

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Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back for a jam-packed episode, starting with Unsolved Mysteries of the NFL Offseason featuring Rich Eisen. Can the Lions and 49ers reclaim their NFC dominance? Are the Cowboys ready to contend? And what's going on with the referees? After that, we run through some NFL headlines before Michael-Shawn Dugar joins to cover Russell Wilson's potential move to television.

0:00 Unsolved Mysteries of the NFL

28:25 NFL News

35:52 9 Players had 5th Year Options Declined

41:10 NFL Schedule Release Delayed?

43:21 Big Dom Signs Extension

47:29 Russell Wilson to TV?

1:10:23 Wrap Up

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap ALL the Sunday NFL Week 9 games! We start with the supposed Game of the Year between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills before rolling through all the upsets, shoot-outs, new NFL records and the rest of the action from a crazy Week 9 in the NFL.

0:00 Full NFL Week 9 Recap

1:31 Chiefs at Bills Recap

11:47 Theme of the Week: Week 9

14:23 Bears at Bengals Recap

24:43 Colts at Steelers Recap

33:21 Conor’s Halloween Candy

35:20 Vikings at Lions Recap

44:00 Patriots at Falcons Recap

52:56 Panthers at Packers Recap

1:00:40 Jaguars at Raiders Recap

1:10:44 Broncos at Texans Recap

1:15:45 49ers at Giants Recap

1:24:08 Doc Check-In

1:28:04 Chargers at Titans Recap

1:35:31 Saints at Rams Recap

1:39:21 SNF: Seahawks at Commanders Recap

1:49:13 Wrap Up

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to preview ALL the games on the 2025 NFL Week 9 slate! But first, we recap the first game of the week between the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins. After the break, we get to the Week 9 preview, starting again this week with the late window and the potential Game of the Year between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. Next, we build our Sunday Quad-Box from the early slate ahead of the prime time previews. After that, roll through The Other Ones and finish the show with our Blind Locks for Week 9!

0:00 TNF Recap Ravens at Dolphins

16:19 Full NFL Week 9 Preview

22:52 Late Window: Chiefs at Bills Preview (Game of the Year)

31:51 Saints at Rams Preview

35:05 Jaguars at Raiders Preview

41:22 Quad Box!

42:21 Vikings at Lions Preview

48:29 Colts at Steelers Preview

53:12 Falcons at Patriots Preview

58:01 Panthers at Packers Preview

1:04:58 Prime Time Games

1:06:23 SNF: Seahawks at Commanders Preview

1:14:54 MNF: Cardinals at Cowboys Preview

1:18:29 The Other Ones

1:18:39 Bears at Bengals Preview

1:20:43 Broncos at Texans Preview

1:22:41 49ers at Giants Preview

1:26:14 Chargers at Titans Preview

1:28:09 Blind Locks for Week 9

1:36:03 Wrap Up

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It's the weekly installment of the End Around! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler run through some fun news items before The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue, AKA Mom, joins to help Dad and Uncle Marc sit down their troubled youths for stern conversations. Finally, we wrap up the show previewing the upcoming Thursday Night Football matchup between the Baltimore Ravens - who should get QB Lamar Jackson back - and the Miami Dolphins.

0:00 Coming up on today’s show…

0:24 Show Intro

3:20 NFL News

6:08 DangeRuss Dance Moves

9:53 Celebrities at the World Series

12:26 Saints QB situation

16:20 Lions pay Hutchinson

18:44 Patriots trades & other news

25:01 Jourdan Rodrigue joins

27:38 Stern Talks for Troubled Teens

45:28 TNF Preview: Ravens at Dolphins

58:13 Wrap Up

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are back to recap the final game of Week 8 with the Monday night matchup between the Washington Commanders and Kansas City Chiefs! After that, we run through some news, mostly injury related. Finally, we unveil the Official Week 9 consensus Power Rankings of Record!

0:00 MNF Commanders at Chiefs Recap

10:10 NFL News

14:02 Vikings QB Carson Wentz out for season with shoulder injury

21:25 Bills DT Ed Oliver has a torn bicep

23:59 Bengals Players Only Meeting

31:29 Patrick Surtain out with pectoral injury

35:32 AFC North QB News

36:31 Week 9 Power Rankings

54:18 Wrap Up

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap ALL the Sunday NFL Week 8 games! We start with Sunday night football, run through some of the day's biggest games, hit the AFC East matchups, and then roll through the rest. We close the show with a word from legendary quarterback Terry Bradshaw.

0:00 Full NFL Week 8 Recap

2:07 SNF: Packers at Steelers Recap

10:11 Theme of Week 8

12:18 Cowboys at Broncos Recap

19:39 Bears at Ravens Recap

29:24 Giants at Eagles Recap

37:22 Jets Legend Nick Mangold Passed Away

41:20 Jets at Bengals Recap

48:59 Bills at Panthers Recap

57:29 Browns at Patriots Recap

1:04:04 Dolphins at Falcons Recap

1:09:43 49ers at Texans Recap

1:17:08 Buccaneers at Saints Recap

1:23:21 Titans at Colts Recap

1:29:35 Wrap Up with Terry Bradshaw

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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to preview ALL the games on the 2025 NFL Week 8 slate! But first, we recap the first game of the week between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers. After the break, we get to the Week 8 preview, starting again this week with the late window of games. Next, we build our Sunday Quad-Box from the early slate ahead of our weekly segment, Insider Calls with Brian Baldinger, who helps us preview the prime time games. After that, we take a moment to discuss Conor's sandwich and Aaron Rodgers before moving to The Other Ones. A hot debate ensues over the miserable young Jets fan who went viral last week, and then we wrap up the show with our Blind Locks for Week 8!

0:00 Week 8!

1:27 TNF Recap: Vikings at Chargers

13:46 Full NFL Week 8 Preview

14:50 Late Window: Cowboys at Broncos Preview

21:29 Buccaneers at Saints Preview

29:30 Titans at Colts Preview

35:36 Walken with Giants

39:25 Quad Box

41:04 Giants at Eagles Preview

45:26 Bills at Panthers Preview

51:23 49ers at Texans Preview

56:58 Bears at Ravens Preview

1:01:00 Insider Calls with Brian Baldinger

1:02:28 Baldy on the Giants bouncing back

1:07:07 SNF: Packers at Steelers Preview

1:10:10 MNF: Commanders at Chiefs Preview

1:14:40 Conor Sandwich Update

1:18:31 Aaron Rodgers Mask Slip

1:21:48 The Other Ones

1:21:57 Jets at Bengals Preview

1:23:25 Dolphins at Falcons Preview

1:25:13 Browns at Patriots Preview

1:27:14 Conor Called Out

1:31:16 Miserable Young Jets Fan

1:37:44 Blind Locks

1:42:06 Wrap Up

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It's the weekly installment of the End Around! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Arif Hasan of Wide Left to run through a few news items from around the league. Then, it's time for our Trade Deadline Primer AKA F.A.T. AKA Fun-Ass Trades we'd like to see. Finally, we wrap up the show previewing the upcoming Thursday Night Football matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers.

0:00 Coming up on today’s show…

0:32 Intro

5:31 Arif Hasan joins

8:22 Ravens are no fun

13:18 Russell Wilson claps back at Sean Payton

17:27 Woody Johnson disses his QB

24:47 Matthew Stafford hates TikTok

27:58 Fun-Ass Trades (Trade Deadline Primer)

53:47 TNF: Vikings at Chargers Preview

1:00:42 Wrap Up

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