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Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler helped pioneer the pro football podcasting landscape with their groundbreaking and globally beloved Around The NFL Podcast. Now free of the “shadowy league figures,” the heroes are fully unleashed on the award-winning Heed The Call podcast, your home for unique coverage of every league storyline with familiar friends, authentic analysis – and yes – just a touch of mirth.
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Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler and Conor Orr are back to recap the first official Thursday Night Football (on Prime) matchup of the 2026 season between the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills with Josh Allen's historic night at the regular season opening of the new Highmark Stadium. Then, we welcome Arif Hasan and Drew Magary of All Ball, a Defector NFL podcast, to debut a new segment: The Hot List (Week 2)! --------- 0:00 TNF Recap: Lions at Bills 15:15 All Ball: Arif Hasan & Drew Magary 18:15 The Hot List: Week 2 19:08 The Carson Wentz Hero Arc 25:43 Ben Johnson Icarus Watch 33:47 Bill Belichick Legacy Check-In 39:23 Joe Burrow Malady Exhaustion 44:02 10 More Years of Joe Buck 49:25 Travis Kelce Business Acumen 53:08 Wrap Up --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler and Conor Orr are back to preview ALL the games on the 2026 NFL Week 2 schedule, starting with the Thursday night showdown between the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills. Then, we move through the Sunday slate with our weekly draft of games we’ll cover on the flagship show, previewing every matchup as we go. After the draft, we hit the prime time games, and finally, we close the show with our Blind Locks for Week 2! --------- 0:00 NFL Week 2 Preview 4:01 TNF: Lions at Bills Preview 11:03 Sunday Draft 11:45 Vikings at Bears Preview 17:58 Bengals at Texans Preview 23:03 Commanders at Cowboys Preview 28:18 Jaguars at Broncos Preview 34:32 Packers at Jets Preview 42:56 Saints at Ravens Preview 48:09 Raiders at Chargers Preview 52:51 Seahawks at Cardinals Preview 58:40 Browns at Buccaneers Preview 1:05:43 Eagles at Titans Preview 1:10:55 Steelers at Patriots Preview 1:15:04 Panthers at Falcons Preview 1:18:29 Dolphins at 49ers Preview 1:23:01 SNF: Colts at Chiefs Preview 1:29:01 MNF: Giants at Rams Preview 1:35:59 Blind Locks for Week 2! 1:44:09 Wrap Up --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
The OFFICIAL NFL Power Rankings of Record are back for Week 2! Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler, Conor Orr and Gravey rank every team in the league following Week 1’s results. But first, we recap the Monday Night Football matchup between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. --------- 0:00 Week 2 Power Rankings! 3:01 MNF: Broncos at Chiefs Recap 19:20 Power Rankings: Week 2 21:24 Tier 1: Ranks 1-8 33:12 Tier 2: Ranks 9-16 45:00 Coverage You Can Count On 50:16 Tier 3: Ranks 17-24 55:36 Tier 4: Ranks 25-32 1:04:28 Wrap Up --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back for the flagship show to recap ALL the Sunday NFL Week 1 games! We start with a potential AFC Championship preview between the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans and move through the full Sunday slate one by one, finishing off with the Sunday Night Football matchup featuring the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. --------- 0:00 NFL Week 1 Recap of EVERY Game 2:51 Bills at Texans Recap 12:37 Commanders at Eagles Recap 28:51 Arby’s on CBS 29:59 Bears at Panthers Recap 38:26 Packers at Vikings Recap 48:08 Buccaneers at Bengals Recap 53:27 Saints at Lions Recap 1:02:45 Jets at Titans Recap 1:14:31 Browns at Jaguars Recap 1:20:59 Cardinals at Chargers Recap 1:26:13 Dolphins at Raiders Recap 1:30:15 Doc Season 3 1:33:16 Falcons at Steelers Recap 1:38:54 SNF: Cowboys at Giants Recap 1:48:06 Wrap Up --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are LIVE to recap the NFL game that was played on Thursday night in Melbourne, Australia, between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams. --------- Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HEED and use code HEED and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! --------- You put in the work. Time to get paid like it. Free trial at https://www.shopify.com/htc --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler and Conor Orr return to the preview show draft to preview ALL the games on the 2026 NFL Week 1 slate beyond the Wednesday and Thursday games! The heroes draft three teams each to cover for the flagship recap show on Sunday night, previewing the matchups as we go. After the draft, we hit the primetime games, and finally, we close the show with our Blind Locks for Week 1. --------- 0:00 NFL Week 1 Preview 9:18 Return of the Draft 15:14 Bills at Texans Preview 23:06 Commanders at Eagles Preview 30:42 Cardinals at Chargers Preview 36:55 Ravens at Colts Preview 43:28 Packers at Vikings Preview 47:29 Jets at Titans Preview 55:10 Buccaneers at Bengals Preview 59:16 Saints at Lions Preview 1:03:43 Dolphins at Raiders Preview 1:07:39 Browns at Jaguars Preview 1:12:24 Bears at Panthers Preview 1:19:23 Falcons at Steelers Preview 1:23:20 Cowboys at Giants Preview 1:28:33 Broncos at Chiefs Preview 1:34:12 Blind Locks for Week 1 1:39:32 Wrap Up --------- Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HEED and use code HEED and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! --------- You put in the work. Time to get paid like it. Free trial at https://www.shopify.com/htc --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are LIVE to recap the Wednesday night NFL season opener between the New England Patriots & Seattle Seahawks, as well as preview the Thursday night Australia game between the San Francisco 49ers & Los Angeles Rams. --------- 0:00 Patriots at Seahawks Recap 17:58 Terrible Loss for Patriots? 35:05 49ers at Rams (Australia) Preview --------- Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HEED and use code HEED and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! --------- You put in the work. Time to get paid like it. Free trial at https://www.shopify.com/htc --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back for our final show before the football starts to unveil our season predictions: records for every team in every division, playoff seedings and results, end-of-season awards, and finally, our Super Bowl LXI picks. But before all that, we open the show previewing the opening game rematch between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. --------- 0:00 Season Predictions Day! 3:49 Patriots @ Seahawks Preview 23:50 AFC East Predictions 27:49 AFC North Predictions 30:45 AFC South Predictions 35:34 AFC West Predictions 37:42 NFC East Predictions 43:55 NFC North Predictions 46:16 NFC South Predictions 47:57 NFC West Predictions 57:17 End of Season Awards 1:00:13 AFC Playoffs 1:01:58 NFC Playoffs 1:04:06 Super Bowl LXI Picks 1:09:27 Wrap Up --------- Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HEED and use code HEED and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! --------- You put in the work. Time to get paid like it. Free trial at https://www.shopify.com/htc --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler, Conor Orr and Gravedigger conduct our annual NFL Over/Under Win Totals draft! Each hero selects their four favorite overs or unders for the 2026 season in the form of a snake draft. Will Marc Sessler rebound from his 1-3 2025 season? Will Dan Hanzus continue his dominance? Tune in to find out! --------- 0:00 Win Totals Over/Under Draft! 6:24 Round 1 13:02 Round 2 27:56 Halftime 31:35 Round 3 45:29 Round 4 58:01 Final Results 1:01:05 Wrap Up --------- Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HEED and use code HEED and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! --------- You put in the work. Time to get paid like it. Free trial at https://www.shopify.com/htc --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler, Conor Orr and Gravedigger talk through their consensus NFL Power Rankings in advance of Week 1 of the 2026 regular season. All 32 teams, ranked in order of power! --------- 0:00 2026 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings! 7:06 Phone-In Caller 13:11 Power Rankings Tier 1 (1-8) 27:13 Power Rankings Tier 2 (9-16) 47:07 Power Rankings Tier 3 (17-24) 55:34 Power Rankings Tier 4 (25-32) 1:05:10 Wrap Up --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by the creator of DVOA, Aaron Schatz of FTN Fantasy, to cover top takeaways from FTN's 2026 Football Almanac! We go through the things that surprised us most about a handful of teams to explain exactly what you all are wrong about when it comes to the landscape of the NFL in 2026. But first, we open the show with an important Ol' Zeuser Media Minute. --------- 0:00 Welcome back! 3:22 Ol’ Zeuser Media Minute 17:52 FTN’s 2026 Football Almanac 21:24 Cowboys Outlook 25:27 Bengals Outlook 30:11 Ravens Outlook 38:02 Biggest Surprise Projection? 39:41 Lions Outlook 44:35 Chiefs Outlook 49:44 Bears Outlook 54:37 Wrap Up --------- Get FTN's 2026 Football Almanac here: https://ftnfantasy.com/almanac Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are joined by James Palmer to talk through all 32 head coaches and just how warm their seats are heading into the 2026 NFL season. But first, we catch up on news from around the league after Aaron Donald ended his retirement and the NFL's roster cutdown deadline has passed. --------- 0:00 The Gang’s All Here 5:27 Aaron Donald Returns 15:34 Roster Cuts (& Keeps) 19:02 Josh Jacobs & the Commissioner’s Exempt List 23:02 Hott Butts 2026 1:24:02 Wrap Up --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus is joined by Dave Dameshek to cover everything we've learned from NFL Training Camps this summer. We also react to the death of the NFL Pro Bowl. --------- 0:00 What We Learned at NFL Summer Camp 7:44 RIP Pro Bowl 12:06 Short Memories (Patriots) 23:07 Holy $#I?, That’s Bad! (Dolphins, Commanders, Falcons) 30:03 New Blood (Bills, Ravens) 34:50 QB Whisperers (Steelers, Rams, 49ers) 40:28 On The Radar (Rodgers, McDaniel) 45:09 Hard Knocks 57:58 Repercussions (Jed York) 1:05:31 Wrap Up --------- Your new wardrobe awaits! Get $20 off your full price purchase @chubbies with the code HTC at https://www.chubbiesshorts.com/HTC #chubbiespod Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus is joined by a myriad of guests (including Marc Sessler) and fantasy experts to help you CRUSH your fantasy football drafts this year! First, Dan is joined by the Andy, Jason and Mike of the Fantasy Footballers to talk draft strategies to screw over your friends and take their money. Then, after a short PSA, RotoPat stops by to walk us through his favorite sleepers and scariest stay-aways. Finally, Matt Harmon pops in to help Dan rank some wide receivers into tiers. --------- 0:00 3rd Annual HTC Fantasy Extravaganza 4:40 The Fantasy Footballers 5:47 Draft Strategies to Screw Your Friends 10:52 Rookies vs Veterans 17:11 Buy the Injury Dips? 19:33 Don’t Panic on Draft Day 24:34 PSA from Dan 25:22 RotoPat 26:35 Sleepers and Land Mines 50:11 Matt Harmon 54:07 Wide Receiver Tiers 1:18:39 Wrap Up --------- Your new wardrobe awaits! Get $20 off your full price purchase @chubbies with the code HTC at https://www.chubbiesshorts.com/HTC #chubbiespod Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus is joined by Gravedigger & James Palmer to recap all the important action from Preseason Week 2: it's A Thinking Man's Guide to NFL Season, Part II, plus reacting to the Browns naming Deshaun Watson the starting quarterback for Cleveland's Week 1 game at Jacksonville. --------- 0:00 NFL Preseason Week 2 1:56 Deshaun Watson Named Browns QB1 18:13 Jed York Arrested 22:26 Call-In 26:02 James Palmer! 28:27 Preseason Week 2 Recap 28:49 Browns TE Going Back to College 33:08 Broncos Offense 38:42 De’Zhaun Stribling 41:30 Titans Struggles 47:25 Breaking News! 53:18 Ashton Jeanty Injury 58:12 Other Injuries 1:00:17 Shiyazh Pete 1:03:27 Dolphins Not-So-Fun Fact 1:06:07 Wrap Up --------- Your new wardrobe awaits! Get $20 off your full price purchase @chubbies with the code HTC at https://www.chubbiesshorts.com/HTC #chubbiespod Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are joined by Arif Hasan to unveil the 2026 NFL Team Slogans for every single team in the league! --------- 0:00 2026 Team Slogans 4:33 Arizona Cardinals 6:37 Atlanta Falcons 8:28 Baltimore Ravens 9:49 Buffalo Bills 12:35 Carolina Panthers 13:45 Chicago Bears 14:34 Cincinnati Bengals 15:15 Cleveland Browns 16:03 Dallas Cowboys 18:57 Denver Broncos 21:42 Detroit Lions 22:27 Green Bay Packers 24:51 Houston Texans 26:56 Indianapolis Colts 31:27 Jacksonville Jaguars 34:56 Kansas City Chiefs 37:07 Las Vegas Raiders 38:14 Los Angels Chargers 40:04 Los Angeles Rams 40:46 Miami Dolphins 41:52 Minnesota Vikings 42:48 New England Patriots 44:05 New Orleans Saints 45:16 New York Giants 46:13 New York Jets 47:58 Philadelphia Eagles 48:46 Pittsburgh Steelers 49:46 San Francisco 49ers 50:39 Seattle Seahawks 51:28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 52:13 Tennessee Titans 54:16 Washington Commanders 55:01 Wrap Up --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Tyler Dunne of GoLongTD.com for the next edition of THE CONTENDERS SERIES! But first, we catch up on some news, including a handful of transactions and a few injury updates. After that, we react to Hard Knocks episode 3 before moving to the Buffalo Bills in a Super-Bowl-or-Bust season under the new leadership of Joe Brady. --------- 0:00 Training Camps Roll On 1:18 James Palmer News! 5:57 NFL News 7:30 Colts sign WR Keenan Allen 11:12 Falcons sign OLB Za’Darius Smith 12:46 Giants sign RB Najee Harris 14:45 Malik Nabers update 17:14 Texans WR Jayden Higgins tears ACL 18:38 Saints WR Jordyn Tyson out months 20:47 Jaguars G Patrick Mekari + Trade 21:18 Chargers C Tyler Biadasz 23:29 Ravens C Danny Pinter 23:43 Positive Injury News 24:15 Hard Knocks Ep 3 29:25 Bills Super Bowl or Bust 58:38 Wrap Up --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back to relay everything that actually mattered and everything that did not from the NFL Preseason Week 1 action! It’s A Thinking Man’s Guide to NFL Preseason, Part I. --------- 0:00 Preseason Week 1 Recap! 1:27 Marc’s Summer Crush 6:00 Get Hyped For Football 9:23 Rookie Spotlight: Fernando Mendoza 15:49 Rookie Spotlight: Ty Simpson 21:49 Rookie Spotlight: Drew Allar 26:37 Cam Ward Struggles 31:44 Falcons Offense 34:44 Browns QB Battle 42:51 Jaxson Dart Concerns 52:01 Pat McAfee’s Album 57:25 Jeremiyah Love Injured 1:03:55 Other Injury Updates 1:09:24 Cowboys Sign Von Miller 1:10:25 Wrap Up --------- Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back to catch up on the latest NFL news and rumors coming out of training camps across the league with Training Camp Whissspersss Part 2. We hit on the Lions surging offense under Drew Petzing, a handful of rookie stand-outs, backfield workloads, and MORE! --------- 0:00 Preseason Kickoff! 1:58 HTC’s AI Chatbot 4:43 Whissspersss 8:06 Lions Offense 16:54 Ravens Rookie WR 22:59 De’Von Achane's Workload 27:43 Jets Rookie DE 33:02 Jaguars RB Split 36:16 Steelers QB Sitch 42:48 NFL Podcast Gaffe 53:34 Michael Penix Update 58:55 Saints Rookie WR 1:02:59 Packers Breakout Player? 1:05:47 Wrap Up --------- For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://mengotomars.com/ Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
Dan Hanzus is joined by Sheil Kapadia for the next edition of THE CONTENDERS SERIES! But first, we catch up on some news, including the Vikings naming Kyler Murray their starting quarterback. After that, we react to Hard Knocks episode 2 before moving to the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super-Bowl-or-Bust season. Finally, we close the show celebrating our second birthday. --------- 0:00 Sheil Kapadia is here! 2:39 Geno update 6:41 NFL news 8:56 Kyler Murray QB1 15:12 Discipline coming for certain players? 19:41 Bears news 27:38 Romo status uncertain 32:30 Injury round-up 34:29 Hard Knocks Episode 2 48:19 Contenders Series: Philadelphia Eagles 1:05:36 HTC turns 2! 1:08:23 Wrap Up --------- For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://mengotomars.com/ Shop HTC merch! https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod
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