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It was a wild, windy Week 8 in the NFL where few things were predictable (except for the Kansas City Chiefs easily dispensing of the New York Jets). Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson kick off their Sunday night podcast recapping the clear game of the week between Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens and Ben Roethlisberger’s Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers held on late to defeat their division rival and remain the league’s only unbeaten at 7-0, showing that the Ravens, yet again, might be on the outside looking in when it comes to a spot in this year’s AFC Championship. Terez & Charles recap all of the Week 8 games so far including Miami’s impressive defensive win over the visiting L.A. Rams, the sliding Titans’ loss to Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals & the fourth straight loss for Bill Belichick, Cam Newton and the New England Patriots, who Charles argues are due for a full-on rebuild. Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson open the podcast this week discussing the state of a handful of rosters as the NFL trade deadline fast approaches. With a reduced salary cap coming next year, we can expect a lot of teams to be sellers, but which teams will be buyers, like the Detroit Lions & Seattle Seahawks, who made defensive additions in Everson Griffen and Carlos Dunlap, respectively? Could the New England Patriots deal last year's Defensive Player of the Year, Stephon Gilmore? Will Super Bowl contenders like the Tennessee Titans & Green Bay Packers add that final piece as they plan to make deep playoff runs? Our experts spend the first half of the episode getting you primed for next week's big deadline. Later, they preview the three Week 8 matchups they're looking forward to most:  The game of the weekend is the surely Pittsburgh Steelers traveling to face the division rival Baltimore Ravens. Not only will this game have playoff seeding ramifications, but how could this game affect the trade deadline as well? (25:05) We'll get our first look at this year's fifth overall pick, Tua Tagovailoa as the Los Angeles Rams travel east to take on the Miami Dolphins. Will Aaron Donald torture the rookie for four quarters or will the lack of tape on Tua play to the Dolphins advantage? (31:40) The NFC West is absolutely crazy when the worst team is the 4-3 San Francisco 49ers. They travel to the Seattle Seahawks coming off their first loss of the season to Arizona. If San Francisco gets the win, Terez & Charles explain how the division will turn into a bloodbath. (34:30) Finally, the guys close out the show answering listener questions about the safety of Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer's job and Le'Veon Bell's chemistry in the Kansas City Chiefs locker room and more (38:00). Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson recap a wild Week 7 in which a handful of games came down to the wire, the first and foremost being the Arizona Cardinals' incredible comeback win in the final seconds of overtime versus the Seattle Seahawks.  Elsewhere in the league, the Lions, Browns and Chargers also pulled off wacky wins in high-scoring games, meanwhile the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers looked like legit Super Bowl contenders. Terez & Charles discuss it all as they touch on every game from Week 7, even the two games from the lowly NFC East. Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Well, that didn’t take long. Less than two months into his first season with the franchise, Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is already the target of scrutiny after reports his players have lost confidence in his coaching following an embarrassing 38-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night. Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson open the podcast marveling at how quickly McCarthy’s good will has faded and how this particular instance has echoes of his final days with the Green Bay Packers. Next, Terez & Charles discuss the Buffalo Bills’ loss on Monday to the Kansas City Chiefs. Was the early-season Josh Allen hype unfounded or did the Bills just get handled by a better team? Also, Terez explains why Clyde Edwards-Helaire & Le’Veon Bell are not competitors for the same share of snaps, but rather complementary pieces on Kansas City’s burgeoning run-game. (13:50) On Tuesday, the Miami Dolphins announced they would be benching QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in favor of rookie Tua Tagovailoa. The guys explain why it was time for Miami to get the show on the road after the early success of Tagovailoa’s fellow first-rounders Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert. (21:00) In a week, Antonio Brown’s eight-game suspension is due to conclude and the Seattle Seahawks have been deemed the favorites to land the troubled wideout. Our experts take an early victory lap after they had been predicting this uneasy marriage for a few months now, however Brown’s leash will be undeniably short due to the complicating factors of the COVID season. (26:25) Speaking of COVID, the Las Vegas Raiders were forced to send all five of their starting offensive linemen home after contact tracing declared them potentially susceptible to COVID-19 after a single positive test on the team. Charles & Terez break down how this unfortunate situation will continue to rear its ugly head all season. Likewise, they discuss the possibility of the Super Bowl being pushed back as far as a month later than its typical early February date. (32:05) Finally, our experts close out the podcast previewing five matchups to keep an eye on this upcoming weekend. (36:10) Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Six weeks into the season is just about when the good teams start making statements and separating themselves from the rest of the pack. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers made emphatic statement wins on Sunday as they handily beat the Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns, respectively. Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson open their Week 6 Sunday night podcast recapping these two lopsided wins as well as the nail biting finishes for the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. They give their thoughts on all twelve games and later in the episode, discuss why they're concerned about New England after their ugly loss to Denver, whether they think the Vikings and Lions should start a rebuild, and the intriguing reason Charles doesn't think Adam Gase will be fired by the New York Jets in the short term. Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

TNF this week stands for Tuesday Night Football as the usual Thursday night game was bumped back to next Monday and the postponed Bills-Titans matchup occurred on a rare Tuesday night for the NFL. Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson open up this mid-week podcast discussing Derrick Henry's nasty stiff arm on the dearly departed Josh Norman, and how the passing styles of Josh Allen and Ryan Tannehill portends the next era of elite quarterback play. Next, Terez & Charles spin it back to Monday night's matchup where the New Orleans Saints outlasted the Los Angeles Chargers in overtime. Is Drew Brees' arm really finished? Also, how much are NFL scouts who were low on Justin Herbert eating their words? (8:30) For the bulk of the episode, our experts dive into the New York Jets parting ways with Le'Veon Bell. Charles describes how Adam Gase was never into the former Steeler RB, and Terez tries to nail down a landing spot for the scatback. Could Le'Veon land in Chicago, Kansas City, Seattle, Philadelphia or Buffalo? (20:15) Closing out the show, the guys preview the three Week 6 matchups they're looking forward to most: Can Baker Mayfield lead the Cleveland Browns to a victory in the AFC North matchup against Big Ben and their eternal bullies, the Pittsburgh Steelers? (40:25) Teddy Bridgewater has looked damn good in Carolina. Can the Panthers their fourth win of the season against Nick Foles and the 4-1 Chicago Bears? (44:45) It's a battle of aging future hall of famers as Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers square off on Sunday. Can Aaron continue his almost-MVP campaign as the Green Bay Packers travel to Tampa Bay? (49:30) Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The football gods give and the foot ball gods take away. That was as apparent as ever on Sunday in Week 5 as Alex Smith made his triumphant return to action after nearly two years away from the sport as a result of a gruesome leg injury. On the other side of that coin, only hours later, Dak Prescott suffered a gruesome ankle injury of his own and is now out for the season. Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson recap all of the Week 5 games up until Sunday night including the Dallas Cowboys' pyrrhic victory against the New York Giants, the Las Vegas Raiders stunning the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks adding another exhibit to his MVP case against the Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons cleaning house after suffering yet another loss, this time to the surprisingly frisky Carolina Panthers. Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"It's not a matter of if, but when and how severe." Strong words kick off this mid-week podcast as Charles Robinson & Terez Paylor discuss the ongoing coronavirus outbreak within the Tennessee Titans organization. Will the Titans be forced to forfeit this weekend's matchup against the Buffalo Bills? What sort of punishment could Roger Goddell levy against Tennessee after reports of multiple safety violations including a secret off-site practice? (0:50) Next, the guys issue a correction to their Sunday night proclamation that there was a possibility no coaches could be fired this season. Houston Texans ownership had other plans in mind as they released Bill O'Brien from his duties on Monday. Charles & Terez break down where it all went wrong and discuss the candidates who could take over the year's first head coaching vacancy. (14:25) While the Houston Texans are sure of their quarterback of the future, the Washington Football Team seem to be moving on from theirs quite quickly. On Wednesday, the team announced Dwayne Haskins, their 2019 first round pick, would be benched in favor of Kyle Allen. What does this mean for Haskins' future and could we possibly see Alex Smith taking snaps under center in Washington soon? (30:50) Finally, Terez & Charles close out the show previewing the aforementioned Buffalo-Tennesee matchup scheduled for Week 5, as well as the Philadelphia Eagles traveling cross-state to face the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Indianapolis Colts squaring off against the Cleveland Browns in a battle of two 3-1 playoff hopefuls. (40:30) Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another week, more pain and sorrow (and a glimmer of hope) for fans in the NFC East. Yes, the NFL's most win-challenged division leads off the show again. How freaked out should Dallas Cowboy fans be after the Cleveland Browns, of all teams, managed to hang 49 points in Jerryworld? How about those Philadelphia Eagles. They earned their first win of the season tonight in San Francisco and thanks to a tie in Cincinnati last week, they've instantly jumped to the top of the NFC East standings. Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson break down all of the Week 4 games, discussing Justin Herbert's impressive start, the one thing that will lead to Bill O'Brien's firing, Teddy Bridgewater's under-the-radar success in Carolina and whether the Washington Football Team could really pull the plug on Dwayne Haskins as early as this week. Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It never seemed like a matter of if, but only when. When would the NFL have to face its first major COVID outbreak? The answer came after Week 3 when it was reported that initially three, and now four players and five additional personnel on the Tennessee Titans tested positive for the novel coronavirus after playing a game Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. How did this happen? What steps did the league take when a Titans coach first tested positive on Saturday and what steps could’ve been taken? How will this affect the Titans-Steelers matchup that has been postponed until at least Monday? Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson break down the entire situation developing in Tennessee and the implications on the rest of the season. Next, they recap the 34-20 strong-arming the Kansas City Chiefs put on the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. What do the Ravens need to do if they see Patrick Mahomes again in the playoffs? (18:30) After the Philadelphia Eagles’ winless start, you know the sky is falling in the City of Brotherly Love. The guys try to figure out what is wrong with Carson Wentz and propose a few options for how the Eagles should handle the rest of their season. (29:05) After the Houston Texans worked out, but declined to sign former Ravens and Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, Charles talks through the multi-year depreciation of the all-pro’s legacy around the league and why very few teams are interesting in signing the former pro-bowler. (37:00) Finally, the guys close out the show previewing two Week 4 matchups: Someone’s got to get a win as the Minnesota Vikings travel to the Houston Texans (or maybe not, as we saw last week in the Cincinnati-Philadelphia tie). If the Vikings can’t get a W here, should they blow the whole thing up? (44:20) The 2-1 Cleveland Browns are heading to Dallas to see if they can keep their strong start going against the 1-2 Dallas Cowboys. Though the Cowboys have been dreadful defending the pass all season, the guys explain that Cleveland should do what they do best: run the ball with Nick Chubb & Kareem Hunt. (53:30) Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson open their Week 3 recap podcast discussing the Green Bay Packers’ 37-30 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night. Should the 1-2 Saints be freaking out about their sub-.500 start? Can Aaron Rodgers threaten Russell Wilson’s 2020 MVP campaign? The experts also discuss the amazing Rams-Bills matchup in Buffalo, another Atlanta collapse, Chicago’s QB battle, Houston falling further into the winless hole, and whether the Giants, Jets and Broncos, three absolutely abysmal teams, might explore their options at quarterback if they wind up earning a top-3 pick in the 2021 draft. Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The NFL season has entered its third week, yet the coronavirus does not quit. A friendly reminder from the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast to keep wearing your mask. A reminder from the league apparently didn't land with coaches Jon Gruden and Sean Payton, who were both personally fined $100,000 after not properly masking up during the New Orleans Saints' Monday night loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night. Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson kick off the mid-week pod discussing the fines doled out to multiple coaches for the mask policy, if the 2-0 Raiders are for real and if it's time to worry about the 1-1 Saints.  Staying in the AFC West, news came out on Wednesday that the reason for Tyrod Taylor's chest pains, which led to Justin Herbert's first start for the Los Angeles Chargers, was a team doctor accidentally puncturing Taylor's lung with a pre-game injection. Charles & Terez dive into this strange medical story and the legal ramifications it could have for the Chargers. (16:10) Our experts also discuss the strange case of the MetLife Stadium turf, where the San Francisco 49ers lost Nick Bosa, Jimmy Garoppolo, Raheem Mostert and more to injury last Sunday while visiting the New York Jets. What does it mean that the NFLPA backed the 49er's complaint about the playing surface? (27:10) There has been quite a TV & internet hullabaloo lately that Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson has never garnered a single MVP vote in his eight-year career. Charles, an MVP voter, explains the very justifiable reason why. (32:00) Finally, the guys close out the show previewing a trio key matchups to look forward to in Week 3: Kansas City at Baltimore (40:55), the Los Angeles Rams at Buffalo (49:30) and Dallas at Seattle (58:00). Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks delivered another classic on Sunday night that ended on a goal line stand one the one-yard line as time expired because of course it did. It was Seahawks-Patriots, what other way could it end? Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson recap that and all of the Week 2 games including the Falcons' epic collapse to the Cowboys in a 39-40 roller coaster ride, Justin Herbert's noble first start against the Chiefs, the Rams looking like Super Bowl contenders again and the Buccaneers getting their first win with Tom Brady at the helm of the pirate ship. Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The passage of time is cruel. Happy times and sad times come and go, as do the passing of the seasons, to remind us of this bitter fact. As the weather cools down, we're happy to have football back in our lives. 2020 also brings a more recent tradition: your yearly dose of Odell Beckham Jr. trade rumors. Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson kick-off this mid-week pod with a return to America's favorite soap opera: OBJ and his relationship with the Browns. The guys tell you if this year's batch of rumors carry any weight. OBJ wasn't the only wideout to claim the trade rumor spotlight this week. Allen Robinson, unhappy with his contract with the Chicago Bears, reportedly wants out of the Windy City. What sort of offers could he yield and what sort of contract is Robinson looking for? (7:55) Taking a look back to Week 1's final games, Charles & Terez recap the Steelers' win over the Giants and the Titans' win over the Broncos on the Monday Night Football doubleheader. (14:55) One of the biggest stories of the weekend was how the league and its players addressed the fight for social justice. From a video that used the likeness of Colin Kaepernick that Eric Reid called, "diabolical," to the apparent boos from Kansas City fans on Thursday night, Terez & Charles break down the messy rollout of this new campaign. (25:15) In the second half of the show, the guys look ahead to preview the Week 2 matchups. A number of 0-1 teams play each other this week. Can teams like the Browns, Bengals, Buccaneers, Colts, Vikings, Falcons and Cowboys avoid the dreaded 0-2? Here's the thing: not all of them will. (39:25) Our experts also break down a few other marquee Week 2 matchups including Rams/Eagles, Patriots/Seahawks, Saints/Raiders and more. (53:45) Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You didn’t need to adjust your television. Yes, Tom Brady was wearing a throw-back early-aughts Bucs uniform and DeAndre Hopkins was shredding defenses in the NFC West. It may have looked a bit strange but it was real, in the flesh football. Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson recap all 13 games from the Sunday slate including the questionable call that ended Cowboys/Rams, Washington’s surprising comeback against the Eagles, Detroit's unsurprising collapse and Joe Burrow’s premiere performance in Bengal orange and black. They also chat about the Chief’s impressive Thursday night win over the Texans aided by Clyde Edwards-Helaire who is everything we thought he would be. Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL. Follow Charles @CharlesRobinson Follow Terez @TerezPaylor Tag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcast Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.