With Super Bowl LX looming, millions of fans around the world will be gripped by rising anticipation as the NFL season reaches its climax. They will be inundated with television coverage, social media activity, and print journalism, all focused on the biggest game in US sports.
It is, most certainly, a critical time for football-oriented podcasts, with hosts and producers well aware that new listeners will be coming on board in search of fresh takes on the Super Bowl. If you are a football fan, there is no end of choices for NFL-focused podcasts. We list eight of the best below:
1)Â The Athletic Football Show
The Athletic, backed by the New York Times, has quickly built itself up as one of the best sports analysis platforms in the world, promising quality journalism and reporting. Its main NFL podcast is no different. It offers in-depth and smart analysis with strong X’s & O’s breakdowns, roster-building talk, and big-picture league takes. Ideal if you like serious football chat.
2)Â The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny (ESPN)
Sharp, funny, and listenable. Mina Kimes is an excellent host, understanding that not every listener is a football nut. Kimes does a great job at balancing for all types of football fans,explaining schemes without going full chalkboard mode.
3)Â The PFF NFL Podcast
If you want to find some brilliant stats and unique insights before you bet on the Super Bowl game, then the PFF NFL Podcast is a great choice. It’s not only for nerds and sports bettors, sure, but it really is the best choice if you want to really crunch the numbers.
4)Â NFL: Move the Sticks
Perhaps not that Super Bowl-centric, but Move the Sticks is an essential listen if you want to understand the process of being a player. Hosted by former scouts Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brook, the podcast looks at what makes the league move and shake from that perspective.
5)Â The Ringer NFL Show
You kind of know what you are going to get with any podcast from The Ringer gang: A fun mix of smart analysis and good-natured chatter, with a vibe that makes you feel that you are chatting to the hosts in a bar. Good vibes and really easy to keep up with.
6)Â Green Light with Chris Long
One of the best podcasts offering a former player’s perspective, Green Light can sometimes veer from current-season analysis into anecdotes about the past, yet Chris Long does a superb job and drops some gems that are often missed by hosts who never experienced the NFL.
7)Â Yahoo Sports NFL (Football 301)
This is probably your best bet for quick, digestible content to simply keep you up to speed on the season. If you want to know the scores, the injuries, the controversial moments, with little in the way of deep analysis on every football topic, this is a good option.
8)Â New Heights (Kelce brothers)
Is Travis and Jason Kelce football’s funniest duo, as their tagline says? Maybe, and maybe not. But the brothers’ podcast is great fun and especially suitable for those who don’t want to get lost in statistics and over-analysis. It’s good-natured, and you’ll hear some interesting tales from the current NFL.
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