The stories teams are willing themselves to believe

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<p>Long before Ted Lasso was a smash hit TV show, professional sports teams had been willing themselves to "BELIEVE." Sometimes, that works out wonderfully, as in the case of the Bears believing that Ben Johnson was just what the doctor ordered for Caleb Williams. Other times, it doesn't quite work out, like when the Giants told themselves they only had a Daniel Jones problem. So, what are the stories that NFL teams must believe about themselves this season? Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman crack open the storybook on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.</p><br><p>0:00 Welcome to the show</p><p>5:11 Jaguars</p><p>13:20 Giants</p><p>25:30 Commanders</p><p>25:45 Stefon Diggs news</p><p>39:50 Eagles</p><p>51:27 Colts</p><p>57:16 Bills</p><p>1:02:45 Chiefs</p><p>1:05:43 Bengals/Cowboys</p><p>1:08:30 Broncos</p><p>1:10:30 Titans</p><br><p>Accompanied reading: Sando's QB tiers, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive/nfl-quarterback-tiers-insider-rankings-2026/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive/nfl-quarterback-tiers-insider-rankings-2026/</a></p><p>Join The Athletic Football Show Discord Server: http://discord.gg/theathleticfootballshow</p><br><p>Host: Robert Mays</p><p>Co-Hosts: Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman</p><p>Executive Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Senior Producer: Katy Duffy</p><p>Social Producer: Scott Krinch</p><br><p>Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Robert on X: @RobertMays</p><p>Follow Dave on X: @DaveHelman_</p><br><p>Theme song: Haunted</p><p>Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs</p><p>Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>