Week 9 recap: The best of the best—and the worst of the worst—are separating from the pack
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<p>We're halfway through the NFL season, and the best of the best are starting to separate. Two cases in point in Week 9...the Lions and Ravens. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dig into those results on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also discuss the Chargers latest win, concerns for the Bears, highlight reel plays from the Eagles, the Rams win over the Seahawks, and a whole lot more.</p><p><strong>Rundown</strong></p><ul><li>Ravens dominate Broncos</li><li>Lions handle Packers</li><li>Los Angeles Chargers...You Have My Attention!</li><li>Joe Burrow...You Have My Attention!</li><li>Chicago Bears...WTF?!?</li><li>Seattle Seahawks...WTF?!?</li><li>Saquon Barkley and Devonta Smith carry the Eagles</li><li>Drake Maye did something cool again</li><li>Terry McLaurin is out of QB hell</li><li>Chris Olave's health</li><li>It's So Over...the Miami Dolphins</li><li>It's So Over...the Dallas Cowboys</li><li>What Did We Learn Today?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Host: Robert Mays</p><p>Co-Host: Derrik Klassen</p><p>Executive Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show...</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl/id1528622068">Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://spoti.fi/3waggUU">Spotify</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6gWjMSDj7-8j3iCc2ZGo3g">YouTube</a></p><p>Follow Robert on X: @robertmays</p><p>Follow Derrik on X: @QBKlass</p><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><p> </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>
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