Which 10 Teams Deserve a Seat At the CONTENDER'S TABLE?

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King Arthur's Table. Table Mountain. Mesa Verde. Teufelstisch. These are just four famous tables known the world over. Could the TAFS Contender's Table join their ranks? Likely not, but that won't stop us from asking the question. And it certainly won't stop us from bringing back our favorite bit from 2025 with improvements for the 2026 season. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman introduce the initial batch of legitimate Super Bowl contenders on this episode of The Athletic Football show by giving 10 teams a Seat at the Table.

0:00 Welcome to the show
0:30 First fight as a throuple
0:45 The rules
2:14 Dave is a coward
2:54 We have props
4:50 Los Angeles Rams
5:02 Seattle Seahawks
5:20 Buffalo Bills
6:00 Baltimore Ravens
7:25 Do it right!
7:46 New England Patriots
10:24 Denver Broncos
20:10 Houston Texans
32:27 Green Bay Packers
35:57 Chicago Bears
37:28 You’ve got 6 left tackles
38:52 Jacksonville Jaguars
43:20 Kansas City Chiefs
51:52 San Francisco 49ers
54:17 Philadelphia Eagles
56:40 Detroit Lions
1:01:33 Los Angeles Chargers
1:05:31 Dallas Cowboys/Cincinnati Bengals
1:14:43 I have shit on this team!
1:20:49 Sorry, NFC South
1:21:52 I’m sure we won’t regret any of this

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