Packers vs Patriots: Who Will Establish Themselves As a CONTENDER?

The Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots were among the more frustrating teams to start the season, both getting off to slow starts that had us questioning their respective ceilings for 2026. Welp, nevermind about that. They both appear dangerous here in early November, and they square off in what should be one of the best games of Week 9. That's where Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman kick off the Week 9 preview episode of The Athletic Football Show. After that, the guys dig into five more games and highlight what they want to know coming out of the week. Sponsored by @usbank

0:00 Welcome to the show
0:10 He's back!
0:20 Big Power Rangers fan
0:36 Digging into Robert's childhood trauma
1:20 Green Bay Packers-New England Patriots
2:24 Horse contest
2:45 Drake Maye
5:25 Maye vs Packers defense
5:43 Packers defense
8:18 Keisean Nixon & Brandon Cisse
8:57 Evan Williams
9:19 Micah Parsons
11:37 Packers offensive line
12:42 Matt LaFleur
14:44 Jordan Love
19:25 Patriots defense
23:15 Who will throw a disgusting interception?
24:56 Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Chicago Bears
25:12 Caleb Williams
25:31 Caleb vs Todd Bowles
26:15 Why is the blitz working again?
27:18 Buccaneers defense
29:06 Alex Anzalone
29:16 Jacob Parrish & Zyon McCollum
29:38 Rain, rain, go away
31:42 Buffalo Bills-Minnesota Vikings
31:54 Josh Allen
32:04 Pre-snap work
32:55 Bills offensive line
34:25 Brian Flores & Vikings defense
39:10 Bills run game
40:45 Denver Broncos-Carolina Panthers
41:04 Ejiro Evero fired
43:44 The Vic Fangio tree
43:34 Todd Wash
45:07 Panthers injuries
45:31 Panthers offensive line
45:41 Bryce Young
47:55 Dave Canales & Panthers future
48:37 Extend Bryce?
49:41 Panthers = Colts?
50:31 "I'm 5'6, dude!"
51:10 Cincinnati Bengals-Atlanta Falcons
52:33 Tee Higgins & Ja'Marr Chase
54:08 Tee's explosion
57:50 Zac Taylor & Joe Burrow
59:01 "Good player good. Throw ball. Big guy."
59:24 Amarius Mims
59:54 "The right tackle"
1:02:55 Las Vegas Raiders-San Francisco 49ers
1:03:05 DeForest Buckner
1:03:48 Nick Bosa
1:04:40 Raiders defense
1:04:50 "Oh, they have no good players"
1:05:22 We loved Raiders-Jets last week
1:05:52 Kirk Cousins & Klint Kubiak
1:06:40 Raiders price for Cousins
1:08:00 Watch your tone!
1:08:45 The Vikings are beyond shame
1:09:33 Maxx Crosby
1:10:40 Kyler Murray/Carson Wentz
1:11:23 New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles
1:11:53 Giants Land of Misfit Toys
1:12:24 John Harbaugh
1:14:33 Cleveland Browns-New Orleans Saints
1:14:43 Shedeur Sanders
1:16:08 Sanders vs Tyler Shough
1:16:19 Jordyn Tyson
1:16:47 Kelvin Banks
1:17:34 Detroit Lions-Miami Dolphins
1:17:44 Dolphins offense
1:18:11 Kadyn Proctor

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