Week 5 is in the books! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to recap Monday Night Football between the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs (0:13). After the break, we catch up on some news (18:51): Davante Adams trade talks are heating up (20:56), the Buccaneers are set to leave Tampa Bay on Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton (24:37), Jabrill Peppers was arrested (27:05), and we go through some injury updates (27:36). Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall S...
Oct 08, 2024•36 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast SCORING IS BACK! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap EVERY game from the Week 5 Sunday slate, with some help from the Gravedigger. It was a week of scoring, a week of defensive touchdowns, a week of kickers, and so much more... We start by recapping the game of the day, Ravens at Bengals (2:51), followed by Bills at Texans (12:25), Cardinals at 49ers (20:36), Colts at Jaguars (35:43), Jets at Vikings (46:51), Dolphins at Patriots (58:22), Browns at Commanders (1:03:43), ...
Oct 07, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HTC. Marc Sessler is joined by Underdog's James Palmer to recap the thrilling Thursday Night Football match between the Buccaneers and Falcons. Marc and James hit on the overall game (2:14), Kirk Cousins and the Falcons offense (4:13), the NFC South division (10:13), Baker Mayfield (13:53), Mike Evans' legacy and the evolution of the Bucs offense under Liam Coen (17:28), the crazy end-of-first-half sequence...
Oct 04, 2024•38 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HTC. Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue and Michael-Shawn Dugar to preview ALL the games on the Week 5 slate! We hit the primetime games first, starting with Cowboys at Steelers (6:41) and Saints at Chiefs (15:06) before moving to our Games We Cannot Wait to Watch: Browns at Commanders (25:11), Ravens at Bengals (37:41), Bills at Texans (43:34), and the London game, Je...
Oct 03, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HTC. Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to kick off Week 5 with a check-in on the rookie wide receiver class, with help from Steve Smith Sr. and James Palmer! To start, Dan and Marc discuss 3 Crazy Ass Stats (2:14) before covering the Buccaneers at Falcons match coming up on Thursday (13:04). Then, Steve Smith Sr. and James Palmer join the pod to catch up on how the rookie wide receivers are performing th...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HTC. Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to recap a Monday night double-header, starting with the thrilling shootout between the Seahawks at Lions in Detroit (0:52). After the break, we change gears and discuss Titans at Dolphins with help from Gravedigger (25:16). Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up ...
Oct 01, 2024•51 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HTC. Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap EVERY game from the Week 4 Sunday slate, with some help from the Gravedigger. All the storylines, biggest upsets, craziest moments, and more... starting with Vikings at Packers (2:29), followed by Jaguars at Texans (11:30), Saints at Falcons (19:32), Eagles at Buccaneers (25:30), Chiefs at Chargers (35:54), Commanders at Cardinals (44:39), Br...
Sep 30, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler recap the Week 4 Thursday Night Football matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $1000 in Bonus Cash: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Subscribe to the new Heed the Call YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 27, 2024•26 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue and Michael-Shawn Dugar to preview ALL the games on the Week 4 slate! To start, we hit the true primetime games, Bills at Ravens (6:31) and Seahawks at Lions (15:02) before moving to our Games We Cannot Wait to Watch: Vikings at Packers (25:50), Saints at Falcons (35:43), Eagles at Buccaneers (43:58), and Commanders at Cardinals (50:06). After that, we dive into the Gravy Boat (1:00:32) to hit the remaining games: Rams at ...
Sep 26, 2024•2 hr 56 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to preview the Week 4 Thursday Night Football matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants (5:06). Can Malik Nabers continue the special start to his rookie season? Can the Cowboys bounce back from another deflating loss? After the break, we go around throwing out hot takes from the first three weeks and answer the question: is this an overreaction, underreaction, or proper reaction (20:08)? 0:00 Intro 3:08 Conor Orr joins 5:06 TNF Pr...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to recap a Monday night double-header, starting with the Commanders at Bengals game. We start with Jayden Daniels' performance (4:38) before looking at the Bengals side of things (11:04). Then, the heroes move to Jacksonville, where the Bills game to town. We start with Josh Allen's big night (19:55) before looking ahead to the future of the Jaguars' organization (23:55). After the break, we hit some news - Raiders HC Antonio Pierce hinted at a possible quart...
Sep 24, 2024•52 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap EVERY game from Week 3, with some help from Gravedigger. We start with Ravens at Cowboys (5:42) and then hit 49ers at Rams (15:19), Eagles at Saints (23:35), Lions at Cardinals (30:50), Texans at Vikings (40:52), Chargers at Steelers (47:15), Packers at Titans (53:10), Bears at Colts (1:03:58), Giants at Browns (1:12:37), Broncos at Buccaneers (1:19:45), Dolphins at Seahawks (1:26:25), Panthers at Raiders (1:31:08), and finally finish ...
Sep 23, 2024•2 hr 56 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HTC. Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler recap the Week 3 Thursday Night Football matchup between the New England Patriots and New York Jets. Dan and Marc start on the Jets side of things (0:57) and pivot to the Patriots side after the break (15:20). Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $1000 in Bonus Cash: ...
Sep 20, 2024•31 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HTC. Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue and Michael-Shawn Dugar to preview ALL the games on the Week 3 slate! To start, we hit the true primetime games, Chiefs at Falcons (9:19) and Commanders at Bengals (17:06) before moving to our Games We Cannot Wait to Watch: Texans at Vikings (25:27), Chargers at Steelers (34:19), Eagles at Saints (41:11), and Ravens at Cowboys (5...
Sep 19, 2024•2 hr 53 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HTC. Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are turning the page to Week 3! First up is the Thursday Night Football preview with the Patriots making the short trip to East Rutherford to take on the Jets (5:45). Then, The Athletic's Joe Person joins to dive deeper into the benching of Bryce Young (16:36) to kick off our main segment: PEE SCALE for the 0-2 teams, assigning a panic number from 0.0 to 10.0 based ...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HTC. Week 2 is in the books! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to recap Monday Night Football between the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles (0:53). After the break, we catch up on some news: the Carolina Panthers are benching Bryce Young for the veteran quarterback Andy Dalton (26:46), we have updates on the Rams injury situation including star wide receiver Cooper Kupp (36:38), and Deebo Samuel is...
Sep 17, 2024•54 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HTC. Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap EVERY game from the Week 2 Sunday slate, with some help from the Gravedigger. All the storylines, biggest upsets, craziest moments, and more... (0:00) Intro (2:42) Bengals at Chiefs (12:50) Saints at Cowboys (21:04) Buccaneers at Lions (26:37) 49ers at Vikings (35:36) Rams at Cardinals (43:55) Jets at Titans (53:35) Colts at Packers (1:01:39)...
Sep 16, 2024•2 hr 56 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to recap the first *official* Thursday Night Football game of the season between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. Plus stay tuned to the end for a VERY important announcement! Support the Heed the Call Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $1000 in Bonus Cash: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 13, 2024•28 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Jourdan Rodrigue and Michael-Shawn Dugar of the Athletic to preview all the games on the Week 2 slate and tell you what you NEED to know heading into the weekend! We start with the primetime games: Bears at Texans on Sunday night (4:54) followed by Falcons at Eagles on Monday night (10:36). Then, each of the heroes picks their Game We Can't Wait To Watch, starting with Bengals at Chiefs (18:38), then Buccaneers at Lions (26:17), 49ers at Vikings (34:27),...
Sep 12, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Thursday Night Football is right around the corner, so Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back alongside Conor Orr to preview the AFC East matchup between the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills (5:02). The heroes also catch up on some NFL news (15:36): the Steelers are preparing as if Justin Fields will start Week 2 (18:19) and more updates on Deshaun Watson (21:09). Then, it's time for Things That Keep Us Up At Night, where we go around sharing our deep dark thoughts, expectations and concerns on ce...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Week 1 is in the books! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to recap Monday Night Football between the San Francisco 49ers and Dan's New York Jets, starting with the 49ers' side of things (0:39) before flipping over to the Jets (11:49) with help from a surprise special guest. After the break, we catch up on some news: Matt LaFleur says Malik Willis will start if Jordan Love can't play (29:12), Sean McVay gave an update on Puka Nacua's status as well as the Rams injured offensive linemen (34:00)...
Sep 10, 2024•51 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap EVERY game from a wild Sunday of football, with help from Gravedigger. The game that ruined your Survivor pool, rookie quarterback debuts, the biggest upsets, and shocking results all across the league. 0:00 Intro 4:31 Texans at Colts 13:10 Cowboys at Browns 22:32 Patriots at Bengals 30:33 Cardinals at Bills 39:36 Jaguars at Dolphins 46:20 Vikings at Giants 53:27 Steelers at Falcons 59:15 Raiders at Chargers 1:07:04 Broncos at Seahawks...
Sep 09, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Friday Night Football! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to recap the first ever NFL game played in the Southern Hemisphere between the Eagles and Packers. We start with Jordan Love's injury (0:58), move to the Eagles performance (7:57), and finish off with more thoughts on the Packers (26:15). Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $1000 in Bonus Cash: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
Sep 07, 2024•32 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast The NFL season has finally kicked off, so Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to recap the first game of the year between the Chiefs and Ravens with some help from Gravedigger (0:49). Arrowhead Pride's Editor-in-Chief Pete Sweeney joins from the field to provide some boots-on-the-ground reporting (15:14). Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $1000 in Bonus Cash: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Sep 06, 2024•31 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Jourdan Rodrigue and Michael-Shawn Dugar of the Athletic to preview all the games on the Week 1 slate and tell you what REALLY matters! But first, Dan and Marc start off with a big announcement (3:22) before diving into the Sunday slate (7:40). We cover 8 major storylines that really matter before finishing with a round-up of the rest of the Week 1 games. Along the way, each of the heroes gives a FEARLESS PREDICTION for Week 1. 0:00 Intro 3:22 Big Announ...
Sep 05, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to catch up on the latest NFL news (2:07) before previewing the first game of the 2024 NFL season, a rematch of the AFC Championship Game with the Baltimore Ravens traveling to Kansas City to take on the back-to-back Super Bowl Champion Chiefs (12:57). Then, Bill Barnwell joins to help the heroes deliver WHAT YOU PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE: a segment focusing on the underrated but important storylines heading into the season (38:08), hitting on the Chiefs (38:50), ...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast It's NFL Kickoff Week! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to predict with 100% accuracy exactly how the 2024 NFL Season will unfold, including picking division winners, Wild Card teams, and all the major NFL awards. Then, Dave Dameshek joins to answer some Heed the Call Mailbag questions before helping the heroes finish off the forecasts with AFC & NFC Championship picks as well as completely accurate Super Bowl LIX prophecies. 0:00 Intro 2:39 NFL Season Predictions begin 4:06 AFC East 5:32 AF...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back with a very important annual episode: the Hot Butt Rankings! To start, Dan and Gravedigger react to breaking news: Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers have agreed to a contract extension worth $120M over four years. Then, to help with the 2024 Hot Butt Rankings, the heroes are joined by Underdog's newest senior sports reporter, James Palmer. The heroes talk through all 32 head coaches in the different Hot Butt Tiers. After the break, the gang details the events of Th...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler react to roster cuts across the NFL as teams trim down to 53 players. Gravedigger pops in to help talk through all the developments, hot takes, and developing news. 0:00 Intro 14:19 NFC East roster news 30:42 NFC South roster news 33:37 NFC West roster news 45:12 Developing news - Russell Wilson 48:01 AFC North roster news 54:57 AFC East roster news 1:02:21 AFC South roster news 1:04:45 AFC West roster news Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'H...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to give you their team slogans headed into the 2024 season. First, we catch up on some news from around the league (5:55). After the break, Conor joins the heroes to give out a slogan for almost every team: AFC East (32:26), AFC North (38:11), AFC South (42:14), AFC West (47:12), NFC East (54:38), NFC North (57:21), NFC South (59:49), and finally, NFC West (1:13:07). We close it out with one slogan for the entire league's broadcast partners (1:...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast 
