Heed the Call with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler

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 also expected to miss a few weeks (40:15). We close the show with a brief Media Minute (43:39). 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 Heed the Call: Try Huel with 15% OFF today using code HTC at https://my.huel.com/heedthecallsept24. Fuel your best performance with Huel today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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) Browns at Jaguars (1:07:24) Raiders at Ravens (1:14:52) Steelers at Broncos (1:21:12) Giants at Commanders (1:25:46) Chargers at Panthers (1:30:45) Seahawks at Patriots (1:36:13) Bears at Texans 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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), and finally, Jets at Titans (44:31). After that, we head into the Gravy Boat to discuss the nine remaining Week 2 games (52:04). Finally, we close the show by each giving out a FEARLESS PREDICTION for Week 2 (1:30:11). 0:00 Intro 4:54 Bears at Texans 10:36 Falcons at Eagles 18:38 Bengals at Chiefs 26:17 Buccaneers at Lions 34:27 49ers at Vikings 44:31 Jets at Titans 52:04 Gravy Boat 54:13 Saints at Cowboys 57:57 Colts at Packers 1:01:08 Seahawks at Patriots 1:05:09 Giants at Commanders 1:10:42 Chargers at Panthers 1:15:48 Browns at Jaguars 1:20:06 Raiders at Ravens 1:24:00 Rams at Cardinals 1:26:48 Steelers at Broncos 1:30:11 Fearless Predictions for Week 2 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 certain teams and figures around the league (28:30), hitting on the Packers and Lions (33:00), Marvin Harrison Jr. and the rookie wide receiver class (35:09), Joe Burrow and the Bengals (46:08), and Daniel Jones' relationship with New York Giants fans (50:48). Finally, before we sign off, we check in on some Hallmark Christmas Movie news (1:02:08). 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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), Deshaun Watson faces another lawsuit (37:53), and we run through injury updates from across the league (41:42). 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 1:12:40 Titans at Bears 1:17:44 Commanders at Buccaneers 1:24:18 Panthers at Saints 1:30:29 Rams at Lions 1:40:13 Outro 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Announcement 6:23 Jourdan and Mike join 7:40 Rams at Lions 14:57 Steelers at Falcons 23:57 Texans at Colts 31:26 Packers at Eagles 42:21 Jets at 49ers 50:40 Cowboys at Browns 1:01:10 Raiders at Chargers 1:12:58 Panthers at Saints 1:24:05 Cardinals at Bills 1:25:25 Titans at Bears 1:26:36 Patriots at Bengals 1:28:00 Jaguars at Dolphins 1:29:31 Vikings at Giants 1:30:57 Broncos at Seahawks 1:32:50 Commanders at Buccaneers 1:36:38 Fearless Predictions Recap 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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), Tom Brady the broadcaster (48:28), Bijan Robinson (57:26), the 49ers defense (1:04:38), Jim Harbaugh's impact (1:09:11), and the Jaguars (1:15:43). 0:00 Intro 2:07 News 5:51 Trent Williams extension 12:57 TNF Preview 34:56 Bill Barnwell joins 38:08 WHAT YOU PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE 38:50 Chiefs 48:28 Tom Brady 57:26 Bijan Robinson 1:04:38 49ers 1:09:11 Harbaugh 1:15:43 Jaguars 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 AFC North 6:17 AFC South 9:13 AFC West 9:21 AFC Wild Card 12:43 NFC East 13:43 NFC North 14:19 NFC South 16:00 NFC West 16:41 NFC Wild Card 18:39 Award Predictions 24:47 Dave Dameshek joins 26:38 Mailbag Questions 1:06:27 AFC/NFC Championship + Super Bowl picks 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 The Dinner from earlier in the week. 0:00 Intro 2:34 Brandon Aiyuk 11:31 James Palmer joins 15:15 Hot Butt Rankings 18:11 "Stone Cold Safe" 24:42 "Likely Bullet Proof (But I'd Put On A Vest Just In Case)" 34:48 Jacoby Brissett named Patriots starting QB 38:34 "We Need To See *Progress*" 51:42 "Molly, You In Danger, Girl" 1:07:31 The Dinner 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 'HTC' for up to $1000 in Bonus Cash: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 (1:05:02), and Gravedigger gives a preseason-based kickoff take (1:06:29). 0:00 Intro 5:55 News 8:26 Daron Bland injury 10:39 Patriots QBs 14:15 Ja'Marr Chase back at practice 15:26 Trent Williams update 16:08 Nick Chubb to start season on PUP 17:22 Chiefs sign JuJu Smith-Schuster 18:51 Rapid-fire news items 21:40 CeeDee Lamb breaking news 27:14 Conor Orr joins 32:26 AFC East slogans 38:11 AFC North slogans 42:14 AFC South slogans 47:12 AFC West slogans 54:38 NFC East slogans 57:21 NFC North slogans 59:49 NFC South slogans 1:13:07 NFC West slogans 1:05:02 NFL broadcasters slogan 1:06:29 Preseason kickoff take 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue and Michael-Shawn Dugar to go AROUND the NFC, hitting every single team in exactly 47 minutes and 59 seconds (ish). 0:00 Intro 2:20 Jourdan & Mike join 7:28 Cowboys 10:37 Eagles 14:35 Giants 17:01 Commanders 20:12 Jahan Dotson trade (timeout) 25:28 Getting to know Michael-Shawn Dugar 32:34 Lions 36:57 Packers 40:25 Vikings 43:47 Bears 47:02 Hard Knocks (timeout) 57:51 Buccaneers 1:01:06 Saints 1:04:18 Falcons 1:07:33 Panthers 1:12:45 49ers 1:16:09 Rams 1:19:19 Timeout 1:26:34 Seahawks 1:32:00 Cardinals 1:35:11 Outro Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $1000 in Bonus Cash: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Andrew Siciliano and Gravedigger to go AROUND the AFC, hitting every single team in exactly 47 minutes and 29 seconds. 0:00 Intro 4:38 Andrew Siciliano joins 7:29 Buffalo Bills 11:05 Miami Dolphins 20:21 New York Jets 23:33 New England Patriots 28:01 Baltimore Ravens 31:11 Cleveland Browns 34:40 Pittsburgh Steelers 38:09 Cincinnati Bengals 41:25 Houston Texans 44:57 Jacksonville Jaguars 48:13 Indianapolis Colts 51:27 Tennessee Titans 58:48 Kansas City Chiefs 1:01:52 Las Vegas Raiders 1:07:45 Denver Broncos 1:11:17 Los Angeles Chargers 1:14:35 Sign off Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $1000 in Bonus Cash: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back to determine what does and doesn’t MATTHAH from Preseason Week 2, with the help of Conor Orr and Gravedigger. Conor kicks things off talking about the Seahawks new-look offense (14:19) before we hit Michael Penix and the Falcons (19:27), Caleb Williams (28:24), the Steelers struggling offense (33:35), Brandon Aubrey’s 66-yard field goal (42:50), 49ers-Saints (51:03), Daniel Jones’ two-interception outing (55:23), Patrick Mahomes throwing a behind-the-back pass (1:03:07), and a bunch of other rapid-fire takes in a final 8 o’clock delight round-up (1:08:38). Before signing off, we react to Colt McCoy’s retirement announcement (1:15:22). Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $1000 in Bonus Cash: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

*Trumpet sounds* Hear ye, hear ye! It’s the 1st Annual Fantasy EXTRAVAGANZA for Heed the Call! Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler catch up on some NFL news (6:22) before welcoming in Josh Norris and Hayden Winks of the Underdog Football Show (26:05). Josh and Hayden help the heroes navigate the fantasy waters, covering preseason takeaways (31:44), Vikings hot takes (35:20), and evaluating the Dolphins (39:50). We take a short trip to Marc’s Fantasy Corner (43:05) and then continue breaking down hot-button fantasy teams and players, including the Seahawks (47:58) and Anthony Richardson (50:48). We make another trip to the Fantasy Corner to debate Tony Pollard vs Tyjae Spears (53:13) and hit on the rookie wide receivers (59:15) before making one final foray into Marc’s Fantasy Corner (1:06:05). Finally, we close the show with a visit from the wonderful Lakisha Wesseling (1:11:30). Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $250 in Bonus Cash: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back! To start, Dan and Marc answer some fan FAQs (facts & questions) (3:01) before catching up on the latest NFL news with help from Gravedigger (14:15). The 49ers and Brandon Aiyuk are closing in on a contract extension while the possibility of a trade with the Steelers still looms (16:20), JJ McCarthy will miss his rookie season with a meniscus injury (23:27), the Browns have extended linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (27:01), Will Levis has a new mayonnaise-inspired cologne (30:05), and we round out the news with 8 o'clock delight (33:38). Then, James Palmer joins the show to talk expectations for the rookie quarterback class (36:57), starting with Jayden Daniels (40:38), then hitting Drake Maye (45:17), and finishing with Bo Nix (51:59). James then helps the heroes dive deep on the state of the Broncos (58:56) before we sign off with a bonus FAQ (1:12:10). Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $250 in Bonus Cash: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler make their triumphant return to the airwaves with the debut episode of Heed the Call! Dan and Marc catch up for a bit - lots to talk about, you know how it goes - before introducing the show's first regular contributor, Sports Illustrated's Conor Orr (40:35). Conor and the guys go around discussing football items we NEED to talk about, covering the toughness of football (45:48), Caleb Williams' first preseason action (50:46), the new kickoff format (57:29), some breaking news regarding Haason Reddick and the Jets (1:06:47), the Jacksonville Jaguars (1:14:28), the status of the Chiefs' wide receiving corps (1:17:50), and the Michael Penix situation in Atlanta (1:24:53). Finally, to close the show, we quickly run through everything else we missed from Preseason Week 1 (1:29:29). Start playing today on Underdog Fantasy! Sign up with code 'HTC' for up to $250 in Bonus Cash: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-heed-the-call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heroes never die — they just change platforms. Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are back with Heed The Call, a new NFL podcast that takes you around the league with depth, clarity… and just a touch of mirth. Dan, Marc and a collection of familiar friends cover every game and storyline, providing fans with an elite listening experience the Football Cognoscenti doesn’t want you to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices