The Football Lounge

Mark & Dan break down the best and worst starting running backs ahead of the 2025 NFL season. Plus, they dive into Aaron Rodgers officially signing with the Steelers and more.

Mark & Dan give their Mount Rushmore of quarterbacks for 2025 and break down those at the bottom of the ranks as well.

Mark and Dan discuss which team's they believe had the best draft, the Shedeur Sanders fall and more.

Mark and Dan take turns drafting the entire first round of the upcoming NFL Draft.

Mark and Dan discuss the idea of an inevitable 18-game season and how it could work.

Mark and Dan discuss the new NFL rules put forth by the league during the annual NFL Owners Meeting.

Dan is joined by Alex Kozora of SteelersDepot.com to discuss the Steelers QB search, offseason acquisitions and more.

Mark and Dan break down the craziness that is the legal tampering period prior to the new league year, including Sam Darnold heading to Seattle, DK Metcalf inking a big deal with Pittsburgh and much more.

Mark and Dan return to discuss the NFL combine, pro comparisons for the QB draft prospects, recent news updates and more.

Mark and Dan discuss the Eagles' 40-22 win over the Chiefs.

Mark and Dan break down the Super Bowl LIX matchup and give their game and prop bet predictions and more!

Mark and Dan discuss the Chiefs/Bills and Commanders/Eagles conference championship matchups.

Mark and Dan provide their takeaways from last weekend's divisional matchups and offer up predictions for the championship round. Is Lamar fairly criticized? Are the Rams playing on borrowed time? Will Josh Allen finally slay the beast?

Mark and Dan go over the wild card weekend results and give their predictions for the upcoming divisional round matchups.

Mark and Dan give their final thoughts on the 2024 regular season and predict the outcomes of this weekend's wild card round.

Mark and Dan break down week 15 of the 2024 NFL season and discuss the current playoff landscape as the regular season nears its end.

Mark and Dan break down the Week 14 action, including an upset by the Rams, the Bengals clinging to life and the Vikings winning their sixth in a row.

Dan breaks down the action from week 13, including the Bears finally breaking precedent, the Eagles keeping the streak alive, the Bills winning in the snow and more.

The guys discuss the NFL slate from week 12 PLUS it's the 2024 season debut of Mark's Super Bowl Plane. Find out who's on board to SB LIX?

Mark and Dan break down the action from week 11, including the Chiefs showing their mortality, the Bears continuing to Bears and more.

Mark and Dan zoom out and take a look at the first ten weeks of the 2024 NFL season and analyze the current divisional standings and playoff seeding.

Mark and Dan discuss the trade deadline deals, the Bills taking hold of the AFC East, Eagles continuing the momentum and more!

Mark and Dan discuss the week eight slate, including the Bears losing on a final-second Hail Mary and the Falcons taking sole possession of first place in the NFC South.

Mark & Dan give their thoughts on all of the week seven matchups, which included the Chiefs staying unbeaten, Lions beating Minnesota in the final seconds and Russell Wilson impressing in his Steelers debut.

Mark & Dan discuss the Davante Adams and Amari Cooper trades, the Lions taking care of business, the Bears crushing the Jacksonville Jaguars' season and more.

Mark and Dan recap the week five matchups plus the New York Jets firing Robert Saleh's firing and New England Patriots announcing Drake Maye will start week six.

Mark and Dan discuss the week four NFL games, including the Ravens humbling the Bills, the Jets getting embarrassed by the Broncos and more.

Mark and Dan break down the NFL action from week two of the 2024 season.

Mark and Dan discuss the week one slate and look ahead to some teams that need a victory in week two.

Mark & Dan discuss the entire season of Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears and provide their TNF preview ahead of the season-opening game between the Chiefs and Ravens.

Mark & Dan go over their complete predictions for the AFC teams ahead of the 2024 NFL season, including record predictions, playoff seeding and more.

Mark & Dan go over their complete predictions for the NFC teams ahead of the 2024 NFL season, including record predictions, playoff seeding and more.

Dan is joined by former NFL linebacker Sean Tufts to discuss the rigors of training camp and pressure of roster cutdowns.

Mark & Dan discuss the week one rookie quarterback performances, some injury updates and contract disputes.

Mark & Dan discuss the 2024 NFL Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the first look at the Chicago Bears, Jordan Love and Tua Tagavailoa signing mega deals and more.

Dan is joined by Pro Football Network's Patriots beat reporter Dakota Randall to discuss the new-look Patriots, Jerod Mayo's coaching style, Drake Maye's camp performance and more. You can read Dakota's work here: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/author/drandall/ Follow Dakota on X: https://x.com/DakRandall

Mark & Dan go over Jordan Love's training camp holdup for a new contract and explore whether it's good or bad for the Packers to get a deal done. Plus, they discuss Brandon Aiyuk's trade request, Caleb Williams first impressions and more.

Mark & Dan take a look at FanDuel's list of the best player on each NFL team, offering up their opinions and changes to the list.

Mark & Dan discuss Chris Simms' top 40 QBs list and explain changes they would make. Chris Simms Top 40 Quarterbacks: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/news/chris-simms-2024-top-40-qb-countdown-full-rankings-and-breakdowns-ahead-of-the-2024-nfl-season

Mark & Dan return to discuss all the events from the last couple of weeks, including Trevor Lawrence's new contract, Aaron Rodgers' mysterious absence and a lawsuit against the NFL for colluding with networks regarding the Sunday Ticket package.

Mark & Dan rank their top 10 (actually 15) head coach/quarterback combos.

Mark & Dan rank every head coach and see how they stack up amongst their contemporaries in each division.

Mark & Dan break down the quarterback tiers in each division.

Mark & Dan go over the Bears and Steelers 2024 schedules in depth and also dive into some other notable stats surrounding the league schedule as a whole. Plus, they identify one key primetime game to look out for.

Mark & Dan are joined by former NFL linebacker Sean Tufts, who played for the Carolina Panthers from 2004-2006, to discuss his journey to the league.

Mark & Dan each pick five teams and analyze their draft. Who were the winners and who were the losers?

Mark & Dan go over the entire first round of the NFL Draft, breaking down each pick and how team's are positioned for rounds two through seven.

Mark & Dan put on their GM caps and make selections for each team, previewing what the first round of the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft will look like.

With a notable snub on each list, Mark & Dan share their top ten best NFL players from 2000 to present day. #nfltop10 #nflpodcast

Mark & Dan break down the strengths and weakness of the 2024 NFL Draft, plus pick three teams and three players to highlight.

Mark & Dan go through their lists of the top five quarterbacks that never won a Superbowl. Plus, they discuss the recent NFL rule changes and some "controversy" surrounding Caleb Williams.