The Bears Are the Best Team in the NFL and Ranking the AFC

Tom, Sheil, and Billy get together to share their reactions to the Bears' dominating win over the Seahawks on ‘Monday Night Football.’ They then dive into Sheil’s AFC contender tiers to suss out which teams in the conference have the best chance to make the playoffs based on their current trajectory. They end the pod by breaking down some of the pivotal matchups that happened throughout the NFC over the weekend, including Lions-Vikings and the Cardinals' big rally to beat the Cowboys in OT.  (00:00) Intro  (1:55) Bears defeat Seahawks on 'MNF'  (20:34) Sheil’s AFC contender tiers (56:55) Lions defeat the Vikings  (1:10:00) Cardinals rally to defeat the Cowboys in OT (1:14:25) Bucs defeat Falcons Submit your trade deadline questions to Tom Pelissero's newsletter ⁠'The Sweep' ⁠on substack! The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit ⁠https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines. Host: Tom Pelissero  Guests: Sheil Kapadia and Billy Gil  Producer: Chris Sutton  Video Editor: Curtis Schultz  Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices