Comedians Megan Gailey (ESPY Awards, Roast of Tom Brady) and Tom Thakkar (Conan, Tonight Show) discuss their beloved Indianapolis Colts, from the highs of getting blackout drunk during the Super Bowl and flipping off a Chicago cop, to the lows of ending a friendship over *another* Peyton Manning choke-job. It's a bittersweet journey through the Brady/Manning rivalry, the tragedy of Andrew Luck, and Marvin Harrison maybe sorta killing a guy?
Jacksonville Jaguars fans: Who are they? What are their customs? Are they mythical creatures? Comedian and real live Jaguars fan Brennan Tasseff (Your Ex Drinking Buddy Podcast) is here to answer everyone's BURNING questions about the NFL's most teal franchise, from their brief moment of '90s coolness to the fleeting hope of Party Boy Blake Bortles.
The Ravens started existing in 1996 and have already witnessed two Super Bowls, a Ray Lewis murder investigation, a hall of fame kicker's sex scandal, the best defense of all time, the worst Super Bowl QB of all time (arguably), and a year of Elvis Grbac (?) Natalie McGill (A Black Lady Sketch Show) and Bill Oakley (The Simpsons) talk about the rise of Ravens fandom, their go-to gameday foods, the nervous thrill of watching Lamar Jackson, and why Maryland is the only state that cares about their flag.
Writers Joe Wengert (New Girl, Big Mouth) and Patrick Sauer (Squawkin' Sports) relive the many fascinating eras of the Sixers, from Dr. J. and Moses Malone to Charles Barkley to Allen Iverson to "The Process" and Joel Embiid -- truly, one of the most fascinating teams that hasn't won a title in over 40 years.
Comedian Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight, Desus & Mero) and writer Luke O'Neil (Welcome To Hell World) talk about what it was like to root FOR the Brady/Belichick Patriots, reactionary Boston sports fans, Tom Brady's flammability, cueing up the Boston accent, and being a Lefty sports fan in the Era of Trump.
Comedian & Bengals superfan Michael Turner forces us to feel what it's like to be a Bengals fan, from the hopeless '90s Bengals and Corey Dillon's "flipping burgers" comment, to Vontaze Burfict murdering Antonio Brown, to doing a Walk of Shame home from the Super Bowl in a full tiger suit.
Comedian Sarah Tiana (The Roast Of Tom Brady) talks about growing up in Georgia during the Braves' heyday, plus the Tomahawk Chop, meeting Derek Jeter and Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones's depressing final season, and her rotating hatred for the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, and Phillies.
Knicks diehards Dan Devine (Yahoo Senior NBA Writer) and Jason Concepcion (X-Ray Vision) help us re-live Patrick Ewing's giant knee braces, a Finals game preempted by OJ, the tragic arc of John Starks, Spike vs. Reggie, Everyone vs. MJ, and a lifetime of rooting for a marquee NBA franchise that was somehow the worst team in the league over a TWENTY year span.
The 49ers were SUCH a dynasty in the '80s, no one even felt bad when they lost THREE Super Bowls since 2013. Former 49er Brendan Darby and his podcast co-host Vince Mancini (The Frotcast) explain Niners fandom, Brendan's training camp with the team, classy sideline suits, QBs opening car doors for moms, and whether we can ever TRULY feel bad for fans who've had it so good.
The Tennessee Titans pulled off the Music City Miracle and came up ONE YARD short in the Super Bowl in their first-ever season... and haven't been back since. Jesse Farrar (Your Kickstarter Sucks) explains what it's like to root for this death-cursed team that's DETERMINED to never have a quarterback. Plus Jesse's TRUE feelings about KIND Bars, Wawa, and Mark Cuban.
The Maple Leafs are the most valuable hockey franchise in the world... and haven't won a championship since **1967**. Sean McIndoe (The Athletic) and John Cullen (Blocked Party) take us through the soul-numbing history of the team everyone in Canada hates -- especially its own fans.
The Saints were the NFL's laughingstock for DECADES, then suddenly turned into a powerhouse that united a city in the years after Hurricane Katrina. Lifelong Saints fans Charles Star and L. Ron Mexico (co-hosts of the City Saint / Country Saint podcast) and their drunk uncles take us through the dizzying highs and many, MANY lows of one of the most unique franchises in sports.
The Canucks haven't won a Cup OR drafted first in 55 years of existence, and no one hates them more than their own fans. Stefan Heck & Aaron Bertovo, co-hosts of the podcast "I Hate This Team," make a compelling case for why Canucks fans have it worse than anyone, and explain Canadian rivalries, why Vancouver loves to riot, and the fleeting joys of rapping about Ryan Kesler while up 2-0 in the Finals.
White Sox diehards Jimmy Pardo (Never Not Funny, Conan) and Alex Schmidt (Secretly Incredibly Fascinating) talk about rooting for Chicago's *other* baseball team, the Sox/Cubs divide, a fixed World Series, THE POPE being a Sox fan, and why Field Of Dreams medium-sucks.
The Raiders moved THREE times and have sucked for 20 years. Who still roots for them? Childhood LA Raiders fan Amir Blumenfeld (Headgum) and Las Vegas Raiders season ticket holder Ed Zitron (Better Offline) try to answer that question and wallow in the unique misery of the Tuck Rule Game and a *76 Yard Field Goal*.
Lifelong Falcons fan Chase Mitchell (The Tonight Show, Rock Paper Scissors) tells THE WORST sports-watching story we've ever heard: seeing the Falcons blow a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl to the Patriots while getting taunted online by a horde of literal Nazis.
What's it like to grow up rooting for a team that no longer exists? Matt Ufford (Yahoo Sports) and Danny Kelly (The Ringer) unleash their frustrations about the dismantling of the Seattle Supersonics, their crushing Finals loss to the Michael Jordan Bulls, and getting taunted by the merciless message board trolls from Oklahoma City.
Comedian Sean O'Connor (Solar Opposites) and writer David Roth (Defector) discuss what it's like to be a New York Mets fan, from the high of the '86 World Series to a lifetime of living in the Yankees' shadow, crying to Coldplay songs, and jackin' off in the bullpen.
A quick preview of what to expect on Thrill Of Defeat, a podcast celebrating the stupid, irrational, and often hilarious shared pain of being a sports fan.