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Riley McAtee

@rileymcatee.bsky.social
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managing editor, Ringer/Spotify. Covering America's two greatest sports: the NFL and Survivor

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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
That HOTD premiere would've been great as the penultimate episode to Season 2. If you had a bit of trouble remembering what every character is up to, I have you covered: www.theringer.com/2026/06/21/h...
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Breaking Down Every ‘House of the Dragon’ Character After the Season 3 Premiere
The show wasted no time jumping back into the action. Confused? We have you covered.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
this series has EVERYTHING
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
If Survivor 50 teaches us one thing it is that future contestants should never, ever, ever go on a journey unless forced to. At least three players this season have had their games completely tanked by going on a journey. Not worth it.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Starting to really believe that Cirie is winning 50 but I'm scared to get hurt
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The NBA regular season is over already? But I wanted to read more takes about tanking
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The only true NBA tanking solution is to just start openly rigging the draft order. The team that is most ethically ass gets the top pick
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Tonight's episode of Survivor stands as the perfect contrast to last week's merge episode. Turns out if you just let legends play the game, it's great TV!
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Prediction: Project Hail Mary is gonna spur a lot of sales for that one sweater
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I'd prefer to not give my government ID and any other documents to Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, etc. These bans create a privacy/surveillance issue and I'm not convinced they will solve much of anything as kids will just get around the ban with VPNs. Laws can't replace parenting.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The NFL continues to inflate the broadcast calendar. I wrote about this in 2024 -- the league is verging on making its schedule bloated and difficult to follow, ruining the scarcity that is part of what makes it great. www.theringer.com/2024/09/05/n...
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The Inflation of the NFL’s Broadcast Calendar Isn’t Slowing Down
Watching every hour of the NFL this season is akin to taking on a part-time job. The league is betting its fan base will keep wanting more.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Throw in a Blood vs Water or Fans vs Favorites season at the halfway point between all-returnee seasons and you're really cooking
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Upon some more thought here, Survivor should deploy all-returnee seasons on an Olympics/World Cup cadence. One every four years (so every eight seasons). Coincidentally, the original All-Stars season was Season 8.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Survivor has generally done a pretty good job of deploying returnee seasons with a steady hand. We've had just six all-returnee seasons out of 50 total. But I hope we don't wait another 10 seasons for the next one.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I feel like Survivor has always been a family show. I've been watching since I was 7! Yeah you might have to have a conversation or two with your kids if you watch some of those early seasons, but that's called being a parent...
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I can't wait for a talented ASOIAF fan to recut A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms into a 2.5-hour movie. Someone notify me when that happens
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
this felt pointed...
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Unless something drastically changes, the Patriots offense will have negative EPA in all four of their playoff games. Has to be at least a bit of a concern heading into the offseason.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Better quality link for printing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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SUPER BOWL PROP SHEET 2026 LX
NAME:____________________________ SCORE:______/66 SUPER BOWL LX PROP BET SHEET SEATTLE SEAHAWKS VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS NATIONAL ANTHEM ___/3 O ...
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
In what's become an annual tradition, here is my prop bet sheet for Super Bowl LX. As always I've endeavored to make it as unserious as possible -- perfect for a Super Bowl party with some less game-focused friends.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
turns out this is a show about Targaryens! Here's some supplemental reading on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 3: www.theringer.com/2026/02/01/a...
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‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 3: The Targaryen State of Affairs
It’s yet another complicated era of history for Westeros’s royal family. Let’s break it all down.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I'm gonna die how did they not get Jerri on that beach
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Lindsay Jones @lindsayhjones.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
From @rileymcatee.bsky.social (with a footnote from me) on the Hall of Fame's stunning Bill Belichick snub: www.theringer.com/2026/01/28/n...
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Bill Belichick’s Snub Is a Hall of Fame Embarrassment
At least 11 of the 50 Hall of Fame voters left the six-time Super Bowl champion head coach off their ballots. How did this stunning result happen?
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
If it was the voting process that let Belichick slip through the cracks, then that process needs to be changed. If the voters didn’t want to select him, then the voters need to be changed. In any scenario, the Hall of Fame not picking Belichick is a joke. www.theringer.com/2026/01/28/n...
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Bill Belichick’s Snub Is a Hall of Fame Embarrassment
At least 11 of the 50 Hall of Fame voters left the six-time Super Bowl champion head coach off their ballots. How did this stunning result happen?
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The Ringer's NFL Draft Guide got a major overhaul this season! @dannybkelly.bsky.social's same scouting reports, mock drafts, and player comps, but now with a new coat of paint. www.theringer.com/nfl-draft/20...
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Danny Kelly @dannybkelly.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
the first batch of 2026 Ringer NFL Draft Guide reports is up! with scouting stuff from me and a bunch of great background/facts from @dancomer.bsky.social! see if you can guess which guy I comped to Chip Douglas www.theringer.com/nfl-draft/20...
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I think just Josh McDaniels
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms remains good! I wrote about Ep 2 here: www.theringer.com/2026/01/25/a...
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‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 2: What Makes a Knight?
As Dunk looks back on his former boss, it’s clear that knighthood in Westeros isn’t a black-and-white matter
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
possessions are why good situational football is so important. And the muffed punt was a killer. The Rams got only three (3!!!) real possessions in the second half. They went TD, TD, turnover on downs (on a long drive). Offense was rolling but L.A. just didn't have the football enough
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
if you take out the two end-of-half/game drives by the Rams (in which they had almost no time), the Seahawks had 10 possessions of the football to the Rams' 8. Massive difference. It's not talked about enough how important possessions are in football—it's basically a turn-based sport
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
officially planting my flag on refusing to call this super bowl a rematch. It's been 11 years!
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Stafford has either reached a new plane of quarterbacking or he's about to commit the worst turnover you've ever seen
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
cancel the Patriots or any AFC team in the Super Bowl, I just need another round of this
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 19/09/2025
I wrote about the Kimmel situation
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The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work
Donald Trump came for Jimmy Kimmel. Disney folded immediately. It’s not just bad morals. It’s bad business.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
👀
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
It'd be kinda fun to start calling versatile players "queens" though
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Derek Streeter @dstreets.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
www.theringer.com/2025/05/28/s... Great read. I will forever be a “The Pod Has Spoken” Stan Props @rileymcatee.bsky.social #Survivor #Survivor50
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The Cast of ‘Survivor 50’ Is Mostly Just Confusing
After months of rumors and hype, CBS revealed a list of competitors that feels random, imbalanced, and full of notable omissions
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Join the 2025 NFL Draft First Round Pick'em competition! The goal is to select as many players as you can that are taken in the first round of the draft, but if you get one player wrong you lose. @benjaminsolak.bsky.social forms.gle/nVo2xGUxT4h7...
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2025 NFL Draft First Round Pick'Em
How many first-round players can you name without getting a single one wrong? You can pick as many or as few players as you like—but if just one player falls outside of Round 1 you lose. The submitter...
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Will the A's be a boon to Sacramento? Or is this just a deal with the devil? @danmoore.bsky.social on Sac's faustian bargain: www.theringer.com/2025/04/22/m...
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The Faustian Bargain of the “Sacramento” Athletics
The A’s three-year stay in Sacramento is a potential coup for the proud underdog sports town. It’s also a mess. What’s the price of big league dreams?
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
"mr president a second terrorist bonus has hit the pinball machine"
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Jackie Robinson Would Be Appalled theringer.com/2025/04/15/m...
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Jackie Robinson Would Be Appalled
As baseball gets set to celebrate the trailblazer’s legacy, it’s also placating a president who wants to dismantle everything Jackie stood for
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Wrote about why I loved The Last of Us Part II theringer.com/2025/04/08/t...
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‘The Last of Us Part II’ Was a Masterpiece. Can the Show Follow Suit?
Universally praised by critics, picked apart by some fans, the follow-up game remains polarizing. But its bold storytelling choices should have TV viewers excited either way.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
we could've AT LEAST seen how the family reacts to losing everything? It was set up all season???
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Tim Ratliff storyline broke records for going nowhere: - he's going to jail! will he tell his family? -- he never does - he stole a gun -- it's stolen back with no repercussions for anyone - he puts a long-dreamt of murder-suicide plot in motion -- he bails - his son drinks the poison -- he's fine
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I enjoyed The White Lotus Season 3 but it's pretty clearly the weakest entry of the series. They low-key wasted Walton Goggins, which should be criminal.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
it is absolutely inevitable that the NFL expands to 18 games plus adds a second bye week. They'll push the start of the season up a week and the end back a week so you'll get the season kickoff on Labor Day weekend and the Super Bowl on Presidents Day weekend. 24 weeks of football.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I am officially petitioning Costco to bring back the chocolate muffins that were big enough to feed a family for a week. The new ones aren't going to cut it.
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
we can and will build the entire plane out of Day 2 picks
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Riley McAtee @rileymcatee.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
After Russ to NYG, I see only two options left for Aaron Rodgers
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