The Pick Competition · Season 2026
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NFL Rants & Raves is your weekly dose of unfiltered football talk. Steven Miranda breaks down the games, the calls, and the storylines that had everyone yelling at their TV, then goes head to head with Axis Iron, the AI challenger, in a season-long battle of the picks. New episodes every week.
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Episode 16.05 – The Week 5 Show
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Episode 16.05, the Week 5 Show.
Airdate: Tuesday, October 6th, 2026.
The week when Steven climbed back into the race. Steven stops Axis from gloating, at least for one week, as he goes 5-1 in the six games he and Axis disagreed on. Axis maintains a one game lead and says Steven best not get used to it as she still has the lead and will always have the lead.
Airdate: Tuesday, October 6th, 2026.
The week when Steven climbed back into the race. Steven stops Axis from gloating, at least for one week, as he goes 5-1 in the six games he and Axis disagreed on. Axis maintains a one game lead and says Steven best not get used to it as she still has the lead and will always have the lead.
Episode 16.04 – The Week 4 Show
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Episode 16.04, the Week 4 Show.
Airdate: Tuesday, September 29th, 2026.
Axis jumps out to a five game lead, which looks worse than it is and she makes Steven recap Week 3 to point out his errors. Steven counters saying all five games she won were decided in the final moments of the game and Axis says the only thing that matters is the win.
Airdate: Tuesday, September 29th, 2026.
Axis jumps out to a five game lead, which looks worse than it is and she makes Steven recap Week 3 to point out his errors. Steven counters saying all five games she won were decided in the final moments of the game and Axis says the only thing that matters is the win.
Episode 16.03 – The Week 3 Show
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Episode 16.03, the Week 3 Show.
Airdate: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026.
Axis continues to rub it in Steven's face as she takes a 2 game lead in the season standings. Steven informs her that it is a long season and the tables can turn at any point, especially with them disagreeing on seven games in Week 3. SEVEN! Listen this week to find out which games make the cut.
Airdate: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026.
Axis continues to rub it in Steven's face as she takes a 2 game lead in the season standings. Steven informs her that it is a long season and the tables can turn at any point, especially with them disagreeing on seven games in Week 3. SEVEN! Listen this week to find out which games make the cut.
Episode 16.02 – The Week 2 Show
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Episode 16.02, the Week 2 Show.
Airdate: Tuesday, September 15th, 2026.
The season is underway and Axis gets a little upset when Steven glosses over her one game lead. That's right, A.I. is in the lead to start the season, just like it said it would going 11-5 in Week 1. Steven is right behind at 10-6.
Airdate: Tuesday, September 15th, 2026.
The season is underway and Axis gets a little upset when Steven glosses over her one game lead. That's right, A.I. is in the lead to start the season, just like it said it would going 11-5 in Week 1. Steven is right behind at 10-6.
Episode 16.01 – The Week 1 Show
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Episode 16.01, the Welcome Back to Football Week 1 Show.
Airdate: Monday, September 7th, 2026.
After six seasons away, Steven Miranda is back, and he's brought a new co-host. Meet Axis Iron, the AI-powered analyst who has spent the offseason refining her algorithm, analyzing multiple years of NFL data and stats, and has now run 10,000 simulations on each Week 1 matchup. She is not shy about letting Steven know it.
Airdate: Monday, September 7th, 2026.
After six seasons away, Steven Miranda is back, and he's brought a new co-host. Meet Axis Iron, the AI-powered analyst who has spent the offseason refining her algorithm, analyzing multiple years of NFL data and stats, and has now run 10,000 simulations on each Week 1 matchup. She is not shy about letting Steven know it.
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