Dhaaruni Sreenivas (@Dhaaruni) joins host Thomas Emerick for breakfast at the 2008 Wimbledon men’s singles final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. We reflect on a seismic summer for sports, politics, and the culture — and perhaps the greatest tournament final in the history of tennis. HOST RotoViz contributor Thomas Emerick Guest Political wr…

Emmy and Peabody-winning writer/comedian Jeff Maurer (creator of I Might Be Wrong on Substack and former writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) and host Thomas Emerick revisit the 2002 World Cup Round of 16 soccer matchup between the USA men’s national team and Mexico. Setting the Stage: How Jeff handled catching a match with a 2:30 a.m. Ea…

Michael Salfino (The Athletic, Topps) and host Thomas Emerick take the 7 train to Shea Stadium as Bill Walsh's upstart Niners bring an early form of the West Coast offense to New York City. Steve DeBerg is starting at quarterback, but his voice amplifier is malfunctioning and Joe Montana will have to step in a bit. Visiting a young Jets team expect…

Peter Overzet (Deposit Kingdom, Fantasy Life, Ship Chasing) and host Thomas Emerick travel back to Pete's first Vegas high-stakes draft in 2016 — and hopefully avert danger, as there will be a weekly RotoViz column to be written about this squad. Check out his first appearance on the show when we revisited the conventional wisdom of 2013 fantasy fo…

Rich Hribar (Sharp Football Analysis) and host Thomas Emerick catch the BART over to Candlestick in January 1999 for an all-timer. The Swami of Konami is rooting for Steve Young here, second in the league in QB rushing at age 37. Garrison Hearst is carrying that load for the Niners today. However, Jerry Rice isn't getting on the board and Terrell O…

Jennifer Eakins (4for4) and host Thomas Emerick climb back to Mile High in September '99 where the reigning two-time champion Denver Broncos are celebrating the retired John Elway on opening night. How much does the 38-3 January playoff loss still sting for the Fins, especially since that was Dan Marino and John Elway’s final head-to-head? Jennifer…

Alex Katson (USA Today, Patreon) and host Thomas Emerick figure out how the 2010 San Diego Chargers finished first in total offense and total defense while still missing the playoffs, through the lens of a game where they really Charger it away. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the p…

Ian Hartitz (Fantasy Life) and host Thomas Emerick want you to get in, because we're headin' back to Wildcat Season. Did it feel like a fever dream on rewatch? A question we'll try to answer, while the 12.5-point underdog Dolphins snap New England's 21-game regular season win streak — despite being on a 1-21 stretch(!) That all changes when Tony Sp…

RotoViz Radio executive producer Colm Kelly joins host Thomas Emerick for one of the Packers-Cowboys playoff thrillers that the 2010s gave to the world. Dak Prescott's first playoff game doesn't begin well — and Tony Romo's in pads — but the rookie rallies his team back. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers finished the regular season hot yet were still c…

RotoViz co-owner and podcaster Shawn Siegele joins host Thomas Emerick for a 54-51 Monday nighter that was somehow even more wild than you remember. Kansas City and Los Angeles have some of the same faces, but very different looks to these teams. Patrick Mahomes playing a style that makes us a bit wistful. The seeds planted for Jared Goff to Josh R…

Daniel Schmidt (Der Spiegel, This Is America) takes the train with host Thomas Emerick to Euro '96 in England for Die Mannschaft vs. The Three Lions. Frankfurt to Manchester and then Manchester to London provides plenty of time to examine the soccer balance between these countries in the century leading up to and since this UEFA European Championsh…

Roland Lazenby (MAGIC: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Michael Jordan: The Life) joins host Thomas Emerick to revisit a passing-of-the-torch NBA Finals closeout game between the Bulls and Lakers. Lazenby covered this series as well as wrote biographies on Magic, Michael, and Phil Jackson. The story doesn't end here in 1991 either. This is Remem…

Pittsburgh native Sigmund Bloom (Footballguys) joins host Thomas Emerick for another mid-'90s thriller. Sigmund hosts On The Couch and this episode is in part, psyche. The Steelers lost the previous year’s AFC title on the goal line, as big home favorites. Now they face down the same fate with the Cardiac Colts venturing to Three Rivers as massive …

Ray Delahanty (CityNerd) joins host Thomas Emerick to revisit the record-setting and ill-fated Seattle Mariners 2001 season, propelled on a spring night in Oakland by rookie right fielder Ichiro Suzuki. They also discuss league and divisional realignment that makes more geographic sense, with an eye toward how cities linked by intercity high-speed …

Returning guest Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) and host Thomas Emerick challenge you to find a more charmingly shambolic game, this late into an NFL postseason. Would Steven even imagine ranking Marc Bulger in the public sphere back in '03? Brock Purdy vibes. Also, intrigue with Kurt Warner on the St. Louis sideline while his Amsterdam Admirals backup Ja…

Derrik Klassen (Bleacher Report, Reception Perception) and host Thomas Emerick revisit a brutal one in Foxborough, if you're a Ravens fan like Derrik was until that weekend. Bill Belichick deep in his bag. Tom Brady making the right decisions. Joe Flacco gripping and ripping it down the sideline in the waning moments. And an ode to Ozzie Newsome. I…

Sam Monson (PFF NFL Show) and host Thomas Emerick trace the evolution of the pre-draft process from the 2014 NFL Combine. Will Aaron Donald check off those boxes? Is Mike Evans fast enough? And we re-run that year's draft, while extricating player-specific hindsight, to see if the Top 4 remains Jadeveon Clowney-Greg Robinson-Blake-Bortles-Sammy Wat…

Raheem Palmer (The Ringer/Spotify, FanDuel TV) joins host Thomas Emerick to revisit Tony Romo's first playoff win and Donovan McNabb's last dance with Andy Reid. Raheem also gives us a window into the Delaware betting scene circa 2009 and DJ'ing in Philly as Michael Vick and LeSean McCoy swing by the booth. This is Remember That Game, the podcast a…

Eric Eager (SumerSports) joins host Thomas Emerick for a special Super Bowl rematch edition of Remember That Game. What does and doesn’t carry over as relevant. Eric's emotional rollercoaster down in Miami and finally seeing the Chiefs get one. What theories about these teams over the years proved correct and which assumptions eventually showed the…

Lakshya Jain (Split Ticket) joins host Thomas Emerick to ride the highs (and singular low) of his 73-win Golden State Warriors, as LeBron James leads the Cavs back from down 3-1. As the Dubs try to hang on, Lakshya compares the analytics evolution in sports and election forecast models while bracing for another Draymond Green suspension. This is Re…

Native Cincinnatian Justin Edwards (4for4, PFF) joins host Thomas Emerick for the sick game that is revisiting another Bengals season lost to injury, this time the 2015 AFC wild card against Pittsburgh. But how close were they to pulling it off with AJ McCarron that day — perhaps if not for Vontaze Burfict’s illegal hit on Antonio Brown — and could…

Brian Wright (MLB.com, New York Mets All-Time All-Stars, Mets in 10s) joins host Thomas Emerick to resurface this NL East showdown in the 1997 National League Championship Series between the Atlanta Braves and the recently non-existent Florida Marlins. We got Liván Hernández, Greg Maddux, and a big strike zone for left-handed hitters. Hear why this…

Tim Miller (The Bulwark, MSNBC) joins host Thomas Emerick to talk about his 2012 Broncos being the hottest team in the league entering the postseason, and but a stop on Joe Flacco's journey to elite status. Despite Jacoby Jones getting behind the defense, for Peyton Manning it's quite the start to a career second act. This is Remember That Game, th…

Ray Delahanty (CityNerd) joins host Thomas Emerick to discuss Seattle vs. LA, Bo Jackson vs. Brian Bosworth, and how well certain sports venues fit their cities. We also delve into Seattle's long history of identity as a sort of a nice, passive city tucked away in the upper corner of the country that was always in the shadow of Los Angeles. The Sea…

Pro Football Focus head of product and host of the PFF NFL Show Steve Palazzolo recalls how the exhilarating ‘90s Jags met their remarkably cruel end. Spoiler: They get Jeff Fisher’d 3 times in one season and finish 15-3. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'…

RotoViz managing editor and co-owner Blair Andrews dives into an illuminating one. This electric 42-38 finish provides a window into 2023 for two of the most intriguing teams and puts a preview on stage of a great Week 17 matchup. Some of you in season-long may just be trying to finish atop a big field that week. This is Remember That Game, the pod…

RotoViz co-owner and co-host Dave Caban (RotoViz Fantasy Football Show) travels to the turn of the century when Boston sports was in a very different place. Tom Brady went down, Drew Bledsoe went in, and Troy Brown got creative. Charlie Weis was getting receivers matched up against the Steelers star edge rusher. Bill Belichick makes a shrewd bet on…

RotoViz co-owner and Zero RB originator Shawn Siegele ventures back to the only NFL playoff ever with no punts. Priest Holmes and Peyton Manning go off as KC and Indy deliver riveting playoff football yet again. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your hos…

This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I’m your host Thomas Emerick, and my guest each episode hops in the time machine with me to discover games, developments, and moments that shape the way we think. And this is now a RotoViz podcast. There's been many great gu…

Welcoming us for the show’s network launch is the executive producer of the RotoViz Radio podcast network and host of RotoViz Overtime, Colm Kelly. We travel back to the first Aaron Rodgers Hail Mary game, which was just nearly the Lions sweeping Green Bay and breathing down their neck in the playoff hunt. And the epilogue on MFL Summer. It’s Decem…

John Gilbert (Field Gulls) recalls with host Thomas Emerick how "We want the ball and we're gonna score" came at the end of a really fun game where Mike Holmgren and Matt Hasselbeck stepped from a cheesehead-sized shadow. Brett Favre and Co. also found themselves in a period of transition in the new century, with the offense routing through Ahman G…

Eric Eager (SumerSports) joins host Thomas Emerick to visit a real mid-90s frozen grind here in Arrowhead. Martyball is rolling with the 1-seed. Marshall Faulk and Tony Siragusa are scratched out for the Colts. It’s January 1996, Indy at KC. Eager is vice president of research and development for SumerSports and co-host of the SumerSports Show. Sum…

Steve Palazzolo (PFF NFL Show) joins host Thomas Emerick to lay some respect on teams with admirable processes but bad outcomes. There's a game of Who's Poppin' in Your Model? And offensive line gems later on. It’s April 2005 at the NFL Draft. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the pat…

Denny Carter (NBC Sports) joins host Thomas Emerick to visit December 2020. Dan Marino's gone and the newly anointed Peyton Manning travels down to South Florida as the road favorite, just as the Dave Wannstedt Era starts to log on. Is your modem connected? This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and…

Peter Overzet (Fantasy Life) travels with host Thomas Emerick to the most high-T atmosphere in the space-time continuum: Labor Day 2013 (planet Earth). This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your host Thomas Emerick, enjoy the show. Follow Remember That Game …

Brandon Thorn (Establish The Run, Trench Warfare, Bleacher Report, OL Masterminds) and host Thomas Emerick watch the peak offensive line of the past decade make a statement. It's October 2016, Cowboys at Packers. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your ho…

Michelle Magdziuk (NFL Network, BallBlast Podcast) joins host Thomas Emerick to take in one of the past decade's underrated barn burners. A 7-point favorite goes down in the divisional. A wild game with incredible plays overshadowed by a catch just hours later. It's January 2018, Jags at Steelers. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sport…

Ian Hartitz (Fantasy Life) and host Thomas Emerick's jaws are dropped as Ryan Fitzpatrick and Stevie Johnson going at Darrelle Revis all afternoon. What more could you want America? It’s November 2011, Bills-Jets. My guest is Ian Hartitz, now senior analyst at Fantasy Life. At the time of this record, he was host of the PFF Fantasy Podcast and fant…

Ex-Chargers fan John Solis (RotoViz, PlayerProfiler) returns to a dark place. All the talk surrounded whether Peyton Manning could overcome the arm, the spine, the loss of feel in his fingertips. Turns out, he can. It’s October 2012, Broncos-Chargers. Listen to the tail end of the Chargers' decade-long run on the AFC West collide with the Manning-B…

Austin Gayle (The Ringer) and host Thomas Emerick saw it all coming together for the Raiders after Week 1 in New Orleans. Learn how Oakland went from cap hell to (nearly) catching lightning in 2016 — and how they got to today — through the lens of a 22-point fourth quarter in the Superdome. It's September 2016, Raiders-Saints. This is Remember That…

Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) joins host Thomas Emerick for a deep dive on "The Comeback," or the day K-Gun and run-and-shoot set the NFL forward. It's January 1993, Oilers-Bills. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your host Thomas Emerick, enjoy the show. Fol…

Denny Carter (NBC Sports) and host Thomas Emerick are tilting on the sideline right there with Dan Marino, in spirit. Visit Jack Murphy Stadium for these teams' thrilling divisional round matchup in January 1995. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your ho…

Rich Hribar (The Worksheet at Sharp Football Analysis) joins host Thomas Emerick to approach the DFS slate in Week 10 of 2002. Michael Vick and Tommy Maddox duel as their squads take turns trolling win probability on a muddy, sandy Heinz Field. It's November 2002, Falcons-Steelers — the wild tie that ends with Plaxico Burress at the goal line. It's…

Sean Green and Ryan Kramer (Sports Gambling Podcast) join host Thomas Emerick to go back and watch Tom Coughlin throw his stuff on the field before DeSean Jackson even reaches the end zone. It's December 2010, Eagles-Giants Week 15. I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guests are Sean Green and Ryan Kramer, co-hosts of the Sports Gambling Podcast an…

Seth Rosenthal (Secret Base) and host Thomas Emerick find that for a stacked conference in the shadow of MJ, the heartbreak is real. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. Seth's work and a lot of the great videos over at Secret Base are huge influences for this …

Darren Urban (Arizona Cardinals team website) joins host Thomas Emerick to examine how Arizona's run with Larry Fitzgerald and Kurt Warner got started. No team has pulled out of a tailspin quite like this on their way to the Super Bowl. It's January 2009, and the 9-7 Cardinals are hosting the Falcons in the wild card. This is Remember That Game, th…

Justin Edwards (4for4, PFF) joins host Thomas Emerick to illustrate how the '05 Bengals showed what could've been against Peyton Manning in his prime. Pick your (fun) squad: Palmer, (pre-)Ocho, Housh, Henry vs. Peyton, Marvin, Reggie, Dallas. Score's 35-27 at the half on nearly 600 yards combined. It's November 2005, Colts-Bengals. My guest is Just…

Melissa Jacobs (The Football Girl) regales host Thomas Emerick with the scene at Candlestick Park as Alex Smith and Drew Brees go blow-for-blow in one of the most incredible finishes in NFL playoff history — 28 points in the final 4 minutes. Though this one was especially shocking because, frankly, people didn't know Smith had it in'em. See the bet…

Charles McDonald (Yahoo Sports) and host Thomas Emerick analyze how a playoff meeting in Lambeau left two franchises with false positives in team building. It's January 2017, Giants at Packers. I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Charles McDonald, now with Yahoo Sports — at the time a Giants and Jets beat writer for the New York Daily News…

Mark Schofield (SB Nation) joins host Thomas Emerick just down the street from the RCA Dome during the 2020 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, right as the news of Tom Brady leaving New England is breaking. The Patriots struggled to surround Tom Brady with receiving help and it cost them in a playoff exit, leaving the organization at a crossroad the foll…