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Every football Sunday, 98.5 The Sports Hub's Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle get you ready for kickoff around the National Football League with two hours of in-depth analysis, guests, and more. Sundays during the football season from 8am-10am right here on 98.5 The Sports Hub and on-demand at 985thesportshub.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Patriots talk gains practical weight through matchup detail, roster reasoning and caller-driven debate.
98.5 The Sports Hub Sunday Kickoff Podcast turns Patriots football into a live working argument. Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle move between their own assessments and caller questions, testing big claims against ball security, injuries, matchups and individual roles.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle can make a Drake Maye fumble the pregame debate you needed.
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Patriots free agency is framed as roster construction, with receiver comps carrying most of the point-making.
Sports Hub Sunday Kickoff treats Patriots free agency as a roster-building problem, with Alex Barth and Saron Battle laying out what New England added, what it passed on, and where the receiver room still needs help.
A Patriots radio hour that argues Hall of Fame standards without losing the Super Bowl-week pulse.
Jake Seymour and Cerrone Battle spend the hour in a lane where Patriots radio feels like a real argument, not just reaction. It starts with the surprise of a New England Super Bowl week and keeps moving toward the harder question of Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame case.
A Patriots free-agency hour that turns one edge signing into a broader roster map.
This Patriots-heavy hour keeps returning to fit: Tremont Jones as the defensive addition, the edge room New England may still need to keep shaping, and the kind of tight end support Drake Maye could benefit from.
A loose live hour that keeps Patriots-Broncos talk grounded in the matchup.
This episode lives in the zone where Patriots talk turns into an AFC Championship argument: how New England can make Jared Stidham throw 35 to 40 passes, how much Rhamondre Stevenson should carry, and why getting points first matters so much.
A brisk Patriots matchup debate that keeps circling back to pressure, value, and who actually decides the game.
Sunday Kickoff keeps its focus on the football question that matters most: how to slow a receiver like JSN, and where Patriots pressure should land first.
Patriots draft talk, trade-up math, and a Brady discussion close the show.
Sunday Kickoff stays in Patriots draft mode, with Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle following how the board is shifting after free agency and into the five-week run to the NFL draft.
Patriots offseason talk that stays grounded in price, roster fit, and the draft.
Sunday Kickoff narrows in on Patriots offseason planning, moving from post-Combine takeaways to the free-agency clock and the edge-rusher market.
Patriots offseason talk with a practical edge and a live-radio pace.
Combine week gives the hour its spine, and the conversation stays locked on the Patriots offseason, Maxx Crosby, and the familiar choice between a splashy move and the right fit.
Daily 49ers draft-room talk.
Daily Jets roster logic, pick by pick.
Sports Hub Sunday Kickoff comes back on February 15, 2026 and settles into offseason mode.
Alex Barth and Sarone Battler frame Patriots-Seahawks as a Super Bowl 60 debate about whether the better roster or the better coaching staff wins.
Alex Barth and Saran Battle spend the hour ranking the Patriots' offseason priorities, putting an elite edge rusher first and naming Max Crosby and Trey Hendrickson as the models.
98.5 The Sports Hub Sunday Kickoff Podcast features Evan Lazar's scouting breakdown of Drake Maye's first Patriots playoff game against Justin Herbert and the Chargers.
98.5 The Sports Hub Sunday Kickoff spends much of this hour on Bucky Brooks’ NFL.com question about whether the Seahawks defense is better than the Legion of Boom, with Leonard Williams, Byron Murphy, Ernest Jones, and Drake Thomas used as the key comparison points.
The show opens on championship Sunday with a cold-weather edge.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle discuss the Patriots' draft strategy and whether their top pick needs to make an immediate impact.
Alex Barth and Saron Battler use this 98.5 The Sports Hub Sunday Kickoff hour to map the Patriots' combine priorities, especially edge rusher, tight end, and kick returner.
The episode opens with wild-card weekend picks, starting with the Rams’ 34-31 win over the Panthers and then the Bears’ 31-27 comeback over the Packers, which leads to a blunt Matt LaFleur critique.
Alex Barth and Zeron Battle spend the hour on Patriots-Texans, with snow at Gillette and a defense-versus-offense setup built around Drake May and C.J.
Alex Barth and Matt Dahl frame Patriots-Broncos around one question: how much does Jared Stidham actually change Denver’s offense compared with Bo Nix.
Sports talk hosts Alex Garth and Matt Dahl break down NFC Championship week with the Rams vs Seahawks, debating the classic matchup of better coach/quarterback (McVay/Stafford) versus more complete roster (Seattle).
The episode centers on Super Bowl prop picks, with the hosts debating MVP candidates like Rhamondre Stevenson, Milton Williams, Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Stefon Diggs, and Jalen Hawkins.
Playoff game
Alex Barth and Matt Dolph open on the Patriots-Broncos matchup and the run-game questions hanging over it.
The show opens with a post-free-agency Patriots checkpoint.
The most concrete roster debate centers on Maxx Crosby’s trade price, which the hosts say reached two first-round picks and set the market for edge rushers.
Alex Barth broadcasts from San Francisco on Super Bowl 60 Sunday as the Patriots face the Seahawks.
Jake Seymour and Serone Battle host pre-Super Bowl analysis on 98.5 The Sports Hub, debating Drake May vs Matt Stafford for MVP, analyzing whether Sam Darnold's career resurgence is real given his historically easy defensive schedule, and fielding caller questions about Drake May's shoulder injury and Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub.
98.5 The Sports Hub Sunday Kickoff spends most of this hour on NFL Combine takeaways, with Alex Barth and Serone Battle arguing that the “fastest class ever” label was inflated because many slower prospects simply did not run.
Patriots have a historic opportunity at a position that defines elite defenses.
Sunday Kickoff spends this hour on Super Bowl-week football from a Patriots lens.
The show opens on a March 1 Patriots offseason edition that is mostly post-Combine, with tampering eight days away and offensive line workouts still ahead later today.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle open a Divisional Round edition of Sunday Kickoff built around the Patriots' matchup with the Texans.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle open the March 22 Sunday Kickoff with a draft-heavy mood and a clear turn away from free agency.
Sunday Kickoff opens with football already in motion.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle spend the hour on the Patriots’ roster reset after they released Stephon Diggs and traded Garrett Bradbury to the Chicago Bears for a fifth-round pick.
Combine week is the setup.
Jake Seymour fills in for Alex Barth.
Alex Barth and Saran Battle use a free-agency superlatives format to sort the Patriots’ 2026 offseason, putting Kevin Byard at the top for defense and Draymond Jones at the bottom for not moving the pass-rush needle.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle preview the upcoming NFL draft, discuss Patriots roster, and take listener mock draft submissions.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle discuss NFL draft prospects, focusing on defensive tackle Caden McDonald and his potential fit with the New England Patriots.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle discuss the upcoming NFL draft and the Patriots' draft board finalization.
Alex Barth and Michael Hurley discuss Arizona State offensive tackle Maxi Honachor as a potential Patriots draft pick, analyzing his background and pro day workout with coach Mike Vrabel.
Alex Barth and Michael Hurley discuss the upcoming NFL Draft and reflect on the Patriots' offseason.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle preview the Patriots vs.
A pregame show previewing the Patriots' first home playoff game since 2019, with analysis, guest interviews, and league updates.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle preview the Patriots' Week 7 game against the Titans, discussing the team's progress and the importance of beating expected opponents.
Alex Barth and Cerrone Battle preview the 2025 NFL season, discuss Patriots roster cuts, and set up the upcoming preseason game against the Raiders.