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Chris Simms takes an unfiltered look at the NFL, featuring player access, unabashed opinion, X&O film breakdown, and stories from a life in and around football.

Episodes

NFL Week 10 Picks: "I drank from a New Jersey ravine"

(6:00) TNF: Falcons at Panthers (9:50) Seahawks vs Buccaneers in Germany (14:20) Vikings at Bills (19:30) Lions at Bears (21:40) Jaguars at Chiefs (24:20) Browns at Dolphins (28:00) Texans at Giants (30:15) Saints at Steelers (34:20) Broncos at Titans (37:00) Colts at Raiders (39:40) Cowboys at Packers (43:55) Cardinals at Rams (47:00) SNF: Chargers at 49ers (50:30) MNF: Commanders at Eagles (53:40) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues pick...

Nov 10, 202258 minEp. 433

Week 9 Film Review + Top 5 Cornerbacks

(4:30) Bills offense: Contrary to popular opinion, Josh Allen needs another weapon. (15:25) Jets offense: "Zach Wilson can be an elite RPO quarterback." (22:25) Coach of the Year: Does Robert Saleh deserve it if the Jets make the playoffs? (25:50) Simms Top 5 Cornerbacks: Have the young guys like Sauce Gardner & Patrick Surtain leapt veterans like Jalen Ramsey? (56:00) 2 Stats and a Lie: Can you guess the wrong stat on pass defenses for the Chiefs, Jaguars, and Saints? (59:50) Chiefs offense: Ma...

Nov 09, 20222 hr 37 minEp. 432

NFL Week 9 Recap + Colts fire Frank Reich

(4:30) Chiefs def. Titans: "This might have been the first time I thought they miss Tyreek Hill." (17:30) Dolphins def. Bears: "His running is some of the best we've seen in the history of football." (26:10) Seahawks def. Cardinals: Should Pete Carroll be favorite for Coach of the Year? (34:30) Jets def. Bills: Is Sauce Gardner & DJ Reed the best CB duo in the NFL? (44:20) Lions def. Packers: "They're the leader of bad vibes." (51:15) Buccaneers def. Rams: "If they make the playoffs, I will say ...

Nov 07, 20222 hr 37 minEp. 431

NFL Week 9 Picks: "The year of pasta & meatballs!"

(6:55) TNF: Eagles at Texans (13:30) SUNDAY EARLY GAMES: Chargers at Falcons (16:20) Dolphins at Bears (19:50) Panthers at Bengals (22:00) Packers at Lions (24:45) Raiders at Jaguars (29:40) Colts at Patriots (31:50) Bills at Jets (36:20) Vikings at Commanders (40:35) SUNDAY LATE GAMES: Seahawks at Cardinals (44:10) Rams at Buccaneers (51:45) SNF: Titans at Chiefs (55:10) MNF: Ravens at Saints (57:30) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues Pick...

Nov 03, 20221 hrEp. 430

Trade Reactions & Midseason Awards with Phil Simms

(6:50) Trade Acquisitions: Who is this year's Von Miller, that could put a contender over the top? (15:50) Contenders with Bad Records: Who is this year's 2021 49ers? (18:20) Pretenders with Good Records: Who is this year's 2021 Cardinals? (22:40) Chris and Phil narrow down the teams who they think can actually win the Super Bowl. Do the Dolphins and Ravens make the cut? (32:50) Disappointing Teams: Is there any hope for the Rams, Buccaneers, and Packers? (46:00) Super Bowl Matchup: Who do Chris...

Nov 02, 20221 hr 27 minEp. 429

NFL Week 8 Recap: "Trick or treat! I'm Ahmed Fareed!"

(6:00) Bills def. Packers: Green Bay ran the ball well...and lost. (17:20) 49ers def. Rams: "Christian McCaffrey is the decoy! Then he's the main-coy!" (25:40) Seahawks def. Giants: Geno Smith wins one for his former coach & GM. (34:25) Eagles def. Steelers: Did Chris expect the Philly pass game to be THIS good? (40:50) Cowboys def. Bears: "Zeke is not as good as Tony Pollard. Do you want to run for 5 or run for 45?" (46:30) Saints def. Raiders: Alvin Kamara was awesome, but should New Orleans s...

Oct 31, 20222 hr 30 minEp. 428

NFL Week 8 Picks: "Revenge of the nerds"

(5:20) TNF: Ravens at Buccaneers (10:15) LONDON: Broncos vs Jaguars (13:10) SUNDAY EARLY GAMES: Panthers at Falcons (16:00) Bears at Cowboys (19:15) Dolphins at Lions (23:10) Cardinals at Vikings (26:45) Raiders at Saints (30:00) Patriots at Jets (33:00) Steelers at Eagles (36:00) SUNDAY LATE GAMES: Titans at Texans (38:20) Commanders at Colts (44:15) 49ers at Rams (47:00) Giants at Seahawks (51:15) SNF: Packers at Bills (53:20) MNF: Bengals at Browns (55:30) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues Pick...

Oct 27, 202258 minEp. 427

Week 7 Film Review: "But it looks good on you though"

(3:50) Chiefs offense: Is this the best they've ever looked? (13:50) 49ers offense: "Fake to Deebo, throw to McCaffrey. Fake to McCaffrey..." (26:50) Ahmed's Big Butt Awards: Chris Jones & Jaelan Phillips take home the big elephant (31:20) Bears offense: "How did this one-dimensional offense beat a D that looked elite?" (41:50) Patriots offense: "Bailey Zappe's TD was a worse throw than Mac Jones' INT" (50:30) Pete's "Peter Peter Peter" Awards: The Jets & Commanders get big plays from their punt...

Oct 26, 20222 hr 39 minEp. 426

NFL Week 7 Recap: "Moo! Mooo! Oh wait it's a horse!"

(3:20) Chiefs def. 49ers: Is Patrick Mahomes actually BETTER without Tyreek Hill? (16:30) Panthers def. Buccaneers: Tom Brady's struggles were not the most surprising part of the Tampa loss. (24:00) Commanders def. Packers: "He's not going to win me back. They're not going to win me back." (32:30) Giants def. Jaguars: "The 5-legged beast of the East!" (47:10) Cowboys def. Lions: Dak is back, but the Cowboys didn't change. And that's good. (52:00) Dolphins def. Steelers: Noah Igbinoghene came up ...

Oct 24, 20222 hr 42 minEp. 425

NFL Week 7 Picks: "That photo's from 10 years ago!"

(3:50) TNF: Saints at Cardinals (8:00) SUNDAY EARLY GAMES: Browns at Ravens (10:50) Buccaneers at Panthers (13:30) Falcons at Bengals (16:15) Lions at Cowboys (18:40) Giants at Jaguars (21:20) Colts at Titans (23:15) Packers at Commanders (26:10) SUNDAY LATE GAMES: Jets at Broncos (29:30) Texans at Raiders (31:25) Seahawks at Chargers (35:10) Chiefs at 49ers (37:35) Interlude: Simms has some green conspiracies about paper & cotton (43:00) SNF: Steelers at Dolphins (48:10) MNF: Bears at Patriots ...

Oct 20, 202257 minEp. 424

Week 6 Film Review: "Simple" Packers & Allen vs Mahomes

(4:00) Chiefs offense vs Bills defense: "This was the first time in this matchup where the Bills could sit back." (15:40) Bills offense vs Chiefs defense: "They couldn't play coverage vs him like years past." (24:30) Falcons offense vs 49ers defense: "Arthur Smith is an unbelievable game manager.” (29:50) 49ers offense vs Falcons defense: “I have no problem with the way Jimmy Garoppolo played.” (35:40) Buccaneers offense vs Steelers defense: Chris throws cold water on the narrative of turmoil in...

Oct 19, 20222 hr 42 minEp. 423

NFL Week 6 Recap: "It's for Chris Simms? Not worth it."

(4:00) Bills def. Chiefs: "It's Brady vs Manning, but with flair." (12:20) Eagles def. Cowboys: "They need Dak Prescott. We can stop the nonsense." (20:40) Steelers def. Buccaneers: Simms makes another foot kissing guarantee (who keeps asking for this?). (26:30) Jets def. Packers: It's time to throw respect on the young Jets defense. (32:30) Giants def. Ravens: "They just hang around. Hang around. Haaaaaaang around." (38:20) Falcons def. 49ers: Other than injuries, what's wrong in San Francisco?...

Oct 17, 20221 hr 21 minEp. 422

Week 6 NFL Picks: "I got the black lung, Pop"

(3:10) TNF: Commanders at Bears (6:40) SUNDAY EARLY GAMES: 49ers at Falcons (8:50) Patriots at Browns (11:15) Jets at Packers (15:00) Jaguars at Colts (17:50) Vikings at Dolphins (21:15) Bengals at Saints (23:45) Ravens at Giants (27:20) Buccaneers at Steelers (30:20) SUNDAY LATE GAMES: Panthers at Rams (32:30) Cardinals at Seahawks (35:50) Bills at Chiefs (44:00) SNF: Cowboys at Eagles (50:30) MNF: Broncos at Chargers (53:10) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues...

Oct 13, 202256 minEp. 422

Week 5 WTF Happened: "This is why you're the big butt expert"

(2:50) Ravens defense: Baltimore ditches the blitz, and Ja'Marr Chase's route tree is "simple and sh*tty." (19:30) Giants defense: "That's where Wink Martindale is a mastermind." And the Packers' dink-and-dunk offense flops. (35:30) Jets defense: How much praise do they deserve for beating a 3rd-string QB? (45:15) Saints defense: Is Geno Smith a better fit for the Seahawks offense than Russell Wilson? And Tyrann Mathieu doesn't want to tackle anymore. (56:20) Ahmed's Big Butt Awards: Baron Brown...

Oct 12, 20222 hr 34 minEp. 421

NFL Week 5 Recap + Matt Rhule fired

(5:30) Ravens def. Bengals: "It was actually a team win for the first time this year." (15:10) Eagles def. Cardinals: Philly is good, but they can still be better. (22:30) Cowboys def. Rams: "Matthew Stafford has no chance right now." (30:00) Giants def. Packers: "No way they are where they are without Saquon Barkley." (39:40) Jets def. Dolphins: "They're super talented, I don't care who is at QB." (46:00) Texans def. Jaguars: Is it time for Chris to self-scout himself on Derek Stingley Jr? (51:...

Oct 10, 20222 hr 41 minEp. 420

Week 5 NFL Picks: "The edge I brought, holding the clipboard!"

(4:10) TNF: Colts at Broncos (7:20) LONDON: Giants vs Packers (10:15) SUNDAY EARLY GAMES: Steelers at Bills (14:00) Chargers at Browns (16:50) Texans at Jaguars (19:40) Bears at Vikings (23:20) Lions at Patriots (26:00) Seahawks at Saints (28:50) Dolphins at Jets (32:20) Falcons at Buccaneers (34:20) Titans at Commanders (35:45) SUNDAY LATE GAMES: 49ers at Panthers (40:00) Eagles at Cardinals (42:40) Cowboys at Rams (46:00) SNF: Bengals at Ravens (50:15) MNF: Raiders at Chiefs (53:00) Best Bets ...

Oct 06, 202256 minEp. 419

Week 4 WTF Happened: Coach Dungy texts in

(4:10) Chiefs offense: "One of the best KC gameplans I've seen in a long time." (18:10) Broncos offense: Russell Wilson "is part of the problem." (27:45) Ravens offense: Are Baltimore's struggles due to poor scheme or poor talent? (36:15) Bengals offense: Chris is downright mad at the Cincinnati offense. (46:45) Tony Dungy: The Hall of Fame coach texts Chris while we're taping with some Chiefs thoughts. (48:40) Ahmed's Big Butt Awards: Dexter Lawrence & Nick Bosa take home the big elephant butt ...

Oct 05, 20222 hr 44 minEp. 418

NFL Week 4 Recap: "I held a towel around a guy once"

(5:00) Chiefs def. Buccaneers: Did Andy Reid take playcalling duties from Eric Bieniemy? (17:10) Bills def. Ravens: "There's some teams that can adjust at halftime, and some teams that can't." (28:25) Eagles def. Jaguars: “I am wrong on Jalen Hurts.” (35:50) Packers def. Patriots: “They’re not going to win a Super Bowl this way.” (44:00) Vikings def. Saints in London: “The day of the shutdown corner is done.” (50:30) Titans def. Colts: “Tennessee’s offense is close.” (55:30) Chargers def. Texans...

Oct 03, 20222 hr 38 minEp. 417

Week 4 NFL Picks: "Best bets! (oh god)"

(2:20) TNF: Dolphins at Bengals (6:20) LONDON: Vikings vs Saints (10:50) SUNDAY EARLY GAMES: Browns at Falcons (15:20) Bills at Ravens (18:00) Commanders at Cowboys (20:20) Seahawks at Lions (22:40) Chargers at Texans (26:10) Titans at Colts (29:45) Bears at Giants (32:50) Jaguars at Eagles (36:20) Jets at Steelers (39:30) SUNDAY LATE GAMES: Cardinals at Panthers (42:40) Patriots at Packers (44:50) Broncos at Raiders (47:40) SNF: Chiefs at Buccaneers (50:30) MNF: Rams at 49ers (52:50) Best Bets ...

Sep 29, 202257 minEp. 416

Week 3 WTF Happened: "A big elephant butt!"

(3:15) Bills offense: After Josh Allen kept beating the blitz, Miami needs to "dial it back." (13:30) Dolphins offense: Tua Tagovailoa played tough, even though Buffalo "had a plan for the bullsh*t plays." (22:15) Ravens offense: "Because of Lamar Jackson, they're a pass-first team you have to play like a run-first team" (32:00) Patriots offense: After facing the shockingly weak Baltimore defense, how will New England adjust with Brian Hoyer? (40:30) Jaguars offense: Trevor Lawrence is taking a ...

Sep 28, 20222 hr 35 minEp. 415

NFL Week 3 Recap: "Did you shower?"

(4:00) Dolphins def. Bills: Miami won the gotta-have-it plays, but is Chris worried about Buffalo? (17:35) Packers def. Buccaneers: Tampa's offensive struggles might not just be about injuries. (24:40) Eagles def. Commanders: "I should've had Jalen Hurts higher." (33:40) Colts def. Chiefs: "It's the same worries we've always had, Tyreek Hill or no Tyreek Hill." (41:10) Titans def. Raiders: Is Derek Carr to blame for Vegas' red zone woes? (46:00) Bengals def. Jets: Joe Burrow is slippery. And is ...

Sep 26, 20222 hr 37 minEp. 414

Week 3 NFL Picks: "First instinct! First instinct!"

(2:15) TNF: Steelers at Browns (7:00) SUNDAY EARLY GAMES: Saints at Panthers (11:15) Texans at Bears (13:40) Chiefs at Colts (17:00) Bills at Dolphins (20:30) Lions at Vikings (24:00) Ravens at Patriots (26:40) Bengals at Jets (28:45) Raiders at Titans (31:25) Eagles at Commanders (34:25) SUNDAY LATE GAMES: Jaguars at Chargers (37:10) Rams at Cardinals (40:00) Falcons at Seahawks (42:20) Packers at Buccaneers (46:00) SNF: 49ers at Broncos (50:30) MNF: Cowboys at Giants (54:50) Best Bets & Folsom...

Sep 22, 202258 minEp. 413

Week 2 WTF Happened: "I do have a man crush."

(6:10) Dolphins O vs Ravens D: "The best game Tua's ever played. There's no doubt." (19:30) Ravens O vs Dolphins D: "Lamar Jackson played an almost perfect game." (27:00) Bills O vs Titans D: "It's cheat code time. It's insane." (36:30) Titans O vs Bills D: "I don't look at Ryan Tannehill as the problem." (44:50) Chiefs O vs Chargers D: The Chargers D was aggressive...maybe too aggressive? (53:10) Chargers O vs Chiefs D: "They need to find a way to scare the defense." (58:50) Eagles O vs Vikings...

Sep 21, 20222 hr 32 minEp. 412

NFL Week 2 Recap: "TuAnon's Alive!"

(3:15) Dolphins def. Ravens: Will Chris finally tell Tuanon that he was wrong? (17:20) Cardinals def. Raiders: Kyler Murray is a magician. (23:30) Jets def. Browns: How did Cleveland lose this game? (30:10) 49ers def. Seahawks: The Jimmy Garoppolo era is back on. (39:10) Rams def. Falcons: "It's Rams f*ck up time." (44:10) Packers def. Bears: "Their entire offensive approach bothered me." (51:00) Lions def. Commanders: Damn! Okay Aidan Hutchinson (58:15) Cowboys def. Bengals: Was Cincinnati the ...

Sep 19, 20222 hr 43 minEp. 411

Week 2 NFL Picks: All About the Dogs

(2:10) TNF: Chargers at Chiefs (7:00) SUNDAY EARLY GAMES: Dolphins at Ravens (12:40) Jets at Browns (16:10) Commanders at Lions (19:20) Colts at Jaguars (23:00) Buccaneers at Saints (26:45) Panthers at Giants (30:20) Patriots at Steelers (33:15) SUNDAY LATE GAMES: Falcons at Rams (36:20) Seahawks at 49ers (39:40) Bengals at Cowboys (41:30) Texans at Broncos (44:10) Cardinals at Raiders (47:00) SNF: Bears at Packers (50:10) MNF: Titans at Bills (52:30) MNF: Vikings at Eagles (54:30) Best Bets & F...

Sep 15, 202258 minEp. 410

Week 1 WTF Happened: Bad Day for Burrow

(5:15) Bengals offense: Was this really a bad day for Joe Burrow? Is the O-line really improved? (18:20) 49ers offense: How harshly should we judge Trey Lance in a monsoon? (29:20) Packers offense: Was Aaron Rodgers too cautious (again)? (36:00) Vikings offense: How was Justin Jefferson so open so often? (41:10) Cardinals offense: "I don't know if there's rhyme or reason to it." (48:50) Chiefs offense: Patrick Mahomes' passes were NSFW. (56:30) Raiders offense: Davante Adams is a perfect fit for...

Sep 14, 20222 hr 31 minEp. 409

NFL Week 1 Recap: Big Comebacks & Big Debuts

(5:00) Steelers def. Bengals: "Pittsburgh won, but I feel better about Cincinnati." (17:30) Bears def. 49ers: "It was a monsoon. But you gotta play the best QB." (28:50) Giants def. Titans: "Saquon Barkley is back, everybody." (34:50) Chiefs def. Cardinals: Damn! Okay makes its return with a KC newcomer. (43:05) Chargers def. Raiders: Khalil Mack is The Closer. (50:50) Vikings def. Packers: "Damn! WTF were you thinking Green Bay?!" (55:15) Bills def. Rams: Did Matthew Stafford's arm motion look ...

Sep 12, 20222 hr 47 minEp. 408

Week 1 NFL Picks: "I'm not one to gloat"

(2:20) KICKOFF: Bills at Rams (7:45) SUNDAY EARLY GAMES: Saints at Falcons (10:50) Browns at Panthers (14:00) 49ers at Bears (17:10) Steelers at Bengals (20:10) Eagles at Lions (22:10) Colts at Texans (24:30) Patriots at Dolphins (28:00) Ravens at Jets (30:45) Jaguars at Commanders (33:30) SUNDAY LATE GAMES: Chiefs at Cardinals (35:40) Raiders at Chargers (38:00) Packers at Vikings (40:30) Giants at Titans (42:35) SNF: Buccaneers at Cowboys (46:15) MNF: Broncos at Seahawks (48:35) Best Bets & Fo...

Sep 06, 202253 minEp. 407

Throwing with Josh Allen: "You know I call you My Boy Blue right?"

(2:00) Little league sports: "Believe it or not, I was pretty small." (3:20) Mechanics: What did Josh change before his breakout season? (12:30) Scramble drills: "Do you ever throw balls blind?" (16:38) Workout regimen: "It's the best I've felt in a long time." (18:50) Throwing in bad weather (20:10) Critics: "Do you keep receipts?" (23:25) Sean McDermott: "When did you know he was all-in on you?" (27:50) Fame & trash talking with Tom Brady (32:20) Super Bowl favorites: "We don't care about that...

Sep 02, 202238 minEp. 406

NFC Playoff Predictions & Win Totals + Super Bowl LVII Pick

(6:00) Roster cuts: Chris tells us some cutdown day stories. (13:45) Jimmy Garoppolo: How did Chris know he was going to stay with the 49ers? (20:15) Kellen Mond: Was Chris surprised that the Vikings cut him? (23:50) Malik Willis: Will he start games this season? (28:30) Eagles-Saints trade: Why would New Orleans deal DB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson? (30:30) Kenny Pickett: Did the Steelers manufacture short throws to make him look better? (32:50) NFC East Win Totals: Chris is "over over over over" o...

Aug 31, 20222 hr 33 minEp. 405