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Chris Simms Unbuttoned

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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

Lions keep Ben Johnson + Conference Championship WTF Happened

(0:00) Ahmed is still down from the Lions loss (1:45) Coaches & Coordinators: Thoughts on moves made (and not made) by the Lions, Texans, Steelers, Eagles, Titans, and Falcons. (28:40) WTF Happened: Ravens offense vs Chiefs defense (50:40) Chiefs offense vs Ravens defense (1:04:00) Lions offense vs 49ers defense (1:33:00) 49ers offense vs Lions defense (1:45:40) Super Bowl MVP odds

Jan 31, 20242 hr 52 minEp. 585

NFL Conference Championship Preview: "I entice the shirt-off guy"

(00:00) Will Chris be at the NFC Championship? (5:55) AFC Championship Preview: #3 Chiefs at #1 Ravens (36:50) NFC Championship Preview: #3 Lions at #1 49ers (1:09:05) Big Butt Awards: Ahmed's homerism knows no bounds. (1:18:30) Conference Championship Props: Who will rush for the most yds this weekend? (1:22:55) Homie Playoff Predictions: 4 homies get a shoutout for predicting the final four. (1:24:35) Requiem for a Team...

Jan 24, 20242 hr 32 minEp. 582

NFL Divisional Picks: "Playoff Mahomes is different, Dad"

(7:00) SATURDAY: #4 Texans at #1 Ravens (19:45) #7 Packers at #1 49ers (28:35) SUNDAY: #4 Buccaneers at #3 Lions (36:50) #3 Chiefs at #2 Bills (46:25) Draft: Divisional QB Confidence (51:30) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues

Jan 18, 202453 minEp. 580

NFL Divisional Round Preview + Eagles postmortem

(2:15) Eagles collapse: Who is to blame, and does Nick Sirianni take the fall? (19:15) Divisional Preview: #4 Buccaneers at #3 Lions (40:10) #7 Packers at #1 49ers (1:01:15) #3 Chiefs at #2 Bills (1:17:55) #4 Texans at #1 Ravens (1:25:25) Ahmed's Big Butt Awards: A Bucs rookie make his debut, and a Lions pass rusher wins for the 3rd straight week. (1:29:30) Requiem for a Team: We lay to rest the 2023 Rams, Steelers Browns, Dolphins, Cowboys, and Eagles....

Jan 17, 20242 hr 37 minEp. 579

NFL Wild Card Recap: Lions roar, Packers shock Cowboys

(4:30) Packers def. Cowboys (30:40) Chiefs def. Dolphins (51:15) Lions def. Rams (1:03:15) Texans def. Browns (1:20:45) MONDAY: Final thoughts before Steelers-Bills & Eagles-Buccaneers

Jan 15, 20241 hr 24 minEp. 578

Super Wild Card Weekend Picks: "Is this band camp??!!?"

(5:00) SATURDAY: #5 Browns at #4 Texans (16:40) #6 Dolphins at #3 Chiefs (30:00) SUNDAY: #7 Steelers at #2 Bills (35:10) #7 Packers at #2 Cowboys (40:00) SNF: #6 Rams at #3 Lions (46:10) MNF: #5 Eagles at #4 Buccaneers (51:20) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues

Jan 11, 202453 minEp. 577

Most Important Non-QBs in Super Wild Card Weekend

(:30) College Football Champs: Ahmed is giddy over Michigan's win, and Chris wonders about Jim Harbaugh's destination. (9:10) BREAKING NEWS: Bears fire OC Luke Getsy (11:20) #5 Browns at #4 Texans (25:45) #6 Dolphins at #3 Chiefs (42:00) #7 Steelers at #2 Bills (49:40) #7 Packers at #2 Cowboys (58:55) #6 Rams at #3 Lions (1:09:00) #5 Eagles at #4 Buccaneers (1:15:00) Conference Champion odds (1:18:10) Ahmed's Big Butt Trivia (1:23:45) Homie Playoff Predictions (1:26:30) Requiem for a Team...

Jan 10, 20242 hr 32 minEp. 576

NFL Week 18 Recap: Bills & Texans are division champs

(3:20) Titans def. Jaguars (11:55) Texans def. Colts (19:20) Cowboys def. Commanders (24:05) Lions def. Vikings (29:55) Rams def. 49ers (35:50) Giants def. Eagles (43:10) SNF: Bills def. Dolphins (49:15) Steelers def. Ravens (52:15) Buccaneers def. Panthers (55:55) Packers def. Bears (1:04:00) Seahawks def. Cardinals (1:08:35) Saints def. Falcons (1:12:15) Jets def. Patriots (1:15:00) Chiefs def. Chargers (1:18:05) Bengals def. Browns (1:21:00) Raiders def. Broncos...

Jan 08, 20241 hr 26 minEp. 575

NFL Week 18 Picks: "They know phonebox and flipping the bird!"

(1:25) SATURDAY: Steelers at Ravens (4:15) Texans at Colts (7:20) SUNDAY EARLY: Buccaneers at Panthers (9:35) Browns at Bengals (12:55) Vikings at Lions (17:50) Jets at Patriots (19:30) Falcons at Saints (21:45) Jaguars at Titans (24:50) SUNDAY LATE: Seahawks at Cardinals (28:00) Bears at Packers (31:50) Chiefs at Chargers (33:40) Broncos at Raiders (35:50) Eagles at Giants (37:55) Rams at 49ers (40:20) Cowboys at Commanders (45:30) SNF: Bills at Dolphins (50:35) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues...

Jan 04, 202454 minEp. 574

Most Important People in Week 18 + Big Butt Trivia

(12:20) Bills at Dolphins: Is Miami's defense still a strength? (32:25) Texans at Colts: Indy's middle linebackers "have their hands full." (37:20) Rookie of the Year odds: Are Puka Nacua and Will Anderson making a late charge? (43:05) Jaguars at Titans: "Can I see Tennessee pulling off an upset? Yeah." (47:25) Steelers at Ravens: What is Mason Rudolph doing right? (55:45) Bears at Packers: "Chicago is one of the better teams in football right now." (1:05:35) Buccaneers at Panthers: Rachaad Whit...

Jan 03, 20242 hr 36 minEp. 573

NFL Week 17 Recap: Happy New Year!

(4:50) Ravens def. Dolphins (14:30) Bills def. Patriots (19:30) Chiefs def. Bengals (25:45) Cowboys def. Lions (31:25) Cardinals def. Eagles (38:00) 49ers def. Commanders (43:05) Texans def. Titans (45:55) Colts def. Raiders (50:05) Jaguars def. Panthers (54:25) Saints def. Buccaneers (58:45) Bears def. Falcons (1:02:20) SNF: Packers def. Vikings (1:07:45) Rams def. Giants (1:12:50) Steelers def. Seahawks (1:16:50) Broncos def. Chargers (1:20:30) TNF: Browns def. Jets...

Jan 01, 20241 hr 27 minEp. 572

NFL Week 17 Picks: "You got your kahunas blown off!"

(6:25) TNF: Jets at Browns (9:30) SATURDAY: Lions at Cowboys (14:35) SUNDAY EARLY: Dolphins at Ravens (20:40) Patriots at Bills (23:05) Falcons at Bears (25:25) Titans at Texans (27:50) Raiders at Colts (29:55) Panthers at Jaguars (32:15) Rams at Giants (34:50) Cardinals at Eagles (38:05) Saints at Buccaneers (41:05) 49ers at Commanders (43:40) SUNDAY LATE: Steelers at Seahawks (46:00) Chargers at Broncos (49:05) Bengals at Chiefs (53:15) SNF: Packers at Vikings (56:00) Best Bets & Folsom Prison...

Dec 28, 202359 minEp. 571

NFL Week 16 Recap: Lamar Jackson vs Mike Flores

(5:45) Ravens def. 49ers (26:00) Raiders def. Chiefs (33:45) Dolphins def. Cowboys (42:00) Bills def. Chargers (47:35) Eagles def. Giants (51:15) Lions def. Vikings (55:45) Seahawks def. Titans (58:25) Steelers def. Bengals (1:01:55) Patriots def. Broncos (1:06:45) Browns def. Texans (1:10:35) Buccaneers def. Jaguars (1:15:30) Falcons def. Colts (1:18:35) TNF: Rams def. Saints (1:22:20) Packers def. Panthers (1:25:00) Bears def. Cardinals (1:27:30) Jets def. Commanders...

Dec 26, 20232 hr 33 minEp. 570

NFL Week 16 Picks: "Santa's bringing squirrel meat!"

(7:10) TNF: Saints at Rams (10:15) SATURDAY: Bengals at Steelers (14:50) Bills at Chargers (17:00) SUNDAY EARLY: Colts at Falcons (19:55) Packers at Panthers (21:40) Browns at Texans (24:40) Lions at Vikings (29:10) Commanders at Jets (31:15) Seahawks at Titans (34:50) SUNDAY LATE: Jaguars at Buccaneers (38:10) Cardinals at Bears (39:55) Cowboys at Dolphins (43:55) SUNDAY NIGHT: Patriots at Broncos (46:35) CHRISTMAS DAY: Raiders at Chiefs (49:25) Giants at Eagles (51:20) CHRISTMAS NIGHT: Ravens ...

Dec 21, 202357 minEp. 569

All (My Playoff Team) Wants for Christmas Is...

(4:45) Buccaneers: "Stop going all-in on run defense." (11:15) Browns: "Manage Flacco a little bit please!" (18:15) Bills & Cowboys: Buffalo's tricky run scheme dominated Dallas. (36:50) Vikings: "More trick ways to run it." (40:10) Rams: "Keep building with this new power run attack." (43:40) Chiefs: "Stop doing dumb shit." (47:55) Texans: "Don’t put it all on Stroud." (51:25) Lions: "Creativity in pass coverage." (58:30) Bengals: "Get the ball to the playmakers." (1:04:35) Seahawks: Kenneth Wa...

Dec 20, 20232 hr 49 minEp. 568

NFL Week 15 Recap: Bills destroy Cowboys + Shanahan COY?

(3:25) Bills def. Cowboys (16:15) 49ers def. Cardinals (23:10) Dolphins def. Jets (31:15) Chiefs def. Patriots (36:00) Lions def. Broncos (40:50) Buccaneers def. Packers (47:50) Saints def. Giants (52:30) SNF: Ravens def. Jaguars (58:10) Texans def. Titans (1:02:45) Colts def. Steelers (1:07:25) Browns def. Bears (1:14:00) Bengals def. Vikings (1:16:55) Rams def. Commanders (1:19:25) Panthers def. Falcons (1:22:50) TNF: Raiders def. Chargers (1:26:10) MNF Preview: Eagles at Seahawks...

Dec 18, 20231 hr 29 minEp. 567

NFL Week 15 Picks: "The Fonz was the coolest!"

(6:15) TNF: Chargers at Raiders (8:05) SATURDAY: Vikings at Bengals (11:00) Steelers at Colts (15:10) Broncos at Lions (18:00) SUNDAY EARLY: Falcons at Panthers (19:35) Bears at Browns (22:15) Buccaneers at Packers (24:55) Jets at Dolphins (27:50) Chiefs at Patriots (30:30) Giants at Saints (32:15) Texans at Titans (35:45) SUNDAY LATE: 49ers at Cardinals (37:30) Commanders at Rams (39:00) Cowboys at Bills (45:15) SNF: Ravens at Jaguars (49:00) MNF: Eagles at Seahawks (51:15) Best Bets & Folsom P...

Dec 17, 202356 minEp. 566

Offensive Scheme Tiers + Week 14 Film Review

(2:00) Offensive Foundations: Would Chris be a run-first or pass-first offensive coordinator? (6:50) "I'm On a New Level": 49ers, Dolphins (28:25) “Be Aggressive, B-E-aggressive”: Cowboys, Packers, Jaguars, Saints (28:15) “Run The Damn Ball”: Ravens, Eagles, Falcons, Browns (52:10) Race for the NFC #1 Seed: Why are the Cowboys such longshots? (54:30) “Play-Action Wizards”: Lions, Texans, Vikings (1:01:20) “Managed to Maximize”: Bengals, Colts, Broncos, Rams (1:08:55) “Basic with Playmakers”: Sea...

Dec 13, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 565

NFL Week 14 Recap: Mad Mahomes + Lamar comes up clutch

(2:40) Bills def. Chiefs (15:55) Ravens def. Rams (24:05) 49ers def. Seahawks (34:50) Bears def. Lions (44:30) Broncos def. Chargers (51:30) Browns def. Jaguars (58:30) Bengals def. Colts (1:01:50) SNF: Cowboys def. Eagles (1:10:15) Jets def. Texans (1:15:30) Vikings def. Raiders (1:18:25) Buccaneers def. Falcons (1:23:00) Saints def. Panthers (1:27:40) TNF: Patriots def. Steelers (1:30:20) MNF Preview: Giants at Packers & Titans at Dolphins...

Dec 11, 20232 hr 33 minEp. 564

NFL Week 14 Picks: "Holy sh*t it's Jerry Seinfeld!"

(3:40) TNF: Patriots at Steelers (10: 40) SUNDAY EARLY: Buccaneers at Falcons (13:30) Rams at Ravens (16:45) Lions at Bears (22:50) Colts at Bengals (25:55) Jaguars at Browns (28:50) Panthers at Saints (32:10) Texans at Jets (36:15) SUNDAY LATE: Vikings at Raiders (39:20) Seahawks at 49ers (43:25) Bills at Chiefs (47:20) Broncos at Chargers (50:25) SNF: Eagles at Cowboys (54:25) MNF: Titans at Dolphins (56:10) Packers at Giants (58:45) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues...

Dec 07, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 563

Coach of the Year, 49ers-Eagles Film, & Ahmed curses

(5:00) 49ers-Eagles Film Review: Philly on short rest, Brock Purdy MVP buzz, and Kyle Shanahan tying plays together. (40:40) Coach of the Year odds: Dan Campbell is the favorite. (53:30) Shane Steichen has made the Colts one of the best offenses in football. (1:03:45) DeMeco Ryans is manning a dangerous Texans defense. (1:05:50) Matt LaFleur's has "a wide open smash mouth" Packers team. (1:18:30) Sean McVay makes the Rams "creatively basic." (1:24:45) Other candidates: John Harbaugh, Mike Tomlin...

Dec 06, 20232 hr 36 minEp. 562

NFL Week 13 Recap: 49ers bully Eagles + Tyreek for MVP

(4:40) 49ers def. Eagles (24:00) Texans def. Broncos (29:45) Colts def. Titans (35:20) Rams def. Browns (40:00) Cardinals def. Steelers (44:00) Buccaneers def. Panthers (49:15) Lions def. Saints (56:35) Dolphins def. Commanders (1:06:00) Falcons def. Jets (1:08:20) SNF: Packers def. Chiefs (1:16:25) Chargers def. Patriots (1:21:30) TNF: Cowboys def. Seahawks (1:26:20) MNF Preview: Bengals at Jaguars

Dec 04, 20232 hr 32 minEp. 561

NFL Week 13 Picks: "Are you The Grinch?"

(7:00) TNF: Seahawks at Cowboys (13:05) SUNDAY EARLY: Broncos at Texans (17:20) Chargers at Patriots (20:15) Lions at Saints (25:25) Falcons at Jets (32:00) Cardinals at Steelers (34:45) Colts at Titans (37:40) Dolphins at Commanders (40:35) SUNDAY LATE: Panthers at Buccaneers (43:25) Browns at Rams (47:25) 49ers at Eagles (53:20) SNF: Chiefs at Packers (56:20) MNF: Bengals at Jaguars (57:50) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues...

Nov 30, 20231 hrEp. 560

Best QB Duel of the Season + Signs of Life & Death

(5:30) Film Review - Eagles def. Bills: Lay off Josh Allen. And what sparked Philly's 2nd half surge? (40:30) Jaguars def. Texans: Chris self-scouts thyself on the Jacksonville pass rush against C.J. Stroud. (1:00:30) AFC Wild Card Contenders: Despite the odds, what 3 teams does Chris want to see make it? (1:05:35) Chiefs offense: They might have found their formula, but someone is out of the trust tree. (1:13:00) Signs of Life, Signs of Death: The Packers, Vikings, Lions, and Broncos have cause...

Nov 29, 20232 hr 33 minEp. 559

NFL Week 12 Recap: Eagles-Bills instant classic

(2:55) Eagles def. Bills (17:00) Jaguars def. Texans (25:25) Falcons def. Saints (31:25) Chiefs def. Raiders (37:10) Steelers def. Bengals (42:00) Colts def. Buccaneers (47:45) Broncos def. Browns (53:30) Rams def. Cardinals (57:45) SNF: Ravens def. Chargers (1:01:40) Giants def. Patriots (1:09:20) Titans def. Panthers (1:14:30) Thanksgiving: Packers def. Lions (1:19:45) Cowboys def. Commanders (1:21:15) 49ers def. Seahawks (1:23:40) Black Friday: Dolphins def. Jets (1:26:45) MNF Preview: Bears ...

Nov 27, 20231 hr 29 minEp. 558

NFL Week 12 Picks: "My magic flute"

(5:30) BLACK FRIDAY: Dolphins at Jets (10:20) SUNDAY EARLY: Saints at Falcons (14:00) Steelers at Bengals (17:50) Jaguars at Texans (23:00) Buccaneers at Colts (26:40) Patriots at Giants (29:55) Panthers at Titans (33:30) SUNDAY LATE: Rams at Cardinals (37:00) Browns at Broncos (40:05) Chiefs at Raiders (42:35) Bills at Eagles (46:20) SNF: Ravens at Chargers (48:50) MNF: Bears at Vikings (50:50) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues...

Nov 23, 202353 minEp. 557