With a rematch-filled Week 17, Chris and Paul look back at the first meetings between some playoff hopefuls to predict what we might see this Sunday. And to close out 2020 in style, Simms hits his first perfect round of QB Jeopardy. (4:00) Packers vs Bears: Chicago has found its offensive groove since Week 12, but the Packers run game "is now a force." And Chris sees Matt Nagy & Mitchell Trubisky back next year. (26:15) Steelers vs Browns: What happened to the Pittsburgh run game we saw in Week ...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep 230•Transcript available on Metacast Chris is flying solo today without a co-host, so he calls Big Phil from the bullpen to recap all the Week 16 action. (2:00) Steelers def. Colts - How did Pittsburgh turn it around after halftime? (9:00) Jets def. Browns - Why did Kevin Stefanski stop running it? (13:30) Chiefs def. Falcons - Is the pressure getting to Patrick Mahomes? (25:45) Packers def. Titans - Green Bay's run game makes them seem less "fraudulent." (37:00) Seahawks def. Rams - Jared Goff doesn't throw spirals and Seattle's D...
Dec 28, 2020•2 hr 41 min•Ep 229•Transcript available on Metacast Florio and Simms pick every game on a holiday weekend of 4 straight days of football. Thanks for listening and Merry Christmas! (1:30) Friday & Saturday games -Christmas: Vikings at Saints -Saturday: Buccaneers at Lions -Saturday: 49ers at Cardinals -Saturday: Dolphins at Raiders (14:20) Sunday early games -Giants at Ravens -Bengals at Texans -Bears at Jaguars -Falcons at Chiefs -Browns at Jets -Colts at Steelers (26:10) Sunday late games -Broncos at Chargers -Panthers at Washington -Eagles at C...
Dec 23, 2020•51 min•Ep 228•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Paul recap all the Saturday and Sunday games from Week 15, including Drew Brees' painful return and an embarrassing Rams loss. (4:30) Chiefs def. Saints - Aside from playing hurt, Drew Brees also made some bad decisions. And can the Chiefs protect Patrick Mahomes? (21:15) Packers def. Panthers - Green Bay is heading towards the #1 pick, despite a "disappointing win." (26:15) Damn! Okay: Cardinals def. Eagles - Kyler Murray looks healthy again, and Kliff Kingsbury had "one of his better...
Dec 21, 2020•2 hr 32 min•Ep 227•Transcript available on Metacast Florio and Simms hit every Week 16 game, including a fun Saturday slate with Simms' man crushes. (00:15) TNF & Saturday games: -TNF: Chargers vs Raiders -Saturday: Bills vs Broncos -Saturday: Panthers vs Packers (8:40) Sunday early games: -Buccaneers vs Falcons -Jaguars vs Ravens -49ers vs Cowboys -Texans vs Colts -Patriots vs Dolphins -Bears vs Vikings -Lions vs Titans -Seahawks vs Washington (31:00) Sunday late afternoon games: -Eagles vs Cardinals -Jets vs Rams -Chiefs vs Saints (39:50) Prime...
Dec 17, 2020•51 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Paul go deep on the Ravens-Browns game of the year and welcome back Big Phil. (3:30) WTF Happened: Ravens def. Browns - Was this the best game of Baker Mayfield's career? (23:20) Big Phil thinks Baker is growing up, and remembers the time he lost 30 yards on a sack (41:30) Why didn't the Browns have a plan for Lamar Jackson? And how can the Ravens fix their passing game? (1:02:30) Chiefs def. Dolphins - Can you blame Patrick Mahomes for all 3 of his INTs? And why this was the best game...
Dec 16, 2020•2 hr 55 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast Simms takes Ahmed behind the curtain of his Lowe's commercial ("Let's go team!") before the guys hit every game from Week 14 and bury some squads in Requiem For A Team. (6:15) Deep Dive #1: Eagles def. Saints - Why was New Orleans not ready for Jalen Hurts? And does Chris already like him more than Taysom Hill? (23:00) Take It Up To 100: Packers def. Lions - Davante Adams has the best QB connection in the NFL... (29:00) Chiefs def. Dolphins - ...unless Travis Kelce has something to say about it....
Dec 14, 2020•2 hr 31 min•Ep 224•Transcript available on Metacast Mike concedes the straight up picks title to Chris before the guys hit a full 16-game Week 14. (1:45) TNF & Sunday early games: -Patriots-Rams -Broncos-Panthers -Texans-Bears -Cowboys-Bengals -Titans-Jaguars -Chiefs-Dolphins -Cardinals-Giants -Vikings-Buccaneers (23:20) Sunday late games -Colts-Raiders -Jets-Seahawks -Packers-Lions -Falcons-Chargers -Saints-Eagles -Washington-49ers (39:30) Primetime (SNF & MNF) -Steelers-Bills -Ravens-Browns (47:40) Best Bets & the debut of Survivor Picks...
Dec 10, 2020•51 min•Ep 223•Transcript available on Metacast Ahmed is still coming down off his high hosting Football Night in America, and then the guys put a cap on Week 13. Plus, Requiem For A Team returns for another season. (5:45) WTF Happened: Bills def. 49ers - Josh Allen is hitting Mahomes & Rodgers territory (30:45) Washington def. Steelers - Pittsburgh's offense has become "predictable within their predictableness" (53:20) Saints def. Falcons - Would Chris rather have Taysom Hill's ceiling or Drew Brees' floor? (1:01:30) Rams def. Cardinals - Ho...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast Chris talks about hanging out with Steve Kornacki before he and Paul dive into Week 13. Deep Dive #1: Giants def. Seahawks - "The Giants D is real" and gave Russ nowhere to go Damn! Okay (DB edition): Chiefs def. Broncos - Tyrann Mathieu is a stud on a D that "is what it is" Rams def. Cardinals - Troy Hill was on to the Arizona pass game; what happened to Kyler Murray's motion? Vikings def. Jaguars - Cameron Dantzler is Mike Zimmer's kind of corner Deep Dive #2: Browns def. Titans - Kevin Stefan...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep 221•Transcript available on Metacast Simms won last week on Marquise Brown's late TD and Florio is not happy about it. Then the guys pick every game for Week 13. -Saints vs Falcons -Lions vs Bears -Colts vs Texans -Bengals vs Dolphins -Jaguars vs Vikings -Raiders vs Jets -Browns vs Titans -Rams vs Cardinals -Giants vs Seahawks -Eagles vs Packers -Patriots vs Chargers -SNF: Broncos vs Chiefs -Monday: Washington vs Steelers -MNF: Bills vs 49ers -Tuesday: Cowboys vs Ravens -Best Bets: Chris really likes the under in LA...
Dec 03, 2020•51 min•Ep 220•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Paul have perhaps our most efficient WTF Happened ever, as they hit on Derrick Henry, Herbert vs Allen, bad games for Derrick Carr & Jared Goff, and concerns for Taysom Hill. (2:50) Titans def. Colts - Indy missed DeForest Buckner, and the Titans use both man and zone blocking to get Derrick Henry loose. (16:45) Bills def. Chargers - Why wasn't it a Justin Herbert-Josh Allen laser show? (27:30) Titans or Bills: Who has the better chance of upsetting the Steelers & Chiefs in the playoff...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep 219•Transcript available on Metacast Paul sells Chris on cutting down Christmas trees before the guys hit every game from Week 12 Sunday. - Deep Dive #1: Chiefs def. Buccaneers - "Mahomes left points on the board" -The Bucs offense has an identity crisis, and Brady can't move anymore. - Take It Up To 100: Titans def. Colts - Derrick Henry is part of a 3-man MVP race - 49ers def. Rams - Deebo Samuel is a running back in a wide receiver's body - Damn! Okay: Packers def. Bears - Aaron Rodgers ho-hum, 4 TD - Vikings def. Panthers - Jer...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast Simms gets to gloat about last week's sweep of Florio before the guys pick every Week 12 Sunday/Monday game. Note: The Ravens-Steelers game was postponed after the taping of this podcast, and is still is jeopardy of not even being played, so that game is not included here.
Nov 27, 2020•50 min•Ep 217•Transcript available on Metacast Florio & Simms pick the three two Thanksgiving games: Texans-Lions & Washington-Cowboys
Nov 26, 2020•13 min•Ep 216•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Paul have a packed podcast to recap Week 11 as they hit on a couple big overtime games and Patrick Mahomes doing Patrick Mahomes things. (3:40) Deep Dive #1 - Titans def. Ravens: What's happened to the Baltimore juggernaut from last year? (18:30) How did the Tennessee offense out-Raven the Ravens? (24:15) Damn! Okay (Defensive edition) - Steelers def. Jaguars: Minkah Fitzpatrick is a ballhawk. And Simms responds to the hate after he left Big Ben out of his Midseason Top 10 QB list. (30...
Nov 23, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast Simms pays up on his jersey bet as he and Florio pick all the Week 11 games. (2:45) TNF: Cardinals vs Seahawks (7:00) Titans vs Ravens (11:45) Lions vs Panthers (12:55) Eagles vs Browns (16:00) Patriots vs Texans (17:45) Steelers vs Jaguars (20:45) Falcons vs Saints (23:55) Bengals vs Washington (27:10) Dolphins vs Broncos (30:10) Jets vs Chargers (33:00) Packers vs Colts (37:10) Cowboys vs Vikings (40:15) Chiefs vs Raiders (44:10) Rams vs Buccaneers (47:50) Best Bets: Florio has a good feeling ...
Nov 19, 2020•51 min•Ep 214•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Paul hit on some final Week 10 takeaways before they reveal Chris' Top 10 QBs in the NFL right now. (6:45) WTF Happened...Rams def. Seahawks: What's up with Russ? And did Jalen Ramsey really shut down DK Metcalf? (22:30) The Seahawks keep screwing up basic coverages. And who is the favorite in the NFC West? (34:20) Dolphins def. Chargers: Miami is managing Tua Tagovailoa, but that's not a bad thing (40:30) "The Chargers are doing Justin Herbert a disservice" (45:45) Saints def. 49ers: ...
Nov 18, 2020•2 hr 45 min•Ep 213•Transcript available on Metacast Holy smokes we have a sponsor! We debut the first episode of Chris Simms Unbuttoned, presented by Verizon...and Ahmed is already angling for some freebies. (4:00) Deep Dive #1: Cardinals def. Bills - What could Buffalo have done differently to stop the Hail Murray? (17:40) How the Cardinals went with a zero-DL defense to frustrate the Bills (26:30) Defensive Damn! Okay: Rams def. Seahawks - With Leonard Floyd & Jalen Ramsey, "the Rams are for real" (33:50) Saints def. 49ers - Demario Davis led t...
Nov 16, 2020•2 hr 36 min•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast Florio predicts a massive upset and Simms proposes a bet between "my boy blue and your boy red." (3:30) TNF: Colts vs Titans (7:00) Buccaneers vs Panthers (9:55) Texans vs Browns (13:50) Washington vs Lions (16:05) Jaguars vs Packers (17:50) Eagles vs Giants (20:15) Bills vs Cardinals (24:50) Broncos vs Raiders (27:35) Seahawks vs Rams (31:35) Chargers vs Dolphins (35:20) 49ers vs Saints (37:00) Bengals vs Steelers (40:15) SNF: Ravens vs Patriots (43:45) MNF: Vikings vs Bears (47:00) Best Bets: ...
Nov 12, 2020•51 min•Ep 211•Transcript available on Metacast Chris will reveal his Top 10 QB Rankings next week, so this week he, Paul and Big Phil discuss the passers who should be in the conversation. (2:25) WTF Happened...Josh Allen: How was the Seattle D not ready for him? Don't blame Jamal Adams. (16:50) Russell Wilson: Simms breaks down the longest TD throw in recent history. And did Sean McDermott switch things up for the Bills D? (27:30) Big Phil joins to discuss the MVP race...Is it Wilson's to lose? (38:30) QB Rankings Revisited: Who is in the d...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast Chris critiques Ahmed's rapping before the guys hit on every Sunday game from Week 9. (3:10) Deep Dive #1: Cardinals def. Dolphins - How Tua saved some of his best throws for the biggest spots (13:45) Was this the best game Kyler Murray has had in the NFL? (25:00) Self-Scout Thyself: Bills def. Seahawks - Is Josh Allen back in the MVP conversation? (32:30) Steelers def. Cowboys - Is Pittsburgh as good as their 8-0 record? And Ahmed sees a "rugby revolution" moment (36:50) Titans def. Bears - Is ...
Nov 09, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Ep 209•Transcript available on Metacast Simms questions Florio's driving habits before the guys hit a Week 9 slate with some marquee matchups between two young QBs and two all-time greats. (2:40) TNF: Packers vs 49ers (5:15) Broncos vs Falcons (9:00) Seahawks vs Bills (12:50) Ravens vs Colts (16:55) Texans vs Jaguars (18:55) Panthers vs Chiefs (21:20) Lions vs Vikings (24:55) Bears vs Titans (28:05) Giants vs Washington (30:40) Raiders vs Chargers (34:40) Dolphins vs Cardinals (39:20) Steelers vs Cowboys (41:20) SNF: Saints vs Buccane...
Nov 05, 2020•51 min•Ep 208•Transcript available on Metacast We've got a jam-packed Week 8 WTF Happened pod, as Chris and Paul hit 4 games, play some QB Jeopardy and say welcome back to The Big Effer. (1:40) WTF Happened...DK Metcalf: He dominated the game even when he wasn't catching passes. (11:15) Has the Seahawks defense turned a corner? (18:40) Jared Goff: Brian Flores toyed with him and Sean McVay. (33:15) Tua Tagovailoa: Can we take anything away from his quiet game? (35:45) Joe Burrow: "He's off the charts good" (45:00) QB Jeopardy: Ahead of the b...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep 207•Transcript available on Metacast We had 5(!) Sunday afternoon games come down to the final minute Sunday, and Chris and Paul analyze them all in the Week 8 Recap. Plus we get some breaking news that might doom the 49ers. (3:45) Deep Dive: Steelers def. Ravens - How bad was Lamar? And what does Baltimore need to fix to avoid another playoff disappointment? (20:35) Why aren't the Steelers the most complete team in the NFL? And what did the stat sheet miss about Pittsburgh's offense? (31:00) Down to the Wire: Bills def. Patriots -...
Nov 02, 2020•2 hr 44 min•Ep 206•Transcript available on Metacast Simms unveils a new QB song and Florio has a stat linking Chris to Tua Tagovailoa. (2:00) TNF: Falcons vs Panthers (4:25) Steelers vs Ravens (9:00) Patriots vs Bills (11:15) Titans vs Bengals (14:00) Raiders vs Browns (18:55) Colts vs Lions (21:30) Vikings vs Packers (24:45) Jets vs Chiefs (25:50) Rams vs Dolphins (29:30) Chargers vs Broncos (34:00) Saints vs Bears (37:05) 49ers vs Seahawks (40:45) SNF: Cowboys vs Eagles (44:15) MNF: Buccaneers vs Giants (45:45) Best Bets: is 19.5 pts too much i...
Oct 29, 2020•51 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast Ahmed has a big update on our popularity in the Dominican Republic before the guys hit some QBs in What The F&*^ Happened? (4:15) Tom Brady - He is locked in, Damn! Okay Devin White, and the Bucs have a Top 10 CB (19:50) Cam Newton - What's wrong with his mechanics? (29:40) 49ers running game - "Kyle Shanahan was nice to Bill Belichick" (39:50) Baker Mayfield - "It's the best throw he's had in a while" (43:00) Joe Burrow - Why Chris was more impressed with him than Baker (50:00) Justin Herbert -...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Paul hit all the Week 7 games, including dive deeps on Seahawks-Cardinals & Steelers-Titans. (2:45) Deep Dive #1: Cardinals def. Seahawks - How did Arizona shut down DK Metcalf? What happened on Russell Wilson's INTs? (25:00) Why Seattle's defense doesn't match up well with Kyler Murray. (36:40) Self-Scout Thyself: Buccaneers def. Raiders - Would Chris put Tom Brady back in his Top 10 QBs? And is Antonio Brown a good addition for Tampa? (42:00) 49ers def. Patriots - What's wrong with C...
Oct 26, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast Florio is clearly honored to be a part Episode 200(!) of the pod. He and Simms hit all the Week 7 games. (1:40) TNF: Giants vs Eagles (4:00) Lions vs Falcons (7:30) Browns vs Bengals (10:40) Packers vs Texans (13:50) Panthers vs Saints (16:50) Bills vs Jets (18:20) Steelers vs Titans (23:10) Cowboys vs Washington (26:15) Seahawks vs Cardinals (30:45) Chiefs vs Broncos (34:00) Jaguars vs Chargers (36:20) 49ers vs Patriots (40:50) SNF: Buccaneers vs Raiders (44:10) MNF: Bears vs Rams (46:30) Best ...
Oct 23, 2020•51 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast Ahmed promises to make our pod Top 2 in the Dominican Republic, and then the guys put a cap on Week 6 with What The F^*! Happened? (4:10) Titans def. Texans: "Ryan Tannehill isn't a game manager. He's a game winner." (17:40) Pour one out for Deshaun Watson (22:20) Chiefs def. Bills: Is there a silver lining for Buffalo's defense? (35:30) Broncos def. Patriots: Was this good Denver D or a bad New England O? And Chris is taking names on Twitter (45:10) The stats lie with Drew Lock. And why are the...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast 
