The Bill Simmons PodcastThe Unflappable 49ers, Bad Coaching Galore, Drake Maye’s Rally, Tua’s Rough Cameo, and Guess the Lines
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How each person’s takes from this episode have turned out. Click a column to sort.
 Cousin Sal | 1 | 1 | 4 | .500 | 5.5 | +15 |
 Bill Simmons | 1 | 2 | 9 | .333 | 5.5 | +50 |
- Deshaun Watson and the Browns aren't out of the AFC North race yet.
“I'm not even counting Deshaun out yet.”
- The Seahawks can fix their running back hole before the trade deadline.
“their hole is running back, but they'll be able to fix that before the trade deadline”
- Not all eight current division leaders end up winning their divisions.
After listing the current division leaders: Bills, Ravens, Jaguars, Chiefs, Giants, Vikings, Panthers, 49ers.
“I'm going to bet that's not going to last.”
- The Commanders keep Dan Quinn for now and don't fire him after the tie.
Asked, “Do you think that's it for Quinn?” after the Giants tie.
“keep him”
Washington did not fire Quinn after the 27-27 tie on Oct 11. Reports through Oct 17 say Harris opposes midseason changes, and Quinn was preparing for the Oct 19 Monday night game at San Francisco.
- Source: Bleacher Report ↗ Dan Quinn Hot Seat, Josh Harris' Stance Updated in New NFL Rumors After Commanders' Tie vs. Giants · Oct 17, 2026
- The Commanders are probably headed for a house cleaning.
“But it feels like they're headed for a house cleaning.”
- A 9–7–1 record probably gets the Giants into the playoffs and might win the NFC East.
“You only need 9 -7 -1, probably gets them in.”
- The Chargers probably start 0–8.
At 0–5, with at KC, a bye, at the Rams and Houston next.
“it feels like that is probably 0 -8.”
- Mike McDaniel is probably coaching in college football in 10 months.
Discussing the 0–5 Chargers and their coaching staff.
“he's going to be either in the Big 12 or the Patriot League in 10 months”
- The Chargers won't put Justin Herbert on the trade block.
“if they did put him on the trade block, which they won't”
- The Patriots make the Super Bowl again.
“I don't see how it doesn't happen”
- The AFC West finishes Chiefs, Broncos, Raiders, Chargers in that order.
Choosing between two exact-order bets: Chiefs-Broncos-Raiders-Chargers (+145) or Chiefs-Raiders-Broncos-Chargers (+338).
“I'll go Casey Denver.”
- The Steelers end up a mediocre No. 7 seed in the AFC.
“Well on their way to being a mediocre 7th seed in the AFC.”
- The Colts finish 7–10.
“Colts two and three on their way to being seven and 10.”
- The Bills probably lose to the Rams on Monday night.
“Bills assuming they'll probably lose to the Rams”
Won by 3
- Robert Saleh doesn't survive the season as Titans coach; he's one and done.
“but there's no way he survives this year, right?”
- The Steelers shouldn't be favored at Tampa.
Guess the Lines: the line read was Steelers −2.5 at Tampa.
“I don't think the Steelers should be favored in this game.”
Pittsburgh beat Tampa Bay 26-19 in OT on Oct 18, 2026, winning by 7 and covering the −2.5 line. The 'shouldn't be favored' view did not hold up.
- Source: ESPN ↗ Steelers 26-19 Buccaneers (Oct 18, 2026) Game Recap - ESPN · Oct 18, 2026
- The Chargers cover +8.5 against the Chiefs.
Guess the Lines: the line read was Chiefs −8.5.
“I'm gonna take them again I think”
Lost by 16
- The Colts shouldn't be 6.5-point favorites over the Titans
Guess the Lines: Bill had Colts −4.5; the line is −6.5.
“don't think the Colts should be favored by that many points”
Titans beat the Colts 26-20 outright on Oct 18, 2026 as 6.5-point underdogs. Indianapolis failed to cover, which supports Simmons' view that the line was too high. One game is a small sample.
- Source: NFL.com ↗ 2026 NFL season, Week 6: What We Learned from Sunday's games · Oct 18, 2026
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