NFL Week 3
Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026. 12 games with takes, all final; 28 takes.
Standings
Everyone’s takes on this week’s games, most correct first; graded takes count as games finish. Click a column to sort.
 Joe House | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 4.6 | +150 |
 Bill Simmons | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 4.7 | +124 |
 Cousin Sal | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.2 | +5 |
Games
Thursday, Sep 24 · 1 game
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Atlanta Falcons35
Green Bay Packers14Cousin Sal 0–1 1 take · all graded →
Sunday, Sep 27 · 10 games
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Tennessee Titans7
New York Giants12Joe House 1–0 2 takes · all graded →
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Carolina Panthers18
Cleveland Browns212 takes →
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New England Patriots6
Jacksonville Jaguars35Bill Simmons 2–0 Joe House 1–0 4 takes · all graded →
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Seattle Seahawks31
Washington Commanders33Joe House 0–1 Bill Simmons 0–2 4 takes · all graded →
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Cincinnati Bengals27
Pittsburgh Steelers30Joe House 0–1 Bill Simmons 0–1 2 takes · all graded →
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Kansas City Chiefs24
Miami Dolphins10Joe House 1–0 1 take · all graded →
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Houston Texans17
Indianapolis Colts19Bill Simmons 0–1 1 take · all graded →
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Los Angeles Chargers16
Buffalo Bills24Bill Simmons 1–0 1 take · all graded →
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Minnesota Vikings23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers16Cousin Sal 1–0 Joe House 1–0 Bill Simmons 0–2 6 takes · 4 graded →
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Baltimore Ravens34
Dallas Cowboys31Joe House 0–1 Bill Simmons 0–1 2 takes · all graded →
Monday, Sep 28 · 1 game
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Philadelphia Eagles7
Chicago Bears27Bill Simmons 0–1 4 takes · all graded →
Episodes 5
Where this week’s takes were made, newest first, with how many of each episode’s takes are about this week’s games.
1 take in Week 3Drake Mayday, a Raiders Revival, Bleakest 0-3 Teams, MLB Playoffs, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 27, 2026
- 20 takes in Week 3
The Buffalo Curse, a Mega-Mailbag, QB Roulette, and Week 3 Picks
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 24, 2026
- 5 takes in Week 3
The Broken Chargers, Mahomes 3.0, Zombie Deshaun, the Masked Backup, First Coach Fired, and Guess the Lines
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 21, 2026
- 1 take in Week 3
Apex Josh Allen, the Goofy NFC North, Week 2 Picks, and Bill’s Breakup Letter to the Clippers |
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 17, 2026
- 1 take in Week 3
A Clippers Rebrand, an NFL Mini-Mailbag, and Best MLB Story Lines
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 15, 2026
Every take on this week’s games
- Todd Bowles is not fired by the Buccaneers the day after the game.
Bill floated that Todd Bowles could be fired the next day.
“he's not getting fired tomorrow”
Bowles wasn't fired after the Sept. 27 loss to the Vikings. Tampa Bay fell to 0-4 and he was still coach in coverage dated about Oct. 8, with the Glazers reportedly not firing coaches in-season.
- Source: Yahoo Sports ↗ The Buccaneers Struggles and Why Todd Bowles Could be the Next Coach Fired
- The Texans cover −1.5 against the Colts.
Ringer 107, Week 3 pick.
“Houston Texans.”
Lost by 2
- The Chiefs cover −10.5 against the Dolphins.
Ringer 107, Week 3 pick.
“Kansas City minus 10 and a half”
Won by 14
- The Seahawks cover −6 against the Commanders.
Bet Sunday night when the line opened at Seattle −6; it is now 7.5.
“I bet it Sunday night as fast as I could with an amount of money that I'm uncomfortable with.”
Lost by 2
- The Bengals–Steelers game goes under 48.5.
Responding to Bill's Bengals–Steelers under 48.5 teaser leg.
“I bet the under in this game just on the number.”
57 total points
- 6-point teaser: Seahawks −1.5 against the Commanders and Bengals–Steelers under 48.5.
Ringer 107, Week 3, his 6-point teaser.
“the only thing I knew was that Seahawks Washington was going to be one of my legs.”
- 1SEA −1.5SEA31@WSH33· Final❌
- 2Under 48.5CIN27@PIT30· Final❌
Leg 1 of 2 missed: Lost by 2
- 1SEA −1.5
- The Buccaneers cover +1.5 against the Vikings.
Ringer 107, Week 3 pick.
“I don't know if that's going to happen here, but I mean, if you can't be Kyler Murray in the fucking Tampa heat and an offense that can't run the ball and.”
Lost by 7
- 6-point teaser: Buccaneers +7.5 against the Vikings and Titans +8.5 against the Giants.
Ringer 107, Week 3, his 6-point teaser.
“So I'm teasing them from one and a half up through the seven.”
- 1TB +7.5MIN23@TB16· Final✅
- 2TEN +8.5TEN7@NYG12· Final✅
All 2 legs came true
- 1TB +7.5
- If the Bucs lose to the Vikings, they finish around 4–13.
“And if the Bucs can't win this game, they're going to go like 4 -13.”
- Todd Bowles is fired after this game if the Bucs lose.
“Todd Bowles will probably get fired after this game if they lose.”
Bucs lost 23-16 to MIN on Sep 27 (0-3), but Bowles was not fired. He coached Week 4 (0-4) and Week 5, a 24-16 win over Dallas on Oct 8. The Glazers have never fired a coach midseason.
- Source: rg.org ↗ Bucs Beat Cowboys, Ease Pressure on Todd Bowles After 0-4 Start · Oct 9, 2026
- The Jaguars beat the Patriots.
“I'd be really surprised if the Pats won this game.”
Won by 29
- The Jaguars cover −2.5 against the Patriots.
Ringer 107, Week 3 pick.
“I am all over the Jags.”
Won by 29
- The Jaguars cover −2.5 against the Patriots.
Ringer 107, Week 3 pick.
“I don't know what happened to them in the second half in Denver, but I think that Jags offense is really good.”
Won by 29
- The Ravens are the right side against the Cowboys.
He stays off the Brazil game but would side with House.
“But if I did do it, I would have the Ravens.”
Won by 3
- The Ravens cover −3.5 against the Cowboys.
Ringer 107, Week 3 pick.
“Ravens offense in a get right kind of moment here.”
Won by 3
- The Eagles can start 3-0.
“Yeah, the Eagles can be 3 -0 with the flimsiest 3 -0 of all time.”
Lost by 20
- The Seahawks are probably a good teaser leg against Washington.
Guess the Lines: Seahawks −6.5 at Washington, teased 6 points.
“a teaser game”
Lost by 2
- The Bills probably cover a teased -1 against the Chargers.
Bills −7 against the Chargers.
“It's a 100 % chance I'm putting the Bills in the T's.”
Won by 8
- The Packers probably cover the teased line against the Falcons.
Packers −6.5 against the Falcons on Thursday.
“Get your free teaser leg here.”
Lost by 21
