The Bill Simmons Podcast
Guess the Lines Week 1, Plus Favorite NFL Futures
Sep 6, 2026 · 2h 19m · take 19 of 88
- The Chiefs are the AFC's 6 seed and beat the Chargers in the first round.
“I have losing to the six seeded Chiefs in round one.”
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In context
SalWhat do you got?
SalHow about this? Chargers get eliminated in the first round of the playoffs plus 172.
SalWow. In the last three years, they've made the playoffs.
SalI think they're going to enter as a three seed. They're going to screw people up a little bit. They'll enter as a three seed after winning the division and they're going to lose at home. I have losing to the six seeded Chiefs in round one. Chalk that up as a winner. One way or another, they're losing in the first round.
SalSo this is
Billjust a Herbert shorting by you.
BillYeah, right.
From the episode transcript around 01:01:05. Speaker names are recognized by voice.

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Chargers
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