The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Annual AFC Over/Unders

Aug 30, 2026 · 1h 56m · take 8 of 77

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Billand then at the Rams Monday Night Football Week 5.

BillSo what does that record have to be for you coming out of that? Out of five? Texans, Lions, Chargers, Pats, Rams.

BillThree and two.

BillIt feels like three and two. Give me three and two. Then it gets a little easier.

BillBut you know

Salwhat's weird with this 11 -plus win teams? Like, what was it, two years ago? Was it two or three years ago where they had to win their last six to make the playoffs? Yeah. Like, they always just seem to find the way.

SalIt's just ridiculous how they do it. And, yeah, I don't know. The schedule, they almost always have a first -place schedule. It's weird about that. I want to make fun of the Pats schedule last year.

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