The Buccaneers are better and the Bengals worse than their Week 1 game showed · Take Makers

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A take from The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 15, 2026

BillSpeaker 95%00:42:24·NFLOpenNeeds a proxy
The Buccaneers are better and the Bengals worse than their Week 1 game showed
Naming Bengals-Bucs as a Week 1 'liar liar' candidate.
Buccaneers Bengals
“I think Tampa's better than that game and Cincinnati's worse”
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'Better' and 'worse' than one game need a proxy such as final records.
Who said it (95%): Recognized by voice on this line (Bill Simmons)

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