The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Annual NFC Over/Unders

Aug 27, 2026 · 2h 11m · take 14 of 79

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Salunder for me. Lock me in for this. You're locking in for this. Yeah, I don't want to fall too far behind with the locks. The other thing is no one gave up more big plays than the Giants.

Sal124 big plays. And Dexter Lawrence's productivity tailed off a little. He had like five sacks, I think, last year. It's because he was double teamed more than anybody else. They're giving up big plays, and the guy who's double teamed all year is gone now. So that's it. So that's what's going to happen.

SalToughest road slate in the league. Rams, Commanders, Texans, Eagles, Colts, Seahawks, Lions, Cowboys.

BillThat's another reason. The schedule is brutal. Rough. 5 -12.

BillAnd then they end the season at Cowboys, Home Eagles. And I think both of those teams are going to have something to play for, too. Yeah. And then the other question, we haven't talked about this yet, and it didn't apply to Washington.

Billbut as these teams get into December, if they're out of it, how do they start handling that? We don't really have tanking in the NFL, but I feel like we're going to have a

Salform of it this year. Well, we saw with Jackson Dart, right? When they were out of it, like, well, we're going to keep them out of these meaningless games. So yeah, that's the closest you'll get to that.

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