Herbert’s Future, a Week 6 NFL Preview, Plus an NBA Deep Dive

Oct 15, 2026 · 2h 57m · take 11 of 43

Bill Simmons·45:315.5Open
Only one NFC East team and one NFC South team make the NFC playoffs.
Sizing up the NFC playoff picture behind the 49ers and Seahawks.
“there's going to be one NFC East team and one NFC South team”

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PelisseroI mean, the 49ers are kind of stringing it together, even though they keep piling up injuries.

PelisseroI'm

Billnot counting them out anymore. Like, I just feel like the Niners, I don't want to bet against them. I don't want to ever assume they're not going to be a playoff team.

BillBut you feel like Niners -Seattle, there's going to be one NFC East team and one NFC South team. So then the question will be, are there three playoff teams in the NFC North or not?

Billand that's basically who the Rams would be positioned against if they can't turn this record around. They're looking at Detroit, Green Bay, Chicago, Minnesota.

BillAll of them probably think they can make the playoffs. Minnesota's already 5 -0.

BillChicago's getting their quarterback this week. So, yeah, this is, I mean, the schedule's perfect for them, but at Las Vegas, if you're banged up next week, that's not the easiest game in the world.

From the episode transcript around 00:45:31. Speaker names are recognized by voice.

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