The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Annual AFC Over/Unders

Aug 30, 2026 · 1h 56m · take 28 of 77

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Houseassistant, and they just

Salpromote the assistant. Now, he had excuses. I don't think he has them this year. If Burrow makes it or not, I think this is it.

BillI wrote, it's funny you said hot seat, I wrote make or break coach this year.

BillSure. Just like, this is it. There's no way he comes back if they don't make it. Also, Burrow has not made the playoffs since 2022.

BillAnd I do wonder if there's a world where Mahomes doesn't get concussed in that playoff game, which he clearly got concussed, and then they left him in. They don't even make it that far. To cost the three of us a lot of money. Yeah. And also led the Bengals to the Super Bowl.

Billand Joe Burrow has never been in a Super Bowl, Mahomes just makes it again. Like, do we talk about him a little differently?

BillRight. He's just become Dak Prescott at that point. Maybe.

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