Chris Simms Unbuttoned

Chris and Paul recap all the Saturday and Sunday games from Week 15, including Drew Brees' painful return and an embarrassing Rams loss.(4:30) Chiefs def. Saints - Aside from playing hurt, Drew Brees also made some bad decisions. And can the Chiefs protect Patrick Mahomes?(21:15) Packers def. Panthers - Green Bay is heading towards the #1 pick, despite a "disappointing win."(26:15) Damn! Okay: Cardinals def. Eagles - Kyler Murray looks healthy again, and Kliff Kingsbury had "one of his better offensive gameplans all year." And it's over for Carson Wentz in Philadelphia.(41:10) Bears def. Vikings - Matt Nagy is finally adapting his offense to David Montgomery and Mitchell Trubisky.(48:30) Browns def. Giants - Baker Mayfield has reached a new level of comfort.(52:30) Dolphins def. Patriots - Salvon Ahmed comes out of nowhere(55:40) Ravens def. Jaguars - Yannick Ngakoue gets revenge on his old team.(56:45) Take It Up To 100: Bills def. Broncos - Stefon Diggs and Cole Beasley are on a team that knows how to use t

Florio and Simms hit every Week 16 game, including a fun Saturday slate with Simms' man crushes.(00:15) TNF & Saturday games:-TNF: Chargers vs Raiders-Saturday: Bills vs Broncos-Saturday: Panthers vs Packers(8:40) Sunday early games:-Buccaneers vs Falcons-Jaguars vs Ravens-49ers vs Cowboys-Texans vs Colts-Patriots vs Dolphins-Bears vs Vikings-Lions vs Titans-Seahawks vs Washington(31:00) Sunday late afternoon games:-Eagles vs Cardinals-Jets vs Rams-Chiefs vs Saints(39:50) Primetime (SNF & MNF)-SNF: Browns vs Giants-MNF: Steelers vs Bengals(47:20) Best Bets & "Folsom Prison Blues" Pick

Chris and Paul go deep on the Ravens-Browns game of the year and welcome back Big Phil.(3:30) WTF Happened: Ravens def. Browns - Was this the best game of Baker Mayfield's career?(23:20) Big Phil thinks Baker is growing up, and remembers the time he lost 30 yards on a sack(41:30) Why didn't the Browns have a plan for Lamar Jackson? And how can the Ravens fix their passing game?(1:02:30) Chiefs def. Dolphins - Can you blame Patrick Mahomes for all 3 of his INTs? And why this was the best game of Tua Tagovailoa's career so far.(1:24:10) Cardinals def. Giants - Who is most to blame for New York's disastrous offense?(1:35:15) Buccaneers def. Vikings - Tampa's offense is better when Antonio Brown plays less.(1:44:50) QB TE Jeopardy - Paul has trivia inspired by Travis Kelce's great season

Simms takes Ahmed behind the curtain of his Lowe's commercial ("Let's go team!") before the guys hit every game from Week 14 and bury some squads in Requiem For A Team.(6:15) Deep Dive #1: Eagles def. Saints - Why was New Orleans not ready for Jalen Hurts? And does Chris already like him more than Taysom Hill?(23:00) Take It Up To 100: Packers def. Lions - Davante Adams has the best QB connection in the NFL...(29:00) Chiefs def. Dolphins - ...unless Travis Kelce has something to say about it.(33:30) Deep Dive #2: Bills def. Steelers - How Pittsburgh's defense ran out of steam, and is Big Ben the problem?(52:00) Damn! Okay: Colts def. Raiders - Kenny Moore had the INT of the year, and the Vegas defensive problems go beyond coaching(56:40) Buccaneers def. Vikings - Ndamukong Suh pushed around the Minnesota O-line, and can the Bucs really do "anything damn thing they damn want to"?(1:00:30) Cardinals def. Giants - Haason Reddick has a big return to New Jersey, and Daniel Jones needs to play football(1:04:30) Was

Mike concedes the straight up picks title to Chris before the guys hit a full 16-game Week 14.(1:45) TNF & Sunday early games:-Patriots-Rams-Broncos-Panthers-Texans-Bears-Cowboys-Bengals-Titans-Jaguars-Chiefs-Dolphins-Cardinals-Giants-Vikings-Buccaneers(23:20) Sunday late games-Colts-Raiders-Jets-Seahawks-Packers-Lions-Falcons-Chargers-Saints-Eagles-Washington-49ers(39:30) Primetime (SNF & MNF)-Steelers-Bills-Ravens-Browns(47:40) Best Bets & the debut of Survivor Picks

Ahmed is still coming down off his high hosting Football Night in America, and then the guys put a cap on Week 13. Plus, Requiem For A Team returns for another season.(5:45) WTF Happened: Bills def. 49ers - Josh Allen is hitting Mahomes & Rodgers territory(30:45) Washington def. Steelers - Pittsburgh's offense has become "predictable within their predictableness"(53:20) Saints def. Falcons - Would Chris rather have Taysom Hill's ceiling or Drew Brees' floor?(1:01:30) Rams def. Cardinals - How Arizona is misusing DeAndre Hopkins(1:09:50) Requiem For A Team - Ahmed eulogizes the Jets, Jaguars, Chargers, and Bengals

Chris talks about hanging out with Steve Kornacki before he and Paul dive into Week 13.Deep Dive #1: Giants def. Seahawks - "The Giants D is real" and gave Russ nowhere to goDamn! Okay (DB edition): Chiefs def. Broncos - Tyrann Mathieu is a stud on a D that "is what it is"Rams def. Cardinals - Troy Hill was on to the Arizona pass game; what happened to Kyler Murray's motion?Vikings def. Jaguars - Cameron Dantzler is Mike Zimmer's kind of cornerDeep Dive #2: Browns def. Titans - Kevin Stefanski self-scouted himself and has reined in Baker MayfieldTake It Up to 100: Colts def. Texans - T.Y. Hilton can be the go-to guy Indy needsSelf-Scout Thyself: Raiders def. Jets - Gregg Williams blitzes himself out of a jobPatriots def. Chargers - Anthony Lynn's special teams can't count to 11Packers def. Eagles - "Carson Wentz did nothing to be benched yesterday, but it's time to go to Jalen Hurts"Give Me The Headlines: Saints def. Falcons - "You win some, you Taysom"Lions def. Bears - "Pooh bears"Dolphins def. Bengals - “B

Simms won last week on Marquise Brown's late TD and Florio is not happy about it. Then the guys pick every game for Week 13.-Saints vs Falcons-Lions vs Bears-Colts vs Texans-Bengals vs Dolphins-Jaguars vs Vikings-Raiders vs Jets-Browns vs Titans-Rams vs Cardinals-Giants vs Seahawks-Eagles vs Packers-Patriots vs Chargers-SNF: Broncos vs Chiefs-Monday: Washington vs Steelers-MNF: Bills vs 49ers-Tuesday: Cowboys vs Ravens-Best Bets: Chris really likes the under in LA

Chris and Paul have perhaps our most efficient WTF Happened ever, as they hit on Derrick Henry, Herbert vs Allen, bad games for Derrick Carr & Jared Goff, and concerns for Taysom Hill.(2:50) Titans def. Colts - Indy missed DeForest Buckner, and the Titans use both man and zone blocking to get Derrick Henry loose.(16:45) Bills def. Chargers - Why wasn't it a Justin Herbert-Josh Allen laser show?(27:30) Titans or Bills: Who has the better chance of upsetting the Steelers & Chiefs in the playoffs?(29:20) Falcons def. Raiders - Raheem Morris' crazy defense confused Carr & Gruden(40:00) Rams def. 49ers - Jared Goff had a bad game, but don't let Sean McVay off the hook(53:50) Taysom Hill - "It wasn't great, I don't care what the circumstances were"(57:15) QB Jeopardy - Can Chris get his first perfect score in the category of all-time receiving performances?

Paul sells Chris on cutting down Christmas trees before the guys hit every game from Week 12 Sunday.-Deep Dive #1: Chiefs def. Buccaneers - "Mahomes left points on the board"-The Bucs offense has an identity crisis, and Brady can't move anymore.-Take It Up To 100: Titans def. Colts - Derrick Henry is part of a 3-man MVP race-49ers def. Rams - Deebo Samuel is a running back in a wide receiver's body-Damn! Okay: Packers def. Bears - Aaron Rodgers ho-hum, 4 TD-Vikings def. Panthers - Jeremy Chinn makes history, and you can win a Super Bowl with Kirk Cousins-Browns def. Jaguars - Jarvis Landry is in Baker Mayfield's trust tree-Giants def. Bengals - Evan Engram has a career day-Deep Dive #2: Patriots def. Cardinals - "The Arizona offense does not pose a lot of problems"-Self-Scout Thyself: Bills def. Chargers - Anthony Lynn has some questionable calls-Chris gives thoughts on the firings of Matt Patricia, Bob Quinn & Dave Caldwell-Saints def. Broncos - "No QB, no win-ee"-Dolphins def. Jets - "Fitz-venge"-Falcon

Simms gets to gloat about last week's sweep of Florio before the guys pick every Week 12 Sunday/Monday game.Note: The Ravens-Steelers game was postponed after the taping of this podcast, and is still is jeopardy of not even being played, so that game is not included here.

Florio & Simms pick the three two Thanksgiving games: Texans-Lions & Washington-Cowboys

Chris and Paul have a packed podcast to recap Week 11 as they hit on a couple big overtime games and Patrick Mahomes doing Patrick Mahomes things.(3:40) Deep Dive #1 - Titans def. Ravens: What's happened to the Baltimore juggernaut from last year?(18:30) How did the Tennessee offense out-Raven the Ravens?(24:15) Damn! Okay (Defensive edition) - Steelers def. Jaguars: Minkah Fitzpatrick is a ballhawk. And Simms responds to the hate after he left Big Ben out of his Midseason Top 10 QB list.(30:15) Browns def. Eagles - Denzel Ward shut it down. And Chris can't defend Carson Wentz anymore.(34:20) Saints def. Falcons - Cameron Jordan and Trey Hendrickson lead an underrated New Orleans front, and how Taysom Hill opens the field for the Saints offense.(43:50) Deep Dive #2 - Colts def. Packers: Why did the Green Bay offense disappear after halftime?(51:45) Chris questions the Colts clock management(1:01:20) Take It Up To 100 (NFC East RB edition) - Cowboys def. Vikings - Zeke Elliott gets back on track(1:02:50) Washi

Simms pays up on his jersey bet as he and Florio pick all the Week 11 games.(2:45) TNF: Cardinals vs Seahawks(7:00) Titans vs Ravens(11:45) Lions vs Panthers(12:55) Eagles vs Browns(16:00) Patriots vs Texans(17:45) Steelers vs Jaguars(20:45) Falcons vs Saints(23:55) Bengals vs Washington(27:10) Dolphins vs Broncos(30:10) Jets vs Chargers(33:00) Packers vs Colts(37:10) Cowboys vs Vikings(40:15) Chiefs vs Raiders(44:10) Rams vs Buccaneers(47:50) Best Bets: Florio has a good feeling about SIX bets this week

Chris and Paul hit on some final Week 10 takeaways before they reveal Chris' Top 10 QBs in the NFL right now.(6:45) WTF Happened...Rams def. Seahawks: What's up with Russ? And did Jalen Ramsey really shut down DK Metcalf?(22:30) The Seahawks keep screwing up basic coverages. And who is the favorite in the NFC West?(34:20) Dolphins def. Chargers: Miami is managing Tua Tagovailoa, but that's not a bad thing(40:30) "The Chargers are doing Justin Herbert a disservice"(45:45) Saints def. 49ers: "I will be shocked if Jameis Winston isn't the starter this week"(55:00) Midseason Top 10 QBs: Simms updates his rankings(1:38:45) QB Jeopardy: Paul tries to stump Chris with Hail Mary history

Holy smokes we have a sponsor! We debut the first episode of Chris Simms Unbuttoned, presented by Verizon...and Ahmed is already angling for some freebies.(4:00) Deep Dive #1: Cardinals def. Bills - What could Buffalo have done differently to stop the Hail Murray?(17:40) How the Cardinals went with a zero-DL defense to frustrate the Bills(26:30) Defensive Damn! Okay: Rams def. Seahawks - With Leonard Floyd & Jalen Ramsey, "the Rams are for real"(33:50) Saints def. 49ers - Demario Davis led the New Orleans defense; and what do the Saints do if Drew Brees is out long-term?(39:35) Giants def. Eagles - With Leonard Williams, "the Giants have a playoff defense"(43:00) Steelers def. Bengals - Ahmed starts the TJ Watt MVP campaign(49:10) Raiders def. Broncos - Jeff Heath made Drew Lock pay for his mistakes(52:15) Give Me The Headlines: Dolphins def. Chargers - "There are 3 phases of football"(56:25) Buccaneers def. Panthers - "Back to basics, baby"(1:00:35) Packers def. Jaguars - "Not exactly purrrfect"(1:04:00)

Florio predicts a massive upset and Simms proposes a bet between "my boy blue and your boy red."(3:30) TNF: Colts vs Titans(7:00) Buccaneers vs Panthers(9:55) Texans vs Browns(13:50) Washington vs Lions(16:05) Jaguars vs Packers(17:50) Eagles vs Giants(20:15) Bills vs Cardinals(24:50) Broncos vs Raiders(27:35) Seahawks vs Rams(31:35) Chargers vs Dolphins(35:20) 49ers vs Saints(37:00) Bengals vs Steelers(40:15) SNF: Ravens vs Patriots(43:45) MNF: Vikings vs Bears(47:00) Best Bets: Simms goes against Florio's team

Chris will reveal his Top 10 QB Rankings next week, so this week he, Paul and Big Phil discuss the passers who should be in the conversation.(2:25) WTF Happened...Josh Allen: How was the Seattle D not ready for him? Don't blame Jamal Adams.(16:50) Russell Wilson: Simms breaks down the longest TD throw in recent history. And did Sean McDermott switch things up for the Bills D?(27:30) Big Phil joins to discuss the MVP race...Is it Wilson's to lose?(38:30) QB Rankings Revisited: Who is in the discussion for the Top 10 through this season?(55:45) Cam Newton: Why there's hope for him after Monday night's win.(1:06:15) Lamar Jackson: Is Greg Roman's offense overrated?(1:16:20) QB Jeopardy: We pay tribute to Alex Trebek and do some Steelers-related trivia

Chris critiques Ahmed's rapping before the guys hit on every Sunday game from Week 9.(3:10) Deep Dive #1: Cardinals def. Dolphins - How Tua saved some of his best throws for the biggest spots(13:45) Was this the best game Kyler Murray has had in the NFL?(25:00) Self-Scout Thyself: Bills def. Seahawks - Is Josh Allen back in the MVP conversation?(32:30) Steelers def. Cowboys - Is Pittsburgh as good as their 8-0 record? And Ahmed sees a "rugby revolution" moment(36:50) Titans def. Bears - Is it time for Matt Nagy to hand over playcalling?(40:15) Victory Lap: Raiders def. Chargers - Give Derek Carr credit for airing it out(45:30) Ravens def. Colts - Chris regrets being a little too hard on Lamar Jackson(50:30) Chiefs def. Panthers - Why does KC keep playing down to their opponent?(55:45) Take It Up To 100: Vikings def. Lions - Dalvin Cook takes it up to 200, and Chris reevaluates D'Andre Swift(1:01:45) Deep Dive #2: Saints def. Buccaneers - Saints Twitter does not mess around, and Chris explains how New Orleans

Simms questions Florio's driving habits before the guys hit a Week 9 slate with some marquee matchups between two young QBs and two all-time greats.(2:40) TNF: Packers vs 49ers(5:15) Broncos vs Falcons(9:00) Seahawks vs Bills(12:50) Ravens vs Colts(16:55) Texans vs Jaguars(18:55) Panthers vs Chiefs(21:20) Lions vs Vikings(24:55) Bears vs Titans(28:05) Giants vs Washington(30:40) Raiders vs Chargers(34:40) Dolphins vs Cardinals(39:20) Steelers vs Cowboys(41:20) SNF: Saints vs Buccaneers(46:00) MNF: Patriots vs Jets(48:50) Best Bets: Chris and Mike try to redeem themselves after last week