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Chris & Ahmed do a special "What The $&*%! Happened? Players Edition" where they react to the uproar over Sam Darnold's mic'ed up moment and Chris names his Top 5 Offensive Minds in the NFL.(2:50) Sam Darnold "To say 'I'm seeing ghosts out there.'...That shows confidence to me."(8:20) Chris is still waiting to see a ghost in his house(9:10) "Bill Belichick said 'I don't think their blitz plan is up to snuff. I've gotta expose it.'"(21:20) Ezekiel Elliott "I think at time Zeke tries to be too perfect with his vision."(26:35) "As far as a route-runner, Amari Cooper might be the best."(28:25) Carson Wentz "It's hard to look good when everyone else around you is sucking."(30:50) DeMarcus Lawrence "He whupped Lane Johnson."(36:20) Mitchell Trubisky "You could put whoever you want at quarterback for the Bears...they suck."(44:05) Jalen Ramsey "Matt Ryan missed Julio on a few routes. Why? Because he's afraid of Jalen Ramsey."(50:45) Jacoby Brissett "Frank Reich is a Top 5 offensive mind in the NFL."(1:01:00)

Chris & Paul hit every game from Sunday in their Week 7 recap, and deep dive on Raiders-Packers & Ravens-Seahawks.(3:15) Film Deep Dive #1: Packers O vs Raiders D "The Packers offense is no longer a work in progress"(12:45) Packers D vs Raiders O "The Packers defense is going in the wrong direction"(20:35) Praising Josh Jacobs & "Darren Waller is in the convo for the 2nd-best TE in the NFL"(25:55) Vikings-Lions Florio loses his Kirk Cousins bet(29:40) Saints-Bears "I've given up trying to defend Trubisky. He's worse this year than last year."(35:00) Rams-Falcons "You. Julio. Mano-a-mano. Do what you gotta do."(37:20) 49ers-Redskins "The Redskins are lucky it was a monsoon, because Kyle would tried to score 50 on them."(39:00) Ravens O vs Seahawks D "Hell yeah coach let's go for it!"(46:25) What Chris saw on the Lamar Jackson 4th & 2 TD(50:10) Seahawks O vs Ravens D "Marlon Humphrey isn't Jalen Ramsey or Stephon Gilmore, but he's in the next conversation"(53:55) What Russell Wilson didn't see o

Simms & Florio pick every game against the spread for Week 7:(0:45) Florio tells the story of how he got his first Vikings jersey(5:10) TNF: Chiefs at Broncos "The formula is out there for keeping it close with the Chiefs"(9:35) Rams at Falcons "We both wanna get our popcorn ready to see how Jalen Ramsey fits"(13:40) Dolphins at Bills "I think Ryan Fitzpatrick will give the Dolphins a lift."(17:25) Jaguars at Bengals "Are you deliberately saying 'Bangles' now??"(23:00) Vikings at Lions "I guarantee you if the Vikings win, I will wear a Kirk Cousins jersey next Thursday."(28:55) Raiders at Packers "I like that Jon Gruden's had 2 weeks to prepare for this game."(35:10) Texans at Colts "If they lose, you've gotta get past this smitten-with-the-quarterback thing."(39:45) Cardinals at Giants "The Giants are not athletic up front, and that scares me against Kyler Murray."(43:05) 49ers at Redskins "The Shanahan motivation will be a factor."(47:55) Chris explains the time he legitimately wanted to kick Florio's a

Chris & Paul defends a Browns playcall & the Eagles secondary. and dives into the Monday night gamesmanship between Trey Flowers & David Bakhtiari in the debut of our new segment: What The $&*%! Happened? And as always, Big Phil swings by to give his thoughts on the latest NFL news.(2:40) Jalen Ramsey traded to Rams "This opens up the box of creativity for Wade Phillips"(12:00) Marcus Peters traded to Ravens "He fits into the bad-ass renegade culture of that team"(16:40) The debut of What The $&*%! Happened?(17:30) Play #1: Sam Darnold 92-yd TD to Robby Anderson "Dallas is predictable. They don't do enough on defense."(25:50) "There are too many moments when DeMarcus Lawrence just doesn't show up"(28:00) Play #2: Cowboys failed 2-pt conversion "Hey, go into the end zone and turn around!"(36:05) Big Phil joins to praise the Lions defense and dissect the body language of Aaron Rodgers(43:15) Ranking the NFC's best: 49ers, Packers, Saints & Seahawks(47:00) Comparing Sam Darnold's feet to

Chris & Ahmed hit every game from Sunday in their Week 6 recap.(3:10) Doug Pederson's guarantee: "We're going down to Dallas and we're gonna win"(5:15) Eagles-Vikings "When Philly leaves their corners man-to-man, they're burnt toast"(9:50) Cowboys-Jets "If I'm a defense, I have no fear of Ezekiel Elliott anymore"(15:25) "Sam Darnold is a pinpoint intermediate passer"(16:55) Redskins-Dolphins Nostrasimmsus takes a lap(24:00) Film Deep Dive #1: 49ers O vs Rams D "It's the 49ers and the Patriots for the best defense in the NFL"(31:20) "McVay needs to do more. When the Rams run game doesn't work, they're limited."(33:50) 49ers O vs Rams D "Jimmy Garoppolo. There are concerns."(41:30) Seahawks-Browns "You could argue that Russell Wilson is the best QB in football."(47:10) Saints-Jaguars "If Drew Brees was playing, it's not gonna be that big of a difference."(51:10) Panthers-Buccaneers "I respect this about Jameis Winston...he goes down swinging."(57:25) Film Deep Dive #2: Chiefs O vs Texans D "The predictabili

Simms & Florio pick every game from Week 6 in their usual Unbuttoned/PFT PM joint podcast. They disagree on a Texans-Chiefs shootout, talk about the Browns odds of bouncing back vs Seattle, and set high expectations for the 49ers.(5:35) TNF: Giants-Patriots "The Patriots will win, will they win by enough?"(7:55) Panthers-Buccaneers (in London) "Christian McCaffrey should be able to carry the Panthers."(11:50) Bengals-Ravens "The Bengals are not scared of the Ravens, but they're outmanned."(15:55) Seahawks-Browns "What made Baker Mayfield successful last year was Cleveland running the ball."(25:00) Saints-Jaguars "The Jaguars want to run the ball first. You don't run on the Saints."(30:10) Texans-Chiefs "Watson vs Mahomes. It just doesn't get any better than that."(35:00) Redskins-Dolphins "Let's not waste people on planet Earth's time with this one."(35:50) Eagles-Vikings "Diggs, Thielen, Cousins...they're back in the trust tree together!"(43:50) Falcons-Cardinals "I'm think Ryan-Ridley-Jones can get it d

A little different format this week as Chris has Big Phil on for the whole pod for a Deep Dive. They answer your Twitter questions on Jimmy Garoppolo and the Raiders dominating the Bears, and Phil tells a story about postgame drama with Ronnie Lott.(1:30) Handshakegate - "This could be a good thing for Baker Mayfield"(4:25) Big Phil recounts his own handshake drama with Ronnie Lott(8:50) Browns O vs 49ers D - "The things we were worried about Baker coming out of college are rearing their ugly head"(18:45) 49ers O vs Browns D "This was more of a schematic cremation"(29:15) Raiders O vs Bears D "The 24-21 score is misleading. The Raiders dominated that game."(40:00) Bears O vs Raiders D "There is no calling card to the Bears offense."(48:40) Vikings O vs Giants D "Minnesota needs to find more ways to move when they're playing a good defense."(1:03:15) Texans O vs Falcons D "The Houston offense is getting into form."(1:10:20) Are you more encouraged by the Vikings offense or Texans offense?(1:16:40) Ravens O vs

Chris & Ahmed react to Jay Gruden's firing, touch on every game in Week 5 and dive deep into Colts-Chiefs & Packers-Cowboys. Ahmed has a pop quiz for Chris on a stunning Redskins stat, and Chris gets to sing for one of his QBs.(2:20) Redskins fire Jay Gruden(7:25) How much is Bruce Allen to blame?(11:30) Pop quiz: Who was the last Redskins All-Pro?(12:40) Patriots-Redskins "The best offenses in the NFL are running the football"(14:15) Bears-Raiders "I haven't seen the Bears front pushed around like that in a while"(20:35) Film Deep Dive #1: Chiefs O vs Colts D "The Chiefs just won't run the ball"(30:40) Colts O vs Chiefs D "Quenton Nelson is maybe the best O-lineman in football"(39:00) Falcons-Texans Chris sings Deshaun Watson's praises(41:55) Buccaneers-Saints & Jaguars-Panthers "You mean you don't need a franchise QB to win a game?"(47:25) Ravens-Steelers "Only 1 of Lamar's Jackson's INTs were his fault"(50:55) Film Deep Dive #2: Packers O vs Cowboys D "I worry about Dallas vs good quarterbacks"

Simms & Florio do their weekly picks in an Unbuttoned/PFT PM collaboration. Have the Eagles and Saints found their groove? Will the Cowboys or Packers rebound from their first loss? And can the Colts get revenge in a playoff rematch at Arrowhead?(3:55) TNF: Rams-Seahawks "The Rams offensive line is worse than we've seen in years"(7:15) Jaguars-Panthers: "Kyle Allen has never started a home game"(13:10) Cardinals-Bengals "It's not working for the Cardinals"(16:25) Falcons-Texans "The Falcons should be 0-4"(20:25) Buccaneers-Saints "I think the Saints are finding their groove with Teddy"(24:05) Vikings-Giants "If it's a close game, you should pick the Giants to win"(29:05) Bears-Raiders (in London) "Khalil Mack knows what it takes to break Derek Carr"(33:20) Jets-Eagles "The Eagles are getting into their groove"(36:50) Ravens-Steelers "I need to see this Steelers offense do it one more than once"(41:05) Bills-Titans "The Titans lose when they're favorites and win when they're underdogs"(44:35) Patriots-Reds

We close the book on Week 4 with a Deep Dive Wednesday with your Twitter questions. Which D-line dominated more this week, the Saints or the Bears? And Big Phil breaks down Pats-Bills with some Bill Belichick insight.(1:35) Cowboys-Saints: "Nobody runs up the middle on the Saints"(10:50) Vikings-Bears: "Adam Thielen should be saying sorry to Kirk Cousins"(22:10) Was the Bears or Saints D-line more dominant this Sunday?(25:50) Browns-Ravens: "Baker stopped his craziness in the pocket"(32:05) "Earl Thomas has lost a step"(37:25) Big Phil joins for Patriots-Bills: "the best defensive backfield in the NFL"(49:30) Bill Belichick stories from Phil(1:04:10) "Josh Allen just needs to throw it underneath"(1:08:55) Raiders-Colts: "Without T.Y. Hilton, the Colts don't have a game-changer"(1:15:20) "Josh Jacobs is getting better every week"(1:17:45) Twitter Questions on Panthers-Texans "I come away underwhelmed by the Texans offense more often than not"

We recap Week 4 and go deep on Bucs-Rams and Chiefs-Lions. Chris discovers one of the best games of Jared Goff's career and Ahmed suggests an all-lateral offense.(2:35) Bears without Mitchell Trubisky "no big deal"(5:10) Vikings-Bears: "Vic Who?" & Adam Thielen criticizes Vikes O(9:50) Cowboys-Saints: "I don't think the stats would have been much better if Drew Brees was in there"(15:30) Film Deep Dive #1: Bucs O vs Rams D "This is why Jameis was a #1 pick"(27:45) Rams O vs Bucs D "One of the best games I've ever seen Jared Goff play"(36:15) Browns-Ravens Cleveland returns to the run game(40:10) Patriots-Bills Holy Secondary! & "you gotta rein it in Josh Allen "(43:50) Vontaze Burfict suspended "it's not football, it's WWE"(49:10) Film Deep Dive #2: Chiefs O vs Lions D "I think Mahomes was a little off"(59:25) Chris breaks down 2 big plays on the Chiefs game-winning drive(1:01:15) Ahmed suggests an all-lateral offense(1:02:45) Lions O vs Chiefs D "Matthew Stafford looked awesome"(1:09:00) Redskins-Gia

Simms & Florio do their weekly picks in an Unbuttoned/PFT PM collaboration. Can the Lions pull off the upset in Patrick Mahomes' first NFL game in a dome? Will Danny Dimes drop an L on the Redskins? And as always, the guys give their 3 Best Bets of the week.(3:40) TNF: Eagles-Packers "Carson Wentz is the best QB the Packers have seen all year"(9:30) Panthers-Texans "This is a chance for Houston to pull away in the AFC South"(13:40) Browns-Ravens "I want to see how Freddie Kitchens handles adversity"(19:55) Chiefs-Lions "If the Lions pull this off, it would be a shot heard 'around the NFL world"(24:40) Chargers-Dolphins "I don't bet on bad teams"(28:45) Patriots-Bills "Every we think this is the year the Bills stick it to the Patriots"(36:00) Raiders-Colts "I think this Colts offense has gotten better every week"(39:55) Titans-Falcons "The Titans always play to their competition"(44:45) Redskins-Giants "I can't pick a team who stirs their Gatorade with a bag of plastic cups"(54:55) Seahawks-Cardinals "The

It's a Deep Dive Wednesday, as Simms breaks down what really happened on the Browns failed 4th & 9, explains why the Cowboys are an absolute juggernaut right now, and plenty more reaction from Week 3.(2:40) Saints-Seahawks: How much did the NO offense change from Brees to Bridgewater?(10:00) Chris reveals an undrafted rookie on the Saints D to keep your eye on(17:30) Lions-Eagles: What was Philly's O missing without DJax and Alshon?(27:30) Matthew Stafford's offensive culture change(36:40) Big Phil declares a new best RB in the NFL(39:30) In praise of Daniel Jones(45:30) The time Big Phil cursed out Reggie White(1:00:00) Rams-Browns: What CLE is doing wrong with OBJ(1:12:00) Is Freddie Kitchens taking heat for Baker's mistakes?(1:16:30) How Sean McVay sees the big picture(1:24:20) Newsreels: "I can't believe this is the Cowboys"(1:30:35) Vikings are playing to the strength of their offense(1:34:00) Bears: "I don't feel any better about Mitchell Trubisky"(1:38:50) Panthers: Can Kyle Allen be the future?(1:

Chris & Paul recap a big Week 3 for some QBs making their season debut. Can we poke any holes in Daniel Jones' 1st start? Is the Chiefs offense the best ever? And a little-known pass rusher is already on a record pace.(4:25) Give Me The Headline, Young QB Edition - How Daniel Jones opened up the Giants offense(6:25) Teddy Bridgewater: "New Orleans out-Seattled Seattle in Seattle"(8:50) Kyle Allen: "he capitalized on some things Cam Newton didn't"(12:30) Damn! Okay - Shaq Barrett "They're not missing JPP because of this guy right here"(23:20) Film Deep Dive #1 - BAL vs KC "The greatest downfield passing offense we've seen in the history of the NFL"(33:20) Debating John Harbaugh's aggressive decisions(47:20) "I thought the Ravens passed it too much"(52:15) Give Me The Headline - LAR vs CLE "The Browns have no identity"(56:30) DET vs PHI "They can't rush the passer and they can't cover people"(57:45) NYJ vs NE "They almost looked bored"(1:00:15) OAK vs MIN "Zimmer Ball!"(1:03:05) CIN vs BUF "The Bills are ca

Simms & Florio do their weekly picks in an Unbuttoned/PFT PM collaboration. Should the Chiefs be 6-point favorites over the Ravens? Will the Patriots and Cowboys cover their monster spreads? And can the Browns take down the NFC Champs in primetime?(3:50) TNF: Titans-Jaguars "Bang the under"(5:45) Falcons-Colts "The Falcons have the stars, but the Colts are the better team"(9:15) Ravens-Chiefs "I was shocked to see minus-6"(13:10) Bengals-Bills "Why are you trying to make logic of my illogical brain?"(15:55) Broncos-Packers "I think this game is kind of ugly"(19:10) Lions-Eagles "The Eagles have given up some big plays, and that's scary to me"(22:30) Dolphins-Cowboys "Plus I sense that the Dolphins don't give a crap"(26:20) Jets-Patriots "I think I'm being charitable with the points I'm giving to the Jets"(29:50) Raiders-Vikings "If the Vikings are serious about being a contender, this is a game they must win"(34:45) Panthers-Cardinals "The Cardinals will either get Kyle Allen or a diminished Cam Newton"(3

It's another Deep Dive Wednesday as Simms gets into the Week 2 film with Paul Burmeister. Big Phil reacts to the end of the Eli Manning Era. Plus, Chris says which 0-2 teams he hasn't given up on yet.(2:35) Browns-Jets: How defenses are trying to fool Baker Mayfield(13:10) Saints-Rams: Jared Goff isn't aggressive, and that's ok(26:10) Teddy Bridgewater's performance and why Taysom Hill gives the Saints a better chance(32:00) Seahawks-Steelers: How Pittsburgh's offense had problems even before Big Ben's injury(35:40) Why the Seahawks defense needs Jalen Ramsey(44:00) Big Phil discusses the Giants benching Eli for Daniel Jones(1:02:15) Phil takes us back to when the Giants released him(1:10:00) 49ers-Bengals: The only question for the 49ers offense is Jimmy G(1:18:10) Cardinals-Ravens: "we're seeing Lamar Jackson grow right in front of us"(1:25:40) "Kyler Murray is a baller"(1:30:35) Chiefs-Raiders: the unheralded strength of the KC offense(1:38:10) "Make Me Feel Better About My Team" - Which two 0-2 teams may

Simms & Paul Burmeister recap a chaotic and eventful Week 2 that saw a pair of Super Bowl winning QBs go down, a Hall of Famer struggle with a new system, and an offensive mastermind crack the code.(3:30) Big Ben is done for the year; are the Steelers done as well?(7:05) Drew Brees is out for a couple months; Simms thinks the answer at QB is on the roster, and his name isn't Teddy Bridgewater(11:50) Give Me The Headline, Part 1: the Bears are holding Mitchell Trubisky back, and why Dak is already an MVP candidate(21:00) "Damn! Okay": Kyle Shanahan found the Konami code for the Bengals defense, Josh Allen is just like Christopher Walken, and props to a group of Chiefs not named Patrick Mahomes(33:45) Vikings-Packers Film Deep Dive: analyzing the Rodgers-LaFleur sideline spat, how the Packers offense will eventually break through, and some very troubling signs from Kirk Cousins(51:40) Give Me The Headline, Part 2: the Dolphins are a college team, Lamar has us asking for LaMORE, the Jaguars play-calling is a

In a joint Unbuttoned-PFTPM podcast, Simms & Florio pick all of the Week 2 games against the spread, including a couple big upsets. And as the Sam Darnold mono news breaks, they discuss what long-term impact it could have on the Jets.(3:00) TNF: Buccaneers-Panthers(6:00) Cardinals-Ravens(10:15) Bills-Giants(15:00) Cowboys-Redskins(18:30) Colts-Titans(22:30) Jaguars-Texans(26:55) Chargers-Lions(30:25) Vikings-Packers(35:55) Patriots-Dolphins(38:50) 49ers-Bengals(42:50) Seahawks-Steelers(49:45) Chiefs-Raiders(52:00) Bears-Broncos(55:40) Saints-Rams(58:45) SNF: Eagles-Falcons(1:05:45) MNF: Browns-Jets(1:11:05) Best Bets of Week 2(1:14:20) Sam Darnold's injury impact on Jets

Simms takes a deep dive on the Week 1 film with Paul Burmeister and Big Phil. Plus, he talks some fan bases off the ledge to make them feel better after their 0-1 team.(4:15) Falcons-Vikings: How Dalvin Cook is back, but Devonta Freeman is not(13:50) Redskins-Eagles: What makes Carson Wentz's deep ball so special?(22:00) Big Phil Simms joins: are the Steelers missing Le'Veon Bell & Antonio Brown?(25:30) Bills-Jets: How Sean McDermott's defense shook Sam Darnold down to his footwork(30:00) Steelers-Patriots: How New England's secondary suffocates QBs; What Pittsburgh's offense needs to change(35:00) Only a few minutes in, and the Jaguars are losing their cool(42:50) Have the Steelers ever played the Patriots before? Because it sure didn't seem like it(49:10) Giants-Cowboys: Kellen Moore's immediate effect on the offense; Dak's new throwing motion(59:50) Ravens-Dolphins: Was the blowout more about Baltimore’s great O or Miami's bad D?(1:09:10) Bengals-Seahawks: Zac Taylor's familiarity with "Seattle-beaters

Simms & Ahmed Fareed break down all the Week 1 headlines, take a deep dive on the 2 biggest games of the weekend, and take a pop quiz to recap the opening Sunday in the NFL.(5:05) Give Me The Headline, Part 1: The Pats are a well-oiled machine and everyone else is in big trouble; the Cowboys feel like they have a different aura; the Panthers blow a big change; and Todd Gurley is still special.(18:50) "Damn! Okay": Shout-outs to Kyler Murray, Dalvin Cook, and John Ross. All 3 entered with question marks, and all 3 made say "Dayyyum! okay."(30:30) Titans-Browns Film Deep Dive: Baker's no-good-very-bad-day, don't forget about Nick Chubb, and Cleveland's O-line gets a C-, and momentum is HUGE!(46:25) Give Me The Headline, Part 2: DeSean Jackson's speed and Doug Pederson's cojones rule the day; why the Jets lost the game in the 1st half; Jameis Winston & Jimmy G played a game of "who can screw it up more?"; and Melvin Gordon might have reason to come back.(1:02:20) Chiefs-Jaguars Film Deep Dive: Patrick Ma