An Absolutely Horrific Patriots Loss, the Rams-49ers Travel Bowl, and Hottest Takes With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly
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The Bill Simmons podcast. We are live here on Netflix with three guys who did the rewatchables this week. Tal Dagan Knights. This seemed like such a a great idea. Pat Seahawks opening night, Sam Darnold gets hurt in the first series, which kinda sucked. And it felt like the seas had parted for the New England Patriots. AJ Brown goes down. Um Drake May has three turnovers down the stretch. The Patriots blow the game. I feel like my season is over, guys. I don't know. Craig, you wanna start? I I I just feel like I feel like we're going six and eleven now. I'm so depressed.
We just did Talladega Nights and Drake may did kind of look like Ricky Bobby in his underwear running around.
Help me, Tom
Cruise!
Uh I I just they played like They played scared and like they thought ten points was gonna win the game for two solid hours, including right before halftime when it felt like they could have gone for the jugular and they just kind of left the door open for everything that happened. Danny, you're a Seahawks fan, Danny Kelly. Yeah. Uh w we as you're watching that, are you surprised the Patriots are letting them hang around like that? What are you thinking?
I was a little shocked at the lack of aggressiveness on third downs in particular. I feel like there was like the one that you're mentioning, I believe they just ran like a draw on third and five, settled for at midfield. Yeah, settled to to punt. They thought they were in control of the game. And I mean, for a little while they were. And then this is what happens when you let teams hang around with a really good defense and they they've got some turnovers. Um I thought, yeah, I thought and I thought For ha I don't really have a lot of confidence in Drew Locke as like a quarterback long term, but I thought that Brian Flurry, the Seahawks new offensive coordinator, did a pretty good job of managing it for him in this game.
So that was encouraging. I thought he had he finished sixteen to twenty two. So he was No
picks, right? No turnovers, nothing.
One touchdown, no picks. I think that that play call to do the uh play action on fourth down, give it to JSN where he scored that touchdown. I thought that was a ballsy play call. Um, but yeah, I mean this is what happens when you let, you know, teams with really good defenses hang around. The Seahawks defense. I think I was texting the guys like Seahawks defense needs to get a big play. And then immediately after that they got that pick. Um and they just kind of got rolling.
Hi Fitz, we didn't know each other when the helmet catch happened. This is like forty percent of what I looked like.
I've never been happier to be on this show. Uh I've always wanted to be here after an absolute Patriots meltdown. This well, it happened. It's the worst Patriots loss I've seen in seven, eight months. There it is. Yeah. Bill, I uh first of all, in honor of cousin Sal, who couldn't be here tonight, Drake maybe for Drew Locke, who says no, Bill?
The Drake maybe I did have Sal in my head. I this really could if the Cowboys are good and Drake maybe just completely goes into a tailspin this year. Just take the year
off. Just skip a year. Come back next year.
Who else could I get to guest host the Sunday? Like Kim will goes away for the summers. Maybe I just have to do that. Maybe I get Rosie O'Donnell to host every Sunday with Sal. Maybe that'll be my way I torture Sal back.
In all seriousness, this is pretty terrible. You literally had eight months to prepare for this humiliating Super Bowl loss.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:06–5:44
2
What is the opening reaction to the Patriots‑Seahawks season‑opener?
5:44–15:59
3
How did the Patriots’ offensive strategy backfire against Seattle?
15:59–28:59
4
Why did the Seahawks’ defense dominate the early game?
28:59–43:14
5
What were the key takeaways from Drew Lock’s performance?
43:14–56:47
6
How will the 49ers‑Rams matchup in Australia affect both teams?
56:47–1:07:42
7
What hot takes and fantasy‑football implications emerged from week 1?
1:07:42–1:09:17
Speakers
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