The Bill Simmons Podcast
Soto’s a Met, KC Doinks It Up, Bleakest NFL Franchises, Rams-Bills Bliss, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal
Mon, 09 Dec 2024
The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal to quickly address Juan Soto signing with the Mets, before discussing the Chiefs banking a last-second field goal to beat the Chargers (1:47), the Rams overcoming the Bills in the game of the year (21:37), another vibe shift in the NFC West, a Vikings statement win, Panthers-Eagles, Dolphins-Jets, and the Most Depressing Franchise Rankings (29:24), before guessing the lines for NFL Week 15 (01:09:02), and closing the show with Parent Corner (01:22:47). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Cousin Sal Producers: Kyle Crichton and Chia Hao Tat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why is Juan Soto's signing with the Mets significant?
We got to figure something out. He's going to try to play. That's a new thing. Like, yeah, he's going to try to play. It's like when you're, When your kid, the night before school, is like, I'm not feeling well, but I'm going to try to go to school. It's like, no, that's a no. No way. Just email the teacher. You're not doing it. 10-year-old staying home. We got them all day.
Chiefs now 12-1. They clinched their division. It looks like it's probably the one seed for them now. There's only four games left. The Steelers, I would say, maybe have a chance. because they play them. But don't the Chiefs and Steelers play on Christmas?
They play on Christmas, and that's a Wednesday, right? Yeah.
Really? It's going to be three days rest for everybody? They play on a Saturday and then a Wednesday.
Oh, Saturday and Wednesday. Okay.
So you would say maybe the Steelers, if they beat them and then the Chiefs lost one more and the Steelers ran the slate, but I'm not seeing it. It feels like they're going to win games like this. Yeah. Come on. Clanking it off the post. Ridiculous team. So then that two seed goes between Buffalo and Pittsburgh, who are both 10 and three. And I'm going to say this, Sal. Yeah.
I officially think Pittsburgh's the best team in the AFC. Come on. You can't after a Jameis game. You can't claim that. I think they're the best team. I feel the safest about them if you start nitpicking all these AFC teams. Really? I feel the most comfortable with Pittsburgh. Um, great defense. I think their defense can make plays, create turnovers, create pressure. They can cover.
I just, I just like them. They can run the ball. They always seem to get like two or three 30 to 40 yard plays per game or a pass interference or something. They have unbelievable special teams. They have the best field goal kicker in the conference. They're going to have home court, home field advantage for at least the first two rounds. And they have an awesome coach.
And I just think, I think right now, and I'll feel free to change my mind in two weeks, but right now I feel the best about them, all the AFC teams. Buffalo's defense, you saw it today. This Chiefs team can't get to 20 points. I think if the Steelers played the Chiefs right now is what we're watching from the Chiefs and that the Steelers would beat them.
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