The Buffalo Curse, a Mega-Mailbag, QB Roulette, and Week 3 Picks With Joe House and Tom Pelissero
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The Bill Simmons podcast brought to you by the Ringer Podcast Network, where you can find the new episode of the rewatchables. We did a law abiding citizen this week. Next week. We are doing uh another rom com. Yeah. 13 going on 30. Jennifer Garner, a classic. Uh, it's on Netflix if you haven't seen it. Um, or if you have seen it, or in the case of my wife and daughter, if you've been watching it really since 2004. Um My daughter was watching it. She was minus one. She was somehow watching it. I think in in my wife's belly. Uh, a beloved rom com though. So that's coming on Monday. Coming on this podcast, Joe House and I are gonna do uh a big listener mailbag. We're gonna take a break, bringing Tom Pelicero in.
He's gonna give us the scoop on what's going on in the NFL heading into week three. And then House and I are gonna do ringer one oh seven picks. It's all coming up next. We're gonna take a break. Pearl Jam, and then mailback. The Bill Simmons podcast is presented by FanDuel. The NFL is here and it's the most rewarding season ever on FanDuel with the all-time FanDuel Rewards Club. Every eligible bet can earn you points. Win or lose, you still get points. The more points, the bigger the rewards you can unlock. Head to FanDuel.com slash BS to start earning with FanDuel Rewards Club. Twenty-one plus select states are 18 plus DC or Wyoming. Game problem called 1-800-Gambo or call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/slash chat in Connecticut.
Thursday, mid afternoon, East Coast time. Joe House is here. We're gonna do picks in a little bit. I have a mailbag for you, House, and I didn't send you any of the questions ahead of time. Not one. No prep. But this is why you're one of the greats. You're just gonna roll with me. How are you, by the way?
I'm I'm phenomenal. I had a little midweek uh business trip and at this stage of life, business trip means golf trip. So great time down in in Richmond, Virginia playing golf. Rained a little bit, but you know, I'm I'm back at it. Ready, ready to grind. Are you excited for Jesselnik Book Club? You're a big English manager. Yeah. I have so many things to say about the Jelsnik Book Club. Oh, all the best things, but none of which I'm gonna say on camera. Oh, well, you were an English major in college. You're gonna have to come on. And and he's and he he's
he's a deep thinker when it comes to the books. I know. Well, doesn't sound like you're that excited about it. Um all right, mailbag question. These are mail uh mailbag questions from actual listeners. And the first one is from Joe from SoCal. Listening to your Zombie Deshaun take, and I think you should hereby refer to him as Deshaun of the Dead, like the early 2000 zombie parody movie. I love Deshaun of the Dead. I'm officially calling him that for the rest of
my life. It's a great name. And I wish I knew which version we were gonna get in the in this game against the Panthers this weekend.
Spoiler alert, um, for our Ringer one oh seven picks coming later, is Tampa Cleveland on your card? It is not. It's on my card. Not Twitter.
But Cleveland was was last week. A zombie apocalypse.
That was the actual zombie apocalypse. The game stopped and everything. No, no. The the Cleveland this week. Yes. Are they on your card? They are not. Against Carolina. No. No. They are not. Jeremy in Seattle wants to know the Paul Pierce wheelchair GIF stood alone for decades. Unfair, he thought his knee popped, he panicked. Is the Caleb Williams carding off gift the new gold standard? Congrats to Paul Pierce, you might finally be off the hook.
What do you think? First of all, the Paul Pierce gift, definitely fair. He thought his knee popped, but He they got him up off the court. He got into the chair. There's a you you you know whether or not your knee popped. He came back and he made some threes and we beat the Lakers in a finals game. In the game. He came back in the game. He didn't sit out the rest of the game.
I feel like it's entirely fair. Caleb Williams made everyone think he blew out his Achilles and was really upset on the on the cart, and then it turns out he might even be playing this weekend.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What do Bill Simmons and Joe House talk about at the start of the episode?
0:06–5:53
2
How does the mailbag transition into a discussion about Deshaun Watson and the Bills‑Chargers matchup?
5:53–21:28
3
Why do the hosts compare Jim Harbaugh’s coaching situation to a “crock‑pot seat”?
21:28–50:50
4
What are the key take‑aways from the Buffalo vs. Chargers preview and the upcoming Week 3 picks?
50:50–59:13
5
Why is Jimmy Garoppolo considering a comeback with the Giants?
59:13–1:09:26
6
What are the Chargers’ options if their roster keeps falling apart?
1:09:26–1:26:02
7
How does the Bills‑Giants early‑season schedule impact the Giants’ coaching decisions?
1:26:02–1:46:26
8
What are the latest NFL quarterback‑contract trends and the franchise‑tag debate?
1:46:26–2:04:01
Speakers
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