Buffalo Fever, a WWE Revival, Nets Predictions, Plus a Tim Donaghy Debunking With Ariel Helwani, Logan Murdock, and Sean Patrick Griffin

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2022

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ariel Helwani to discuss the 2-0 Buffalo Bills, whether this team can improve their already loaded roster, the upcoming matchup between the Bills and Dolphins, and more (3:36), before discussing the most exciting UFC fights left in 2022, and WWE's recently improved product (28:44). Then, Bill talks with The Ringer's Logan Murdock about the fast-approaching NBA season and their predictions for the Brooklyn Nets, theories on Kevin Durant's trade request, and more (50:18). Finally, Bill is joined by author and professor of criminology Sean Patrick Griffin to discuss the Netflix documentary, 'Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul,' how the film omits key information from the 2007 NBA betting scandal, and more (1:31:34). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Ariel Helwani, Logan Murdock, and Sean Patrick Griffin Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Would you bet a few thousand dollars that you could sink an eight-foot putt?
0:05.0	What about ten grand that you could win a drag race against a Camaro with a thousand horse power?
0:10.0	If you bet two million dollars, could you bet it all on one football game?
0:15.0	Maybe you wish you could, but you probably wouldn't.
0:19.0	Gamblers is about the people who did.
0:22.0	From the Ringer Podcast Network, listen to Gambler's Season 2 on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	We're also brought to you by the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:33.0	New rewatchables went up on Monday night.
0:35.0	We did Margin Call, Me, Ricillo, and Coppoman.
0:38.0	It is an awesome movie about the 2008 financial crisis.
0:42.0	Check that one out.
0:44.0	Tough night for the Underdog Parley last $99 million dollar picks.
0:48.0	We had Miami, Minnesota tied together, plus $451.
0:51.0	And Kirk Husen said, I do not like that.
0:53.0	And absolutely shit the bed in the second half.
0:56.0	And a really dramatic way.
0:58.0	I thought the Vikings defense in the first half was just as bad.
1:03.0	I don't understand the coaching at all.
1:05.0	It looked like they had nine guys out there at all times.
1:07.0	And it looked like both of the safeties were basically drunk.
1:09.0	I didn't get it.
1:11.0	I don't know why they were given the receivers so much space.
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