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The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Somehow Alive Packers, Zombie Bucs, Won’t-Die Pats, and More Improbable Week 18 Playoff Scenarios With Cousin Sal

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.529.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2023

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal to discuss the Steelers’ comeback win over the Ravens, Dolphins-Patriots, the Packers earning some respect by beating the Vikings by 24 points, Eagles-Saints, the Buccaneers pulling off another come-from-behind win to save their season, Raiders-49ers, and more (1:53). Then they guess the lines for NFL Week 18 and run through all the wacky scenarios that could occur after the season finale (44:18). Finally, they hit on some other non-NFL topics before closing the show with Parent Corner (1:12:49). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Cousin Sal Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:21.9

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0:25.6

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0:32.6

We're starting it off with a sliced alone movie on Monday night. You could probably guess what it is.

0:39.6

Not too hard to go through as I have to be and figure it out.

0:43.1

One word movie month starting Monday night was sliced alone. There you go.

0:49.6

This is the first podcast of 2023. We're going to be cranking out content all week on the Ringer. This is our time.

0:56.6

It's movie Oscars time. It's football playoffs time. It's basketball start and a heat up getting closer to the all-star break time.

1:05.6

NBA draft. You can listen to the Ringer's NBA draft show with KFC and Kyle Mann. A lot of stuff going on.

1:12.6

A lot of stuff. Unfortunately for me and fortunately the Patriots are somehow alive.

1:19.6

Now I have to talk myself into the Patriots essentially going into Round 1 and beating Buffalo. I'm going to do it.

1:24.6

By Thursday I'm going to talk myself into the season. We'll walk through it right now with our Paukha's in South. It's all next.

1:30.6

First, our friends from ProJun.

1:52.6

We're taping this. It is 835 Pacific time. Just watch these Steelers beat the Ravens on Sunday night which added to all the playoffs.

2:03.6

We have for week 18. South they did something really mean to us this year. They have not announced the schedule yet for week 18.

2:10.6

What the hell? They gave us two games Saturday. We know Chiefs Raiders is Saturday and the nightcap is that Tennessee Jags game which I predicted to be Sunday night.

2:19.6

The league is so embarrassed by the prospect of Tennessee making the playoffs that they moved it to a different day but still primed timers.

2:25.6

But why don't they? What do they need to know? They know everything they need to know now. Nothing. Nothing's really I guess they want to wait to see a Buffalo has to play for the one.

2:34.6

Well, then the Bengals that game might mean nothing right because I guess their ideal scenario would be if Bengals Ravens was for the three seed.

2:43.6

And then they could put that on Sunday night next week. Right. But if the Bengals win tomorrow night.

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