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**Chris Simms Unbuttoned**

Chris Simms takes an unfiltered look at the NFL, featuring player access, unabashed opinion, X&O film breakdown, and stories from a life in and around football.

Latest Episodes:

Week 13 Recap: Giants shut down Russ + Time to start Jalen Hurts Dec 07, 2020

Show notes

Chris talks about hanging out with Steve Kornacki before he and Paul dive into Week 13.

Deep Dive #1: Giants def. Seahawks - "The Giants D is real" and gave Russ nowhere to go

Damn! Okay (DB edition): Chiefs def. Broncos - Tyrann Mathieu is a stud on a D that "is what it is"

Rams def. Cardinals - Troy Hill was on to the Arizona pass game; what happened to Kyler Murray's motion?

Vikings def. Jaguars - Cameron Dantzler is Mike Zimmer's kind of corner

Deep Dive #2: Browns def. Titans - Kevin Stefanski self-scouted himself and has reined in Baker Mayfield

Take It Up to 100: Colts def. Texans - T.Y. Hilton can be the go-to guy Indy needs

Self-Scout Thyself: Raiders def. Jets - Gregg Williams blitzes himself out of a job

Patriots def. Chargers - Anthony Lynn's special teams can't count to 11

Packers def. Eagles - "Carson Wentz did nothing to be benched yesterday, but it's time to go to Jalen Hurts"

Give Me The Headlines: Saints def. Falcons - "You win some, you Taysom"

Lions def. Bears - "Pooh bears"

Dolphins def. Bengals - “Brooklyn brouhaha”

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Week 13 Picks: Browns-Titans run-off + Upset in Lambeau? Dec 03, 2020

Show notes

Simms won last week on Marquise Brown's late TD and Florio is not happy about it. Then the guys pick every game for Week 13.

-Saints vs Falcons

-Lions vs Bears

-Colts vs Texans

-Bengals vs Dolphins

-Jaguars vs Vikings

-Raiders vs Jets

-Browns vs Titans

-Rams vs Cardinals

-Giants vs Seahawks

-Eagles vs Packers

-Patriots vs Chargers

-SNF: Broncos vs Chiefs

-Monday: Washington vs Steelers

-MNF: Bills vs 49ers

-Tuesday: Cowboys vs Ravens

-Best Bets: Chris really likes the under in LA

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WTF Happened...Titans dominate, Carr & Goff disappoint Dec 02, 2020

Show notes

Chris and Paul have perhaps our most efficient WTF Happened ever, as they hit on Derrick Henry, Herbert vs Allen, bad games for Derrick Carr & Jared Goff, and concerns for Taysom Hill.

(2:50) Titans def. Colts - Indy missed DeForest Buckner, and the Titans use both man and zone blocking to get Derrick Henry loose.

(16:45) Bills def. Chargers - Why wasn't it a Justin Herbert-Josh Allen laser show?

(27:30) Titans or Bills: Who has the better chance of upsetting the Steelers & Chiefs in the playoffs?

(29:20) Falcons def. Raiders - Raheem Morris' crazy defense confused Carr & Gruden

(40:00) Rams def. 49ers - Jared Goff had a bad game, but don't let Sean McVay off the hook

(53:50) Taysom Hill - "It wasn't great, I don't care what the circumstances were"

(57:15) QB Jeopardy - Can Chris get his first perfect score in the category of all-time receiving performances?

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Week 12 Recap: Mahomes-to-Hill burns Bucs + Henry for MVP? Nov 30, 2020

Show notes

Paul sells Chris on cutting down Christmas trees before the guys hit every game from Week 12 Sunday.

-Deep Dive #1: Chiefs def. Buccaneers - "Mahomes left points on the board"

-The Bucs offense has an identity crisis, and Brady can't move anymore.

-Take It Up To 100: Titans def. Colts - Derrick Henry is part of a 3-man MVP race

-49ers def. Rams - Deebo Samuel is a running back in a wide receiver's body

-Damn! Okay: Packers def. Bears - Aaron Rodgers ho-hum, 4 TD

-Vikings def. Panthers - Jeremy Chinn makes history, and you can win a Super Bowl with Kirk Cousins

-Browns def. Jaguars - Jarvis Landry is in Baker Mayfield's trust tree

-Giants def. Bengals - Evan Engram has a career day

-Deep Dive #2: Patriots def. Cardinals - "The Arizona offense does not pose a lot of problems"

-Self-Scout Thyself: Bills def. Chargers - Anthony Lynn has some questionable calls

-Chris gives thoughts on the firings of Matt Patricia, Bob Quinn & Dave Caldwell

-Saints def. Broncos - "No QB, no win-ee"

-Dolphins def. Jets - "Fitz-venge"

-Falcons def. Raiders - "Done dirty in the south"

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Week 12 Picks: Mahomes vs Brady + Pats not dead yet? Nov 27, 2020

Show notes

Simms gets to gloat about last week's sweep of Florio before the guys pick every Week 12 Sunday/Monday game.

Note: The Ravens-Steelers game was postponed after the taping of this podcast, and is still is jeopardy of not even being played, so that game is not included here.

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Thanksgiving Picks Nov 26, 2020

Show notes

Florio & Simms pick the three two Thanksgiving games: Texans-Lions & Washington-Cowboys

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Week 11 Recap: Mahomes magic, Taysom's debut & fixing the Ravens Nov 23, 2020

Show notes

Chris and Paul have a packed podcast to recap Week 11 as they hit on a couple big overtime games and Patrick Mahomes doing Patrick Mahomes things.

(3:40) Deep Dive #1 - Titans def. Ravens: What's happened to the Baltimore juggernaut from last year?

(18:30) How did the Tennessee offense out-Raven the Ravens?

(24:15) Damn! Okay (Defensive edition) - Steelers def. Jaguars: Minkah Fitzpatrick is a ballhawk. And Simms responds to the hate after he left Big Ben out of his Midseason Top 10 QB list.

(30:15) Browns def. Eagles - Denzel Ward shut it down. And Chris can't defend Carson Wentz anymore.

(34:20) Saints def. Falcons - Cameron Jordan and Trey Hendrickson lead an underrated New Orleans front, and how Taysom Hill opens the field for the Saints offense.

(43:50) Deep Dive #2 - Colts def. Packers: Why did the Green Bay offense disappear after halftime?

(51:45) Chris questions the Colts clock management

(1:01:20) Take It Up To 100 (NFC East RB edition) - Cowboys def. Vikings - Zeke Elliott gets back on track

(1:02:50) Washington def. Bengals - Antonio Gibson has surprised Chris. And poor Joe Burrow.

(1:07:45) Deep Dive #3 - Chiefs def. Raiders: What changed between KC's Week 5 loss and their Week 11 win? And Chris sees that Jon Gruden and Derek Carr have reached a new level.

(1:20:20) Victory Lap - Texans def. Patriots: Yes, Deshaun Watson is a Top 10 QB

(1:23:15) Give Me The Headlines - Broncos def. Broncos/Tua Tagovailoa: "Fish out of water"

(1:26:30) Chargers def. Jets/Justin Herbert: "Rookie of the year"

(1:28:45) Panthers def. Lions/PJ Walker: "(meow)"

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Week 11 Picks: Kyler vs Russ & Chiefs revenge vs Raiders Nov 19, 2020

Show notes

Simms pays up on his jersey bet as he and Florio pick all the Week 11 games.

(2:45) TNF: Cardinals vs Seahawks

(7:00) Titans vs Ravens

(11:45) Lions vs Panthers

(12:55) Eagles vs Browns

(16:00) Patriots vs Texans

(17:45) Steelers vs Jaguars

(20:45) Falcons vs Saints

(23:55) Bengals vs Washington

(27:10) Dolphins vs Broncos

(30:10) Jets vs Chargers

(33:00) Packers vs Colts

(37:10) Cowboys vs Vikings

(40:15) Chiefs vs Raiders

(44:10) Rams vs Buccaneers

(47:50) Best Bets: Florio has a good feeling about SIX bets this week

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WTF Happened...Ramsey vs DK + Simms Top 10 QBs Nov 18, 2020

Show notes

Chris and Paul hit on some final Week 10 takeaways before they reveal Chris' Top 10 QBs in the NFL right now.

(6:45) WTF Happened...Rams def. Seahawks: What's up with Russ? And did Jalen Ramsey really shut down DK Metcalf?

(22:30) The Seahawks keep screwing up basic coverages. And who is the favorite in the NFC West?

(34:20) Dolphins def. Chargers: Miami is managing Tua Tagovailoa, but that's not a bad thing

(40:30) "The Chargers are doing Justin Herbert a disservice"

(45:45) Saints def. 49ers: "I will be shocked if Jameis Winston isn't the starter this week"

(55:00) Midseason Top 10 QBs: Simms updates his rankings

(1:38:45) QB Jeopardy: Paul tries to stump Chris with Hail Mary history

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Week 10 Recap: Hail Murray, Pats outrun Ravens & TJ Watt for MVP Nov 16, 2020

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Holy smokes we have a sponsor! We debut the first episode of Chris Simms Unbuttoned, presented by Verizon...and Ahmed is already angling for some freebies.

(4:00) Deep Dive #1: Cardinals def. Bills - What could Buffalo have done differently to stop the Hail Murray?

(17:40) How the Cardinals went with a zero-DL defense to frustrate the Bills

(26:30) Defensive Damn! Okay: Rams def. Seahawks - With Leonard Floyd & Jalen Ramsey, "the Rams are for real"

(33:50) Saints def. 49ers - Demario Davis led the New Orleans defense; and what do the Saints do if Drew Brees is out long-term?

(39:35) Giants def. Eagles - With Leonard Williams, "the Giants have a playoff defense"

(43:00) Steelers def. Bengals - Ahmed starts the TJ Watt MVP campaign

(49:10) Raiders def. Broncos - Jeff Heath made Drew Lock pay for his mistakes

(52:15) Give Me The Headlines: Dolphins def. Chargers - "There are 3 phases of football"

(56:25) Buccaneers def. Panthers - "Back to basics, baby"

(1:00:35) Packers def. Jaguars - "Not exactly purrrfect"

(1:04:00) Deep Dive #2: Patriots def. Ravens - "Cam Newton has played 3 near-perfect games in a row"

(1:15:15) Why couldn't the Ravens run on the Pats weak run D?

(1:21:50) Take It Up To 100: Browns def. Texans - Nick Chubb & Kareem Hunt both hit 100 this week

(1:24:55) Victory Lap: Lions def. Washington - Matt Prater is cocky and Chris loves it

(1:29:00) Trevor Lawrence Power Rankings - Ahmed puts the rankings on bye, and Chris gives some early analysis of Justin Fields, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance

(1:34:15) Chris and Ahmed react to some bad breaking news about Drew Brees

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