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2026 Schedule Release: Hot & Cold Starts | Chris Simms Unbuttoned (FULL Ep. 873) | NFL on NBC
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Connor & Chris break down the 2026 Schedule Release…which teams made Simms say HOLY SHIT BATMAN with tough schedules??? Which teams have favorable starts?? And DAMN are the primetime and holiday schedules good. Chapters:
(0:00) 2026 Schedule Release: What’s the first thing Simms looks for?
(4:45) Seahawks: manageable schedule for the champs
(11:05) Rams: holy $h!t hard start, holy $h!t hard finish
(15:10) 49ers: soft return after Australia
(17:40) Eagles: could Philly be a dumpster fire?
(22:50) Bears: first time they’ll have a target on their back
(26:50) Patriots: favorable schedule for a team that was just in the Super Bowl
(30:10) Broncos: they hit the Holy Sh!t category, one of the toughest starts of any team
(33:25) Chiefs: early BYE could be perfect timing
(38:15) Bills: two stretches of 4 of 5 on the road will be tricky
(43:15) DraftKings: New Head Coaches Week 1 Odds
(45:10) Cardinals: Arizona could start 0-13
(48:10) Lions: should be 4-1 entering BYE week
(49:55) Cowboys: early travel could get tricky despite them being better
(51:30) Commanders: opening stretch is brutal
(52:45) Ravens: early schedule sets up really nice for them
(54:05) Jets: still not easy, but better than it’s been
(56:55) Colts: could be 0-3 to start, and they need to make it happen this year
(58:20) Jaguars: did Trevor Lawrence really cut his hair?
(1:02:25) Primetime schedules are all loaded
(1:05:15) Thanksgiving Schedule looks like a playoff schedule
(1:08:55) Christmas Day Schedule stacked as well
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