2026 Schedule Release: Hot & Cold Starts

(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
(41:05) DraftKings: New Head Coaches Week 1 Odds
(43:00) Cardinals: Arizona could start 0-13
(46:00) Lions: should be 4-1 entering BYE week
(47:45) Cowboys: early travel could get tricky despite them being better
(49:20) Commanders: opening stretch is brutal
(50:35) Ravens: early schedule sets up really nice for them
(51:55) Jets: still not easy, but better than it’s been
(54:45) Colts: could be 0-3 to start, and they need to make it happen this year
(56:10) Jaguars: did Trevor Lawrence really cut his hair?
(58:15) Primetime schedules are all loaded
(1:01:05) Thanksgiving Schedule looks like a playoff schedule
(1:04:45) Christmas Day Schedule stacked as well
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