Sep 25, 2026 · 2h 8m

Quarterback chaos meets Buffalo’s championship curse

The Buffalo Curse, a Mega-Mailbag, QB Roulette, and Week 3 Picks With Joe House and Tom Pelissero

The episode connects NFL quarterback uncertainty, ownership pressure, and Buffalo’s enduring heartbreak to the bets shaping Week 3.

3 key takeaways

1Buffalo’s championship drought becomes a test of whether Josh Allen can rewrite the franchise’s familiar heartbreak.
2Tom Pelissero maps a volatile quarterback market involving injuries, contracts, trades, and Deshaun Watson’s possible revival.
3Week 3 picks hinge on desperate teams, unusual conditions, defensive matchups, and coaches facing mounting pressure.

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The brief

Bill Simmons and Joe House range across quarterback evaluations, coaching hot seats, sports curses, ownership, and celebrity athletes before narrowing in on Buffalo’s championship drought.

Josh Allen becomes the central test: can Buffalo’s star follow a LeBron-like path to a title, or will the franchise’s history keep defining him?

Tom Pelissero joins to assess quarterback injuries, trade possibilities, Justin Herbert’s enormous potential value, Joey Porter Jr.’s holdout, and Deshaun Watson’s possible return to relevance.

The episode’s sharpest tension is between NFL desperation and long-term planning, as teams weigh damaged quarterbacks, difficult contracts, and the cost of making a move.

Simmons and House finish with Week 3 bets built around desperate 0-2 teams, defensive matchups, unusual field conditions, and coaches whose jobs may be warming.

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