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Dec 2023
1h 59m

An NBA Power Poll, Carolina’s Rock-Botto...

The Ringer
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The Ringer's Bill Simmons starts with an NBA Power Poll ranking all the teams in the league in tiers. Then, he's joined by Ringer staff writer and Carolina Panthers fan Steven Ruiz. They discuss how grim the situation truly is in Carolina, plus they talk through Steven's QB rankings for The Ringer (30:32). After that, The Ringer's Sheil Kapadia joins Bill to talk through this crazy Philadelphia Eagles season, preview Eagles-Niners, and talk through some other games on the Week 13 NFL slate (58:47), and then Bill wraps up with Million-Dollar Picks (1:49:37)!


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Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Sheil Kapadia and Steven Ruiz

Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Steve Ceruti

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