What Bryan Curtis has said about NFL scheduling and season expansion
2 quotes · 1 episode · May 15, 2026
Bryan Curtis, The Ringer editor-at-large and sports media writer, host of The Press Box, has been quoted on NFL scheduling and season expansion 2 times in 1 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on May 15, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Curtis said the current moment feels like peak sports TV but believes leagues still have more room to expand.
“This feels like peak sports TV. except I don't know that we're quite there yet”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Harden’s Moment, an NFL Schedule Glut, Owning the Jazz, and a Boston Sports Check-In—With Bryan Curtis, Bill’s Dad, and Ryan Smith (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 24:47
Curtis noted last year's Thanksgiving Cowboys-Chiefs game drew more viewers than either conference championship game.
“It was the highest rated non-Super Bowl game of the season”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Harden’s Moment, an NFL Schedule Glut, Owning the Jazz, and a Boston Sports Check-In—With Bryan Curtis, Bill’s Dad, and Ryan Smith (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 30:28
Episodes
Harden’s Moment, an NFL Schedule Glut, Owning the Jazz, and a Boston Sports Check-In—With Bryan Curtis, Bill’s Dad, and Ryan SmithThe Bill Simmons Podcast · May 15, 2026 · 2 h 54 min
Bill Simmons previews NBA Game 6s, discusses sports schedule glut with Bryan Curtis, Boston sports with his dad, and Jazz rebuilding with owner Ryan Smith.
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