NFL access with a reporter’s memory.
The Peter King Podcast follows pro football through conversations, reporting, and close reads of decisive moments. It is strongest when Peter King and Miles Simmons turn a game, press conference, or interview into a practical argument about what actually happened.
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The Peter King Podcast is built around a familiar NFL rhythm: travel, access, argument, interview, and then one more look at the play everyone thinks they already understood. It has the feel of a reporter calling from wherever the league has gathered that week. Sometimes that is Las Vegas before the Super Bowl. Sometimes it is Indianapolis during combine week. Sometimes it is a practice field in Renton, a hallway near a locker room, or a home office in Brooklyn as retirement comes into view. The show’s best material comes when football analysis is grounded in proximity. A Super Bowl overtime call becomes a conversation with Patrick Mahomes about why he did what he did. Brock Purdy’s NFC Championship win becomes not just a result, but a short walk from the locker room to a 49ers PR office and a reflection on an unlikely rise. The Chiefs’ postseason run becomes a debate about motivation, hostile stadiums, and competitive edge. Lions disappointment, 49ers adjustments, Ravens-Chiefs strategy, and scouting-combine quarterback talk all sit inside that same frame. Peter King’s voice carries the reporting memory, while Miles Simmons often gives the conversation a second angle and keeps the football moving. The show is not overly polished, and that is part of its character. It repeats, circles back, pauses for personal context, and then lands on a practical point about the league. The guest list ranges across current players, coaches, reporters, and writers: Patrick Mahomes, Matt Nagy, Brock Purdy, Michael McCambridge, Joe Musgrove, Kaylin Kaler, and others appear through recent episodes. Football remains the center, but the show can widen into Sports Illustrated history, fantasy football, baseball side roads, family anecdotes, and the changing shape of sports media. Its access is the differentiator. The listener hears not only what happened, but how someone got close enough to ask the next question. The result is a warm, informed NFL show for people who care about the mechanics of a game and the reporting trail behind it.
Made for: For NFL fans who already know the weekly storylines and want richer context from games, interviews, press conferences, and reporting. It especially suits listeners who enjoy play-specific analysis more than hot-take debate.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is access paired with memory: conversations with players and coaches are used to explain specific football moments, not simply to collect names. It feels close to the league without losing the old-school habit of asking what actually decided the game.
The ultimate destination for all things pro football. Led by one of the most influential storytellers in all of sports media, three-time American Sportswriter of the Year Peter King delivers an access-driven experience that brings fans into the locker room, the press box and the front office with the biggest influencers in professional football. Fans can listen in on in-depth conversations with the biggest names in football that they haven't heard before to get a fresh, new and intimate experience on America’s most popular sport. King also delves into other topics and other sports, particularly in the off-season.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Peter King pairs detailed NFL analysis with interviews that make pivotal plays, career pressure and football technology easier to understand.
Peter King and co-host Miles Simmons turn NFL games into clear conversations about decisions, pressure and what comes next. Their recaps and previews move from trade-deadline roster choices to conference championship strategy and Super Bowl matchups, with enough disagreement and…
Mahomes explains a fourth-and-one call; your postgame group chat suddenly needs better questions.
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Peter King pairs a warm retirement farewell with Miles Simmons' scouting combine preview from Indianapolis.
Peter King closes his podcast with retirement reflections before Miles Simmons joins from Indianapolis for a scouting combine preview. The personal material lands best when King gets specific: Andy Reid explaining a winning play, a drive with Kyle Shanahan before a Super Bowl,…
Patrick Mahomes explains the overtime fourth-and-one and the work behind his development.
Patrick Mahomes gives the episode its pull, grounding the Super Bowl talk in his own account of what a possible three-peat would mean and how he saw the fourth-and-one decision in overtime.
A focused Super Bowl preview about playoff pressure, Kansas City's edge and the wider football conversation in Vegas.
The Super Bowl LVIII preview opens on Peter King's rainy Las Vegas setting, then settles into the Chiefs' poise in difficult playoff environments.
Brock Purdy's postgame perspective gives this conference championship recap its human center.
The Peter King Podcast treats conference championship weekend as a tight, useful read on how big games turn, anchored by Brock Purdy talking through the path from last pick in the draft to a Super Bowl appearance.
Peter King links Buffalo frustration and playoff previews with a reflective look at Sports Illustrated's decline.
Peter King's late-January, post-divisional episode of The Peter King Podcast moves from the anger around Buffalo to a more elegiac conversation about the decline of Sports Illustrated.
A quiet trade deadline fuels a thoughtful Raiders debate before Cameron Bynum brings the episode beyond football.
The NFL trade deadline brought fewer major moves than Peter King expected, so he and NBC Sports' Miles Simmons spend much of the episode asking what teams chose not to do. The Raiders give them the most to work with.
A midseason NFL check-in finds its sharpest angle in the technology behind live blitz prediction.
The Peter King Podcast uses a midseason NFL check-in to argue that the season still has not shown much of its true shape. Peter King and Miles Simmons work through the Chiefs' 6-1 start and the wider uncertainty around the league before the episode turns toward artificial…
Football betting talk with sharp edges.
Bears therapy with roster-board detail.
Minnesota sports arguments, taken head-on.
Peter King and Miles Simmons recap the 49ers' surprising loss to the Vikings, analyzing injuries and coaching mismatches.
Peter King and Miles Simmons recap the NFL trade deadline, analyzing key moves like the 49ers acquiring Chase Young and the Bills trading for Rasul Douglas.
Peter King and Miles Simmons preview the final weekend of the NFL season, discussing key games, playoff scenarios, and the Joe Flacco-led Browns.
Peter King and Miles Simmons discuss the aftermath of Aaron Rodgers' injury and preview an interview with Packers President Mark Murphy about the 2025 NFL draft.
Peter King and Miles Simmons preview the NFL season, debate AFC and NFC seeding, and discuss awards predictions with guest Cam Jordan.
Peter King says he announced retirement at 66 after deciding he did not want the 2024 Scouting Combine grind.
Patrick Mahomes says fourth-and-one never became "if we don't make a yard, we've lost the Super Bowl."
Peter King opens from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, where Allegiant Stadium sits across the street and Super Bowl LVIII collides with the NFL's gambling era.
Peter King and Miles Simmons record from California, introduce Brock Purdy as the guest, and map out an NFC Championship recap, an AFC Championship recap, and a quick Super Bowl preview.
["Peter King and Miles Simmons open with the Bills' divisional-round loss in Buffalo, where Peter heard one fan yell 'we will never effing win,' and they tie that frustration to Peter's Football Morning in America column on Sports Illustrated's decline.", "They argue that Josh Allen is not the only problem, while Patrick Mahomes' promise in Frankfurt that Kansas City would 'fix this offense' lines up with 25- and 27-point playoff outputs from the Chiefs.", "The episode also covers Lamar Jackson's halftime adjustment against Houston, Kyle Shanahan's cautious play-calling against Green Bay, Jared Goff's clean game for Detroit, and Jordan Love's two interceptions.", "Michael McCambridge joins to explain why Sports Illustrated mattered as a weekly magazine that made fans smarter, covered games with depth, and featured writers like Gary Smith, William Nack, and Curry Kirkpatrick."]
Peter King interviews NFL players and a baseball player about fantasy football during his training camp tour.
Peter King interviews NFL reporter Kaylin Kaler about the Green Bay Packers and other NFL stories.
Peter King and Miles Simmons discuss Peter's weekend in Berkeley, including his daughter's graduation and a Giants game with his grandson.
Peter King and Miles Simmons preview the NFL Scouting Combine, focusing on quarterback prospects and the veteran quarterback market.
Peter King and Miles Simmons discuss the Super Bowl and share a humorous anecdote about Andy Reid's love for cheeseburgers.