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The Colts channeled "The Simpsons" for their schedule release, and it's a masterpiece 88%
By Matt Reigle91%
5/15/2026, 2:02:22 AM
Topics: Nfl, Indianapolis Colts
BS Summary: This article contains 23 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Availability Heuristic, and Anecdotal, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 39.6% saturation with 122 hits. Analysis detected 1,060 faulty-reasoning hits from 308 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 80.8% and a BS Rank of 88% (2,547 of 20,452 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 87.60% of the article peer group.
The NFL schedule release has turned into an arms race among teams' social media departments to see who can get the most attention.
I don't care about that.
All I care about is that the Indianapolis Colts just threw down the greatest schedule release of all time.
And I'm not just saying that as a die-hard fan of "The Simpsons."
I mean, I am, but that's not the only reason I'm saying it.
For the 2026 season, the Colts' cromulent, Simpsonized schedule release video was kind of a two-parter.
The first part was a reworking of the long-running primetime sitcom's iconic opening sequence that was jammed full of very funny NFL Easter eggs, starting with a classic Bart Simpson chalkboard gag that reads, "WE WILL NOT INCLUDE TYREEK HILL IN THESE VIDEOS."
Then, the second part was the actual schedule reveal, and that was where this went from being cool to being brilliant.
Each game was introduced with a clip from the show that fits it perfectly, starting with the Colts' Week 1 date with the Baltimore Ravens.
That one used a clip of "The Simpsons'" adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" from Season 2's "Treehouse of Horror."
Pour yourself a Duff and maybe gnaw on a pink donut, because this is a masterpiece you will probably watch several times.
Just speaking from experience.
Perfect.
No notes on this end.
Honestly, with more than 800 episodes, every NFL team could do a Simpsons schedule release video, and there wouldn't be too much overlap.
I kind of dig these schedule releases, because they honestly get better and better.
I think we're probably only about a year or two from James Cameron directing one of them... and then directing five more sequels no one asked for.
Speakers
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