A Crazy 49ers Win, Baltimore’s Alive, Week 18 Stakes, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Dec 29, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
69.8 min (66.2%)
Cousin Sal
35.7 min (33.8%)

Top Entities

1NFL
20
2New England Patriots
17
3NBA Playoffs
16
4NBA
16
5Buffalo Bills
15
6Gambling
14
7Los Angeles Chargers
13
8Super Bowl
12
9New York Jets
12
10Jacksonville Jaguars
12
11Chicago Bears
12
12Drake Maye
10
13Seattle Seahawks
9
14Green Bay Packers
9
15Baltimore Ravens
9
16Philadelphia Eagles
8
17Los Angeles Rams
8
18Josh Allen
8
19Denver Nuggets
8
20Carolina Panthers
8
21Pittsburgh Steelers
7
22LeBron James
7
23Las Vegas Raiders
7
24Rob Gronkowski
6
25Malik Willis
6
26Joe House
6
27Anthony Davis
6
28New York Knicks
5
29New York Giants
5
30Miami Dolphins
5
31Indianapolis Colts
5
32Golden State Warriors
5
33Cleveland Browns
5
34Christian McCaffrey
5
35Brock Purdy
5
36Bill Simmons
5
37Tyler Huntley
4
38Tom Brady
4
39San Francisco 49ers
4
40Sam Darnold
4
41Quinn Ewers
4
42New Orleans Saints
4
43Jimmy Butler III
4
44Houston Texans
4
45Bryce Young
4
46The Ringer
3
47Riley Leonard
3
48Philadelphia 76ers
3
49NBA Finals
3
50NBA Draft
3
51Most Valuable Player
3
52Lamar Jackson
3
53Kansas City Chiefs
3
54Justin Herbert
3
55Houston Rockets
3
56DK Metcalf
3
57Derrick Henry
3
58Denver Broncos
3
59Dallas Cowboys
3
60Christian Watson
3
61Caleb Williams
3
62Atlanta Hawks
3
63Atlanta Falcons
3
64Aaron Rodgers
3
65Will Campbell
2
66The Rewatchables
2
67Ted Williams
2
68Sauce Gardner
2
69Rookie of the Year
2
70Roger Goodell
2
71Puka Nacua
2
72Minnesota Vikings
2
73Max Brosmer
2
74Matthew Stafford
2
75Mac Jones
2
76Los Angeles Lakers
2
77Josh Johnson
2
78Jalen Hurts
2
79Hall of Fame
2
80Detroit Pistons
2
81Danny Kelly
2
82Daniel Jones
2
83Dallas Mavericks
2
84Cousin Sal
2
85Chicago Bulls
2
86Brooklyn Nets
2
87Bo Nix
2
88Arizona Cardinals
2
89Alec Pierce
2
90Zoe Simmons
1
91Zach Lowe
1
92Wes Welker
1
93Washington Wizards
1
94Van Lathan
1
95Triston Casas
1
96Trent Williams
1
97Travis Hunter
1
98Toronto Raptors
1
99Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
100Stephen Curry
1
101San Antonio Spurs
1
102Russell Wilson
1
103Robert Saleh
1
104Rob Mahoney
1
105Rich Paul
1
106Portland Trail Blazers
1
107Patrick Mahomes
1
108Oronde Gadsden II
1
109Oklahoma City Thunder
1
110Nikola Jokic
1
111Mitchell Trubisky
1
112Minnesota Timberwolves
1
113Milwaukee Bucks
1
114Mike Evans
1
115Michael Jordan
1
116Maxx Crosby
1
117March Madness
1
118Malachi Flynn
1
119Luka Dončić
1
120Los Angeles Clippers
1
121Larry Bird
1
122LaDainian Tomlinson
1
123Kyle Pitts
1
124Josh Palmer
1
125Joe Burrow
1
126JJ Redick
1
127Jayden Daniels
1
128Jared Goff
1
129Jae'Sean Tate
1
130George Kittle
1
131Geno Smith
1
132Ed Oliver
1
133Dwyane Wade
1
134Devin Duvernay
1
135Detroit Lions
1
136Davis Mills
1
137College Football
1
138Cincinnati Bengals
1
139Chris Olave
1
140Chris Oladokun
1
141Carson Wentz
1
142Cam Ward
1
143C.J. Stroud
1
144Bill's Dad
1
145Baker Mayfield
1
146Arizona Diamondbacks
1
147All-NBA First Team
1

League Distribution

NFL
221 (67.8%)
NBA
93 (28.5%)
CFB
7 (2.1%)
MLB
4 (1.2%)
NCAAB
1 (0.3%)

Top Players

1Drake Maye
10
2Josh Allen
8
3LeBron James
7
4Rob Gronkowski
6
5Malik Willis
6
6Joe House
6
7Anthony Davis
6
8Christian McCaffrey
5
9Brock Purdy
5
10Bill Simmons
5
11Tyler Huntley
4
12Tom Brady
4
13Sam Darnold
4
14Quinn Ewers
4
15Jimmy Butler III
4
16Bryce Young
4
17Riley Leonard
3
18Lamar Jackson
3
19Justin Herbert
3
20DK Metcalf
3
21Derrick Henry
3
22Christian Watson
3
23Caleb Williams
3
24Aaron Rodgers
3
25Will Campbell
2
26Ted Williams
2
27Sauce Gardner
2
28Roger Goodell
2
29Puka Nacua
2
30Max Brosmer
2
31Matthew Stafford
2
32Mac Jones
2
33Josh Johnson
2
34Jalen Hurts
2
35Danny Kelly
2
36Daniel Jones
2
37Cousin Sal
2
38Bo Nix
2
39Alec Pierce
2
40Zoe Simmons
1
41Zach Lowe
1
42Wes Welker
1
43Van Lathan
1
44Triston Casas
1
45Trent Williams
1
46Travis Hunter
1
47Stephen Curry
1
48Russell Wilson
1
49Robert Saleh
1
50Rob Mahoney
1
51Rich Paul
1
52Patrick Mahomes
1
53Oronde Gadsden II
1
54Nikola Jokic
1
55Mitchell Trubisky
1
56Mike Evans
1
57Michael Jordan
1
58Maxx Crosby
1
59Malachi Flynn
1
60Luka Dončić
1
61Larry Bird
1
62LaDainian Tomlinson
1
63Kyle Pitts
1
64Josh Palmer
1
65Joe Burrow
1
66JJ Redick
1
67Jayden Daniels
1
68Jared Goff
1
69Jae'Sean Tate
1
70George Kittle
1
71Geno Smith
1
72Ed Oliver
1
73Dwyane Wade
1
74Devin Duvernay
1
75Davis Mills
1
76Chris Olave
1
77Chris Oladokun
1
78Carson Wentz
1
79Cam Ward
1
80C.J. Stroud
1
81Bill's Dad
1
82Baker Mayfield
1

Who Talked About What

Cousin Sal

1New York Jets
7
2Jacksonville Jaguars
6
3Gambling
6
4Buffalo Bills
6
5New England Patriots
5
6Malik Willis
5
7Super Bowl
4
8NBA Playoffs
4
9Drake Maye
4
10Seattle Seahawks
3
11NFL
3
12New Orleans Saints
3
13Los Angeles Chargers
3
14Las Vegas Raiders
3
15Joe House
3

Bill Simmons

1NFL
17
2NBA
15
3New England Patriots
12
4NBA Playoffs
12
5Los Angeles Chargers
10
6Chicago Bears
9
7Buffalo Bills
9
8Super Bowl
8
9Gambling
8
10Philadelphia Eagles
7
11Green Bay Packers
7
12Baltimore Ravens
7
13Seattle Seahawks
6
14Los Angeles Rams
6
15LeBron James
6
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