A Quick NBA Power Poll, Minny’s QB Mess, Josh vs. Pat, and Week 9 Picks With Joe House and Peter Schrager

Oct 31, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
54.5 min (50.7%)
Peter Schrager
29.3 min (27.3%)
Joe House
23.7 min (22%)

Top Entities

1NBA
25
2Joe House
20
3NFL
18
4Pittsburgh Steelers
14
5Indianapolis Colts
14
6Denver Broncos
13
7Buffalo Bills
13
8Houston Texans
12
9The Ringer
11
10Seattle Seahawks
10
11Kansas City Chiefs
10
12Gambling
10
13New England Patriots
9
14Green Bay Packers
9
15Bill Simmons
9
16Miami Heat
8
17J.J. McCarthy
8
18Dallas Cowboys
7
19San Antonio Spurs
6
20Philadelphia 76ers
6
21Peter Schrager
6
22Paul George
6
23New York Giants
6
24NBA Playoffs
6
25Los Angeles Chargers
6
26Detroit Lions
6
27Atlanta Falcons
6
28New York Knicks
5
29New Orleans Pelicans
5
30Jalen Hurts
5
31Drake Maye
5
32Denver Nuggets
5
33Chicago Bulls
5
34Chicago Bears
5
35Bo Nix
5
36Tennessee Titans
4
37Super Bowl
4
38San Francisco 49ers
4
39Sam Darnold
4
40Orlando Magic
4
41New York Jets
4
42Most Valuable Player
4
43Minnesota Timberwolves
4
44Milwaukee Bucks
4
45Josh Allen
4
46Golden State Warriors
4
47Daniel Jones
4
48Terry McLaurin
3
49Philadelphia Eagles
3
50Patrick Mahomes
3
51Paolo Banchero
3
52NBA Draft
3
53Minnesota Vikings
3
54Memphis Grizzlies
3
55Luka Dončić
3
56Los Angeles Lakers
3
57LeBron James
3
58Las Vegas Raiders
3
59Kyler Murray
3
60Jayden Daniels
3
61Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
62Detroit Pistons
3
63Chop Robinson
3
64Brooklyn Nets
3
65Boston Celtics
3
66World Series
2
67Washington Commanders
2
68Van Lathan
2
69Tyrese Maxey
2
70Toronto Raptors
2
71The Rewatchables
2
72Ryan Rollins
2
73Oklahoma City Thunder
2
74Miami Dolphins
2
75Los Angeles Rams
2
76Los Angeles Dodgers
2
77Kyle Kuzma
2
78Kirk Cousins
2
79Kevin Garnett
2
80Justin Jefferson
2
81Justin Herbert
2
82Josh Minott
2
83Jonathan Taylor
2
84Joe Flacco
2
85Jae'Sean Tate
2
86Dwyane Wade
2
87Donald Sloan
2
88Dexter Lawrence
2
89Defensive Player of the Year
2
90Cole Anthony
2
91Cleveland Browns
2
92Cincinnati Bengals
2
93Chris Ryan
2
94Carson Wentz
2
95Bijan Robinson
2
96Arizona Cardinals
2
97Anthony Edwards
2
98Anthony Davis
2
99Aaron Rodgers
2
100Zach Lowe
1
101Xavier Hutchinson
1
102Woody Marks
1
103Washington Wizards
1
104Trey Hendrickson
1
105Trevor Lawrence
1
106Tom Brady
1
107Terry Rozier
1
108Spencer Dinwiddie
1
109Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
110Scottie Barnes
1
111Sauce Gardner
1
112Sam Howell
1
113Rocky (film)
1
114Robert Spillane
1
115Rob Mahoney
1
116Rob Gronkowski
1
117Ray Allen
1
118Pittsburgh Pirates
1
119Phoenix Suns
1
120Patrick Queen
1
121Pat Surtain II
1
122New Orleans Saints
1
123Nate Darling
1
124Moses Moody
1
125Montrezl Harrell
1
126Mike Tyson
1
127Mike Conley
1
128Michael Porter Jr.
1
129Michael Penix Jr.
1
130Michael Jordan
1
131Micah Parsons
1
132Micah Hyde
1
133Matthew Stafford
1
134Matthew Golden
1
135Mark Price
1
136Marcus Smart
1
137Los Angeles Clippers
1
138Logan Wilson
1
139Kyle Pitts
1
140Kimani Vidal
1
141Kevin O'Connor
1
142Kareem Hunt
1
143Kamari Lassiter
1
144Justin Fields
1
145Julio Rodriguez
1
146Jrue Holiday
1
147Jordan Love
1
148Jonathan Isaac
1
149John Wolford
1
150Joey Bosa
1
151Joe Alt
1
152Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
153Jalen Suggs
1
154Jalen Ramsey
1
155Jake Browning
1
156Isiah Pacheco
1
157Isaiah Rodgers
1
158Irv Smith
1
159Hall of Fame
1
160Greg Rousseau
1
161Garrett Wilson
1
162Evan Mobley
1
163Ed Oliver
1
164Donovan Mitchell
1
165DK Metcalf
1
166Derek Stingley Jr.
1
167Dee Winters
1
168Darius Slay
1
169Damon Jones
1
170Dallas Mavericks
1
171Craig Woodson
1
172Cooper Kupp
1
173Christian Watson
1
174Chauncey Billups
1
175Carolina Panthers
1
176Cam Thomas
1
177Caleb Williams
1
178C.J. Stroud
1
179Brandon Miller
1
180Brandon Ingram
1
181Blake Cashman
1
182Bill Russell
1
183Bill Belichick
1
184Bam Adebayo
1
185Baltimore Ravens
1
186Andrew Wiggins
1
187Amari Cooper
1
188Alperen Sengun
1
189All-Star
1
190Alec Pierce
1
191Al Horford
1
192Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NFL
150 (54.7%)
NBA
118 (43.1%)
MLB
5 (1.8%)
Boxing
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Joe House
20
2Bill Simmons
9
3J.J. McCarthy
8
4Peter Schrager
6
5Paul George
6
6Jalen Hurts
5
7Drake Maye
5
8Bo Nix
5
9Sam Darnold
4
10Josh Allen
4
11Daniel Jones
4
12Terry McLaurin
3
13Patrick Mahomes
3
14Paolo Banchero
3
15Luka Dončić
3
16LeBron James
3
17Kyler Murray
3
18Jayden Daniels
3
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
20Chop Robinson
3
21Van Lathan
2
22Tyrese Maxey
2
23Ryan Rollins
2
24Kyle Kuzma
2
25Kirk Cousins
2
26Kevin Garnett
2
27Justin Jefferson
2
28Justin Herbert
2
29Josh Minott
2
30Jonathan Taylor
2
31Joe Flacco
2
32Jae'Sean Tate
2
33Dwyane Wade
2
34Donald Sloan
2
35Dexter Lawrence
2
36Cole Anthony
2
37Chris Ryan
2
38Carson Wentz
2
39Bijan Robinson
2
40Anthony Edwards
2
41Anthony Davis
2
42Aaron Rodgers
2
43Zach Lowe
1
44Xavier Hutchinson
1
45Woody Marks
1
46Trey Hendrickson
1
47Trevor Lawrence
1
48Tom Brady
1
49Terry Rozier
1
50Spencer Dinwiddie
1
51Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
52Scottie Barnes
1
53Sauce Gardner
1
54Sam Howell
1
55Robert Spillane
1
56Rob Mahoney
1
57Rob Gronkowski
1
58Ray Allen
1
59Patrick Queen
1
60Pat Surtain II
1
61Nate Darling
1
62Moses Moody
1
63Montrezl Harrell
1
64Mike Tyson
1
65Mike Conley
1
66Michael Porter Jr.
1
67Michael Penix Jr.
1
68Michael Jordan
1
69Micah Parsons
1
70Micah Hyde
1
71Matthew Stafford
1
72Matthew Golden
1
73Mark Price
1
74Marcus Smart
1
75Logan Wilson
1
76Kyle Pitts
1
77Kimani Vidal
1
78Kevin O'Connor
1
79Kareem Hunt
1
80Kamari Lassiter
1
81Justin Fields
1
82Julio Rodriguez
1
83Jrue Holiday
1
84Jordan Love
1
85Jonathan Isaac
1
86John Wolford
1
87Joey Bosa
1
88Joe Alt
1
89Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
90Jalen Suggs
1
91Jalen Ramsey
1
92Jake Browning
1
93Isiah Pacheco
1
94Isaiah Rodgers
1
95Irv Smith
1
96Greg Rousseau
1
97Garrett Wilson
1
98Evan Mobley
1
99Ed Oliver
1
100Donovan Mitchell
1
101DK Metcalf
1
102Derek Stingley Jr.
1
103Dee Winters
1
104Darius Slay
1
105Damon Jones
1
106Craig Woodson
1
107Cooper Kupp
1
108Christian Watson
1
109Chauncey Billups
1
110Cam Thomas
1
111Caleb Williams
1
112C.J. Stroud
1
113Brandon Miller
1
114Brandon Ingram
1
115Blake Cashman
1
116Bill Russell
1
117Bill Belichick
1
118Bam Adebayo
1
119Andrew Wiggins
1
120Amari Cooper
1
121Alperen Sengun
1
122Alec Pierce
1
123Al Horford
1
124Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Joe House

1NFL
5
2NBA Playoffs
3
3NBA
3
4Kansas City Chiefs
3
5San Antonio Spurs
2
6Orlando Magic
2
7New York Jets
2
8Miami Heat
2
9LeBron James
2
10Jae'Sean Tate
2
11J.J. McCarthy
2
12Indianapolis Colts
2
13Golden State Warriors
2
14Detroit Pistons
2
15Denver Nuggets
2

Peter Schrager

1NFL
9
2NBA
7
3Seattle Seahawks
6
4Dallas Cowboys
6
5Indianapolis Colts
5
6Denver Broncos
5
7Buffalo Bills
5
8Super Bowl
4
9Pittsburgh Steelers
4
10Sam Darnold
3
11New York Giants
3
12Kansas City Chiefs
3
13Joe House
3
14Houston Texans
3
15Green Bay Packers
3

Bill Simmons

1Joe House
17
2NBA
15
3The Ringer
10
4Pittsburgh Steelers
9
5Gambling
9
6Houston Texans
8
7Indianapolis Colts
7
8Buffalo Bills
7
9New England Patriots
6
10Green Bay Packers
6
11Denver Broncos
6
12Peter Schrager
5
13Paul George
5
14Miami Heat
5
15Chicago Bears
5
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