Game 7 Baseball Magic, Josh Beats Pat, Seattle’s Rise, Cincy’s Fall, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Nov 3, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
68.3 min (65.8%)
Cousin Sal
35.5 min (34.2%)

Top Entities

1NBA Playoffs
16
2Gambling
15
3New England Patriots
14
4Denver Broncos
14
5NBA
12
6Buffalo Bills
12
7Toronto Blue Jays
10
8Pittsburgh Steelers
10
9Las Vegas Raiders
10
10Atlanta Falcons
10
11World Series
9
12Chicago Bears
9
13NFL
8
14MLB
8
15Indianapolis Colts
8
16Detroit Lions
8
17Super Bowl
7
18New Orleans Saints
7
19Los Angeles Dodgers
7
20Seattle Seahawks
6
21New York Yankees
6
22Houston Rockets
6
23Green Bay Packers
6
24The Ringer
5
25San Francisco 49ers
5
26Miami Dolphins
5
27Kyler Murray
5
28Kansas City Chiefs
5
29Dallas Cowboys
5
30Cleveland Browns
5
31Cincinnati Bengals
5
32Boston Red Sox
5
33New York Jets
4
34Most Valuable Player
4
35Los Angeles Chargers
4
36Joe House
4
37Joe Flacco
4
38Jacksonville Jaguars
4
39Davis Mills
4
40Baltimore Ravens
4
41Anthony Davis
4
42Yoshinobu Yamamoto
3
43Toronto Raptors
3
44The Sports Gal
3
45Tennessee Titans
3
46San Antonio Spurs
3
47Patrick Mahomes
3
48NHL
3
49New York Mets
3
50Los Angeles Rams
3
51Drake Maye
3
52Colston Loveland
3
53Carolina Panthers
3
54Caleb Williams
3
55C.J. Stroud
3
56Brock Bowers
3
57Bill Simmons
3
58Arizona Cardinals
3
59Trey Hendrickson
2
60Tom Brady
2
61The Rewatchables
2
62Sam Darnold
2
63Roger Goodell
2
64Rich Paul
2
65Rhamondre Stevenson
2
66Philadelphia Eagles
2
67Pete Werner
2
68New York Knicks
2
69New York Giants
2
70NBA Trade Deadline
2
71NBA Draft
2
72Mookie Betts
2
73Milwaukee Bucks
2
74Marcus Mariota
2
75Mac Jones
2
76Justin Fields
2
77Josh Allen
2
78Jordan Love
2
79Jonathan Taylor
2
80Jayden Daniels
2
81Ja'Marr Chase
2
82Houston Texans
2
83Drake London
2
84Daniel Jones
2
85Cousin Sal
2
86Clayton Kershaw
2
87Bucky Irving
2
88Boston Celtics
2
89Bo Nix
2
90Aaron Rodgers
2
91Zoe Simmons
1
92Will Campbell
1
93Washington Commanders
1
94Vita Vea
1
95Victor Wembanyama
1
96Tyreek Hill
1
97Tyler Warren
1
98Tyler Lockett
1
99Tucker Kraft
1
100Tua Tagovailoa
1
101Travis Kelce
1
102Tee Higgins
1
103Stefon Diggs
1
104Stanley Morgan
1
105Shohei Ohtani
1
106Sam LaPorta
1
107Rick Carlisle
1
108Rashid Shaheed
1
109Rashee Rice
1
110Pittsburgh Pirates
1
111Phoenix Suns
1
112Philip Seymour Hoffman
1
113Philadelphia 76ers
1
114Pedro Martinez
1
115NBA Free Agency
1
116Minnesota Vikings
1
117Michael Penix Jr.
1
118Matthew Stafford
1
119Larry Holmes
1
120Kyle Williams
1
121Kevin Durant
1
122Karl-Anthony Towns
1
123Kansas City Royals
1
124Julio Rodriguez
1
125Jayden Higgins
1
126Jared Goff
1
127Jake Browning
1
128Jacoby Brissett
1
129J.J. McCarthy
1
130Isaiah McGuire
1
131Indiana Pacers
1
132Ian Thomas
1
133Houston Astros
1
134Golden State Warriors
1
135Geno Smith
1
136Dylan Harper
1
137Dwyane Wade
1
138Derek Stingley Jr.
1
139David Stockton
1
140Cooper Flagg
1
141College Football
1
142Cincinnati Reds
1
143Christian Kirk
1
144Christian Gonzalez
1
145Chris Ryan
1
146Chicago Cubs
1
147Chase Brown
1
148Charlotte Hornets
1
149Carson Wentz
1
150Carlton Fisk
1
151Cam Ward
1
152Brock Purdy
1
153Boxing
1
154Bill Belichick
1
155Barry Bonds
1
156All-Star
1
157All-NBA First Team
1
158Alex Fudge
1

Segments

5:04The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal to react to Week 9 of the NFL season. But first, they recap an all-time Game 7 as the Dodgers defeat the Blue Jays to win back-to-back World SeriesNFL
28:34. Then, they discuss their Week 9 takeaways, including the Bills' win against the ChiefsNFL
1:14:34. After, they get into Guess the Lines for Week 10NFL
1:34:48and finish off with Parent Corner

League Distribution

NFL
198 (63.9%)
NBA
62 (20%)
MLB
42 (13.5%)
NHL
3 (1%)
CFB
2 (0.6%)
Boxing
2 (0.6%)
NCAAB
1 (0.3%)

Top Players

1Kyler Murray
5
2Joe House
4
3Joe Flacco
4
4Davis Mills
4
5Anthony Davis
4
6Yoshinobu Yamamoto
3
7The Sports Gal
3
8Patrick Mahomes
3
9Drake Maye
3
10Colston Loveland
3
11Caleb Williams
3
12C.J. Stroud
3
13Brock Bowers
3
14Bill Simmons
3
15Trey Hendrickson
2
16Tom Brady
2
17Sam Darnold
2
18Roger Goodell
2
19Rich Paul
2
20Rhamondre Stevenson
2
21Pete Werner
2
22Mookie Betts
2
23Marcus Mariota
2
24Mac Jones
2
25Justin Fields
2
26Josh Allen
2
27Jordan Love
2
28Jonathan Taylor
2
29Jayden Daniels
2
30Ja'Marr Chase
2
31Drake London
2
32Daniel Jones
2
33Cousin Sal
2
34Clayton Kershaw
2
35Bucky Irving
2
36Bo Nix
2
37Aaron Rodgers
2
38Zoe Simmons
1
39Will Campbell
1
40Vita Vea
1
41Victor Wembanyama
1
42Tyreek Hill
1
43Tyler Warren
1
44Tyler Lockett
1
45Tucker Kraft
1
46Tua Tagovailoa
1
47Travis Kelce
1
48Tee Higgins
1
49Stefon Diggs
1
50Stanley Morgan
1
51Shohei Ohtani
1
52Sam LaPorta
1
53Rick Carlisle
1
54Rashid Shaheed
1
55Rashee Rice
1
56Philip Seymour Hoffman
1
57Pedro Martinez
1
58Michael Penix Jr.
1
59Matthew Stafford
1
60Larry Holmes
1
61Kyle Williams
1
62Kevin Durant
1
63Karl-Anthony Towns
1
64Julio Rodriguez
1
65Jayden Higgins
1
66Jared Goff
1
67Jake Browning
1
68Jacoby Brissett
1
69J.J. McCarthy
1
70Isaiah McGuire
1
71Ian Thomas
1
72Geno Smith
1
73Dylan Harper
1
74Dwyane Wade
1
75Derek Stingley Jr.
1
76David Stockton
1
77Cooper Flagg
1
78Christian Kirk
1
79Christian Gonzalez
1
80Chris Ryan
1
81Chase Brown
1
82Carson Wentz
1
83Carlton Fisk
1
84Cam Ward
1
85Brock Purdy
1
86Bill Belichick
1
87Barry Bonds
1
88Alex Fudge
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Playoffs
13
2New England Patriots
11
3Toronto Blue Jays
9
4Gambling
9
5Denver Broncos
9
6World Series
8
7Pittsburgh Steelers
8
8NFL
8
9Las Vegas Raiders
8
10Buffalo Bills
8
11New Orleans Saints
7
12NBA
7
13MLB
6
14Indianapolis Colts
6
15Chicago Bears
6

Cousin Sal

1Gambling
6
2NBA
5
3Detroit Lions
5
4Denver Broncos
5
5Dallas Cowboys
5
6Buffalo Bills
4
7Atlanta Falcons
4
8Super Bowl
3
9New York Jets
3
10New England Patriots
3
11NBA Playoffs
3
12Most Valuable Player
3
13Davis Mills
3
14Chicago Bears
3
15Yoshinobu Yamamoto
2
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