A Classic Josh-Vs.-Lamar Battle, the Week 1 Panic Meter, Guess the Lines and Parent Corner With Cousin Sal

Sep 8, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
59.3 min (66.9%)
Cousin Sal
29.4 min (33.1%)

Top Entities

1Gambling
16
2Kansas City Chiefs
14
3Buffalo Bills
12
4The Ringer
11
5Baltimore Ravens
10
6NFL
9
7NBA Playoffs
9
8Tennessee Titans
8
9New England Patriots
8
10Las Vegas Raiders
8
11Super Bowl
7
12NBA Draft
7
13Los Angeles Chargers
7
14Lamar Jackson
7
15Green Bay Packers
7
16Anthony Davis
7
17Pittsburgh Steelers
6
18NBA
6
19Joe House
6
20Patrick Mahomes
5
21Miami Heat
5
22Josh Allen
5
23Detroit Lions
5
24Cousin Sal
5
25Bryce Young
5
26Xavier Worthy
4
27New York Jets
4
28New Orleans Pelicans
4
29Houston Rockets
4
30Denver Nuggets
4
31Denver Broncos
4
32Cincinnati Bengals
4
33Seattle Seahawks
3
34San Francisco 49ers
3
35Rashawn Slater
3
36Philadelphia Phillies
3
37New York Giants
3
38Milwaukee Bucks
3
39Miami Dolphins
3
40Los Angeles Rams
3
41Jacksonville Jaguars
3
42Indianapolis Colts
3
43Cleveland Browns
3
44Carolina Panthers
3
45Cam Ward
3
46Bill Simmons
3
47Atlanta Falcons
3
48Arizona Cardinals
3
49Zoe Simmons
2
50Younghoe Koo
2
51Tyreek Hill
2
52Travis Kelce
2
53The Sports Gal
2
54The Rewatchables
2
55Russell Wilson
2
56Rob Mahoney
2
57New York Knicks
2
58New Orleans Saints
2
59Most Valuable Player
2
60Micah Parsons
2
61Kevin Garnett
2
62Justin Fields
2
63Jordan Love
2
64Joe Flacco
2
65George Pickens
2
66Drake Maye
2
67Daniel Jones
2
68Dallas Cowboys
2
69Chris Boswell
2
70Chicago Bears
2
71Charles Barkley
2
72CeeDee Lamb
2
73Calvin Ridley
2
74Boston Celtics
2
75Bo Nix
2
76Aaron Rodgers
2
77Will Levis
1
78Washington Commanders
1
79Van Lathan
1
80Tua Tagovailoa
1
81Trent Williams
1
82Travis Etienne
1
83Tony Pollard
1
84Ted Williams
1
85Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
86Sam Darnold
1
87Rookie of the Year
1
88Quentin Johnston
1
89Nico Collins
1
90Nick Chubb
1
91Myles Garrett
1
92Moses Moody
1
93Minnesota Vikings
1
94Minnesota Timberwolves
1
95Mike McDaniel
1
96Leonardo DiCaprio
1
97Justin Herbert
1
98Joe Burrow
1
99Joe Alt
1
100Jimmy Butler III
1
101Jerry West
1
102Jayden Daniels
1
103Jaxson Dart
1
104James Harden
1
105James Cook
1
106Jalen Hurts
1
107Jahmyr Gibbs
1
108Jae'Sean Tate
1
109Jabrill Peppers
1
110Indiana Pacers
1
111Houston Texans
1
112George Kittle
1
113Fred Warner
1
114Dwyane Wade
1
115Derrick Henry
1
116DeMarcus Cousins
1
117College Football
1
118Christopher Nolan
1
119Chris Ryan
1
120Chase McLaughlin
1
121Canelo Alvarez
1
122Caleb Williams
1
123Brock Bowers
1
124Boston Red Sox
1
125Boogie Nights (film)
1
126Baker Mayfield
1
127Atlanta Hawks
1
128Antonio Gibson
1
129Andy Dalton
1
130All-NBA First Team
1
131Alijah Vera-Tucker
1
132Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NFL
159 (70%)
NBA
59 (26%)
MLB
4 (1.8%)
CFB
4 (1.8%)
Boxing
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Lamar Jackson
7
2Anthony Davis
7
3Joe House
6
4Patrick Mahomes
5
5Josh Allen
5
6Cousin Sal
5
7Bryce Young
5
8Xavier Worthy
4
9Rashawn Slater
3
10Cam Ward
3
11Bill Simmons
3
12Zoe Simmons
2
13Younghoe Koo
2
14Tyreek Hill
2
15Travis Kelce
2
16The Sports Gal
2
17Russell Wilson
2
18Rob Mahoney
2
19Micah Parsons
2
20Kevin Garnett
2
21Justin Fields
2
22Jordan Love
2
23Joe Flacco
2
24George Pickens
2
25Drake Maye
2
26Daniel Jones
2
27Chris Boswell
2
28Charles Barkley
2
29CeeDee Lamb
2
30Calvin Ridley
2
31Bo Nix
2
32Aaron Rodgers
2
33Will Levis
1
34Van Lathan
1
35Tua Tagovailoa
1
36Trent Williams
1
37Travis Etienne
1
38Tony Pollard
1
39Ted Williams
1
40Sam Darnold
1
41Quentin Johnston
1
42Nico Collins
1
43Nick Chubb
1
44Myles Garrett
1
45Moses Moody
1
46Mike McDaniel
1
47Leonardo DiCaprio
1
48Justin Herbert
1
49Joe Burrow
1
50Joe Alt
1
51Jimmy Butler III
1
52Jerry West
1
53Jayden Daniels
1
54Jaxson Dart
1
55James Harden
1
56James Cook
1
57Jalen Hurts
1
58Jahmyr Gibbs
1
59Jae'Sean Tate
1
60Jabrill Peppers
1
61George Kittle
1
62Fred Warner
1
63Dwyane Wade
1
64Derrick Henry
1
65DeMarcus Cousins
1
66Christopher Nolan
1
67Chris Ryan
1
68Chase McLaughlin
1
69Canelo Alvarez
1
70Caleb Williams
1
71Brock Bowers
1
72Baker Mayfield
1
73Antonio Gibson
1
74Andy Dalton
1
75Alijah Vera-Tucker
1
76Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1The Ringer
11
2Gambling
11
3Kansas City Chiefs
9
4NFL
8
5Buffalo Bills
8
6Baltimore Ravens
8
7NBA Playoffs
7
8Tennessee Titans
6
9Las Vegas Raiders
6
10Green Bay Packers
6
11Anthony Davis
6
12NBA Draft
5
13NBA
5
14Lamar Jackson
5
15Detroit Lions
5

Cousin Sal

1Kansas City Chiefs
5
2Gambling
5
3New England Patriots
4
4Los Angeles Chargers
4
5Buffalo Bills
4
6Super Bowl
3
7San Francisco 49ers
3
8Milwaukee Bucks
3
9Cam Ward
3
10Tyreek Hill
2
11Tennessee Titans
2
12Seattle Seahawks
2
13Russell Wilson
2
14Pittsburgh Steelers
2
15New York Jets
2
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