Darnold Does It, Snow Game II: Mile High, Pats-Seahawks, and the Wild Taipei Climb With Cousin Sal

Jan 26, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
53.3 min (62.7%)
Cousin Sal
31.7 min (37.3%)

Top Entities

1Super Bowl
45
2New England Patriots
32
3Seattle Seahawks
29
4Los Angeles Rams
17
5Sam Darnold
15
6NFL
12
7NBA Playoffs
11
8Jarrett Stidham
10
9Matthew Stafford
9
10Drake Maye
9
11Gambling
6
12Denver Broncos
6
13Bill Belichick
6
14Tom Brady
5
15Bill Simmons
5
16Pittsburgh Steelers
4
17New York Jets
4
18New York Giants
4
19NBA
4
20Las Vegas Raiders
4
21Josh Allen
4
22Denver Nuggets
4
23Cousin Sal
4
24Buffalo Bills
4
25Bo Nix
4
26UFC
3
27The Sports Gal
3
28Puka Nacua
3
29Patrick Ewing
3
30New York Knicks
3
31Miami Heat
3
32Joe House
3
33Boston Celtics
3
34Amarius Mims
3
35Aaron Rodgers
3
36The Rewatchables
2
37Tennessee Titans
2
38Philadelphia Eagles
2
39Peyton Manning
2
40Patrick Mahomes
2
41Pat Surtain II
2
42O.J. Mayo
2
43New Orleans Saints
2
44Most Valuable Player
2
45Mike McCarthy
2
46Mac Jones
2
47Jake Bobo
2
48J.J. McCarthy
2
49Dallas Cowboys
2
50Christian Gonzalez
2
51Chicago Bears
2
52Carolina Panthers
2
53Atlanta Falcons
2
54Ale Kaho
2
55Zoe Simmons
1
56Will Fries
1
57Tucker Kraft
1
58Troy Franklin
1
59Tony Kornheiser
1
60The Town (film)
1
61The Ringer
1
62The Godfather (film)
1
63Talanoa Hufanga
1
64Sylvester Stallone
1
65Stefon Diggs
1
66San Francisco 49ers
1
67Ryen Russillo
1
68Rocky (film)
1
69Rob Gronkowski
1
70Riq Woolen
1
71Rhamondre Stevenson
1
72Rashid Shaheed
1
73Peter Schrager
1
74Pat Riley
1
75Otto Porter Jr.
1
76Minnesota Vikings
1
77Matt Ryan
1
78Malik Willis
1
79Los Angeles Chargers
1
80Los Angeles Angels
1
81Lionel Hollins
1
82Lamar Jackson
1
83Kirk Cousins
1
84Kevin Garnett
1
85Joe Burrow
1
86Jimmy Butler III
1
87Jarren Duran
1
88Jared Goff
1
89Jake Plummer
1
90Ja'Marr Chase
1
91Hunter Henry
1
92Houston Texans
1
93Houston Rockets
1
94Green Bay Packers
1
95Geno Smith
1
96Gabe Vincent
1
97Detroit Lions
1
98Davante Adams
1
99Danny Kelly
1
100Cooper Kupp
1
101Cleveland Browns
1
102Chris Silva
1
103Chicago Bulls
1
104Charles Barkley
1
105Cesar Ruiz
1
106Caleb Williams
1
107Bruno Fernando
1
108Brooklyn Nets
1
109Boxing
1
110Blake Corum
1
111Blaine Mueller
1
112Bill's Dad
1
113Ben Affleck
1
114Atlanta Hawks
1
115Arizona Cardinals
1
116Anthony Davis
1
117All-NBA First Team
1

League Distribution

NFL
169 (76.5%)
NBA
46 (20.8%)
UFC
3 (1.4%)
MLB
2 (0.9%)
Boxing
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Sam Darnold
15
2Jarrett Stidham
10
3Matthew Stafford
9
4Drake Maye
9
5Bill Belichick
6
6Tom Brady
5
7Bill Simmons
5
8Josh Allen
4
9Cousin Sal
4
10Bo Nix
4
11The Sports Gal
3
12Puka Nacua
3
13Patrick Ewing
3
14Joe House
3
15Amarius Mims
3
16Aaron Rodgers
3
17Peyton Manning
2
18Patrick Mahomes
2
19Pat Surtain II
2
20O.J. Mayo
2
21Mike McCarthy
2
22Mac Jones
2
23Jake Bobo
2
24J.J. McCarthy
2
25Christian Gonzalez
2
26Ale Kaho
2
27Zoe Simmons
1
28Will Fries
1
29Tucker Kraft
1
30Troy Franklin
1
31Tony Kornheiser
1
32Talanoa Hufanga
1
33Sylvester Stallone
1
34Stefon Diggs
1
35Ryen Russillo
1
36Rob Gronkowski
1
37Riq Woolen
1
38Rhamondre Stevenson
1
39Rashid Shaheed
1
40Peter Schrager
1
41Pat Riley
1
42Otto Porter Jr.
1
43Matt Ryan
1
44Malik Willis
1
45Lionel Hollins
1
46Lamar Jackson
1
47Kirk Cousins
1
48Kevin Garnett
1
49Joe Burrow
1
50Jimmy Butler III
1
51Jarren Duran
1
52Jared Goff
1
53Jake Plummer
1
54Ja'Marr Chase
1
55Hunter Henry
1
56Geno Smith
1
57Gabe Vincent
1
58Davante Adams
1
59Danny Kelly
1
60Cooper Kupp
1
61Chris Silva
1
62Charles Barkley
1
63Cesar Ruiz
1
64Caleb Williams
1
65Bruno Fernando
1
66Blake Corum
1
67Blaine Mueller
1
68Bill's Dad
1
69Ben Affleck
1
70Anthony Davis
1

Who Talked About What

Cousin Sal

1Super Bowl
12
2Seattle Seahawks
12
3New England Patriots
11
4Los Angeles Rams
4
5Sam Darnold
3
6Pittsburgh Steelers
3
7NFL
3
8New York Giants
3
9Matthew Stafford
3
10Jarrett Stidham
3
11Gambling
3
12Drake Maye
3
13Most Valuable Player
2
14Miami Heat
2
15Joe House
2

Bill Simmons

1Super Bowl
33
2New England Patriots
21
3Seattle Seahawks
17
4Los Angeles Rams
13
5Sam Darnold
12
6NBA Playoffs
10
7NFL
9
8Jarrett Stidham
7
9Matthew Stafford
6
10Drake Maye
6
11Bill Belichick
6
12Tom Brady
5
13Denver Broncos
5
14New York Jets
4
15NBA
4
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