Are the Chargers for Real? Plus: the Tommy Boy Titans, a New York Swoon, Throwback Pats PTSD, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal.

Sep 22, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
64.6 min (65.8%)
Cousin Sal
33.6 min (34.2%)

Top Entities

1Gambling
24
2Los Angeles Rams
11
3Green Bay Packers
11
4New England Patriots
10
5Los Angeles Chargers
10
6Buffalo Bills
10
7NFL
9
8Cleveland Browns
8
9New York Jets
7
10NBA Playoffs
7
11Las Vegas Raiders
7
12Kansas City Chiefs
7
13Indianapolis Colts
7
14The Ringer
6
15Super Bowl
6
16Pittsburgh Steelers
6
17Miami Dolphins
6
18Jacksonville Jaguars
6
19Detroit Pistons
6
20Arizona Cardinals
6
21Anthony Davis
6
22Tennessee Titans
5
23San Francisco 49ers
5
24New York Giants
5
25NBA
5
26Denver Broncos
5
27Cincinnati Bengals
5
28Bill Simmons
5
29Baltimore Ravens
5
30Philadelphia Eagles
4
31Mac Jones
4
32Jimmy Butler III
4
33Indiana Pacers
4
34Houston Texans
4
35Drake Maye
4
36Daniel Jones
4
37Dallas Cowboys
4
38Cousin Sal
4
39Caleb Williams
4
40Boston Celtics
4
41Atlanta Falcons
4
42Tyreek Hill
3
43Spencer Rattler
3
44Patrick Mahomes
3
45Nico Collins
3
46New York Knicks
3
47New Orleans Saints
3
48Mike Evans
3
49Justin Herbert
3
50Jonathan Taylor
3
51Joe Flacco
3
52Carolina Panthers
3
53Bo Nix
3
54Zay Jones
2
55Woody Marks
2
56Tyquan Thornton
2
57Trevor Lawrence
2
58Toronto Raptors
2
59The Rewatchables
2
60T.J. Watt
2
61Seattle Seahawks
2
62Rookie of the Year
2
63Rhamondre Stevenson
2
64Quinshon Judkins
2
65NBA Draft
2
66Minnesota Vikings
2
67Micah Parsons
2
68Joe House
2
69Jayden Daniels
2
70Jake Browning
2
71Jae'Sean Tate
2
72Ian Thomas
2
73George Pickens
2
74Derrick Henry
2
75Denver Nuggets
2
76CeeDee Lamb
2
77C.J. Stroud
2
78Bill Belichick
2
79Aaron Rodgers
2
80Wesley Morris
1
81Tyrod Taylor
1
82Tucker Kraft
1
83Tua Tagovailoa
1
84Troy Franklin
1
85Trey McBride
1
86Trevon Diggs
1
87Travis Hunter
1
88Tom Brady
1
89The Sports Gal
1
90Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
91Sylvester Stallone
1
92Saquon Barkley
1
93Sam Darnold
1
94Ryan Reynolds
1
95Russell Wilson
1
96Rodney Hood
1
97Rob Mahoney
1
98Rashee Rice
1
99Quentin Johnston
1
100Paul Pierce
1
101Ollie Gordon II
1
102New Orleans Pelicans
1
103Najee Harris
1
104Most Valuable Player
1
105Minkah Fitzpatrick
1
106Michael Penix Jr.
1
107Memphis Grizzlies
1
108Marcus Mariota
1
109Luka Dončić
1
110Kyler Murray
1
111Kirk Cousins
1
112Kevin Garnett
1
113Kenny Clark
1
114Keenan Allen
1
115JuJu Smith-Schuster
1
116Joshua Dobbs
1
117Jordan Love
1
118Joey Bosa
1
119Jerry Seinfeld
1
120Jaxson Dart
1
121Javonte Williams
1
122James Cook
1
123Jalen Hurts
1
124Jahmyr Gibbs
1
125Ja'Marr Chase
1
126J.J. McCarthy
1
127Houston Rockets
1
128Hall of Fame
1
129Garrett Wilson
1
130Fab Flournoy
1
131Esa Pole
1
132Drake London
1
133DJ Reader
1
134Detroit Lions
1
135Derrick Rose
1
136Dante Fowler Jr.
1
137Dak Prescott
1
138College Football
1
139Chicago Bulls
1
140Chicago Bears
1
141Charlotte Hornets
1
142Carson Wentz
1
143Cam Ward
1
144Caleb Farley
1
145Brock Purdy
1
146Brock Bowers
1
147Boston Red Sox
1
148Bill Buckner
1
149Baker Mayfield
1
150Abdul Carter
1
151Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NFL
186 (75.9%)
NBA
54 (22%)
CFB
3 (1.2%)
MLB
2 (0.8%)

Top Players

1Anthony Davis
6
2Bill Simmons
5
3Mac Jones
4
4Jimmy Butler III
4
5Drake Maye
4
6Daniel Jones
4
7Cousin Sal
4
8Caleb Williams
4
9Tyreek Hill
3
10Spencer Rattler
3
11Patrick Mahomes
3
12Nico Collins
3
13Mike Evans
3
14Justin Herbert
3
15Jonathan Taylor
3
16Joe Flacco
3
17Bo Nix
3
18Zay Jones
2
19Woody Marks
2
20Tyquan Thornton
2
21Trevor Lawrence
2
22T.J. Watt
2
23Rhamondre Stevenson
2
24Quinshon Judkins
2
25Micah Parsons
2
26Joe House
2
27Jayden Daniels
2
28Jake Browning
2
29Jae'Sean Tate
2
30Ian Thomas
2
31George Pickens
2
32Derrick Henry
2
33CeeDee Lamb
2
34C.J. Stroud
2
35Bill Belichick
2
36Aaron Rodgers
2
37Wesley Morris
1
38Tyrod Taylor
1
39Tucker Kraft
1
40Tua Tagovailoa
1
41Troy Franklin
1
42Trey McBride
1
43Trevon Diggs
1
44Travis Hunter
1
45Tom Brady
1
46The Sports Gal
1
47Sylvester Stallone
1
48Saquon Barkley
1
49Sam Darnold
1
50Ryan Reynolds
1
51Russell Wilson
1
52Rodney Hood
1
53Rob Mahoney
1
54Rashee Rice
1
55Quentin Johnston
1
56Paul Pierce
1
57Ollie Gordon II
1
58Najee Harris
1
59Minkah Fitzpatrick
1
60Michael Penix Jr.
1
61Marcus Mariota
1
62Luka Dončić
1
63Kyler Murray
1
64Kirk Cousins
1
65Kevin Garnett
1
66Kenny Clark
1
67Keenan Allen
1
68JuJu Smith-Schuster
1
69Joshua Dobbs
1
70Jordan Love
1
71Joey Bosa
1
72Jerry Seinfeld
1
73Jaxson Dart
1
74Javonte Williams
1
75James Cook
1
76Jalen Hurts
1
77Jahmyr Gibbs
1
78Ja'Marr Chase
1
79J.J. McCarthy
1
80Garrett Wilson
1
81Fab Flournoy
1
82Esa Pole
1
83Drake London
1
84DJ Reader
1
85Derrick Rose
1
86Dante Fowler Jr.
1
87Dak Prescott
1
88Carson Wentz
1
89Cam Ward
1
90Caleb Farley
1
91Brock Purdy
1
92Brock Bowers
1
93Bill Buckner
1
94Baker Mayfield
1
95Abdul Carter
1
96Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Gambling
16
2New England Patriots
9
3Green Bay Packers
9
4NFL
7
5Indianapolis Colts
7
6Cleveland Browns
7
7Buffalo Bills
7
8Miami Dolphins
6
9Los Angeles Rams
6
10Los Angeles Chargers
6
11Las Vegas Raiders
6
12The Ringer
5
13Super Bowl
5
14New York Giants
5
15Denver Broncos
5

Cousin Sal

1Gambling
8
2Los Angeles Rams
5
3Tennessee Titans
4
4NBA Playoffs
4
5Los Angeles Chargers
4
6Jimmy Butler III
4
7Pittsburgh Steelers
3
8New York Jets
3
9Kansas City Chiefs
3
10Jonathan Taylor
3
11Jacksonville Jaguars
3
12Dallas Cowboys
3
13Buffalo Bills
3
14Arizona Cardinals
3
15Tyreek Hill
2
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