Niners Magic, Schlitt Happens, a Red Sox Postmortem, the Seahawks Ceiling, and Week 5 NFL Picks With Kevin Hench and Joe House

Oct 3, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
60.9 min (57.4%)
Kevin Hench
25.7 min (24.2%)
Joe House
19.5 min (18.4%)

Top Entities

1Gambling
27
2The Ringer
15
3New York Yankees
15
4NBA
15
5Boston Red Sox
15
6NBA Playoffs
13
7Los Angeles Chargers
10
8Indianapolis Colts
10
9Seattle Seahawks
9
10Philadelphia 76ers
9
11New Orleans Saints
8
12MLB
8
13Joe House
8
14New England Patriots
7
15Los Angeles Rams
7
16Bo Nix
7
17Super Bowl
6
18Las Vegas Raiders
6
19Kansas City Chiefs
6
20Houston Rockets
6
21Buffalo Bills
6
22Aaron Judge
6
23Philadelphia Eagles
5
24NFL
5
25Jarren Duran
5
26Houston Texans
5
27Denver Nuggets
5
28Carolina Panthers
5
29Baltimore Ravens
5
30New York Knicks
4
31Jacksonville Jaguars
4
32Drake Maye
4
33Cincinnati Bengals
4
34Woody Marks
3
35Robert De Niro
3
36Rafael Devers
3
37Patrick Mahomes
3
38Most Valuable Player
3
39Mookie Betts
3
40Miami Heat
3
41Los Angeles Clippers
3
42Lamar Jackson
3
43Kemba Walker
3
44Justin Herbert
3
45Geno Smith
3
46Bucky Irving
3
47Bill Simmons
3
48Atlanta Hawks
3
49Zach Lowe
2
50Washington Wizards
2
51Victor Wembanyama
2
52Utah Jazz
2
53Triston Casas
2
54The Rewatchables
2
55Tennessee Titans
2
56San Antonio Spurs
2
57Rashee Rice
2
58Pittsburgh Steelers
2
59Pedro Martinez
2
60Nikola Jović
2
61Minnesota Timberwolves
2
62Mike Conley
2
63Mac Jones
2
64Kyren Williams
2
65Justin Fields
2
66Josh Allen
2
67Jose Alvarado
2
68Joe Burrow
2
69Jayden Daniels
2
70Jalen Hurts
2
71Jake Browning
2
72Isaiah Thomas
2
73Green Bay Packers
2
74Golden State Warriors
2
75Fred VanVleet
2
76Dylan McMahon
2
77Detroit Pistons
2
78Dallas Cowboys
2
79Cousin Sal
2
80Cooper Rush
2
81CJ McCollum
2
82Charlotte Hornets
2
83Boston Celtics
2
84Bill's Dad
2
85Arizona Cardinals
2
86All-Star
2
87Al Horford
2
88Zoe Simmons
1
89Wosny Lambre
1
90World Series
1
91Willie Mays
1
92Van Lathan
1
93Tyreek Hill
1
94Trevor Lawrence
1
95Tee Higgins
1
96Taysom Hill
1
97Tanner Houck
1
98Tank Dell
1
99Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
100Stefon Diggs
1
101Spencer Dinwiddie
1
102Shohei Ohtani
1
103Seattle Mariners
1
104San Francisco 49ers
1
105Sam Darnold
1
106Rob Mahoney
1
107Rhamondre Stevenson
1
108Puka Nacua
1
109Paul George
1
110Nomar Garciaparra
1
111New York Jets
1
112New York Giants
1
113NBA Trade Deadline
1
114NBA Draft
1
115Nate Hobbs
1
116Minnesota Twins
1
117Milwaukee Brewers
1
118Milton Williams
1
119Miles Bridges
1
120Michael Mayer
1
121Miami Dolphins
1
122Matthew Stafford
1
123Manny Ramirez
1
124Malik Beasley
1
125Los Angeles Dodgers
1
126Los Angeles Angels
1
127LaMelo Ball
1
128Kyle Shanahan
1
129Kyle Kuzma
1
130Kyle Anderson
1
131Kevin O'Connor
1
132Kevin Garnett
1
133Kevin Durant
1
134Kendrick Bourne
1
135JuJu Smith-Schuster
1
136Josh Green
1
137Jordan Hicks
1
138Jonathan Kuminga
1
139Joel Embiid
1
140Joe Mixon
1
141Joe Flacco
1
142Jaxson Dart
1
143Indiana Pacers
1
144Hank Aaron
1
145Hall of Fame
1
146Grant Williams
1
147Doc Rivers
1
148DK Metcalf
1
149Detroit Tigers
1
150Detroit Lions
1
151Denver Broncos
1
152Darnell Savage
1
153Darius Slayton
1
154Daniel Jones
1
155Daniel Bellinger
1
156Dallas Mavericks
1
157Dak Prescott
1
158Cleveland Guardians
1
159Cleveland Browns
1
160Christian Gonzalez
1
161Chicago Bears
1
162CeeDee Lamb
1
163Carson Wentz
1
164Carl Yastrzemski
1
165C.J. Stroud
1
166Bryce Young
1
167Brandon Miller
1
168Blake Cashman
1
169Baltimore Orioles
1
170Baker Mayfield
1
171Anthony Davis
1
172Andy Dalton
1
173Andrew Meyer
1
174Al Pacino
1
175Aaron Rodgers
1
176Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NFL
118 (46.5%)
NBA
86 (33.9%)
MLB
50 (19.7%)

Top Players

1Joe House
8
2Bo Nix
7
3Aaron Judge
6
4Jarren Duran
5
5Drake Maye
4
6Woody Marks
3
7Robert De Niro
3
8Rafael Devers
3
9Patrick Mahomes
3
10Mookie Betts
3
11Lamar Jackson
3
12Kemba Walker
3
13Justin Herbert
3
14Geno Smith
3
15Bucky Irving
3
16Bill Simmons
3
17Zach Lowe
2
18Victor Wembanyama
2
19Triston Casas
2
20Rashee Rice
2
21Pedro Martinez
2
22Nikola Jović
2
23Mike Conley
2
24Mac Jones
2
25Kyren Williams
2
26Justin Fields
2
27Josh Allen
2
28Jose Alvarado
2
29Joe Burrow
2
30Jayden Daniels
2
31Jalen Hurts
2
32Jake Browning
2
33Isaiah Thomas
2
34Fred VanVleet
2
35Dylan McMahon
2
36Cousin Sal
2
37Cooper Rush
2
38CJ McCollum
2
39Bill's Dad
2
40Al Horford
2
41Zoe Simmons
1
42Wosny Lambre
1
43Willie Mays
1
44Van Lathan
1
45Tyreek Hill
1
46Trevor Lawrence
1
47Tee Higgins
1
48Taysom Hill
1
49Tanner Houck
1
50Tank Dell
1
51Stefon Diggs
1
52Spencer Dinwiddie
1
53Shohei Ohtani
1
54Sam Darnold
1
55Rob Mahoney
1
56Rhamondre Stevenson
1
57Puka Nacua
1
58Paul George
1
59Nomar Garciaparra
1
60Nate Hobbs
1
61Milton Williams
1
62Miles Bridges
1
63Michael Mayer
1
64Matthew Stafford
1
65Manny Ramirez
1
66Malik Beasley
1
67LaMelo Ball
1
68Kyle Shanahan
1
69Kyle Kuzma
1
70Kyle Anderson
1
71Kevin O'Connor
1
72Kevin Garnett
1
73Kevin Durant
1
74Kendrick Bourne
1
75JuJu Smith-Schuster
1
76Josh Green
1
77Jordan Hicks
1
78Jonathan Kuminga
1
79Joel Embiid
1
80Joe Mixon
1
81Joe Flacco
1
82Jaxson Dart
1
83Hank Aaron
1
84Grant Williams
1
85Doc Rivers
1
86DK Metcalf
1
87Darnell Savage
1
88Darius Slayton
1
89Daniel Jones
1
90Daniel Bellinger
1
91Dak Prescott
1
92Christian Gonzalez
1
93CeeDee Lamb
1
94Carson Wentz
1
95Carl Yastrzemski
1
96C.J. Stroud
1
97Bryce Young
1
98Brandon Miller
1
99Blake Cashman
1
100Baker Mayfield
1
101Anthony Davis
1
102Andy Dalton
1
103Andrew Meyer
1
104Al Pacino
1
105Aaron Rodgers
1
106Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Gambling
16
2The Ringer
15
3Boston Red Sox
10
4Seattle Seahawks
9
5Philadelphia 76ers
8
6New York Yankees
8
7NBA
8
8New Orleans Saints
7
9NBA Playoffs
7
10Joe House
7
11Los Angeles Rams
6
12Los Angeles Chargers
6
13Indianapolis Colts
6
14NFL
5
15New England Patriots
5

Joe House

1Gambling
8
2NBA
7
3Las Vegas Raiders
5
4Bo Nix
5
5Indianapolis Colts
4
6Philadelphia Eagles
3
7Los Angeles Chargers
3
8Tennessee Titans
2
9Super Bowl
2
10New England Patriots
2
11NBA Playoffs
2
12Kansas City Chiefs
2
13Houston Rockets
2
14Denver Nuggets
2
15Buffalo Bills
2

Kevin Hench

1New York Yankees
6
2MLB
5
3NBA Playoffs
4
4Jarren Duran
4
5Boston Red Sox
4
6Gambling
3
7Zach Lowe
2
8Triston Casas
2
9Pedro Martinez
2
10Mike Conley
2
11Kyren Williams
2
12Aaron Judge
2
13Zoe Simmons
1
14Willie Mays
1
15Utah Jazz
1
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