The Patriots Are Pathetic, Detroit Crushes Minnesota, Plus Wild-Card Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Jan 6, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
59.4 min (68.2%)
Cousin Sal
27.7 min (31.8%)

Top Entities

1NBA Playoffs
29
2New England Patriots
18
3Gambling
16
4NBA
14
5NFL
12
6NBA Draft
11
7New York Jets
10
8Buffalo Bills
10
9Minnesota Timberwolves
9
10Los Angeles Chargers
8
11Houston Rockets
8
12Baltimore Ravens
8
13Tyreek Hill
7
14Sam Darnold
7
15Pittsburgh Steelers
7
16Miami Heat
7
17Lamar Jackson
7
18Detroit Lions
7
19Denver Nuggets
7
20Las Vegas Raiders
6
21Kansas City Chiefs
5
22Green Bay Packers
5
23Drake Maye
5
24Dallas Cowboys
5
25Chicago Bears
5
26Tennessee Titans
4
27Super Bowl
4
28Pittsburgh Pirates
4
29Philadelphia 76ers
4
30New York Knicks
4
31Minnesota Vikings
4
32Los Angeles Rams
4
33Joe House
4
34Joe Burrow
4
35Jimmy Butler III
4
36Cincinnati Bengals
4
37The Ringer
3
38Tee Higgins
3
39Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3
40Roger Goodell
3
41O.J. Mayo
3
42Most Valuable Player
3
43Milton Williams
3
44Mike Evans
3
45Los Angeles Lakers
3
46Josh Allen
3
47Indianapolis Colts
3
48Detroit Pistons
3
49Cousin Sal
3
50Cleveland Browns
3
51Carolina Panthers
3
52Cam Ward
3
53Cam Akers
3
54Bill Simmons
3
55Xavier Hutchinson
2
56Trey Lance
2
57Trey Hendrickson
2
58Tom Brady
2
59The Rewatchables
2
60Saquon Barkley
2
61San Francisco 49ers
2
62New York Giants
2
63New Orleans Saints
2
64New Orleans Pelicans
2
65MLB
2
66Mike McDaniel
2
67Kevin Garnett
2
68Justin Fields
2
69Jalen Hurts
2
70Jacksonville Jaguars
2
71Houston Texans
2
72Hall of Fame
2
73George Pickens
2
74Carson Wentz
2
75Brock Bowers
2
76Boston Celtics
2
77Bill's Dad
2
78Atlanta Hawks
2
79Arizona Cardinals
2
80Anthony Davis
2
81Alex Anzalone
2
82Zoe Simmons
1
83Will Levis
1
84Tucker Kraft
1
85Tua Tagovailoa
1
86Travis Hunter
1
87The Sports Gal
1
88Tank Dell
1
89Stefon Diggs
1
90San Antonio Spurs
1
91Roger Van Zandt
1
92Robert De Niro
1
93Rob Mahoney
1
94Philadelphia Eagles
1
95Patrick Mahomes
1
96Najee Harris
1
97Mitchell Trubisky
1
98Mike White
1
99Mike McCarthy
1
100Miami Dolphins
1
101Marcus Mariota
1
102Magic Johnson
1
103Los Angeles Clippers
1
104Kirk Cousins
1
105Kevin O'Connor
1
106Justin Herbert
1
107Jordan Addison
1
108Joe Pesci
1
109Joe Flacco
1
110Jayden Daniels
1
111Jared Goff
1
112Jahmyr Gibbs
1
113Jacoby Brissett
1
114Hakeem Olajuwon
1
115Gus Edwards
1
116Deshaun Watson
1
117Derrick Rose
1
118Davis Mills
1
119Davante Adams
1
120Cooper Rush
1
121College Football
1
122Chris Boswell
1
123Chase Brown
1
124Caleb Williams
1
125C.J. Stroud
1
126Bryce Young
1
127Brock Purdy
1
128Boston Red Sox
1
129Bailey Zappe
1
130Andy Reid
1
131All-Star
1
132All-NBA Third Team
1
133Abdul Carter
1
134Aaron Rodgers
1

League Distribution

NFL
161 (59.9%)
NBA
98 (36.4%)
MLB
6 (2.2%)
CFB
4 (1.5%)

Top Players

1Tyreek Hill
7
2Sam Darnold
7
3Lamar Jackson
7
4Drake Maye
5
5Joe House
4
6Joe Burrow
4
7Jimmy Butler III
4
8Tee Higgins
3
9Roger Goodell
3
10O.J. Mayo
3
11Milton Williams
3
12Mike Evans
3
13Josh Allen
3
14Cousin Sal
3
15Cam Ward
3
16Cam Akers
3
17Bill Simmons
3
18Xavier Hutchinson
2
19Trey Lance
2
20Trey Hendrickson
2
21Tom Brady
2
22Saquon Barkley
2
23Mike McDaniel
2
24Kevin Garnett
2
25Justin Fields
2
26Jalen Hurts
2
27George Pickens
2
28Carson Wentz
2
29Brock Bowers
2
30Bill's Dad
2
31Anthony Davis
2
32Alex Anzalone
2
33Zoe Simmons
1
34Will Levis
1
35Tucker Kraft
1
36Tua Tagovailoa
1
37Travis Hunter
1
38The Sports Gal
1
39Tank Dell
1
40Stefon Diggs
1
41Roger Van Zandt
1
42Robert De Niro
1
43Rob Mahoney
1
44Patrick Mahomes
1
45Najee Harris
1
46Mitchell Trubisky
1
47Mike White
1
48Mike McCarthy
1
49Marcus Mariota
1
50Magic Johnson
1
51Kirk Cousins
1
52Kevin O'Connor
1
53Justin Herbert
1
54Jordan Addison
1
55Joe Pesci
1
56Joe Flacco
1
57Jayden Daniels
1
58Jared Goff
1
59Jahmyr Gibbs
1
60Jacoby Brissett
1
61Hakeem Olajuwon
1
62Gus Edwards
1
63Deshaun Watson
1
64Derrick Rose
1
65Davis Mills
1
66Davante Adams
1
67Cooper Rush
1
68Chris Boswell
1
69Chase Brown
1
70Caleb Williams
1
71C.J. Stroud
1
72Bryce Young
1
73Brock Purdy
1
74Bailey Zappe
1
75Andy Reid
1
76Abdul Carter
1
77Aaron Rodgers
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Playoffs
21
2NBA
13
3New England Patriots
12
4Gambling
12
5NBA Draft
9
6Los Angeles Chargers
8
7Houston Rockets
8
8NFL
7
9New York Jets
7
10Buffalo Bills
7
11Minnesota Timberwolves
6
12Miami Heat
6
13Sam Darnold
5
14Pittsburgh Steelers
5
15Denver Nuggets
5

Cousin Sal

1NBA Playoffs
8
2New England Patriots
6
3NFL
5
4Lamar Jackson
4
5Gambling
4
6Tyreek Hill
3
7Super Bowl
3
8Roger Goodell
3
9New York Knicks
3
10New York Jets
3
11Minnesota Timberwolves
3
12Detroit Lions
3
13Dallas Cowboys
3
14Buffalo Bills
3
15Baltimore Ravens
3
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