Maye Vs. Stafford, Week 18 Picks & the 21 Best 21st Century Sports Movies With Peter Schrager, Joe House, and Sean Fennessey

Jan 2, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
87.4 min (61.1%)
Peter Schrager
22.5 min (15.8%)
Sean Fennessey
22.0 min (15.4%)
Joe House
11.1 min (7.7%)

Top Entities

1NFL
25
2The Rewatchables
20
3NBA
20
4Joe House
20
5Drake Maye
19
6Most Valuable Player
16
7Gambling
16
8Lamar Jackson
14
9Atlanta Hawks
14
10Matthew Stafford
13
11NBA Playoffs
11
12Carolina Panthers
11
13Baltimore Ravens
11
14San Francisco 49ers
10
15New England Patriots
10
16The Ringer
9
17Pittsburgh Steelers
7
18Bill Simmons
7
19Atlanta Falcons
7
20Seattle Seahawks
6
21Sean Fennessey
6
22Sam Darnold
6
23Peter Schrager
6
24MLB
6
25Houston Texans
6
26Boxing
6
27Apollo Creed
6
28Aaron Rodgers
6
29NBA Draft
5
30Los Angeles Rams
5
31Indiana Pacers
5
32Christian McCaffrey
5
33Tom Brady
4
34The Sports Gal
4
35Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4
36Super Bowl
4
37Puka Nacua
4
38New York Knicks
4
39New York Giants
4
40New Orleans Saints
4
41DK Metcalf
4
42Xavier Worthy
3
43Rookie of the Year
3
44Rocky (film)
3
45Miami Heat
3
46Matt Ryan
3
47Mark Wahlberg
3
48Leonardo DiCaprio
3
49Kansas City Chiefs
3
50Green Bay Packers
3
51Derrick Henry
3
52Cincinnati Bengals
3
53Brock Purdy
3
54Ben Affleck
3
55Adam Thielen
3
56Victor Wembanyama
2
57Trevor Lawrence
2
58Trevon Diggs
2
59Trent Williams
2
60Tennessee Titans
2
61Steve Nash
2
62Riley Leonard
2
63Philadelphia Eagles
2
64Philadelphia 76ers
2
65NHL
2
66New York Jets
2
67NBA Free Agency
2
68Minnesota Vikings
2
69Miami Dolphins
2
70Matt Damon
2
71Malik Willis
2
72Magic Johnson
2
73Las Vegas Raiders
2
74Kevin O'Connor
2
75Kevin Garnett
2
76Jimmy Butler III
2
77Jacksonville Jaguars
2
78Indianapolis Colts
2
79Hall of Fame
2
80Grant Williams
2
81George Kittle
2
82Derrick Rose
2
83DeAndre Hopkins
2
84Davante Adams
2
85Chris Ryan
2
86Brad Pitt
2
87Boston Celtics
2
88Bill's Dad
2
89Baker Mayfield
2
90Anthony Davis
2
91Amanda Dobbins
2
92All-NBA First Team
2
93Zoe Simmons
1
94Xavier Smith
1
95Wyatt Bowles
1
96WNBA
1
97Will Hardy
1
98Washington Wizards
1
99Von Miller
1
100UConn Huskies
1
101Tyler Huntley
1
102Tucker Kraft
1
103Trey Lance
1
104Tom Cruise
1
105Stetson Bennett
1
106Stephen Curry
1
107Stefon Diggs
1
108Shaquille O'Neal
1
109Saquon Barkley
1
110Salvon Ahmed
1
111Russell Wilson
1
112Roger Van Zandt
1
113Robert Spillane
1
114Robert Saleh
1
115Robert De Niro
1
116Rhamondre Stevenson
1
117Ray Allen
1
118Rashod Bateman
1
119Pittsburgh Pirates
1
120Peyton Manning
1
121Patrick Mahomes
1
122Pat Spencer
1
123NFL Playoffs
1
124New York Mets
1
125NBA Finals
1
126Mookie Betts
1
127Minnesota Timberwolves
1
128Mike McDaniel
1
129Mike McCarthy
1
130Mike Evans
1
131Michael Porter Jr.
1
132Michael Mann
1
133Michael Jordan
1
134Mekhi Garner
1
135Martin Scorsese
1
136Malik Nabers
1
137LeBron James
1
138Lavonte David
1
139Kirk Cousins
1
140Kevin Austin Jr.
1
141Keon Ellis
1
142Keni-H Lovely
1
143Julio Rodriguez
1
144Josh Oppenheimer
1
145Josh Allen
1
146Joe Burrow
1
147Jerry Rice
1
148Hunter Henry
1
149Harold Fannin Jr.
1
150Geno Smith
1
151Gavin Bartholomew
1
152Francisco Mauigoa
1
153Final Four
1
154Donald Sloan
1
155DJ Moore
1
156Detroit Pistons
1
157Desmond Ridder
1
158Derek Carr
1
159Denver Broncos
1
160Dee Winters
1
161Daniel Bellinger
1
162Dallas Mavericks
1
163Dallas Cowboys
1
164Cousin Sal
1
165Connor Bedard
1
166College Football
1
167Cleveland Browns
1
168Cincinnati Reds
1
169Chris Olave
1
170Chris Oladokun
1
171Chris Collins
1
172Chicago Bulls
1
173Chicago Bears
1
174Chase Brown
1
175Charles Barkley
1
176Cam Ward
1
177Caleb Williams
1
178Buffalo Bills
1
179Bucky Irving
1
180Bryce Young
1
181Bryce Huff
1
182Brooklyn Nets
1
183Brady Cook
1
184Brad Marchand
1
185Bo Nix
1
186Bill Russell
1
187Bijan Robinson
1
188Austin Hooper
1
189Arizona Cardinals
1
190Anthony Edwards
1
191Alvin Kamara
1
192Al Pacino
1

League Distribution

NFL
155 (54%)
NBA
107 (37.3%)
MLB
11 (3.8%)
Boxing
6 (2.1%)
NHL
3 (1%)
NCAAB
2 (0.7%)
CFB
2 (0.7%)
WNBA
1 (0.3%)

Top Players

1Joe House
20
2Drake Maye
19
3Lamar Jackson
14
4Matthew Stafford
13
5Bill Simmons
7
6Sean Fennessey
6
7Sam Darnold
6
8Peter Schrager
6
9Apollo Creed
6
10Aaron Rodgers
6
11Christian McCaffrey
5
12Tom Brady
4
13The Sports Gal
4
14Puka Nacua
4
15DK Metcalf
4
16Xavier Worthy
3
17Matt Ryan
3
18Mark Wahlberg
3
19Leonardo DiCaprio
3
20Derrick Henry
3
21Brock Purdy
3
22Ben Affleck
3
23Adam Thielen
3
24Victor Wembanyama
2
25Trevor Lawrence
2
26Trevon Diggs
2
27Trent Williams
2
28Steve Nash
2
29Riley Leonard
2
30Matt Damon
2
31Malik Willis
2
32Magic Johnson
2
33Kevin O'Connor
2
34Kevin Garnett
2
35Jimmy Butler III
2
36Grant Williams
2
37George Kittle
2
38Derrick Rose
2
39DeAndre Hopkins
2
40Davante Adams
2
41Chris Ryan
2
42Brad Pitt
2
43Bill's Dad
2
44Baker Mayfield
2
45Anthony Davis
2
46Amanda Dobbins
2
47Zoe Simmons
1
48Xavier Smith
1
49Wyatt Bowles
1
50Will Hardy
1
51Von Miller
1
52Tyler Huntley
1
53Tucker Kraft
1
54Trey Lance
1
55Tom Cruise
1
56Stetson Bennett
1
57Stephen Curry
1
58Stefon Diggs
1
59Shaquille O'Neal
1
60Saquon Barkley
1
61Salvon Ahmed
1
62Russell Wilson
1
63Roger Van Zandt
1
64Robert Spillane
1
65Robert Saleh
1
66Robert De Niro
1
67Rhamondre Stevenson
1
68Ray Allen
1
69Rashod Bateman
1
70Peyton Manning
1
71Patrick Mahomes
1
72Pat Spencer
1
73Mookie Betts
1
74Mike McDaniel
1
75Mike McCarthy
1
76Mike Evans
1
77Michael Porter Jr.
1
78Michael Mann
1
79Michael Jordan
1
80Mekhi Garner
1
81Martin Scorsese
1
82Malik Nabers
1
83LeBron James
1
84Lavonte David
1
85Kirk Cousins
1
86Kevin Austin Jr.
1
87Keon Ellis
1
88Keni-H Lovely
1
89Julio Rodriguez
1
90Josh Oppenheimer
1
91Josh Allen
1
92Joe Burrow
1
93Jerry Rice
1
94Hunter Henry
1
95Harold Fannin Jr.
1
96Geno Smith
1
97Gavin Bartholomew
1
98Francisco Mauigoa
1
99Donald Sloan
1
100DJ Moore
1
101Desmond Ridder
1
102Derek Carr
1
103Dee Winters
1
104Daniel Bellinger
1
105Cousin Sal
1
106Connor Bedard
1
107Chris Olave
1
108Chris Oladokun
1
109Chris Collins
1
110Chase Brown
1
111Charles Barkley
1
112Cam Ward
1
113Caleb Williams
1
114Bucky Irving
1
115Bryce Young
1
116Bryce Huff
1
117Brady Cook
1
118Brad Marchand
1
119Bo Nix
1
120Bill Russell
1
121Bijan Robinson
1
122Austin Hooper
1
123Anthony Edwards
1
124Alvin Kamara
1
125Al Pacino
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Joe House
18
2The Rewatchables
17
3NBA
15
4NFL
13
5Most Valuable Player
11
6Gambling
11
7Drake Maye
10
8Atlanta Hawks
10
9The Ringer
8
10NBA Playoffs
8
11Matthew Stafford
7
12Lamar Jackson
7
13New England Patriots
6
14Baltimore Ravens
6
15Sean Fennessey
5

Peter Schrager

1Drake Maye
6
2NFL
5
3NBA
5
4Matthew Stafford
5
5Lamar Jackson
5
6San Francisco 49ers
4
7Most Valuable Player
4
8Indiana Pacers
4
9Carolina Panthers
4
10Super Bowl
3
11Sam Darnold
3
12NBA Playoffs
3
13Gambling
3
14Baltimore Ravens
3
15Atlanta Hawks
3

Sean Fennessey

1MLB
5
2Apollo Creed
3
3The Rewatchables
2
4NFL
2
5Boxing
2
6Bill Simmons
2
7Amanda Dobbins
2
8Xavier Worthy
1
9Tom Cruise
1
10The Ringer
1
11Stetson Bennett
1
12Sean Fennessey
1
13Rocky (film)
1
14Robert De Niro
1
15Rashod Bateman
1

Joe House

1NFL
5
2Drake Maye
3
3New England Patriots
2
4Lamar Jackson
2
5Houston Texans
2
6Gambling
2
7Carolina Panthers
2
8Baltimore Ravens
2
9Tyler Huntley
1
10Trevon Diggs
1
11Trent Williams
1
12Tom Brady
1
13Tennessee Titans
1
14Steve Nash
1
15Shaquille O'Neal
1
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