The Pats Grow Up, Nobody Believes in the Jags, the Bears are a Sports Movie, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Dec 22, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
62.1 min (64.8%)
Cousin Sal
33.8 min (35.2%)

Top Entities

1Pittsburgh Steelers
17
2New England Patriots
17
3NBA Playoffs
15
4Detroit Lions
14
5Drake Maye
13
6Jacksonville Jaguars
12
7NFL
10
8NBA
10
9Los Angeles Chargers
10
10Las Vegas Raiders
9
11Houston Texans
9
12Carolina Panthers
9
13The Ringer
8
14New York Giants
8
15Denver Nuggets
8
16Gambling
7
17Buffalo Bills
7
18Baltimore Ravens
7
19Aaron Rodgers
7
20Kansas City Chiefs
6
21Chicago Bears
6
22Super Bowl
5
23Philadelphia Eagles
5
24Patrick Mahomes
5
25Los Angeles Rams
5
26Josh Johnson
5
27Indianapolis Colts
5
28Green Bay Packers
5
29The Sports Gal
4
30San Francisco 49ers
4
31Pittsburgh Pirates
4
32Marcus Mariota
4
33Joe House
4
34Denver Broncos
4
35Dallas Cowboys
4
36Cincinnati Bengals
4
37Travis Hunter
3
38Tennessee Titans
3
39Most Valuable Player
3
40Miami Heat
3
41Max Brosmer
3
42Lamar Jackson
3
43J.J. McCarthy
3
44Detroit Pistons
3
45C.J. Stroud
3
46Bryce Young
3
47Brady Cook
3
48Boston Celtics
3
49Bill Simmons
3
50Tyler Huntley
2
51Trevor Lawrence
2
52The Rewatchables
2
53Seattle Seahawks
2
54Sean Fennessey
2
55Russell Wilson
2
56Philadelphia 76ers
2
57Patrick Ewing
2
58New York Knicks
2
59New York Jets
2
60New Orleans Saints
2
61NBA Draft
2
62Minnesota Vikings
2
63Minnesota Timberwolves
2
64Milwaukee Bucks
2
65Mike Evans
2
66Joshua Dobbs
2
67Josh Allen
2
68Jaxson Dart
2
69Jared Goff
2
70Indiana Pacers
2
71Ian Thomas
2
72Gus Edwards
2
73Daniel Jones
2
74Cleveland Browns
2
75Chicago Bulls
2
76Bo Nix
2
77Arizona Cardinals
2
78Anthony Davis
2
79Jayson Tatum
2
80Zoe Simmons
1
81Zay Flowers
1
82Wyatt Bowles
1
83World Series
1
84Woody Marks
1
85Van Lathan
1
86Tua Tagovailoa
1
87Tommy DeVito
1
88Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
89Stefon Diggs
1
90Sam Darnold
1
91Rookie of the Year
1
92Rocky Balboa
1
93Rocky (film)
1
94Robin Lopez
1
95Robbie Chosen
1
96RJ Harvey
1
97Rhamondre Stevenson
1
98Quinshon Judkins
1
99Quentin Johnston
1
100Phoenix Suns
1
101Peter Schrager
1
102Oklahoma City Thunder
1
103Nico Collins
1
104NFL Playoffs
1
105NBA Finals
1
106Mr. Miyagi
1
107MLB
1
108Mike Tyson
1
109Mecole Hardman
1
110Matthew Stafford
1
111Magic Johnson
1
112Los Angeles Clippers
1
113Lionel Hollins
1
114Kyle Williams
1
115Kevin Garnett
1
116Kenneth Gainwell
1
117Kaleb Canales
1
118Justin Herbert
1
119Jrue Holiday
1
120Joe Burrow
1
121Jaylen Brown
1
122Jarren Duran
1
123James Cook
1
124Jahmyr Gibbs
1
125Isaiah Bond
1
126Hall of Fame
1
127Gordon Hayward
1
128Ernest Jones
1
129DK Metcalf
1
130Derrick Henry
1
131Dallas Mavericks
1
132Dak Prescott
1
133Cousin Sal
1
134Chris Oladokun
1
135Charles Barkley
1
136Bucky Irving
1
137Boston Red Sox
1
138Atlanta Falcons
1
139All-NBA Third Team
1

League Distribution

NFL
207 (71.6%)
NBA
71 (24.6%)
MLB
7 (2.4%)
CFB
3 (1%)
Boxing
1 (0.3%)

Top Players

1Drake Maye
13
2Aaron Rodgers
7
3Patrick Mahomes
5
4Josh Johnson
5
5The Sports Gal
4
6Marcus Mariota
4
7Joe House
4
8Travis Hunter
3
9Max Brosmer
3
10Lamar Jackson
3
11J.J. McCarthy
3
12C.J. Stroud
3
13Bryce Young
3
14Brady Cook
3
15Bill Simmons
3
16Tyler Huntley
2
17Trevor Lawrence
2
18Sean Fennessey
2
19Russell Wilson
2
20Patrick Ewing
2
21Mike Evans
2
22Joshua Dobbs
2
23Josh Allen
2
24Jaxson Dart
2
25Jared Goff
2
26Ian Thomas
2
27Gus Edwards
2
28Daniel Jones
2
29Bo Nix
2
30Anthony Davis
2
31Jayson Tatum
2
32Zoe Simmons
1
33Zay Flowers
1
34Wyatt Bowles
1
35Woody Marks
1
36Van Lathan
1
37Tua Tagovailoa
1
38Tommy DeVito
1
39Stefon Diggs
1
40Sam Darnold
1
41Rocky Balboa
1
42Robin Lopez
1
43Robbie Chosen
1
44RJ Harvey
1
45Rhamondre Stevenson
1
46Quinshon Judkins
1
47Quentin Johnston
1
48Peter Schrager
1
49Nico Collins
1
50Mr. Miyagi
1
51Mike Tyson
1
52Mecole Hardman
1
53Matthew Stafford
1
54Magic Johnson
1
55Lionel Hollins
1
56Kyle Williams
1
57Kevin Garnett
1
58Kenneth Gainwell
1
59Kaleb Canales
1
60Justin Herbert
1
61Jrue Holiday
1
62Joe Burrow
1
63Jaylen Brown
1
64Jarren Duran
1
65James Cook
1
66Jahmyr Gibbs
1
67Isaiah Bond
1
68Gordon Hayward
1
69Ernest Jones
1
70DK Metcalf
1
71Derrick Henry
1
72Dak Prescott
1
73Cousin Sal
1
74Chris Oladokun
1
75Charles Barkley
1
76Bucky Irving
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1New England Patriots
14
2NBA Playoffs
11
3Detroit Lions
11
4Los Angeles Chargers
10
5Drake Maye
10
6NBA
8
7Jacksonville Jaguars
8
8Houston Texans
8
9The Ringer
7
10Pittsburgh Steelers
7
11Las Vegas Raiders
7
12Baltimore Ravens
7
13NFL
6
14Aaron Rodgers
6
15New York Giants
5

Cousin Sal

1Pittsburgh Steelers
10
2Denver Nuggets
5
3NFL
4
4NBA Playoffs
4
5Jacksonville Jaguars
4
6Carolina Panthers
4
7New York Giants
3
8New England Patriots
3
9Josh Johnson
3
10Drake Maye
3
11Detroit Lions
3
12Buffalo Bills
3
13Travis Hunter
2
14Super Bowl
2
15Philadelphia Eagles
2
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