The Voodoo Steelers, NFC South Comedy, an Eagles Theory, Guess the Lines Round 1, and Jaylen’s Crazy Year With Cousin Sal

Jan 5, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
69.9 min (65.8%)
Cousin Sal
36.3 min (34.2%)

Top Entities

1Pittsburgh Steelers
30
2NBA Playoffs
29
3New England Patriots
27
4Gambling
18
5Baltimore Ravens
17
6NBA
16
7Chicago Bears
15
8Carolina Panthers
13
9NFL
12
10Jacksonville Jaguars
12
11Philadelphia Eagles
11
12Los Angeles Rams
10
13Seattle Seahawks
9
14Lamar Jackson
9
15Matthew Stafford
8
16Green Bay Packers
8
17Los Angeles Chargers
7
18Boston Celtics
7
19The Sports Gal
6
20The Ringer
6
21Super Bowl
6
22Joe Burrow
6
23Houston Texans
6
24Buffalo Bills
6
25Zay Flowers
5
26Philadelphia 76ers
5
27Most Valuable Player
5
28Los Angeles Clippers
5
29Kirk Cousins
5
30Josh Allen
5
31Trey Lance
4
32Drake Maye
4
33Cousin Sal
4
34Cleveland Browns
4
35Arizona Cardinals
4
36Aaron Rodgers
4
37Jayson Tatum
4
38Trevor Lawrence
3
39Trent Williams
3
40New York Jets
3
41New York Giants
3
42Kansas City Chiefs
3
43Joe House
3
44Jimmy Butler III
3
45Houston Rockets
3
46DK Metcalf
3
47Detroit Lions
3
48Derrick Rose
3
49Derrick Henry
3
50Denver Broncos
3
51Cincinnati Bengals
3
52Atlanta Falcons
3
53Anthony Davis
3
54Tyler Huntley
2
55Tom Brady
2
56The Rewatchables
2
57Shedeur Sanders
2
58Sam Hauser
2
59Sam Darnold
2
60Rookie of the Year
2
61Riley Leonard
2
62Puka Nacua
2
63Patrick Mahomes
2
64New York Mets
2
65New Orleans Saints
2
66NBA Draft
2
67Las Vegas Raiders
2
68Kevin Garnett
2
69Jeff Van Gundy
2
70Jaylen Brown
2
71James Harden
2
72Jalen Hurts
2
73Jahmyr Gibbs
2
74Indianapolis Colts
2
75Hall of Fame
2
76Denver Nuggets
2
77Dallas Mavericks
2
78Christian McCaffrey
2
79Chicago Bulls
2
80Brandon Bass
2
81Bowl Game
2
82Boston Red Sox
2
83Bill Buckner
2
84Younghoe Koo
1
85Will Campbell
1
86Van Lathan
1
87UFC
1
88Tyler Loop
1
89Tucker Kraft
1
90Trae Young
1
91Tennessee Titans
1
92Tee Higgins
1
93Ted Williams
1
94Tanner McKee
1
95Steve Ballmer
1
96Shohei Ohtani
1
97Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
98Scottie Pippen
1
99Saquon Barkley
1
100Sacramento Kings
1
101Russell Westbrook
1
102Rounders (film)
1
103Rhamondre Stevenson
1
104Quinshon Judkins
1
105Quinn Ewers
1
106Pittsburgh Pirates
1
107Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
108NFL Playoffs
1
109New York Knicks
1
110New Orleans Pelicans
1
111Myles Garrett
1
112MLB
1
113Minnesota Vikings
1
114Milwaukee Bucks
1
115Miami Heat
1
116Malik Willis
1
117Magic Johnson
1
118Mac Jones
1
119Luka Dončić
1
120LaMelo Ball
1
121Kyler Murray
1
122Kawhi Leonard
1
123Jrue Holiday
1
124Josh Johnson
1
125Jerry Rice
1
126James Cook
1
127Jameer Nelson
1
128Jalen Brunson
1
129Ja Morant
1
130Isaiah Likely
1
131Ian Thomas
1
132Hunter Henry
1
133Harold Fannin Jr.
1
134Fred Warner
1
135Detroit Pistons
1
136DeAndre Hopkins
1
137David Roddy
1
138Dante Fowler Jr.
1
139Dallas Cowboys
1
140Charles Barkley
1
141Cam Ward
1
142Bryce Young
1
143Brock Purdy
1
144Bill Simmons
1
145Antonio Gibson
1
146All-NBA First Team
1
147Adam Thielen
1

League Distribution

NFL
205 (63.7%)
NBA
101 (31.4%)
MLB
9 (2.8%)
CFB
6 (1.9%)
UFC
1 (0.3%)

Top Players

1Lamar Jackson
9
2Matthew Stafford
8
3The Sports Gal
6
4Joe Burrow
6
5Zay Flowers
5
6Kirk Cousins
5
7Josh Allen
5
8Trey Lance
4
9Drake Maye
4
10Cousin Sal
4
11Aaron Rodgers
4
12Jayson Tatum
4
13Trevor Lawrence
3
14Trent Williams
3
15Joe House
3
16Jimmy Butler III
3
17DK Metcalf
3
18Derrick Rose
3
19Derrick Henry
3
20Anthony Davis
3
21Tyler Huntley
2
22Tom Brady
2
23Shedeur Sanders
2
24Sam Hauser
2
25Sam Darnold
2
26Riley Leonard
2
27Puka Nacua
2
28Patrick Mahomes
2
29Kevin Garnett
2
30Jeff Van Gundy
2
31Jaylen Brown
2
32James Harden
2
33Jalen Hurts
2
34Jahmyr Gibbs
2
35Christian McCaffrey
2
36Brandon Bass
2
37Bill Buckner
2
38Younghoe Koo
1
39Will Campbell
1
40Van Lathan
1
41Tyler Loop
1
42Tucker Kraft
1
43Trae Young
1
44Tee Higgins
1
45Ted Williams
1
46Tanner McKee
1
47Steve Ballmer
1
48Shohei Ohtani
1
49Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
50Scottie Pippen
1
51Saquon Barkley
1
52Russell Westbrook
1
53Rhamondre Stevenson
1
54Quinshon Judkins
1
55Quinn Ewers
1
56Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
57Myles Garrett
1
58Malik Willis
1
59Magic Johnson
1
60Mac Jones
1
61Luka Dončić
1
62LaMelo Ball
1
63Kyler Murray
1
64Kawhi Leonard
1
65Jrue Holiday
1
66Josh Johnson
1
67Jerry Rice
1
68James Cook
1
69Jameer Nelson
1
70Jalen Brunson
1
71Ja Morant
1
72Isaiah Likely
1
73Ian Thomas
1
74Hunter Henry
1
75Harold Fannin Jr.
1
76Fred Warner
1
77DeAndre Hopkins
1
78David Roddy
1
79Dante Fowler Jr.
1
80Charles Barkley
1
81Cam Ward
1
82Bryce Young
1
83Brock Purdy
1
84Bill Simmons
1
85Antonio Gibson
1
86Adam Thielen
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1New England Patriots
24
2NBA Playoffs
22
3Pittsburgh Steelers
20
4Baltimore Ravens
13
5NBA
12
6Gambling
11
7Chicago Bears
11
8Philadelphia Eagles
10
9NFL
10
10Carolina Panthers
9
11Jacksonville Jaguars
8
12Seattle Seahawks
7
13Los Angeles Rams
7
14The Sports Gal
6
15Matthew Stafford
6

Cousin Sal

1Pittsburgh Steelers
10
2NBA Playoffs
7
3Gambling
7
4Lamar Jackson
6
5NBA
4
6Kirk Cousins
4
7Jacksonville Jaguars
4
8Chicago Bears
4
9Carolina Panthers
4
10Baltimore Ravens
4
11Zay Flowers
3
12New England Patriots
3
13Los Angeles Rams
3
14Joe Burrow
3
15Green Bay Packers
3
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