An OKC-Houston Slugfest, MJ on NBC, and a Seven-Week NFL Awards Draft With Danny Kelly, Danny Heifetz, and Craig Horlbeck

Oct 22, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
63.9 min (53.7%)
Danny Heifetz
26.6 min (22.4%)
Craig Horlbeck
14.6 min (12.2%)
Danny Kelly
13.9 min (11.7%)

Top Entities

1NFL
26
2NBA Draft
22
3Aaron Rodgers
20
4NBA
16
5Gambling
16
6Daniel Jones
16
7New York Giants
15
8Rookie of the Year
13
9New England Patriots
13
10NBA Playoffs
12
11Most Valuable Player
11
12Jonathan Taylor
11
13Pittsburgh Steelers
10
14Las Vegas Raiders
10
15Drake Maye
10
16Baltimore Ravens
10
17Super Bowl
9
18Seattle Seahawks
9
19Indianapolis Colts
9
20Josh Allen
8
21Joe Flacco
8
22Joe Burrow
8
23Jacksonville Jaguars
8
24Buffalo Bills
8
25Trevor Lawrence
7
26The Ringer
7
27Sam Darnold
7
28Minnesota Vikings
7
29Kansas City Chiefs
7
30Jerry Rice
7
31Cincinnati Bengals
7
32Christian McCaffrey
7
33Tyler Warren
6
34Patrick Mahomes
6
35Green Bay Packers
6
36Brock Bowers
6
37Bill Simmons
6
38Travis Hunter
5
39Tom Brady
5
40Seattle Mariners
5
41Saquon Barkley
5
42Rashee Rice
5
43New York Jets
5
44J.J. McCarthy
5
45Ian Thomas
5
46Denver Broncos
5
47Danny Kelly
5
48Chicago Bears
5
49Caleb Williams
5
50World Series
4
51Philadelphia Eagles
4
52New Orleans Saints
4
53Matthew Stafford
4
54Jaxson Dart
4
55Anthony Davis
4
56Tua Tagovailoa
3
57Tez Johnson
3
58MLB
3
59Mike Tyson
3
60Mike Evans
3
61Miami Dolphins
3
62Mac Jones
3
63Lamar Jackson
3
64LaDainian Tomlinson
3
65Justin Fields
3
66Jordan Love
3
67Jahmyr Gibbs
3
68Dak Prescott
3
69Brian Thomas Jr.
3
70Anthony Richardson
3
71Abdul Carter
3
72Toronto Blue Jays
2
73Terrell Jennings
2
74Tennessee Titans
2
75Rhamondre Stevenson
2
76Quinshon Judkins
2
77Nick Mullens
2
78Milwaukee Bucks
2
79Mike McDaniel
2
80Michael Pittman
2
81Kyler Murray
2
82Kyle Shanahan
2
83Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
84Jayden Daniels
2
85Houston Texans
2
86Derrick Henry
2
87Cousin Sal
2
88Cleveland Browns
2
89Carson Wentz
2
90Bo Nix
2
91Bill Belichick
2
92Baker Mayfield
2
93Arizona Cardinals
2
94Aidan O'Connell
2
95Xavier Worthy
1
96Will Campbell
1
97Van Lathan
1
98UFC
1
99Tyrod Taylor
1
100Tyreek Hill
1
101Tyquan Thornton
1
102Trey Lance
1
103Toronto Raptors
1
104Tommy DeVito
1
105The Rewatchables
1
106Stephon Gilmore
1
107Stefon Diggs
1
108Spencer Rattler
1
109Shohei Ohtani
1
110Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
111San Antonio Spurs
1
112Roger Van Zandt
1
113Roger Clemens
1
114Robert McDaniel
1
115Rob Mahoney
1
116Rob Gronkowski
1
117Reggie Miller
1
118Portland Trail Blazers
1
119Philadelphia 76ers
1
120Paul Pierce
1
121Paolo Banchero
1
122Oklahoma City Thunder
1
123Nico Collins
1
124Nick Saban
1
125New York Yankees
1
126NBA Trade Deadline
1
127Minnesota Timberwolves
1
128Milton Williams
1
129Michael Jordan
1
130Micah Parsons
1
131Miami Heat
1
132Maxx Crosby
1
133Mason Rudolph
1
134Mason Graham
1
135Mark Price
1
136Marcus Mariota
1
137Mallory Rubin
1
138Luguentz Dort
1
139Los Angeles Rams
1
140Los Angeles Lakers
1
141Los Angeles Clippers
1
142Los Angeles Chargers
1
143LeBron James
1
144Kevin O'Connor
1
145Kevin Durant
1
146Kenny Pickett
1
147Kendrick Bourne
1
148Keenan Allen
1
149Karl-Anthony Towns
1
150Justin Jefferson
1
151Josh Downs
1
152Joe Mazzulla
1
153Joe House
1
154Javonte Williams
1
155James Harden
1
156Jamal Crawford
1
157Jalen Williams
1
158Jalen Hurts
1
159Jake Ferguson
1
160Jaden Springer
1
161Jacoby Brissett
1
162Jabari Smith Jr.
1
163Ja'Marr Chase
1
164Houston Rockets
1
165Hall of Fame
1
166Golden State Warriors
1
167Garrett Wilson
1
168Fred VanVleet
1
169Eric Bledsoe
1
170Emeka Egbuka
1
171DK Metcalf
1
172Devin Booker
1
173Detroit Lions
1
174Denver Nuggets
1
175Darren Waller
1
176Dan Skipper
1
177Dallas Mavericks
1
178Craig Horlbeck
1
179Chicago Bulls
1
180Chet Holmgren
1
181Charlotte Hornets
1
182Charlie Brown Jr.
1
183Cam Ward
1
184Cam Akers
1
185C.J. Stroud
1
186Brooklyn Nets
1
187Boston Red Sox
1
188Boston Celtics
1
189Bill's Dad
1
190Bijan Robinson
1
191Barry Bonds
1
192Arch Manning
1
193Andy Reid
1
194Amen Thompson
1
195Allen Lazard
1
196All-Star
1
197All-NBA First Team
1
198Alex Caruso
1
199Alec Pierce
1
200A.J. Brown
1
201Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NFL
294 (73.1%)
NBA
85 (21.1%)
MLB
11 (2.7%)
CFB
8 (2%)
Boxing
3 (0.7%)
UFC
1 (0.2%)

Top Players

1Aaron Rodgers
20
2Daniel Jones
16
3Jonathan Taylor
11
4Drake Maye
10
5Josh Allen
8
6Joe Flacco
8
7Joe Burrow
8
8Trevor Lawrence
7
9Sam Darnold
7
10Jerry Rice
7
11Christian McCaffrey
7
12Tyler Warren
6
13Patrick Mahomes
6
14Brock Bowers
6
15Bill Simmons
6
16Travis Hunter
5
17Tom Brady
5
18Saquon Barkley
5
19Rashee Rice
5
20J.J. McCarthy
5
21Ian Thomas
5
22Danny Kelly
5
23Caleb Williams
5
24Matthew Stafford
4
25Jaxson Dart
4
26Anthony Davis
4
27Tua Tagovailoa
3
28Tez Johnson
3
29Mike Tyson
3
30Mike Evans
3
31Mac Jones
3
32Lamar Jackson
3
33LaDainian Tomlinson
3
34Justin Fields
3
35Jordan Love
3
36Jahmyr Gibbs
3
37Dak Prescott
3
38Brian Thomas Jr.
3
39Anthony Richardson
3
40Abdul Carter
3
41Terrell Jennings
2
42Rhamondre Stevenson
2
43Quinshon Judkins
2
44Nick Mullens
2
45Mike McDaniel
2
46Michael Pittman
2
47Kyler Murray
2
48Kyle Shanahan
2
49Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
50Jayden Daniels
2
51Derrick Henry
2
52Cousin Sal
2
53Carson Wentz
2
54Bo Nix
2
55Bill Belichick
2
56Baker Mayfield
2
57Aidan O'Connell
2
58Xavier Worthy
1
59Will Campbell
1
60Van Lathan
1
61Tyrod Taylor
1
62Tyreek Hill
1
63Tyquan Thornton
1
64Trey Lance
1
65Tommy DeVito
1
66Stephon Gilmore
1
67Stefon Diggs
1
68Spencer Rattler
1
69Shohei Ohtani
1
70Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
71Roger Van Zandt
1
72Roger Clemens
1
73Robert McDaniel
1
74Rob Mahoney
1
75Rob Gronkowski
1
76Reggie Miller
1
77Paul Pierce
1
78Paolo Banchero
1
79Nico Collins
1
80Nick Saban
1
81Milton Williams
1
82Michael Jordan
1
83Micah Parsons
1
84Maxx Crosby
1
85Mason Rudolph
1
86Mason Graham
1
87Mark Price
1
88Marcus Mariota
1
89Mallory Rubin
1
90Luguentz Dort
1
91LeBron James
1
92Kevin O'Connor
1
93Kevin Durant
1
94Kenny Pickett
1
95Kendrick Bourne
1
96Keenan Allen
1
97Karl-Anthony Towns
1
98Justin Jefferson
1
99Josh Downs
1
100Joe Mazzulla
1
101Joe House
1
102Javonte Williams
1
103James Harden
1
104Jamal Crawford
1
105Jalen Williams
1
106Jalen Hurts
1
107Jake Ferguson
1
108Jaden Springer
1
109Jacoby Brissett
1
110Jabari Smith Jr.
1
111Ja'Marr Chase
1
112Garrett Wilson
1
113Fred VanVleet
1
114Eric Bledsoe
1
115Emeka Egbuka
1
116DK Metcalf
1
117Devin Booker
1
118Darren Waller
1
119Dan Skipper
1
120Craig Horlbeck
1
121Chet Holmgren
1
122Charlie Brown Jr.
1
123Cam Ward
1
124Cam Akers
1
125C.J. Stroud
1
126Bill's Dad
1
127Bijan Robinson
1
128Barry Bonds
1
129Arch Manning
1
130Andy Reid
1
131Amen Thompson
1
132Allen Lazard
1
133Alex Caruso
1
134Alec Pierce
1
135A.J. Brown
1
136Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NFL
9
2Gambling
8
3New England Patriots
7
4NBA Playoffs
7
5NBA Draft
7
6NBA
6
7Rookie of the Year
5
8Most Valuable Player
5
9Jacksonville Jaguars
5
10Danny Kelly
5
11Buffalo Bills
5
12Aaron Rodgers
5
13Tyler Warren
4
14The Ringer
4
15Seattle Seahawks
4

Danny Kelly

1NFL
5
2Daniel Jones
5
3Seattle Seahawks
4
4NBA Draft
4
5Las Vegas Raiders
3
6Josh Allen
3
7Gambling
3
8Travis Hunter
2
9Sam Darnold
2
10NBA
2
11Jonathan Taylor
2
12Joe Flacco
2
13J.J. McCarthy
2
14Indianapolis Colts
2
15Drake Maye
2

Craig Horlbeck

1Aaron Rodgers
8
2NBA Draft
7
3Pittsburgh Steelers
6
4NBA
6
5Trevor Lawrence
4
6NFL
4
7New York Giants
4
8Most Valuable Player
3
9Jonathan Taylor
3
10Jerry Rice
3
11Cincinnati Bengals
3
12Tyler Warren
2
13Sam Darnold
2
14Rookie of the Year
2
15Patrick Mahomes
2

Danny Heifetz

1NFL
8
2New York Giants
7
3Daniel Jones
7
4Aaron Rodgers
6
5Super Bowl
5
6Rookie of the Year
5
7Jonathan Taylor
5
8New York Jets
4
9New England Patriots
4
10NBA Draft
4
11Minnesota Vikings
4
12Matthew Stafford
4
13Joe Burrow
4
14Baltimore Ravens
4
15Sam Darnold
3
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