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Jan 2025
1h 28m

Round 1 NFL Reactions With Cousin Sal

The Ringer
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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal to discuss the game of wild-card weekend: Buccaneers-Commanders (2:55), the Round 2 schedule, the Eagles beating the Packers (20:34), Broncos-Bills, Steelers-Ravens, and Chargers-Texans (35:24) before guessing the lines for the NFL divisional round (54:35). They then discuss the devastating Southern California fires (1:13:55).


Host: Bill Simmons

Guest: Cousin Sal

Producers: Kyle Crichton, Chia Hao Tat, and Steve Ceruti


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