Sunday, Sep 13
Top takers
Everyone’s takes on this day’s games. Most correct first; a multi-leg take counts on the day of its last leg. Click a column to sort.
 Bill Simmons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4.7 | +297 |
 Joe House | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 4.4 | +211 |
 Cousin Sal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | +99 |
 Craig Horlbeck | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6.8 | 0 |
 Danny Heifetz | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0 |
Games
Sunday, Sep 13 · 11 games
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Atlanta Falcons13
Pittsburgh Steelers20Bill Simmons 3–1 Joe House 1–0 6 takes · all graded →
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Chicago Bears59
Carolina Panthers37Cousin Sal 1–0 Bill Simmons 0–1 2 takes · all graded →
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Buffalo Bills36
Houston Texans31Cousin Sal 1–0 Bill Simmons 1–1 Joe House 0–1 6 takes · all graded →
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Cleveland Browns10
Jacksonville Jaguars34Bill Simmons 1–0 Joe House 1–0 2 takes · all graded →
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New Orleans Saints30
Detroit Lions31Joe House 1–0 Bill Simmons 0–1 2 takes · all graded →
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers27
Cincinnati Bengals33Bill Simmons 0–2 2 takes · all graded →
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New York Jets23
Tennessee Titans10Bill Simmons 2–0 Joe House 1–0 4 takes · all graded →
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Baltimore Ravens41
Indianapolis Colts23Joe House 1–0 Bill Simmons 1–0 2 takes · all graded →
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Washington Commanders22
Philadelphia Eagles24Joe House 1–0 1 take · all graded →
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Arizona Cardinals26
Los Angeles Chargers14Bill Simmons 0–1 1 take · all graded →
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Dallas Cowboys20
New York Giants28Bill Simmons 0–1 Joe House 0–1 Craig Horlbeck 0–1 4 takes · all graded →
Every take on these games
- A 6-point teaser of Falcons +4.5 and Panthers +7.5 could middle the game.
Teaser idea: tease both sides to try to middle it.
“You could have the Falcons plus four and a half and the Panthers plus seven and a half and just try to middle it.”
- 1ATL +4.5ATL13@PIT20· Final❌
- 2CAR +7.5CHI59@CAR37· Final❌
Leg 1 of 2 missed: Lost by 7
- 1ATL +4.5
- The Chargers probably beat the Cardinals.
“I think the Chargers are going to be pulling it out, Dirk Degger style.”
Lost by 12
- The Ravens–Colts game goes over 47.5.
“I mean, I like that over quite a bit also.”
64 total points
- The Eagles beat Washington
“Philadelphia Eagles at home beating Washington on the money line.”
Won by 2
- The Steelers beat the Falcons
“Pittsburgh Steelers at home beating the Atlanta Falcons at home.”
Won by 7
- The Steelers cover −4.5 against the Falcons.
Ringer 107, Week 1 pick.
“So I'm going to hold my nose and I'm going to do Steelers minus four and a half against a Falcons team.”
Won by 7
- The Steelers probably beat the Falcons.
A moneyline lean on top of his Steelers −4.5 Ringer 107 pick.
“but I, I like that Steelers money line was something else”
Won by 7
- The Cowboys cover −2.5 against the Giants.
Ringer 107, Week 1 pick.
“This is a piggyback.”
Lost by 8
- The Cowboys cover −2.5 against the Giants.
Ringer 107, Week 1 pick.
“Cowboys Sunday night minus two and a half against the Giants.”
Lost by 8
- The Jets cover against the Titans.
Ringer 107, Week 1 pick.
“And it is the New York Jets at the Tennessee Titans.”
Won by 13
- The Buccaneers cover +3.5 against the Bengals.
Ringer 107, Week 1 pick.
“But for the purposes of our contest, I would go Bucs plus three and a half.”
Lost by 6
- The Buccaneers could beat the Bengals outright.
A moneyline lean on top of his Bucs +3.5 pick (Bucs +168).
“I like the money line, too, in this game house.”
Lost by 6
- 6-point teaser: Jaguars −2.5 against the Browns and Lions −0.5 against the Saints.
Ringer 107, Week 1, his 6-point teaser.
“So Lions winning outright at home against the New Orleans Saints as a teaser leg.”
- 1JAX −2.5CLE10@JAX34· Final✅
- 2DET −0.5NO30@DET31· Final/OT✅
All 2 legs came true
- 1JAX −2.5
- 6-point teaser: Texans +7.5 against the Bills and Jaguars −2.5 against the Browns.
Ringer 107, Week 1, his 6-point teaser.
“So my teaser is Texans plus seven and a half Jaguars minus two and a half.”
- 1HOU +7.5BUF36@HOU31· Final✅
- 2JAX −2.5CLE10@JAX34· Final✅
All 2 legs came true
- 1HOU +7.5
- The Texans cover +1.5 against the Bills.
Ringer 107, Week 1 pick.
“the first pick here is the houston texans at home catching points from the buffalo Bills”
Lost by 5
- The Giants lose to the Cowboys on Sunday night
“Their Giants are going to lose.”
Won by 8
- The Giants get beaten badly by the Cowboys.
“The Giants are going to get their ass kicked.”
Lost by 8
- The Jets cover +2.5 at Tennessee.
The line was Titans −2.5; Bill had guessed Jets −1.5.
“I'm going to bet on myself on this one.”
Won by 13
- The Bears cover −2.5 at Carolina.
“I'll tell you, I'm going to go with the Bears here.”
Won by 22
- The Lions might blow out the Saints.
Lions −6.5 at home; he calls them a flashing neon sign for a teaser.
“This feels blowout -y to me.”
Won by 1
- The Ravens probably beat the Colts.
“My guess is I would probably take the Ravens money line and put that with something because the hook scares me.”
Won by 18
- The Bills get a small edge facing Houston's defense before it finds a rhythm.
Sal guessed Bills −1.5 at Houston and it matched the line.
“I think it's a little bit of a break for Buffalo getting this defense before they get in a rhythm.”
Won by 5
- The Jets probably beat the Titans in Week 1.
About the Week 1 Titans–Jets opener.
“I actually think they'll probably beat the”
Won by 13
- The Texans beat the Bills in Week 1.
“So four days later after Houston kicks the shit out of them.”
Lost by 5
- The Steelers probably beat the Falcons in Week 1.
“I'm betting the Steelers now.”
Pittsburgh beat Atlanta 20-13 on Sept 13, 2026 at Acrisure Stadium, with a late T.J. Watt pick-six deciding it. Simmons's pick on the Steelers was correct.
- Source: ESPN ↗ Steelers 20-13 Falcons (Sep 13, 2026) Final Score - ESPN · Sep 13, 2026
