An NBA Six-Pack, Netflix’s WBD Pursuit, NFL Picks, and John Cena Finally Stops By, With Joe House and Matt Belloni

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 205 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House to crack open a six-pack of NBA opinions before making their Ringer 107 picks (5:01). Then, Matt Belloni joins to talk about the impending Warner Bros. Discovery sale (01:08:26). Finally, John Cena joins the show to discuss his decision to walk away from WWE, getting his first drink with The Undertaker, and much more! (01:42:52) Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Joe House, Matt Belloni, and John Cena Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Kevin Cureghian Get Gameday Deals all season long only on Uber Eats. Order Now. This episode is sponsored by State Farm®. Don’t settle for just any insurance when there’s State Farm. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠ www.rg-help.com⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Bill Simmons podcast brought to you by the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:08.5	I have a new rewatchable is coming for you on Monday.
0:10.4	Hopefully we are recording it tomorrow.
0:12.1	There's a special guest.
0:13.1	I don't want to jinx it and tell you what movie it is, but I will tweet it from the
0:17.2	rewatchables account tomorrow after we record, after know we've recorded it but it's it's
0:22.1	going to be a fun one i'm excited about it i am recording the intro for a very long podcast
0:27.2	it's what time is it 846 pacific time pt i wanted to wait until after lions cowboys because this cowboy's
0:36.7	renaissance was so much fun who knows they'd won today they would
0:41.2	have had a chance to put some real heat on the eagles of course they lost they couldn't stop the lions
0:45.3	the lion's offense just did whatever it wanted dallas is now six six and one they're not out of
0:50.6	the playoffs it's not looking great they They would have to sweep home Vikings,
0:55.3	home chargers at Washington on Christmas at Giants to finish 10, 6, and 1. I think the ship that
1:00.8	has sailed is the NFC East because the Eagles are 8 and 4 at the Chargers this weekend.
1:06.1	House and I are about to do Ringer 107 picks. We both think the Eagles can beat the Chargers.
1:10.3	They're home for the
1:11.1	Raiders, a home and home with Washington and at Buffalo. So I just feels like Philly's going to get to
1:16.7	probably 11 and 6 somehow. So the ship has sailed for Dallas except for wildcard, but they just
1:23.2	lost to one of the teams that they would have been competing for the wild cards. So this might
1:27.2	have been it. It would have been fun. One of the reasons I want to wait for the intro that they would have been competing for the wild cards. So this might have been it.
1:46.7	It would have been fun. One of the reasons I want to wait for the intro, because if Dallas did beat Detroit tonight, and I actually thought they were going to hang, CD Lamb got a concussion, you know, fairly early in the game, which didn't help them. But it would have been funny if they won this one because there would have been a real, maybe Jerry Jones was the smart guy all along case. But that is, that chip has sailed too, and probably Dallas's playoff hopes have also sailed.
1:53.0	So for big picture, I think we have probably know who eight of the seven playoff teams are.
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