In The Loop takes a step back now that Week 1 is officially in the books to give its first impressions of the AFC and figure out where the Texans fit into the conference picture after their 36-31 loss to Buffalo. The guys discuss how concerned they are about Henry To’oTo’o potentially missing time before asking the Question of the Day: What’s something that’s boring but good? ITL then goes Around The NFL to react to Monday Night Football and put a bow on the biggest stories from Week 1 before wondering whether the Texans will have a true No. 2 receiver emerge opposite Nico Collins or if WR2 will be a by-committee approach this season, followed by What’s Popping in sports and entertainment. Later, the crew asks whether the Bills may have unlocked a blueprint for attacking the Texans defense and whether other teams can copy what Buffalo did. Lunch-Time Confessions features Figgy admitting he’s getting some serious FOMO over his upcoming high school reunion, followed by College Football on a Tuesday. The show wraps by reevaluating expectations for the Texans offense after getting the first real look at C.J. Stroud in Nick Caley’s system before Figgy’s Mixtape dives into the passion and chaos of the first week of football, including a Cleveland radio host’s first segment after the Browns lost, a passionate Titans fan radio call, a Colts fan crashing out on Twitter, and more.
