Kevin opened with a preview and a prediction on Sunday’s game between the Commanders and Bears. Jay Gruden jumped on with a preview of the game and his “NFL Lock of the Week.” ESPN’s Stanford Steve was a guest to discuss some big college football games including Navy/Notre Dame.

Kevin and Thom today with a menu of fall, festivals, and football. What if Mariota starts? Will Washington beat Chicago? Lots on Kingsbury’s impact as well. Thom has his Bears-Commanders pick. The boys discussed World Series, NFL Hall of Fame ’25 candidates, and more.

Kevin and Thom discussed how they’d like to the see the team handle the Jayden Daniels’ injury this week leading up to the game Sunday against the Bears. They talked Lamar Jackson’s performance last night in the Ravens win over the Bucs. Kevin went off on the reporter who grilled Tampa Bay coach Todd Bowles during his post-game press conference. The boys yakked some about the ugly fan scene Saturday night at the Texas-Georgia game and how it seemed to influence the referees to overturn a call. Kevin recapped Maryland’s win Saturday against USC and the guys also got to Juan Soto’s 10th inning 3-run homer for the Yankees as they finished off Cleveland over the weekend.

Kevin waited for the news on Jayden Daniels. You’ll hear what Dan Quinn said about his availability for the Bears and beyond. Kevin had a Version 2.0 of his “Game-Take” which included an in-depth recap of Marcus Mariota’s game with a letter grade. Kevin also added something to his “did not like” list from yesterday’s Commanders’ win over the Panthers.

Kevin with a quick recap moments after Washington’s 40-7 blowout win over Carolina. The big story…Jayden Daniels was injured in the first quarter. Kevin’s thoughts on the injury plus his “Game-Take” with what he liked and didn’t like from the 33-pt win. Commanders’ TE Ben Sinnott jumped on from the locker room after the win and his first catch of his career was a touchdown catch.

Kevin and Thom today with a variety of choices on the menu. They started with dog talk and moved quickly to Commanders trade deadline possibilities. Kevin thinks a division title may come with a very high NFC seed. He spelled it out. They talked Ohtani, Darrell Green, and Thom’s Rotary Club speech too.