Sep 18, 2026 · 47 min
Cowboys face an early test after Week 1 collapse
Hour 2: How Critical is Sunday's Game for the Cowboys?
The episode weighs whether Dallas can recover against Washington while widening the lens to quarterback health, college football pressure, and Week 2 expectations.
- 1Dallas’s Washington matchup carries outsized psychological and playoff significance after an alarming Week 1 loss.
- 2Joe Burrow’s back tightness renews questions about whether Cincinnati can rely on his health and production.
- 3College football pressure takes center stage as LSU visits Ole Miss and Michigan seeks to build on its rebound win.
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The panel turns Michael Irvin’s promise to cut his locks if Dallas misses the NFC Championship Game into an extended Cowboys wager and imagined haircut.
The brief
After Dallas’s disappointing loss to the Giants, the panel debates whether an 0-2 start against Washington would damage the Cowboys’ playoff hopes and expose deeper defensive concerns.
Josh Allen’s dominant opening performance raises Buffalo’s offensive ceiling, while Joe Burrow’s back tightness revives questions about his injury history and the pressure on him to stay healthy.
Desmond Howard joins the LSU-Ole Miss discussion, examining Lane Kiffin’s claim that the Rebels face more pressure, Ole Miss’s defensive vulnerabilities, and the charged atmosphere in Oxford.
Michigan’s win over Oklahoma becomes a case study in resilience, while Baker Mayfield’s lost bet and Dan Orlovsky’s wardrobe inspire the show’s lighter detours.
The episode closes with Michael Irvin’s hair wager and Week 2 picks, including a Cowboys bounce-back, the Jets over Green Bay, and Trevor Lawrence’s continued rise.