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Hour 1 - Astros , Watson and the Browns sage , Headlines

Hour 2 - Texans, Acknowledge me and CFB

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95.7 The Fan presents a collection of discussions about the Houston Texans this week from Payne & Pendergast, In the Loop, and The Drive with Stoerner & Hughley. The crews react to the Jayden Higgins injury, what that means for the current wideout group, and whether Nick Caserio should go get a receiver. They also unpack some thoughts on Thursday's preseason loss to the Raiders. Plus, some thoughts on the importance of this year for C.J. Stroud. That and more this week on Best Of Texans on 95.7 The Fan!

In The Loop kicks off the show reacting to the Texans' first-team offensive drive in last night's preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders. C.J. Stroud and the starting offense put together a 69-yard touchdown drive, with Stroud completing 4-of-6 passes and Woody Marks finishing it off with a 20-yard touchdown run. ITL breaks down what looked encouraging and what the drive could tell us about the offense heading into the regular season. The conversation then shifts to the season-ending injury to Jayden Higgins, as ITL reacts to what DeMeco Ryans, C.J. Stroud and other Texans players had to say about losing the young receiver and how the team plans to move forward without him. The hour wraps with today's Question of the Day: What's the highest you've ever been ranked at something?

The crew and listeners share the highest they've ever been ranked at anything, whether it was sports, school, work, gaming, competition or something completely random.

ITL reacts to what DeMeco Ryans, C.J. Stroud and other Texans players had to say about Higgins' season-ending injury and what his absence means for the offense.

ITL reacts to C.J. Stroud and the Texans' first-team offense putting together a touchdown drive against the Raiders and discusses what stood out from their limited preseason action.

Payne & Pendergast kicks off the show with a full reaction to the Texans' preseason matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, breaking down what stood out, which players helped themselves, and what the game revealed about Houston as the regular season gets closer. The conversation then shifts to C.J. Stroud's contract situation, as P&P reacts to Adam Schefter reporting that the Texans and their franchise quarterback are not close on a contract extension, raising questions about how negotiations could play out moving forward. The first hour wraps with P&P Headlines, covering the biggest stories from around the sports world. P&P continues its Texans-Raiders reaction by focusing on the things they liked from Houston's performance, including the offensive line, rookies, and other players who made the most of their opportunities. The guys then hand out their Winners & Losers from Texans vs. Raiders, looking at who boosted their stock and who still has work to do. The conversation shifts across town to the Astros, as P&P reacts to Houston getting crushed 18-3 by the Angels and discusses what went wrong in an ugly night for the club. Later, P&P hears from DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud as they discuss losing wide receiver Jayden Higgins for the season with a torn ACL. The guys break down what the injury means for the Texans offense and have some fun with potential wide receivers Houston could bring in to help replace Higgins. The conversation then turns to Will Anderson Jr., as comments from the Texans star raise questions about whether one NFL team didn't exactly have the best relationship with him during the pre-draft process. The guys also circle back to C.J. Stroud's contract, reacting to Adam Schefter's report that the two sides remain far apart on a new deal. The show wraps with P&P Take-A-Mania, as Harry Douglas' Jayden Daniels take enters the ring and the guys try to find a take strong enough to knock him off. Then P&P looks across the Texans roster and asks which player could have a breakout season and earn the first Pro Bowl selection of their career as Houston prepares to enter the regular season.

Payne & Pendergast kicks off the show reacting to the Texans' preseason matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, breaking down what stood out, which players helped themselves, and what they learned about Houston as the regular season gets closer. The conversation then shifts to C.J. Stroud's contract situation, as P&P reacts to Adam Schefter reporting that the Texans and their franchise quarterback are not close to reaching a contract extension. The guys discuss how concerning that is, what it could mean for negotiations moving forward, and whether the situation could become a bigger storyline heading into the season. The hour wraps with P&P Headlines, covering the biggest stories from around the sports world.

Payne & Pendergast continues reacting to the Texans-Raiders preseason game, focusing on the positives from Houston's performance. The guys discuss what they liked from the offensive line, the rookie class, and several other players who made the most of their opportunities as the Texans continue preparing for the regular season. P&P then hands out their Winners & Losers from the game, highlighting the players who helped themselves and those who may have lost some ground in roster and position battles. The hour wraps with a much uglier result across town, as the guys react to the Astros getting blown out 18-3 by the Angels and discuss what to make of one of Houston's worst losses of the season.

Payne & Pendergast hears from DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud as they react to losing wide receiver Jayden Higgins for the season with a torn ACL. The guys discuss what the injury means for the Texans' offense and have some fun with the potential wide receiver options Houston could bring in to help replace Higgins' production. The conversation then shifts to Will Anderson Jr., as P&P reacts to comments that raise questions about whether one NFL team had a less-than-great relationship with Anderson during the pre-draft process. The hour wraps with more on C.J. Stroud's contract situation, as the guys react to Adam Schefter's report that the Texans and Stroud remain far apart in extension talks.

Payne & Pendergast brings back Take-A-Mania, as the guys put Harry Douglas' Jayden Daniels take in the ring and ask who has the take strong enough to knock him off. P&P battles it out to see which take survives and who walks away as the Take-A-Mania champion. The conversation then shifts back to the Texans as the guys look across Houston's roster and ask which player could break through and earn their first Pro Bowl selection this season.

Will Anderson Jr.'s comments get P&P wondering whether one NFL team didn't exactly have the best relationship with him during the pre-draft process.

P&P reacts to what DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud had to say about Higgins' season-ending injury and has some fun with possible receivers the Texans could look at as replacements.

P&P reacts to the Astros getting crushed by the Angels and discusses what went wrong in an ugly night for Houston.

The guys hand out their winners and losers from the preseason matchup, looking at who boosted their stock and who still has something to prove.

P&P focuses on the positives from the Texans' preseason performance, including the offensive line, rookies, and other players who stood out against Las Vegas.

Payne & Pendergast run through the biggest sports stories and headlines of the day.

P&P reacts to Adam Schefter's report that C.J. Stroud and the Texans are not close on a contract extension and discusses what it means for the franchise quarterback and the organization.

Payne & Pendergast break down what they saw from the Texans against the Raiders, including the biggest positives, concerns, and performances that caught their attention.

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Hour 1 - Thursday's BIGGEST headlines from the world of sports that YOU need to know, Houston! + Texans Game Day preview as Houston faces off with the Raiders at Reliant tonight in preseason game #2;

Hour 2 - Familiar face, familiar anger--Deshaun Watson & the Brown; A speedy version of Texans' pass-rusher Will Anderson Jr. AKA WAJ creates MADNESS on Payne & Pendergast LOL!

Hour 3 - The ol' McAfee Fatigue paired with new tunes & breaking news, Texans PREDICTION Time with the fellas-

Hour 4 - Texans preseason game #2 today @ Reliant Stadium, Higgins ACL injury-the FALLOUT, NFL goes INTERNATIONAL

GAME DAY in H-Town on a Thursday folks! 1 Step closer to the glorious return of NFL-play!!

JAYDEN HIGGINS tears his ACL, devastating news.. Given the camp that he was having, this is just awful news, on so many fronts Houston...

The Athletic listed the 20 most popular choices amongst readers for an internationally based team

AUDTIN MOCK's sim model has the TEXANS at 9.8 wins, and no team in the AFC over 11 win.. They get it RIGHT or WRONG-O, H-Town?!

The latest things DESHAUN WATSON said that pissed off BROWNS fans up there in Cleveland...

Young WAJ terrorizing Quarterbacks--but this time on Payne & Pendergast? .. Will Anderson with speed that's hard to imagine.. LOL!

ASTROS 3, ANGELS 2- Final Wed. night @ Daikin! PENA beaned on the hand, leaves game with right hand contusion--ESPADA tossed when umps call the TROUT OUT beaning a HBP..

JAYDEN HIGGINS tears his ACL, devastating news

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Hour 1 - Texans practice, Astros lose and Headlines