# Josh Allen vs Texans Defense + Joe Burrow’s MVP Szn? | NFL WK1 Picks & Previews Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-light-with-chris-long-21032/josh-allen-vs-texans-defense-joe-burrow-s-mvp-szn-nfl-wk1-picks-previews Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-light-with-chris-long-21032/josh-allen-vs-texans-defense-joe-burrow-s-mvp-szn-nfl-wk1-picks-previews.md Podcast: [Green Light with Chris Long](https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-light-with-chris-long-21032) Published: 2026-09-11T07:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.greenlightpodcast.org Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/YH1154368795.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/green-light-with-chris-long-21032/episodes/josh-allen-vs-texans-defense-joe-burrow-s-mvp-szn-nfl-wk1-picks-previews Duration seconds: 4931 ## Resource NFL week 1 action is inbound and Chris and the fellas breakdown the most important games, the best bets and the things you need to be on the lookout for during week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. Chris breaks down the matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans, a game that could be the foreshadowing of the AFC championship. He also digs into the Cincinnati-Tampa Bay matchup and the Minnesota-Green Bay battle in the NFC North this weekend. After running through the slate, Chris, Macon and Stanford Steve run through their betting draft, selecting the best plays from NFL Sunday. Make sure to tail, these dudes are sharps. BACKDOOR COVER BETS Chris: Philadelphia Eagles-Washington Commanders u44.5, Baltimore Ravens-Indianapolis Colts under 47.5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers +4, Miami Dolphins-Las Vegas Raiders 1st half under 20.5, Minnesota Vikings -1.5 Steve: Tennessee Titans -1.5, New York Jets-Tennessee Titans over 38.5, Indianapolis Colts team total under 22.5, Arizona Cardinals +10, Atlanta Falcons-Pittsburgh Steelers under 42.5 Macon: New York Jets +1.5, Philadelphia Eagles -5, Houston Texans +1.5, Brenton Strange over 35.5 receiving yards, Buffalo Bills-Houston Texans under 49.5 (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:03) - Thursday Night Time Machine (02:31) - NFL WK1 Previews (00:04:31) - Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans Preview (00:16:08) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals Preview (00:22:06) - Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants Preview (00:26:53) - Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings Preview (00:34:18) - New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions Preview (00:36:15) - Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts Preview (00:41:22) - NFL WK1 Previews (00:46:46) - Stanford Steve & College Football (00:55:54) - NFL Week 1 Best Bets (01:16:19) - NFL Award Predictions Have some interesting… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/green-light-with-chris-long-21032/episodes/josh-allen-vs-texans-defense-joe-burrow-s-mvp-szn-nfl-wk1-picks-previews/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-light-with-chris-long-21032/josh-allen-vs-texans-defense-joe-burrow-s-mvp-szn-nfl-wk1-picks-previews.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.