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WEEK 3: SEASON STARTS AT HOME

The wait is over. Command the Commute is finally back where it belongs — in the car, on the way to the game.

Bob and Mike hit record at 7:30 AM and head south toward Northwest Stadium for Washington’s home opener against Seattle. The coffee is dangerously hot, the rain is coming down, the optimism levels inside the vehicle are wildly different, and after an 0–2 start, Washington desperately needs something to feel good about.

We put the Dallas loss in the rearview — including the gut punch of the JD5 elbow injury — and talk through what went right, what went wrong, and what Washington looks like while its quarterback is sidelined.

Then it’s around the NFL for Can’t Lose Locks, Week 3 picks, injuries and everything else happening across the league before we get to the Commute Breakdown for Seattle.

Can Washington slow down Seattle’s passing attack? Can the defense finally create a turnover? Does the run game have to carry the offense? And can Marcus Mariota do enough to give Washington a chance?

Mike sees trouble.

Bob sees a path.

You can probably guess how that conversation goes.

And as Northwest Stadium gets closer, so does the real reason this podcast exists: GAME DAY. We roll into the RedZone lot, find our tailgate spot, break out the Half Chicken Man seasonings and get ready to fire up the HCM Seahawk Skewer Sandwiches for the first home tailgate of Season 2.

IN THIS EPISODE: Cowboys receipts • JD5 injury reaction • Terry McLaurin • Washington’s RB situation • the secondary struggles • Can’t Lose Locks • Week 3 NFL picks • Seahawks preview • Driveway Take • Road Hazard • Fast Lane • RedZone Receipt • Half Chicken Man tailgate talk • and the actual drive into Northwest Stadium.

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