Haugh & Payton Show

David Haugh and Jarrett Payton looked ahead to the Bears-Patriots matchup on Thursday Night Football and reacted to the Rays advancing to the World Series, where they'll face the Brewers. They also welcomed on Bulls head coach Tiago Splitter to share his expectations for the team as it gets set to start the new season.

David Haugh and Jarrett Payton opened their show by reacting to the Rays beating the Guardians in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series to advance to the World Series, where they'll meet the Brewers. Later, the guys conducted the Pick 6 segment, where they debated the top sports stories of the day.

In the second hour, David Haugh and Jarrett Payton looked ahead to the Bears-Patriots matchup on Thursday Night Football and took calls from Score listeners. After that, Score football analyst Dave Wannstedt joined the show to break down the Bears' 31-23 win against the Falcons on Sunday and to preview their upcoming matchup against the Patriots.

In the third hour, David Haugh and Jarrett Payton were joined by Bulls head coach Tiago Splitter to preview the new season. The Bulls will visit the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday for their regular-season opener. Splitter discussed his expectations for the team, forward Matas Buzelis' potential and more. After that, Tribune reporter Brad Biggs joined the show to discuss the latest Bears storylines and to look ahead to their matchup against the Patriots on Thursday Night Football.

In the final hour, David Haugh and Jarrett Payton were joined by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk to discuss the latest NFL storylines, including Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts being ruled out for the rest of the season with blood clots in his lungs. Florio also looked ahead to the Bears-Patriots matchup on Thursday Night Football. After that, Haugh and Payton shared their expectations for the Bulls as their season opener looms against the Raptors on Wednesday.