The Bow Tie Chronicles: A Lone Star state of mind

In the 149th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, we review the first quarter of the season and take a look ahead to quarterback Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans and the start of the second quarter of the season. We break down the statistics of the two teams through four games.

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