The homegrown defensive lineman breaks down his sack of Joe Burrow, his return to Houston, and the D-line's chemistry as the Texans head to Indianapolis.

Dalton Schultz, Will Anderson Jr. and Jaylin Noel headline the Ultimate 11 — plus the Nico Collins play that still echoes in Indy.

Andre Ware, N.D. Kalu and the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan Alexander dig into what the Texans have to fix before Sunday's division opener at Indianapolis.

Marc Vandermeer and John Harris talk Texans-Bengals with Hall of Famer John McClain: Dexter Lawrence, no Nico Collins and the Week 2 game plan.

Marc Vandermeer and John Harris open the week with Tuesday power rankings and narratives, working through a Monday night in Denver, a strange Week 1 across the AFC and the tape from Sunday's loss to Buffalo — including the end zone pass interference Harris calls the most important play of the game. Then T Blake Fisher joins the show from the Hyundai Texans Radio studio to talk about the offseason body work behind his year-two jump, why consistency is the word he'd pass down to college players, moving between left and right tackle, and what it's like playing for offensive line coach Cole Popovich. Later, a replayed pregame conversation: Sean Pendergast and Seth Payne catch up with Texans legend Whitney Mercilus on his 86-yard interception return in Nashville, the 2012 defensive line room, the veterans who built him, and life after football. The show closes with TV Tuesday.

John Harris counts down the Ultimate 11 from the Texans' opener against Buffalo, revisits the Noah Brown game in Cincinnati and J.J. Watt's playoff pick-six.

John Harris hosts a Monday edition of Texans All-Access from the Hyundai Texans Radio Studio, and the conversation starts where the encouragement is: the offense.

Andre Ware opens with C.J. Stroud, and his read is specific — a shortened throwing motion, a tighter spiral, and a quarterback who got the offense into the right protections all afternoon. From there Ware digs into the offensive line's debut in its new configuration, why Keylan Rutledge and Evan Brown stood out, and what David Montgomery and Woody Marks look like as a pair. He also gets into the tight end usage, why Dalton Schultz deserves more volume, and what Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Mike Gesicki will demand from the Texans secondary on Sunday.

John McClain follows with the wider view: what he saw from Stroud that should settle some nerves, why the pass rush not getting home changes everything behind it, and why he still expects this defense to answer. The General also runs the league — the AFC South openers, the Ravens, the Monday night matchup in Denver, and the weekend's biggest surprises.

Then it's a Texans Audio Jukebox with C.J. Stroud, who went to the podium and talked through the first-drive turnover, finding a rhythm, the second-half three-and-outs, the two-minute work at the end of each half, and his response to a question about the defense. Harris adds the broadcast-booth context on which sacks were taken and which ones simply happened.

Marc Vandermeer and John Harris open the 25th season with a full Week 1 game preview, the Mattress Firm Sleeper of the Game, the Modelo Moment and the status report. Head coach DeMeco Ryans sits down twice — once for a game preview with Marc, and again for Feel Good Friday, where he breaks down the four captains, the offensive line's new continuity, and why he tells his staff not to chase ghosts in the opener. Defensive line coach Rod Wright joins the show in studio to explain the origin of "the engine," what he's seen from Jadeveon Clowney since he signed, how Will Anderson Jr. has changed entering year four, and why he expects a 12-round fight with Buffalo. Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Doug Vosik takes fans inside the Rivalries uniform launch — the white helmet, the H-Town blue, the fan research behind it, and the numbers that made it the top launch in the league. Plus Azeez Al-Shaair on trust and communication, and John's rapid-fire picks for the full Week 1 slate.