We're ready to kick off week nine of the NFL season. Jets and Texans playing on Thursday night football.

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It's crossover Thursday here on the Lockdown Podcast Network.

Jets fans, you know me.

I'm John Buchko, the host of Lockdown Jets.

Texans fans, you know my colleague, Brian Big Sarge Bearfield. And we're here today to preview Week 9 action. Jets and Texans kicking things off tonight at MetLife Stadium. You should know that crossover Thursday is presented by prize picks, download the app and use code lockdown NFL to win $50 instantly when you play $5. Big Sarge, great to be with you.

How are you this week?

Hey, man, thanks for having me, man. I love being. The one thing that I don't know if I could live in the, what do they call it, the tri-state area? Is that what it's called? The tri-state area. You got in New York, New Jersey, I think Connecticut's the third state. I've lived here my whole life.

And I, yeah, I don't know if I could live permanently in New York and New Jersey. I think Connecticut's the third state. I've lived here my whole life. Yeah. Yeah, I don't know if I could live permanently in New York and New Jersey because I'm from the south and we move just a little bit slower than everything does up here. But I love it. I love coming here. I love being in New York. I love being in New Jersey. I love the weather being able to walk around and stuff like that and breathe so you know you know, Houston is in the walking cities, like New York is.

So every time I get a chance, I love coming to New York and just getting out doing, you know, things I don't get a chance to do at home.

All right. Well, Big Sarge, when the schedule came out, I think a lot of people had this game schedule circled on the calendar as a

potential matchup between two of the top teams in the conference. One of the teams has lived up to the

hype, the other not so much. Let's start with the team that has lived up to the hype, the Houston

Texans. What's going on in Houston this week? One of the things that has been going on in Houston

is after the Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Coast, where the Houston, Texas won 23 to 22, improved to 6 and 2 on the season to take a commanding lead in the AFC South.

The offensive line and the second half scoring is still a problem for as many weapons as the Houston, Texas have.

And I know that they've been without Nico Collins for a couple of games.

They've been without Joe Mixing for a couple of games.

They missed tank for a couple of game.

While I receive, Stefan Diggs got hurt in this game. he, you know, is unfortunately out for the season with the torn ACL.

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