Haugh & Payton Show

David Haugh and Jarrett Payton continued to discuss the top sports stories of the day in the Pick 6 segment.

David Haugh and Jarrett Payton discussed the top sports stories of the day in the Pick 6 segment.

On a new episode of Inside The North, host David Haugh and expert analysts Dave Wannstedt, T.J. Lang, Mason Crosby and Chad Greenway discussed the NFC North outlook as Week 3 is upon us. The guys started by discussing the reeling Packers, who were booed by their home crowd in an ugly 35-14 loss to the Falcons on Thursday Night Football. Green Bay dropped to 1-2 with the loss. On the other side of the spectrum, the Vikings are off to a strong start and sit atop the NFC North at 2-0. In Chicago, head coach Ben Johnson and the Bears have quarterback uncertainty and are looking to bounce back against the Eagles on Monday Night Football after their ugly loss to the Vikings on Week 2. As for Detroit, the Lions are looking to make defensive improvements as they welcome the Jets to town this Sunday.

In Interviews of the Week on 104.3 The Score, Chicago Sports Network analyst Steve Stone joined the Haugh & Payton Show to reflect on the White Sox's remarkable turnaround season that will soon feature a trip to the playoffs; ESPN analyst Matt Bowen joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show to discuss the Bears' ugly offensive performance in a loss to the Vikings; and FS1 host Danny Parkins joined the Rahimi & Grote Show to discuss the bizarre discourse around Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' reaction to suffering a hamstring injury.

David Haugh and Jarrett Payton celebrated the Cubs and White Sox clinching playoff berths just minutes apart Thursday afternoon. They also looked ahead to the Bears-Eagles matchup on Monday Night Football.

David Haugh and Jarrett Payton opened their show by celebrating a great Chicago sports day as the Cubs beat the Marlins, 2-1, to clinch a playoff berth and the White Sox defeated the Royals, 9-1, to clinch a playoff berth as well. They did so within minutes of each other Thursday afternoon. They also discussed the Packers' 35-14 loss to the Falcons. Later, they conducted the Pick 6 segment, where they debated the top sports stories of the day.

In the second hour, David Haugh and Jarrett Payton celebrated the Cubs and White Sox clinching playoff berths Thursday and took calls from Score listeners. After that, Score baseball insider Bruce Levine joined the show to react to a great day in Chicago baseball. Later, ESPN host Joe Fortenbaugh joined the program to share his best bets for the busy football weekend.

In the third hour, David Haugh and Jarrett Payton were joined by Cubs Radio analyst Ron Coomer to react to the club clinching a playoff berth with its 2-1 win against the Marlins on Thursday. After that, Haugh and Payton pondered how far the Cubs and White Sox can go in the playoffs. Later, Mike Palm of Circa Sports joined the show to set the scene for a busy sports weekend.