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Joe Ostrowski opened his show discussing the Cubs losing their fourth straight game, a 2-1 setback to the Cardinals at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon. Ostrowski asked whether listeners thought the Cubs' season was over. While angry, the callers made some great points.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Denver sports talk radio host Nick Ferguson to share a scouting report on the Broncos ahead of their game against the Bears on Sunday. Later, Score teammate Nick Shepkowski stopped by the live remote to discuss the Bears-Broncos game and the Cubs' marathon win against the Pirates on Friday.

Joe Ostrowski and the Miller Lite Top Draft Show were live from Cortland's Garage in Arlington Heights, where former Bears linebacker Lance Briggs joined him to discuss what went wrong for Chicago in its season-opening loss to Green Bay and what awaits in Denver on Sunday.

In his final hour, Joe Ostrowski continued with the Cubs conversation, seeing how fans fell about the state of the team and whether making the playoffs only to have an early exit is worth the heartache.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Benjamin Allbright of KOA Radio to preview the Bears-Broncos game in Denver on Sunday. Will Vic Fangio have the advantage over Matt Nagy and his former players? Later, Darin from Hawarden, Iowa called back after betting Ostrowski in Week 1 of the NFL and offered another bet.

Joe Ostrowski opened his show with a discussion about Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, who seems to have a lot of people giving him cover. With that in mind, Ostrowski wondered if Trubisky is getting coddled. And why? It's his third season, so it's time to take the shackles off and let him be who he is.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski discussed whether Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein would ever be interested in returning to the Red Sox. It became a topic of discussion after Radio.com Sports MLB insider Jon Heyman suggested the Red Sox might look to lure Epstein back. Ostrowski wondered if Cubs fans would feel confident with general manager Jed Hoyer leading the organization into the future.

After Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner's impressive MLB debut Monday, Joe Ostrowski opened his show by discussing what he brings to the team before asking which Chicago athlete you thought was going to be big time eventually fizzled out in disappointment.

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel to preview the Bears-Packers matchup Thursday, what Green Bay has improved on, what he expects out of star quarterback Aaron Rodgers and more.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski continued to be joined by Bears great Lance Briggs at the Miller Lite Top Draft Show. The guys discussed their expectations for the Bears-Packers game and what Briggs would've done if his kicker went on national television during his playing days, as Cody Parkey did at the end of last season.