Fall is here, football is back, and Alex is already creating workplace problems after accidentally telling a coworker he had a weekend date with Chris Hansen instead of RedZone host Scott Hanson.

From there, Alex recaps a great weekend before attempting a peaceful James Taylor commute in the increasingly unreliable Bitty Buggy—complete with rain coming through the window, a broken windshield wiper scraping the glass, and an extra 40 minutes of traffic.

Meanwhile, Jake impulsively buys an enormous jar of pickles before reigniting the year-long Walk to Mordor controversy. After his new phone mysteriously credits him with extra miles, Alex launches a full doping investigation and declares the competition’s integrity destroyed.

Jake also unveils his Italy-inspired Caesar haircut, the guys return to NFL Pick’ems, and a simple 50-cent wing happy hour turns into full-blown barroom drama when a stranger asks Jake for relationship advice in the bathroom—then immediately ignores it.

0:00 — Going Yard is back & NFL Pick’ems return
2:30 — Merch ideas and Jake starts “percolating”
3:15 — Alex accidentally tells work he has a date with Chris Hansen
4:45 — Alex’s actual date update
5:15 — AJ calls with spontaneous weekend plans
~10:00 — Weekend adventures & football season settling in
~18:00 — James Taylor enters Alex’s life
20:25 — The lovely weekend comes to an end
21:00 — The Bitty Buggy is falling apart
21:55 — James Taylor vs. the commute from hell
22:20 — The windshield wiper starts scraping the glass
23:45 — “Fire and Rain” becomes painfully appropriate
24:35 — Jake impulsively buys a pickle jar bigger than his head
26:00 — The Hannibal Buress pickle-juice method
27:40 — Alex declares the Walk to Mordor competition fraudulent
28:40 — Explaining the 1,700-mile challenge
29:40 — The accusations against Kyle begin
30:55 — Jake’s new phone wipes his Mordor progress
31:45 — Jake discovers the missing miles
32:20 — Mysterious bonus mileage appears
32:55 — “There could have been a double dip”
34:40 — Alex loses faith in the entire competition
35:00 — The doping analogy
35:25 — “Cheaters deserve prison”
36:25 — Broken windshield wipers become a metaphor for Alex’s life
36:50 — Jake vs. Kyle: two rams locked in the grasslands
39:05 — A fantasy matchup decided by less than a point
~40:00 — Jake unveils the new haircut
43:30 — The Italy-inspired Caesar cut
44:00 — Caesar cut vs. Friar Jake vs. Simple Jack
45:45 — Phillies playoff check-in
46:45 — The 50-cent wing happy hour begins
47:45 — Playing cards with wing-covered hands
48:00 — Learning “Fuck the Dealer”
50:15 — Jake admits he has absolutely no poker face
51:15 — A stranger approaches Jake in the bathroom
51:50 — “My ex is here with her new boyfriend…”
52:15 — Jake gives the stranger very clear advice
53:15 — Jake returns to the table looking like he saw a ghost
53:45 — The stranger ignores Jake’s advice
~54:30 — The exes finally start talking
56:15 — Someone starts crying
56:40 — “I was never the same after you”
57:15 — The entire bar is now watching
58:15 — Jake desperately shuffles cards through the drama
59:05 — The check finally arrives
59:45 — “LEAVE HER! YOU DON’T DESERVE THAT!”
1:00:15 — Planning the follow-up investigation
1:00:45 — Going Yard may be heading to Italy
~1:03:00 — NFL Pick’ems results
1:04:40 — Alex correctly guesses his score
1:05:25 — Week 2 NFL recap begins
~1:15+ — Around the NFL, picks & football reactions

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Summary:

Football is officially back, but first Jake and Alex have some important business to handle. The guys recap a weekend featuring suspiciously “healthy” Muddy Buddies, frisbee golf, an overly intense pickleball opponent, and Jake’s descent into underwear, vegetables and football during his week home alone with Pippin.

Jake’s new phone brings tragedy when nearly 1,600 miles of Fantasy Hike progress disappear, while Patty’s AI dog-sitting video inspires the unfortunately named “Patty Pets Pets.” Alex counters with a chaotic weekend of his own involving work happy hour strategy, an armpit-smelling request, a doomed coffee table, a robotic lawnmower and a Princeton date.

But the real innovation comes at work, where Alex reveals his method for warming a chilled Stroopwafel: putting it in his back pocket and “Mother Goosing” it.

Finally, football returns with Eagles reactions, fantasy victory laps, early-season panic and some Carson Wentz appreciation.

TIMESTAMPS / CHAPTERS

00:00 — Hostile Takeovers & Going Yard Begins
01:45 — One-Year-Old Birthday Parties & “Thanks, Neff”
03:45 — The Healthy Muddy Buddy Propaganda
08:35 — Frisbee Golf & Pickleball Rage
13:15 — Big Booty Mixes at the Community Park
17:35 — Jake Finally Gets a New Phone
20:00 — Corrections From the Vegas Episode
24:20 — The Fantasy Hike Disaster: 1,500+ Miles Gone
26:50 — Blue the Dog Becomes an AI Musician
28:45 — Introducing “Patty Pets Pets”
30:25 — Jake's Single Guy Week
34:45 — Alex's Actual Single Guy Weekend
41:05 — Armpit Girl & the Coffee Table Disaster
46:20 — The Robot Lawnmower
49:25 — Alex's Workday Food Routine
51:40 — The Stroopwafel Appears
53:40 — Alex “Mother Gooses” the Stroopwafel
56:00 — Stroop Kid & the Greatest Cartoon Bedroom Ever
1:01:40 — Alex's Princeton Date & The Bent Spoon
1:07:15 — Football Is Back & Fantasy Misery Returns
1:13:35 — Eagles vs. Commanders Breakdown
1:28:15 — Around the NFC East
1:32:05 — Week 1 Fantasy Football Victory Laps
1:43:45 — Goose and Go
1:45:00 — Carson Wentz Appreciation Corner
1:46:40 — Patty Pets Pets Returns & Goodbye

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