Expectations are high in Detroit | Know Your Foe

Casey Vallier and Colts Ring of Honor wide receiver Bill Brooks take a look at the upcoming opponent every week on Know Your Foe.

This week, they are joined by Eric Woodyard, who covers the Lions for ESPN. After a disappointing 9-8 season in 2025, the Lions are healthy and looking to make a big splash in 2026.

Casey Vallier and Colts Ring of Honor wide receiver Bill Brooks take a look at the upcoming opponent every week on Know Your Foe and this week, they are joined by Josh Kendall, who covers the Atlanta Falcons for The Athletic. Casey and Bill get insight on what the 2026 Atlanta Falcons will look like as they have changes from the top down with Matt Ryan their new President of Football Operations and Kevin Stefanski as the new head coach.

In this week's season finale episode of Know Your Foe, Casey Vallier and Bill Brooks talk with John Harris, Football Analyst for Houston Texans Radio and Texans TV and the Sideline Reporter for the Texans Radio Network. John joins to discuss the up and down play from Davis Mills at quarterback, some young talent the Texans were able to hit on in the previous draft, and what to expect from this team during the offseason.

This week's installment of Know Your Foe, Casey Vallier and Bill Brooks talk with Patricia Traina, who covers the Giants for GiantsCountry.com in association with SI.com and also the host of the LockedOn Giants Podcast, about the play of Daniel Jones, what a healthy Saquon Barkley means to this offense and a possible playoff run on a loaded episode of Know Your Foe.

In this week's installment of Know Your Foe, Casey Vallier and Bill Brooks talk with Daniel Popper, who covers the Chargers for The Athletic. Daniel discusses how good quarterback Justin Herbert has been in his first 3 years in the NFL, the importance of getting healthy at the right time, and the type of threat the Chargers team could be in the playoffs on a loaded episode of Know Your Foe.

This week's installment of Know Your Foe, Casey Vallier and Bill Brooks talk with Ben Goessling, who covers the Vikings for The Star Tribune, about whether he feels this Vikings team is under the radar at 10-3, the threat that Justin Jefferson is from anywhere on the field, and what he expects from the team in the postseason on a loaded episode of Know Your Foe.

In this week's installment of Know Your Foe, Casey Vallier and Bill Brooks talk with Todd Archer, who covers the Cowboys for ESPN, about how good the Cowboys have played since Dak Prescott returned to the field, how good Micah Parsons is and if it is Super Bowl or bust for this Cowboys team on a loaded episode of Know Your Foe.

This week's installment of Know Your Foe, Casey Vallier and Bill Brooks talk with Brooke Pryor, who covers the Steelers for ESPN. Brooke joins to talk about the struggle this season has been for the Steelers, the development of rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett, and how T.J. Watt has been playing since his return from a torn pectoral.