In today's Opening Thought, Matt highlights what he'd like to see from the Toronto sports world before the official end of summer. 

Airing daily from 2-4pm and hosted by Matthew Cauz, Game Play is Canada’s first daily sports talk show focused on sports betting and fantasy that provides listeners with the inside edge on every sport's latest lines, greatest prop bets and up-to-date information.

<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">Airing daily from 2-4pm and hosted by Matthew Cauz, Game Play is Canada’s first daily sports talk show focused on sports betting and fantasy that provides listeners with the inside edge on every sport's latest lines, greatest prop bets and up-to-date information.</p>

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Matt's Opening Thought - September 8th, 2026

NFL Senior Staff Writer at The Athletic Ted Nguyen joins Game Play to discuss what Jaylen Waddle adds to the Broncos' offence, the importance of Jim Leonhard for Buffalo's Super Bowl chances, the strength of the Cowboys defence, if the Rams are as good as their talent might dictate, and if AJ Brown can keep the Patriots away from regressing this season. 

Nguyen on Waddle's impact in Denver, how the Bill's defence operates this season, and if the Rams are for real

Digital Sports Host at Postmedia Rob Wong joins Game Play to discuss the Jays’ uncharacteristic loss to the Athletics on Monday night, the drop in Dylan Cease’s velocity of late, what to expect from Anthony Santander following his rehab assignments, Jesus Sanchez’s struggles in the field, and how Jose Soriano will fare in his start tonight. 

Wong on Dylan Cease's dip in velocity, Anthony Santander's rehab assignments, and what to expect from Jose Soriano down the stretch

In the second hour of Game Play, Matt Cauz is joined by The Athletic senior NFL staff writer Ted Nguyen to discuss the biggest questions for teams ahead of Week 1 in the NFL. Then Matt and Producer Alex rank their top NFL Futures picks for the upcoming season in the Tuesday Top-Five.

Matt's Opening Thought - September 8th, 2026

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