Stephen A. Smith, Cam Newton, and Ryan Clark debate whether the Houston Texans have a chance to upset the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round this Saturday. Cam shares his take on Deion Sanders potentially becoming the next head coach for the Dallas Cowboys. The crew talks about the CFP National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Ohio State. They discuss if there's more pressure on Jalen Hurts to put up high passing yards in his next playoff game. Joe Fortenbaugh joins the show to share his best bets for the weekend. Lastly, they talk about the potential headlines after the weekend's games.
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40:36
Hour 1: Divisional Duels
In this episode, Stephen A. Smith, Cam Newton, and Ryan Clark react to Lamar Jackson's comments ahead of his matchup against Josh Allen and the Bills and debate how much criticism Allen would face if he loses. The crew tells us if they have more faith in Jayden Daniels or Jared Goff to get the job done on Saturday. Brian Windhorst joins the show with his reaction to the news that a new international basketball league is looking to rival the NBA.
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53:59
Hour 2: Storybook Super Bowl
The crew kicked it off reacting to breaking news that the Cowboys requested to interview Kellen Moore for the head coach position. Stephen A. Smith, Elle Duncan and Dan Orlovsky debate which is the better story: Chiefs 3-peat or Lamar's 1st ring? They react to Caleb Williams' saying he wants an offensive-minded coach and discuss if that's Mike McCarthy. Stephen A. pays respect to Bub Uecker after the Brewers announced his passing. The crew debates whether or not the Vikings should bring Sam Darnold back next season. Stephen A., Elle, and Dan share their triple-play parlays for this weekend and discuss what will be the biggest key in the Rams-Eagles game. Lastly, they react to Harbaugh defending Justin Herbert's performance in their playoff loss. Was this justified? Tune in to find out!Â
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Hour 1: Ram-Page
On another episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Elle Duncan and Dan Orlovsky debate if Sunday means more for Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen. The crew discuss if the Chiefs are a lock vs the Texans and how much Travis Kelce has left in the tank. Dan may have been right about the Rams all along. Elle and Stephen A react to Dan's hot take about the Rams being the most dangerous team in the NFC. They debate whether or not the Eagles can rely on Jalen Hurt's arm to win. Speaking of the Eagles, Stephen A reacts to KAT switching out his Eagles gear mid-game. Lastly, Stephen A. reacts to Lebron's comments about dominating at 16 years old in a pickup came versus Michael Jordan. Enjoy!Â
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47:47
Hour 2: Feeling Super?
Stephen A. Smith, Jeff Saturday and Chris Canty discuss whose legacy will improve most with a Super Bowl win: Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson? Kimberley A. Martin joins the show and they react to Micah Parsons' comments on Mike McCarthy's exit. In Mad Dog's absence, the crew debuts a special segment, What Are you Glad About. The crew reacts to breaking news of Quinn Ewers declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft. The guys debate whether or not the Eagles are on upset alert Sunday vs Rams. Lastly, Saturday sounds off on Stephen A's comments about Deion's ceiling as the Cowboys head coach.Â
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