In this episode, Stephen A. Smith, Cam Newton, and Ryan Clark debate if Josh Allen gets a pass if the Bills lose to the Broncos in the AFC Wild Card on Sunday. Plus, the crew tells us which team can win the NFC: the Commanders or the Bucs? Cam gets the energy up with his new segment "Caught On Cam" where he reacts to some of the top plays of the season. We react to the NFL moving the Vikings-Rams game to Arizona due to the California wildfires. Joe Fortenbaugh is here to give us his best bets for this weekend's NFL Playoff action.
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Hour 1: The Irish Advance
On another episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Cam Newton and Ryan Clark react to Notre Dame's win over Penn State and discuss what they make of Notre Dame now. The guys debate whether or not Lamar Jackson will struggle without Zay Flowers vs the Steelers. The crew debates if rust will be a factor for Jalen Hurts' performance. The guys share hot takes about whose arm they trust more: Jordan Love or Jalen Hurts. Lastly, they respond to Deion Sanders' recent comments. Tune in!
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50:18
Hour 2: All In with Tomlin
Stephen A. Smith, Dan Orlovsky, and Elle Duncan react to Micah Parsons' bold comments about the Cowboys winning the Super Bowl next season. They discuss whether Mike Tomlin should consider leaving Pittsburgh to becoming the next head coach for the Chicago Bears. Stephen A. shares his A-List of the Top 5 teams going into the NFL playoffs. Lastly, The group reacts to Travis Kelce's comments about the Bengals missing the playoffs and also weighs in on which head coaching vacancy should be the most sought-after this offseason.
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Hour 1: All The Rave
On another episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Elle Duncan and Dan Orlovsky debate how confident they are in Lamar Jackson getting to the Super Bowl. Elle and Dan go head-to-head discuss who had a better story this season: Bo Nix or Josh Allen? The crew responds to James Franklin's strong words on conference championship games. Brian Windhorst joins the show to discuss if he believes the Cleveland Cavaliers can win it all. The crew predicts which team will make more noise in the playoffs: Bucs or Commanders? Lastly, they debate whether Jayden Daniels needs to win Sunday to surpass CJ Stroud's rookie year.
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Hour 2: Feeling the Heat
In this episode, Stephen A. Smith, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, and Jeff Saturday react to the Cowboys denying the Bears' request to interview Mike McCarthy and Stephen A. has some thoughts about Micah Parsons' declaration that the Cowboys will win the Super Bowl next year. Brian Windhorst stops by to tell us what's next for Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. Mad Dog is mad (as per usual) but he also tells us about a surprise courtesy of Timothée Chalamet himself. The crew tells us how likely a Thunder-Cavs Finals is.
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