First Take

Updated: 17 Jan 2025 • 885 episodes
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First Take is always a heated discussion as Stephen A. Smith and guests debate about the day's top stories.

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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

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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. Bri

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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 a

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16 Jan 2025 • EN

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

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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

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On another episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Jeff Saturday and Chris Canty react to Mike Tomlin's comments in response to team eyeing him. The crew debates whether or not Deion Sanders and Jerry Jones can coexist. Kimberley A. Martin joins the show and reacts to Mad Dog meeting Timothee Chalamet. Everyone shares

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