Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, and Cam Newton are live from the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Former NFL player Golden Tate joins the show to discuss Notre Dame's chances of winning the CFP National Championship. The crew debates whether the Eagles can reach the Super Bowl with Saquon Barkley leading the way. They also debate which remaining quarterbacks have the best chance of guiding their teams to the Super Bowl. Lastly, the crew predicts the winners of the CFP National Championship.
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45:10
Hour 1: Who's To Blame?
On another episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Cam Newton discuss how much blame does Lamar Jackson blame for their loss. The crew responds to Dan Campbell's emotional presser. The guys debate if Jayden Daniels can lead the Commanders to the Super Bowl win. Desmond Howard joins the show to share what he's looking forward to in the CFP National Championship and the impact if Notre Dame wins. The crew debate whether or not the Texans have a legitimate gripe with refs.
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49:52
Hour 2: Potential Upset in Arrowhead?
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!
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