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First Take

Hour 1 : Final Stretch

First Take

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Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Join us as Victoria Arlen talks to Chris Russo, Courtney Cronin, and Kimberly A. Martin about tonight's matchup as the Dallas Cowboys take on the Tennessee Titans in an important matchup for playoff seeding. Also, when your teams season goes up in flames, who is to blame? Damien Woody joins this conversation as we break down who should be in the hot seat for both the Broncos and Raiders. David Pollack also stops by to talk about the College Football Playoffs this weekend. You don't want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome into first take on Victoria Arlen filling in for Molly alongside Courtney grown in it can really a Martin and we have an extra special

0:08.0

tree.

0:11.0

And that's not even Wednesday and also you know it is Thursday so you know what that means we've got a Thursday night

0:18.0

football showdown between the Tennessee Titans and the Dallas Cowboys the Cowboys are currently sit in second place

0:27.0

in the NFC East two games behind the Eagles and have already finished a spot in the playoffs and the Titans on the other hand are tied with

0:33.0

Jacksonville for the lead in the AFC South with next week's games against the Jags being a winner take all now the Titans will be missing

0:41.0

the key starters into night's game versus the Cowboys quarterback Ryan Tanahill defensive and Jeffrey Simmons linebacker Zach

0:47.4

Cunningham and Bud Dupree and safety a Monty Hooker for all out for the game while running back Derek Henry is listed as

0:54.6

Deltful to play now that got the job done versus Philly last week but there's been criticism about the big turnover numbers this season Matt

1:04.6

Doc do you trust Dack to lead the Cowboys to a deep playoff run?

1:10.6

Well I don't I never want to play off game on a road that worries me doesn't know the rules last year's

1:16.6

I don't trust the coach either I mean ever that's not poor brown auto Graham I mean that is Michael

1:28.1

Oh my God I love you that is that is Mike McCord in back press cat so that that does concern me a little bit as well so I don't and remember they're playing

1:38.6

Eagles in that first 12 game because they're going to be the fifth seed and Fridothi is going to get the buy and Philly is going to win one of the

1:45.6

next two to get the one seed so Dallas is not going to get but a easy way in all right the BDAFC South winner maybe Brady but then they're going

1:53.6

to go right to Philly for Philly's first playoff game in that building that to me is too much to ask so I do and that's what I would consider a deep playoff run

2:01.6

when a divisional game I don't think Dallas is going to do that I think I worry about you who has the highest scoring offense in stack is returned

2:10.6

I'm sure it's Dallas I'm sure definitely is Dallas when I look at the Cowboys to me deck is not the issue with this team yes I understand the

2:19.6

interceptions no one wants to see that but historically throughout his career ball security is not an issue but when you look at the Cowboys to me the

2:28.6

concern is the defense this defense is not consistent they there was a stretch of nine out of 12 games where they had three sacks or more the last three

2:37.6

games they only had one so the past rush is been inconsistent they're getting at guys but they're not getting home the past defense has been

2:44.6

inconsistent and I just don't see how mad dog can come on this set each and every week and talk about rain Dakota press got and have

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