Hour 1: Has Sam Darnold Quieted Critics?

First Take

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4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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First Take begins with Darnold the Demon! Slingin' Sammy threw for 3 TDs and 346 yards! He's now led his team to a Super Bowl, but somehow there are still doubters? (0:00) Then, Stephen A. declared the AFC championship a must win for the Patriots with Stidham starting. They clearly watch First Take, because that defense looked motivated as they took it to the Broncos backup QB! (22:30) Next, do you like the Steelers hiring Mike McCarthy? (39:45) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.6	Look, man, I'm not accustomed to the cold weather anymore, right?
0:35.3	I don't want to hear R.C. and Olavski messing with me about the cold
0:38.3	weather. I don't want to hear y'all mouth this morning, all right? It's cold out here. It's cold out here. I'm in D.C. It's freezing. It's ice everywhere, okay? I understand it's a football game and all of that stuff. I'm here at work, I. You see me? I'm here. I'm. But I'm here, R.C., I'm here, D.O. I can't believe y'all are more comfortable than me in New York City because it's cold there, too. But damn it, we got a show to do. First, Shakespeare, House.
1:08.2	This is the matchup we all wanted.
1:11.6	NSC supremacy, a spot in Super Bowl 60.
1:15.6	A muth punt turns into a double-digit deficit for the Los Angeles ranks.
1:20.6	I mean it has been a raucous night tonight.
1:24.6	Rams down four, 31 27. Fourth down.
1:28.0	Looking end zone.
1:28.9	He fires.
1:29.9	It is incomplete.
1:31.6	The Seahawks in the driver's seat.
1:33.3	The Seahawks win, and the Seahawks are going back to the Super Bowl.
1:37.5	Yeah!
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