Hour 1: Is Cowboys Season a Failure?

First Take

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4.2 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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First Take begins with Michael Irvin dishing on the Cowboys season! Hear if he views it as a success, or failure. Then, the Colts lost a tight battle against the Seahawks, but Philip Rivers looked solid! Who from our show owes him an apology? Next, Mahomes tore his ACL and Kelce is on the verge of retirement. Where do the Chiefs go from here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The NBA is happening Christmas Day.
0:04.8	Five games, one unforgettable lineup.
0:07.6	That's what Christmas is all about.
0:10.0	Buckets for breakfast, breakaways for dessert.
0:12.6	It's the holiday tradition.
0:14.1	Christmas is all day.
0:15.1	With star power from across the globe.
0:17.2	The stars, they are going to be out.
0:19.4	The best gift, you don't even have to unwrap it.
0:22.2	We want to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. NBA Christmas Day begins at noon
0:27.2	Eastern on ABC and ESPN. First take is presented by Freestyle Libre. Welcome to this Monday Diff and a first take.
0:39.3	I'm Michelle Smallman, filling in for Shea.
0:41.3	We have a jam-packed show for you.
0:43.3	Steven A. and Cam Newton are here.
0:45.3	Damien Woody and Peter Schreger are stopping by later in the show.
0:48.3	But with so much happening, let's get to it.
0:51.3	The Cowboys' slim playoff chances all but disappeared last night was a loss to the Vikings.
0:56.4	Dak Prescott had trouble getting his team into the end zone in the second half, and the
1:00.2	sure-footed Brandon Aubrey missed multiple field goals at home for the first time in his career.
1:05.2	The result?
1:06.0	A 3426 loss that pushed Dallas under 500.
1:09.5	Here's Jerry Jones after the loss.
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