Hour 1: What's With Todd Bowles Expletive-Laced Rant?

First Take

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🗓️ 12 December 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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First Take begins with Todd Bowles asking his team to "****ing care!" Will his fiery postgame speech give the Bucs enough juice to retain the NFC South title? And, are the Colts in the wrong sending a 44 year old Philip Rivers out to face the Seahawks airtight defense this week? (0:00) Then, Shedeur faces the Bears with another chance to prove HE should be the Browns starter in 2026. (25:00) Next, Heisman Trophy finalist Diego Pavia joins to talk about Vanderbilt winning ten games for the first time in program history! (39:40) 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.
0:22.1	We want to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
0:25.1	NBA Christmas Day begins at noon Eastern on ABC and ESPN.
0:30.7	It's V Week on ESPN as we continue Jim Belvano's fight against cancer.
0:55.0	Listen, you can say what you want about being up to scores, and this one's going to haunt me. A field throws a balled out. Piffel picked off, it's intercepted, the first takeaway by the Falcon. The throwing for the end zone. It's pits. Did he hold on? Touchdown Atlanta. It was in a fucking excusable, man. There's no fucking answer for it.
0:57.0	So Atlanta with a chance to win this.
0:58.4	Kick by Gonzalez.
1:01.4	It is good.
1:02.6	Atlanta wins.
1:04.1	To win the division, we have to win out.
1:05.8	That's as plain and simple as it is.
1:11.6	First take is presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance.
1:16.6	Yep, Baker Mayfield keeping it real after an L last night. Hello, everyone. Welcome to First Take.
1:18.6	Shaykornet here with you, Stephen A. Back in the building.
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