Hour 2: Does Stafford Need to be Elite for the Rams to Win?

First Take

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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First Take resumes with Matthew "HOF?" Stafford. Can the Rams still defeat the Seahawks if he isn't elite? (0:00) Then, after hearing Philip River is interviewing for the Bills head coaching job, RC and Cam throw their hats into the ring! (12:15) Next, JSN and Puka battle in a matchup of two of the best receivers in the league! Who has the edge? (26:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Race the rudder.
0:02.5	Raise the sails.
0:03.7	Raise the sales.
0:05.1	Captain, an unidentified ship approaching.
0:07.1	Over.
0:07.7	Roger that.
0:08.7	Wait.
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0:38.1	They'll take on Connor Bardard and the Blackhawks at 7 Eastern. It's also available, as always, on the ESPN app.
0:45.8	Darnet looks. Inside, it's caught. The Seahawks win the game. Holy cow! I was hoping that we'd get a chance to be able to go back and here we are.
0:55.0	Go, boys, Red!
0:57.0	Hell ya!
0:58.0	Go, boy, Red!
0:59.0	Holy!
1:00.0	Holy!
1:01.0	Get the fucking live for a dog!
1:03.0	Now they're cooking with gas!
1:05.0	An NFC Championship at Lumen, but the 12 is behind us.
1:08.0	Doesn't get any better than that.
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