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First Take

Hour 2: Mahomes Down

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, Dan Orlovsky and Ryan Clark discuss whose stock changed more: Patrick Mahomes or Jalen Hurts. The crew share with how how disappointing they believe the Chiefs Super Bowl performance was. The guys reacts to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance. The crew shares discuss what is the biggest headline from Super Bowl 59. Lastly, Stephen A and Shannon Sharpe discuss if this is the start of an Eagles dynasty.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Here's our ACC Big 12 Big Monday doubleheader on ESPN RJ Davis, leads North Carolina against Chase Hunter and Clemson at 7 Eastern the number 5 Houston host Baylor.

0:10.9

Jalen Hertz rose to the occasion in last night's big game.

0:15.9

With an amazing MVP performance throwing for 22 yards,, 72 on the ground, and three total

0:22.5

touchdowns.

0:23.9

Meanwhile, Mahomes had one of the worst games of his career with three turnovers, including

0:27.9

a pick six and was sacked a career high six times.

0:44.5

All right. Which quarterback stock changed more after last night? Was it hurts or Mahomes, Stephen A?

0:53.6

I think it's hurts because I think he's just been elevated exponentially. I mean, we look at him totally differently today than we did, you know, as much as two weeks ago in this, even before yesterday's game.

0:56.5

If the Eagles had lost this game and Jalen Hertz had played relatively pedestrian, he had been crucified.

1:04.5

Yep.

1:04.8

There's no way around that.

1:06.0

Okay.

1:06.4

And so for him to perform the way that he performed, we have to look at him totally differently.

1:12.6

We have to look at him.

1:14.8

And again, I'm not talking about overall talent or whatever, but, you know, he's a winner.

1:19.7

And so when you look at him, Lamar, Josh, Joe, et cetera, y'all ain't him because he got something done that y'all didn't get done.

1:32.5

And we have been talking as if, yo, this dude Patrick Mahomes is the roadblock,

1:38.5

is the impediment to the success of three elite, likely future Hall of Fame quarterbacks in the National Football League

1:46.4

who all happened to be in the AFC and who they couldn't take, Jalen Hertz took down.

1:54.7

Jaylon Hertz took down.

1:55.6

Joe Burroughs is a little bit different because he beat Patrick Bolles in an AFC title game.

1:59.4

But then he lost to Matthew Stafford in the Super Bowl.

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