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First Take

Hour 2: Sam I Am

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Jason McCourty, David Dennis Jr., and Mike Tannenbaum discuss the biggest storylines to watch in Week 18 of the NFL season. The crew also debates whether the Vikings should consider offering Sam Darnold a long-term deal. They discuss if LeBron James vs. Steph Curry is greatest rivalry in sports. The crew chooses the quarterback under 25 years old that they would most want on their team. Evan Cohen shares his A-list of top ESPN shows to invite to a New Year's Eve party. Lastly, they debate if Saquon Barkley should play this Sunday to potentially break the NFL rushing record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

From ESPN podcast and Omaha Productions.

0:03.7

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0:04.2

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0:04.5

Coach is a new groundbreaking educational football podcast hosted by NFL Legends Bill Belichick, Matt Patricia, and Michael Lombardi.

0:12.7

In each episode, the coaches break down game-changing situations and front office management tactics, sharing insights from decades of coaching experience,

0:21.5

and opening up the Bill Belichick Encyclopedia of Football Knowledge.

0:25.4

Created by football legends for football fans.

0:28.7

New episodes of Coach Drop Weekly.

0:30.7

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

0:34.2

Back to the NFL, where the final week of the regular season brings key matchups with heavy

0:40.2

playoff implications, including Bengals Steelers, playoff seating with the Cowboys and the commanders,

0:45.8

Packers, Bears, Broncos fighting to stamp their ticket to the postseason against the Chiefs,

0:50.5

and of course Spotlight Games, Lions, Vikings for the number one seed in the NFC.

0:57.5

David's best week 18 storyline to watch is.

1:01.3

I'm going with what you just said, the spotlight game.

1:03.9

Lions Vikings final game of the season to determine the number one seed in the conference.

1:09.2

We haven't seen that in a very long time.

1:11.6

And as I mentioned, I think that the Vikings are going to win.

1:14.3

I think the big storyline coming out of this is everybody realizing just how good this Vikings team is.

1:20.1

I think that is the big story.

1:21.2

I think there's a lot of talk about just waiting for the other shoe to drop with Sam Darnold,

1:25.4

for him to come back to the mean.

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