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First Take

Hour 2: State of Play

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Stephen A. Smith, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, and Kimberley A. Martin debate whether Josh Allen have a lot of pressure to win the Super Bowl as Lamar Jackson. Jeff Saturday joins the show to discuss if flag-planting is bad for college football. It's Wednesday, which means Mad Dog is back with a new list of things that have him fired up. Lastly, the crew discuss whether if they trust the Eagles to win the Super Bowl this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Stephen A, what statement did Josh Allen make to you?

0:33.7

That he's the MVP right now.

0:35.3

Three letters.

0:36.0

No way around. No way around.

0:37.2

I'm so proud of you. No No way around. No way around it.

0:38.3

No way around it.

0:39.3

No way around it.

0:40.3

The way that he has looked right now, the expectations coming into this season for the

0:44.3

Buffalo Bills, how they've eclipsed those expectations.

0:47.3

Josh Allen, no matter what the conditions are, no matter where he is, no matter what adverse circumstances

0:53.3

he's faced with, he has shown up.

0:55.9

That is what a league MVP is made of right now.

0:59.2

Of course, Sequin Barclay and others might be in the conversation.

1:02.1

But right now, I don't think it can be denied that Josh Allen showed me that he's the MVP right now.

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