Hour 2: What's at Stake for Dak?

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🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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First Take resumes with the crew discussing what Dak must do to lead the Cowboys to the playoffs. Shedeur Sanders makes his first start against the Raiders on Sunday. Swagu TEES OFF on Doggy for his Browns take. Mad Dog is MAD about 4th down decisions, JaMarr Chase's appeal, and Cam Skattebo's WWE fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Here's tonight's ESPN NBA double header.
0:03.3	KD and the Rockets will be in Cleveland taking on Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs.
0:07.0	Seven Eastern, then the Knicks played a second game of their five-game road trip in Dallas against Cooper Flagg and the Mavs.
0:12.9	NBA countdown crew will get our coverage started at 630 Eastern.
0:18.9	Back to the NFL now, Dak Prescott and the Cowboys offense firing on all cylinders on Monday night against
0:24.0	the Raiders.
0:24.6	Dak tied a season high with four touchdown passes, completed over 75% of those passes.
0:30.3	The result was a much needed win that kept the Cowboys' playoff hopes a lot.
0:34.5	Overall, Jack has been impressive this season, ranking in the top five of most quarterback
0:38.7	metrics.
0:39.7	His total QBR of 75 is his best since his rookie season in 2016 with his nearly 70% completion
0:47.7	rate, which was the best of his career.
0:50.4	Okay, so up next, the Cowboys have a huge game against the Eagles, as we talked about a lot, division rival.
0:55.4	Peter Schrager now joins the show.
0:56.9	What is at stake for Dak Prescott this weekend?
1:00.1	Well, two weeks ago, I was in Dallas and watched the Dallas Cowboys put together one of the worst performances you will see an NFL team do.
1:08.3	On Monday Night Football, losing to the Arizona Cardinals with Bam Knight and Demarcato running all over them and us hailing Jacoby Brissette the next
1:16.0	great thing. Two weeks later, Suagoo and I were in Vegas and I watched a Cowboys team that I think
1:22.0	would have beaten the 76 Steelers on Monday night. This Cowboys team looked night and day from the version that we saw just two weeks earlier.
1:31.4	And my statement here is that the next three games, this stretch is a legacy defining three weeks for one Dak Prescott.
1:40.1	And I believe there is a very good chance that the Cowboys run the table in these three games.
1:45.8	Now, hear me out.
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