Hour 2: Who Needs Win More: Cowboys or Lions?

First Take

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4.2 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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First Take resumes with a monumental Thursday night brawl between the Cowboys and Lions. Who needs the win more? (0:00) Then, with the Steelers on the outside of the playoff picture, is the Rodgers signing a failure? (10:30) Next Stephen A's List! Find out his top 5 NFL teams after week 13! (23:30) And finally, does Abdul Carter's 1st quarter benching say more about him, or the Giants as an organization? (35:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there. Surprise.
0:02.1	30 for 30 presents Booya.
0:05.5	Can I get a witness from the congregation?
0:08.1	You can't stop authenticity.
0:10.0	Booya!
0:10.9	Stuart was exactly like you saw him on camera, off camera.
0:14.5	He dialed it up 10%.
0:15.7	Can you imagine the impact of young black boys and girls looking at that going, I feel seen.
0:21.4	He changed the culture. He changed sports.
0:24.1	Buya, presented by Madelo, premieres on December 10th at 9 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
0:31.3	The third annual ACC, SEC, SEC, Men's Challenge begins tonight. It's our must-see ESPN double header number four,
0:37.1	Duke, hosting number 10, Florida, Cameron Indoor, 7.30 Eastern, and then the battle between the Blue Bloods, number 16, North Carolina at Ruff Arena, taken on number 19, Kentucky. Really good games. Gotta love some college hoops. Let's go back to the NFL though. The Cowboys are gonna take on the Lions on Thursday night football this week week in a game that will help shape the NFC landscape.
0:56.0	The Cowboys have played themselves back into contention with a three-game win streak.
0:59.0	They have a much improved defense.
1:01.0	Meanwhile, the Lions, they're free fall in a little bit.
1:04.0	They've lost to the Packers on Thanksgiving that drops them to third now in the NFC North.
1:08.0	The Cowboys currently have an 18% chance to make the playoffs.
1:12.6	With a loss, the number drops to 7, according to ESPN Analytics.
1:16.4	With a win, that number jumps up to 34%.
1:19.2	The Lions, a 44% chance to make the postseason.
1:22.4	With the win, we go to 57.
1:24.4	With a loss, we drop to 22.
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