Hour 2: Will DK Metcalf's Suspension Derail The Steelers Season?

First Take

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🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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First Take resumes with DK Metcalf's 2 game suspension. Is it too harsh, and how much will Aaron Rodgers miss his number one receiver? (0:00) Then, we look at the big picture in the NFC North. (13:30) Next, what is Mad Dog mad about this week?? (21:40) Finally, Jake Paul joins to tell us which is more difficult: fighting Floyd Mayweather, or being in the WWE! (32:30) 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 Booja.
0:05.2	Can I get a witness from the congregation?
0:08.1	You can't stop authenticity.
0:10.0	Boo ya!
0:11.0	Stewart 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.
0:22.7	He changed sports.
0:24.2	Stream Booja, presented by Madello right now on the ESPN app.
0:29.8	Bull season rolls on today with three more games on ESPN, ESPN DePortez, and the ESPN app, starting at 2 Eastern with Bush's Boca Raton Bowl between
0:40.2	Toledo and Louisville, then it's Western Kentucky and Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl,
0:44.9	and we cap the night, 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific with UNLV and Ohio U in the Scooters Coffee Frisco
0:51.8	Bowl. Back here on first take with a quick take, the 49ers dominated the Colts 4827 on Monday night football to improve to 11 and 4 on the season.
1:02.9	The finish with the Bears and the Seahawks right now.
1:05.8	So Jeff, what chance do you give San Francisco to get the ones?
1:09.7	I give them a high chance.
1:10.9	I'm giving them a 50%.
1:12.0	I like what they're doing.
1:14.0	Their offense is playing out.
1:15.1	They hadn't punted in a couple weeks.
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