Hour 2: Would You Be Surprised if Caleb Williams Outplays Matt Stafford?

First Take

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🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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First Take resumes with a monster QB matchup in Chicago. Temperatures will be cold, but these QBs are bold. Will you be surprised if the young QB outplays the old? (0:00) Then, the crew makes their Patriots-Texans picks. (15:10) Next, Chris Fowler joins to explain just how improbable this CFP National Championship matchup is between Miami And Indiana. (21:15) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.9	Play the second of a back-to-back in Philly at 7 Eastern,
0:37.9	followed by Aunt Edwards, and the T-Wolves taking on Kevin Durant and the Rockets.
0:42.1	NBA countdown gets it all started at 630 Eastern.
0:47.0	To the NFL, the Rams are going to travel to take on my Chicago Bears this weekend for the
0:51.2	divisional round in what will sure be a hard-fought battle.
0:54.3	Matthew Stafford has been putting up MVP numbers this season.
0:57.3	He led the NFL in passing yards.
0:58.8	He threw for 46 touchdowns, 12 more than the next closest player.
1:02.4	He closed as the MVP favorite at Draft King's Sportsbook.
1:06.0	When the Bears' backs have been against the wall, Caleb Williams has been ice cold, the ice man this season. He has
1:11.8	seven game winning drives in the fourth quarter, including one against the Packers in the
1:15.7	wild card round. That's tied for the most in the NFL, along with Bo Nix. Now, the bears are five
1:21.2	and two against the spread as home underdogs with Caleb Williams under center. And they'll be a
1:25.4	home dog again this weekend. Assuming they close as the underdog,
1:28.7	they'll be the fifth team in the Super Bowl era to be home dogs twice in a single postseason.
1:33.6	So now the question becomes, would you be surprised,
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