In this episode, Stephen A. Smith, Dan Orlovsky, Mina Kimes, and Damien Woody react to comments from Justin Fields where he points fingers to his coaching staff for his poor play and debate if the Bears made a mistake trading their Number 1 pick. Joe Fortenbaugh gives us his best bets for all of this weekend's football action. The crew debates if the Dolphins are the best team in the AFC. Stephen A. weighs in on the dating rumors between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift and practices his form as he throws out the first pitch at the Yankees game tonight.

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Stephen A., Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Kimberley A. Martin and Marcus Spears discuss if No. 19 Colorado can upset No. 10 Oregon on the road Saturday, if Joe Burrow and the Bengals are in danger of missing the playoffs and what Mad Dog is mad about this week.

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Stephen A., Chris "Mad Dog" Russo and Marcus Spears discuss if the Jets can still make the playoffs in the AFC, what Shohei Ohtani's elbow surgery means for the 2024 season and Marcus Spears debuts a new segment: Swagu's Snafus.

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Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe are joined by Pat McAfee to discuss the Dallas Cowboys becoming Super Bowl favorites and what's next for the Cleveland Browns. Stephen A. and Shannon deliberate Jerry Jones' comments regarding minority ownership in the NFL College football analyst Paul Finebaum joins the crew to examine the storylines surrounding Colorado and Alabama. NFL analyst Jeff Saturday joins to review Stephen A.'s A-List regarding the top 5 teams in the NFL.

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Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe discuss last night's game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. They also discuss how Browns' star running back Nick Chubb's season-ending injury affects contract concerns across the NFL. Super Bowl champion and NFL analyst Jeff Saturday makes his return to ESPN and the crew discusses the scariest units in pro football.

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Stephen A., Shannon Sharpe and Ryan Clark discuss if they should trust the dominant Josh Allen to show up, how much of the Bears struggles are on QB Justin Fields and if we should be concerned about the Ravens offense?

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Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe are joined by NFL analyst and former head coach Rex Ryan as they react to this weekend's NFL games, including the Cowboys 20-point win over the Jets. The crew debates whether the Giants or the Commanders had the better comeback. The crew also dives into Joe Burrow and the Bengals winless start to the season and if the Chiefs have enough around Patrick Mahomes to get back to the Super Bowl.

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Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe are joined by host and college football analyst Pat McAfee to discuss the state of quarterbacks in the NFL and Colorado's position in the Pac-12 Conference. Colorado football head coach and NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders joins the show to discuss taking over CU's program after an 1-11 season and his team's upcoming game against Colorado State University.

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The First Take crew are live in Boulder, Colorado today. Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe recap this week's Thursday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles. University of Colorado football stars Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter join to talk about their amazing season so far. ESPN NFL analyst Louis Riddick also joins the show as the crew debates predictions for this wekeend's upcoming NFL matchups.

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Stephen A. Smith and Dan Orlovsky are joined by NFL analyst Mina Kimes to discuss who is the better quarterback-receiver duo before tonight's game; Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson with the Vikings or Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown with the Eagles? Betting analyst Joe Fortenbaugh also joins to discuss NFL betting odds in this weekend's games. Comedian, actor, author and producer Cedric the Entertainter joins to discuss his love for sports and new book "Flipping Boxcars." NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins also joins to discuss the NBA's new rules and penalties for teams resting their players.

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