Hour 1: Which Team Will Make a Bigger Statement with a Win on Wednesday, Seattle or New England?

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming NFL game between Seattle and New England, the impact of injuries on the Dallas Cowboys, and the historical NFL game in Australia.

First Take Begins with a look ahead to tomorrow night's first game of the NFL season, Seattle vs New England. Which team comes out on top in this Super Bowl rematch? Should the new Christian Gonzalez contract change the way we look at this game? Next, with the injury to Pro-Bowl guard Tyler Smith how important is it for Dallas to get off to a fast start? Should we expect their offense to continue to produce at the same level? Will their defense let them down again? Then the first NFL game in history to be played in Australia is this weekend. How do we expect the travel to impact the Rams and 49ers? Will Aaron Donald play? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Stephen A. Smith, Shae Cornette

Topics covered

• NFL season preview
• Seattle vs New England
• Christian Gonzalez contract
• Dallas Cowboys injury impact
• NFL game in Australia
• Rams vs 49ers

Keywords

• NFL
• Seattle
• New England
• Christian Gonzalez
• Tyler Smith
• Dallas Cowboys
• Australia
• Rams
• 49ers
• Aaron Donald

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN

Places: Seattle, New England, Dallas, Australia, Rams, 49ers

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