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

2026-09-08 · 47 min · 6 entities

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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