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Full show from The Morning Shift on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

The Morning Shift kicked off this victory Tuesday with a reaction from last night's massive 27-24 win for the Falcons over the Rams. From the big moments from the game to the disappointing ones, we reacted to them all. The Morning Shift then bounced around the College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchups that are coming up on New Year's Day. We addressed some injury reports ahead of these games and how it matters for these games. They wrapped the hour with some 2025 trivia! 

On this Victory Tuesday, The Morning Shift reacted to the Falcons' massive win on Monday Night Football with a 'Bad, Good, Great' to discuss the biggest aspects of this game before going 'In The Huddle' to whip around the rest of the NFL. We wrapped the hour by going back into some college football discussion ahead of the CFP quarterfinals before going back for the last Top 5 Tuesday of the year with Mike.

The Morning Shift wrapped the show with some final thoughts on the Falcons' big win over the Rams on Monday Night Football. We wrapped the show with a Life of Squid.

Dave Archer from the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network jumped in with the Morning Shift to dig into last night's tremendous win over the Los Angeles Rams. What does it mean for the team moving forward, and what does it mean for the team in 2026?

The Morning Shift hit the Wake Up Call to hear from Falcons fans about where the team stands on this team after they've won a third-straight game, then Dave Archer from the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network jumped in with the Morning Shift to dig into last night's tremendous win over the Los Angeles Rams. We wrapped the show with some final thoughts on the Falcons' big win over the Rams on Monday Night Football and a Life of Squid.

The Morning Shift hit the Wake Up Call to hear from Falcons fans about where the team stands on this team after they've won a third-straight game. Is Raheem Morris winning fans over right now, or have they already made up their mind?

We dug back into some college football discussion ahead of the CFP quarterfinals before going back for the last Top 5 Tuesday of the year with Mike. What were the best plays from last night's big win over the Rams?

The Morning Shift went 'In The Huddle' to discuss the MVP odds and how they've shifted after last night's game on Monday Night Football, discussed the Lamar Jackson injury status for Sunday, and more.

On this Victory Tuesday, The Morning Shift reacted to the Falcons' massive win on Monday Night Football with a 'Bad, Good, Great' to discuss the biggest aspects of this game.

The Morning Shift bounced around the College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchups that are coming up on New Year's Day. We addressed some injury reports ahead of these games and how it matters for these games. They wrapped it with some 2025 trivia! 

Where were Drake London and Kyle Pitts Sr. for the Falcons on Monday? The Morning Shift discussed that, plus where the offense could turn if Tyler Allgeier chooses to head into free agency this offseason.

The Morning Shift kicked off this victory Tuesday with a reaction from last night's massive 27-24 win for the Falcons over the Rams. Is this a preview of what this team could have been this season? How can they build on this result?

The Morning Shift's full show on Monday, December 29th, 2025.

HR1 - Matt Ryan would give Falcons front office united long term & short term vision In hour one Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, talk about how the Atlanta Falcons are involved in the NFC South clinching scenarios for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers, react to the reports that the Falcons have had conversations with their former Pro Bowl and MVP quarterback Matt Ryan about rejoining the Falcons in a front office role, explain why they think the Falcons giving Matt Ryan a front office role would be a great move for the franchise, begin to preview the Falcons matchup with the Los Angeles Rams tonight on Monday Night Football, explain why they think the Rams familiarity with the Falcons means the Falcons offense needs to have more wrinkles in their offense and gameplan tonight, react to the latest college football headlines, and then close out the hour by diving into the world of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Matthew Stafford's success vs. blitz makes Rams offense hard to defend In hour two Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons matchup with the Los Angeles Rams tonight on Monday Night Football, continue to react to the reports that the Falcons have had conversations with their former Pro Bowl and MVP quarterback Matt Ryan about rejoining the Falcons in a front office role, explain why they think Matt Ryan would give the Falcons a linear vision if they added him to the front office, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, talk about if they think it would be worth it for the Atlanta Hawks to trade for star power forward Anthony Davis, explain why they think the Hawks potentially losing Zaccharie Risacher in an Anthony Davis trade package would be worth it, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Best way Falcons stop Rams is controlling clock & having long drives on offense In hour three Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on the Atlanta Falcons Monday Night Football matchup with the Los Angeles Rams tonight, if they want to see former Falcons Pro Bowl and MVP quarterback Matt Ryan rejoin the Falcons in a significant front office role, and if they would like to see the Atlanta Hawks trade for star power forward Anthony Davis in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike and Ali spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, and Dave discuss if Dave would take a front office role with the Atlanta Falcons if the opportunity was offered to him, Matt Ryan having an unbelievable amount of love for the Falcons, the city of Atlanta, and Arthur Blank, the Falcons players still playing hard for their teammates and coaches, if Dave thins the familiarity the Falcons and Rams coaches and personnel have with each other gives either side an advantage in tonight's game, what Dave thinks is the best way to defend the Rams offense, and the Falcons and Rams coaches having a lot of respect for each other. The Morning Shift crew also talks about Ali Mac's Christmas prank war that she has going on with her brother right now, the Christmas pranks Dylan's older brother used to play on him when they were younger, give their final thoughts on the Falcons Monday Night Football matchup with the Rams tonight, explain why they think the Falcons must play a perfect game to beat the Rams tonight, and then close out hour three by diving into the life of Dylan Mathews in The Life of Squid, featuring Dylan Mathews!

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac give their final thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons Monday Night Football matchup with the Los Angeles Rams tonight, and explain why they think the Falcons must play a perfect game to beat the Rams tonight.

Mike Johnson and Ali Mac spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, and Dave discuss if Dave would take a front office role with the Atlanta Falcons if the opportunity was offered to him, Matt Ryan having an unbelievable amount of love for the Falcons, the city of Atlanta, and Arthur Blank, the Falcons players still playing hard for their teammates and coaches, if Dave thins the familiarity the Falcons and Rams coaches and personnel have with each other gives either side an advantage in tonight's game, what Dave thinks is the best way to defend the Rams offense, and the Falcons and Rams coaches having a lot of respect for each other.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on the Atlanta Falcons Monday Night Football matchup with the Los Angeles Rams tonight, if they want to see former Falcons Pro Bowl and MVP quarterback Matt Ryan rejoin the Falcons in a significant front office role, and if they would like to see the Atlanta Hawks trade for star power forward Anthony Davis in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac talk about if they think it would be worth it for the Atlanta Hawks to trade for star power forward Anthony Davis, and explain why they think the Hawks potentially losing Zaccharie Risacher in an Anthony Davis trade package would be worth it.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons matchup with the Los Angeles Rams tonight on Monday Night Football, continue to react to the reports that the Falcons have had conversations with their former Pro Bowl and MVP quarterback Matt Ryan about rejoining the Falcons in a front office role, and explain why they think Matt Ryan would give the Falcons a linear vision if they added him to the front office.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac begin to preview the Atlanta Falcons matchup with the Los Angeles Rams tonight on Monday Night Football, and explain why they think the Rams familiarity with the Falcons means the Falcons offense needs to have more wrinkles in their offense and game plan tonight.

Mike Johnson, Dylan Mathews, and Ali Mac talk about how the Atlanta Falcons are involved in the NFC South clinching scenarios for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers, react to the reports that the Falcons have had conversations with their former Pro Bowl and MVP quarterback Matt Ryan about rejoining the Falcons in a front office role, and explain why they think the Falcons giving Matt Ryan a front office role would be a great move for the franchise.

The Morning Shift's full show on Friday, December 26th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons beating Rams Monday night would be huge morale boost to end season In hour one Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac, talk about how their Christmas holidays went, Greg and Noel tell Sam about a special Christmas tradition in some communities, they also preview the Atlanta Falcons Monday Night Football matchup with the Los Angeles Rams, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about the team facing a Rams team that's playing for something, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think the Falcons shouldn't be resting players and need to go all in to beat the Rams, talk about the tennis season starting soon, and how the schedule at the start of the tennis season is extra tough on American players.

HR2 - Final high school football rankings prove Georgia is true powerhouse In hour two Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about what's going on in the local high school sports world, react to Jeff Fisher of High School Football America final top 300 final high school football america teams ranking, dive into Noel's world, and dive into the Casting Call with Greg Clarkson.

HR3 - Hawks are in danger of digging themselves a hole they can't get out of In hour three Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about some of the NFL games that went down yesterday on Christmas Day, give their thoughts on the Detroit Lions being eliminated from playoff contention yesterday, and talk about how the way the NFC South is playing out is frustrating to watch for Falcons fans. Then, Greg, Sam, and Noel spend some time with Founder of These Urban Times Terrell Thomas! Sam, Greg, Noel, and Terrell discuss where the Hawks are right now during their four game losing streak, what the Hawks can do to improve on the defensive side of the ball, and tonight's game against the Miami Heat being an early season win situation with the Hawks having a tough part of the schedule coming up soon. Sam, Greg, and Noel also talk about the NFL taking Christmas Day away from the NBA, let you hear Charles Barkley explain why he thinks the NFL got greedy and that Christmas is an NBA day, react to what Barkley had to say, and explain why they think the NFL presence on Christmas Day is only going to get bigger.

Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about the NFL taking Christmas Day away from the NBA, let you hear Charles Barkley explain why he thinks the NFL got greedy and that Christmas is an NBA day, react to what Barkley had to say, and explain why they think the NFL presence on Christmas Day is only going to get bigger.

Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with Founder of These Urban Times Terrell Thomas! Sam, Greg, Noel, and Terrell discuss where the Hawks are right now during their four game losing streak, what the Hawks can do to improve on the defensive side of the ball, and tonight's game against the Miami Heat being an early season win situation with the Hawks having a tough part of the schedule coming up soon.

Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about some of the NFL games that went down yesterday on Christmas Day, give their thoughts on the Detroit Lions being eliminated from playoff contention yesterday, and talk about how the way the NFC South is playing is frustrating to watch for Falcons fans.

Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac dive into the Casting Call with Greg Clarkson.

Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac dive into Noel's world.

Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about what's going on in the local high school sports world, and react to Jeff Fisher of High School Football America final top 300 final high school football america teams ranking.

Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac, talk about the tennis season starting soon, and how the schedule at the start of the tennis season is extra tough on American players.

Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac, preview the Atlanta Falcons Monday Night Football matchup with the Los Angeles Rams, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about the team facing a Rams team that's playing for something, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons shouldn't be resting players and need to go all in to beat the Rams.

Greg Clarkson, Sam Crenshaw, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac, talk about how their Christmas holidays went, and Greg and Noel tell Sam about a special Christmas tradition in some communities.

The Morning Shift's full show on Wednesday, December 24th, 2025.

HR1 - Hawks on 4-game losing streak since Trae Young's return, but it's not his fault In hour one Greg Clarkson, Jason Longshore, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac, share their stories of the week, and talk about what soccer fans should be watching to get ready for the World Cup, recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks 126-123 home loss to the Chicago Bulls last night that was their fourth straight loss, explain why they think the Hawks' issues on defense right now aren't related to Trae Young's return, give their take on what the best song of all-time by an athlete is, talk about John Cena's legacy in the WWE, and explain why they think John Cena did a great job ending his legacy and starting new one in his final match.

HR2 - Atlanta will possibly host some of the best matches in the 2026 World Cup In hour two Greg Clarkson, Jason Longshore, and Noel White, filling in for Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about what the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia should expect when the World Cup comes to town, talk about how one of the major World Cup favorites is going to have at least two matches here in Atlanta, talk about everything that's happening in women's sports right now, talk about how the WNBA and the NWSL are having some of the same financial and player wage issues happening right now, get into the Casting Call with Greg Clarkson, talk about what Christmas traditions they have, pay their respects to the late great Rob Reiner, and talk about how A Few Good Men was in the middle of filming when major sports news happened.