The Biggest Game

By ESPN, Jeremy Schaap

Welcome to 'The Biggest Game,' a new video podcast where we talk all things Super Bowl. The history of the game, its impact, its place in the world of sports and beyond. From its humble beginnings to ... more

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September 01, 2026 Steve Atwater on what it took to DOMINATE the Super Bowl TWICE! | The Biggest Game
Steve Atwater was one of the NFL's most feared safeties during his career. Three Super Bowl appearances, two rings, and a bevy of accolades saw him inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.
Jeremy Schaap and The Biggest Game sat down with the man known as the Smiling Assassin for a special conversation from Canton, Ohio.
00:00 - Introduction
02:21 - Atwater redefines the role of the safety in NFL defenses
04:40 - Lessons from defeat in Super Bowl XXIV
09:58 - Atwater & the Broncos finally return to the biggest game
13:56 - Atwater & the Broncos breakthrough in Super Bowl XXXII
22:03 - Going back to back with a Super Bowl XXXIII victory
24:31 - How being a Super Bowl champion shapes Atwater's life
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31min
August 25, 2026 Inside the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rare Artifacts & Super Bowl History | The Biggest Game
The Biggest Game heads to Canton, Ohio and the Pro Football Hall of Fame! Join Jeremy Schaap and Jon Kendle, the Director of Archives & Exhibits for the Hall of Fame Museum, as they parse through: the sport's origins, the birth of the NFL, Super Bowl relics, and more!
00:00 - Meet Jon Kendle; the Man Behind the Pro Football Hall of Fame
02:32 - Pro Football's Origins Revealed
05:10 - The NFL is Born!
06:10 - Entering the Super Bowl Gallery; The Origin of the Super Bowl
08:13 - Behind the Scenes with the Lombardi Trophy
09:40 - Super Bowls in the 1970s
10:29 - The 49ers Dominate the 1980s
11:45 - William 'Refrigerator' Perry's Super Bowl Ring is Larger than Life!
12:35 - The HELMET Catch on Display
13:34 - The Evolution of the Ring at the Super Bowl Ring Gallery
17:22 - Inside the Pro Football Hall of Fame Archives
19:38 - A Letter From Lamar Hunt
21:27 - Tom Brady's Draft Card & Reflection
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29min
August 18, 2026 How Drew Pearson's Legendary Hands Made America's Team ⭐️ | The Biggest Game
In this episode of The Biggest Game, Jeremy Schaap is joined by legendary Cowboys receiver and the first of the many great #88s, Drew Pearson. Mr. Clutch revisits his Super Bowl appearances, including his win in Super Bowl XII, his part in the original Hail Mary play, and what it was like playing for such fixtures in Cowboys history in Tom Landry and Roger Staubach.
0:00 Intro
0:48 The great Cowboys of the ‘70s
2:45 America’s Team
3:43 Tom Landry’s legacy
5:56 Staubach’s top target
7:44 high school teammates with Joe Theismann
9:46 playing for the University of Tulsa
10:46 Super Bowl X
12:07 The Original Hail Mary play
18:47 Super Bowl XII
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26min
August 12, 2026 What it's Really Like to be a Super Bowl Pool Reporter | The Biggest Game
It's a job you probably didn't even know existed, pool reporter for the Super Bowl. One journalist, gets unlimited access to each team in the week leading up to the NFL's signature event every season. But they can't share what they see. Just sanitized reporters for the rest of the media corps covering the game.So when ESPN's Kalyn Kahler filled that role, and saw Seattle Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori injure his ankle, she couldn't share everything that she knew.Today on The Biggest Game, Kalyn explains to Courtney Cronin what it's like to have all of the access...and none of the freedom to report.
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26min
August 04, 2026 Why the Saints' Super Bowl Win Changed a City Forever | The Biggest Game
The New Orleans Saints have spent so much of their franchise history as basement dwellers, that it still seems almost unreal that they beat Peyton Manning in Super Bowl XLIV.
But they did it!
Andscape's David Dennis Jr, who grew up a local and a Saints fan, re-lives the experience of watching Drew Brees and Sean Payton finally bring the city of New Orleans the title it pined for, at a time the city needed it.
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29min
July 28, 2026 How One Team's Dynasty Defined COOL for a Generation | The Biggest Game
NFL fans of a certain age remember 'dem Cowboys of the 1990s. America's Team, breakthrough star power, and a fanbase that invaded areas outside of Dallas. One of those fans is Andscape's Justin Tinsley.
Justin grew up a Cowboys fan, in central Virginia. So today on The Biggest Game Tinsley explains to Courtney Cronin, filling in for Jeremy Schaap, how those Dallas teams defined fandom and culture for an entire generation.
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33min
July 21, 2026 Bill Barnwell Says DO NOT Bet Against Safeties in the Super Bowl! | The Biggest Game
Sometimes the sure money doesn't hit, as ESPN senior NFL writer Bill Barnwell found out the hard way when Tom Brady took a safety on the Patriots first play of Super Bowl XLVI.
So today on The Biggest Game, Barnwell and Jeremy Schaap explore the role that the safety has played in Super Bowl history, and it turns out to be a bigger factor than you might expect!

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28min
July 14, 2026 Phil McConkey on Fashion, Football, and Winning Super Bowl XXI with the Giants | The Biggest Game
Former New York Giants wide receiver and return man, Phil McConkey, joins The Biggest Game to tell Jeremy Schaap about: 80's fashion, football at Navy and under Bill Parcells, and winning Super Bowl XXI.

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26min
July 07, 2026 Field Yates relives Patriots-Giants Super Bowl XLII from sidelines | The Biggest Game
Welcome back to "The Biggest Game" hosted by Jeremy Schaap.
On this episode, ESPN NFL Insider, Draft & Fantasy analyst, Field Yates, joins the show to reflect on his upbringing in the football ranks, which included an experience of a lifetime being on the sidelines for Super Bowl XLII (Giants def. Patriots, 17-14).
Plus, Field relives his favorite Super Bowl memories and shares his path
from NFL scout to ESPN football analyst.

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47min
June 30, 2026 Super Bowl XLVII Blackout: What REALLY Happened in New Orleans? | The Biggest Game
Welcome back to The Biggest Game!
Former San Francisco 49er Joe Staley; ESPN's own Dan Graziano and Sam Borden; and Brian Boyles, the author of "New Orleans Boom & Blackout: One Hundred Days in America's Coolest Hot Spot" join Jeremy Schapp to relive the surreal moment that Super Bowl XLVII went dark. Learn how the biggest event on the football calendar, transformed into a scene of utter confusion.

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28min

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