Super Bowl XXXI MVP Desmond Howard on the Packers' Super Bowl Dominance | The Biggest Game

Super Bowl XXXI MVP Desmond Howard on the Packers' Super Bowl Dominance | The Biggest Game

Desmond Howard joins Jeremy Schaap on The Biggest Game to explain how he became the ONLY special teams player to ever win Super Bowl MVP in the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl XXXI win. A performance that almost didn't happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

The First But Not The Last: Doug Williams Super Bowl XXII MVP | The Biggest Game

When Doug Williams took a knee at the end of Super Bowl XXII he made history. Becoming the first Black quarterback to start a Super Bowl, win a Super Bowl, and win the biggest game's MVP award. It was the culmination of a career steeped in firsts. One where he had to prove himself at every step, and overcome racism and challenges, on and off the field. Today, Doug joins Jeremy Schaap to relive what is maybe the greatest quarter of football anyone has ever played. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Mel Kiper's FAVORITE Super Bowls + UNTOLD NFL Draft stories | The Biggest Game

Welcome back to "The Biggest Game" hosted by Jeremy Schaap. On this episode, ESPN NFL Draft analyst, Mel Kiper Jr., joins the show to discuss the Super Bowl that made him fall in love with football (Super Bowl V: Jan. 17, 1971 - Baltimore Colts def. Dallas Cowboys, 16-13). Plus, we dive into Mel's path from self-publishing college scouting reports to ESPN and popularizing the NFL Draft. (0:00) Welcome in Mel Kiper Jr. (1:55) Mel's Super Bowl Sundays (3:16) Balancing NFL & College Football (4:36) Why Mel's never been to a Super Bowl (6:20) Super Bowl V: Colts vs Cowboys (11:25) Mel's love for Rams' uniforms + early memories (14:40) Super Bowl V continued (17:46) Colts leave Baltimore for Indianapolis (24:46) Mel explains evolution of NFL Draft (29:45) Mel's UNIQUE habits covering NFL Draft (33:57) Reliving Mel's legendary 1994 NFL Draft moment w/Bill Tobin (41:26) Jeremy's NFL Draft story covering Tim Tebow (43:08) Finals thoughts & comments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

How the NFL Kept COVID from Shutting Down Super Bowl LV | The Biggest Game

When the Covid-19 pandemic brought the sports world to a halt in March of 2020, the NFL had a built in advantage. Unlike the NBA, NHL, and MLB, the football season was months away, giving the league time to implement plans to keep the season from being derailed. Through rigorous testing, tracking, and adjustments to the calendar, the 2020 NFL season reached its conclusion without cancelling a single game. And at the end of that road lay Super Bowl LV. The premier event on the American sports calendar every year. Today on The Biggest Game: former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David, Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL's Chief Medical Officer, and longtime NFL executive Jeff Miller explain how the season and the biggest game took place in the midst of a global pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

From Fan to Analyst to Father: Ben Solak's Eagles Super Bowl Journey | The Biggest Game

You probably recognize ESPN NFL analyst Ben Solak from his appearances on ESPN during the NFL season. His mix of analytical analysis, and football knowledge create a compelling package, dedicated to helping you understand not just what happened on the field, but why it happened. And for Ben, he's come by that knowledge through a lifelong love of the Philadelphia Eagles. Not quite his hometown team, but the one he adopted early in life. But the tale of the team he's followed has meant more than bragging rights and heartbreaks. Because all three of Philly's most recent trips to the Super Bowl have also marked forks in the road for Ben, in his own life. Today on The Biggest Game, he explains to Jeremy Schaap how Super Bowls LII, LVII, and LIX shaped who he is today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]