Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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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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