The Arena: Gridiron

The Arena Previews The NFL's Offseason QB Competitions as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew highlight the fierce quarterback competitions that will define the NFL Offseason like Shedeur Sanders' opportunity to establish himself as the Cleveland Browns' franchise QB and Kyler Murray, Anthony Richardson & Aaron Rodgers' shots to continue their careers potentially with new teams. They also discu...

The Arena Predicts The BIG Moves Of The NFL Offseason as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew return to the virtual arena and preview the biggest moves of the NFL Offseason as the draft and Free Agency rapidly approaches. The kick things off by reacting to the Dallas Cowboys' decision to franchise tag superstar wide receiver George Pickens and discuss Skip's dream trade as rumors swirl that the...

The Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Win FIRES UP The Arena as Skip Bayless & the Arena Gridiron Crew react to the Seattle Seahawks taking down the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl 60 and give all their takes from the incredible final game of the 2025 NFL Season. They break down Sam Darnold's performance as the Seahawks quarterback proved Skip Bayless wrong by completing his career arc and winnin...

The Arena Gives Their Final Super Bowl Predictions as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew return for one final show from San Francisco to give their predictions for the Big Game. They kick things off by giving their predictions for Sam Darnold's stat line in the Big Game, sparking a debate on if the Seattle Seahawks QB will turn into his usual self once under pressue and give their take on Tom...

Stephen A Smith REUNITES With Skip Bayless In The Arena as the legendary sports media duo reunites for the first time in over 10 years LIVE on the Arena Gridiron. They look back on their time redefining the sports media landscape on First Take and reminisce on some of their most legendary debates before previewing the upcoming battle between the New England Patriots & Seattle Seahawks at Super Bow...

The Arena Reacts To The Pro Bowl LIVE From Radio Row as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew react to Shedeur Sanders getting a start in the NFL Pro Bowl and give their take on the NFL's flag football version of an all star game. They also react to Micah Parsons' comments on the Dallas Cowboys organization following his trade to the Green Bay Packers and discuss if the Cowboys' most important fr...

Skip Bayless, Aqib Talib & The rest of the crew continue to preview the Big Game by breaking down concerning rumors about Drake Maye's shoulder and debate who is the most valuable player in the game after Maye & Sam Darnold. They also highlight how Sam Darnold & The Seahawks are primed for revenge and debate if Drake Maye's first run to the Super Bowl is as impressive as Tom Brady's. Finally, they...

Aqib Talib Gives The Do's & Don'ts of Super Bowl Week as the Super Bowl Champion kicks off Super Bowl Week with Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew and breaks down how NFL Players overcome the pressure of playing in the NFL's Championship Game. He explains what players go through before during and after the Big Game and gives his take on how Drake Maye & Sam Darnold will fare during their first...

Julian Edelman Breaks Down Super Bowl 60 With The Arena as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew welcome former Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman into the Arena to break down his New England Patriots' chances in the Super Bowl and give his take on Bill Belichick getting snubbed by the NFL. Next, they react to the NFL's INSANE Coaching Carousel as they break down new offensive coordinatiors and head c...

The Gridiron crew kick things off with a visit to the NFL Coaching Carousel as the Buffalo Bills promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to be their next head coach and the Cleveland Browns zeroed in on 2 defensive minded generals in their coaching search. They then get former NFL QB Cody Kessler's breakdown on Drake Maye & Sam Darnold as they look to guide their teams to a championship, sparking...

The NFL's Conference Championships LIGHT UP The Arena as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew react to The New England Patriots & Seattle Seahawks advancing to the Super Bowl after an incredible weekend of Semi-Final games in the NFL. They kick things off by breaking down the Seahawks win over the Los Angeles Rams and discuss how Sam Darnold pulled off an improbable Super Bowl run in his first s...

The Arena Previews The NFL's Conference Championships as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew preview the AFC & NFC Championship Games as Matthew Stafford takes on Sam Darnold in an epic rematch between the best teams in the NFC West and Jarrett Stidham looks to shock the world by taking down Drake Maye & The New England Patriots in his first start in 2 seasons. They kick things off by continuin...

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The NFL's EPIC Divisional Round Fires Up The Arena as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew react to an incredible slate of NFL Playoff games and give their takes on the wild weekend that gave the league their final four teams. They kick things off by reacting to the breaking news out of Buffalo as the Buffalo Bills fired their head coach Sean McDermott after another dissapointing end to their se...

John Harbaugh To The New York Giants STUNS The Arena as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew react to the legendary head coach landing the job with the New York Giants following is dismissal from the Baltimore Ravens and grade the move as Harbaugh looks to lean on Jaxson Dart to turn around the Giants. They then discuss various other head coach openings by debating if Lamar Jackson deserves more...

Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew to react to the Houston Texans' beat down of the Pittsburgh Steelers and break down what's next for Mike Tomlin & Aaron Rodgers as their season went up in smoke with another playoff blowout. They then continue their discussion on Caleb Williams' potential highlighting his NFL low completion percentage and debate if the Chicago Bears can overcome this short co...

The NFL's EPIC Wild Card Round LIGHTS UP The Arena as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew react to the incredible slate of games that kicked off the NFL Playoffs, starting with the slugfest on Sunday Night Football between the New England Patiots & Los Angeles Chargers. They break down how Drake Maye & The Patriots defense slaughtered Justin Herbert and the Chargers and debate if the Pats have...

NFL Wild Card Weekend FIRES UP The Arena as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew preview the incredible slate of NFL Playoff games ahead on Wild Card Weekend and give their predictions for every game including Los Angeles Rams vs Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Chargers vs New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills vs Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh...

The Arena Gridiron Crew continue their NFL Playoff Preview by breaking down games like the Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers vs Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills. They also react to more news from the NFL Black Monday, this time reacting to head coaches and GMs that weren't fired like Todd Bowles & Joe Schoen and debate if their team's made the right ca...

Jaylen Brown Case For NBA MVP BLOWS UP Gil's Arena as The Gil's Arena Crew react to Jaylen Brown's string of dominance this season as the Boston Celtics superstar is proving he's the best 2 way player in the game after dropping 50 on the Los Angeles Clippers and leading the Celtics to an improbable spot atop the Eastern Conference standings. They debate if Brown is deserving of his place in the MV...

Skip Bayless & The Arena Break Down The NFL Playoffs as Skip & The Arena Gridiron Crew preview the NFL Playoffs as they react to the league's playoff picture and discuss all the action from Week 18 that solidified the NFL's post season tournament. They kick things off by reacting to the battle of the AFC North as Aaron Rodgers & The Pittsburgh Steelers pulled off a miracle win to advance to the NF...

The Arena Breaks Down An UNREAL Week 17 In the NFL as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron Crew react to an insane slate of NFL Action in the league's penultimate week that flipped the NFL Playoff picture upside down. They kick things off by reacting to another classic primetime game on Sunday Night Football where the San Francisco 49ers held off the Chicago Bears and debate who will take home the NF...

The Arena Breaks Down An INSANE Week 16 In The NFL as Skip Bayless & The Arena Gridiron crew return to the Arena to. react to an incredible week of NFL Action that featured multiple games of the year and turned the NFL Playoff Picture on it's head. They kick things off by reacting to the New England Patriots win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night football where Drake Maye solidified his MVP...

The NFL's Game Of The Year STUNS The Arena as Skip Bayless, Aqib Talib & The Arena Gridiron Crew react to the instant classic between the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams where Sam Danold exorcised his demons to pull off a massive comeback and put the Seahawks in the top spot in the NFC. They break down how Danold was able to upset the NFL leading team and debate the Seahawks' celing now that...

Skip & The Crew react to Aaron Rodgers leading the Pittsburgh Steelers on a late season resurgence with their win over the Miami Dolphins and debate how far the future hall of famer can carry this Steelers squad as they currently own the top spot in the AFC North. They also react to Patrick Mahomes going down with a torn ACL and discuss what the nasty injury means for the all world quarterback & T...