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17 stories from 'Undefeated: Inside the 1972 Miami Dolphins’ Perfect Season’
Writer Mike Freeman explores the undefeated season of the Florida team in his book.
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Evolution of the NFL: 16 ways the game has changed
Forty-seven years after the first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles before a less-than-capacity crowd, let’s look back at some of the ways the NFL has changed.
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The Super Bowl: 10 football books to gear you up for the big game
The biggest sports game of the year is just around the corner. Here are some books to put you in the mood.
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49ers' Kaepernick surpasses Montana, Young. A Week 11 NFL quiz
The revered legacies of San Francisco quarterbacking greats Joe Montana and Steve Young had to stand down Monday night, as benchwarmer Colin Kaepernick turned in a better first game as a starter than either of the Hall of Famers. Forced into service by an injury to starter Alex Smith, Kaepernick helped bury the Bears, who were without injured QB Jay Cutler, by completing more passes (16 of 23) and throwing for more yards (243) and more touchdowns (2) than either Montana or Young did in their debuts as San Francisco starters. The result: a 32-7 win. To test your knowledge of Week 11 NFL developments, take this 12-question quiz.
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Dallas Cowboys: America’s so-so team? A Week 4 NFL Quiz
The Chicago Bears looked like a far more serious Super Bowl contender than Dallas Monday night in beating the Cowboys 34-18. It was yet another game underscoring Dallas’s march toward mediocrity over the last six years. What do you know about the play of the team’s starting quarterback and other developments during Week 4 of the NFL season? Take this 12-question quiz.
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Poll: God helps Tim Tebow win football games. Does Tim Tebow agree?
A new poll shows that 43 percent of respondents think divine intervention plays some role in the success of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. But what is he praying about?
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Steeler James Harrison suspended: Is he a throwback or a relic?
Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker James Harrison is the biggest repeat offender under the NFL's new player-safety rules and says he won't change the way he plays. But clearly, the NFL has changed.
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Tim Tebow gets praise, but Matt Prater brings it home for the Broncos
Tim Tebow has been showered with attention as the Broncos near their first playoff berth since 2005 but time and again it has been kicker Matt Prater who has sealed these recent wins.
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Tim Tebow: Hero? Role model? Overbearing evangelist? All of the above.
Tim Tebow is many things to many people, in part because he has sparked a national conversation about religion's place in American life. Call it the Tim Tebow culture wars.
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Tim Tebow notches another victory for Denver Broncos
Tim Tebow is now 5-1 as the Denver Bronco's starting quarterback. Tim Tebow led Denver to a 16-13 victory over the San Diego Chargers. A look at the other NFL games Sunday.
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Walter Payton abused painkillers, had affairs, claims new biography
Walter Payton's family says of the recent disclosures about the football star: "Some [are] true, some [are] untrue"
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Reggie Bush, other NFL players, on the move Thursday
Reggie Bush is traded from the Saints to the Dolphins. Chad Ochocinco joins Reggie Bush in changing NFL teams on Thursday.
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NFL owners huddle in Atlanta. Hail Mary pass needed to save preseason?
A collective-bargaining deal is on the table at an NFL owners meeting in Atlanta, and while prospects look good, a deadline looms. If the deal is not approved by owners and players this week, preseason games could be lost.
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NFL lockout ending? Gauge the yelling.
NFL lockout may be winding down. If so, yelling at the bargaining table during the NFL lockout will switch to the playing field.
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Charlie Sheen on Twitter: How much more damage can he do?
The idea of the outspoken and off-kilter Charlie Sheen going onto Twitter suggests a public-relations apocalypse. But some media experts say it's a perfect match.
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NFL Hall of Fame welcomes Sanders, Sharpe and 5 others
Defensive end Richard Dent, running back Marshall Faulk, linebackers Chris Hanburger and Les Richter, contributor Ed Sabol, cornerback Deion Sanders, and tight end Shannon Sharpe make up the Class of 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinees.
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Super Bowl edition: entrepreneurial cheeseheads
The man who made the cheesehead hat is a Packers fan. But so is the entrepreneur behind the Steelers' Terrible Towels.
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Super Bowl 2011 forecast: 60 minutes of chaos
Super Bowl 2011 features two defenses unrivaled at creating havoc and two quarterbacks uniquely equipped to handle it.
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Super Bowl 2011: My life with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers
Super Bowl teams provide a baby boomer with a look back at how his experiences have intersected, however briefly, with them over the years. The Steelers and Packers will meet Sunday in Super Bowl XLV.
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For Super Bowl fans, an X's and O's page-turner
"Blood, Sweat and Chalk" delves into the thinking and history behind some of football's best offensive and defensive strategies.
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Top 10 You-can’t-write-this-stuff moments from the NFL season
From mind-blowing plays to 8 head coaches given the axe to Randy Moss wearing out his welcome with two teams inside a month, the 2010 NFL season was full of unexpected moments. Here is our top ten.
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Rahm Emanuel: Will big bucks decide the Chicago election?
The race for Chicago mayor has never seen this level of fundraising. Rahm Emanuel has raised almost $12 million – and former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun less than half a million.
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In Pictures: On to the Super Bowl
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 01/23
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Aaron Rodgers: No longer in the shadow of Brett Favre
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers take on the Chicago Bears today in the hunt for the NFC Championship. Quarterback Rodgers has emerged from the drama that is Bret Favre to lead the Packers franchise back to glory.
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Super Bowl 2011: Test your Green Bay Packers knowledge
On Sunday in Chicago, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 in the NFC championship game. The Packers will play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 6. How much do you know about the Green Bay Packers? Take our quiz.
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Chicago Bears: 'Monsters of the Midway' defense ready for Packers
Chicago Bears play host to the Green Bay Packers Sunday afternoon in the NFC Championship game. This season's Chicago Bears defense is living up to the team's traditional strength.
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Brett Favre may be done with football
Brett Favre has spent "twenty great years" in football, but it may be the end of the record breaking quarterback's career.
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Brett Favre: Is retirement on the horizon of the frozen tundra?
Brett Favre may have played his final NFL game in Monday night's Viking loss to the Bears. Did the Brett Favre two-year odyssey cost the Minnesota Vikings a chance to develop another quarterback for the long term?
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Chicago Bears rout Minnesota Vikings 40-14 Monday
Chicago Bears: 'Bottom line they kicked our butts, that's the bottom line,' Vikings defensive end Jared Allen said. 'Offensive, defensively and special teams, they kicked our butts.'
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