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It could be argued that no position has changed more in the NFL’s history than the tight end. Once primarily a sixth offensive lineman who would catch the occasional pass, tight ends have become key cogs on offense.
Some tight ends...
J.P. Scott
4 months ago
You never know what you are going to get with each Super Bowl. Some have been boring. Some have been thrilling. Here is an unbiased ranking of all 50 of them.
50. Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10
Jan. 28, 1990...
Aaron Tallent
4 months ago
In the Super Bowl’s 50-year history, 44 different players have been named MVP. Not surprisingly, quarterback has been the most awarded position (27). Tom Brady, Joe Montana (thee each), Terry Bradshaw, Eli Manning and Bart Starr are...
Athlon Sports
5 months ago
Tom Brady, a lock to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame once he’s eligible, is getting ready to play in his record seventh Super Bowl. While Brady’s success on Super Sunday (four rings, three MVPs) is a big part of his...
Athlon Sports
5 months ago
For the first time in four years, the Super Bowl won’t feature the AFC’s and NFC’s No. 1 seeds, but that doesn’t mean a matchup between the top scoring offense (Atlanta) and top scoring defense (New England) is a bad...
Mark Ross
5 months ago
The Super Bowl may be the NFL’s biggest game, but only two teams get the opportunity to share this stage each season. Because of this, many of the game’s greatest players, including members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, were never...
Athlon Sports
1 year ago
Super Bowl 50 is set to take place on Sunday, February 7, at 6:30 PM (ET) on CBS. The game will take place at Levi's Stadium (home of the San Francisco 49ers) in Santa Clara, Calif., in the Bay Area.
CBS Sports’ coverage begins...
Rich McVey
1 year ago
This year's Super Bowl Media Day kicks off on Tuesday, Jan. 28, and will see throngs of news outlets from around the world descending on the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, for a blitz of Seahawks-Broncos coverage. Rarely are stories broken....
Athlon Sports
3 years ago
Super Bowl XLVII had it all — a blackout, fireworks, records broken, sex appeal and mass hysteria. The Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers, 34–31, at the Superdome in New Orleans. But there was plenty of action, from Alicia Keys'...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
Even though the celebration in Baltimore will go on throughout the week and beyond, it’s never too early to look ahead to the 2013 season, right? With that in mind, here’s Athlon Sports’ early look at which teams could be playing in Super Bowl...
Mark Ross
4 years ago
While the head-coaching bloodlines may have been the focus entering Super Bowl XLVII, the attention will finally shift to the teams on Sunday when the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers face off in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at 6:30 p.m....
Mark Ross
4 years ago
An in-depth look at Super Bowl XLVII through statistics, numbers, records and trends:
9: Career starts for Colin Kaepernick
Jeff Hostetler had started just four regular season games and six total before defeating the Buffalo Bills in...
Braden Gall
4 years ago
The Harbaugh Brothers are hogging — or Har-gging or whatever — all the attention at Super Bowl XLVII. But little Johnny and Jimbo aren’t the only tikes in the backyard turned titans in the world of sports. Here’s a rundown of the top 30 sets of...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
Pinpointing any big game MVP is a complete crapshoot. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways of handicapping the most likely candidates — or keeping Vegas from setting odds on favorites.
San Francisco and Baltimore will battle Sunday...
Braden Gall
4 years ago
Unless a nagging ankle injury sidelines him, Baltimore linebacker Dannell Ellerbe should line up next to Ray Lewis when the Ravens’ defense takes the field in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday. An undrafted free agent out of Georgia who signed with...
Athlon Sports
4 years ago
It seems that each year the NFL is filled with a handful of great teams that just seem to blow it when it comes to the playoffs, never realizing their full potential by making it to the Super Bowl. Teams like the Denver Broncos and New England...
Braden Gall
4 years ago
NFL football is the greatest reality TV program of all time. The Giants and Colts made sure of that back in 1958. Each NFL fall is a completely new and original experience for every player, fan and coach alike. New stories, new personalities, new...
Braden Gall
4 years ago
In selecting an all-time Super Bowl team, it is important to establish clear criteria. While there is nothing more subjective than all-time teams, the criteria certainly includes individual performance, but performance that leads to team success...
Braden Gall
4 years ago
They say knowledge is power. And we believe that. That's why we're going to make you the most powerful person at this year's Super Bowl XLVII party. Here is everything you need to know about the Big Game (and probably some stuff you don't) to wow...
Athlon Sports
4 years ago
The stars of Super Bowl XLVII are easy to pick out. Joe Flacco, the Ravens quarterback, has been playing out of his mind. Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers quarterback, has played like he’s been around for a decade. Ray Lewis is the emotional center of...
Athlon Sports
4 years ago
Being a future Hall of Famer does not guarantee a trip to the Super Bowl. In fact, many of the game’s greatest players never took the field with the Vince Lombardi Trophy on the line. This year, Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed will finally end...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
Super Bowl XLVII is set for Sunday, Feb. 3, in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. While the majority of the focus has been on the matchup up between the sons of Jack Harbaugh, this Har-Bowl (or Super Baugh, if you prefer) will be decided...
Mark Ross
4 years ago
Super Bowl media day is usually pretty boring. It's full of pat answers and tired cliches. But every once in a while, someone breaks the monotony and actually says or does something interesting. Here are ten of the best (or at least most...
Athlon Sports
4 years ago
Even on Super Bowl Sunday, the SEC is king.
The SEC is represented more than any other conference on the Super Bowl rosters with 17 players for the Ravens and 49ers playing their final collegiate season in the SEC. That does not include three...
David Fox
4 years ago
It wasn’t so long ago that the star of Super Bowl Sunday was a talking frog. Or a dancing monkey. Or Cindy Crawford enjoying a refreshing cola.
For a stretch of time that lasted more than a decade, the only suspense after kickoff of the Super...
Athlon Sports
4 years ago