Super Bowl a cat-and-mouse reprise of regular season finale
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Sunday's Super Bowl could  feature some cat-and-mouse moves as the New England Patriots  and New York Giants toy with what to take from their  hard-fought, regular-season finale clash of a month ago.
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Has it really been just 19 months since the New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl in four years?
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Forget last season's win over Indianapolis in the AFC championship game. Don't focus on the Super Bowl title two weeks later. Block out Elton John's pregame performance Thursday night.
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The Indianapolis Colts were the best regular-season team in football and the Cincinnati Bengals were AFC North champs last year. This year, both were expected to make a Super Bowl push. Instead, they're both looking for a late-season charge to get their playoff hopes back on track.
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So what if the script writers are on strike? This Super Bowl story line had something for everybody:
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They're back, probably better than ever and just as hungry to stay on top. The third Super Bowl in four years is anything but old hat for the New England Patriots.
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Ask just about anyone what they remember most about the New England Patriots' dramatic 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in last year's Super Bowl and chances are you will get the same answer.
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There are mathematical chances and real chances, and with two weeks to go it is probably time for Patriots fans to face the real ones, which are that there will be a long row to hoe for their team to return to the Super Bowl this year. It is hardly Mission Impossible, given the shaky caliber of their competition in ...
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FOXBOROUGH -- Tomorrow night's game against the Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., will bring back plenty of memories for Patriots fans. After all, many of them have popped in the tape of the Patriots' 32-29 Super Bowl victory from last February, sat back, and enjoyed one of New England's landmark sports moments. Turns out, Bill Belichick has, too.
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The New England Patriots' pursuit of a perfect season reaches a climax on Sunday when they face the New York Giants in the Super Bowl.
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NEW YORK -- What a difference a year makes. If last year's Super Bowl ads were fueled by gross humor, this year's are running on nostalgia and cute cartoon characters.
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The Philadelphia Eagles finally have their NFC title. Beating the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl in two weeks will be an entirely different matter.
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Christmas Eve is supposed to be a time for family, friends and faith, but this year the NFL has added a fourth &quot;F&quot; : football.
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The National Football League will let broadcast networks CBS and NBC air the New England Patriots' bid to finish a perfect regular season this weekend, reversing a plan to air the game nationally only on the sports league's own cable channel.
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - The image of three men  huddled together in the euphoria following the New England  Patriots's 24-21 Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles  will be remembered as the defining moment of the NFL's newest  dynasty, and perhaps its end.
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The top and bottom appears set, but thereâsa whole lot of middle ground left to cover. The New England Patriots hosted Buffalo last night and Philadelphia and Dallas round
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The New England Patriots will look to  pen the perfect ending to a magical season on Saturday when  they take on the New York Giants in a regular-season finale  that could land them in the NFL record books.