Super Bowl dreams bid to muscle out off-season woes
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After an off-season filled with turmoil and controversy, the NFL bids to put the spotlight back on the field when the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts kick off the new season against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - If it weren't for the flurry of moves the Patriots made last offseason, they probably wouldn't be in Super Bowl XLII. But even as they try to win their fourth championship in seven seasons, they're planning for this offseason.
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If you don't think the Patriots can win a third Super Bowl in four years, you're just looking for "someone different" to get in and win.
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If getting to the Super Bowl is half the fun, getting back is nearly impossible. No team over the last five seasons has gone to the NFL championship game in consecutive seasons, and
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With some stars burdened by unhappiness in their current climes and others preparing for the open market, Sunday's Pro Bowl could set the stage for a dramatic offseason.
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Going .500 gets fans upset, coaches in trouble and players released &#151; except in this year's NFC, where a break-even mark is looking playoff-worthy. And a winning record makes you a Super Bowl contender.
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The New England Patriots know beating  the New York Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl means more than a  perfect 19-0 season -- it could be the defining moment of their  careers.
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Prepping for the Super Bowl isnât all fun. In the latest entry in his Super Bowl Diary, our bureau chief takes a âreality tour.â
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If Philadelphia wants to upset the New England Patriots' juggernaut in Super Bowl XXXIX, it will have to sully quarterback Tom Brady's duds.
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This might be remembered as the year the Love Boat docked at the Super Bowl. The NFL took a risk by bringing the NFL title game to Jacksonville, a city of 1.2 million that doesn't have enough hotel rooms to cram in all the fans who flock to the game.
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Urban legends have circulated for years about the predictive power of the Super Bowl result for the U.S. stock market.
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PHOENIX, Arizona  - 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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PHILADELPHIA -- Kevin P. O'Donoghue is going to the Super Bowl. When he gets back, he'll worry about the house he mortgaged to watch his beloved Eagles. He's not alone.
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The New England Patriots know beating the New York Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl means more than a perfect 19-0 season -- it could be the defining moment of their careers.
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The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles may be on a collision course for Super Bowl XXXIX. The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the NFL&#39;s lone remaining unbeaten teams in the next two weeks.
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Donovan McNabb and the Eagles are trying to reach the Super Bowl after three consecutive losses in the N.F.C. title game.
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PITTSBURGH -- A World Series and a Super Bowl just 3 1/2 months apart? The ultimate harvest of memories and rings for one sports-crazed region? It could happen if the Patriots beat the Steelers at snowy, frozen Heinz Field in tonight's AFC Championship game.