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  1. super bowl
    AFC Championship Game: Buffalo Bills v Kansas City Chiefs
    The Kansas City Chiefs Are Something Worse Than CheatersAmerica has had enough of this boring and swagless dynasty.
    By Jake Nevins
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    A young Buffalo Bills fan holds a sign saying "Destiny is Calling" before the AFC Championship game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs on January 26
    The Bills’ Misery Has Reached a Torturous New LevelBuffalo and its long-suffering fans just cannot catch a break. It’s starting to feel like ill fate.
    By Will Leitch
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    Who You Should Root For in the NFL Playoffs (Not the Chiefs)Your annual Playoff Rootability Rankings are here.
    By Will Leitch
  4. games
    Watching Sports Now Requires a Spreadsheet and a FortuneThe decline of cable has made life increasingly complicated — and more expensive — for the devoted fan.
    By Will Leitch
  5. infinite jets
    Why Does the New Aaron Rodgers Documentary Exist?Two miserable Jets fans take in a three-plus-hour exercise in image management.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Simon van Zuylen-Wood
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    Trump Won, So We’ll Settle for Aaron Rodgers SchadenfreudeAfter a decade of making everything about him, the aging quarterback has gone quiet amid a disastrous season.
    By Will Leitch
  7. games
    The End of the NFL’s Concussion CrisisThe case of Tua Tagovailoa marks the acceptance stage of widespread brain trauma in the sport.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  8. games
    Aaron Rodgers Is Holding on for Dear LifeIn his season debut Monday night, the aging Jets quarterback didn’t look like his usual, smugly confident self.
    By Will Leitch
  9. games
    Swift-Kelce Season Two and Other Major NFL Storylines to WatchWill Tom Brady be a good broadcaster? Can Aaron Rodgers be normal for a few months?
    By Will Leitch
  10. sports
    The Decline and Fall of the All-Star GameWhy has a once-hallowed staple of the pro sports world become so irrelevant?
    By Eve Peyser
  11. games
    A Super Bowl That Went From Dud to DynamiteOn football’s biggest stage, a terrific ending mostly made up for hours of mediocrity.
    By Will Leitch
  12. games
    The Deep Blandness of Las Vegas Before the Super BowlA city that has sanded off its rough edges is a perfect fit for the NFL’s biggest day.
    By Will Leitch
  13. games
    Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions Were Right to Trust MathSome football Luddites are embracing the same dumb mind-set that baseball overcame decades ago.
    By Will Leitch
  14. games
    6 Things We Learned From the NFL’s Season of SwiftDon’t like all those luxury-box cutaways? Get used to them.
    By Will Leitch
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    Who You Should Root for in the NFL Playoffs (Not the Bucs)There are multiple tortured franchises to choose from this year.
    By Will Leitch
  16. infinite jets
    Why Are We Still Watching the Jets in Week 15?Two miserable fans return to commiserate about a lost season.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  17. games
    Bill Belichick Is About to Get Fired, and Nobody CaresOnce considered the greatest NFL coach of all time, after a string of losing seasons, Bill Belichick is a legend without a constituency.
    By Will Leitch
  18. scene report
    31 Days of Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce Mania in Kansas CityMy hometown is enjoying its time at the center of the universe.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  19. games
    Travis Kelce Is the NFL’s Taylor SwiftUnlike a lot of athlete-celebrity couplings, this one makes sense.
    By Will Leitch
  20. infinite jets
    Why Are We Still Watching the Jets?Two miserable fans recap week two and try to process their grief.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  21. games
    This Might Be the End of Aaron RodgersAfter injuring himself four plays in, the aging star rendered the Jets — and possibly himself — irrelevant.
    By Will Leitch
  22. games
    A Death on the Field Couldn’t Stop the NFL NowThe league is at a point where it can weather any problem, no matter how grotesque.
    By Will Leitch
  23. conservatorship
    The Battle Over The Blind Side Is Getting MessyMichael Oher claimed the Tuohys took his share of the profits from movie, while the wealthy family says there wasn’t much money to begin with.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. games
    Aaron Rodgers Really Wants to Be Liked AgainEver since he joined the Jets, the anti-COVID-vaxx conspiracy theorist has dialed down the nuttiness.
    By Will Leitch
  25. games
    The Big Sports-Gambling Scandal Might Have Already HappenedIncoherent rules around betting on games have created an atmosphere ripe for misbehavior.
    By Will Leitch
  26. games
    Daniel Snyder Deserves Far Worse Than ThisThe worst owner in sports is finally selling his team and profiting enormously from his abhorrent behavior.
    By Will Leitch
  27. games
    A C-Minus Version of Aaron Rodgers Is Still a Win for the JetsConsiderable baggage aside, he’s an improvement on the status quo.
    By Will Leitch
  28. games
    Remember When Sports Never Canceled Games?Calling off events used to be reserved for weather disasters or 9/11, but we live in a new world now.
    By Will Leitch
  29. games
    Why You Should Root for the Eagles This SundayIt’s not only because I don’t want their fans to come after me.
    By Will Leitch
  30. sports
    The Empire State Building Should Stop Doing ThisCommemorating a sports rival’s victory is uncouth and unnecessary.
    By Benjamin Hart
  31. games
    Tom Brady Is a Rickety Old Man Still Chasing the DragonHe’s still solid at 45, but Monday night’s debacle in Dallas was hard to watch — and a sign of things to come.
    By Will Leitch
  32. games
    The Week We Pretended That This Time Might be DifferentDamar Hamlin almost died, but angst about the evils of football feels perfunctory at this point.
    By Will Leitch
  33. the sports section
    Bills Score Touchdown on First Play After Tribute to Damar HamlinThe still-hospitalized player tweeted “OMFG” in response.
    By Chas Danner
  34. nfl
    Doctors Say Damar Hamlin Is ‘Neurologically Intact’The Buffalo Bills announced that Hamlin, who collapsed Monday night, has shown “remarkable improvement” over the past 24 hours.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. games
    Are We Willing to Prevent Another Damar Hamlin?The dangers of football are obvious. But Americans can’t stop watching.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  36. games
    The Reaction to Damar Hamlin’s Collapse Represents ProgressIt took a terrifying event, but for once, the NFL abandoned its “show must go on” mentality.
    By Will Leitch
  37. nfl
    Bills Say Damar Hamlin Went Into Cardiac Arrest on FieldThe 24-year-old remained in the hospital in critical condition after collapsing on Monday night.
    By Benjamin Hart
  38. sports
    Loathed NFL Owner Claims to Have Dirt on Roger GoodellThe Washington Commanders’ Daniel Snyder has reportedly sicced private investigators on colleagues and claims his findings could “blow up” the NFL.
    By Benjamin Hart
  39. games
    There Is No Fixing ThisTua Tagovailoa’s ugly injury is the latest reminder that no policy change can excise brutality from the NFL.
    By Will Leitch
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    Brett Favre Was Always Pretty AwfulThanks to his legion of defenders, the ex-QB thought he could get away with anything. An egregious scandal in Mississippi shows there are limits.
    By Will Leitch
  41. games
    Rejoice: Tom Brady Is MiserableIt’s nice to know the guy who always wins experiences rough patches like the rest of us.
    By Will Leitch
  42. games
    The NFL Is America’s Best Crisis-Management CompanyA new season brings with it new scandals, but the league’s cultural dominance has never been more secure.
    By Will Leitch
  43. games
    College Football Is Now NFL LiteA sport once defined by regional charm is awash in money and becoming more like the pros every week.
    By Will Leitch
  44. games
    The NFL Expects You to Forget About Sexual MisconductAnyone expecting a harsher punishment for Deshaun Watson has just as short a memory as football fans have.
    By Will Leitch
  45. washington commanders
    NFL Owner Dodges Congressional Subpoena by Going on Vacation on His YachtThe House Oversight Committee can’t depose Dan Snyder on alleged sexual misconduct at the Commanders because he’s touring the Mediterranean.
    By Matt Stieb
  46. games
    The Bills Stadium Deal Is Both Indefensible and UnderstandableIt makes no sense from a financial standpoint. It makes slightly more sense if you consider the team’s priceless importance to Buffalo.
    By Will Leitch
  47. games
    The NFL Stops Pretending to Care About Violence Against WomenDeshaun Watson’s warm welcome in Cleveland marks a return to the league’s pre-Ray Rice, look-the-other-way era.
    By Will Leitch
  48. games
    Tom Brady’s Retirement Never Made Sense in the First PlaceWas a fierce competitor still at the top of his game really going to yak about football on TV?
    By Will Leitch
  49. games
    Los Angeles Won the Super Bowl in More Ways Than OneThe Rams won the game. The city, the stunning stadium, and the wonderful overall vibe won everything else.
    By Will Leitch
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    Why You Should Root for the Bengals in the Super BowlSunday will mostly be about the NFL’s utter cultural dominance, but one of these teams is more deserving than the other.
    By Will Leitch
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