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Tannenbaum predicts 2021 stat leaders: The NFL's top passers, rushers, receivers and rookies
Most touchdown catches. Leading rookie rusher. Defender with the most sacks. Mike Tannenbaum makes his predictions for the season.
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Clay's NFL projections and unit grades: Best, worst offenses and defenses, plus ranking all 32 teams
Ahead of Week 1, Mike Clay's final team projections for the 2021 season are here.
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Ceilings and floors for all 32 NFL teams in 2021 -- and their biggest variables
We used FPI simulations to find best-case and worst-case scenarios for every team this season, and NFL Nation weighed in on the biggest variables in the win totals.
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The story of the stolen Giants' Super Bowl rings
Sam Borden reports the story behind the master plan of a thief who decided to steal the Giants' Super Bowl XLII rings after they ruined the Patriots' perfect season.
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The true story of the Patriots fan who stole the Giants' Super Bowl rings
Inside the $2 million job -- and ensuing investigation -- of a Boston-based professional thief who found out a local jeweler was making rings for the team that ruined the Pats' perfect season.
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$100 million, 959,860 tests and no cancellations: How the NFL got through the season
A full 2020 NFL season seemed a tall task amid COVID-19, but the league got there. How did it do it, and what went into its toughest season yet?
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Bucs' Devin White takes horse for victory lap around Raymond James Stadium
When White said after the Bucs' Super Bowl victory that "I need to ride my horse in the stadium with the trophy," he wasn't kidding around.
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Highlights from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl victory parade
Title belts? Check. Tom Brady's yacht? Check. To celebrate their 31-9 win in Super Bowl LV, the Bucs are taking the parade to the water.
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After a strange season, Tom Brady winning a Super Bowl finally felt familiar
There was a virtual NFL draft, an untraditional offseason and dozens of on- and off-field distractions. But by the time Brady and Patrick Mahomes faced off in the Super Bowl, football felt almost ... normal.
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Way-too-early NFL Power Rankings: A 1-32 poll on how we see next season
Deshaun Watson could make or break several franchises. Aaron Rodgers wants to take the next step. Bill Belichick is looking for redemption.
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What it takes to find a coach
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Inside a coaching hunt: How an NFL GM embarks on the process, from firing to hiring
After firing Ron Rivera, the Panthers look ahead to one of the most difficult undertakings in football: hiring a head coach. What goes into the decision?
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Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson reveal the stories behind their football grips
Patrick Mahomes credits his early baseball career. Josh Allen learned by throwing rocks in a dumpster. Big Ben ... never gave it much thought. But the NFL's quarterbacks all have something to say about how they hold the football.
