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10 of the most memorable moments in Super Bowl historyThe Super Bowl is all about moments. Those single instances immortalize a team forever in the annals of history. Everything gets left on the table, and it shows come game time. Let’s take a look at the moments that will go down forever in Super Bowl history. ...

The best individual Super Bowl performances by Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs playersSunday will be far from the first rodeo in the Super Bowl from the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. Within the last seven years, multiple players on both teams have won Super Bowl rings....

How haters should remember Tom Brady in retirementThomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr. will forever be known as one of, if not the greatest quarterbacks of all time. After 23 years with New England and Tampa Bay, the three-time MVP and seven-time Super Bowl champion is hanging up his cleats, and unlike last year, I actually believe him this time....

The Sports Nihilist: Anything but a Dallas-Philadelphia NFC title game

It’s odd how many NFL teams I hate despite not technically having an NFL team I root for. And I don’t feel like I’m in the minority on that either. Not the teamless fan part. The “I hate all of these teams” part. I refused to watch Patriots-Philadelphia Eagles and Patriots-Rams Round Two Super Bowls...

The only team to not punt in an entire Super Bowl

The New England Patriots in a Super Bowl LII loss to the Eagles....

I was at the record-setting 9-OT game… and it was even worse in person

Saturday was my first game at Beaver Stadium since graduating from Penn State. I drove an hour and a half to my friend’s house in York, Pa., on Friday and then woke up at 5 a.m. the next morning to drive two hours to State College with his family and set up a tailgate in the cold and rain....

The gutsiest calls in Super Bowl history

In the biggest games of the year, it often takes the coaches with the gutsiest calls to win the game....

Pitt Busted Out Its Version Of The Philly Special At The Perfect Time And Toppled UCF

UCF’s 27-game unbeaten run in regular-season play ended this weekend, as the Knights lost on the road to Pitt in a dramatic 35-34 stunner. The Panthers marched down the field on a 12-play game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter, and capped it off with a trick-play touchdown catch by QB Kenny P...