Yes, I did. I predicted a Rams-Broncos Super Bowl and quite literally could not have been more wrong on that (though at least I had Denver covering the spread.) Would I rather see Matthew Stafford and L.A. playing in el Gran Partido? Yes, even beyond picking ‘em. Oh well. We’re even through 12 playoff games and need to nail the Super Bowl to...Read more

LOS ANGELES — "I am Tom Brady, and I am a Patriot."

That's what the man who led New England to six Super Bowl victories and nine appearances in the NFL's championship game said when he was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in June 2024.

"I am a Patriot for life!"

That's what the retired quarterback told the crowd at Gillette Stadium ...Read more

MILAN — Mike Tirico was baptized on the day of Super Bowl I.

Sunday, the NBC play-by-play announcer will be baptized by fire.

Not only will Tirico call the Super Bowl for the first time, but he will stay on the Levi's Stadium field after the game to remotely host Sunday night's coverage of the Winter Olympics.

From football's mountaintop to...Read more

LAS VEGAS — There were no $1 million bets reported on last year’s Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. But there have already been three wagers of $1 million or more placed on Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.

A bettor at Hard Rock Bet in Florida made the third seven-...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas gambler has locked in a profit of either $4.9 million or $3.4 million in Super Bowl 60 regardless of which team wins.

The bettor placed a total of $1.8 million in wagers to win $3.5 million at Circa Sports and BetMGM sportsbooks on the New England Patriots money line to hedge Seattle Seahawks futures bets at the books ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — They’re here!

The headliners, sports stars, A-list personalities and, of course, the influencers have begun to descend on the Bay Area for Super Bowl LX. Sure, they’ve come to watch America’s biggest, most-watched sporting event of the year, an epic battle between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tua Tagovailoa shouldn’t return to the Miami Dolphins in 2026.

The Dolphins have been noncommittal about the embattled quarterback returning.

Miami’s new regime of general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley, along with offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, have been complimentary of Tua, the 2023 Pro Bowl...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The two Super Bowl participants were a combined 27-41 over the past two seasons, the Seahawks and Patriots falling short of qualifying for the playoffs in either year.

They’re the final teams standing now.

Crazy? Not exactly. This is how the NFL is supposed to work — with a draft order, salary cap and weighted schedule...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nat Moore spoke at a luncheon last week with some other aging Miami Dolphins receivers and their quarterback, Dan Marino, translating what it was like back in their grand days that are relevant again this Super Bowl Sunday.

When the veteran Moore was understanding Marino’s talent, the veteran receiver made a request ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Matthew Stafford’s name is already all over the NFL record book.

Add another milestone to the Rams quarterback’s achievements.

On Thursday night, Stafford was announced as the NFL most valuable player during NFL Honors at the Palace of Fine Arts.

The 17-year veteran finished ahead of New England quarterback Drake Maye in...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Once the clock struck 12 on Thursday, the most arduous part of the week might have concluded for the Seahawks at the Super Bowl.

It was then, right at high noon, that the last media obligation wrapped up for Seahawks coaches and players.

From that point until 3:38 p.m. Sunday, they were freed to put their heads down and ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Four years ago, Aaron Best made the rounds. Everyone wanted to talk to the Eastern Washington head coach about one of the players he saw grow up on the campus in Cheney getting ready to play in the Super Bowl.

And when the big game came around at the end of that week in February of 2022, Best watched Cooper Kupp cap one of ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers legend Luke Kuechly earned the highest honor of his starry NFL career Thursday night, making the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026.

The announcement came Thursday night at the NFL Honors show in San Francisco. Kuechly, elected on his second attempt, will be joined in the five-man class ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Mike Vrabel’s remarkable Patriots turnaround earned him his second NFL Coach of the Year award.

New England’s head coach was recognized as the league’s best by the Associated Press during Thursday’s NFL Honors ceremony.

Vrabel, who also won Coach of the Year with the Tennessee Titans in 2021, steered the ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mike Macdonald said it first. Nick Emmanwori backed it up a short time later.

The Seahawks firmly believe their rookie defensive back will be available for Super Bowl LX after the scare of an ankle injury in practice.

“He’s confident. Got a great plan. Fully expect him to play,” Macdonald said on Thursday morning ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Tony Dews remembers the phone call.

For him, it was a routine checkup on one of his players. He had just been hired as the Patriots’ new running backs coach, and wanted to begin laying relationship bricks on a regular March day.

For Rhamondre Stevenson, that afternoon was one of the last he ever spent with his father....Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers receiver Tetairoa McMillan has issued an apology for using the N-word on a livestream earlier this week.

“Yesterday, while on live stream, I used a term I should not have,” McMillan shared on his Instagram story on Thursday. “There’s no excuse for what I said — I sincerely apologize for speaking ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Statues of Joe Montana and Dwight Clark immortalizing “The Catch” gloriously rise behind Gate A at Levi’s Stadium. Those didn’t exist when the Super Bowl debuted there a decade ago.

Across the street, over the light-rail tracks and in front of a parking garage are statues of Steve Young playing catch with a young...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — An opener in Oz.

The NFL confirmed Thursday the 49ers will match up with the Los Angeles Rams in the league’s first regular-season game in Australia.

“This is a terrific opportunity to continue to support the league in its mission to grow the game of football,” 49ers CEO Al Guido said in a statement. “We look forward ...Read more

With tens of thousand of football fans descending on Santa Clara, Calif., for Super Bowl LX on Sunday, city leaders have set aside two free speech zones near Levi’s Stadium for those who want to exercise their First Amendment rights around the game.

Here’s what you need to know:

Where are the free speech zones?

The zone to the west of ...Read more