Week 1 will showcase two multibillion-dollar stadiums that opened in 2020 but will host N.F.L. fans for the first time this season. On Sept. 12,…
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Some Dramatic Quarterback Successions Start at the N.F.L. Draft
Replacing a franchise quarterback is not as simple as drafting his successor. It’s more like selecting the heir to the throne of some ancient empire:…
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On Loving Drew Brees, and Deciding Not to Cancel Him
Whether we — or Thomas and the rest of the team — would have been in such a forgiving mood if Brees wasn’t performing at…
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Drew Brees Retires, His Focus on the Details Until the End
Consistent as Brees was, sometimes that focus blinded him from change swirling around him. Long a vocal supporter of the military, he equated kneeling during…
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In N.F.L. Free Agency, Your Team Either Goes Broke or Stinks
Godwin and Chicago Bears receiver Allen Robinson were among the best players available before each received the dreaded franchise tag, a speed bump on the…
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Drew Brees Considering Retirement After Playoff Ouster
Drew Brees, who overcame a career-threatening shoulder injury to become the most statistically prolific quarterback in N.F.L. history, likely played the final game of his…
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NFL Playoff Predictions: Our Picks in the Divisional Round
Few thought the Los Angeles Rams or the Cleveland Browns would get this far, and the Buffalo Bills had far more success than could be…
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Grown-ups Loved the N.F.L. on Nickelodeon. But What About Children?
When Michael Thomas scored the first touchdown of Sunday’s wild card game between the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints, fans watching the game…
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NFL Playoffs: What We Learned From the Wild Card Weekend
It was a supersize wild-card weekend, with the N.F.L.’s expanded playoff format requiring six games, rather than four, in the first two days of the…
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What to Watch for in Sunday’s N.F.L. Wild-Card Games
Sunday brings another day chock-full of N.F.L. playoff football, with three games kicking off roughly 14 hours after the last of Saturday’s trio of postseason…
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