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Beyoncé and Bruno Mars performing at Super Bowl halftime in 2016.

The Past 20 Super Bowl Halftime Shows, Ranked From Best to Worst

Will The Weeknd’s 2021 Super Bowl halftime show outshine Beyoncé’s past appearances? It’s *technically* not impossible.

Screaming out "gimme!" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Why Do Quarterbacks Say 'Hut'?

American football is home to a lot of nonsensical terminology, but 'hut' has a fairly clear origin.

Bo Jackson and the "Bo Knows" campaign helped Nike finally overtake Reebook in the early 1990s.

Bo Knows Everything: Remembering Nike's Legendary Bo Jackson Ad Campaign

The two-sport athlete slammed home runs in baseball and rushed for 950 yards in football, but it was an endorsement deal with Nike that made Bo Jackson a household name.

Want to See the Original 1967 Super Bowl I Broadcast? A Kickstarter Could Make It Happen

The game has been locked in a vault and a legal battle for years. A new Kickstarter could unearth it for the first time since 1967.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game in January 2020.

Tom Brady Makes Nearly $1.5 Million Per Hour of Playtime—Which Is Only a Fraction of the NFL’s Highest Paid Quarterbacks’ Earnings

The job of an NFL quarterback comes with heaps of high-stakes pressure and even bigger heaps of money.

Heinz Might Pay Your Flight Change Fee if Your Favorite NFL Team Didn’t Make the Super Bowl

Watching your team lose its spot in the 2020 Super Bowl stings a little less if you don’t lose money changing your flight.

Kicker Tom Dempsey #19 of the Philadelphia Eagles kicks off against the Washington Redskins during an NFL football game at Veterans Stadium November 10, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Remembering Tom Dempsey, the Toeless NFL Kicker Who Set a 43-Year Field Goal Record

Tom Dempsey was born with only a partial right foot, but that didn't stop him from making NFL history on November 8, 1970 in a play so amazing even the referee jumped.

Super Bowl 2019: How to Live Stream the Big Game

No cable? No problem. No TV? That's fine, too.

55 Super Facts About the Super Bowl

Want to be the smartest person in the room while watching this year's Super Bowl? Bust out a few of these fun facts about Big Games past.

Hoping to See a Star Wars: Episode IX Trailer During the Super Bowl? Don't Hold Your Breath

It's possible, but we're not betting on it.

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr during Super Bowl I.

8 Fascinating Facts About Super Bowl I

On January 15, 1967, when the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game took place, it was something bordering on a disaster, with television mishaps, a dispute over the name, and thousands of empty seats.

SpongeBob SquarePants Fans Are Petitioning to Have 'Sweet Victory' Played at the Super Bowl

More than 575,000 people have already signed the petition.

11 Winning Facts About Rudy

Twenty-five years ago, the team behind 'Hoosiers' collaborated once again to prove that Indiana college sports are the perfect fodder for feel-good movies.

4 Old Men Who Played College Football

College football is usually a young man’s game, but occasionally an old timer finds his way onto the field.

222-0: The Worst Blowout in College Football History

Coach John Heisman was bent on revenge.

Why Do Americans Call It ‘Soccer’ Instead of ‘Football’?

It may rankle purists, but American English isn’t the culprit.

Oral History: The Strangest Super Bowl Halftime Show Ever

With a 3D 'Moonlighting' episode canned, Coca-Cola was sitting on 26 million pairs of glasses. Enter the 1989 Super Bowl—and Elvis Presto.

How Does the Magic Yellow First-Down Line Work?

If you attend a Super Bowl party on Sunday, you’ll probably hear at least one casual football viewer ask, “How do they get that yellow first-down line on the field?”