These tear-jerking Super Bowl commercials turned seconds of screen time into national experiences that made millions of viewers reach for tissues between plays.

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See which snacks football fans are most likely to eat while watching the New England Patriots face the Seattle Seahawks on Super Bowl Sunday.
Looking back at Super Bowl history ahead of the game this Sunday. Can you name all six of the NFL players with the most Super Bowl MVP titles?
Prince’s 2007 set goes down as one of the best performances in Super Bowl Halftime Show history.
In 2005, Patriots chief Robert Kraft's diplomacy mission to Russia turned into an international incident after Vladimir Putin pocketed his priceless Super Bowl ring.
The big game used to be a January staple. Now it’s in February, and it may not be done moving yet.
Catching the Super Bowl used to be a pain without cable. Now it's (almost) effortless.
Buffalo chicken dip is a classic for a reason.
If you were already planning to eat Costco snacks during the big game, now you can get paid for your trouble.
Shopping for the best bargains in February? From TVs to Presidents Day sales, here’s what to buy—and what to avoid—this month.
For each year’s Super Bowl showdown, manufacturers and retailers will produce and stock two sets of T-shirts, hats, and other merchandise that declares each team the champ. So who gets the losing team’s stuff?
Ads used to be cloaked in secrecy before the big game. A 2011 Star Wars spot changed all that.
This recipe for cervelle de canut will add class to your Super Bowl menu.
More than17 million people call in ‘sick’ the Monday after the game. So why not play it on a Saturday?
Americans consume more than 1 billion wings on Super Bowl Sunday, and we have sports bars to thank.
If you think it’s weird that this year’s Super Bowl is set for the day before Valentine’s Day, you’re right. Here’s what happened.