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February 7, 2016
Michelle Legro
How much did Colonial Williamsburg spend on its Super Bowl ad?
February 7, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Super Bowl will probably be a blowout—or a quagmire.
January 25, 2016
Alex Shephard
Cam Newton dabbed all over the Cardinals, is poised to dab all over Peyton Manning and the Broncos.
February 2, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Super Bowl Ads Were Slightly Less Sexist This Year. Don't Celebrate Yet.
January 30, 2015
Alice Robb
Does Domestic Violence Really Increase on Super Bowl Sunday?
January 30, 2015
Chad Orzel
Super Bowl Sunday Is America's Largest Science Experiment
February 26, 2014
Marc Tracy
Gay Tolerance Is Again a Wedge Issue—This Time Against Republicans
January 31, 2014
Marc Tracy
Marshawn Lynch Won't Talk, and Sports Reporters Won't Shut Up About It
January 30, 2014
Noah Chestnut
NFL Fans Are Crazy, Say Facebook Scientists
Surprising patterns emerge from millions of fan posts
January 30, 2014
Jerry A. Coyne
Does God Decide the Super Bowl Winner? That's What Most Americans Believe.
January 30, 2014
Ryan Kearney
The Only Thing Worse Than the Super Bowl Is the Puppy Bowl
Against the tyranny of cuteness
January 29, 2014
Noah Chestnut
Who Should Advertise During The Super Bowl? Hint: Not Pepsi
New companies stand to gain the most from America's biggest TV event
January 28, 2014
Marc Tracy
It's Time to Abolish the Super Bowl's Media Day
January 27, 2014
Alice Robb
The Puppy Bowl Is the Product of Centuries of Evolutionary Logic
April 25, 2013
Marc Tracy
We Are Addicted to Football. It's Time for Rehab.
February 1, 2013
Nate Cohn
Fourth Down? We're Going for It!
How advanced statistics could transform the NFL
December 5, 2012
Marc Tracy
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Bob Costas
November 3, 2012
David Thomson
The Man Who Shaped the Way We Watch Football on TV
February 7, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
Karl Rove Wants His Message Back
October 12, 2011
Evgeny Morozov
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