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Everything Indy: A Little Bit of Curl Power
During Super Bowl week in Indianapolis, a curling demonstration allows visitors the chance to kneel at the hack and learn the meaning of bonspiel. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
The View From the Tormented: Eagles Fans
Eagles fans find themselves faced with a Super Bowl between two teams they are programmed to hate. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
The Giants History Countdown: Coaching Staffs
Ranking the Giants’ coaches for the 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990, and 2007 N.F.L. Championship teams. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
Video: Unusual Super Bowl Bets
Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest betting day of the year, but its not always about money. Sam Borden reports from Indianapolis. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
Brees Challenges Kids, One Video-Game Sprint at a Time
Drew Brees, representing the N.F.L.’s Play 60 initiative, wants kids to exercise and challenged some at a Super Bowl event to video game sprints. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
Super Bowl XLVI Matchups
One last dive into the primordial broth of Giants-Patriots analysis. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
Goodell Says No Expansion Is Being Considered
The N.F.L. commissioner said that expansion was not being considered “at all” and that the league preferred teams to stay where they were. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
In Indianapolis, the Giants Stay Put
A number of teams playing in the Super Bowl have changed hotels for the night or two before the game. This year, neither the Giants nor the Patriots decided to move. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
More Thursday Night Games for the N.F.L.
Every team will play at least one game on Thursday and also have at least one prime-time game, on either Thursday, Sunday or Monday. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
Madden Bowl: Lower Stakes, More Arguing
After as series of rather monotonous interview sessions Thursday, Madden Bowl offered a respite where the players were relaxed and just having fun. Of course, the stakes were slightly lower. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

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