September 11, 2006 Table Of Contents
Cover
SI Bonus Section: SI Fantasy Plus
Which receiver will catch fire? Which Texans rookie will be a stud? Here's our bold outlook
By Gene Menez
By Jeffri Chadiha, Peter King, David Sabino
By David Sabino
From the Editor
When the going gets tough ...
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
SAINTS QUARTERBACK
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Pro sports stood still, but many athletes were moved
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
SI Players: HIGH SCHOOL
Amy Caldwell had to make a tough decision before leading Braintree (Mass.) High to a state soccer title
By Chris Mannix
Features
Eli and Peyton face off for the first time in the Sunday-night opener, and they don't particularly want to talk about it (even with each other). Making NFL history as the first brothers to start at quarterback in the same game, they'll add another chapter to the Manning family saga-and when it's over, you won't want to be around the one who lost
New quarterbacks Colt McCoy and John David Booty opened to rave reviews as Texas and USC warmed up for major tests with easy victories
By Phil Taylor
Baseball brought once-distant brothers Jeff and Jered Weaver closer-too close, in fact, for a franchise that would soon only have room for one of them
Even as a boy Pat Tillman felt a destiny, a need to do the right thing whatever it cost him. When the World Trade Center was attacked on 9/11, he thought about what he had to do and then walked away from the NFL and became an Army Ranger ...
By Gary Smith
Inside
By Peter King
Dr. Z's Forecast: Watch for Traps
By S.L. Price
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
A new bio details the suffering of Curt Flood, who rattled the chains of baseball's plantation system
After surgery for colitis, Dajuan Wagner is trying to resume a career that once showed such promise
By Chris Mannix
A new pool tour with a controversial big-money backer is bringing together the world's top shooters
Before leaving the court for good, Andre Agassi gave one final reminder that brilliant tennis--and not his image--defined his career
By S.L. Price
A Clemson cornerback gets a new roommate--his 11-year-old brother
The 51-year-old--the son of sports broadcaster Jim McKay--is the president of CBS Sports and CBS News
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix