
Cover Description
[The following text appears on the cover.]
NFL DIVISIONAL SHOWDOWNS
AFC: BRONCOS-PATRIOTS/TEXANS-RAVENS /// NFC: GIANTS-PACKERS/SAINTS-49ERS P. 42
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
TOO MUCH 'BAMA
THE CRIMSON TIDE DAUNTS LSU
BY AUSTIN MURPHY
P. 34
Defensive MVP Courtney Upshaw (41) and Alabama smother LSU's Michael Ford en route to a 21--0 victory, the first shutout in BCS title game history
PHOTO
Cover Photograph by RICHARD MACKSON
PHOTO
MARC PISCOTTY/REUTERS (TEBOW)