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November 17, 2014 Table Of Contents

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SECOND-HALF NFL PREVIEW 2014

NEXT MAN UP

By Austin Murphy

ALL-EVERYTHING

By Andy Benoit

The Next Effing Play

J.J. Watt has a $100 million contract and a résumé that will earn him All-Pro nods, MVP votes and most likely a Hall of Fame jacket someday. He's got a phone full of celebrity contacts and offers to join them on screen. But what's the only thing the NFL's best defensive player—maybe the best player, period—really cares about?

By Tim Layden

BUILDING BLOCKS

It took four seasons of planning, but the Dallas O-line is now the envy of the league

By GREG A. BEDARD

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

LEAP FROGS

By Lindsay Schnell

SI PLAYOFF PREDICTION NOV. 17

By Andy Staples

INSIDE THE SUPERCLUBS: BAYERN MUNICH

THE TOAST OF MUNICH

MANAGER PEP GUARDIOLA INHERITED THE WORLD'S BEST SOCCER TEAM AND WAS ASKED TO IMPROVE IT. TWO YEARS LATER, HE'S ACTUALLY MAKING HEADWAY. AND TO THAT HIS PLAYERS SAY, PROST! ... UM, CHEERS!

By Grant Wahl

RYAN ANDERSON

Love, Loss and Survival

Every suicide leaves behind about six survivors in a state of grief. Pelicans forward RYAN ANDERSON became one of them when his girlfriend, Gia Allemand, took her life

By Chris Ballard

POINT AFTER

Dante's Paradise

By Steve Rushin

Departments

SI.COM

Leading Off

By L. Jon Wertheim

HARD TIMES IN THE HEARTLAND

In Indiana, college hoops season is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. But these days, fans from South Bend to Bloomington are living in a state of disappointment

By Michael Rosenberg

Escape To L.A.?

Any of these four NFL teams could be headed for Hollywood

Tweetable Reviews

Four new releases in 140 characters or less

Love Life

The foods behind Kevin Love's fitness

By Daniel Friedman

Faces in the Crowd

Edited By Alexandra Fenwick

Sports Illustrated HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Just My Type

By Interview by Dan Patrick

The Case for ... Russell Wilson

For the next three weeks, The Case for ... will feature a Sportsman of the Year candidate. Find more nominees at SI.com/sportsman

By Greg Bishop