Lineup

NFL PLAYOFFS

26 The Seahawks

Inside one of the most amazing comebacks in NFL postseason history

By Austin Murphy

34 The Patriots

Luck wasn't enough for Indianapolis against Bill Belichick's juggernaut

By Greg Bishop

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

42 Buddy Hield

Life is a blast to a reggae beat with the Sooners' guard around

By Dan Greene

GOLF

48 Dustin Johnson

After a curiously timed hiatus, he's on a mission to reach his potential

By Pete Thamel

HOCKEY

52 Red Army

The complicated men behind the Soviet hockey machine

By Ben Reiter

BONUS

56 Changing Lanes

From an Ivy League swimming star to a truckers' fitness guru

By L. Jon Wertheim

Departments

4 SI Digital

6 Leading Off

12 Inbox

14 Scorecard

18 Faces in The Crowd

20 Just My Type

Dan Patrick: Cardale Jones on staying in school

64 Point After

Phil Taylor: The sadness of a Knicks superfan

ON THE COVER: SIMON BRUTY/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (INSET)

PHOTO

PHOTOGRAPH BY WINSLOW TOWNSON FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

ORDER RESTORED After three whole years away, Tom Brady and New England are back in the Super Bowl.