Lineup

PRO FOOTBALL

28 Cam Newton

The Panthers' quarterback is dancing his way into MVP contention

By Austin Murphy

Features

PRO FOOTBALL

34 Broncos Defense

It's the NFL's scariest unit thanks to a trusty scheme

By Greg A. Bedard

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

38 Party Crashers

Iowa, UNC and Florida are knocking on the playoff door

By Albert Chen

PRO BASKETBALL

44 Andre Drummond

The center is bingeing on double doubles for Detroit

By Lee Jenkins

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

50 Holly Holm

A brutal defeat put her on the path to an epic upset

By L. Jon Wertheim

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

56 Jalen Brunson

The Villanova freshman star was molded by his exacting father

By Lee Jenkins

Departments

4 SI Digital

6 Leading Off

12 Inbox

14 Scorecard

22 Faces in The Crowd

24 Just My Type

Dan Patrick: Luke Walton doesn't want the credit

64 Point After

Steve Rushin: Rod Carew's heart-stopping experience

SI HAS REGIONAL COVERS THIS WEEK: Simon Bruty for Sports Illustrated (Newton); Jeff Haynes for Sports Illustrated (Iowa)

PHOTO

Photograph by Simon Bruty for Sports Illustrated