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CHAMPIONSHIPS
26 The Broncos
Denver is headed back to the Super Bowl because of a pressure-cooker defense and a near perfect punter
By Greg Bishop
31 The Panthers
A revolutionizing QB and his team full of outcasts strut into the big game as favorites to win their first title
By Austin Murphy
• Breaking down SB 50's most important one-on-one matchups
• How lineman Caylin Hauptmann won two rings without suiting up
38 SB 100
In the culmination of a seasonlong project between SI and Wired,Steve Rushin offers a dispatch from the Super Bowl in 2066
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PRO BASKETBALL
48 Rudy Gobert
The Stifle Tower's monumental defense in Utah has changed views about French players
By Ben Reiter
BASEBALL
54 Terry Collins
It took the Mets' manager four decades to get to the World Series. Now one decision defines him
By Tom Verducci
Departments
4 SI Now
6 Leading Off
14 Inbox
16 Editor's Letter
18 Scorecard
23 Faces in The Crowd
24 Just My Type
Dan Patrick: Antwaan Randle El on life after the NFL
64 Point After
Michael Rosenberg: The troubled water of Flint, Mich.
SI HAS REGIONAL COVERS THIS WEEK: DONALD MIRALLE FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (VON MILLER); CHRIS KEANE FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (CAM NEWTON)
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