August 29, 2016 Table Of Contents

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Straight DOPE

By Greg Bishop

Moving Von

By LAINE HIGGINS

Newton's LAW

By Greg Bishop

SECOND Nature (Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the Clock)

EVERY WEEK GAMES ARE DECIDED BY HOW COACHES MANAGE THE FINAL MINUTES. AND EVEN THOUGH ONE MAN WROTE THE BOOK ON THE SUBJECT, KILLER MISTAKES ARE ALL TOO OFTEN MADE—JUST LOOK AT THE LAST TWO POSTSEASONS

By Michael McKnight

Time Bomb

By Ben Baskin

Scouting REPORTS

By Greg A. Bedard

1 New England Patriots

By Greg A. Bedard

2 Buffalo Bills

By Greg A. Bedard

3 New York Jets

By Ben Baskin

4 Miami Dolphins

By Greg A. Bedard

1 Pittsburgh Steelers

By Greg A. Bedard

2 Cincinnati Bengals

By Jacob Feldman

3 Baltimore Ravens

By Austin Murphy

4 Cleveland Browns

By Jacob Feldman

1 Indianapolis Colts

By Greg A. Bedard

2 Houston Texans

By Greg A. Bedard

3 Jacksonville Jaguars

By Kalyn Kahler

4 Tennessee Titans

By Greg A. Bedard

1 Kansas City Chiefs

By Greg A. Bedard

2 San Diego Chargers

By Andrew Lawrence

3 Oakland Raiders

By Austin Murphy

4 Denver Broncos

By Greg Bishop

1 Dallas Cowboys

By Ben Baskin

2 New York Giants

By Ben Baskin

3 Philadelphia Eagles

By Ben Baskin

4 Washington Redskins

By Jacob Feldman

1 Green Bay Packers

By Austin Murphy

2 Minnesota Vikings

By Jacob Feldman

3 Chicago Bears

By Emily Kaplan

4 Detroit Lions

By Chris Burke

1 Carolina Panthers

By Greg A. Bedard

2 Atlanta Falcons

By Jenny Vrentas

3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

By Tim Rohan

4 New Orleans Saints

By Jacob Feldman

1 Seattle Seahawks

By Greg Bishop

2 Arizona Cardinals

By Greg Bishop

3 Los Angeles Rams

By Greg Bishop

4 San Francisco 49ers

By Austin Murphy

Endgame

By Austin Murphy

POINT AFTER

Initial Impressions

By Steve Rushin

Departments

Leading Off

Scenes from The Rio Games

A Win at the Whistle

The Rio Olympics, beset by financial and logistical problems, ended in success thanks in part to a brilliant performance by a homegrown hero

By Alexander Wolff

Raise the Roof

A year of transition for the U.S. Open

By Jamie Lisanti

Retreating Tide

By Nicole Caci

Breakfast of Champions

HOT | NOT

Survivor Pool

An injured veteran dives in

By Dan Greene

Weighting for Gaudreau

A hockey star fights to fill out his frame

By Jeremy Fuchs

FACES IN THE CROWD

Edited by Alexandra Fenwick

Choo Choo Coleman

By Alexandra Fenwick

JUST MY TYPE

By Dan Patrick

The Case for ... MLB at The Games

By Joe Sheehan