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Courtesy of Robb Carr The Super Bowl beckons.  The AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals take on the NFC Champion Los Angeles Rams from SoFi Stadium in Super Bowl LVI. The Rams are the second consecutive team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium, and are looking for their second Lombardi Trophy. The Bengals are back in the Super Bowl for the first time since 1988, and a win would seal their first ever championship in franchise history.  This year's Super Bowl matchup is as unlikely as it could be. For the first time in NFL history, a pair of fourth seeds will square off in the Super Bowl. It is just the second matchup in league history between former number one overall picks. Nonetheless, this year's Super Bowl features a pair of top-10 passing offenses, and some of the most exciting talents the NFL has to offer, and presents a fitting finale for what has been one of the most unpredictable seasons in league history.  The Rams open as four point favorites  with ...

Courtesy of Rob Carr At long last, the Washington Football Team has unveiled their new identity. Behold, the Washington Commanders. The future of Washington football is here #TakeCommand pic.twitter.com/MwkCLTkVAA — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 2, 2022 The football club once known as the Washington Redskins has at last completed the development of a full rebrand for the 2022 season and beyond. Two summers ago, the franchise retired the original team name which stood for 87 years, and announced they would undergo a complete rebrand. The previous name was a long-standing point of discord, for its racial and disparaging connotations to Native Americans, and glorification of sustained genocide, dehumanization, and historical mistreatment of American Indians.  Owner Dan Snyder stood his ground for two decades about the original name and insisted the franchise would never change it. Snyder grew up as a fan of the team before buying the franchise in 1999, and glorified th...

Courtesy of Tyge O'Donnell In true Raider fashion, their season came down to the bitter end, and they delivered. Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson nailed a 47-yard field goal attempt in overtime to knock off the Los Angeles Chargers, and send the Raiders back to the playoffs. It marks just the franchise's second playoff appearance since losing Super Bowl XXXVII following the 2002 season, and their first since 2016. They have a date with the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Wild Card.  From start to finish, the 2021 Raiders season was theatrically pulsating, with the team securing six walk-off wins, four overtime wins, and seven wins in one-possession games. But beyond the last-minute football dramatics, a soap opera of unending heartache and distress circulated the team all season long. Resiliency is an overused trait to describe the heart and mental fortitude of a team, but resiliency defined the Raiders journey back to the playoffs in one of the darkest seasons in the history of the...