Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to Share Super Bowl Halftime

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports The N.F.L. announced the three Southern California natives will share billing with Mary J. Blige and Eminem at Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles.https://nyti.ms/3mcsLK6

Jim Fassel, Who Coached Giants to Super Bowl, Dies at 71

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports He predicted that New York would make the playoffs when no one game them much of a chance. Then they marched to the championship game, only to lose to the Ravens.https://nyti.ms/354hxz7

Why Some Women Don’t Want Antonio Brown in the Super Bowl

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports The Buccaneers receiver has been one of the most electrifying players in the N.F.L., but he is facing accusations of sexual assault and harassment.https://nyti.ms/39Zhw2R

Super Bowl LV Prediction: Why the Chiefs Will Beat the Buccaneers

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports No one has won more Super Bowls than Tom Brady, but in a high-scoring game, Patrick Mahomes has a slight advantage.https://nyti.ms/3aBaZdt

How the N.F.L. Made It to the Super Bowl During a Pandemic

By BY ROBIN STEIN, DANIELLE MILLER AND KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The N.F.L. rolled out a grand experiment to play a not-at-all socially distanced sport in a pandemic. The Times went behind the scenes with the Seattle Seahawks and the Cleveland Browns to understand how the science and the upheaval played out.https://nyti.ms/2MVguvt

Super Bowl LV Prediction: Why the Chiefs Will Beat the Buccaneers

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports No one has won more Super Bowls than Tom Brady, but in a high-scoring game, Patrick Mahomes has a slight advantage.https://nyti.ms/2YOcaAM

Super Bowl Sunday Changes: Face Masks, Empty Seats and Driveway Parties

By BY AMARIS CASTILLO AND KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports The Super Bowl will once again feature the Chiefs, but almost every other part of the fan experience could be different.https://nyti.ms/2YNit7H

Health Experts Encourage Sports Fans to Watch Super Bowl Safely

By BY REUTERS from NYT Sports Despite having two Covid-19 vaccines rolling out, public health experts encouraged sports fans to avoid large crowds when watching Super Bowl LV on Sunday.https://nyti.ms/3cE5UE0

Health Experts Encourage Sports Fans to Watch Super Bowl Safely

By BY REUTERS from NYT Sports Despite having two Covid-19 vaccines rolling out, public health experts encouraged sports fans to avoid large crowds when watching Super Bowl LV on Sunday.https://nyti.ms/3cE5UE0

Tampa Bay’s Pass Rush Would Like Your Attention

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports Shaquil Barrett, Jason Pierre-Paul and Ndamukong Suh found a home with the Buccaneers after being discarded elsewhere. On Sunday, their mission is clear: Get Patrick Mahomes.https://nyti.ms/3tlvK5H

What We Learned in Kansas City’s Super Bowl Victory

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports The Chiefs mounted their third double-digit comeback of the postseason, overwhelming the 49ers and ending a 50-year championship drought.https://nyti.ms/2OokMtn

Patrick Mahomes Takes Charge Again

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports The 24-year-old rallied the Kansas City Chiefs from their third consecutive postseason deficit to win the Super Bowl over the San Francisco 49ers.https://nyti.ms/2GN1n11

What We Learned in Kansas City’s Super Bowl Victory

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports The Chiefs mounted their third double-digit comeback of the postseason, overwhelming the 49ers and ending a 50-year championship drought.https://nyti.ms/2RU3rdP

Third-and-Long, Then the Pass That Saved the Chiefs

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports All appeared lost for the Chiefs when Patrick Mahomes, who was having an off night, unleashed the biggest throw of the Super Bowl.https://nyti.ms/2GQlT0s

Snakes on a Field: The 1995 Super Bowl Halftime Served Up a Spectacle

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports Chasing a “moment,” the show verged on being a circus act. And scared the “bejeebers” out of Patti LaBelle.https://nyti.ms/38SkPW8

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira to Perform at Super Bowl

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports A year after artists shunned the N.F.L., the league formed a partnership with Jay-Z to attract top musical talent.https://nyti.ms/2n4ubes

Cliff Branch, Raiders’ Elusive All-Pro Receiver, Dies at 71

By WILLIAM McDONALD from NYT Sports One of the N.F.L.’s fastest players, he made defenses “afraid that he’d blow by them,” a former teammate said, “and, ultimately, he would blow by them.”https://nyti.ms/2YIbYk8

At Least Three Patriots Players Plan to Skip White House Celebrations

By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Sports In interviews, Duron Harmon, Jason McCourty and Devin McCourty said they would not attend a White House celebration of their Super Bowl victory if invited.https://nyti.ms/2GpOF9t

Two Plays That Decided the Patriots’ Super Bowl Victory

By JON HUANG, BEDEL SAGET, ANJALI SINGHVI, JOE WARD and JEREMY WHITE from NYT Sports We fly you through the scenes of two pivotal Super Bowl plays.https://nyti.ms/2DTEl7T

Patriots Win Sixth Super Bowl, but It Isn’t Pretty

By BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports In the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever, New England beats the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3. The Patriots tie the Steelers for most Super Bowl titles.https://nyti.ms/2D9kJer