After yet another Super Bowl title for the Patriots, their sixth since 2002, it's easy to forget how New England's run of success began. These are the origin stories of football’s marquee dynasty—from Robert Kraft’s humble beginning to the rise of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick to the surprising Super Bowl stars.

Super Bowl LIII might not have looked like this dynasty’s finest moment, but as these Patriots have proved time and again, looks can be deceiving.

Think you’ve seen this Patriots’ win before? Maybe because you have. At least with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick at the helm, New England’s blueprint doesn’t change—the team only adapts.

Action hero, comedy star, reality TV host—If the Patriots tight end does decide that Super Bowl LIII is his last game, he’s got options on the screen, big or small. We examine his oeuvre so far, and explore what might come next. 

Rather than giving their franchise QB a record-setting, salary cap-eating new contract, would the Seahawks consider taking advantage of the rookie wage scale and trading Russell Wilson?

A look at the Kyler Murray vs. Josh Rosen debate, and how it puts GM Steve Keim in the awkward position of admitting 2018 was the ultimate lost season.

With Antonio Brown on the trade block, a discussion about defining a No. 1 receiver, and what one is worth to an offense.

Steve Spagnuolo to the Chiefs highlights the biggest coordinator hires for the 2019 season. Can he save K.C.’s defense?

You’ve seen it snapped, thrown, kicked and spiked. But chances are you’ve never considered the origin story of an NFL ball—or how painstaking the process is to get every detail just right.

He was “the test-tube QB” the first half of his life, a drug addict since. Closing in on 50, the former USC and Raiders quarterback is struggling to come to terms with his raging beast of a father—and the big lie that he only now can share

As the NFL coaching carousel continues to aggressively spin—only two head coaching spots of eight remain open—one longtime coach’s name hasn’t been part of the conversation. Some people might think it’s for good reason that Jeff Fisher hasn’t been considered (a .512 career coaching record over more than 20 years) but Fisher wants to be.

SI spent the last four months with the Vikings: observing cryotherapy, watching film with coaches and strolling with the GM, trying to capture a franchise on the cusp of glory. Instead, something far more true to the NFL happened—an unpredictable, volatile season. These are the highs and lows of Minnesota’s journey, with an ending yet to come.