SI's Best NFL Covers

SI's Best NFL Covers

Johnny Unitas

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In honor of SI's latest book - Sports Illustrated: The Covers -- here is a look back at the magazine's all-time best NFL covers. To purchase a copy of the book, click here.

Jimmy Taylor

Neil Leifer/SI

Dan Reeves

Art Shay/SI

Vince Lombardi

Neil Leifer/SI

Dick Butkus

Neil Leifer/SI

Rocky Bleier

Heinz Kluetmeier/SI

NFL Strike

Heinz Kluetmeier/SI

Dwight Clark

Walter Iooss Jr./SI

Jim Brown

Richard Mackson/SI

Joe Theisman

Jerry Wachter/SI

Jack Lambert

Tony Tomsic/SI

Lawrence Taylor and Mark Gastineau

Brian Lanker/SI

William Perry and Too Tall Jones

Ken Regan/SI

Tony Mandarich

Gregory Heisler/SI

Art Modell

Art by Jeff Wong

Peyton Manning

Al Tielemans/SI

Walter Payton

Andy Hayt/SI

Jay Fielder

Eliot Schechter/SI

David Tyree and Rodney Harrison

Damian Strohmeyer/SI

Drew Brees

David Bergman/SI