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FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski (3) celebrates his game-tying field goal during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, in Denver. Denver and New England will play in the AFC Championship game Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney, File)

Broncos learned their lessons from Super Bowl letdowns

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press

Denver Broncos tight end Owen Daniels (81) catches a 21-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Peyton Manning during the first half the NFL football AFC Championship game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Brady, Patriots fall 20-18 to Broncos in AFC title game

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton speaks to the media during a news conference in advance of the NFC Championship game against the Arizona Cardinals in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Panthers QB Newton confident, thriving in 5th season at helm

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, left, talks with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning following an NFL preseason football game in Indianapolis, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. Washington won 16-3. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

LOVERRO: Peyton Manning, nearing end of career, could have finished with Redskins

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2015, file photo, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) runs against San Francisco 49ers defensive end Quinton Dial (92) during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif. Marshawn Lynch has rejoined the Seattle Seahawks just in time for the playoffs. Coach Pete Carroll said on his radio show Monday morning, Jan. 4, 2016, that Lynch was back at the team's facility after missing the final seven games of the regular season and undergoing abdominal surgery. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Odds go out the window for unpredictable NFL playoffs

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

FILE- In this Nov. 15, 2015, file photo, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd catches a pass for a touchdown as Seattle Seahawks cornerback Cary Williams defends during the first half of an NFL football game in Seattle. On a Sunday night seven weeks ago, th Cardinals pulled off a 39-32 victory over the Seahawks. They haven&#8217;t lost since. Now both teams are firmly in the playoffs, with seeding all that&#8217;s at stake when they meet in their regular-season finale on Sunday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Headed to Arizona, Seattle says Super Bowl a distant memory

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wipes the sweat from his head during an NFL football training camp in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, July 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Patriots open camp, try to ignore ‘Deflategate’ noise

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Nearly half of guards at 4 prisons out sick for Super Bowl

Associated Press

In this image taken from video provided by Norb Caoili, Seattle Seahawks' fan Norb Caoili grabs his head in the final moments of the Super Bowl as the Seahawks lose to the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. Caoili, 45, of Renton, Wash., is the force behind Norb-Cam, a Youtube channel that features self-filmed videos of himself reacting to the action during Seahawks games. The grief, anger and bewilderment felt by many Seahawks fans shows little sign of abating, even days later, and many say they’re certain that the decision to pass from the 1-yard line, resulting in a game-winning interception by the Patriots, will forever haunt the Northwest the way previous sporting gaffes defined other cities. (AP Photo/Norb Caoili)

Days later, fans struggle with Seahawks’ Super Bowl loss

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

Former Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn listens to a question during a news conference introducing him as the new head coach of the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Former Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn introduced as Falcons’ coach

By Charles Odum - Associated Press

ERNEST ISTOOK: Super Bowl ball security puts border security to shame

By Ernest Istook

This image from video provided by Weight Watchers shows a frame from their television commercial that aired during the Super Bowl NFL football game on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Weight Watchers) ** FILE **

Super Bowl advertisers strike unusually serious tone

By MAE ANDERSON - Associated Press

In this photo taken with a slow shutter speed, the Lombardi Trophy sits behind two helmets before a joint coaches news conference for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Unprecedented security: Even Super Bowl officials took ‘active shooter preparedness’ training

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was not always a top advocate for legalized sports betting, but had a change of heart last year after four Atlantic City casinos closed, including the Revel, which opened just two years earlier in a move the Republican governor had hoped would be a "turning point" for the struggling city. (Associated Press)

Chris Christie backs legalized sports betting in bid to boost Atlantic City — and 2016 hopes

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

ERNEST ISTOOK: Super Bowl is a too-rare moment that unites America

By Ernest Istook

Once free-loving hippies, 44 percent of baby boomers now say they are conservative; a third describe themselves as moderates, and 21 percent are liberal. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Baby boomers turn conservative - a huge voting bloc

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Super Bowl and sex go together

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Rather than debuting with racy ads, as some other advertisers have done in the past, Wix.com went for nonedgy laughs with an ad that shows retired football players coming up with funny fictional businesses, such as Brett Favre inventing a charcuteries business called "Favre and Carve." (Associated Press/Wix.com)

Super Bowl advertisers may resort to ‘guerrilla’ means to get eyes

By Chris White - The Washington Times