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A Patriots fan poses before a NFL International Series game in Mexico City in November 2017. The Patriots have become Mexico’s team. Winning helps. The Patriots are heading to their 11th Super Bowl on Sunday, and ninth since 2002, the most of any NFL fran

Many international fans of American football are ‘born’ on Super Bowl Sunday

Perhaps 40 million people will be watching the Super Bowl outside of the US. The game is growing exponentially overseas thanks, in part, to the NFL’s promotions. 

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a news conference ahead of the 2014 Super Bowl.

The real lesson of the NFL’s scandalous September is that sports fans have power

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NFL Playoffs: Jets upset Patriots, conference championship rounds are set

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Who should get the NFL MVP award?

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Football, meet bad weather: the weekend’s wildcard

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Monday NFL wrap-up

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It was a busy NFL Sunday. We look at that matchup with Nando Di Fino, sports writer for The Wall Street Journal, and we’ll go around the league with other news.

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Highlights from Sunday’s NFL action

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On the gridiron, the dust settled on Sunday with trying losses, hard fought wins and thrilling victories across the league. With us to discuss the NFL picture as teams enter the final phase of the regular season is Nando Di Fino, sports reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Nando admits that the weekend didn’t offer many surprises, but stops short of making any sure bets on the coming playoffs.

Why are Canadians cheering for the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl?

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In Canada, thousands of fans are cheering for the Seattle Seahawks to beat the Denver Broncos this weekend in the Super Bowl.

Packer fans, and obsession, are spreading to all corners of the globe

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The NFL playoffs begin this weekend. One of the marquee match-ups pits the Green Bay Packers against the San Francisco 49ers, historically two of the league’s most successful franchises. The game will be in Wisconsin, but Packer fans will be huddling together to watch across the world.

The NFL is moving the ball, but hasn’t yet scored, in China

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China has its share of athletes. Chinese ping pong champions, figure skaters, divers and gymnasts have all brought home Olympic medals. But football is a bit more of an unknown. And the NFL wants to change that.