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Mitch Goldich

Four Fun Story Lines Heading Into the NFL Playoffs

Campbell, Mahomes and Tucker are among the most interesting figures in the NFL playoff field. | Marc Lebryk/USA TODAY Network (Campbell); Charles LeClaire/USA TODAY Network (Mahomes); Barry Reeger/USA TODAY Network (Tucker)

The playoffs are here and I, for one, can’t wait. Less than five weeks from now we’ll know who won the Super Bowl. Isn’t that kinda neat? So much will happen in the remaining 13 games. As sports fans, we do all this world-building, keeping track of the backstories of 32 teams and the countless players and personalities involved, and every year we get this month-long crucible that we place so much importance on.

I was thinking recently about how I’m now at the age where I can remember watching more than half of the Super Bowls that have ever been played. Sometimes I count them backward like sheep when I can’t fall asleep. We’re about to add another one.

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