 | | Chang W. Lee/The New York Times | | | The Perfect Guest for Your Super Bowl Party | | The hype is over. The wings are almost ready, the beer is on ice, and the wine is properly chilled. (The wine?) Now it's time to sit back and enjoy the big game, and who better to share it with than our live blog team of reporters, editors and photographers? They'll bring you game updates and photographs, the conversation around the commercials and the halftime show, and Bob Eckstein's wise-cracking illustrations, and they'll even scour the Twitterverse for the best game-related commentary so you won't have to. | | And while you're waiting for kickoff, check out our coverage from this past week. | Jim Luttrell
Senior Staff Editor | | | ADVERTISEMENT |  | | Free Ticket to Super Bowl 50? No, Thanks, He'll Watch at Home By KEN BELSON Mayor Jamie L. Matthews of Santa Clara may be the only mayor to host the Super Bowl and yet have no interest in attending the game that will be played in his city. | Sports of The Times Eddie DeBartolo Jr., a Gifted but Flawed Human Being, Seeks a Spot Among the Immortals By JULIET MACUR DeBartolo, the former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, built one of the N.F.L.'s greatest dynasties. But his legal troubles aren't helping his chances for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. | Roger Goodell Insists Football Is Safe: 'There's Risk in Life' By KEN BELSON Commissioner Roger Goodell gave one of his most earnest endorsements of the safety of the game at a news conference. | Aiding Peyton Manning's Return: Tiring, but Not Thankless By BEN SHPIGEL Jordan Taylor, a rookie on the Broncos' scout team, became Peyton Manning's personal practice partner as the quarterback recuperated from an injury. | Willie Wood Made the Most Memorable Play of Super Bowl I. He Has No Recollection. By BILL PENNINGTON Wood's interception of a pass by Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson helped the Packers win the title. In the five decades since, Wood's and Dawson's lives have taken divergent paths. | Sports of The Times For Filmmaker, Game's Danger Trumps Thrill By MICHAEL POWELL Bob Carmichael, 68, once thought he'd rather die than not play football. Then he became one of the earliest voices to question the game's place in America. | What's a Catch? In the N.F.L., the Rule Seems Impossible to Grasp By JOHN BRANCH Every week, it seems, at least one crucial pass play in the N.F.L. is scrutinized, reviewed via video and debated over whether it really was a catch. | Super Bowl Halftime History: It's Been a Long Time Since Those Sousaphones By ANDREW R. CHOW The Super Bowl's halftime show has changed, really changed. A brief history, from Grambling State's marching band to Beyoncé and Coldplay. | Sports of The Times Cam Newton Dances Around End Zones, Not Around Matters of Racism By WILLIAM C. RHODEN Newton, the Panthers' star quarterback, has introduced black participation in sports into the national discussion alongside movements like Black Lives Matter and #OscarsSoWhite. | Wins of Their Fathers Weigh on Two Super Bowl Coordinators By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN In the cutthroat N.F.L., Wade Phillips and Mike Shula have come to be defined by the number of times they have been sent packing, but they insist their struggles were just part of what got them to the Super Bowl. | | | Please tell us what you want to read in this newsletter. We want to keep it fresh and interesting, so email your thoughts to newsletters@nytimes.com. | |  | | Rikki Snyder for The New York Times | | | | | | | Oh, sure, kickoff is coming soon, and you're thinking about some frozen wings and a bag of chips for your Super Bowl party. But there's still time for something more substantial, like the loaded nachos above. | | | | |
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