Pro Football Weekly: Vol. 26, Issue 27

Cover Date - February 5, 2012
Take Two

SUPER BOWL XLVI PREVIEW

The Patriots and Giants know each other well, having faced each other earlier in the season and, more famously, in Super Bowl XLII. Find out how these teams match up against each other and what are the keys to victory for both squads.

SUPER 50

We talked to our numerous sources around the league to help us put together our exclusive annual ranking of the top 50 players of the 2011 season.

WELCOME TO THE PARTY

PFW selects the six new teams we believe will make the playoffs in 2012 and tell you why these teams can make the jump into the postseason after missing the playoffs in '11.

2012 MOCK DRAFT

PFW draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki projects the first round of the 2012 NFL draft and tells you which college stars are going to come off the board early and why they would be a fit for that particular team.

DEPARTMENTS

• The Way We See It
• Early odds for Super Bowl XLVII
• The Way We Hear It
• Publisher's Commentary
• Griddy Awards
• Opinion: Editorial, letters, Ron Borge column
• Columnists: Mike Beacom column, Dan Arkush's A-bombs
• Handicapper's Corner: Staff selections
• Mike Wilkening column
• NFC season in review
• AFC season in review
• Super Bowl team stats
• Super Bowl history
• Conference championship game coverage
• NFL transactions
• Audibles
• NFList: Best record hasn't translated in playoffs

NEXT ISSUE: Wednesday, February 8, 2012