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Colts and Bears Make Super Bowl History The Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI. But history was made long before the opening kickoff. In its 41-year history, the game had never seen an African-American head coach. This time, both teams' head coaches were black. Colts' coach Tony Dungy (right) is favored to win over Bears' coach Lovie Smith.
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Colts and Bears Make Super Bowl History

The Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts reach a racial milestone on Super Bowl Sunday.

Colts Top Bears to Claim Super Bowl Title

The Indianapolis Colts overcome heavy rain and the Chicago Bears for a 29-17 victory in Sunday's Super Bowl. Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning was named the game's MVP. Tony Dungy is the first black coach to win the championship.

Colts Top Bears to Claim Super Bowl Title

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NFL Bristles as Churches Embrace Super Bowl

On Sunday, churches around the country will Super Bowl watch parties complete with big-screen TVs, game tables and food. But the NFL says that some of the churches are going too far. League attorneys sent a letter to a church saying that public events using large-screen TVs violate the NFL's copyright.

NFL Bristles as Churches Embrace Super Bowl

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'Amateur' TV Ads Set for Super Bowl Splash

A new trend on display during the Super Bowl: ads made by ordinary folks instead of glitzy, expensive ad agencies. Some companies are using the work of low-budget artistes who create homemade video for the Web.

'Amateur' TV Ads Set for Super Bowl Splash

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Super Bowl Ads: Still a High-Stakes Game

Super Bowl Sunday remains a day of reckoning for the big dogs of the ad industry. Companies succeed or stumble based on their ads. The process is the subject of college courses and Web sites offering deep analysis and ratings.

Super Bowl Ads: Still a High-Stakes Game

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Peyton's Plays Drive Dramatic Colts Offense

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning offers a sort of street theater at the line of scrimmage, testing the limits of the play clock and gesturing wildly. What in the world is he up to?

Peyton's Plays Drive Dramatic Colts Offense

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NFL Films: Sounds of Triumph and Defeat

For nearly 50 years, NFL Films has shot pro football games, making highlights films and blooper reels and documenting gridiron moments great and small. Each movie has a soundtrack to set the mood.

NFL Films: Sounds of Triumph and Defeat

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A Racial Milestone for the Super Bowl

Until this year, the Super Bowl showdown featured only white coaches on the sidelines. This year's showdown between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts is a milestone: Both teams' coaches are black, the first in NFL history to reach the big game.

A Racial Milestone for the Super Bowl

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Super Bowl Raises Indiana-Illinois Border Tensions

In parts of Indiana and Illinois, Chicago Bears fans and Indianapolis Colts fans have to share a border. The conflict has come to the forefront as the teams and their fans prepare for Super Bowl LXI. Michele Norris talks with Eric Turner, of WDAN radio in Danville, Ill., and Ron Shepard, mayor of Clinton, Ind.

Super Bowl Raises Indiana-Illinois Border Tensions

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An NFL Mark: Two Black Coaches in Super Bowl

Super Bowl XLI will make history. Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith and Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy are great friends — and both are black. It will be the first time two African-American head coaches have led their teams to the Super Bowl.

An NFL Mark: Two Black Coaches in Super Bowl

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Coaches in Focus as Colts, Bears Advance

As the Colts meet the Bears in Miami, the coaching matchup will get special attention. Tony Dungy of the Colts and Lovie Smith of the Bears will be the first black head coaches in the Super Bowl.

Coaches in Focus as Colts, Bears Advance

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Saints Give New Orleans a Reason to Cheer

It's just football, but there's no denying the New Orleans Saints are a unifying force for a troubled city. As the team continues its unexpected playoff march Sunday, the next stop could be the Super Bowl.

Saints Give New Orleans a Reason to Cheer

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