Sports Illustrated - USA (2020-02)

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FEBRUARY 2020


VOLUME 131 | NO. 


MAKING WAVES


Super Bowl pressure? Not for
Joe Namath, who looked very relaxed
two days before his Jets’ upset of
the Colts at the Orange Bowl in 1969.


FEBRUARY 2020 3


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MADE IN MIAMI


The NFL’s main
event returns to
the city where
it grew up
By michael rosenberg

Tennis

64

RAFAEL NADAL


Even a 20th major
title wouldn’t
make him feel any
more fortunate
By l. jon wertheim

true crime

46

SQUARED AWAY


How a bizarre
kidnapping tied
back to a Super
Bowl box pool
By conor orr

outdoors

68

FERAL HOGS


How they became
a nightmare—and
how Texas is
fighting back
By dan greene

gambling

52

INSIDE BETS


The vibrant NFL
wagering scene
behind bars at
Sing Sing
By John J. Lennon

soccer

76

JÜRGEN KLOPP


The Liverpool
manager just
wants to win. And
save the world
By gr ant wahl

prospects

58

ARCH MANNING


Is Peyton and
Eli’s 15-year-old
nephew the best
Manning yet?
By ross dellenger

adventure

84

LOVE AND LHOTSE


Driven by loss, two
top mountaineers
set out to
make history
By Chris Ballard

PHOTOGRAPH BY


WALTER IOOSS JR.


COVER PHOTOGRAPHS BY


KOHJIRO KINNO (BRADSHAW, MANNING, RICE, SWANN AND YOUNG);


DAVID E. KLUTHO (BREES); GREG NELSON (HOWLEY);


JEFFERY A. SALTER (NAMATH); JAMIE SCHWABEROW (ELWAY)


COVER LETTERING BY


RYAN HAMRICK

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