There’s plenty of news coming out of New Orleans this week in advance of Super Bowl XLVII. CBS Sports national columnist Gregg Doyel has a front-row seat, and he joins Bill Littlefield to talk about the pre-game atmosphere in the Big Easy…and a little football, too.

In their latest article for Sports Illustrated, David Epstein and George Dohrmann linked Ray Lewis and other prominent athletes to S.W.A.T.S – a company selling unconventional products to boost performance. Bill Littlefield spoke with Epstein to find out more.

It’s Super Bowl weekend, which means it’s also time for the 19th annual Only A Game Super Bowl haiku.

The NFL Players Association has granted Harvard University $100 million to fund a study designed to diagnose, treat and prevent injuries in active and retired players. Bill Littlefield spoke with NFL Hall of Famer Carl Eller and Dr. Laura Alberton of the Retired Players Association about the study.

WBEZ’s Cheryl Raye-Stout has covered sports in Chicago for more than 30 years, but one moment from 1987 still stands out in her memory – and explains why she will be rooting for the 49ers this Sunday.

Nobody who watches the NFL can fail to see that many head coaches are stars. Author Gary Myers spent a year with 20 current and former coaches for his new book ‘Coaching Confidential,’ and spoke with Bill Littlefield about what he learned.

Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce joined Bill Littlefield to discuss the Super Bowl, Alex Rodriguez’s future in New York, David Beckham’s new gig, and a Budweiser promotion.

It’s been 40 years since the only perfect season in NFL history. Hall of Famer Larry Csonka joined Bill Littlefield to share his memories of the 1972 Miami Dolphins’ road to an unblemished record.

One of the story lines in this weekend’s Super Bowl involves San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who was lovingly raised by adoptive parents. It turns out some of the stars of Sunday’s other big game have similar backstories. Only A Game’s Karen Given has our “tail.”

As Super Bowl XLVII kicks off in New Orleans, we finish off our 19th annual Only A Game Super Bowl haiku.

Gary Waleik breaks it down…Koto style.