Our experts: And the champ will be...

In our 2007 preview, 'Secrets of The Game," we take you inside the NFL, with stories on the playbook, video preparation and a peek at Peyton Manning's passing camp.

THE BASICS

• Team-by-team previews, more
• Power rankings: Pats clear No.1
• For your ears only: SB predictions, more
• Our experts' picks... | ...and yours

SPORTSNATION

•  Vote: And the Super Bowl teams will be...
•  Vote: NFL 101 | Week 1 Pick 'em
•  Rank 'em: Teams | MVP favorites | QBs

DAY 1: Mystery of the playbook

• The NFL's sacred diary of trust
• Scouts Inc on go-to plays: AFC | NFC
• Inside an '04 playbook | 10 pages from it (PDF)
• Playbook stories: Lost, found, confused
• Pasquarelli: How different are they?
• For your ears only: Talking X's, O's
• Scout-speak: A glossary

DAY 2: Tales of the tape

•  Breaking down the game with Matt Hasselbeck
•  How teams collect, dissect video
•  Merril Hoge's all-game tape team
•  Film room: 'Holy land' of the NFL
•  Video: Hoge, EA Sports on tape study
•  Future film study could be like video game
•  Clayton: Five sleeper teams
•  Scouts Inc.: 10 unnoticed contributors
•  Jeremy Green: What I learn from tape

DAY 3: Inside Manning's passing camp

•  Behind the scenes with Manning & Co.
•  Football joy at Manning Passing Academy
•  Milestones: Favre, others approach marks in '07
•  Brett Favre Zoom gallery
•  Scouts Inc: 5 passers of near future
•  Scouts Inc: 5 passers of distant future

...and in ESPN The Magazine

Season preview: NFL players spend the entire offseason looking forward to September. Then poof! A star QB (hi, Mike) is indicted and a marquee DT blows out his knee (that's gotta hurt, Booger). Winning the Super Bowl isn't easy. Ask LT, who's trusting his my-way-is-the-only-way GM to take him all the way.
On newsstands Wed., Aug. 29

...and on ESPN

Watch the season debut of the award-winning "Sunday NFL Countdown" on Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. (ET).