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Are There Any Champions in Here?

Certainties in the NFC: Michael Vick will swerve around the field like Mel Gibson in a Lexus; Terrell Owens will put up and never shut up; Brett Favre will be adored by just about everyone until he hangs up his No. 4 for good. The large uncertainty for the conference, though, remains its capacity to deliver a Super Bowl winner.

The NFC nabbed every Super Bowl from 1985-1997, but only two since. Whether the Seahawks or Panthers - the teams considered the best non-AFC squads in football - can rise from contender to champion is at issue as training camps open. Here's a primer on the preseason in the Conference of Runnerups:>>More

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