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An irregular feature showcasing the most interesting and eye-catching sports adverts from television and the Web.

Last year, Nike enlisted Academy Award-nominated director Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider) to helm this visually stunning commercial featuring Shawne Merriman and Steven Jackson for its "Leave Nothing" campaign.

On Friday, the shoe giant released a follow-up advert directed by another A-List auteur: David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club), the 46-year-old veteran whose upcoming film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is already generating serious Oscar buzz. This commercial -- entitled "Fate" -- tracks the collision course of LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu from their infancies to the present.

October 13, 2008  04:17 PM ET

love these.

October 13, 2008  04:20 PM ET

If only their movies were this good.

October 13, 2008  04:22 PM ET

These commercials are awesome, the latest one was great!

October 13, 2008  05:58 PM ET
QUOTE(#3):

These commercials are awesome, the latest one was great!

I think this one is the best. You coming up to EL for the game this weekend, Buckeye?

October 13, 2008  06:03 PM ET

Excellent commercial.

October 13, 2008  09:42 PM ET

these commercials are absolutely amazing. I wish i knew how they did these

October 14, 2008  08:38 AM ET

Great to watch

October 14, 2008  09:05 AM ET

Damn fine commerical.

October 14, 2008  09:27 AM ET

0:22 made me laugh - at first I thought it was just LT dribbling, then there's this kid with a mullet trucking someone on the court and it all makes sense. Ah, that's my boy. (just kidding about the mullet, though there are a few shots in that commercial where it looks like he has one)

October 14, 2008  10:22 AM ET

Beautiful commercial

November 7, 2008  04:17 PM ET

Polamalu = teh win

November 7, 2008  04:17 PM ET

That whole defense

November 7, 2008  04:18 PM ET

Only problem I have with the video...

November 7, 2008  04:18 PM ET

Is that it showed him getting at least to the line of scrimmage

November 7, 2008  04:19 PM ET

Our D would not let that happen

 
November 7, 2008  04:19 PM ET

But hey, its Hollywood

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