Playmate of the Month Jodi Ann Paterson photographed by Arny Freytag.

Interviews Kevin Spacey by Michael Fleming. Matthew Perry by David Rensin.

20 Questions Joe Morgan by Robert S. Wieder.

Features "Encounters with a Monster" by Peter Klebnikov. "Going Loco" by Katie Roiphe. "Playboy's Pigskin Preview" by Gary Cole. "Holy Shit!" by Neil Stebbins.

Girls of the PAC 10 Salome Meneses, Megan Hershberger, Kristine Roberts, Dawn Delgado, Lauren Sinclair, Heather Bean, Rebecca Newell, Anne Endrikat, Sarah Prince, Rachael Klein, Irina Isshiki, Tatiana Becker, Alisha Taylor, Gima Jesse, Stacy Robinson, Sarah Pickard, Laura Delisa, Jennifer Lee, Laurie Chapman, Jasmine Masuda, Rachel Howe, Kristie Halsey, Nikol Litera, Michele Barrios, Brooke Williams, Summer Morgan, Lori Ligouri, Lacey Ballantyne, Vanessa Cabe, Michelle Michaels, Alexa Savalos, T.J. Metcalf, Naomi Lee, Carolee Bass, Ashley Marie, Lily Cervantes, Brandi Shaeffer, Erica Andrejko, Natasha Paris and Jaime Stevens photographed by David Chan, David Macey and David Rams.

Claudia Christian photographed by Stephen Wayda, Jennifer Rovero (cover).