TMT: Week 9

A 101-point thriller, Wembley Horror Show and battle of the unbeatens headlined Week 8. Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry assesses the best of the action in this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board The Chiefs Are Comin’ There has been a lot made this season about the lack of quality throughout the NFL, especially in the AFC. Yet …

Gridiron Magazine: Issue XVII

The Kansas City Chiefs head to London this week ailing at 2-5, even after their victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. And yet there’s hope in the form of Justin Houston, a beastly defender so good that he’s evoking memories of the great Derrick Thomas. In Issue XVII of Gridiron, we give you a rare insight into a man …

TMT: Week 8

On the week Jacksonville announced they will be returning to London every year through 2020, the Jaguars finally picked up a W at Wembley! Matthew Sherry discusses the boys from Florida and the rest of the week’s action in this edition of Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board Jags Gonna Jag “Jags gonna Jag because Jaggity is Jaggity and Jags gotta do …

TMT: Week 7

Cam Newton throttled the Legion of Boom (Busts?) in Seattle; the New England Patriots exacted a measure of Deflategate revenge and Denver won in spite of Peyton Manning again. Week 6 is in the books and editor Matthew Sherry’s picking the bones from it. Puttin’ Six On The Board What The Chuck? If the rumours are correct that, barring a …

TMT: Week 6

One of the most exciting weeks in NFL history set pulses racing as games went down to the wire all over the USA. Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry looks back on the madness and ahead to Week 6. Puttin’ Six On The Board Handy Andy It’s official! The Red Rifle is legit. That’s the only takeaway you can have from the …

TMT: Week 5

Week 4 began in Pittsburgh, kickstarted in London and ended in Seattle. In between, there were controversies, upsets and the season’s first head-coach firing. Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry picks the bones out of the action. Puttin’ Six On The Board They Quit On You, Joe There was a telling moment in the Miami Dolphins’ locker room following their demoralising showing in …

Gridiron Magazine: Issue XVI

We’re calling it the Gridiron International Issue. We’ve travelled far and wide to bring you these 64 pages, from Odessa, Texas all the way to New York. The international theme, though, begins on these shores as we offer up some cracking features on the two teams heading across the pond for the opening International Series game. The first of those takes us to …

TMT: Week 4

Week 3 is in the books and standings are beginning to take shape in the NFL. A Baltimore Ravens team that were many experts’ pre-season darlings are 0-3 and a Carolina Panthers team few believed in are 3-0. Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry attempts to make sense of it all in this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board Jittery Joe …

TMT: Week 3

Fresh off the back of a dreadful 4-12 performance in Gridiron’s Pick ‘Em game, editor Matthew Sherry tries to make sense of a remarkably unpredictable Week 2 in his Tuesday Morning Touchdown column. Puttin’ Six On The Board The Best Coach In The NFL? I was having a discussion with Gridiron friend and Arizona Cardinals fan Paolo Bandini when he …

TMT: Week 2

Week 1 is in the books and, as expected, there is plenty for Matthew Sherry to chew over. The Gridiron editor discusses everything from contracts to clock management in this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board Sleepless In Seattle Could the Seattle Seahawks have lost in a more miserable way? With star safety Kam Chancellor holding out as …

Tuesday Morning Touchdown

It’s finally here. After months upon months of off-field controversies highlighted by the tiresome Deflategate saga, finally we’re at gameweek! Or, more pertinently, time-to-discuss-what-will-actually-happen-on-the-field week. Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry does just that in the first of a brand-new weekly column analysing the biggest talking points right now. Puttin’ Six On The Board Will Peyton Bounce Back? There was no sight more …

Gridiron Magazine: Issue XV

Who will be the defining figures of the 2015? That’s the question we attempt to answer in the Gridiron Bumper Season Preview. Our panel of experts – including the Sky Sports’ delightful duo of Neil Reynolds and Jeff Reinebold – have chosen their figures of fascination, and they’ve been put together over 31 stunningly-designed pages. Our list, though, is one with …

QB In Focus: RGIII

What now for Robert Griffin III? Does he even have a future in Washington? Will he ever start an NFL game again? Simon Clancy looks back on the play that changed it all and finds eerie similarities between Griffin’s story and that of the franchise’s most famous quarterback. Sport is defined by moments, when the game and the players become one, when the complexities …

QB In Focus: Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning will be back under centre for the Denver Broncos in 2015. Will he prove the end of last season was just a blip? Gridiron isn’t convinced, so much so that editor Matthew Sherry felt compelled to pen this open letter following the Broncos’ playoff heartache in January. We know what you’re thinking Peyton… that this cannot be the …

Time To Change Injury Season?

With Jordy Nelson’s season-ending ACL tear adding to the ever-growing tally of players seeing their campaigns end before they’ve even begun, Mike Carlson has a simple answer: change the exhibition season. As you’re probably aware, the NFL seems to be moving inexorably towards a longer season. The figure most often suggested is 18 games, and this being America more is presumed …

QB In Focus: Johnny Manziel

Entering his second season in the NFL, Johnny Manziel is sitting behind journeyman Josh McCown, vying to win back the trust of coaches and a beleaguered Cleveland Browns fanbase. Gridiron’s Richard Gatenby scratches beneath the surface to get the real lowdown on football’s embattled star. It is a warm, humid Friday night in Kerrville, Texas and the Tivy High Antlers are …

How To Be: An NFL QB

While the likes of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers can make the task of playing quarterback in the NFL appear relatively simple, the reality is very different. To better understand what an NFL quarterback goes through in a game – and to help aspiring young passers become better players in the UK – Gridiron have called on some of …

Win flights and tickets to the Aer Lingus College Football Classic

College football will return to Ireland for the third time in five years with the Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Boston College and Georgia Tech at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Saturday September 3. It is expected that 25,000 fans will travel from the US and Europe to take in the full college football event experience and you could be one …