NFL Best Bets: Week 12

Betway’s NFL expert Jack Green has plucked another four-game boost to help get the most from the Week 12 football slate. Atlanta Falcons to beat Arizona Cardinals The Falcons are comfortably the NFL’s best offensive team. For all the talk about the juggernaut Cowboys and AFC powerhouse Patriots, Atlanta’s 6.7 yards per play, 32 points per game and 36 total …

Gridiron Magazine: Issue XXVI

Another four weeks into the 2016 NFL season and things are slowly beginning to take shape with regard to the post-season but, before we get into that, the latest issue of Gridiron brings you another #embracedebate edition… After initiating discussion about Movers & Shakers and Cool Dudes in previous issues, this time around we home in on the wideout spot, …

TMT: 2016 Week 11

The Gridiron team find plenty of talking points from another weird NFL weekend for this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board   Strangers in a strange town The Rams are homeless and it shows. They are tenants at USC Trojans’ iconic stadium, where the 1984 LA Olympics were held, and that shows too. The bowels and changing …

NFL Best Bets: Week 11

Betway NFL expert Jack Green has found another four games worthy of inclusion on your slip for Week 11 of the NFL season. Dallas Cowboys to beat Baltimore Ravens – 5/16 Winners of eight consecutive games, including on the road in Green Bay, Pittsburgh and Washington, the NFC-leading Cowboys look nigh-on unstoppable at the moment. They came through a difficult …

TMT: 2016 Week 10

With rhetoric, vitriol and voting in the rear view mirror, the Gridiron team reflects on some unfettered football for this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board   Winning the numbers game That felt like the week the NFL needed. For all I believe the ratings slump this season was largely driven by the election and, most importantly, …

NFL Best Bets: Week 10

The Saints and Patriots’ offensive firepower places them among Betway NFL expert Jack Green‘s top selections for Week 10’s slate of games in the National Football League… New Orleans Saints (-2.5) @ Denver Broncos – 1/1 The New Orleans Saints are in the midst of a season renaissance as, having lost their first three games of the season, the black-and-gold have …

TMT: 2016 Week 9

The Gridiron team peruses the points of interest as the NFL regular season moves into its second half, packing potential playoff contenders into this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board   Poised for a Charge? We’re just past halfway through the campaign and the playoff race is beginning to take shape. We have a good idea of …

NFL Best Bets: Week 9

Once again, Betway’s NFL expert Jack Green has selected four bets that should serve you well this weekend. Dallas Cowboys (-9.5) @ Cleveland Browns – 6/5 New England Patriots aside, the Cowboys have perhaps been the NFL’s most complete side this season, and head into Week 9 with just one loss on their card and a comeback win against the Eagles …

TMT: 2016 Week 8

The Gridiron team was all set to bring you the weekend’s talking points for this latest Tuesday Morning Touchdown, but Bill Belichick had other ideas… Puttin’ Six On The Board   Tradin’ aces The NFL world was rocked yesterday when the New England Patriots traded star linebacker Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns for a conditional third-round pick. Collins is …

NFL Best Bets: Week 8

Betway’s NFL expert Jack Green has scoured the form and come up with four bets as part of a special  boost that will win you a pretty penny this week… Washington (+5.5) v Cincinnati Bengals This season ‘s International Series finale should be a cracker as two teams hovering around .500 look to stay afloat in the playoff race. Washington have won seven …

TMT: 2016 Week 6

The Gridiron team looked past the low-hanging fruit of the Calamity Colts and potential QB controversy in Big D to bring you something more for your weekly Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board   OBJ OMG Am I excited to see Odell Beckham Jr. in the flesh at Twickenham? You bet. Am I doubly excited after his career-best …

TMT: 2016 Week 5

While Tom Brady’s return to action took centre stage in week five, there were plenty of other NFL happenings to give the Gridiron crew something to talk about in Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board Foxy Falcons flying a mile high A bit like Leicester City’s title-winning challenge in the Premier League last year, everyone was waiting for …

TMT: 2016 Week 4

Rex Ryan getting one over on Bill Belichick was right up there amidst several unexpected results as NFL 2016 continues to surprise into week four, but it wasn’t only the scoreline that caught the attention of the Gridiron team ahead of another Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board Not Shy About PI It’s official: pass-interference penalties are out …

TMT: 2016 Week 3

There were enough stand-out performances, surprise results and close calls in Week 3 of the new NFL season to give the Gridiron team something to get their teeth into for another Tuesday Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board Coach – Hell Yeah! Coaching matters in the NFL, folks. Now that is hardly breaking news, even if I have seen …

TMT: 2016 WEEK 2

Week 2 of the season is in the books and the preconceptions of opening weekend have been readdressed. Are Seattle and Green Bay really Super Bowl contenders? Can Jacksonville really rise up? The Gridiron team considers these points and more in another Tuesday Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board Jags Lose Their Roar Really, Jacksonville? A 38-14 loss against a San …

The EPL-NFL Connection

With the English Premier League and NFL now both underway for another season, fans new to either will be looking for pointers as to which team to follow in 2016-17. Our pals at Betway have come up with a handy guide for the uninitiated based on comparable team traits, while we’ve decided to offer a couple of alternative options… THREE …

TMT: 2016 WEEK 1

In the first Tuesday Morning Touchdown of the new NFL season, the Gridiron Team give their takes on the talking points of Week 1, from the targeting of Cam Newton in Thursday night’s kickoff game to the resilience of less experienced QBs later in the weekend. Puttin’ Six On The Board New Same Old England Patriots Tom Brady. Rob Gronkowski. Dion Lewis. Nate Solder. Sebastian Vollmer. …

MANNING’S MILESTONE, ELWAY’S LEGACY

Just six months after his finest hour in Santa Clara, Denver Broncos general manager John Elway enters the 2016 campaign under scrutiny after a tumultuous offseason. Yet, as Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry learned in Santa Clara on that fateful night in Levi’s Stadium, the Hall of Fame quarterback turned personnel guru rarely gets it wrong. On April 28 2011, the …

THE GRIDIRON MOCK

With the 2016 NFL Draft just 24 hours away, Matthew Sherry runs through his mock draft… 1. Los Angeles Rams: Jared Goff, QB, Cal The days of giving up a king’s ransom to trade up for anything other than a quarterback are resigned to the annals of NFL history (see Williams, Ricky in 1999). As such, the question quickly became Goff or …

Gridiron Magazine: Issue XXII

For general managers, it’s a period that brings success or unemployment. For players, it’s the time years of blood and sweat finally yield unparalleled financial reward. For fans, it’s the weirdest of spectator events, with several days spent staring at people walking onto and leaving a stage. Whatever the draft means to those following it closely, its impact is unquestionable. …

Gridiron Magazine: Issue XXI

In the aftermath of Super Bowl 50 it’s hard not to think back to the significance of events that took place two years ago in New York. It was there that Denver Broncos general manager John Elway, coming off a humbling Super Bowl drumming at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks, began to plot. His team had been the toast …