With an apology to those four teams still yet to play in Week 1, here are my award winners from the action that has taken place so far. Offensive Player of the Week Alex Smith, Quarterback – Kansas City Chiefs You’ll have to cast your mind back to Thursday night for my offensive player of Week 1 and it could …
Neil, like the majority of our Picks Challenge players, is already 0-1 for picks after New England’s unexpected opening-night defeat to Kansas City. Can he turn it around? You decide…
Want to impress your mates with your NFL knowledge down the pub this weekend? Help is at hand with one fact or statistic relating to every Week 1 game. Enjoy the opening week of the new season! Kansas City @ New England Since 2014, Tom Brady has a QB rating of 106.9 when Julian Edelman is on the field. In nine …
Having seen its regular slot hijacked by the announcement of next year’s London games, the Gridiron team give a belated take on Week 14 for the latest Tuesday (Wednesday?) Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board They shoot horses don’t they? If ever there was a microcosm of why the Indianapolis Colts have been so bad under Chuck Pagano …
Having polished off the last vestiges of Thanksgiving turkey, the Gridiron team turn their thoughts to Week 12 of the NFL season for a fresh helping of Tuesday Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board Brees block? What a game Drew Brees had on Sunday! In putting 49 points on a previously stingy Rams defense, he tallied up his …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
The issue Aaron Rodgers needs to fix, why Tom Brady is getting too much credit and some harsh truths for Andy Dalton and Mike Mularkey. All that and more from Matthew Sherry in this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown… that’s a day late so should be called Wednesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board Rodgers, That? I’ve always acknowledged that, from …
Another stunning week of NFL action brought three overtime games, one more 0 biting the dust and much, much more. Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry discusses what caught his eye in this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board Doomsday In Big D How ‘Bout ‘Em Cowboys? Having endured years of mediocrity misery, they finally became a star again last season when …
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 …
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 …
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 …
