The NFL campaign is finally under way – which means the clock is ticking down towards our own mini-season in London. To celebrate that fact, Gridiron is delighted to reveal that we’ll be hosting our London Games Afterparty for the second successive year! Taking place once again at our home away from home, Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes on Euston Square, this year’s …
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 …
In anticipation for one of the most exciting periods in the NFL calendar – free-agency – Gridiron picks out 10 moves and trades we think make sense… 10. MARTELLUS BENNETT TO PITTSBURGH STEELERS Concussion issues continue to plague Ladarius Green, leaving the Steelers with a gaping need at tight end. Bennett is outstanding in all facets of the game and …
In the second of a three-part series on this year’s Super Bowl host, we look at Houston, the Sports Town. With four major franchises, an up-and-coming university football programme and fledgling women’s professional soccer side, Houston has good reason to consider itself among the United States’ premier sporting cities. Visitors won’t be limited to the most obvious sports either, with a …
As the playoff picture begins to shape up, the Gridiron team’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown thoughts consider some of the haves and have-nots after Week 13… Puttin’ Six On The Board Bowles’d over Exactly four weeks before the most ruthless day of the year for NFL head coaches, the Jets – and HC Todd Bowles – were embarrassed on a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
With just four weeks of the regular-season remaining, Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry takes stock of the playoff picture in this week’s one-day-late Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Plus, the surging Seahawks and an MVP race that is tighter than advertised. Puttin’ Six On The Board Steeling The Spotlight There is no team more intriguing in the playoff race right now than the …
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 …
