The NFL did not feel the need to hide its headline acts when revealing its full 2026 schedule. The new campaign opens, in line with recent rumours, with the defending champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl LX rematch, features nine international games and closes, as usual, with a full Week 18 divisional slate designed …
The NFL leaned heavily into established contenders, major media markets and ascending young quarterbacks when deciding its 2026 primetime television allocations, essentially adving viewers who it believes will matter in January. The Los Angeles Rams lead the league with seven spotlight games, tying the NFL record previously shared by the 2025 Kansas City Chiefs and 2023 Buffalo Bills. Just behind …
The NFL’s annual grip on the Thanksgiving holiday is set to become even stronger in 2026 after the league unveiled an expanded five-game slate stretching from Wednesday night through Black Friday as part of its latest schedule release. For the first time in league history, the NFL will stage a standalone Thanksgiving Eve game, with the Los Angeles Rams hosting …
In a first round that began with a quarterback taken first overall and a running back with pick #32, it was not surprising that the offensive side of the ball saw most of their ilk taken on the opening night of the 2026 NFL Draft. All told, there were 18 picks on offense and 14 on defense and, in keeping …
The opening days of the NFL offseason have not only been defined by heavy spending in free agency, but also by a series of notable trades that have seen key playmakers swap franchises. Several teams moved aggressively to acquire established starters, while others happily accepted the chance to stockpile draft capital ahead of April’s draft. One of the most eye-catching …
The Buffalo Bills have surpassed expectations in the early sale of personal seat licences (PSLs) for their new stadium, generating nearly $260m in revenue, according to figures reported this week. The team had initially projected around $225m in PSL sales for the venue, which is expected to come on stream for the start of the new NFL season, but demand …
As expected, Matthew Stafford claimed the top individual award at the 15th NFL Honours, but the margin over his nearest rival was perhaps closer than many anticipated. The Los Angeles Rams veteran only narrowly pipped second-year QB Drake Maye, of the New England Patriots, in what many believe was the closest outcome since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair shared the …
The 2026 NFL offseason coaching cycle (and in some cases, recycle) is in full swing, with teams across the league announcing a flurry of coordinator hires in the past few days. From seasoned NFL play-callers returning to coordinator roles to rising assistants getting their first big opportunity, a full breakdown of the latest moves as teams build around new and …
The Buffalo Bills have agreed to terms with Joe Brady to become the franchise’s next head coach, finalising a five-year deal and promoting from within following the departure of Sean McDermott. Brady steps into the role after serving as Buffalo’s offensive coordinator for the past two seasons, having first taken over as interim coordinator for the final nine games of …
The Buffalo Bills have begun an open search for a new head coach, a process owner Terry Pegula and general manager Brandon Beane believe is central to finally delivering a Super Bowl to the city. Beane said the search is already underway and will be collaborative, involving Pegula, team executives, assistant general managers and, notably, quarterback Josh Allen. “We have …
The Buffalo Bills have dismissed head coach Sean McDermott following a nine-year tenure defined by sustained regular-season success but repeated postseason disappointment. The decision, which was revealed by a league source, comes less than 48 hours after Buffalo’s latest playoff exit, a 33–30 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the Saturday’s Divisional round game at Mile High. Despite the …
Seen by many as the best weekend of the NFL season, the Divisional Round of the Playoffs is upon us. We are down to the final eight teams, with just seven games remaining of the 2025 campaign. Wild Card weekend was, for the most part, ‘wild’, and saw the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles crash out, the Buffalo Bills …
The playoffs are here! The commonly held wisdom among the football cognoscenti is that the Divisional Round is the best weekend in football, but the remaining teams vying for a Super Bowl berth will have to go a long way to pip a slate of Wild Card fixtures that delivered four nail-biters. From the moment that underdog Carolina Panthers looked …
The regular season is in the books, and Wild Card Weekend is upon us. Twelve of the remaining 14 teams with aspirations of lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy in February are in action over the weekend, with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks enjoying their hard-earned byes. Let’s look at the six matchups in question, in order of kick-off time. …
The 2025 NFL regular season concluded Sunday, setting the stage for the playoffs with a full 14-team field ready for Wild Card Weekend. Top seeded Denver Broncos (AFC) and Seattle Seahawks (NFC) earned the first-round byes and will advance directly to the Divisional Round, and will retain home-field advantage for as long as they remain in the competition prior to …
Week 15 of the 2025 National Football League season promised much in the way of high-profile matchups, and did not disappoint when toe met ball on Sunday. The Buffalo Bills, facing a threat to their recent AFC East dominance, came from behind to remind the upstart New England Patriots of their place in the hierarchy; the Denver Broncos bested the …
The season is getting shorter, the stakes are getting higher, and the on-field deeds are getting even more heroic for some. Last week, Josh Allen passed for 251 yards and three touchdowns with another 78 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the Bills’ 39-34 victory against the Bengals. He’s the first player in NFL history with at least 250 …
Week 14 of the 2025 season had a little of everything as the National Football League again ran the gamut of emotions. The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers provided a scintillating game in a rivalry that has failed to live up to its billing for decades. Backbreaking drops and curious decision-making signaled the impending end of the Kansas City …
The meeting between the Seattle Seahawks and hometown Rams in Los Angeles promised a shootout for the NFC West crown, as well as the MVP crown, but it was the defenses that showed out. It was a similar story elsewhere, where the Denver Broncos tightened their grip on the AFC West, and the Philadelphia Eagles D continued its dominance by …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 10 power ranking, where ongoing unpredictability in the NFL means ongoing unpredictability in Nicholas McGee’s mind. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 10 1. Los Angeles Rams (7-2) +4 The most complete team in football? There’s some questions about the secondary, but it’s tough to pick many other holes ahead of a blockbuster clash with the Seahawks. …
Each week, we round up the NFL action, picking our MVP, the best game of the week, and the winners and losers after the final whistle blows. Week 9 of the NFL 2025 season gave us a scintillating renewal of the Chiefs-Bills rivalry, a landmark Sam Darnold performance, and another heart-breaking loss for the Cincinnati Bengals and their porous defense. …
The 2025 season is one of the most wide open for many years as, entering Week 9, 13 teams have recorded at least five wins, the third-highest number through eight weeks since 1970, trailing only 1986 (16 teams) and 2020 (14). Last week also saw three teams who entered the week with one or fewer wins get one in the …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 8 power ranking, where bye-mageddon appears to have provided some rare stability at the top of the tree. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 8 1. Indianapolis Colts (7-1) = The Colts predictably had no problem sweeping aside Tennessee, and it’s tough to see them having too many issues in Pittsburgh this week. 2. Detroit …
Through seven weeks of the NFL season, there have been 26 games with a lead change in the final two minutes of regulation, the most in NFL history. Roughly half of all NFL games are decided by a single score. The name of this column, of course, plays on the famous Bert Bell quote on the National Football League’s inherent …
