Drew Allar supplied the most emphatic performance of the NFL’s first full night of preseason action, accounting for three touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Green Bay Packers 28–9. The rookie completed nine of 14 passes for 154 yards and two scores, while adding another touchdown on the ground, admittedly against the Packers fringe players. Allar’s first major contribution …
The NFL will turn the opening weekend of August into a nationwide preview of the 2026 season as all 32 clubs take part in the sixth annual Training Camp: Back Together Weekend. Taking place across Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August, the league-wide initiative has grown beyond its original premise of reconnecting teams with their supporters at the beginning of …
The Cincinnati Bengals offered supporters an opportunity to carry their Ring of Honour into a new generation. Instead, voters reached back across two formative eras to recognise a pair of players whose influence can be seen throughout the modern NFL. Running back James Brooks and the late Bob Trumpy will become the latest additions to Cincinnati’s Ring of Honour during …
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 National Football League has revealed the teams that will help push its international ambitions into unprecedented territory after unveiling a record nine-game overseas slate for the 2026 season. The overseas schedule was already known to stretch across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums as commissioner Roger Goodell’s long-term vision of a truly global league accelerates, but now the …
Netflix’s growing grip on football storytelling will continue this summer after the streaming giant confirmed a third season of Quarterback, with four very different careers set to headline the latest behind-the-scenes access project from their partnership with NFL Films and Omaha Productions. Season three will premiere globally on July 14th and follow Jayden Daniels, Baker Mayfield, Cam Ward and Joe …
The NFL’s expanding international footprint will return to Spain in 2026 with one of the league’s more intriguing offensive match-ups, after the Cincinnati Bengals were confirmed as the Atlanta Falcons’ opponents for this season’s game at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. The league, maintaining its policy of drip-feeding select highlights of the 2026 schedule ahead of Thursday’s main reveal — and, …
Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has played with elite quarterbacks across his career, but when asked who he would most like to line up with next, his answer was both immediate and revealing. Speaking to Sports Illustrated at the Kentucky Derby, Hopkins — currently a free agent after 13 seasons in the league, most recently with Baltimore —pointed directly to Joe …
Perhaps the most consequential move of draft week has arrived before a single pick is made and immediately redraws the board for more than the two teams involved. The New York Giants have traded All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for the #10 overall selection, a deal that simultaneously accelerates two very different timelines. For …
Thanksgiving is about family, food and football. Not necessarily in that order, either. Especially if the viewing figures for the Turkey Day slate of games is anything to go by. The average viewership across all three games — Green Bay Packers versus Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs versus Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals versus Baltimore Ravens — was 44.7 million, …
A place in Canton has got a whole lot closer for some contenders, but they will still face a daunting road before they can take their spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Blue-Ribbon Committees make selections in the Coach, Contributor and Seniors categories, with five finalists across these categories named today [3rd December]. To gain enshrinement, the …
The NFL never ceases to surprise, but there are always times when the dust appears to settle and a degree of clarity emerges, causing onlookers to believe they know what happens next. Then the chaos resumes. Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season was no exception. Amidst all the Thanksgiving celebrations, the Carolina Panthers shocked the Los Angeles Rams; Ben …
Week 13 is Thanksgiving Week in the NFL, with not only the usual three games on Thursday to enjoy with the turkey, but also the ‘new traditional’ Black Friday game as well. Heading into this feast of football, Week 12 certainly provided some notable highlights. The New England Patriots recorded their ninth-consecutive win and became the first team this season …
Despite advice to the contrary, the Cincinnati Bengals made it official on Wednesday: Joe Burrow is back! Activated from injured reserve after Tuesday night’s final practice ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving matchup with Baltimore, Burrow will start the Bengals’ first holiday appearance in 15 years as he makes his return after 75 days sidelined by a turf toe injury. With Cincy’s …
The 2025 season is not one that the Cincinnati Bengals will look back on with any real degree of fondness. The campaign has left a nasty taste in the mouth for all connected to the team and the upcoming matchup with the New England Patriots has another factor that could make things tough to swallow. Star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, …
Thanksgiving has become synonymous with food, family and football over the years. The NFL have added to this mix with the addition of musical acts to enhance the half-time, and pre-game, experience at their three Thursday games on the holiday slate and 2025 is no exception. The Green Bay Packers -Detroit Lions tilt, the ‘Jerra World’ clash between the Dallas …
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey has accused Cincinnati Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase of spitting on him during a fiery second-half clash during Sunday’s 34-12 Steelers win. It was an incident that escalated into a physical altercation and resulted in Ramsey’s ejection from the game, despite his protests that something had provoked a reaction that led to him striking Chase’s …
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. …
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 …
Following consecutive blowout losses to the Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos in Weeks 3 and 4, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was grilled in a mid-week press conference as to whether he still had confidence in Joe Burrow back-up Jake Browning. Taylor’s response was definitive, describing his support of Browning as “unwavering”. However, after Browning lobbed the ugliest of …
I love blocked field goals. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s the sudden influx of excitement from what should be a routine and process-driven exercise descending into madness. Invariably, the play is brought on by a feat of outstanding athleticism. Sometimes, when you’re really lucky, you might get a classic dose of “BIG MAN WITH FOOTBALL” on a …
On Sunday afternoon in southern Ohio, the Cincinnati Bengals pulled out an improbable 31-27 win over Jacksonville, grabbing the lead with 18 seconds left on the clock — the only time they had led in the game. They were 2-0, a first in the Zac Taylor era, but the touchdown in the dying seconds was not from face of the …
In Italian soccer, there is a commonly held belief that ‘August is a liar’. As undercooked players and newly formed teams build towards mid-season, spectacular results or terrible performances cannot be seen as a blueprint for future performance. A similar train of thought has taken root in the NFL. September is often seen as an extension of preseason football. With …
Two of the most widely-publicised ‘hold ins’ of the 2025 NFL offseason were resolved within 24 hours of each other, with Washington Commanders WR Terry McLaurin and Cincinnati Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson accepting revised contract offers. McLaurin has been nursing an injury for most of the Commanders’ training camp and was unlikely to have taken part in much, if any, …
