NFL Weekend Preview: Week 11

Craig Llewellyn NFL

Week 10 was one of the worst weeks of the 2024 season in terms of offensive output. Teams averaged 1.86 points per drive and threw interceptions at a 2.9% rate, both “good” for the second-worst weeks of the season. But while Week 11 can’t guarantee more explosive play on offense, it promises to be a fascinating week with several key …

This Given Sunday: Kickers take headlines in Week 10

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In a league season characterised by close games, it’s only inevitable that kickers would take centre stage more and more frequently. There have been 82 games decided by seven-or-fewer points and 72 games decided by six-or-fewer points this season, both the most such games through Week 10 in NFL history. That said, rarely would you see so many games decided …

NFL Weekend Preview: Week 10

Craig Llewellyn NFL

With nine of 18 weeks — and 138 of 272 games completed — the 2024 NFL regular season has edged past its halfway point with the Kansas City Chiefs still clinging the league’s last unbeaten record, having moved to 8-0 with a hard-fought overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football. With the win, the Chiefs became …

This Given Sunday: The League’s Best Pull Away

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The NFL season has been characterised by tight games, nip-and-tuck affairs that are decided in the dying embers. While there were a number of such games again in Week 9, the league’s best are starting to pull away from the competition. All but one of this Sunday’s games were won by the bookies’ favourites. While the Ravens and Lions solidified …

NFL Weekend Preview: Week 9

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Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season was a riot of scoring, with 777 points scored across the 16 games. But the theme of the season, namely close games, continued, with 13 of the games within eight points heading into the fourth quarter. Through the first eight weeks of the season, 67 games have been decided by seven points or …

This Given Sunday: Commanders produce magic moment

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While the league’s best tight ends tried to take the headlines on their special day, it was Jayden Daniels who delivered the lasting image of Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season.  The Commanders’ last second Hail Mary was one of five game winning scores in the final two minutes of action on Sunday. With one game left to play …

NFL Weekend Preview: Week 8

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Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season sees all 32 teams in action, and all back on American soil with the London leg of the International Series in the books. A rarity in being a full house during bye weeks, there is also no shortage of fascinating matchups, with legends chasing history, historic powerhouses looking to kickstart their season and …

This Given Sunday: NFC North establishes dominance

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In a season that had been characterised by tight, low-scoring affairs, Week 6 of the new NFL campaign brought a barrage of points as a number of teams signposted their status as contenders with statement wins. The 622 points scored in the 12 completed matches so far, for an average of 51.8 points per game, would be the highest average …

This Given Sunday: Carr mows down Cowboys

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Ahead of the Monday night matchup between Philadelphia and Atlanta — which, based on last week’s performances, may not be as close — 11 of the weekend’s NFL games were decided by one score, including four that featured a game-winning score in the final minute of regulation or in overtime. One that wasn’t featured two of the highest scoring teams …

This Given Sunday: Rookies struggle in Week 1

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Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels became the eighth quarterback pairing taken with the first two picks of the NFL Draft to start on the opening weekend of their rookie season, but both learned that life in the pro game is vastly different from the college game they graced in 2023. Along with 12th overall selection Bo Nix, who got the …

Eight live games to close NFL preseason coverage

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NFL Network will wrap up its preseason schedule by showing no fewer than eight live games this week, including a double-header on Friday (August 23rd) and a quadruple-header on Saturday (August 24th) as well as re-airs of every game played over the three-day period. The schedule kicks off in the early hours of Friday when the reigning Super Bowl champion …

Saturday foursome leads preseason Week 2 coverage

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NFL Network’s preseason Week 2 schedule features six live games — including a quadruple-header on Saturday, August 17th — as well as re-airs of every matchup. Although the live programme kicked off on Thursday, with the New England Patriots hosting the Philadelphia Eagles, Saturday’s lineup provides the main attraction, starting at 6pm BST when the Chicago Bears welcome the Cincinnati …

The Weight Of Reputation

Matthew Sherry NFL

This article originally appeared in Issue LI of Gridiron magazine, back in 2019 – for individual editions or subscriptions, click HERE The phenomenon that created the Dallas Cowboys’ enduring nickname was on display as Gridiron approached Ford Field. For all the subsequent mythology surrounding America’s Team, from the cheerleaders and buttoned-up face-of-the-franchise Roger Staubach in Tex Schramm’s era to Jimmy …

Best of Enemies

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What constitutes a great sporting rivalry? I’d define it as a situation where games between the teams involved are so important that winning can mitigate against an otherwise unsuccessful season. Those kinds of rivalries are defined by tradition, competitiveness and longevity. The NFL is full of great short-term rivalries, but many peter out when teams decline; think Raiders/Steelers in the …

Draft Analysis 2020: NFC

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As the smoke clears on the first ever virtual NFL Player Selection Meeting, we grade each NFC team on the strength of their acquisitions. NFC EAST Dallas Cowboys: Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy got outstanding value all the way through this draft. CeeDee Lamb was just too good to pass up in R1, whilst Trevon Diggs and Reggie Robinson should …

Brandt Equity

Matthew Sherry NFL

Former Dallas Cowboys executive Gil Brandt reflects on his role with America’s Team, and the wider impact he had on the National Football League as a whole, following his induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. You were with the Dallas Cowboys from ground zero. How did you end up getting the job? I knew [general manager] …

Renaissance Man?

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Despite his lofty draft status and breathtaking ability, Aldon Smith’s fifth arrest as a professional was too much for the San Francisco 49ers to endure as their 2015 off-season went from bad to worse. Cut from the roster in August, Smith spent six weeks out of work before being signed by the Raiders less than 24 hours after the start …

Iron Mike’s Big Dance Memories

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Looking back at Super Bowls is like reviewing my adult life. I remember the first clearly, Pete Rozelle’s NFL-AFL World Championship Game – Lamar Hunt wouldn’t christen it the Super Bowl until the second year – even though I wasn’t yet a rebellious child of the Sixties; I rooted for the Green Bay Packers’ triumph over the trash-talking Chiefs and, …

Gridiron Quiz – What goes on tour…..

Craig Llewellyn NFL

To celebrate the latest collaboration between Gridiron and Touchdown Trips, we’re taking you on a Great Lakes Tour-themed knowledge trip. Buckle up and enjoy the ride! Test yourself with the latest Gridiron Quiz Just hit the link and play! For more quizzes, competitions and games, including our weekly Pick ‘Em contest, head over to the PLAY section of the website

“Run it and let’s get the hell out of here!”

Craig Llewellyn NFL

In 1967, with the Super Bowl – or AFL-NFL Championship Game as it was known – in its infancy, the biggest game in town was the NFL Championship Game. Everybody believed the NFL was superior and Super Bowl I had confirmed as much. So when the fans packed into Lambeau Field, they did so knowing how high the stakes were. …

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Draft Day Memories

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On the eve of the 2019 NFL Draft, we reminisced about the experiences of the great and good… For regular video content from the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel

Laying down D-Law

Neil Reynolds NFL

DeMarcus Lawrence was just ‘five or six’ when he earned the nickname that is becoming the defining moniker of his NFL career. Ironically, the title was forged on a basketball court where, shunning the venue’s desired discipline, a young Lawrence decided to wrestle his older brother’s friends. So impressed were the bigger boys that they coined the handle, ‘Tank’. The …