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’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 …
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 …
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 …
T.Y. Hilton has announced his retirement from professional football, drawing a line under one of the defining careers of the Indianapolis Colts’ modern era — and headlining a week that earlier saw another marquee name, CB Darius Slay, step away from the game. Hilton confirmed his decision in a statement released on social media, reflecting on a journey that took …
One of the NFL’s premier wide receivers will be playing a game in the motherland in 2026, with the league announcing that the Detroit Lions will play in Munich as part of the 2026 International Series. “It has been a dream of mine to play a game in my mother’s home country of Germany since coming to the league,” said …
Christmas Day football and Netflix is fast becoming a new NFL tradition, and this year is no different, with a festive double-header on the streaming platform. NFL Christmas Gameday returns to Netflix in 2025 with Dallas Cowboys playing the Washington Commanders at 1pm ET, followed by the Detroit Lions visiting the Minnesota Vikings — complete with a holiday party featuring …
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 …
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, …
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 …
The planned comeback by veteran center Frank Ragnow has officially been called off after what the Detroit Lions reported as a ‘grade 3 hamstring strain’ caused him to fail a physical. Ragnow, just 29, had stunned the NFL prior to the weekend by ending his retirement in hopes of rejoining Detroit for the run-in of their 2025 campaign. But now, …
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 …
The Detroit Lions’ banged-up offensive line is poised to gain reinforcement for the regular season run-in — from an unexpected source. Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow confirmed that he would be coming out of retirement to bolster the Lions’ depleted ranks, with the team officially elevating him from the reserve/retired list on the eve of their Thanksgiving game with NFC …
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 …
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. …
A Season Served With All the Trimmings For American fans, the holidays aren’t measured in days off, they’re measured in downs. Sure, Thanksgiving carves the turkey, but it also carves out a day-long buffet of football, family and fierce rivalries. Then, before the leftovers are gone, December rolls in with its own frosty spectacle; snow swirling over end zones, playoff …
Week 11 looks like providing an intriguing week of NFL action, with two epic clashes between NFC heavyweights in Los Angeles and Philadelphia headlining the slate. The second head coaching casualty of the season fell this past week, with the Brian Daboll era in New York coming to an end after a 20-40-1 run with the Giants. Interim replacement Mike …
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 …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 7 power ranking, where top teams playing each other has reshuffled the order of things once again. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 7 1. Indianapolis Colts (6-1) +2 The Colts have the best record in football and, right now, they undeniably pass the eye test as the best team in football. 2. Detroit Lions …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 6 power ranking, where inconsistency at all levels continues to rearrange Nicholas McGee’s pecking order. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 6 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) +4 Another box checked for Baker Mayfield as he continues to build an excellent MVP case. It’s hard to envision anyone stopping this offense when it gets healthy. …
It’s all change through six weeks of the 2025 NFL season, with six of the eight divisions having a team in first place or tied for first place that did not win its division last season. The New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts lead their respective AFC divisions, with the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers tied for …
Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch has been suspended without pay for one game after initiating an altercation with Kansas City receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Sunday night. As the game, which resulted in a Chiefs’ win, ended, Branch refused a handshake from KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes and made a beeline for Smith-Schuster, who was seen objecting to the safety’s apparent …
Week 5 was the week of the comeback, with five teams clawing back from double-digit points deficits to win their games. Cam Ward got his first win as a starter as the Tennessee Titans rallied from 18 points down to beat the Arizona Cardinals, making Ward the first rookie quarterback to overcome an 18-point deficit and win since Daniel Jones …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 5 power ranking, where the first bye weeks, some shock results and the continuation of the International Series plays into Nicholas McGee’s pecking order. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 5 1. Detroit Lions (4-1) +2 The Lions have a point differential of +76 across their four wins since losing to the Packers. Talk of a first …
