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 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 …
Teams have started punching their playoff tickets, with the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos becoming the first to secure a postseason berth in what turned out to be a wild Week 15. Six teams won last weekend after trailing by at least 10 points, tied for the most in a single week in NFL history. The Buffalo Bills were …
The Green Bay Packers’ bid for a Super Bowl run suffered a potentially devastating blow during their 34–26 loss at the Denver Broncos, as star edge rusher Micah Parsons exited the game with what looked to be a serious knee injury. Parsons, who was acquired from the Dallas Cowboys before the season and quickly became the Packers’ cornerstone defender, went …
The NFL has finalised its late-season broadcast plans, unveiling a holiday-heavy Week 17 schedule while also announcing a key flex for Week 16 that reshapes the prime-time slate. Week 17 will open with a Christmas Day triple-header spread across three streaming platforms. The day begins with an NFC East rivalry as the Dallas Cowboys visit the Washington Commanders (1pm ET, …
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 …
Things couldn’t be closer in the NFL as we hit Week 14, with 2025 marking just the fifth time since realignment in 2002 that at least five divisions are separated by one-or-fewer games. It’s also the fifth time since 2002 that four divisions — AFC South, AFC West, NFC North and NFC West — had three teams with a .500-or-better …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 9 was an exciting week of NFL action. The Bears and Bengals forgot how to play on defense. The Panthers sprung a surprise by beating the Packers in Green Bay. And the Miami Dolphins waved goodbye to GM Chris Grier following their Thursday Night Football loss to the Ravens that saw them drop to 2-7 in 2025. There were …
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 …
We are approaching the halfway mark of the 2025 NFL season, and are still unable to say for definite who the elite teams truly are, outside of a couple of obvious contenders. Most teams look capable of beating, and equally losing to, any other team in the league. But there were signs last week that some offenses were finally picking …
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 …
What’s the greatest comeback in the history of the National Football League? Well, the Eagles fan in me would point towards both iterations of the ‘Miracle of the Meadowlands’, but it’s hard to argue against a Super Bowl victory so famous that any fan of the gridiron knows what I’m talking about when I say ‘28-3’. In terms of sheer …
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. …
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 …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 4 power ranking, where the reshuffle continues apace as teams continue to defy expectation. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 3 1. Buffalo Bills (4-0) = The Saints hung around for a little while, but there’s still no reason to believe this isn’t the best team in football through four weeks. 2. Philadelphia Eagles (4-0) …
