Quartet announced as latest Hall of Fame class

Craig Llewellyn NFL

Four new names were added to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s all-time roster during the NFL Honours ceremonies on Thursday night as defensive back Eric Allen, defensive end Jared Allen (no relation), tight end Antonio Gates and wide receiver Sterling Sharpe were voted into footballing immortality. The four-man class is the smallest since 2005, but inducting a quartet is …

NFL HONOURS NOMINEES REVEALED

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The NFL and The Associated Press have announced the finalists for their annual awards, with winners to be revealed at the NFL Honours ceremony in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX. This year’s awards, are to be hosted by Snoop Dogg, will also feature the presenttion of the prestigious Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year accolade along with …

GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: THE FULL 32

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Welcome to Gridiron’s final power ranking of the 2024 NFL regular season, featuring — for the first time — all 32 teams. Who comes out on top after 18 weeks of competition? Is the worst team in the league the one that will be picking first in April’s Draft? And how are the 14 playoff teams stacking up?   GRIDIRON POWER …

This Given Sunday: Titles, playoffs still up for grabs

Craig Llewellyn NFL

Week 17 of the National Football League’s 2024 regular season served as a perfect festive host, providing some tasty fare of its own while whetting the appetite for what is to come in the New Year. While the Philadelphia Eagles ensured that the NFC East title would change hands for the 20-somethingth time by pounding the hapless Dallas Cowboys, and …

Walter Payton Award nominees unveiled

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The NFL has announced the 32 nominees for this year’s Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide, reflecting the off-the-field endeavours of those better known for their performances between the lines. The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award has become the league’s most revered honour, recognising players who excel on the field and demonstrate …

NFL WEEKEND PREVIEW: WEEK 13

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The annual Thanksgiving weekend is a big event for the National Football League, but even the schedule planners would be surprised at a Week 13 lineup featuring only three games between teams with winning records. The standout matchup amid such a dearth of highlights is clearly that between the 8-4 Baltimore Ravens and 9-2 Philadelphia Eagles at M&T Bank Stadium. …

Not Dallas Again?

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Contrary to popular belief, playing football on Thanksgiving Day is not an NFL invention. The league may be credited with bringing a lot of innovations to the sport, but the origin of games being played as part of festivities celebrating a successful harvest predate the formation of the National Football League by nearly 50 years, when the college teams from …

Rooney Award nominees out as Pro Bowl vote opens

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Thirty-two players have been nominated for the eleventh annual Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award, the winner of which will be determined in the build-up to this year’s NFL Pro Bowl. Created in 2014, the award honours the late Art Rooney Sr., founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers and now resident in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Each NFL team nominates a …

NFL WEEKEND PREVIEW: WEEK 12

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For only the second time since 1970, six teams enter Week 12 on a winning streak of four-or-more games, although some of the names might be a little different from 2017. Detroit (eight consecutive wins), Buffalo (six), Philadelphia (six), Pittsburgh (five), Arizona (four) and the Los Angeles Chargers (four) are all on a run that hints at playoff potential and, …

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 …

NFL Weekend Preview: Week 10

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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 …

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 …

NFL Weekend Preview: Week 8

Neil Dutton

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: More surprises as Bo nixes Baker

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If Week 2 of the new NFL season didn’t provide enough surprises, Week 3 added to the haul as six teams — the Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants — all earned their first win of the season, with two more — the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals — hoping to …

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 …

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 …

Make Sure You Catch This!

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The team that brought you Quarterback in 2023 has unveiled its latest NFL-themed project, Receiver, which will follow the fortunes of five of the league’s best pass-catchers through last season. The eight-episode series is set to premiere this summer and serves as a continuation of Netflix’s relationship with the NFL that began with the ultra-successful Quarterback, which hit the Netflix …

UBER TALENTED

Matthew Sherry NFL

This article originally appeared in Issue XLII of Gridiron magazine, back in 2018 – for individual editions or subscriptions, click HERE There is a telling moment during Amazon Prime’s All Or Nothing documentary following the 2017 Michigan Wolverines where star defensive tackle Maurice Hurst picks up a customer in his side gig as an Uber driver. They begin talking about …