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 …

IF THE CAP FITS

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Rachael Hearn @rachhearn11 Another year and, what d’ya know, we have another silver bullet to solve the NFL’s concussion crisis. Remember the mouthguards that were going to stop concussions in their tracks? What about Russell Wilson’s concussion water? Or Tom Brady’s CTE vitamins? This year, it’s all about the Guardian cap. WHAT IS THE GUARDIAN CAP You’ll have seen the …

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 …

NFL expands Global Markets Programme

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The National Football League has further expanded its Global Markets Programme, with four new clubs and five new markets set to participate in 2024, following approval from the International Committee at the league’s annual meeting in Orlando. First launched in 2022, the Global Markets Programme awards NFL clubs international marketing rights to build brand awareness and fandom beyond the U.S., …

OLÉ! Madrid gets NFL regular season game in 2025

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The National Football League’s International Series roster continues to expand with news that Spanish capital Madrid is to host a regular season game in 2025. The announcement confirms the NFL’s continued prioritisation of global growth by taking the International Series to new cities and markets around the world, and follows hot on the heels that the Philadelphia Eagles will be …

GET YOURSELF TO THE GRIDIRON AFTERPARTY!

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The NFL has returned to London and, with just days remaining before the Dolphins and Jaguars face off at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, time is running short if you want to attend the legendary Gridiron Afterparty at Bloomsbury Lanes. Tickets are still available for the ONLY place to be on Sunday October 17th, and why not ramp up your enjoyment by hiring …

Late Bloomer Or Already Withered?

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This article originally appeared in Issue XXXVIII of Gridiron magazine back in 2018 – for individual editions or subscriptions, click HERE It is ironic that, as Josh Rosen battles to become the first quarterback taken in the 2018 NFL Draft, a man whose spectre may determine the outcome of his efforts is undertaking a similar quest to woo evaluators. For …

Mr 17-and-0

Matthew Sherry NFL

Perfection. It is the one word that coaches around the land preach. Over and over again. And yet it’s the one thing that eludes them all. The ultimate, and ultimately unattainable, goal. However, there is one man – in the NFL at least – who can at least claim to have overseen ‘perfection’. Of course, and Don Shula will be …

Draft Analysis 2020: AFC

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As the smoke clears on the first ever virtual NFL Player Selection Meeting, we grade each American Football Conference team on the strength of their acquisitions. AFC EAST Buffalo Bills: Given that they gave up their first pick for Stefon Diggs, Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane did an outstanding job across all three days. AJ Epenesa should contribute immediately, and …

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, …

Oh, oh, oh….

Neil Reynolds NFL

As Ryan Fitzpatrick ensures another year in the NFL with a move to Miami, we look back as Sky Sports’ Neil Reynolds caught up with one of the most colourful, entertaining and popular quarterbacks in the NFL. The 2018 NFL season has served up many outstanding stories. Among those was Ryan Fitzpatrick and his record-breaking start to the year with …

Pick Six: Week 17

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So here it is: the final week of the NFL’s regular season. But not, I am pleased to report, the final week of the Pick Six contest. Our predictions game will press on right through the playoffs, though fear not: we’ll still crown a regular season champ first. KEVIN JACKSON holds first place heading into Week 17. A two-point lead …

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Pick Six Video: Week 17

Paolo Bandini

Paolo talks you through the latest selections as the SkyBet Pick Six contest hits the end of the regular season… For regular video content from Paolo and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel

Pick Six: Week 16

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Two weeks to go in the regular season and still so much hangs in the balance. The Chiefs and Chargers do not know if they will be playing a road game on Wild Card weekend or enjoying homefield advantage through the playoffs. The Patriots could technically still miss the playoffs. The Browns could yet get in. Well, OK, that last …

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Pick Six Video: Week 16

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Paolo brings you the penultimate SkyBet Pick Six contest selection of the 2019 NFL regular season… Can YOU pick ’em all? For regular video content from Paolo and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel

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Two-Minute Warning: Best Bets – Week 16

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Will and Josh bring you their pick of the wagers from NFL Week 16, wrapped up in a tasty treble from RedZone.Bet For regular video content from Will, Josh and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel

Fantasy Focus: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em – Week 16

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Courtesy of NFL Fantasy, the Gridiron Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em is your weekly guide to how real-life match-ups influence your fantasy football squads. Players like Antonio Brown, Todd Gurley, and Rob Gronkowski will never be featured in this article because they should be in your line-up every week, regardless of match-up. Instead, we’ll touch on some borderline fantasy start-sit decisions …

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Pick Six Video: Week 14

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The latest horrible half-dozen from Paolo Bandini, as the SkyBet Pick Six contest hits Week 14… For regular video content from Paolo and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel

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Two-minute Warning: Best Bets – Week 14

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Will and Josh bring you three tempting wagers from Week 14, all wrapped up in a tasty treble from the boys (and girls) at RedZone.Bet… For regular video content from Will, Josh and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel

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The Reynolds Report: Hot Seat – Week 13

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With Mike McCarthy and Hue Jackson already biting the dust, Neil turns the spotlight on others who may join them… For regular video content from Neil and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel

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Two-Minute Warning: Tasty Spreads – Wk10

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Matt and Josh bring you the pick of the spread bets from Week 10 of the NFL season, courtesy of RedZone Sports… For regular video content from Matt, Josh and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel