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 …

GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 10

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Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 10 power ranking.  Heading into Week 10, we have movement towards the lower end, with the Texans having a tough time of it against the Jets, leaving them clinging on to top 10 status.     GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 10 1 Detroit Lions (7-1) = Last Sunday’s meeting with the Green Bay Packers at a sodden …

GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 9

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Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 9 power ranking.  Heading into Week 9, we have a new leader atop the dais. Although the Kansas City Chiefs still remain as the only team unbeaten, they’ve looked far less than convincing, and with the Detroit Lions scoring 52 points over the weekend, the side from ‘Motor City’ are deservedly leading the way.    GRIDIRON …

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: Lions, Vikings live up to billing

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This past Sunday gave us a heady mix of matchups. Division rivalries were renewed, star quarterbacks clashed, and recent Super Bowl adversaries locked horns once again. The action lived up the billing. Four games were won by teams that had been trailing by more than ten points, while two games were decided in the final minute of regulation.  Detroit and Kansas …

NFL WEEKEND PREVIEW: WEEK 7

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Although the NFC North is currently stealing headlines due to its winning start to the 2024 NFL campaign, it is hard to look past a Super Bowl rematch when it comes to the biggest talking point on the Week 7 slate. Sunday primetime pits the reigning champion — and still unbeaten in 2024 — Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) against a …

This Given Sunday: Vikings outlast Jets at Tottenham

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After weeks of dominant defensive football, offenses finally kicked into life in Week 5 of the NFL season. High octane shootouts in Cincinnati and Jacksonville provided spectacular entertainment in the early window, with the Jaguars picking up their first win ahead of their annual trip to London next week. The defenses didn’t lay down completely however. Week 5 marked the …

Vikings need no excuses despite sloppy win

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Minnesota head coach Kevin O’Connell has praised the way his Vikings team stuck to their task and beat the New York Jets to remain unbeaten five weeks into the new NFL campaign. Speaking shortly after his team’s 23-17 win in the first of the 2024 London Games, O’Connell said there were multiple reasons for an unusually poor game on offense, …

Van Ginkel pick six like ‘Christmas come early’

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Minnesota Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel proved to be the hero of the hour as the team preserved its unbeaten start to the season with victory over the New York Jets in London. Van Ginkel, who has starred with numerous teams around the NFL during his career, may not have claimed the decisive score at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, …

Jefferson: Defense won the game today

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Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson admitted that the team would probably not be returning to the United States with its unblemished record — either for 2024 or for games in London — intact without the major input of its defense. The All-Pro wideout, more used to being a part of a prolific Vikings offense, conceded that his side of …

Saleh, Rodgers lament pick six in London defeat

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New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and quarterback Aaron Rodgers both admitted that the future Hall-of-Famer’s pick six to Minnesota’s Andrew Van Ginkel was the difference between success and failure in the first of the season’s International Series games in London. Rodgers suffered an unwanted career landmark when he threw a brace of interceptions in the opening quarter, the …

This Given Sunday: Ravens make statement win

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While the numbers don’t fit quite as easily as with the 16-game season, the majority of the league crossed the quarter poll this past Sunday. As the dust settled on Week 4 of the NFL season, just the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings would extend their undefeated start to the season, with Pittsburgh turning in a sloppy display against …

NFL launches International Ring of Honour

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The National Football League has unveiled plans to honour players from the league who have made an impact on the game overseas, with the first-ever NFL London Games Ring of Honour ceremony set to take place during the half-time festivities of the New York Jets-Minnesota Vikings game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next weekend (October 6th). The celebration will also help …

NFL Weekend Preview: Week 3

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After the unexpected drama provided by the NFL’s Week 2 slate, there is no shortage of upset potential entering Week 3, with only two matchups between teams with unblemished records. Both games will take place in Sunday’s early window, with the Houston Texans travelling to U.S. Bank Stadium to take on the Minnesota Vikings, while the Los Angeles Chargers and …

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 …

NFL Weekend Preview: Week 2

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Close games, dramatic comebacks and memorable plays highlighted the opening weekend of the new NFL season but, as always, there will be teams heading into Week 2 thinking they should have won while others will know they got away with a result perhaps they did not deserve. It may only be one game but, since 1990, league history has shown …

THE GLOBAL GAME

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“This is a unique time in our history to advance our growth, particularly internationally. It may be the single-most important growth moment in our history.” Those were the comments made to me when I sat down with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in Frankfurt last November. The league has certainly backed up that bold statement by announcing that five regular season …

2024 International Series Match-Ups Confirmed

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The National Football League has announced the schedule of the 2024 International Games that will be played across London, Munich and São Paulo as the league’s global footprint continues to expand. The Minnesota Vikings will kick off the league’s return to Europe on Sunday, October 6th, as they play the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The following — …

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 …