The New England Patriots have made moves to add fresh faces to their roster for the 2026 season, but it looks like the danger of a familiar face missing time in the new campaign has passed. Defensive tackle Christian Barmore had been facing domestic assault and battery charges after an alleged incident with his girlfriend last August. According to the …
Super Bowl LX became one of the most-watched events in U.S. television history, drawing a peak audience of 137.8 million viewers during the second quarter of the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots. According to NBC Sports, the record-setting peak came as Seattle led 6-0 and now stands as the highest single-game viewership moment in U.S. television …
So that’s that. The 2025 NFL season ended with a dominant showing by the Seattle Seahawks, as they captured the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy with a resounding 29-13 win against the over-matched New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX. What appeared to be a defensive contest finally burst into life after the interval, with both offenses getting on the scoresheet, …
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel has spoken of his pride for his team and all they achieved in his first season at the helm, but acknowledged they were ‘outcoached and outplayed’ by the Seattle Seahawks throughout their 29-13 loss in Super Bowl LX on Sunday. “This season was unbelievably rewarding,” Vrabel, who took the Pats from 4-13 divisional cellar-dwellers …
The Seattle Seahawks have claimed a second Lombardi Trophy, producing a defensive masterclass that stifled the New England Patriots and extracted some measure of revenge for the disappointment of Super Bowl XLIX. On that occasion, the Seahawks were undone by Malcolm Butler’s goal-line interception in the dying moments, but there was seldom any doubt that they would be celebrating this …
With only three of our eight contributors still having a horse (or bird) in the race heading into Super Bowl LX tonight, we’ve given everyone a mulligan and the opportunity to put their neck on the line for a second time by picking the winner and scoreline in Santa Clara… TOM RITCHIE Seattle Seahawks 27-20 New England Patriots CRAIG …
As expected, Matthew Stafford claimed the top individual award at the 15th NFL Honours, but the margin over his nearest rival was perhaps closer than many anticipated. The Los Angeles Rams veteran only narrowly pipped second-year QB Drake Maye, of the New England Patriots, in what many believe was the closest outcome since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair shared the …
And, after all that, we have come to the end game. As usual, 32 teams began the 2025 season with hopes of lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy as winners of Super Bowl LX, but only two remain, as the AFC champion New England Patriots (17-3) take on the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks (16-3) at Levi’s Stadium. These two sides are …
The Greatest Show On Earth There’s nothing quite like the spectacle of the Super Bowl. The fireworks, the fans, the fighter jets. It’s the NFL’s biggest night, and missing it is not an option. Giant Rematch 10 Years In The Making This year, Super Bowl LX arrives under the lights of Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco. In an epic rematch …
Long before the first kickoff in Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday, the spotlight shifted to San Jose quarterbacks Drake Maye and Sam Darnold used the event’s Opening Night to frame the narratives — both personal and physical — that could ultimately define Sunday’s championship game. In just his second NFL season, Maye has overseen a rapid transformation …
Super Bowl LX officially came into focus on Monday night as the event’s Opening Night event unfolded at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. While the NFL’s traditional media spectacle was noticeably toned down, the quieter atmosphere allowed deeper personal and cultural storylines to take centre stage. In contrast to the chaotic carnival feel of past years, this year’s Opening …
Bill Belichick will have to wait at least another year for football immortality, amid suggestions that the more controversial side of his illustrious coaching career cost him first ballot election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. According to ESPN’s Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta Jr, the six-time Super Bowl–winning head coach was not elected on his first ballot …
Championship Sunday gave us a brutal snowstorm in Denver, the return of the NFL’s ‘evil empire’ to the big game, the latest installment of a pulsating three-game series between the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams, as well as a crowning moment in Sam Darnold’s redemption story. Here are the winners and losers from the 2025 Conference Championships… CONFERENCE …
The lineup for Super Bowl LX was set after contrasting championship games that showcased quarterback resilience, defensive resolve and decisive moments in all three phases. In Santa Clara, the Seattle Seahawks punched their ticket behind the finest performance of Sam Darnold’s Pro Bowl season, edging the Los Angeles Rams in a tight NFC Championship Game. Plagued by turnovers in previous …
We are down to the final four teams as we hit the Conference Championship round of the 2025 NFL Playoffs. For the first time since 2011, none of these four teams played in the respective title games a season ago — just the 11th time this has occurred since 1970 — guaranteeing a fresh set of opponents in Super Bowl …
NFL owners are increasingly linking schedule expansion to the league’s push beyond US borders, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft made clear Tuesday that he expects both to accelerate together. Speaking during an interview on the Zolak & Bertrand Show on 98.5 The Sports Hub, Kraft said the league is visibly moving toward an 18-game regular season that will …
Analysing football is a tricky thing. To differentiate yourself from the ‘hot take artists’, you feel you have to crunch the tape and study the numbers. But sometimes, it just feels that overarching narratives are inescapable. The Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears’ recent histories have been littered with back-breaking loss after back-breaking loss. As the youngest franchise in the NFL, …
Seen by many as the best weekend of the NFL season, the Divisional Round of the Playoffs is upon us. We are down to the final eight teams, with just seven games remaining of the 2025 campaign. Wild Card weekend was, for the most part, ‘wild’, and saw the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles crash out, the Buffalo Bills …
The National Football League have announced the six finalists for the 2025 Pepsi Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Year award, with the winner to be determined by a fan vote. Fans can cast their ballots at nfl.com/rookies through to end of day Friday 30th January, before the winner is recognised during Super Bowl Week in the Bay Area. The …
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 …
The 2025 season has been something of a dream come true for the New England Patriots, who have suffered through almost a half decade of mediocrity after dominating the NFL for almost 20 years. Heading into Week 18, the Patriots are AFC East champs again and still have a shot at landing the AFC’s top seed. In Drake Maye, they …
Like the proverbial curate’s egg, Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season was ‘good in parts’. Elsewhere, the smell was quite apparent. Of the edible fare, two offensive masterminds went to battle in northern California on Sunday night, as the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers duelled over the right to play for the NFC’s #1 seed. A barnburner ensued …
