GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: THE FULL 32

Nicholas McGee NFL

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 …

HOME TEAMS REVEALED FOR 2025 LONDON GAMES

Craig Llewellyn NFL

The National Football League has revealed the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars as the designated ‘home’ teams set to play in London as part of the 2025 NFL International Games. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host games featuring both the Jets and the Browns, while the Jaguars will return to Wembley Stadium as part of their multi-year commitment …

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 …

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 11

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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 …

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 6

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The NFL is ridiculously wide open after five weeks of action in 2024. Two teams are still unbeaten, with the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings both boasting 5-0 records, but, beyond them, it’s hard to say that there are any truly dominant sides. Six teams that missed the postseason last year have at least three wins this season, and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Four-Day Weekend celebrates NFL kickoff

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The NFL is set to stage its biggest opening weekend ever, with four days of games and global events designed to engage fans worldwide. To excite fans for the start of the season, the NFL recently unveiled its season-long brand campaign for 2024, titled ‘This Is Football Country’. The campaign highlights the passion and community spirit that football cultivates, while …

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 …

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 — …

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., …

The Name’s Jackson, Lamar Jackson…

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This article originally appeared in Issue 2 of Gridiron Weekly – for individual editions or subscriptions, click HERE In a draft class filled with cornerback talent likely to go in the first round, Nebraska’s Lamar Jackson has fallen under the radar. However, after a breakthrough 2019 season that saw him record 40 tackles, three interceptions and 12 pass breakups to …

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, …

Guaranteed

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Joe Namath’s ‘guarantee’ before Super Bowl III is one of football’s legendary tales and, in the final instalment of our archived lookback at the teams in Monday night’s reprise of the first ever MNF encounter, Mike Carlson looks beyond the quarterback’s forecast and reveals how the New York Jets blazed the way in creating the modern NFL. Super Bowl III …

Forever Grounded?

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With the New York Jets seemingly unable to take off despite several overhauls, we take a trip back into the Gridiron archive to revisit one of many beacons of hope… It is a New York premiere which rightfully receives the big billing: the grand unveiling of the all-new Jets. There’s a new general manager and a new head coach, with …