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 NFC’s road to Super Bowl LX will run through Seattle after the Seahawks secured the conference’s number one seed with a 13–3 win over the San Francisco 49ers in a winner-take-all Week 18 matchup on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium. Seattle’s victory clinched the NFC West title and capped a 14–3 regular season, the best record in franchise history. …
The final week of the 2025 NFL regular season is upon us, but there is still a whole lot to play for, with two playoff spots, four division titles and the top seed in both conferences all up for grabs. Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia and Green Bay have all punched their postseason tickets in the …
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 …
With playoff places and, more importantly, divisional titles still up for grabs in the National Football League, it is no surprise to see crucial head-to-head games steal the spotlight on the final day of the regular season. The NFC South and West and AFC North crowns remain unclaimed after 17 weeks of action and, in two instances, the ability to …
The end of the season is hurtling towards us, and things are heating up nicely. The #1 seed in both conferences is still up for grabs, especially in the NFC, where three teams from the West all have paths to the bye and home field advantage throughout the postseason. Three teams — Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle — clinched a …
Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season continued the thread of expecting the unexpected, as results around the league again churned the playoff picture. The penultimate penultimate weekend gave us a modern classic between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, big wins for the surging San Francisco 49ers and under-the-radar Jacksonville Jaguars, as well as another disappointing showing for …
With the Pro Bowl Games being played in the Bay Area as part of the buildup to Super Bowl LX, the NFL has taken steps to ensure the local franchise is represented correctly. The Games bring top players together for an AFC vs. NFC flag football showdown, surrounded by a host of skills challenges, as revamped programming gives the league’s …
A place in Canton has got a whole lot closer for some contenders, but they will still face a daunting road before they can take their spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Blue-Ribbon Committees make selections in the Coach, Contributor and Seniors categories, with five finalists across these categories named today [3rd December]. To gain enshrinement, the …
There was a distinct lack of Christmas cheer in Cleveland after the Browns’ 26–8 drubbing at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. The Week 13 game at Huntingdon Bank Field ended in more than just another loss for Cleveland, however, as several Browns players vented their anger at Niners receiver Jauan Jennings, who found himself at the …
The tempestuous marriage between the San Francisco 49ers and wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk took another turn Friday (21st November), and looks like coming to an end sooner rather than later. The 49ers have voided the future guarantees in Aiyuk’s contract, a four-year $120m pact he only signed before the 2024 regular season, arguing that, per The Athletic, the player ‘failed …
Week 11 saw plenty of late action, with games going right to the wire and leads changing hands like a dog walker with an itchy palm. Seven teams pulled off victories despite trailing in the fourth quarter, the most such instances since Week 12 of the 2022 season. Five teams left it until the very last play of the game …
They may not have played an NFL International Series game since beating the Arizona Cardinals in Mexico three seasons ago, or crossed the Atlantic since their 2013 demolition of the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley, but the San Francisco 49ers are ramping up efforts to entice fans from both countries ahead of a big year in 2026. With Super Bowl LX …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 7 power ranking, where top teams playing each other has reshuffled the order of things once again. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 7 1. Indianapolis Colts (6-1) +2 The Colts have the best record in football and, right now, they undeniably pass the eye test as the best team in football. 2. Detroit Lions …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 6 power ranking, where inconsistency at all levels continues to rearrange Nicholas McGee’s pecking order. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 6 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) +4 Another box checked for Baker Mayfield as he continues to build an excellent MVP case. It’s hard to envision anyone stopping this offense when it gets healthy. …
The San Francisco 49ers might want to look for whoever in their organisation crossed the wrong person, as their injury curse is beginning to look like voodoo. For a team already missing Nick Bosa, Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk and Ricky Pearsall amongst others, the loss of defensive talisman Fred Warner before half-time in the Week 6 game in …
Week 5 was the week of the comeback, with five teams clawing back from double-digit points deficits to win their games. Cam Ward got his first win as a starter as the Tennessee Titans rallied from 18 points down to beat the Arizona Cardinals, making Ward the first rookie quarterback to overcome an 18-point deficit and win since Daniel Jones …
John Lynch’s widely-reported assertions that there is no tension in the San Francisco 49ers quarterback room is backed up by his offensive coordinator’s take that sidelined starter Brock Purdy continues to play a vital role in game preparations. The former Mr Irrelevent, who scored a substantial contract extension over the offseason, has featured in just two of the season’s five …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 5 power ranking, where the first bye weeks, some shock results and the continuation of the International Series plays into Nicholas McGee’s pecking order. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 5 1. Detroit Lions (4-1) +2 The Lions have a point differential of +76 across their four wins since losing to the Packers. Talk of a first …
It isn’t just backup quarterback Mac Jones feeling rejuvenated in the California sunshine this season, as former New England team-mate Kendrick Bourne is suddenly warming to his new role in San Francisco. As the hometown 49ers continue to suffer injuries to their established stars, Jones — in for phenom Brock Purdy under center practically all season so far — and …
It’s been a special start for the 2025 season, with close games aplenty and much to celebrate on the oft-forgotten third phase of football. There have been 11 special teams touchdowns, the most at this point in 13 years, and the 3,624 kickoff return yards amassed last week is the most in a single week in NFL history. Week 5 …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 4 power ranking, where the reshuffle continues apace as teams continue to defy expectation. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 3 1. Buffalo Bills (4-0) = The Saints hung around for a little while, but there’s still no reason to believe this isn’t the best team in football through four weeks. 2. Philadelphia Eagles (4-0) …
San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh has played down the on-field confrontation with Jacksonville head coach Liam Coen at the end of Sunday’s road win for the Jaguars. The incident was the culmination of an exchange of words in the build-up to the game, words that Saleh now admits were ill-judged in their selection on his side having apparently …
