The final weekend of the 2025 NFL regular season was awash with possibilities, both on the field and off. Playoff places and draft opportunities were all up for grabs in the now traditional divisional head-to-heads that grace Week 18, while players and coaches fought for new records and their very futures with equal zeal. John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin squared …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Teams have started punching their playoff tickets, with the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos becoming the first to secure a postseason berth in what turned out to be a wild Week 15. Six teams won last weekend after trailing by at least 10 points, tied for the most in a single week in NFL history. The Buffalo Bills were …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 10 power ranking, where ongoing unpredictability in the NFL means ongoing unpredictability in Nicholas McGee’s mind. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 10 1. Los Angeles Rams (7-2) +4 The most complete team in football? There’s some questions about the secondary, but it’s tough to pick many other holes ahead of a blockbuster clash with the Seahawks. …
The crazy post-NFL life of Antonio Brown shows absolutely no signs of stopping, with news that the former Steelers, Raiders and Buccaneers wide receiver has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder. Brown was apprehended in Dubai, of all places, before being sent to Miami to await trial. According to the arrest warrant, following a celebrity boxing event in …
Week 9 was an exciting week of NFL action. The Bears and Bengals forgot how to play on defense. The Panthers sprung a surprise by beating the Packers in Green Bay. And the Miami Dolphins waved goodbye to GM Chris Grier following their Thursday Night Football loss to the Ravens that saw them drop to 2-7 in 2025. There were …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 8 power ranking, where bye-mageddon appears to have provided some rare stability at the top of the tree. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 8 1. Indianapolis Colts (7-1) = The Colts predictably had no problem sweeping aside Tennessee, and it’s tough to see them having too many issues in Pittsburgh this week. 2. Detroit …
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. …
It’s all change through six weeks of the 2025 NFL season, with six of the eight divisions having a team in first place or tied for first place that did not win its division last season. The New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts lead their respective AFC divisions, with the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers tied for …
Week 6 of the NFL season was a bit of a bummer. A third of the way through the season, it’s inevitable that injuries will rear their ugly head, but it feels like the football gods really do not want us to have nice things in 2025. Here’s an incomplete list of the stars we’ve lost along the way, including …
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 …
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 …
Deciding which games to feature in this column is often simple. Every once in a while, the narratives leaving a weekend coalesce in front of your eyes; sometimes there’s a paucity of interesting storylines to sink your teeth into. Sometimes, there’s simply too many games to cover off. This week was one of them. So, here’s a few of the …
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) …
In the old days, we could talk about Week 4 as the quarter pole of an NFL season. Since the move to 17 games, the maths gets a little trickier — but the excitement continues regardless, as the NFL seems to have become a league of tight finishes. The first three weeks of the 2025 season has seen 15 match-ups …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 3 power ranking, where there are some interesting changes in the order — both risers and fallers — following Sunday’s array of results. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 3 1. Buffalo Bills (3-0) = It was closer than expected against Miami. That likely won’t be the case against the Saints. 2. Los Angeles Chargers …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 2 power ranking as the 2025 NFL regular season gets into its stride. Who has got out of their blocks quickest and who has catching up to do? GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 2 1. Buffalo Bills (2-0) After a dramatic comeback came a dominant sweeping aside of the Jets. The best quarterback in football looks …
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with the Seattle Seahawks, celebrate a notable landmark this season, and will mark 50 years as an NFL franchise by resurrecting their very first uniforms. The team has announced that the infamous ‘creamsicle’ uniforms they wore in their debut season will be brought out for the opening game of their 2025 campaign, against the New …
He thought about it long and hard but, after a 13-year NFL career (and two seasons on the sidelines contemplating his future), Ndamukong Suh found a poignant moment to finally hang up his cleats. Two seasons on from his last active appearance, the multiple Pro Bowler and All-Pro decided that the anniversary of his father’s passing was the right moment …
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have rewarded both general manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles with multi-year contract extensions following a particularly successful period in franchise history. Under the duo’s stewardship, the Buccaneers have reached the playoffs in five straight seasons, representing the longest such stretch in franchise history, and, on four of those occasions, did so by winning …
