The Super Bowl is one of the most eagerly anticipated sporting events of the year, as the culmination of the NFL season sees the two best teams from the NFC and AFC do battle to see who will be crowned the victor. Here we have picked out the five biggest shocks in Super Bowl history. 5. Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24 The Seattle Seahawks were defending champions and looked to have this Super Bowl all sewn up as they led 24-14. However a late rally from the New England Patriots saw them take a 28-24 lead. With 26 seconds on the clock Seattle made its way to the on ..read more

They say winning is a tough habit to break, and here are a selection of teams from the US professional ranks who certainly mastered the art of winning consecutive games. Sports fans were digging into the history books earlier this summer when the Atlanta Braves were embarking on a record-threatening winning streak. The reigning MLB champions were finally thwarted at 14; good, but just how good in the grand scheme of undefeated streaks in US sport? Well, here are four of the very best from the Big Four. New York Giants – 26 matches (1916) Different era, different format, different everything re ..read more

THE NFL mourned the loss of one of its most prominent personalities last month when former coach and broadcaster John Madden died at the age of 85. Madden’s fame stretched beyond the game as he became the face of many American TV commercials and his name became synonymous with EA Sports’ best-selling computer game Madden NFL, which he helped develop in 1988. 15 games. 15 tributes to John Madden across the league on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/cnmO1BKtqT — NFL (@NFL) January 3, 2022 In many ways, he was the ideal fit as his broadcasting style helped dissect complicated plays into the language th ..read more

The sight of the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Buccaneers trailing the moribund New York Jets deep into the third quarter of their week 17 match-up was strange enough, but something altogether weirder was about to unfold. No stranger to controversy over the course of an often-glittering career, wide receiver Antonio Brown was about to go out in the way that only he could. Most people have seen the memes and clips now, but if you haven’t then here goes: With about three minutes to go in the quarter, Brown hauled off his pads and jersey, and then jogged across the end-zone, waving to fans, before dis ..read more

The NFL off-season has been a wild one to date with blockbuster trades galore and the return of one Tom Brady after his very brief retirement. But the headline moves are not just limited to those who are out on the field every Sunday with significant changes coming in the commentary booths too. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will no longer be calling games for Fox after a big-money switch to front up ESPN’s coverage of Monday Night Football, while the great Al Michaels also has a new home. Michaels and Cris Collinsworth were one of the NFL’s premier broadcast teams, doing an excellent job on Sunday ..read more

American football is the most popular spectator sport in the United States and we have delved into the history books to find the five Super Bowls that attracted the biggest television ratings in the US. The first Super Bowl came all the way back in January 15th, 1967 when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in front of 61,946 supporters. Fast-forward to the last Super Bowl in February 2021 and it was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who got the better of, yet again, the Chiefs. A total of 91.63million people tuned in to watch Tom Brady land his ..read more

Aaron Rodgers is one of the most successful quarterbacks of the modern era and with the 38-year-old confirming he will sign a new contract with the Green Bay Packers it’s worth reflecting on his career. College Career and Draft Shock After attending Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, California, Rodgers failed to attract major interest from the top college sides. He went to Butte Community College where his impressive first season saw him transfer to California. At Cal, Rodgers continued to put in impressive performances, leading the team to a 10-1 record in his only full season with the co ..read more

There was a surprising turn of events on Monday, February 21st when a partnership was announced between the NFL and XFL, a much maligned subsidiary league that completed just one season 21 years ago. With the backing of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and his manager Dany Garcia, it is hoped that the XFL can produce American football in the spring after the Super Bowl and that the NFL can use the set up to trial potential rule changes and innovations. Here is a history of the short-lived existence of the XFL. How did the XFL start? The league was formed in 2001 as an equal project between Vince McMa ..read more

Everything was on the line on Sunday and after years of hurt and some huge gambles, the Los Angeles Rams got their hands on another Vince Lombardi Trophy. Sean McVay’s side, 10/1 to win the Super Bowl again in 2023, ran out 23-20 winners at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, as they made home advantage count and battled past the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. After losing Super Bowl LIII to the New England Patriots, the Rams were able to celebrate this time around, as their star-studded roster came up trumps as they had hoped. We take a look at the key moments in the game as the Rams won th ..read more