Ian Wilson and Lynda spend the afternoon at Metlife Stadium to watch the New York Jets take on the Oakland Raiders in the season opener.
Almanac Travel: Travel Shorts NYC #14 – The New York Jets at Metlife Stadium
June 11, 2025 by 2 Comments
NFL 2025 Off Season – The Bryan Hudspeth Cup
February 13, 2025 by 2 Comments
The NFL season is over; what comes next? Earl O’Neill cuts through the noise, sets the agenda for the months ahead and analyses the the whole shebang at the Detroit Lions.
NFL Week 15 – The Carlton Davis III Cup
December 19, 2024 by 4 Comments
Earl O’Neill updates us on his takeover of the Jacksonville Jaguars – it’s no easy task when there’s a quarter of a billion bucks on the line! At least Perky Girl seems to be enjoying herself.
NFL 2024 Week 14 – The Pat O’Connor Cup
December 12, 2024 by 3 Comments
Earl’s coverage of the NFL this week is all about ‘belief’ mixed it up with YAC. Don’t get it? Read on!
NFL 2024 Week 13 – The Malcolm Rodriguez Cup
December 5, 2024 by 1 Comment
Earl O’Neill looks back over Week 13 of the NFL season. Have his Detroit Lions done their dash after copping more injuries? Who’s in the naughty corner this week? How has his acquisition of the Jaguars progressed in the past week?
NFL 2024 – The Sheila Ford Hamp Cup
November 28, 2024 by 2 Comments
Earl O’Neill reports from the heart of the National Football League and explains why life is so much easier when you only ever wear black and white!
NFL Week Eleven – The Levi Onwuzurike Cup
November 21, 2024 by 1 Comment
‘What’s in a name?’ asks Earl in this week’s coverage of the NFL. He also suggests that kickers are finally getting their due recognition.
NFL Week 10 – The Za’Darius Smith Cup
November 14, 2024 by 1 Comment
Earl O’Neill takes another tongue-in-cheek look at the crazy world of the NFL. Where do they come up with some of those players’ names?
NFL Week 8: The David Montgomery Cup
October 31, 2024 by 3 Comments
Earl continues his colourful and highly entertaining coverage of the NFL season.
NFL Week 6 – The ‘Snapped like a tibia’ Cup
October 17, 2024 by 2 Comments
Earl laments a major injury to a key Detroit Lions player. Will it cost them a Super Bowl appearance?
NFL Week 1: The Jameson Williams Cup
September 12, 2024 by 4 Comments
Earl is back with his first post of the NFL season. He’s into stride from the get-go!
Almanac NFL – The 2023 Tim Boyle Cup: Week Thirteen
December 7, 2023 by 1 Comment
This week Earl O’Neill runs his eye over the roles of referees and coaches in the NFL. Complex? Yep! Confusing? Check! Sound familiar? Too right!
Almanac NFL – The 2023 Scott Mitchell Cup: Week Eleven
November 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In this week’s look at the NFL, Earl O’Neill takes a look at quarterbacks, the big money men of the game. But are they worth the huge salaries they attract?
Almanac NFL – The 2023 Dutch Clark Cup: Week Five
October 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
It’s just over a month into the NFL season. Earl thinks he’s got his finger on the pulse as he surveys the prospects of various teams.
Almanac NFL – The 2023 Lem Barney Cup: Week 4
October 5, 2023 by 2 Comments
How do you create an NFL franchise? Combine big bucks and a cluey brainstrust with a good quarterback and you’re well on the way. Earl O’Neill combs the record books to demonstrate how it works – or doesn’t, in some cases.
Almanac NFL – The Barry Sanders Cup: NFL Week Three
September 28, 2023 by 2 Comments
There’s no holding Earl back when it comes to his analysis of the early stages of this season’s American football landscape. Tell it like it is, Earl!
The tuck rule, a fight against all odds and iron-willed determination – the unlikely makings of Tom Brady and the New England dynasty
February 22, 2020 by 1 Comment
It might look as if Tom Brady had an easy run to NFL success but the back story tells a different tale. Sean Mortell gives us the full details of Brady’s determined rise to fame and fortune.
A tale of Trans-Pacific football friendship – Spirit in St Louis
September 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
It’s not all Richmond triumphalism (though their deeds get a mention here) on the Almanac site at the moment – here’s Steve Earl’s story of a chance meeting with a former US Naval pilot and their connections around football, family and the forces.
Sport and Society: The most horrifying statistic in sports
June 26, 2018 by 2 Comments
It is an unpleasant reality that sport can bring out the worst in some people. Following recent coverage of the link between State of Origin results and spikes in domestic violence rates, we revisit Edward P. Olson’s examination of this issue in an overseas context.
The 5 NBA and 11 NFL games of Christmas.
December 31, 2016 by 4 Comments
Paul Campbell gives us a comprehensive low down on the NBA and NFL games played over Christmas. There was plenty more than turkey and plum pudding happening in the States
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