American Football

Commanders overwhelm Lions 45-31 in playoff stunner

The quarterbacks are the NFL’s puppet masters, manipulating defences in a way that is borderline unprecedented

49-year-old found success as head coach of Tennessee Titans and will replace Jerod Mayo, who was fired last week

Former Down under-20 goalkeeper signs new two-year deal with the Saints

The 14-3 Vikings and 12-5 Commanders will open the playoffs on the road because the NFL rewards even the most middling of division winners

Student switched from rugby to attend NFL Academy in Loughborough and has earned a scholarship to kick and punt at Boston College

Brought to Minnesota to be a bridge to the next generation, the quarterback is now leading one of the hottest teams in the league

Rash of embarrassing incidents at the goalline threatened to cost teams dearly on Sunday

The quarterback was on the scrapheap after a humiliating time with the Broncos. But he has been revived under Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh

In the dying moments of a crucial game against a hated rival, the Washington Commanders kicker was subjected to a brutal series of humiliations

On an afternoon that saw Pittsburgh hold off Baltimore and Buffalo end Kansas City’s perfect season, the AFC’s top tier is tightly packed

Wild Sunday for kickers as their errors and heroics helped decide several games

Detroit Lions look like a complete team this season. And their quarterback has risen to become one of the best at his profession

‘The goal is not to be the travelling circus and turn up and then go away again ... It’s about putting roots down’

The QB’s injury confirmed what most of us already knew: the Browns’ decision to give him $230m was the worst in NFL history

Dallas were humiliated at home against the Lions, and the blame should be laid at the feet of the team’s misfiring general manager/owner

Announcement comes after the Jets lost 23-17 to the Minnesote Vikings on Sunday

The Bengals quarterback has 12 touchdowns and just two interceptions this season. Yet his team find themselves scraping the barrel

The Super Bowl champions are off to an unbeaten start. But turning Patrick Mahomes into a checkdown artist seems reductive at best

Excessive machismo of preening adults in coaching roles often places kids in grave danger

A pre-season knee injury for JJ McCarthy pressed Sam Darnold into action for the Minnesota Vikings

Jets win 24-3 over Patriots for first 2-1 start since 2015

Jacksonville temporarily rebranded their home in honor of their quarterback, but it just highlighted how he has fallen short of expectations

New England have lost an all-time great quarterback and coach over the last few seasons, but there are encouraging signs on the rebuild

The ‘significant’ seizure took place as part of an investigation into a drone incursion at the venue on August 24th

Rookie wide receiver injured in shooting in San Francisco’s Union Square district

State legislator Randy Fine castigated former Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis for attending American college football game at the Aviva in Dublin

TV View: Mountain of talking had to be done on TG4 with American Football game only taking up 60 minutes of over four hours of live coverage

Plane takes special promotional route across Dublin Bay to turn and track through southside suburbs to stadium

College Football Classic is coming to Dublin this week. It is astonishing Irish authorities are involved in welcoming this meat grinder

Bestselling writer Ian O’Connor peels back the layers of the controversial New York Jets star in his new book

A club that turns an annual profit of around $200m is seeking funds and tax breaks from a cash-strapped city, where two-thirds of children drink contaminated tap water

Former Derry underage footballer Jude McAtamney has signed a contract as a kicker with the New York Giants

Grant Thornton report shows that 39,702 visitors from the US attended the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at the Aviva stadium in August 2023

While the likes of feted ex-coach Nick Saban became multimillionaires, until 2021 college football players never received a cent for their efforts

Scotstown goalkeeper will be among the winners at Friday’s annual GAA club awards ceremony

Purdy’s apparent ordinariness stands out even more because of where he plays, and who he is up against tomorrow

Super Bowl 2024: If the Kansas City Chiefs can pull off an upset in Baltimore on Sunday, it will be another crowning moment for the quarterback

Buffalo will play Kansas City next, while Tampa Bay will face the Detroit Lions

Chiefs beat Dolphins 26-7 in frigid AFC wildcard playoff game played in minus-20 degrees, while Texans rout Browns