NFL

Déjà boo: Sam Darnold didn’t think he’d see ghosts on the field again. Then he faced the Rams

The Seahawks quarterback has looked like an MVP this season. But his old failings returned in Los Angeles on Sunday

Dave Hannigan: Death of a Cowboy shows no one is immune to suicide epidemic

The 24-year-old NFL star seemed to be living the dream, but fame and fortune could not ease his private suffering and torment

From floored to flawed: Does anyone want to win the Super Bowl this season?

The NFL is built on parity. But this season the NFC only has a few contenders while even the best teams in the AFC have worrying flaws

The old man and the mirror: Aaron Rodgers meets the quarterback he used to be

The four-time MVP faced his old team on Sunday night and put in a respectable performance. But it was Jordan Love who was able to control the game

With his top weapon sidelined, Sean McVay proves the ultimate chameleon

Missing star receiver Puka Nacua, the coach reinvented the Rams’ offense as Matthew Stafford threw five TDs in a Wembley rout

Dave Hannigan: Bill Belichick’s latest chapter in American football reads like tragicomedy

Bad results and a public romance have marred the legendary coach’s time at University of North Carolina

Has Drake Maye ended the Patriots’ painful Tom Brady hangover?

Plenty of franchises spend decades looking for a star quarterback. New England appear to have found one after a few short years in the wilderness

Jets, Ravens … Eagles? Which team is most miserable after five weeks of the NFL season?

We’re far enough into the season to have a good idea of the strengths and weaknesses of each team. Which one is letting its fans down the most?

Lyra: ‘I don’t smoke and I cut out all drink when I’m going on a tour to mind my voice. And there I was, throwing up in a toilet’

Cork singer Lyra on ambition, insecurity and performing for thousands at Croke Park

Croke Park’s NFL game leads to surge in consumer spending across Dublin

Outlay on sports clothing surged by 35% in the lead up to the game, while transport spending in city centre rose by 256%

Americans saved the tourism sector this year, but will that continue?

Irish businesses report drop off in visitors from UK and continental Europe

Croke Park should learn from its American visitors - make a song and dance of Gaelic games

Making better in-match use of the big screen would go a long way for paying fans

Croke Park director hopeful of hosting another NFL game amid positive feedback on Steelers-Vikings fixture

Croke Park officials to conduct extensive debrief, but initial observations from the NFL are encouraging

Dublin is a safe city despite alleged attack on NFL player, says Jim O’Callaghan

Skylar Thompson, a quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, suffered minor injuries in alleged incident

Minnesota governor Tim Walz left explaining ‘what the hell is happening in America’ to Irish politicians

Former US vice presidential candidate urges Irish companies to see Minnesota as a state that ‘values global connection’

The usually excellent Ravens are in a hole, and it could get a lot deeper

While Kansas City got their season back on track with an excellent offensive performance, their AFC rivals are 1-3

If Dublin can pull out all the stops for the NFL, why not for the GAA?

Now that we’ve seen what can be done to welcome an American football event to town, let’s do it for homegrown sports

‘Whole experience was fantastic’: NFL and Croke Park deliver history-making clash

First regular season game here a winner with players and fans – and unlikely to be the last

NFL brings riot of colour and noise to Croke Park as Steelers hold off late Vikings scoring raid

Other sports fancy themselves as theatre but American football is pure sporting vaudeville

Deafening music, fancy dress and repurposed GAA merch on day like no other at Croke Park

NFL match between Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers felt like a sideshow among the excitement

Malachy Clerkin: It’s getting very hard to separate American sport from American ugliness

Enjoyment of NFL at Croke Park and the Ryder Cup is disturbed by Trump-dominated backdrop

US National Football League fans have option to wear GAA-inspired jerseys

Dublin man overseeing big weekend for sports merchandising

American football’s quest for global domination rolls into Dublin

‘We’re not about bringing the circus to town. This is a deep partnership,’ says NFL executive Peter O’Reilly

Coming to Croke Park: Aaron Rodgers, US sporting great and castigated ‘critical thinker’

The Pittsburgh Steelers player is among the best quarterbacks of all time but has attracted attention in recent years for leftfield pronouncements on a variety of subjects

It wasn’t quite House of Guinness, but all the old cliches were dusted off ahead of NFL clash

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers assured us that his preferred tipple is a pint of the black stuff

Croke Park gets NFL makeover ahead of Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings clash

GAA HQ has undergone quite the temporary makeover for NFL clash between Pittsburgh and Minnesota Vikings

‘It’s like Pittsburgh invaded Dublin’: NFL fans happy to tick off ‘bucket list’ city

US fans bought more than one third of tickets for Sunday’s Minnesota Vikings v Pittsburgh Steelers game at Croke Park

NFL bending over backwards to make room for Tom Brady’s dull punditry

A row about potential conflicts of interest conflict has highlighted the retired quarterback’s enduring influence

The NFL comes to Dublin: How it became the richest sports league in the world

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

For just one game Caleb Williams finally game the long-suffering Bears hope

Chicago’s quarterback has done very little to justify his No 1 overall selection since he was drafted last year. On Sunday things changed for the better

Pittsburgh Steelers v Minnesota Vikings: TV details, kick-off time, ticket news and more

Everything you need to know about the NFL game in Croke Park

Virgin Media to show 10 live NFL games, including Steelers v Vikings at Croke Park

Irish broadcaster will show all NFL ties in Europe, three playoff games and the Super Bowl

Flutter-owned FanDuel to pay $5m to NFL franchise

Agreement relates to betting funds stolen by former Jacksonville Jaguar employee and deposited with sportsbook

The New York Giants are 0-2 again. But are they finally ... watchable?

Russell Wilson’s team looked as disappointing as always in their season opener. But in their loss to the Cowboys, they produced sloppy mistakes and offensive fireworks in equal measure

NFL: Former Down player Charlie Smyth says his ‘time will come’ to be starting kicker

The former Down goalkeeper says the stakes are ‘to be one of 32 in the world to be a NFL kicker’

Aaron Rodgers’ Jets revenge tour shows the old guy may still have it

The new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback required a bit of luck to win on his debut but there were signs he can be an effective weapon for his team

Irish-born punter Daniel Whelan signs contract extension worth $7m with Green Bay Packers

Enniskerry native put pen to paper on three-year deal for top-end NFL punter salary

Dallas Cowboys paralysed by owner’s inability to move on from 1990s heyday

Trading of star player the latest evidence of Jerry Jones’ questionable NFL judgment

NFL in Dublin: More tickets released for Croke Park game

Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings play on September 28th

What Irish fans can expect from the College Football Classic in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium

Over 20,000 US fans are set to descend on Dublin for the latest instalment of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic

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