Gridiron is a UK-based magazine that takes its readers inside America’s game. We bring you exclusive interviews with players and coaches, sharing the thoughts and opinions from all of your favourite pundits and keeping you up-to-date with all the latest news from the NFL, college football and Britain’s domestic American football scene.
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PICK SIX • Craig Llewellyn provides a taste of what is to come in the latest edition of Gridiron, as the football world gears up for Super Bowl LVI.
IN FOCUS • Bills safety Micah Hyde steals the ball from the fingertips of New England’s Nelson Agholor to deny the Patriots a touchdown that should have tied their Wild Card clash at 7-7. Buffalo would go on to crush its AFC East rival 47-17 in Orchard Park before suffering a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Chiefs.
Five Stories of the Month
GRIDIRON TIMES
ALL CHANGE
ROLL UP, ROLL UP.... IT’S THE ALL-NEW GRIDIRON MERCH LINE!
MAN-TO-MAN WITH JIM McMAHON • Sky Sports NFL presenter Neil Reynolds continues his conversations with some of the biggest names in American football by catching up with the Chicago Bears’ iconic Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jim McMahon.
THE PLAYBOOK
MONEYBALL • NFL 2021: SEASONAL TRENDS
CARLSON’S COMMENTARY • The Super Bowl returns to its roots this season, as SoFi Stadium hosts the 56th edition of the big game, allowing Mike Carlson to take a trip through Los Angeles football nostalgia.
THE BULLDOG THIRTIES & FIRST PRO BOWL
CINCINNATI BENGALS
LOS ANGELES RAMS
COACHES’ CORNER X'S & O'S • On first glance, the two teams contesting this year’s Super Bowl might appear to be very similar but, as Jeff Reinebold explains, there are distinct strengths and weaknesses to the Rams and Bengals that can be exploited in search of a Lombardi Trophy.
SUPER BOWL I • With the NFL’s biggest game returning to the city where it all began, Gridiron remembers the birth of the Super Bowl era.
SUPER BOWL I IN NUMBERS • Fun figures from football’s first final
REPPIN' THE • The AFL teams that showed an upstart rival belonged with the elite
HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS • The seven Super Bowls to have graced Los Angeles
PARITY BEGINS AT HOME • Despite a new name being etched into the College Football Playoff trophy, the ‘amateur’ game is still a long way from being an open competition.
The NEW ORLEANS SAINTS • Ash Pimble, founder of @BritishWhoDats (formerly known as BigEasyMafiaUK & DomePatrolUK) talks through his discovery and love of the New Orleans Saints.