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London Tickets

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Tickets for the 2022 London NFL games are on sale and flying off the digital shelves, did you get any London tickets?
No, huh?

First off, we want to assure our dear readers that we have nothing to do with the NFL London tickets, games, or general sadness that you feel when you realise you might not go to the games this year.
We throw NFL events, viewing parties, betting pools, and in general-oodles of fun for all NFL fans in the UK.
We have nothing to do with the league…
Please don’t get mad at us…

That being said, it seems that frustration was the word of the day for NFL fans in the UK, as thousands of fans took to social media to express their outrage at not being able to secure tickets.

You only have to pop onto social media to see the vented anger in play, as it emerged that despite being told there would be no queue until 9:30am, that many were already told that there were 170,000 people ahead of them in line for tickets.
Eeks.

Ticketmaster

Often touted as the ‘devil of tickets’, Ticketmaster once again was the target of wrath for many NFL UK fans looking to secure tickets.

With the moral turpitude of Jeffrey Epstein, Ticketmaster has long drawn ire from sports fans who tire of the constant BS from a company often with its head up its own ass of incompetence.

Ticketmaster had also assured fans that tickets would not be appearing on secondary and tertiary ticket sites, only for those very tickets to pop up throughout the afternoon on various nefarious ticketing sites.

Will I Get Tickets?

As the old expression goes, ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way’, pointing to the fact that if you really want to go to the games this year, you will!
(The power of positive thinking!)

The NFLUK has been running these games for a few decades now, and given how well they have gone-there’s a great confidence that they will continue to pull them off.
So why worry?

Having witnessed ticket frenzy for the past 20 years, there are plenty of ways to secure tickets over the next few months if you use the right channels.
Keep an eye on social media, follow the fan groups for all of the teams that are visiting, and keep checking this site.

There is a Facebook Group that focuses on NFL tickets for the 2022 games, and is well vetted to eliminate scalpers and salty ticket touts.
You can find it here.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/nflfansukbuyandsell

As far as getting tickets, we will let you know as we do.

Travel Hell

Making things worse for the NFL games in the UK for 2022 is the ripe-ass travel hell that seems to be slapping its way across the world.

Cancelled flights, lost baggage, a war in Eastern Europe, and monkeypox are all adding to the eye-watering shit show that has been the past 18 months.

Just remember that none of that crap matters, this is the NFL we’re talking about!
Think ahead to get ahead!

Book your tickets now, and plan on just bringing a carry on with you to the UK.

Unlike US ‘Goodwill’ stores, our charity shops have great clothes, at great prices, and doesn’t fuel a corrupt organisation where the CEO makes more than the president of the country.

Once you’re in the UK just find a local Wetherspoons to be your home for a fortnight, it’s open early and you can start drinking at 7am.

It Will be Fine

Yes, things seem dire and daft now, but wait a few months to let the air clear.

More tickets will go on sale, people will need to sell their tickets, and it’s always on TV.
Don’t freak out just yet, the games aren’t until October.

We will also be throwing some great events around the games, so watch this space for more info!

 

 

 

Half Bakered

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We’re into the first week of July, which means the preseason is only weeks away as we get set to kick of the 2022 NFL season.

With all the hoopla and huzzah, Wade and Ryan take some time in this podcast to look at some of the lingering NFL news prior to the start of the season, with this Half Bakered Podcast.

Here’s the link to get your weekend sorted.

Among some of the things the guys talk about in this episode includes:

Baker Boy

Baker Mayfield is officially a Carolina Panther. Or is he?
Further to a medical test, BM could be shooting his load down the coast this season to help the woeful Panthers move on from Darnold Time.

With all the drama coming out of Cleveland, it’s nice to see some sort of finality come to the situation for Mayfield, who has been trending dirty water in the wake of the Deshaun Watson trade.

Whether Watson plays this season is up to the football Gods (or Goodell)-but the way it’s looking, he’ll be riding the pine, while Baker has a chance to start and finish the season.

It could be the Jacoby Brissett show now in Cleveland, as Baker can finally go off to his own pizza oven and get baked.

Jimmy G

Now that Baker has finally found his new forever home, the lens of focus hits over to Jimmy Garoppolo and his perfect jaw.

With Baker shuffling off to Carolina, the only real places to fall for Jimmy G are the Seahawks, and the Seahawks.

Given the divisional double tap, it’s highly unlikely that San Fran would want to allow him to come back and torch them twice.

Jimmy might be best to wait until week 4, when many of the teams will have already lost their starting QB to injury  or jail.

That’s Jimmy’s perfect sweet spot-sliding into the DMs.

Nice Tat Bro

A few weeks have gone by without anyone mentioning Aaron Rodgers, so he did something about that…he got a tattoo!

True to Rodgers form, the tat is cryptic, mysterious, and way to expensive for regular chums like us to afford.

Aaron went all witchy with this one, incorporating lions, the all seeing eye, and only black and white bro.

If only the tattoo could run a 4 second 40, then it might have a chance to really impress the fans this season.

Bear Up and Down

The rumours are swirling that the Chicago Bears are teasing the city that they are indeed ready to pack up and move for 2026.

With a big ass facility in Arlington Heights, the Bears could benefit from creating a whole new world around the team, adding shopping, hotels, bars and a home for Aaron Rodgers to own the team.

The city of Chicago came back this week with a plan-put a dome on it!

Mayor Lori is proposing taking the NFL’s smallest stadium (61,500) and raise the roof, adding a dome and another 15000 seats.

Sure it would take away from being an outdoor stadium in one of the coldest NFL cities, and erase the gorgeous views of Lake Michigan…but Soldier Field!

The Bears have the city over a barrel right now…finally someone they can dominate!

Lion Bite

Who has the most expensive NFL offence heading into this season?
Nope-not them.
It’s the Detroit Lions. Wait, what?

Yep, the Detroit Lions have the highest pad roster this season, with a whopping $123m in salaries spread across the Goff.

Ranked by CBS sports as the ‘5th worst team in the NFL’, the Lions are ready to change their fate in 2023, by not becoming the worst team in the league (again).

No matter how much money they spend, they will never be the Jacksonville Jaguars.
And that’s a good thing.

London Games

We will be announcing some parties and social fun stuff planned for the next season in the next month.

If you’re a bar or pub in the UK looking to hist NFL parties and viewing events this season, make sure that you get in touch.

 

Bicentennial Men

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200 episodes of the podcast? Holy crap Wade and Ryan talk a lot of nonsense about the NFL!

We want to thank all of our faithful listeners with our latest, 200th episode podcast called Bicentennial Men.

In this 200th episode, the boys rally their NFL gusto as the drone of the off season continues to stagnate our summer.

If you want to listen to the latest episode. Here it is! Make sure that you follow us on all the great podcast sites so that you don’t miss an episode.

Among some of the things the guys discuss in this episode includes:

Watson

Ching ching Deshaun, the numbers keep rising faster than any wins the Browns have achieved over the past decade.

Cleveland is dropping the steamer on Watson’s chest to hold him down for the season, but will fans protest, or will they even get to play with him this season?

It’s sad for everyone involved, we just want to see the guy go back to tossing INTs and throwing the whole AFC North into disrepair.

Commando Style

If any franchise was to receive a POS award, it would have to be the Washington Commanders.

From the creepy Dan Synder, to a stadium that floods poo, secretly recording cheerleaders, and a coach who thought the actions on Jan 6th was just good fun.
Commanders, we have a problem.

Jack Del Rio gets a slap down from Ron Rivera, but the problems remain in the capital.

Things seemed to go easier for the team when they were known as ‘Redskins.’

Buck the Broncos

“Attention NFL shoppers! The Walmart family is now an NFL owner, please head to aisle 4 for the blue light specials.”

Rob Walton (sounds so wholesome) has dipped his whistle into the NFL ownership, paying a whopping 4.65B for the Denver Broncos.
With the death of Paul Allen, that makes Walton the richest NFL owner by a long shot.

Of course the family is no stranger danger to NFL ownership, with Rob’s sister married to LA Rams own Stan Kroeneke.

The other owner in the new Broncos is Melody Hobson, who also happens to be married to the dark force of Hollywood-George Lucas.

So much for getting a black owner.

USFL

Have you been watching the USFL this season? No, us either.

It seems to be doing well ratings-wise, as the games are filling that bereft gap that happens during the early summer months.

With the final season happening this weekend, it looks like the Birmingham Stallions have the whole league wrapped up with undefeated play.

Of course it’s the USFL, so anything can happen. Like Donald Trump buying a team, then running it head on into the NFL out of spite.

Could happen.

Miami Dolphnuts

What a world it is in Miami, as all of the rumours about the Payton Super Team come out of the wood work.

If you hadn’t heard, the plan was for Sean Payton to lead the Dolphins, as Tom Brady switched to Miami to lead the fish to an AFC title, and another Superbowl for TB12.

Shit got real when former coach Brian Flores felt he was being told to use the ‘other fountain’ in a shameful display of racial bias towards the coach.

It all came tumbling down, but some of the rumours are holding water.

Brady confirms that this was the plan, but shucks-gee-golly, he always meant to be a Buc.

Maybe they’ll try again this year.

London Games

We have some exciting news to share with our UK fans for the upcoming year in the next month regarding NFL London experiences, and some fun stuff to happen for 2022.

Watch this space.

 

May Memes

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Wowza! What a crazy few weeks its been in the NFL!

Loads of big NFL news to tap into, but we thought we would kick it all off with some tasty NFL May Memes.

Memes are delish, and help content providers encapsulate the feels, with an image. Bless all those unsung heroes who are able to do the good work, when there is so much bad in the world.

Among some of the hot topics touched on in this set.

London Games

Yes! 3 games in London this season, and we got some games!
While we were wrong in our predictions, we didn’t fare too badly.

All the London game info up soon.

Jerry Jeudy

And just like that, another NFL speedster gets the heave ho after breaking the law.

Jed can look forward to going his ‘Bama teammate Henry Ruggs in the cell of shame.

2022 Schedule

The 2022/23 schedule has been released, and it’s looking good for some teams, while another tough schedule ahead for some of the big guys.

All eyes are on the Buffalo Bills this season, as the odds on faves to win it all.

Here are some of the memes for ya, you filthy animals.

 

2022 Schedule

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April is almost dead, so it’s time to bring on the NFL Draft!
Football is slowly creeping back!

Wade McElwain and Ryan Cull break down all the latest NFL news in our 2022 Schedule podcast, a compendium of all the top stories, arrests and stupid stuff going on during the off season.

Here’s a link to all the comedy NFL gold!

Among some of the top things that the guys talk about in this episode includes:

London Games

So we know who is coming to London this season (Jaguars, Packers, Saints) we just don’t know when.

Luckily, the US press gets whiffs of nuggets of gold, which is how we were able to figure out that the New Orleans Saints will most likely be hosting the Minnesota Vikings either week 4 or week 5 of the season.

As for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, their most likely opponent seems to be the Tennessee Titans on either side of the week of the Saints contest.
This game would also be played at Tottenham Hotspur stadium, giving London a full fortnight of Sunday games.

The NFL has announced that we will officially know the London games on May 4th at 11pm GMT. (hopefully we will let you know ahead of that.

Germany Game

Get your steins ready, as the NFL heads to Germany for the first time to kick off the 2022 season.

Thanks to some heavy thumbs at the US Consulate in Germany, we can glean that the full details of the game there.

According to reports, the game will feature Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting Patrick Mahomes the Kansas City Chiefs in Munich, on Sunday November 13th.

While this Sunday falls on the German holiday of Repentance Day, it is assumed the folks at home will be okay with that.

An epic game in a country who has deserved this NFL honour for a long time.

Deebo Days

Deebo Samuel looks to be done in San Fran, after a tough year that saw him being used in an even tougher role.

The Niners were happy to slap old Deebo in on any speed-need role, even if it meant that the young man might have a shortened career from all the beatings he was taking.

Another wide receiver looking to get paid, in a league with empty pocketed teams looking for some accounting magic to stuff it all under the cap.

Good luck Deebo! You might just find yourself on the Jets!

Apple Bites

The long awaited rumours about the demise of Direct TV are upon us, as the US rights for the NFL package look to lapse after this season.

Like a Betamax player in a digital world, the satellite dish era demands of Direct TV has finally come of age.

With claims of complaints of being held hostage by the service, expensive billing, poor customer service, and the fact that no one uses dishes anymore, the old girl is just an anachronism in this world.

Apple is looking snap up the NFL package rights for over $2.5 billion, which sadly means that people might have to pay for Apple TV once again.

As much as everyone loves the Morning Show…and uh…what else do they have on their? Seinfeld? Teletubbies? More streaming!

Baked

Baker Mayfield can count this phase of his life as ‘bullying’ as he continues to get shit kicked in the press for his ineptitude.

The young man isn’t happy, wants to go, but no one wants to play with him-and to boot-his alma mater made an ugly statue of him to add insult to injury.

Let’s just let the kid play football again, then we can give him a rough time.

NFL Draft

Wade & Ryan will be releasing our NFL Draft Podcast this week, so make sure that you watch this space.

If you’re looking for a place to watch the 2022 NFL Draft, we are aware that the Empire Casino in Leicester Square will be showing it.

The Draft is due to start at 1am, with coverage starting in the UK from 11pm.