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Nov News-1

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November is here in the NFL, which means injuries, struggles and of course the big Thanksgiving games at the end of the month.

If you’re an NFL fan in the UK, November brings not only the end of the London games, but also the start of fireworks season.
Anyone with a dog knows what ghoulish hell Fireworks Night can be as a dog owner.

Of course the NFL keeps chugging along with incredible story lines, which we will touch on here in our Nov News 1.

Rugg Pulling

Henry Ruggs has had his NFL career and life of freedom curtailed this week, after killing someone while drunk driving.

Ruggs had left a Las Vegas TopGolf in the wee hours of the morning to hop in his flashy Corvette while intoxicated only to crash into another vehicle, killing one of the occupants.

This is just sad all around not only for the families who lost, but also for the promising career of a young man.

The Las Vegas Raiders were quick to release Ruggs, who will most likely never play in the NFL ever again now that he is facing two felony charges for the accident.

It doesn’t get any easier for this Vegas team.

https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/32538903/las-vegas-raiders-release-wr-henry-ruggs-iii-fatal-crash

Miller Time

The LA Rams just got a whole heck of a lot better after signing veteran Von Miller to their D.

Miller is a short-sighted beast on D, whose ageing presence will add much to the LA dynamic and pass rush ability.

Rumour has it that Miller wanted out of the Broncos because may of his team members had refused to contribute towards an annual Halloween party.

Miller has allegedly decided to host the party to help motivate the team after a series of losses, then became angry once his teammates refused to contribute financially.

What a petty way to lose an integral part of the team!

At least Von Miller will be able to party his way into the playoffs, something the Broncos won’t see for years.

Jets Down

Mike White the hero of the Jets?

It seems that way after the nobody White was able to lead his J-E-T-S to a crazy upset victory over the Bengals on Sunday.

Zach Wilson is failing to impress, as the Jets continue to suck on the tailpipe of the NFL for another season.

How about this bettor who thought Mike White would lead the league in Week 8?

Nice bet!

OBJ Sr

Odell Beckham Jr’s daddy is mad at Baker, and drama ensues.

Baker and the Browns have been more like Turd Ferguson’s this year than anything else, as Mayfield struggles every week to check the ball down field.

Beckham Sr finally had enough this week, throwing blades that Baker was ruining his sons career.

Beckham’s career has been ‘ok’, although you still get the feeling he is living off of that one amazing catch a decade ago.

OBJ probably has another good couple years to go, just not with the Browns.

Aaron Wick

Ego puffing Aaron Rodgers continues to let everyone know it’s ‘his year’, and to ‘look at me’, despite not having held a trophy in over a decade.

Rodgers revealed this week that the reason he had been growing his hair long for the past 7 months, was for his Halloween costume!

The guy can’t commit to his team or a fiancee, but he he has the dedication to prepare his fancy dress outfit way ahead of other priorities.

Class act all the way! 

DeSean Nothing

Veteran wide receiver DeSean Jackson had enough with the winning ways of the LA Rams, and wanted out.

With all the passes going the way of Kupp and Woods, Jackson decided he would test his market strength by demanding a trade away from the Super Bowl contender Rams.

It didn’t work out so well for DeSean, as no team has come to his rescue, and it looks like he will sit out the rest of the season.

If you’re going to call someone’s bluff, make sure you have a good hand.

Week 9 London

Join us this week for some of the great games at our partner venues across the city.

Sports Bar and Grill Old Street is open until 12:30am, while the Sports Bar and Grill Clapham is open until 11pm.

See you Sunday!

 

Oct News

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The London NFL games for the 2021 season are done and dusted, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have loads more NFL action on every week at locations across London and the UK.

While the London games for this season may be no more, there are still plenty of American football events across the UK, and much more in our Oct News.

Brady Balls

Congrats to TB12 for tossing his 600th career TD pass in a slow out against the Bears.

Brady shows no signs of ageing, as he continues to dominate every week, while looking ageless doing so.

There were estimates that the 600th TD ball could be worth up to $750,000 USD, but it’s doubtful that the ball would have been able to reach that stage of auction.

What would you have done if Tommy Boy had given you the ball?

Here’s what Pat McAfee has to say about it.

Lion-ated

The Detroit Lions hold the distinct record of being the worst team in the NFL thus far this season.

While the Arizona Cardinals are flying high, undefeated heading into Week 8, the Lions are so anemic, you would expect to see them in a Syrian zoo.

Dan Patrick is highly caffeinated, high strung, and high on emotion, as that damn Jared Goff keeps letting him down.

The Lions have a chance to go winless this season, which is something even the Jets have avoided.

Flacc Off

What do you know Joe Flacco? Did you know that your ass was going to get traded from the Eagles to the Jets?

Off Broadway Joe Flacco will now have the unenviable task of leading the Jets out of the tunnel each week to defeat.

Flacco at least has a Super Bowl ring, which many of his Jets teammates will like to touch, as there is no chance that they will ever handle one.

Nagy Problem

Bears coach Matt Nagy has COVID, but that’s probably the least of his concerns.

With Andy Dalton getting sidelined early due to injury, all eyes have been on Justin Fields, and his rookie sensation ability to get it done.

Sadly, rookies can’t get it done, and having no O-line is starting to catch up to the Bears.

Fields was horrible against a Bucs D that beat the crap out of the Bears on Sunday, making Man U’s 5-0 beating from Liverpool look like an appetiser.

Nagy and Pace will be fired if the Bears can’t string together 9 wins this season. The might even be fired before that.

Urban Decay

Urban Meyer still has a job after slutting out a win against the Dolphins in London during week 6.

There are rumours that more Meyer footage exists of the Jags coach grinding up against collegiate girls who most certainly have ‘gone wild.’

If Urban Meyer were a coach in anywhere but Florida, his ass would be fired by now, but here he is.

Odds are Meyer will be gone by the end of the season.

Packers vs Cardinals

Thursday Night Football is giving us the best game for week 8, as the undefeated Arizona Cardinals host the Green Bay Packers.

Davante Adams looks like he will be ruled out for this one due to COVID, meaning that Rodgers will have no one to throw to in this contest.

Early betting lines have Arizona favoured by 6.5, which could easily jump to 10 if Adams is ruled out.

Green Bay got lucky against the WFT in Week 7, as their D stopped 3 solid red zone chances by Washington, which was rare for the Packers D.

This will be the game where we finally see the division line between the good and great teams in the NFC.

American Underdog

If you haven’t had enough of an NFL fix, then maybe you can tap into more by watching ‘American Underdog’, the Kurt Warner story.

It’s a heavy compliment for Warner to get played by the Shazam guy, in this biopic of the pluckiest QB to ever play for the Rams.

Zachary Levi plays Warner in this true life story of how Kurt Warner went from bagging groceries in his 30s’, to bagging touchdowns in the Super Bowl.

The movie already looks miles ahead of the horrendous trailer for Marvels ‘Eternals’, and it’s doubtful if any of them could lead their team to victory over the Titans in a Super Bowl.

Here’s the trailer for American Underdog.

Make sure you join us every Sunday at either the Sports Bar and Grill Old Street, or south of the Thames in Clapham.

Get in touch if you want to book a table now!

 

 

Week 6 Tips

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It’s the final London game of 2021, as the Jacksonville Jaguars play host to the Miami Dolphins at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

While many bemoan this lack lustre battle of Florida, it should be noted that this is an NFL game…in London. So quit your moaning and just enjoy the fact the no longer have COVID, but we have a game.

Wade and Ryan are stoked for the all the NFL games on tap this Sunday, and have compiled their Week 6 Tips for your betting knowledge.

Wade has been on fire with his tips lately, while Ryan’s tips involve the Buffalo Bills for the most part.

So what are the big games that the guys are looking at for this Sunday?

-3.5 Dolphins (1-4) vs Jaguars (0-5)  +45.5

‘Florida Men fight it out across the pond’ would be the headline that tees up this London game at Tottenham stadium.

Both Florida teams have struggled this season, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to get better for either team.

The Dolphins welcome back Tua, as he fights for his own job after a rather disappointing start after the Fitzmagic years.
Despite being down every wide receiver, Tua is fit to play, and lead his Dolphins against an ever struggling Jacksonville squad.

The Jaguars just can’t figure it out.
Every season they make new plans and directions for the future, but somehow can’t put concept to action.
Urban Meyer has been a distraction this season, and it’s hard to see if he will keep his job if the Jags bottle this one in London.

Ryan is big on the Jags here to steady the ship and get their first win of the season. He likes Trevor Lawrence to have an impressive game in the victory.

Wade thinks that the return of Tua will be too much for the Jags, as he and Mike Gesicki look to have a big game.
James Robinson might offer some running studness for the Jags, but that’s about that.

Ryan-Jaguars 28 Dolphins 24
Wade-Dolphins 23 Jaguars 18

LA Chargers (4-1) vs Ravens (4-1)  -3  +50.5

Justin Herbert has been a dream boat this season, leading his team into tough matches and coming out firing at every opportunity. They have beat big teams, and prove that they are up there as contenders down the line.

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens have had some downright ugly wins, but who cares…they’re wins.
Jackson is playing on another level, and he shows he is just as much of a threat running as he is peppering the ball down field.

Ryan believes that Lamar can fly, and that he will be flying all over the Chargers D on Sunday in dramatic fashion. He thinks that LA will run out of steam, allowing the Ravens to hold on for a home W.

Wade is big on the D, and thinks that the Chargers D will play the stagnating factor here. They kept it close with the Cowboys, and they should be able to do the same here.

Ryan-Ravens 33 Chargers 30
Wade-Chargers 28 Ravens 26

Cardinals (5-0) vs Browns (3-2) -2.5  +50

The Cardinals have a perfect record, yet they are underdogs heading into the dawg pound on Sunday. Could it be that the sharps know something that we don’t know?

The Browns are great at home, and their D and O line have kept them in some games that could have gotten out of hand.
Baker Mayfield was better last week, but his inconsistencies and field of vision don’t seem to be getting any better.
Nick Chubb is out this week, and OBJ is bitching that he isn’t getting enough touches.

Arizona has been on fire thus far, holding the distinction of being the only undefeated team in the NFL right now.
Sure, their secondary lets in loads of points, and Kyler still makes some rookie’ish mistakes, but they have so many tools at their disposal.

Ryan thinks that Kyler and the boys run out of gas here, with the Browns finally stepping up to be a force in the AFC North. He likes Cleveland in a close one.

Wade likes the big red machine to keep winning. The Browns have plenty of injuries as well as locker room chaos to distract them on Sunday. The weather is going to be crap, so look for loads of runs.

Ryan-Browns 24-Cardinals 20
Wade-Cardinals 30 Browns 28

London After Party

What are you doing after the London games? Want to join us and party NFL style Sunday night?

Sports Bar and Grill Old Street is quite sold out, but we have added more standing room. It’s open until 4am, and will have all the games on plus Redzone.

Sports Bar and Grill Clapham has a few tables available, but you will need to contact them now to book in. They are open until 11pm Sunday.

The Princess Alexandra in Crouch End is open until 12:30am, and has plenty of space. Book ahead to guarantee your seats.

Enjoy the game, stay safe, and hopefully we will see you at one of our NFL parties this season!

Here’s the flyover from the fighter jets from the 1st game!

Sports Bar Week 5

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Hoo doggy! What a wild and wicked weekend of NFL action we had!

The NFL marched into London last week, in a battle between the Jets and Falcons at Tottenham on Sunday. We have some of the pictures from our event at the Sports Bar Week 5.

‘Battle’ might be a bit extreme given the season play of both teams, but it was a fun fan-filled affair on Sunday from start to finish.

Speaking of finish, we threw epic NFL after parties at the Sports Bar & Grill Clapham, Old Street, as well as the Princess Alexandra in Crouch End.

Best of all, we are doing it again this Sunday, so make sure that you book in advance.

Our locations do take reservations, to make sure that you get a table for when you arrive.

If you are walking in without a reservation, please be patient, we will try to find you space, but we do have to look after the people who thought ahead, and booked ahead.

Another wild and wicked Sunday ahead at the Sports Bar Old Street and Clapham.

Week 4 Review

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What an exciting week in the NFL, made even better for UK fans as we host a London game for week 5.

Wade and Ryan are here to look back on the week that was in the NFL for week 4, in a fun and peppy podcast called the Week 4 Review.

Ryan went a respectable 7-9 in his week 4 picks, while Wade busted out an impressive 12-4 record to scoop a few pools over the weekend.

Among some of the trends and issues that the guys talk about in this one.

London Game

It’s the Falcons versus the Jets (wee!) at Tottenham in the first of the NFL games in London.

While it’s a truly beautiful stadium, the area around White Hart Lane leaves much to be desired. There’s really not much of a reason to leave anyway, with all of the bars and restaurants you can find within the stadium walls.

The NFL Store in the stadium will be happy to take your money in exchange for the jerseys of your NFL dreams.
Don’t worry about bringing a bag for all that swag, they will have legit ones available you can carry into the stadium.

Visitors to London are in for a treat, just don’t wander around too much to lose that lustre.

Also, Ted Lasso isn’t a real person, so stop asking us.

Petrol Crisis

Britain is still missing fuel, causing line ups, punch ups and neighbourhood headaches.

If you’re planning on driving to the game, be aware that fuel might be non existent, and parking could provide an added nightmare to your journey.

The Overground rolls into White Hart Lane every 15 minutes, which will give you plenty of time to plan your stadium day.

Winners

Among some of the winning teams that Wade and Ryan gush about in this episode includes:

Chiefs

Finally a win, but at what cost? Kansas City is struggling this year as they slump further down the division walls. Can they maintain this momentum to thwart the Bills in week 5?

Cowboys

If you smell something creeping up in your garden check that it might be ‘dem boyz. Dallas has put together a winning team, let’s see how long that they can stay healthy.

Cardinals

The best team in the NFL? They have certainly shown why that they might be considered. Of course it’s only week 4, so let’s hold our horses.

Losers

Lions

Detroit could be the worst team in all of football, with no direction fo where they are going. The Lions have had their mane and tail chopped, it’s hard to see where they find the motivation.

Texans

Stop, just stop. That’s all their defence has left to say.

Titans

Insults meet injuries as this team can no longer rely on Henry for the winning scores. Tannehill is struggling behind a weak line and their D can barely contain themselves.

Week 5 Parties

Don’t forget we’re throwing big parties this weekend at the Sports Bar and Grill Clapham, Old Street and the Princess Alexandra.

Clapham will be showing the Fury vs Wilder fight Sat night, while Old Street will be open until 4am with NFL action wall to wall.

Welcome to London!