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The draft is here, hope springs eternal and all that, so who are you hoping your team will pick? This is a draft with one clear top QB, one clear top RB, a few top tier pass rushers, and a lot of WR talent. OL looks good for the first round or so, defensive backs are fairly plentiful. While not the most high-octane draft there is a lot of talent, so we dive into it position by position to let you...

FREE AGENCY PREVIEW As Super Bowl LX fades into the distance, the offseason is now in full swing as the new league year augurs the start of the free agency. In this episode we break down the big moves made so far (McDuffie trade to the Rams, Danny Dimes tagged by Indy, big cuts at QB) and the biggest names available in free agency (and trade) on offense (Malik Willis, Kyler, Pierce, Walker, Linder...

The Seattle Seahawks are the Superbowl Champions after a dominating win over the New England Patriots in Santa Clara. The game was a defensive slugfest that stayed close but never felt close when you were watching it. We dig into the game drive by drive to find where the Seattle found their edge, where the Patriots could have done better, and where the game was won and lost. We also look into the...

The Superbowl is here with the Patriots facing the Seahawks for the Lombardi trophy. To preview it we have our own mini-matchup with Seattle fan Ronan in the navy-blue corner and Patriots fan Harry in white corner, with Conor playing referee in the ref’s traditional all KC red. We look at all the key matchups, schematic trends, roster weaknesses and play calling tendencies to chart a route to vict...

We have your Championship contenders set. For the NFC title the Seattle Seahawks face the Los Angeles Rams. For the AFC the New England Patriots take on the Denver Broncos. But how did we get here? Where is Josh Allen gone? Didn't we have the Chicago Bears too? We dive into all the games from the divisional round and get you up to speed on what defined those games, then turn our eyes on the Champi...

The Wildcard round: Where dreams are taken out behind the shed and shot. No running it back for Sirianni and company, falling in spectacular fashion to the 49ers. No miracle season for the Jags as Josh Allen’s Bills outmuscle them in the end. Jordan Love is back for the Packers? Great, just in time to collapse in the 4th quarter to the Bears. Aaron Rodger’s potential last throw in the NFL is a pic...

For some of the league it is a time for celebration. 14 teams have made it to the postseason, and we look forward to all the great wildcard matchups (and beyond!) as the Jags host the Bills, New England tackle the Chargers, and the Panthers are here too… But for others, it is a dark time. Teams left out in the cold, forgotten in the post-Christmas lethargy. For some of them, it is time to change t...

It’s the last week of the regular season and there’s still a lot to play for. The Steelers take on the Ravens with the winner going to the Playoffs, and the loser going home. Denver have to hold serve against the Chargers, otherwise the Patriots and the Jags get a shot at the number 1 seed in the AFC. The 49ers and Seahawks face off for the number 1 seed in the NFC, while the Buccs and Panthers ha...

Its Christmas time, there’s no need to be afraid. Unless you are one of the teams still live for the playoffs but not locked into a spot yet (looking at you Steelers, Panthers, Texans, Packers, Colts, Lions, Ravens and Buccaneers). Now some of those are safer than others, Ravens Colts and Bucs drop to below 1% if they lose this week, so maybe yeah, do be afraid! The NFC West has three possible win...

A tough week in the NFL that saw Pat Mahomes and Micah Parsons both tear their ACLs also saw a resurgent Bills team knock off the Patriots in Foxboro, a resilient Saints team battle over the Panthers (helped by an Irishman), and an ailing Washington Commanders sweep the New York Giants. We dig into what these injuries will mean, how the playoffs are shaking out, and review all the week 15 games in...

We’re getting down to the crunch stage of the season, where the chaff is cast aside and major injuries can swing a team’s fortunes dramatically. So it’s no wonder that the Colts losing Danny Dimes has led to panic mode, no better proof of which is the signing of 44-year-old grandfather Philip Rivers as their possible saviour. The AFQ boys break down the craziness of the move, and what other potent...

A lot of "Playoff Teams" are faltering and a lot of "Also Rans" are starting to turn their eyes towards the playoffs. The Bears cement their spot in the NFC defeating the Eagles. The Texans are competing in the AFC South after taking out the Colts. The Cowboys take out the Chiefs and are eyeing up a shaky Philly team, and the Panthers are only a half game back on the Buccaneers after their upset o...

FraudWatch marches on in this most uncertain of NFL seasons, as the Eagles, Bills and Colts all fell to disappointing losses this week – and the Lions avoided one only through a long-range FG and a Jahmyr Gibbs performance for the ages. The AFQ boys break down the action for Week 12, featuring all these games, plus the Jags’ thoroughly unconvincing OT win over Arizona. We also turn our eyes to a w...

A series of upsets have left us with a new power balance in the NFL, and although its new, it looks very familiar? The Broncos are in prime position to win the AFC West, the Patriots lead the AFC East, the Colts head up the AFC South, and the Steelers and Ravens are duking it out for the AFC North. I know! Its 2014 all over again. We talk spit-gate part 2, Justin Field’s benching part 2, and take...

An exciting week 10 is in the books that saw an overtime nailbiter in Berlin between the Falcons and Colts, a humbling beat down of the Buffalo Bills by the Miami Dolphins, and the New York Giants have decided to part ways with head coach Brian Daboll following his third 2-8 start to the season following another lost 10+ point lead in a fourth quarter this season. Is it the right decision? (Hint:...

We’re at the halfway point of the NFL season, and though we’re not quite sure who’s good yet, we know for sure who’s bad – the Bengals’ defense. The AFQ boys (well, just Sean) break down the key action from Week 9, focusing on the Bengals finding ever more creative ways to lose in their matchup with the Bears, the Bills gaining their usual regular-season win over the Chiefs (thereby setting up the...

We’re trundling towards the mid-season point in the NFL and, though the vaunted Circle of Parity has finally been completed, it’s becoming clear that there are a number of teams that are just uncompetitive – and quite a few of them got beaten up badly in a week of blowouts and comfortable wins. But the AFQ boys are still here with the key analysis on the week’s big games, starting with the one gam...

An exciting week 7 that saw shutouts, shocks and last second sucker-punches. The Chiefs shut out the Raiders, the Joe Flacco led Bengals took down the AFC North leading Steelers, the Lions silenced some of their detractors with a convincing win over the Buccaneers, and the Broncos scored 33 points in the 4th quarter to come back against the New York Giants. We delve into all the week 7 games and s...

It’s Week 6 in the NFL season and, as per usual for this time of year, the AFQ boys are deep into FraudWatch. The Bills and the Eagles are top of that particular agenda this week, after bad losses to the Falcons and Giants respectively. There are fraud suspicions around the Lions too, but maybe the Chiefs are still just really good. And we already know the Cowboys are massive frauds, especially de...

Week 5 is in the books, and we look at all the games from this last week including a thrilling Monday Night Football matchup between the Chiefs and the Jaguars, a surprising Patriots victory over divisional foes the Bills, and the Cardinals utter collapse against the Titans (remember them?). We dig into news from around the league, talk Mark Sanchez and his legal issues, injuries, signings and all...

Two weeks after their ridiculous OT win over the Giants, the Cowboys finally achieved their goal for this season of participating in the stupidest game in NFL history after recording a scarcely comprehensible 40-40 tie against the Green Bay Packers. The AFQ boys break down the game, as well as the other highlights from Week 4: the Steelers taking home the win from the NFL’s first-ever regular seas...

A week of backup QBs, some finding more success than others. Jake Browning falters for the Bengals against the Wentz led Vikings, Tyrod Taylor loses a close one to the Buccs, Marcus Mariota looked awesome, albeit against a poor Raiders team, and Mac Jones final drive leads the 49ers to an unexpected (and maybe undeserved) 3-0. We look at all the news around the league, review the games in depths,...

It’s Week 2 of the new NFL season and already half the league seems in the midst of an injury crisis. We break down all the week’s news, from the starting QB injuries suffered by no less than four teams to the ‘slap heard round the world’ suffered by Travis Kelce. We then dive into the big Week 2 games, focusing on the sloppy-but-exciting shootout between the Giants and Cowboys, the Eagles edging...

Week one is in the books, and it was kicked off with the spit that was heard around the world. Jalen Carter got himself ejected before playing a snap, and it just got crazier from there. Dallas took Philly down to the wire, the Packers looked lethal taking out Superbowl hopefuls the Detroit Lions, and the Chargers took out the Chiefs in a comprehensive performance down in Brazil. The Ravens and Bi...

The long wait is over – the 2025 NFL season is finally upon us. And the NFL have offered us a smorgasbord of tasty games for us to feast upon in Week 1 – the AFQ boys are here to tell you what to look forward to and what to avoid. We preview all of the Week 1 games, focusing on the Eagles opening the season against the horrorshow that is the Micah Parsons-less Cowboys, the Chiefs and Chargers rene...