Quick jump:
* Keith Webster provides a scheduling plan that would halve the length of the off-season * Neil Reynolds chastises the Baltimore Ravens for getting too intense too soon * Neil Reynolds takes Mike Carlson and Nick Halling Inside the Huddle to discuss the draft * The Washington Redskins are poked and prodded by Mike Carlson in his latest Coast to Coast column * Mike Carlson looks back over his 2008 mock draft on nflukTV * Keith Webster compares the IPL with potential future developments in American football
About the Game
Know all about the NFL
Want to know more about the NFL and the sport of American football? It's all here in About the Game, from our quick-check guide on all 32 teams to a history of the world's biggest sports league.
Rules and A to Z sections will clear up any questions you might have about the NFL action, while you can also learn more about the Super Bowl.
Our official links page will take you to the heart of the NFL and offer fans in the UK speedy access to official NFL websites in the USA, as well as official sites for all 32 teams.
Finally, the Frequently Asked Questions section covers every aspect of the sport and if you still have a question, you can contact the NFL to get your query answered.
Want to know more about the NFL and the sport of American football? It's all here in About the Game, from our quick-check guide on all 32 teams to a history of the world's biggest sports league.
Rules and A to Z sections will clear up any questions you might have about the NFL action, while you can also learn more about the Super Bowl.
Our official links page will take you to the heart of the NFL and offer fans in the UK speedy access to official NFL websites in the USA, as well as official sites for all 32 teams.
Finally, the Frequently Asked Questions section covers every aspect of the sport and if you still have a question, you can contact the NFL to get your query answered.
Super Bowl
Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to a last-minute win in Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston last season
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Super Bowl is the pinnacle of the NFL season and is without question the biggest annual sporting event in the world.
Fans will literally do anything to grab a ticket, while pre-game and half-time shows are worth the admission price alone as the leading music acts from around the world queue up to perform for nothing at the Super Bowl, putting to shame the marching bands that graced so many F.A. Cup Finals at Wembley Stadium over the years.
The likes of U2, Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, James Brown, Aerosmith and Shania Twain have all performed during Super Bowl half-time shows as the worlds of sport and entertainment come together in a thrilling extravaganza.
While the United States grinds to a halt on Super Sunday, the Americans are joined by more than 800 million fans tuning into the game from 182 countries around the world.
The Super Bowl was first screened live in the United Kingdom in January 1983 as the Washington Redskins recorded a 27–17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Super Bowl XLII – which is being played in Glendale, Arizona at the University of Phoenix Stadium, home to the Arizona Cardinals, on Sunday February 3, 2008 – will be the 26th Super Bowl in a row to be aired live in the UK.
Here are some fun facts on the NFL's showpiece event
- Super Bowl weekend is the slowest weekend of the year for weddings in America.
- More toilets are flushed during Super Bowl half-time than at any other time in the year.
- On Super Bowl Sunday, Americans eat more than 11 million pounds of crisps (Snack Food Association) and 8 million pounds of guacamole (California Avocado Commission).
- On average, fans at the Super Bowl eat 5,000 pounds of hot dogs. Laid end to end, they would stretch for more than five miles.
- Sales of large-screen televisions increase five times during the week leading up to the Super Bowl (National Electronic Dealers Association). Six percent of Americans call in sick the day after the Super Bowl.
- In 1982, minor crimes in San Francisco dropped from 360 daily to fewer than 90 on the day of Super Bowl XVI when the 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.
- More than 3,000 of the world’s media generate over 10 million words of copy during Super Bowl week.
- Frank Nitikman, a 61-year-old lawyer from Chicago, turned down an 18-day, all-expenses-paid trip around the world for two in exchange for a pair of tickets to the 2002 Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and St. Louis Rams.
- American companies will pay up to£1.5 million for a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl.
Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to a last-minute win in Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston last season
The Super Bowl is the pinnacle of the NFL season and is without question the biggest annual sporting event in the world.
Fans will literally do anything to grab a ticket, while pre-game and half-time shows are worth the admission price alone as the leading music acts from around the world queue up to perform for nothing at the Super Bowl, putting to shame the marching bands that graced so many F.A. Cup Finals at Wembley Stadium over the years.
The likes of U2, Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, James Brown, Aerosmith and Shania Twain have all performed during Super Bowl half-time shows as the worlds of sport and entertainment come together in a thrilling extravaganza.
While the United States grinds to a halt on Super Sunday, the Americans are joined by more than 800 million fans tuning into the game from 182 countries around the world.
The Super Bowl was first screened live in the United Kingdom in January 1983 as the Washington Redskins recorded a 27–17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Super Bowl XLII – which is being played in Glendale, Arizona at the University of Phoenix Stadium, home to the Arizona Cardinals, on Sunday February 3, 2008 – will be the 26th Super Bowl in a row to be aired live in the UK.
Here are some fun facts on the NFL's showpiece event
“ Six percent of Americans call in sick the day after the Super Bowl ”
“ More than 3000 of the world's media generate over 10 million words of copy during the Super Bowl week ”
“ American companies pay up to £1.5 million for a 30 second commercial during the Super Bowl ”
“ More than 3000 of the world's media generate over 10 million words of copy during the Super Bowl week ”
“ American companies pay up to £1.5 million for a 30 second commercial during the Super Bowl ”
- Super Bowl weekend is the slowest weekend of the year for weddings in America.
- More toilets are flushed during Super Bowl half-time than at any other time in the year.
- On Super Bowl Sunday, Americans eat more than 11 million pounds of crisps (Snack Food Association) and 8 million pounds of guacamole (California Avocado Commission).
- On average, fans at the Super Bowl eat 5,000 pounds of hot dogs. Laid end to end, they would stretch for more than five miles.
- Sales of large-screen televisions increase five times during the week leading up to the Super Bowl (National Electronic Dealers Association). Six percent of Americans call in sick the day after the Super Bowl.
- In 1982, minor crimes in San Francisco dropped from 360 daily to fewer than 90 on the day of Super Bowl XVI when the 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.
- More than 3,000 of the world’s media generate over 10 million words of copy during Super Bowl week.
- Frank Nitikman, a 61-year-old lawyer from Chicago, turned down an 18-day, all-expenses-paid trip around the world for two in exchange for a pair of tickets to the 2002 Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and St. Louis Rams.
- American companies will pay up to£1.5 million for a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl.