NFL takes Giant strides as American football conquers London
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American football's big day out in London was a soggy success as the New York Giants beat the Miami Dolphins 13-10 at rain-lashed Wembley on Sunday.
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In football, just as in many other aspects of life, it is the bottom line that counts. In that respect, this game was a huge success.
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The Miami Dolphins surprisingly won the game, 29-28, but it was the play of the New England Patriots that shocked the pro football world.
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After weeks of insisting they wouldn't cave in, NFL officials did just that Wednesday. Now all of America can see the Patriots' shot at history.
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The New York Giants will face the Miami Dolphins at London's Wembley Stadium this year in the first regular season NFL game to be played outside North America, commissioner Roger Goodell announced Friday.
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The English Premier League has taken the first step towards staging some of its matches in Asia, North America and the Middle East.
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The New England Patriots now stand where no NFL team has been before -- at 18-0 and on the precipice of football history after advancing to Super Bowl XLII.
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The New England Patriots extended their remarkable winning streak to 21 games on Sunday and broke another NFL record in the process in their 13-7 win over the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium.
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Stadiums were filled to capacity. TV ratings were high. In most ways, this was another great season for the NFL. Except for this: America's favorite league took some serious hits to its image.
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New England advanced to the A.F.C. Championship against either Indianapolis or San Diego, both of whom the Patriots have already beaten on their way to a 17-0 record.
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The Premier League has taken the first step towards staging some of its matches in Asia, North America and the Middle East.
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When we last saw this lovely metropolis, LaDainian Tomlinson and friends were grousing about the spontaneous celebration of the Patriots on the lawn of Qualcomm Stadium. It was the latest in a half-century of games between the teams, early AFL rivals.
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The Patriots' third Super Bowl victory in four years ushers Boston into the top tier of US sports cities.
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Sport: Top teams clash at home of English football as US game seeks a global audience.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Perhaps it was fitting that a tumultuous week of change ended with a tumultuous victory at Giants Stadium for the New England Patriots.
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The New England Patriots extended their remarkable winning streak to 20 games on Sunday and tied another NFL record in the process in their 30-20 win over the Seattle Seahawks at Gillette Stadium.
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Miami are desperate for a change in fortunes while New York are anxious not to lose momentum in Sunday's NFL clash in London.