Patrick Mahomes arrives as a predominant attraction in Germany
Guten Tag from Germany. Because the NFL arrives again in Europe, we information you thru the most recent information traces and build-up to a bumper Sunday in Week 9 of the season…
Editor’s word…
Landing, Frankfurt! The place the German metropolis’s famed Mainhatten skyline tingles with footballing nostalgia as a long-lasting beacon of NFL Europe and its catalyst legacy for the league’s worldwide explosion. It has the texture of long-distance kinfolk reunited. An actual house from house.
The town has been ready. Ready for the NFL’s return. That point has come, 16 years on because the Hamburg Sea Devils beat the Frankfurt Galaxy 37-28 in entrance of 48,000 followers on the Waldstadion within the final ever NFL Europe World Bowl on June 23 2007.
The NFL units up camp in mainland Europe for the second 12 months operating, having staged the primary common season recreation in Germany final November when Tom Brady guided the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Munich. This 12 months, it comes bearing the present of a possible AFC Championship Recreation preview as Patrick Mahomes and the Tremendous Bowl champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs – greeted by a Chiefs-decorated boat docked on the Primary River – arrive to face Mike McDaniel’s prone-to-pyrotechnics Miami Dolphins. Frankfurt didn’t simply get a recreation. They obtained a game-of-the-season contender.
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Because the NFL touches again down in Germany this weekend, relive final 12 months’s recreation in Munich, the place Tom Brady confirmed the followers why many referred to as him the ‘Biggest Of All Time’
Footballing roots run deep on this nook of the world. Frankfurt Galaxy represented Europe’s most profitable workforce in the course of the existence of the World League of American Soccer/NFL Europe between 1991 and 2007, gathering 4 World Bowl titles out of eight visits to the Championship recreation as certainly one of 5 German-based groups alongside the Sea Devils, Rhein Fireplace, Berlin Thunder and Cologne Centurions.
Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck famously adopted the Galaxy whereas spending his childhood in Frankfurt throughout his father’s time as president of the World League of American Soccer, donning the jersey of his favorite receiver Mario Bailey, the all-time reception chief in NFL Europe historical past. Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, in the meantime, served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach of the Galaxy in 1998.
Added poignance comes with Frankfurt having served because the European headquarters of the American Forces Community radio station (AFN) from 1945, broadcasting to American troopers after World Warfare II and notably offering NFL commentary throughout the continent. Sky Sports activities NFL statistician Benedict Bermange recollects a fuzzy wave leading to a Spanish Opera station interfering at essential moments of a recreation.
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Check out Patrick Mahomes’ finest performs from the opening three weeks of the 2023 NFL season
In 1991 the London Monarchs took on the Galaxy within the inaugural recreation of the NFL-driven World League of American Soccer on the Waldstadion. For a lot of throughout Europe, this weekend marks a particular throwback to the place their NFL fandom started.
A visit to Frankfurt kicks off a mammoth quadruple-header on Sky Sports activities, persevering with with a gathering between divisional leaders within the Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks adopted by NFC East foes within the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. Damar Hamlin and the Buffalo Payments then make an emotional return to Cincinnati to play the Bengals for the primary time because the defensive again suffered a cardiac arrest on the sector throughout final season’s contest.
Across the league…
- All change in ‘Sin Metropolis’. The largest information this week got here out of Las Vegas as Raiders proprietor Mark Davis fired head coach Josh McDaniels, normal supervisor Davie Ziegler and offensive coordinator Mick Lombardi following the workforce’s 3-5 begin. Antonio Pierce steps up as interim head coach, rookie fourth-rounder Aidan O’Connell is primed to take over from Jimmy Garoppolo as beginning quarterback.
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Tyreek Hill has reached over 1,000 yards in simply eight video games with the Dolphins within the 2023 season, in what has been an outstanding relationship with Tua Tagovailoa
- The San Francisco 49ers had been the boldest movers forward of Tuesday’s NFL commerce deadline as they bolstered their underperforming go rush by buying former No 2 decide Chase Younger from the Washington Commanders, who traded one other edge rusher in Montez Sweat to the Chicago Bears.
- An interesting twist in New York noticed the Jets, nonetheless alive this season due to their phenomenal protection, inquire over the commerce availability of disgruntled Raiders receiver Davante Adams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers star weapon Mike Evans and Bengals pass-catcher Tee Higgins, in accordance with NFL Community.
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Las Vegas Raiders broad receiver Davante Adams was visibly pissed off throughout a defeat by which he couldn’t join with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on a number of events
- The Minnesota Vikings traded for veteran quarterback Josh Dobbs from the Arizona Cardinals after it was confirmed Kirk Cousins will miss the remainder of the 12 months with a torn Achilles.
- New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll stated quarterback Daniel Jones is “able to go” in opposition to the Raiders on Sunday after lacking the final three video games with a neck harm.
- The Atlanta Falcons will begin Taylor Heinicke over Desmond Ridder in opposition to the Vikings in Week 9.
- Inexperienced Bay Packers go rusher Rashan Gary signed a brand new four-year $96m extension on Monday.
Greatest quotes
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel’s opening remarks to worldwide media in Frankfurt: “I do know what you guys are pondering. I am greater in individual, you are proper.”
Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill when requested about being within the MVP race: “No. now we have a participant on this workforce that is higher than me and means extra to this workforce than me. And his identify is (fullback) Alec Ingold.”
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Interim Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce: “I used to be born a Raider. I used to be born with the Raiders rolling within the Coliseum in LA. I used to be rolling with NWA speaking Straight Out of Compton, rocking Raider hats. So, when a chance got here to work with Josh (McDaniels), (defensive coordinator) Pat Graham and Dave (Ziegler), I jumped on it. So, that is what set me up for this. I used to be born this fashion.”
Montez Sweat on the potential for a contract extension in Chicago, simply days after his commerce to the Bears: “I simply wish to think about all the things round me earlier than I decide.”
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Rasul Douglas on the second he discovered he had been traded to the Buffalo Payments: “At first, Gutey (Packers normal supervisor Brian Gutekunst) referred to as me, I believed it was like a joke. He is like ‘we’re buying and selling you’, it was over, I simply hung up. And I am sitting there, after which (Packers president) Mark Murphy referred to as me. And he obtained a voice like, it was not a joke. ‘We’re buying and selling you to the Payments, I respect you for all the things’. I used to be like ‘oh, okay’.”
Raiders broad receiver Davante Adams on this week’s firings in Las Vegas: “I feel it was time somehow, it was time for some form of change. Simply to convey a bit of juice in and revitalize the workforce a bit of bit.”
Dwell on Sky
Watch Week 9 dwell on Sky Sports activities!
The Sky Sports activities NFL workforce are on the street as Neil Reynolds, Jason Bell and Dante Corridor head to Frankfurt to convey you reside protection of the Chiefs (6-2) in opposition to the Dolphins (6-2), with build-up below approach from 1.30pm forward of kick-off at 2.30pm.
We then take you again to the studio in London, the place Hannah Wilkes and Phoebe Schecter are available to information you thru the Seattle Seahawks (5-2) in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens (6-2), adopted by an all-NFC East conflict between the Dallas Cowboys (5-2) and Philadelphia Eagles (7-2). Contenders then collide because the Buffalo Payments (5-3) go to the Cincinnati Bengals (4-3) in Sunday Evening Soccer from 1.20am within the early hours of Monday.
Contained in the Huddle:
On this week’s version of Contained in the Huddle, Neil Reynolds and Jeff Reinebold give their response to the NFL commerce deadline and the firing of McDaniels, whereas looking forward to a blockbuster match-up in Germany.
The stats
- Veteran offensive lineman Jason Peters is in line to make his Seahawks debut this weekend because the oldest energetic participant within the NFL at 41 in his twentieth season
- The New York Jets and their standout protection at the moment leads the NFL with a stress fee of 29.2 per cent, regardless of blitzing at a second-lowest fee of 18.1 per cent – (Professional Soccer Reference)
- Tyreek Hill wants 91 receiving yards in opposition to the Chiefs in Frankfurt on Sunday to interrupt the document he set final season (1,104 receiving yards) for essentially the most receiving yards by a participant of their first 9 video games of a season within the Tremendous Bowl period – (NFL stats)
- Chargers operating again Austin Ekeler wants yet another landing reception to attract degree with Keith Byars on 31 profession landing receptions for the third-most by a operating again within the Tremendous Bowl period behind solely Marshall Faulk (36) and Darren Sproles (32) – (NFL stats)
- Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts wants one speeding landing to tie Cam Newton (33) for many speeding touchdowns by a quarterback in his first 4 seasons – (NFL stats)
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Tyreek Hill, Christian McCaffrey, AJ Brown
“You get that ball to CMC and he’s like these old-fashioned lawnmowers the place you needed to pull the tether to get it going. He is obtained so many alternative expertise and you’ll utilise them in so many alternative methods, and he is solely gotten higher.”
In her newest column, Phoebe Schecter explores the affect of the Tyreek Hill, Christian McCaffrey and AJ Brown trades within the NFL’s Tremendous Bowl race.
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AJ Brown has obtained at the least 125 yards within the final six video games, which is an NFL document
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Thursday evening rewind…
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Highlights of the Tennessee Titans in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 9 of the NFL season
Watch the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tackle the Miami Dolphins from Frankfurt dwell on Sky Sports activities NFL this Sunday, with build-up from 1.30pm forward of kick-off at 2.30pm; the Baltimore Ravens then face the Seattle Seahawks from 6pm.