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NFL 2026: Melbourne’s Debut, Seattle’s Repeat Bid, What Comes Next

Walt2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

Australia finally got a real NFL game. On Friday 11 September 2026, at 10:35am AEST, the San Francisco 49ers met the Los Angeles Rams at Melbourne Cricket Ground — first regular-season fixture ever staged in this country, streamed worldwide via Netflix. For local fans who spent years watching at odd hours, kickoff arrived during…

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The Business Behind NFL’s Biggest Sponsorship Deals

Walt2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

The 2025 NFL season generated $2.7 billion in team-level sponsorship revenue, an 8% jump from the prior year’s $2.49 billion, according to SponsorUnited. That figure does not include league-level deals. NFL sponsorship is now the largest revenue stream of its kind in American professional sports, and the 2026 offseason reshuffled the category that grows fastest…

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 2, 2026 – Early Games

Walt2 months ago096 mins

NFL Picks (Preseason 2026): 5-7 (-$420) NFL Picks (Week 1, 2026): 6-9-1 (+$740) 2026 NFL Picks: 11-16-1 (+$320) NFL Picks (2025): 153-138-4 (+$7,0550) NFL Picks (2024): 144-136-12 (-$1,380) NFL Picks (2023): 143-141-10 (-$6,860) NFL Picks (2022): 154-134-8 (+$9,860) NFL Picks (2021): 144-137-2 (-$5,365) NFL Picks (2020): 138-124-7 (+$9,350) NFL Picks (2019): 148-128-9 (+$1,200) NFL Picks…

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 2, 2026 – Late Games

Walt2 months ago076 mins

NFL Picks (Preseason 2026): 5-7 (-$420) NFL Picks (Week 1, 2026): 6-9-1 (+$740) 2026 NFL Picks: 11-16-1 (+$320) NFL Picks (2025): 153-138-4 (+$7,0550) NFL Picks (2024): 144-136-12 (-$1,380) NFL Picks (2023): 143-141-10 (-$6,860) NFL Picks (2022): 154-134-8 (+$9,860) NFL Picks (2021): 144-137-2 (-$5,365) NFL Picks (2020): 138-124-7 (+$9,350) NFL Picks (2019): 148-128-9 (+$1,200) NFL Picks…

College Football Picks: Week 3, 2026

Walt2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

College Football Picks (Week 1, 2026): 3-2 (+$170) College Football Picks (Week 2, 2026): 1-4 (-$660) College Football Picks (2025 Season): 4-6 (-$490) College Football Picks (2025 Season): 42-42-1 (-$320) College Football Picks (2024 Season): 56-32 (+$4,165) College Football Picks (2023 Season): 49-36-1 (+$1,105) College Football Picks (2022 Season): 54-31-1 (+$4,135) College Football Picks (2021…

NFL Game Recaps: Week 2, 2026

Walt2 months ago2 months ago039 mins

NFL Game Recaps of previous weeks and seasons can be found via links at the bottom of the page. Bills 41, Lions 31 Dan Campbell told the sideline reporter heading into halftime that the Lions had to clean up their penalties. That was the correct assessment of what troubled Detroit throughout the first half. A…

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Beyond the Gridiron: How NFL Stars Are Investing in Digital Gaming and Entertainment Brands

Walt2 months ago2 months ago010 mins

Travis Kelce’s podcast pays more than his day job. The three-year Wondery deal he signed in August 2024 was reported at more than $100 million — ahead of the total value of his active NFL playing contract. That number reframes how you read the two most valuable Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes and Kelce are no longer…

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When a Football Ground Becomes Part of Football History

Walt2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

A football ground does not enter memory because concrete sits in a rectangle. It earns its place through noise, weather, fear, and one strange afternoon when everyone later claims they were there. Wembley in 1966, La Bombonera during a Boca derby, Anfield under lights against Barcelona in 2019. These places became records with turnstiles….

NFL Top 100 Players of 2026: Analysis

Walt2 months ago016 mins

I berated the players for their crappy rankings in the Top 100 NFL Players of 2011 and people seemed to like that. I ran other critiques of the Top 100 NFL Players of 2012, the Top 100 NFL Players of 2013, the Top 100 NFL Players of 2014, the Top 100 NFL Players of 2015,…

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Jerks of the Week – Sept. 21, 2026

Walt2 months ago2 months ago016 mins

Jerk of the Week: Walt Goes to Vegas 2026, Part 2: The Free Ride The previous entry in my 2026 Vegas series discussed the airport, namely the Uber drive and the enhancement to the bathroom at the departure area. I also ranted about morons still wearing masks. Go here to read all about it. I…