Awesome Football

Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar had one obsession bigger than money and power: football. David Arrowsmith’s gripping non-fiction book uncovers the story of how fortunes were won and lost when cartels controlled the Columbian football empire. Officials were coerced, umpires were murdered, and defeated players paid with their lives.

The Chiefs might have walked away from this year’s Super Bowl with the Vince Lombardi trophy, but that award has nothing on this handmade trophy by artist Blake McFarland. He crafted this beautiful scrap wood football sculpture for his pals who beat him at fantasy football. While he’s an expert at carving, Blake used the project to learn how to turn wood on a lathe.

The furthest an NFL quarterback can throw a football is around 75 yards. Leave it to the guys from Dude Perfect to blow away that number by adding a little rocket power. With a bit of help from black powder, they can easily throw a ball from end zone to end zone and beyond. After that, they wrapped up their football episode with a series of tricky obstacles.

Imagine a showdown between Team Meat and Team Cheese on this charcuterie board that looks like a tiny football field. Made by DIYDUOstore, the 18″ x 11″ wood board is laser-engraved with yard markers and comes with a pair of 3D-printed goalposts. Add your favorite team’s logo for a few extra bucks.

Gridiron fan? Flash your cash with the Pro Style Sports’ Football Wallet. It’s made from real football leather with the pebbly texture of pro balls. It breaks in like a real football, with a brown split-grain leather interior, and an exterior hand-stitched with white polymer lace to keep your grip on money, ID, and gameday tickets.

Equally at home on the neighborhood gridiron or on a trophy shelf, the Shinola Leather Football has all the timeless good looks of Shinola Detroit’s first furnishings and accessories collection for Crate and Barrel. It’s all in the vintage details, from the rich brown leather to the contrasting raw leather lacings. An instant heirloom.

Former Green Bay Packers QB and NBC Sports guest host Brett Favre sat down with Bob Swerski and Carl Wollarski to discuss their differing perspectives on the long-running rivalry between The Pack and Da Bears. With a little help from their digital assistant Mary-Pat, the superfans just might make their point.(Thanks Jen!)

Celebrate football season the right way this year, and serve up your snacks in one of Animi Causa’s playful stadium-shaped bowls. They’re made from BPA-free melamine, and measure 9.25 x 2.75 x 7.67 in. Available in US football or soccer field designs.

Love to play fantasy football? Get an extra edge this year with this AI-powered platform that can help optimize your lineup, track injuries, and visualize massive amounts of player data. They also offer tools for improving your chances when it comes to sports betting.

If you knew nothing about how American football worked, and only ever heard the hyperbolic commentary, you might imagine it playing out something like the scenes in Nick Murray Willis‘ hilarious animation.

Yes, we’ve seen Key & Peele’s parodies of football player names before, but it being football season, we couldn’t resist sharing this compilation that Comedy Central just dropped, jam-packed with more laughs per minute than we’ve had in a long time.

Graphic designer Steven Klock mashed up all 32 teams of the NFL with characters, spaceships and more from the Star Wars universe to make intergalactic football team logos. The logos are also available on tank tops, hoodies and other merchandise.

Woodworker Frank Howarth has a thing for spheres, so it only makes sense that he would craft a wooden replica of the iconic, pixel-patterned adidas Telstar 18 football used in the 2018 World Cup. We don’t recommend kicking or heading this ball, though.

This hilarious World Cup commercial spot for KFC South Africa pokes fun at players who make a big show out of minor injuries. Though in this case, the goal is a red card for something other than a free kick. (Thanks Alex!)

There’s nothing more satisfying during the football game than to chow down on a delicious grilled bratwurst. Johnsonville’s Sizzling Sausage Grill makes it quick and easy to cook perfectly grilled brats and sausages right on your kitchen counter.

After years of penalizing players for showboating after a score, the NFL has finally let up on its strict endzone celebration rules. ESPN sat down with a player who knows the drill all too well to get his opinion, and to announce his un-retirement.