CHRIS HEWETT

ANYONE watch the Super Bowl, which used to be the most ad-intrusive sporting event on the planet until ITV introduced their split-screen, scrum-set stunt in the Six Nations? If you stuck it out to the end, you deserve a medal the size of the Pete Rozelle Trophy, awarded to the Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III as the game’s “most valuable player”.
Gridiron is a surefire cure for insomnia, even on a good day: like rugby league, the game stops after every play; unlike rugby league, it often takes an age to get it started again. But follow...