New England defensive back Kyle Dugger and linebacker Dont’a Hightower returned to the lineup for the Patriots' wild-card playoff game at the Buffalo Bills after missing last week’s regular-season finale.

It has been a difficult journey for Buffalo Bills defensive end Efe Obada.

The NFL has long sought to gain global appeal by staging games in London, and this October, Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium -- the first custom-built NFL ground outside the U.S. -- will host its first fixtures. And that is where the NFL Academy comes in. Yet it was when he started to train with professional American football outfit London Warriors that he found salvation and a stepping stone into the sport. Like other Brits before him, he had never played a game of American football before switching codes. Time will tell, but American football could be about to get more global.