Each year, the NFL schedules regular season games in London.  It is a way to build the brand internationally, as if the NFL needed the additional publicity.  Usually these games are, to put it politely, not the most attractive or important games, but there was some added excitement in the match up between the Chicago Bears and the Oakland Raiders.  It would be a match up between all world, all stud, all everything defensive player Khalil Mack and his former team, the Oakland Raiders.

For people who don’t know the backstory, last season the Raiders decided against retaining the services of the best defensive player in the game and traded his rights to the Chicago Bears, who promptly made him one of the highest paid players in the NFL.  And Khalil Mack has proven to be worth every penny as he transformed the Bears defense into the second coming of the Monsters of the Midway.

On paper, the match up between the Bears defense and the Raiders offense, still reeling from Antonio Brown fiasco, seemed like a mismatch, but Raiders held their own and proceeded to eek out a 24 – 21 hard earned victory.

If these international series games are a treat for international fans, well then a glimpse of the Oakland Raiderettes is a nice compliment to the spectacle on the pitch.  Click here to view the Raiders game day gallery of images from London.

The Seattle Seahawks battled the defending NFC champion Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football in a game of massive importance.  As it turned out, it was a very competitive and entertaining game, as you would expect from two of the best teams in the NFL.

Russell Wilson threw for four touchdown passes, the last one coming with 2:28 left on the clock in the fourth quarter, but the Rams regrouped for one last drive that would set them up for the game winning field goal.  Unfortunately for the defending NFC champs, kicker Greg Zuerlein missed a 44 yard attempt with 11 seconds left.  And with the missed field goal, the Seahawks won the game and took command in the NFC West division. 

Final score: Seahawks – 30, Rams – 29.

With the game recap out of the way, we turn our attention to the Seattle Seahawks Dancers.  Click here to check out their latest images from Week 5.

Change Clothes: Interview with Laurel Cancilla, Owner of The Stretch and Sparkle Store

Meet the amazing woman behind all of the glitzy and glamorous uniforms for the Seattle Sea Gals and Seahawks Dancers, Laurel Cancilla! Brittany and Mhkeeba interview Laurel to learn about her long tenure designing and creating the most beautiful handmade uniforms and audition attire. The ladies also get her perspective on some of the newer fashion trends in pro cheerleading uniforms. Laurel shares a shocking Locker Talk story that the ladies would have never guessed in a million years!

During Cheer Chat, Mhkeeba and Brittany discuss the announcement of Jennifer Lopez and Shakira performing in the Super Bowl halftime show in Miami and the Arizona Sidewinders earning Best Dance Team Award by the Indoor Football League. In not so good news, the ladies discuss the decision by the professional club basketball team in Germany, Alba Berlin, to eliminate their pro cheerleading team, the Alba Dancers, with the explanation that the all female squad “is no longer appropriate to our time.” Mhkeeba and Brittany share their thoughts on how the trends they have been seeing in the U.S. to eliminate all female pro cheerleading and dance teams is making its way across the globe.

To listen to this episode of the Pro Cheerleading Podcast, click here.

We conclude our coverage of Week 4 of the regular season with the New Orleans Saintsations.  Click here to view the Saints gallery of images from Sunday.