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THE DAILY BRIEFING  Crazy stat: In the Lions’ Week Three game against the Cardinals, Amon-Ra St. Brown caught seven of the eight passes Jared Goff threw him. That’s good, but what has happened since then is remarkable. The one incomplete pass in that Week Three game is the last time St. Brown didn’t catch a pass that…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  MINNESOTAThe Vikings are excited about the return of TE T.J. HOCKENSON.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com: Tight end T.J. Hockenson is poised to make his season debut Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts as the Minnesota Vikings seek to end a two-game skid. The playmaking tight end’s return provides Sam Darnold a weapon that…

THE DAILY BRIEFING      Robert Kraft is among the nine “contributors” who are finalists for a spot in the Hall of Fame.  Brayan DeArdo of CBSSports.com: Nine individuals are one step closer toward football immortality. On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame revealed the nine contributors who survived the latest round of cuts for possible…

THE DAILY BRIEFING    There is what seems to be an anomaly in the line on Thursday night’s game in the Meadowlands.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com says its not a misprint that the J-E-T-S Jets are favored: The 2-6 Jets host the 6-2 Texans on Thursday night. And, somehow, the Jets are favored to win. The consensus…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  If The Season Ended Today Thru Week 8: NFC                                          W-L      Conf         Last Week Detroit                     North         6-1       5-1                 1 Washington             East          6-2       4-1                 2 Atlanta                    South         5-3       5-1                 4 Arizona                   West          4-4       2-3               11 Green Bay               WC2         6-2       2-2              WC2 Minnesota               WC1          5-2       3-2              WC1 Philadelphia            WC3          5-2       3-2                 8…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  CHICAGOWith six seconds left, Chicago Coach Matt Eberflus dropped back into a prevent defense.  Mike Florio pounces: Every football fan in America is talking about the final play of the Commanders’ win over the Bears on Sunday, when Jayden Daniels launched a 52-yard Hail Mary for the game-winning touchdown. But the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING    NFC NORTH  DETROITWR JAMESON WILLIAMS has abandoned his appeal to NFL Justice.  The Athletic: The NFL has officially suspended Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams for two games without pay following a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy, the league announced Thursday. The third-year speedster accepted the suspension via a statement released…