The Daily Briefing Tuesday, January 22, 2019

AROUND THE NFL Funny tweet from Steve Palazzolo of ProFootballFocus:   @PFF_Steve  Brady vs. Mahomes will be the next great rivalry for the next 10 years – – – The DB agrees with Joel Klatt, a college guy who likes NFL OT better:   @joelklatt Don’t understand all the criticism of the NFL OT rules…it…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, January 21, 2019

AROUND THE NFL This tweet from Kenny Albert:   Los Angeles/Boston in 2018 World Series and 2019 Super Bowl. Only other time same cities met in consecutive WS/SB: 1969 (Jets/Colts & Mets/Orioles) 🏈 ⚾️ credit: @Psuicer7   This tweet from Kevin Seifert of ESPN:   @SeifertESPN Per @ESPNStatsInfo: Since 2010, @NFL teams that win the…

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NASCAR Daytona NXS Sunday, January 20, 2019

NASCAR Daytona NXS Sunday, January 20, 2019 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES DAYTONA STATS HIGHLIGHTS 2/18: Closest-ever finish with Tyler Reddick edging Elliott Sadler by .0004 seconds. 23 Laps beyond scheduled distance. Daytona record 12 cautions for 49 laps. 9 Cautions for spins or crashes including 1 crash involving 18 drivers. 7/18: Kyle Larson 3rd straight NXS win, Sadler 3rd straight…

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NASCAR Daytona Clash Sunday, January 20, 2019

NASCAR Daytona Clash Sunday, January 20, 2019 THE CLASH AT DAYTONA AT DAYTONA STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most The Clash at Daytona races: 24 Mark Martin Most The Clash at Daytona wins: 6 Dale Earnhardt Most The Clash at Daytona wins (Active): 3 Denny Hamlin & Kevin Harvick Most The Clash at Daytona 2nd-place finishes: 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. &…

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NASCAR Daytona Sunday, January 20, 2019

NASCAR Daytona Sunday, January 20, 2019 DAYTONA 500 & DUEL STATS HIGHLIGHTS First Daytona 500 run sixty years ago (1959) CBS Sports flag-to-flag coverage of Daytona 500 forty years ago (1979) Darrell Waltrip only Daytona 500 win thirty years ago (1989) Jeff Gordon 2nd of 3 Daytona 500 wins twenty years ago (1999) February 17: Richard Petty –…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, January 18, 2019

AROUND THE NFL We split our four picks last week to get all the way to 2-6 on the postseason.  We feel like both home teams will win, their homefield advantages are among the best in the NFL.  Recent history is on our side, with home teams are 10-0 straight up and 8-2 ATS in…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, January 17, 2019

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT Is Darrell Bevell a better OC than Jim Bob Cooter?  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com:   The Lions have their new offensive coordinator.   Darrell Bevell, who spent seven seasons as the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator from 2011 through 2017, was hired by the Lions today.   The 49-year-old…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 16, 2019

AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH   ATLANTA DE TAKK McKINLEY is detained in Los Angeles amidst concerns about his mental health.  TMZ.com had the scoop:   Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takkarist McKinley was detained by police in L.A. on Tuesday and is undergoing a mental evaluation following an incident at a hotel … TMZ Sports…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, January 15, 2019

AROUND THE NFL ProFootballZebras.com had declared (with reason) that Ron Torbert was the likely referee of Super Bowl 53.  But it is John Parry instead.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com:   The NFL has announced the referee for Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.   John Parry got the nod from the league to referee the game.…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, January 14, 2019

AROUND THE NFL Peter King sets things up for Championship Game Weekend:   Then there were four. Both conference title games will be rematches of compelling midseason shootouts. You remember back to midseason, when defense was going the way of the Giant Panda, verging on endangered. One piece of evidence: Patriots 43, Chiefs 40, in…

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