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The Daily Briefing Thursday, September 26, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH MINNESOTARB AARON JONES speaks placidly as he prepares to return to Lambeau Field. Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Vikings running back Aaron Jones will be in a familiar place on Sunday. The Vikings will be in Green Bay for a meeting with the team that employed Jones for the first seven years of his…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 25, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano of ESPN.com kick around some names to know for the upcoming coaching carousel: Fowler: It’s hard to ignore what Joe Brady is doing in Buffalo, dating to last season. He has established an equal opportunity offense that finds the open man and can dictate the pace with a run-heavy attack.…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 24, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING Ben Solak of ESPN.com: What a Week 3! I don’t know what’s going on! Once again, big favorites just straight up … lost. The Bengals fell to the Commanders on Monday night, chasing losses by the 49ers (to the Rams) and the Browns (to the Giants) on Sunday. Four games were played in Week 3…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, September 23, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING As anyone in a Survivor Pool knows, this has not been a season for big favorites. Scott Kacsmar: Big favorites continue to go down at alarming rates. On Sunday, the four teams who were favored by 6.5 points were 0-4 SU (Buccaneers, Browns, 49ers, and Raiders). There were 18 such losses all of…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, September 20, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH MINNESOTAThe self-diagnosis from WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON is that he is indeed playing in Sunday’s Battle of the Unbeatens with the Texans. Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com: As far as Justin Jefferson is concerned, there is no doubt that he will play Sunday against the Houston Texans — despite a right quadriceps contusion that…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, September 19, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING This is the long-awaited year that we find out if Eli Manning walks into the Hall of Fame because of two Super Bowl wins where his team scored a total of 38 points. Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, former Defensive Players of the Year Luke Kuechly and Terrell Suggs, and…
Read MoreNASCAR Talladega Sunday, September 29, 2024
Talladega NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights 111th Talladega race – First race: 1969 188 Laps – 500.08 Miles – Stages: 60 / 60 / 68 Michael McDowell Finished 31st at Talladega 4/24 – Pole, 36 laps led (most), passed for final lead change, last lap crash while leading Season-high 72 lead changes in May –…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, September 29, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Kansas 9/24 Ross Chastain Kansas 9/24 winner – Started 20th, finished 12th in Stage 1 & 2, 52 laps led, avg. running pos.: 8.5 Winner pit stops: Ross Chastain – 7 Stops 21, 83, 101, 145, 159, 211 (G), 238 Stage 1 winner: William Byron 2nd Stage 2…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, September 22, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Bristol 9/24 Kyle Larson Bristol 9/24 winner – Started 2nd, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 462 laps led, avg. running pos.: 1.1 Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson – 3 Stops 130, 245, 333 Stage 1 & 2 winner: Kyle Larson Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 18, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING Scott Kacsmar draws some comparisons: @ScottKacsmar The paradigm is shifting and I’m not sure if I like it. Mahomes – Brady (dynasty QBs) Allen – Peyton (keep coming up short in January) Lamar – McNabb (playoff chokers) Burrow – Rodgers (arrogant front-runners) Herbert – Brees (Chargers’ curse) Stroud – Roethlisberger (rookie…
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