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AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOSo – it is likely to be venerable veteran QB CASE KEENUM starting on Monday Night Football tonight.  It’s another chance to certify the genius of Coach Ben Johnson. Kevin Patra of NFL.com:  The Chicago Bears will roll with QB3 versus the Philadelphia Eagles. Chicago is expected to start Case Keenum on Monday…

AROUND THE NFL An interesting point from Todd Furman: @ToddFuhrmanThe friendly reminder the NFL is a week to week league The 4 teams that lost by 20+ points Week 1 all won & covered Week 2 CLE lost by 24 to JAX;  Beat TB by 4CAR lost by 22 to the CHI;  Beat ATL by 31DEN lost by…

AROUND THE NFL There is at least one prominent owner who does not share the enthusiasm of The Commish for an NFL team in London.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: In recent weeks, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has commented on multiple occasions regarding his “no doubt” belief that the NFL will have multiple teams in other countries —…

AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com reports that this year teams who lose the coin toss in overtime are doing just fine: As the NFL has changed its overtime rules, one of the league’s priorities was de-emphasizing the coin toss. Sudden death overtime fell out of favor largely because of the big advantage it gave to…

AROUND THE NFL Brazilian soccer players have sounded a warning about the quality of the field in Rio de Janiero for Sunday’s Dallas-Baltimore game.  But the NFL says they aren’t worried “right now”: NFL field director Nick Pappas said there are “no concerns right now” about the field conditions in Rio de Janeiro for Sunday’s game…

AROUND THE NFL Jay Scott Smith is perplexed: @JayScottSmithJust so I understand: The NCAA can retroactively vacate wins and losses that happened 5 years ago because a guy took a cheeseburger or made money off his image before NIL, but can’t vacate a very clear instance where the wrong team won a game after being gifted…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITThe Lions will attempt to patch up their offensive line tonight against the Bills.  Colton Pouncy of The Athletic: The Detroit Lions will be shorthanded in the trenches against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night. First-round pick and starting right tackle Blake Miller (knee) and starting left guard Christian Mahogany (hip) were…

AROUND THE NFL Led by 96 points in Chicago-Carolina, 2026 tied the record for most points scored in any Week 1.  Bobby Kownack of NFL.com: A 14-year Week 1 record has been matched. Thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos combining for 41 points on Monday night, the opening slate of games for the 2026 season…

AROUND THE NFL This from Kevin Patra of NFL.com: 1) Sunday’s points bonanza has NFL on brink of historyYesterday’s 13 games averaged 53.3 points, the highest-scoring Week 1 Sunday in league history, per NFL Research. Entering Monday Night Football, the average for the entire Week 1 slate is 50.0 points per game, which, if it holds tonight…

AROUND THE NFL Enjoy the rest of Week 1!  NFC EAST  DALLASWe confess to not being familiar with TE BREVYN SPANN-FORD.  But he’s done enough in the Cowboys eyes to get a three-year extension.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: The Cowboys have agreed to terms with backup tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford on a three-year extension, his agent, Mike…