The Daily Briefing

If The Season Ended Today in the NFC: NFC                                          W-L      Conf         Last Week      %Detroit                     North        10-1      6-1                 1                99Philadelphia            East           9-2       5-2                 2                99 (+2%)Seattle                    West          6-5       3-4                 9                 44 (+23%)Atlanta                    South         6-5       6-2                 4                71  (-2%)Minnesota               WC1          9-2       4-2              WC1             98   (+3%)Green Bay               WC2         8-3       4-3               WC2            90   (+10%)Washington             WC3         7-5       5-3               WC3            81   (-22%)Arizona                                     6-5      …

NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYCB JAIRE ALEXANDER prescribes rest for his knee injury.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander shed some light on the nature of the knee injury that has been hampering him over the last few weeks. Alexander injured his knee in Week Eight and did not play in Week Nine. The Packers had a bye…

Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com throws out the names of some college coaches who could be NFL bound: Last week, I mentioned Oregon coach Dan Lanning as someone who has generated intrigue in some NFL circles. Some context: Do I think Lanning, who is in his third year with the Ducks and has a massive buyout, is leaving for…

NFC NORTH  DETROITMichael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com on how hot QB JARED GOFF can get: Until Sunday, no player in NFL history had multiple games with at least 400 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and a perfect 158.3 passer rating. But now Jared Goff has done it. Goff finished Sunday’s win over the Jaguars with 412 passing yards, four…

NFC EAST  DALLASBryan DeArdo on how excruciating 2024 has been for Cowboys season ticketholders: The Dallas Cowboys’ Monday evening began with a piece of their stadium’s roof falling to the turf. It ended with a 34-10 loss to the Houston Texans that included some unwanted history.  The Cowboys have trailed by at least 20 points in each…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  If The Season Ended Today Thru Week 10 (we are adding “playoff probability” numbers found at NFL.com): NFC                                          W-L      Conf         Last Week      % Detroit                     North         9-1       6-1                 1                99 Philadelphia            East          8-2       5-2                  2                97 Arizona                   West          6-4       3-3                 4                64 Atlanta                    South         6-5       6-2                 3                73 Minnesota               WC1          8-2       3-2              WC1            …

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  CHICAGOThe consensus, expressed here by Dan Wetzel of YahooSports.com, is that QB CALEB WILLIAMS is a special talent who is being taken down by the Bears. Caleb Williams is averaging 4.93 yards per passing attempt in the past three games for Chicago, a number so ghastly it seems impossible. Not surprisingly, the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  If The Season Ended Today Thru Week 10: NFC                                          W-L      Conf         Last WeekDetroit                     North         8-1       6-1                 1Philadelphia            East          7-2       4-2               WC2Atlanta                    South         6-4       6-2                 3Arizona                   West          6-4       3-3                 4Minnesota               WC1          7-2       3-2              WC1Washington             WC2         7-3       5-1                 2Green Bay               WC3         6-3       2-3              WC3San Francisco                          5-4       3-3               10Chicago                                    4-5      …

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  CHICAGOWere the Bears really worthy of all the preseason hype?  Mike Sando of The Athletic: The questions flew toward Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus like poison-tipped arrows after the previously 2-7 New England Patriots embarrassed his team 19-3 at Soldier Field in Week 10. “How do you defend your work as head coach…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  We wondered if there would be any 18-game performers in 2024.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com has found five candidates. As the NFL ponders expanding the regular season to 18 games, five players can find out this year exactly what that feels like. Players who were traded from a team that hasn’t had its bye week to…