The Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL NFC WEST  LOS ANGELES RAMSThis from Mike Sando of The Athletic: @SandoNFL#rams first team in #NFL history to lose with:•500+ yards•0 turnovers•3+ opponent turnovers@pfref Or this: @DanteKopFlemSince 1975, teams with: 400+ yards0 giveaways0 sacks taken3+ takeaways Were 79-0 prior to tonight. They are now 79-1. Another angle: @drclemsonmdIn 2 games against the Rams the Seahawks are -7 in turnovers…

AROUND THE NFL Jason Whitlock points this out – @WhitlockJasonIn 2018, the NFL had 19 QBs averaging 250+ yards per game. This season, we’ve got 5 We think he means pass yards.    NFC NORTH  CHICAGOKevin Warren’s strong suit is supposed to be putting together stadium deals.  As of Wednesday, he has turned his attention for a new…

AROUND THE NFL The Rams are the current Super Bowl favorites.  And the Chiefs are not on the board: There is still plenty of football left to be played, but which teams are the favorites to win it all in what has been a wonky season? Below, we will break down the latest Super Bowl LX…

AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today in the AFC: The AFC is down to 9 teams for its 7 playoff spots (and Indy has tough road to hoe).   But Benjamin Solak does point this out: @BenjaminSolakIt’s Week 16 and we have no divisional winners yet. First time this has happened since 2016. AFC                                                            ConfDenver  p                   West       12-2          …

AROUND THE NFL After Week 15, Gregg Rosenthal had this to say – @greggrosenthalI am sad to report there is not much to these wild card races with three games left Is he right about the NFC (we’ll hold the AFC until after the critical game for the fringes between Miami and Pittsburgh): If The Season Ended Today…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYThe Packers are taking flight as QB JORDAN LOVE dials in his deep balls.  Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com: Jordan Love’s down-the-field throws used to have a “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” feel to them. This one had too much air under it. The next one didn’t have enough. Lately, however, they’ve been just…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  DALLASTodd Archer of ESPN.com says there is a chance, a chance, the Cowboys could make the playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys needed a break over the weekend. They just finished a span of four games in 18 days with their 44-30 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thursday, which ended a three-game win streak and…

AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today: NFC                                                           ConfLA Rams                      West      10-3         5-3Green Bay                   North       9-3-1      7-2-1Philadelphia                 East        8-5          7-3Tampa Bay                  South      7-6          5-4Seattle                          WC1      10-3         6-3San Francisco              WC2       9-4          8-2 Chicago                        WC3      9-4          6-3Detroit                                          8-5         5-4Carolina                                       7-6          5-3Dallas                                          6-6-1       3-5-1 The NFC reminds the DB of the CFP.  Tampa Bay and Carolina are like Tulane or…

AROUND THE NFL We’ll get to “If The Season Ended Today” tomorrow after Eagles-Chargers, but the big story is that two of the AFC’s biggest brands – Baltimore and Kansas City – are 6-7 and out of the playoffs.  With four games to go, they are each two below the cut line for the Wild…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITIf RB JAHMYR GIBBS breaks this Barry Sanders record, he will also be breaking the NFL record: Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs has tied an accomplishment previously achieved only by another Lions running back, Barry Sanders. With three touchdowns on Thursday night, Gibbs now has 47 touchdowns in his career. Gibbs is…