The Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL DAMAR HAMLIN Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com recaps what the cardiac arrest of S DAMAR HAMLIN: Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin had his heartbeat restored on the field after suffering cardiac arrest during the team’s game Monday night against the Bengals, and he is currently in critical condition at a Cincinnati…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL With two weeks left in the 17-game schedule, Grant Gordon of NFL.com looks at the state of NFL records smashing: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson have already propelled their teams to division titles, but individual acclaim could well be on the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Here is how ESPN.com’s Power Index ranks the playoff chances: NFL Playoff Chances, Per ESPN’s Football Power Index Playoffs           Division BAL     Clinched          34.7% BUF     Clinched          Clinched CIN      Clinched          65.3% DAL     Clinched          2.1% KC       Clinched          Clinched MIN     Clinched          Clinched PHI      Clinched          97.9% LAC     Clinched          n/a SF       Clinched          Clinched NYG    95.2% …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today in the AFC:                                                    W-L     HTH  Div    Conf yx-Buffalo                    East        12-3     1       1          8-2 yx-Kansas City            West       12-3     -1      1          7-3 x-Cincinnati                 North     11-4              1          7-3 Jacksonville                South        7-8              1          6-4 x-Baltimore                  WC1      …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today in the NFC: x-Philadelphia East       13-2               1          8-2 yx-Minnesota               North     12-3               1          7-3 yx-San Francisco        West      11-4               1          9-2 Tampa Bay                  South      7-8               1          7-3 x-Dallas                       WC1      11-4               2          8-3 NY Giants                   WC2        8-6-1            3         …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com sums up the playoff picture: With three games to go in the 2022 NFL season, six teams are already in the playoffs — and 11 more know that if they win out, they’ll get in.   More teams can get in with help, and…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com mull over the possible changes coming at head coach: It seems at this moment like it could be a light head-coaching carousel, though we know surprises abound in each cycle. Which spots do you have your eye on right now for potential…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today in the NFC: x-Philadelphia          East      13-1              1          8-1 yx-Minnesota                       North     11-3              1          6-3 yx-San Francisco     West     10-4              1          8-2 Tampa Bay               South      6-8              1          6-3 x-Dallas                    WC1      10-4              2          7-3                                                      NY Giants                 WC1      8-5-1            …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL So 15 games have been played this week – and all but three were one-score games. Four of them were decided by points scored after the clock went to zero in regulation  – 3 in OT, the Raiders win over New England in extraordinary fashion covered elsewhere. Of the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL With the loss by the Seahawks on Thursday, here is how the NFC’s final two Wild Card spots shape up.  The winner of Sunday night’s Giants-Commanders game will have a leg up on the 2nd spot. Dallas              WC1                10-3                 2          7-3 Washington     WC2                 7-5-1               3          4-4-1…