Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING  After an ugly Bills win on Monday night, here’s If The Playoffs Ended Today for the AFC after Week 6: If The Playoffs Ended Today: AFC                                          W-L      ConfKansas City               West        5-0       3-0                   Houston                    South       5-1       4-0                   Baltimore                North        4-2       3-2Buffalo                    East          4-2       3-2Pittsburgh                WC1         4-2       3-1       L A Chargers            WC2          3-2       2-2Indianapolis            …

THE DAILY BRIEFING  We can do the NFC if the Season Ended Today as we await the debut of Jets coach Jeff Ulbricht.  The 49ers are back in the playoffs after beating Seattle last Thursday.  NFC                                          W-L      ConfMinnesota               North        5-0       3-0Atlanta                    South        4-2       4-0Washington             East          4-2       2-1San Francisco          West         3-3        1-3Detroit                     WC1         4-1      …

THE DAILY BRIEFING  If The Playoffs Ended Today: AFC                                          W-L      ConfKansas City               West        5-0       3-0                  Houston                    South       4-1       3-0                  Baltimore                North        3-2        2-2Buffalo                    East          3-2       2-2Pittsburgh                WC1         3-2       2-1      Denver                    WC2         3-2       2-1L A Chargers            WC3          2-2       1-2NY Jets                                       2-3       2-1Las Vegas                                2-3       2-2Miami                                          2-3        2-2Indianapolis                               2-3       1-2 Don’t look now,…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  CHICAGOAfter a slow start, QB CALEB WILLIAMS is finding his game.  Albert Breer of SI.com: Caleb Williams looked like the first pick in the NFL draft on Sunday. Tucked into that fact is this—the Chicago Bears had a good enough team over the first month of the season to allow him the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC EAST  DALLASHow good is this name on Ben Solak’s All-Film Team of the First Quarter? DeMarvion Overshown, LB, Dallas Cowboys: If you’re going to be an undersized ‘backer in the NFL, you’d better be so fast and tackle so well in space that you can make up for shaky between-the-tackles play. That’s exactly…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  DETROITYes, QB JARED GOFF got a game ball for passing perfection.  Eric Woodyard ofESPN.com: After Monday night’s victory over the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell admitted to feeling “awful” for not giving quarterback Jared Goff a game ball to commemorate an NFL record-setting performance that saw him complete all…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  We say, it’s never too early for an If The Season Ended Today: AFC                                                        W-L        ConfKansas City                 West           4-0          3-0                          Houston                      South           3-1          2-0                          Pittsburgh                  North           3-1         2-1          Buffalo                        East                3-1          2-1NY Jets                        WC1               2-2          2-1Indianapolis               WC2               2-2          1-1Baltimore                   WC3               2-2          1-2L A Chargers                                     2-2          1-2Denver                                                 2-2          1-1Las Vegas                                            2-2         …

THE DAILY BRIEFING  Adam Schefter goes on Pat McAfee and touts three receivers that could be on the market: “If the Titans continue to struggle it would make sense for them to move DeAndre Hopkins.. Diontae Johnson is in the last year of his contract & if the Panthers lose a few more games why would they…

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…

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.…

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…

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…