Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH MINNESOTAThe Vikings are excited about the return of TE T.J. HOCKENSON.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com: Tight end T.J. Hockenson is poised to make his season debut Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts as the Minnesota Vikings seek to end a two-game skid. The playmaking tight end’s return provides Sam Darnold a weapon that can…

THE DAILY BRIEFING      Robert Kraft is among the nine “contributors” who are finalists for a spot in the Hall of Fame.  Brayan DeArdo of CBSSports.com: Nine individuals are one step closer toward football immortality. On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame revealed the nine contributors who survived the latest round of cuts for possible…

THE DAILY BRIEFING    There is what seems to be an anomaly in the line on Thursday night’s game in the Meadowlands.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com says its not a misprint that the J-E-T-S Jets are favored: The 2-6 Jets host the 6-2 Texans on Thursday night. And, somehow, the Jets are favored to win. The consensus…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  If The Season Ended Today Thru Week 8: NFC                                          W-L      Conf         Last Week Detroit                     North         6-1       5-1                 1 Washington             East          6-2       4-1                 2 Atlanta                    South         5-3       5-1                 4 Arizona                   West          4-4       2-3               11 Green Bay               WC2         6-2       2-2              WC2 Minnesota               WC1          5-2       3-2              WC1 Philadelphia            WC3          5-2       3-2                 8…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  CHICAGOWith six seconds left, Chicago Coach Matt Eberflus dropped back into a prevent defense.  Mike Florio pounces: Every football fan in America is talking about the final play of the Commanders’ win over the Bears on Sunday, when Jayden Daniels launched a 52-yard Hail Mary for the game-winning touchdown. But the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING    NFC NORTH  DETROITWR JAMESON WILLIAMS has abandoned his appeal to NFL Justice.  The Athletic: The NFL has officially suspended Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams for two games without pay following a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy, the league announced Thursday. The third-year speedster accepted the suspension via a statement released…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  If The Season Ended Today: NFC                                          W-L      ConfDetroit                     North        5-1       5-1Washington             East          5-2       3-1Seattle                     West        4-3       1-3Atlanta                    South        4-3       4-1Minnesota               WC1         5-1       3-1Green Bay               WC2         5-2       2-2Chicago                   WC3         4-2       2-0        Philadelphia                            4-2       3-2Tampa Bay                                4-3       4-1Dallas                                      3-3       1-2Arizona                                        3-4       2-3San Francisco                             3-4       1-3 The Lions are the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  As we head into Monday night, a note from Scott Kacsmar: @ScottKacsmarThe only 4Q lead changes in Week 7 were in the NFC North games.  NFC NORTH  DETROITKevin Patra of NFL.com recaps Detroit’s statement win in Minnesota: Dan Campbell told us from Day 1 what type of club he planned to build. Any lingering questions about…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  MINNESOTASeth Walder looks at the recent trade for RB CAM AKERS: Vikings trade for RB Akers in deal with TexansMinnesota Vikings get: RB Cam Akers, 2026 conditional seventh-round pickHouston Texans get: 2025 conditional sixth-round pickTrade date: Oct. 15 Grade for the Vikings: B-Grade for the Texans: B It’s déjà vu all over again…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH Charles McDonald of YahooSports.com sings the praises of the NFC North: The NFC North, though? This is what it’s all aboutThe NFC North is on the opposite spectrum as the aforementioned divisions. All of the NFC North’s teams are good and all of them would have the ability to win other divisions across the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  DETROITThe Lions have extended DT ALIM McNEILL.  Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com: Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill has agreed to a four-year contract extension, according to his agent, Mike McCartney at Vayner Sports. McNeill’s deal is worth $97 million, including $55 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He is the third member…

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            …