Daily Briefing

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…

AROUND THE NFL Dianna Russini of The Athletic points out one time the “experts” in the media were right: @DMRussiniBen Johnson and Mike Vrabel were the two hottest names on the coaching carousel this past offseason. After 13 weeks, the Bears and Patriots are the No. 1 seeds in their respective conferences. A data point in favor of the Patriots…

AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today: NFC                                                           ConfChicago                        North      9-3          6-2LA Rams                      West       9-3          4-3Philadelphia                 East        8-4          7-3Tampa Bay                  South      7-5          5-2Seattle                          WC1       9-3         5-3Green Bay                   WC2       8-3-1      6-1-1San Francisco              WC3       9-4         8-2 Detroit                                          7-5         4-4Carolina                                       7-6          5-3Dallas                                          6-5-1       3-4-1 At this point, the Bears and Packers in the NFC North and the Big Three in…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITThe Lions lost the game and WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN on Thursday.   St. Brown’s ankle injury isn’t too bad – but will he be back next Thursday for the Cowboys?  Myles Simmons of ProFootballTalk.com: There is some relatively positive news on the injury front for one of Detroit’s key offensive players. Per Tom Pelissero…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOThe Bears are this year’s Chiefs.  They are 8-3 with a -3 point differential. They are 6-1 in one-score games, 6-0 since their Week 1 loss to Minnesota.  NFC EAST  NEW YORK GIANTSAfter his fabulous receiving TD Sunday in Detroit, is WR JAMEIS WINSTON headed to TAYSOM HILL territory?  Brian Jones of On3.com: Jameis…

AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today in the NFC – it looks like the NFC South winner will be a couple of games below the Wild Card line: NFC                                                           ConfLA Rams                      West       9-2          4-2Philadelphia                 East        8-3          7-2Chicago                        North      8-3          5-2Tampa Bay                  South      6-5          4-2Seattle                          WC1       8-3         4-3Green Bay                   WC2       7-3-1      5-1-1San Francisco              WC3       8-4        …

AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today in the AFC: Even with their win over the Colts, the Chiefs still sit outside the playoff line.  On the other hand, the Ravens are tied in record, and ahead on tie breakers, in the AFC North: If The Season Ended Today in the AFC: AFC                                                            ConfNew England              East        10-2          …