Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH MINNESOTAThe self-diagnosis from WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON is that he is indeed playing in Sunday’s Battle of the Unbeatens with the Texans.  Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com: As far as Justin Jefferson is concerned, there is no doubt that he will play Sunday against the Houston Texans — despite a right quadriceps contusion that knocked…

THE DAILY BRIEFING This is the long-awaited year that we find out if Eli Manning walks into the Hall of Fame because of two Super Bowl wins where his team scored a total of 38 points.   Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, former Defensive Players of the Year Luke Kuechly and Terrell Suggs, and…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Scott Kacsmar draws some comparisons: @ScottKacsmar The paradigm is shifting and I’m not sure if I like it.   Mahomes – Brady (dynasty QBs) Allen – Peyton (keep coming up short in January) Lamar – McNabb (playoff chokers) Burrow – Rodgers (arrogant front-runners) Herbert – Brees (Chargers’ curse) Stroud – Roethlisberger (rookie…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Three rookie QBs starting, two weeks – and this: @AndyMSFW Two games in and Minnesota Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy remains tied atop the rookie leaderboard for TD passes He doesn’t have any TD passes, but Washington’s JAYDEN DANIELS has done everything else right including 2 TD runs: Stats through two weeks 40…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Kevin Patra of NFL.com says we shouldn’t worry about the demise of the passing game: Passing attacks have been grounded: OVERREACTION After the opening weekend of the 2023 season saw just 37 touchdown passes across the league, this year’s Week 1 air-score tally dipped even lower to 34. The good folks over…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO The Bears don’t yet think that the tenderness in WR ROME ODUNZE’s knee will keep him out of Week 2. Chicago Bears rookie receiver Rome Odunze suffered a Grade 1 MCL sprain in Sunday’s win against the Tennessee Titans, which puts his status for Week 2 against the Houston…

THE DAILY BRIEFING A couple of Week 2 scheduling oddities – There are two shared stadiums in the NFL, and usually one of the tenants is home each week.  But in Week 2, both Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles and MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands of New Jersey will be dark as the Chargers, Rams,…

THE DAILY BRIEFING WEEK ONE QUICK HITS * After Week 1, the Steelers and the Texans are the team’s in sole possession of their division lead.  Seattle would join them if the Jets beat the 49ers tonight. * The Jets need to win to stay out of sole possession of last in the AFC East. …

THE DAILY BRIEFING Veteran scribe John McClain questions the NFL’s priorities: @McClain_on_NFL Tell me why a player can be suspended for a year for placing a bet, but Rashee Rice can drive recklessly caught on camera, could have killed people, casually walks away with a locker full of felonies and nothing has happened to him…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The good news for the NFL is that the Packers and Eagles players who are concerned about being in crime-ridden Sao Paulo can’t take to X/Twitter to voice their concerns since that medium has been banned by judicial fiat. Scott Thompson of FoxNews.com on increased security in the largest city in the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Actually, we might have thought more than $35 billion was bet on the NFL  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Business is booming for betting on the NFL.   The American Gaming Association estimates that $35 billion will be bet legally on the NFL this season, according to CNBC. That would be a…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO However they were picked, rookie QB CALEB WILLIAMS is one of eight, yes eight, Bears captains.  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: The Chicago Bears named eight captains for the 2024 season Monday, including rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.   The selection process for team captains has historically been based on player…