Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Here are the QBs drafted in 2022 – with the two who will start a playoff game this week in bold. 1          1-20     Kenny Pickett          PIT 2          3-74     Desmond Ridder     ATL 3          3-86     Malik Willis              TEN 4          3-94     Matt Corral              CAR 5          4-137   Bailey Zappe           NE 6          5-144   Sam…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio with a harsh tweet during Georgia-TCU: @ProFootballTalk This sort of feels like the eventual Vikings-49ers game in the divisional round. Nobody seems too outraged this year that the 8-9 Buccaneers are hosting the 12-5 Cowboys, but we thought we would take a look at how the seedings…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Peter King from inside the vote to change the playoff rules after the Buffalo-Cincinnati cancellation: Factoids from the one-hour virtual NFL meeting Friday, during which a one-year change to the playoffs was approved because the league did not want to make up the cancelled Buffalo-Cincinnati game last week:  …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The NFL has a plan – and we would think it should be well received. The NFL announced today that the Week 17 Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals game will not be resumed and has been cancelled.   NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informed all clubs of his decision earlier…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL “Progress” in Cincinnati.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The Bills heard good news on Wednesday from the father of safety Damar Hamlin.   Mario Hamlin spoke with the entire Bills team on a Zoom call on Wednesday and told them that Damar is making progress, according to Adam Schefter of…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL S DAMAR HAMLIN of the Bills is still unconscious at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, but his breathing has improved.  Mike Florio posted this late Wednesday morning: The information regarding the status of Bills safety Damar Hamlin continues to be limited. But the limited information from this morning…

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…