Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today – here’s how things shake out in the AFC through Week 10:                                           W-L    Div Seed   Conf Kansas City     West           7-2            1          4-2 Miami              East            7-3            1          5-2 Tennessee      South          6-3            1          5-2 Baltimore         North          6-3            1          4-2       NY…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   WASHINGTON It makes headlines, but the announcement by District of Columbia attorney Ken Racine does not include any actions that actually happened within his jurisdiction. DC Attorney General Karl Racine announced a lawsuit against embattled Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, the team and the NFL on…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The Packers claimed DB JOHNATHAN ABRAM off waivers from the Raiders on Wednesday.  Some other info from Twitter: @FieldYates Besides the Packers, the Broncos also attempted to claim former Raiders S Johnathan Abram off of waivers, per source.   Green Bay (3-6) had higher…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel resorted to an unusual defensive tactic against the scrambling of Bears QB JUSTIN FIELDS on Sunday.  It failed.  Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com: As he watched Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields set an NFL record against his team’s defense, Miami Dolphins coach Mike…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL We could have our first Flex of a Sunday night game on November 20 in Week 11. Dan Hanzus of NFL.com notes that the current scheduled game is Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.  Hanzus has spotted Jets at Patriots, buried at 1 p.m. on a CBS doubleheader.  CBS has two fine…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS A J. Love is talking a contract extension, but it’s not Packers QB JORDAN LOVE.  Pat Leonard of the New York Post: The Giants and safety Julian Love’s representatives have had conversations about a contract extension.  This according to a source.   Love,…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL If we had been told in September by a visitor from the future that when the Rams and Buccaneers met in Week 9 that each team would be 3-5, the assumption would be that a quarterback injury had befallen each team.  Not so, eight starts each for QBs MATTHEW…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL An annual plea from Mike Florio: Ten years ago, the NFL moved the trade deadline from the Tuesday after Week Six to the Tuesday after Week Eight. Last year, the NFL expanded the season from 17 weeks to 18. Thus, it’s time to move the trade deadline again.  …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today in the AFC, the Chargers hung onto the last Wild Card spot while on bye as the Bengals and Colts both lost. Team                                W-L      Div Seed   Conf Buffalo            East          6-1              1          4-1 Tennessee      South        5-2              1          4-1 Kansas City     West   …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today in the NFC – Washington would be a tiebreaker away from all four NFC North teams in the playoffs, the Rams and Buccaneers are among those on the outside and the Vikings have a three-game lead in the NFC North with wins over each…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY QB AARON RODGERS will not have to worry about how many snaps the coaching staff gives WR ALLEN LAZARD on Sunday in Buffalo.  If Lazard is to be believed that number is zero.  Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com:   It’s not getting any easier for…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Kurt Warner has seen enough from QBs TOM BRADY and AARON RODGERS.  Isabel Gonzalez of CBSSports.com: Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner suggested that maybe it’s time for Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers to hang up the cleats. In a recent interview with People, Warner said both NFL stars…