Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING So the matchups are set for the Divisional Playoffs – with the home team favored in all four. The byed teams, the Ravens and 49ers, are each about 10-point favorites against teams with Young Gun QBs, the Texans and Packers, who have been throwing the heck out of the ball. In the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Packers and Texans are the hot underdogs heading (perhaps in the Texans case) to the top seed.  The Lions get a second home game.  Here is how the Divisional Weekend shakes out: Full divisional-round schedule (all times Eastern) Saturday, Jan. 20 Texans at Ravens or Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN/ABC…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Is Jason Cole right? @JasonCole62 Greatest coaches in NFL history: 1. Gibbs — Won SBs with 3 different QBs 2. Belichick — 6 SBs in salary cap era 3. Walsh — Invented modern passing game 4. Brown — Established the archetype 5. Lombardi — The face of coaching Close: Landry, Noll, Shula,…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The hosts of the London games and Germany game are announced.  Josh Alper ofProFootballTalk.com:   The NFL has announced the home teams for the league’s games in Europe during the 2024 season.   London will feature games involving the Bears, Vikings, and Jaguars while Munich will welcome the Panthers. Those teams will…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Andrew Siciliano is all over it: @AndrewSiciliano SIX new @NFL  playoff teams this season, a guaranteed tradition unlike any other.   Texans Browns Steelers Lions Packers Rams   34th straight year at least FOUR teams make the playoffs that missed them the previous season.  @NFLResearch This from Jayson Stark and Jake Ciely…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Is the NFL following a script? @NFL_Memes NFL scriptwriters sending Tyreek Hill back to Kansas City, Matt Stafford back to Detroit, Packers to Dallas to face off against Mike McCarthy, and Texans to Cleveland to face off against the team they traded Deshaun Watson to all for just the opening round of…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Season Did End Today (Technically Last Night).  Here is the AFC – 1 to New England: 1    Baltimore                North     13-4                       2    Buffalo                      East       11-6 3    Kansas City              West      11-6 4    Houston                    South     10-7 5    Cleveland                 WC1        11-6 6    Miami                        WC2       11-6 7    Pittsburgh                 WC3       10-7 8    Cincinnati                                   9-8 9…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN, who burns hot normally, is on fire after the Pro Bowl teams are released.  Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com: Amon-Ra St. Brown wasn’t in the greatest mood after Thursday’s practice as he greeted the media outside of his locker room stall.   The Detroit Lions star…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO CB JAYLON JOHNSON has made himself some money in his contract year per former agent Joel Corry at CBSSports.com: Jaylon Johnson, CB, Bears Financial benchmark: Trevon Diggs ($19.4 million avg./$42.304 million in guarantees/5 years) Probability: $$$ Johnson has put himself in the shutdown cornerback conversation this season. Opposing quarterbacks…

THE DAILY BRIEFING @dannykanell Wow. Both undefeated teams win. It’s almost like running the table in a power 5 conference means something!!! But this from @NOTSportsCenter @NOTSportsCenter BREAKING: The #CFBPlayoff committee has advanced Alabama to the national championship game over Michigan   “It was a tough decision for all of us, but Alabama now has…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The AFC:                                       w-l               conf                 18 Baltimore        North    13-3              8-3                PIT Miami              East     11-5              7-4                BUF Kansas City    West     10-6             8-3                 lac Jacksonville    South     9-7              6-5                ten                                                                     Cleveland        WC1    11-5             8-3                cin Buffalo             WC2    10-6             6-5                 mia Indianapolis     WC3     9-7            7-4                 HOU Houston                        9-7            6-5                 ind Pittsburgh                      9-7             6-5                 balt Nothing changed…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO The Bears are happy with DL MONTEZ SWEAT, despite the high cost of the midseason trade.  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: Chicago Bears defensive line coach Travis Smith was walking through a Soldier Field tunnel following his team’s win over the Detroit Lions on Dec. 10. As Smith made his…