Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL The NFL goes ahead and announces a Week 14 Sunday schedule Flex a few days before they had to.  Bryan DeArdo on the fiddling with two FOX games: The NFL made has made two notable changes to its Week 14 schedule.  The league has moved the start of the Chicago Bears’ road game against…

AROUND THE NFL NFL fans are beginning to take a liking (with their viewing anyway) to the 9:30 ET/6:30 PT starts from across the pond.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Many NFL fans would prefer for their teams not to give up home games to play overseas, but all indications are that the NFL thinks playing in…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  MINNESOTADan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler on the questions that have to now be racing around the Minnesota front office: What’s the buzz on J.J. McCarthy through five starts? Are the Vikings concerned? Fowler: The accuracy is a concern. There’s no hiding from that. Balls are sailing, and that affects the entire offense.…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOOn the one hand, the Bears are 7-3 – and that’s good. But enthusiasm is tempered by the fact they have played one game against a team currently with a winning record – and they lost that one to the Lions in Week 2 by a score of 52-21. On the other…

AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today in the NFC – The Eagles have distanced themselves in the East, the Rams and Bears moved into the lead of their division with wins, while the Panthers are just a half-game back in the South (with two to play against Tampa Bay).   The 49ers pulled into the final…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  MINNESOTAWR JUSTIN JEFFERSON seems to admit he’s become a bit adrift.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: Three years ago today, Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson made the catch of his life in a f—kin’ nutty upset of the Bills. He used the anniversary of that unforgettable moment to commit to rediscovering the magic of…

AROUND THE NFL Would the NFL have flexed out of Dallas at Las Vegas on Monday night?  They usually don’t touch the mighty Cowboys, but in 2025, Seattle at Rams and/or Tampa Bay at Buffalo would seem to have been better options and probably unprotected. But as Mike Florio explains, by rule, the NFL could not…

AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today in the AFC: AFC                                                            ConfIndianapolis                South      8-2           6-1Denver                        West       8-2           5-2New England              East        8-2           4-2Pittsburgh                   North       5-4           4-2LA Chargers               WC1       7-3           6-1Buffalo                        WC2       6-3           4-2Jacksonville                WC3       5-4           3-3Kansas City                               5-4            2-3Houston                                     4-5           3-2Baltimore                                   4-5           2-3 Even though they both won, Denver moved ahead of New England in Week 10…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITFor the first half of the season, the Lions are giving up too many sacks.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Lions quarterback Jared Goff is at risk of taking more sacks this season than he ever has in his career. He says he and the offensive line know that needs to get…

AROUND THE NFL The ratings are in for Bills-Chiefs on CBS,  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: Every network wants to televise the now-annual regular-season game between the Chiefs and the Bills. And for good reason. The game delivers. Via Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal, 30.8 million on average watched the late-afternoon Sunday game on CBS. It’s the fifth-highest audience for…

AROUND THE NFL The biggest trade of deadline day so far is the Jets sending CB SAUCE GARDNER to the Colts.  We’ll get the DB out now, and cover any upcoming deals in the morning.- – -If The Season Ended Today in the NFC – In the highly competitive NFC, the 49ers loss at Houston proved…

AROUND THE NFL If The Season Ended Today, the team the oddsmakers continue to proclaim as the favorite to hoist Lombardi in February, is not even in the playoffs and multiple games outside it division lead.   The Chiefs have fallen to eighth in the AFC after Jacksonville’s win at Las Vegas. AFC                                                            ConfIndianapolis                South      7-2           6-1New England             …