Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROIT Coach Dan Campbell fixed the Lions offense in the middle of last year, to the point that they are now the NFL’s best attack – at least in terms of yards and points. Now, he is focused like a laser on the team’s awful defense.  Jeremy…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The NFL has set a record for competitive games, by one metric, in Week 4 and for the first four weeks of the season.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: For the first time ever, 15 games in a single week of NFL action were close in the fourth quarter.  …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL This from Mike Florio: Through four weeks (after tonight), the NFL season has been as exciting as ever. Maybe more exciting than ever.   There’s a reason for it. According to the league, there have been 49 games within one score in the fourth quarter this season. That’s the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS Sad news about former Cowboys TE Gavin Escobar.  The AP: Two rock climbers, including former NFL player Gavin Escobar, were found dead near a Southern California peak after rescue crews responded to reports of injuries, authorities said.   Rescuers were called around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL DALLAS Dan Wetzel of YahooSports.com explores exactly how well QB COOPER RUSH has really played: After Dak Prescott injured his hand in the Dallas Cowboys’ season opener — and was adequately replaced by backup Cooper Rush despite the Cowboys losing the game — team owner Jerry Jones suggested that…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO Kevin Fishbein of The Athletic breaks down the struggles of QB JUSTIN FIELDS: On the first play of the Bears’ 23-20 win over the Texans on Sunday, Justin Fields and Sam Mustipher botched the quarterback-center exchange.   Six plays later, after a play fake to David…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL A factoid from Scott Kacsmar:   @ScottKacsmar I repeat: Browns and Falcons are the only teams to score at least 26 points in all 3 games.   Jacoby Brissett and Marcus Mariota. And John McClain points out that failure to land QB DESHAUN WATSON has not hurt either the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL A funny from ESPN’s Bill Barnwell, after watching Buffalo OC Ken Dorsey melt down:   @billbarnwell At this point it feels weird to see NFL people actually studying on the tablets and not using them strictly for destruction – – – The Pro Bowl as we knew it is…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO Damage control for QB JUSTIN FIELDS.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: Justin Fields didn’t have a good night on Sunday, throwing for only 70 yards and running for 20 in a 27-10 loss to the Packers. It dropped the Bears quarterback to 0-3 against the Packers in…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH   TAMPA BAY In addition to suspending WR MIKE EVANS, the NFL has sent a strongly-worded letter to ex-coach Bruce Arians for stirring things up from the sidelines.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The decision to impose a one-game suspension on receiver Mike Evans was only part of…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST PHILADELPHIA QB JALEN HURTS is now the third favorite for the NFL MVP Award – ahead of the two guys who finished 1-2 last year.  Tim McManus of ESPN.com: The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24-7 on Monday night as quarterback Jalen Hurts was in control…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Peter King: The Giants and Daniel Jones are 2-0. The Bengals and Joe Burrow are 0-2. Just like we thought. Nervous: Jacoby Brissett, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Russell Wilson, Ron Rivera.   Very nervous: Matt Rhule, Frank Reich, Jameis Winston, Bengals offensive line.   Rivera? – – – A message to…