Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA And, at the worst possible time, QB KIRK COUSINS goes down with the dread COVID virus.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will miss Sunday night’s game against the Packers.   According to multiple reports, Cousins has tested positive for COVID-19 and will…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Lions got a good one with WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN (whose name is easier to spell than his brother’s).  Myles Simmons of ProFootballTalk.com: All things considered, the Lions had a solid month of December, going 2-2 with victories over the Vikings and Cardinals.   But one of their young…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL (with the cooperation of the NFLPA) has revised its protocols in accordance with the revisions of the CDC. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The protocols taketh away. And giveth. And taketh away again.   Tuesday’s agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association adopting the CDC’s new five-day rule…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today in the AFC, the Dolphins have moved into the playoffs. Only the Chiefs have clinched their spot. yx-Kansas City           West    11-4     1          6-4 Tennessee                  South   10-5     1          6-4 Cincinnati                    North     9-6     1          7-3 Buffalo                         East       9-6     1          6-5 Indianapolis                …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Peter King wants equity, especially when it comes to OPI and DPI: I think the NBC NFL rules expert, Terry McAulay, made a perfect point with this tweet during the weird extra Monday game:   Terry McAulay @SNFRules Who is doing what to whom here? This should be a no…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today In The AFC, 13 teams are in the playoffs or within a game of the 8-6 playoff line:                                    W-L      Div       Conf Kansas City     West    10-4       1        5-4 New England  East       9-5       1        7-2 Tennessee      South     9-5       1       …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Omicron and the NFL protocols are victorious in moving three games off the weekend. A surge in COVID-19 cases across the NFL and United States as a whole has resulted in the postponement of multiple Week 15 games. The league announced Friday that Saturday’s game between the Las Vegas Raiders…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFL teams are tired of having perfectly healthy players (other than for a shadowy test result) sitting out games and collecting big checks. Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com with the data: Most of the NFL’s COVID-19 surge this week has been driven by positive test results from asymptomatic players, an important…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today in the NFC – the Cardinals have tumbled to 3rd in the table with their Monday Night loss, yielding the top spot and the bye to the Packers. W-L     Div     Conf. Green Bay            North         10-3       1        8-2 Tampa Bay           South         10-3      …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today in the AFC: New England  East     9-4       1          7-1 Tennessee      South   9-4       1          6-3 Kansas City     West    9-4       1          4-4 Baltimore         North   8-5       1          5-5 LA Chargers    WC1    8-5       2          5-3 Indianapolis     WC2    7-6       2          6-3 Buffalo             WC3    7-6       2          5-5 Cleveland                    7-6       2         …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO All hands on deck for the Bears as they head to Green Bay for Sunday Night Football, including the return of WR ALLEN ROBINSON. The AP: Wide receiver Allen Robinson said he expects to return to the Chicago Bears’ lineup when they visit the Green Bay Packers…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com points out that the 33-yard PAT continues to confound kickers in 2021: The success rate on extra points is the lowest this season that it has been since straight-on kickers were wearing single-bar facemasks.   Heading into Week 14, the league-wide extra point rate for…