Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Did you have these five teams as the only remaining unbeaten after Week 3? Raiders, Broncos, Panthers, Rams, Cardinals The Cardinals visit the Rams in Week 4 – so we will be down to at least just four. Ravens at Broncos Panthers at Cowboys Raiders at Chargers Tough tests for…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Super Wild Card Weekend is now so big that it will take all the way to Monday to decide it.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Word on Thursday night was that the NFL would hold a Wild Card playoff game on Monday night this season and the league made it official…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO Circumstance has handed the reins of the Bears offense over to QB JUSTIN FIELDS. Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields will make his first career start Sunday as Andy Dalton is expected to be out with a left knee injury, coach Matt Nagy told reporters Wednesday.  …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing ESPN.com’s correspondents provide a “surprise” about each team and speculate whether the early trend is sustainable.  We will pop these in for some the teams below. NFC NORTH DETROIT An ESPN.com surprise: The biggest surprise: The Lions are a perfect 5-for-5 in the red zone this season. The verdict: Mirage.…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The Packers offensive stars were stars on Monday night against Detroit after being held in check in Week 1 by New Orleans.  Curtis Crabtree of ProFootballTalk.com: Aaron Jones caught three touchdown passes from Aaron Rodgers and added a fourth score on the ground as the…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO Injury put QB JUSTIN FIELDS in the huddle on Sunday and Coach Matt Nagy won’t confirm that QB ANDY DALTON will return if healthy.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Bears head coach Matt Nagy confirmed at a Monday morning press conference that quarterback Andy Dalton did not tear…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The preseason version of “Hard Knocks” has grown “stale” opines Mike Florio – but NFL Films has something new in store: Hard Knocks will now include a team that has undergone many of them since Andrew Luck retired.   The NFL has announced that the long-running series that focuses only…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT RB De’ANDRE SWIFT has been seeing more reps even as rumors about a police involvement swirl on-line.  John Maakaron of SI.com: Detroit Lions second-year running back D’Andre Swift spoke to the media for the first time, following an internet rumor that surfaced online earlier this week.  …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Week One ratings are in – and they are high.  ESPN.com: The NFL’s kickoff weekend ended up having the second-highest TV ratings for Week 1 over the past five seasons.   The 16 games averaged 17.4 million viewers on television and digital properties. That is a 7% increase over…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC SOUTH   NEW ORLEANS This from Adam Schefter: @AdamSchefter Saints have had a “handful of offensive coaches” test positive for COVID, calling into question their status for Sunday’s game vs. Carolina, per source. But as one Saints’ source said, “We’ll be just fine.” The DB is old enough to…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST   DALLAS QB DAK PRESCOTT shone in his return to action Thursday night.  Josh Alper ofProFootballTalk.com:   There was nothing but confidence from the Cowboys when it came to how quarterback Dak Prescott would do in his return from last season’s fractured ankle and this summer’s shoulder trouble,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY With the opener three days away, QB AARON RODGERS seems to be in a good place as what is likely to be his final season with the Packers dawns.  Bill Huber of SI.com: It wasn’t a guarantee about six weeks ago, but Aaron Rodgers on…