Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today in the NFC, the Saints sit atop the conference with the equivalent of a three-game lead in the NFC South: New Orleans           South       8-2       7-1 LA Rams                 West        7-3       7-1 Green Bay              North       7-3       5-2 Philadelphia             East         3-6-1    3-3       Seattle                   …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today in the AFC: Pittsburgh        North   10-0     7-0 Kansas City     West      9-1     8-1 Buffalo            East       7-3     5-2 Indianapolis     South     7-3     3-3 Tennessee      WC1      7-3     5-3 Cleveland        WC2      7-3     4-3 Las Vegas       WC3      6-4     4-3 Baltimore                       6-4     4-4 Miami …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com is gloomy about what is next for the NFL as the holiday season approaches. The NFL’s COVID-19 strategy continues to hinge on the notion that players and others will get the virus, and that the league will intervene quickly and decisively by identifying those who have…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL wants every team to behave as if Covid has already slithered inside their doors.  Dan Graziano of ESPN.com: Starting this Saturday, all NFL teams must operate under the league’s intensive COVID-19 protocols for the remainder of this season, according to a league memo sent to teams Wednesday afternoon…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL is moving their officiating crews around to make some history.  Kevin Seifert ofESPN.com: The NFL has assembled an all-Black officiating crew for the first time to work Monday night’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, citing the opportunity to recognize the league’s history and…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Bears have lost almost all of their lead over the Vikings and Lions, but it may not matter for a playoff berth.  If The Season Ended Today in the NFC: Green Bay      North               7-2                   5-2 New Orleans   South               7-2                   6-1 Arizona            West                6-3                   4-2 Philadelphia     East                 3-5-1                3-3 Tampa…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing With seven weeks remaining, it looks like the 7 or 8 playoff teams in the AFC will come from these 9 teams.  If The Season Ended Today in the AFC:                                                                                                                                                                                            W-L         Conf Pittsburgh        North           9-0           6-0 Kansas City     West            8-1           7-1 Buffalo             East            …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing This from Andrew Siciliano as you ponder your selections:   @AndrewSiciliano It’s official.   Home-field advantage is gone.   ROAD teams are 67-65-1 in 2020.   No @NFL  season since the 1970 merger has ended with the home teams collectively below .500.   Actually with the Colts win last night,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The incisive mind of QB AARON RODGERS turns to the ins and outs of the NFL’s Covid Protocols.  The AP: Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he sees double standards in the safety protocols the NFL has instituted as it tries to complete a…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Usually Dallas is deemed to be ratings gold, but the NFL and FOX decided to coverup the Cowboys in Week 11.  Dallas at Minnesota was originally slated as America’s Game of the Week without another late game, but with the teams a combined 5-12, Green Bay at Indianapolis was moved…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing In some weeks, the change in If The Season Ended Today is tiny.  In Week 9, the Saints jumped from 5th seed to 1st as they beat the Buccaneers and the Bears, Cardinals and Seahawks also lost. New Orleans            South      6-2       5-1 Seattle                      West       6-2       4-1 Green Bay     …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT Whoever the “close contact” was that put QB MATTHEW STAFFORD in Covid Timeout, it apparently was not a family member. And so far, he is on track to play Sunday. Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press: Matthew Stafford is on track to return for Sunday’s game…