Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The Packers are said to have interest in Texas WR WILL FULLER.  Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com: With the trade deadline approaching and, as a practical matter, the trade deadline imminent for teams that hope to have any new players on the field in Week Nine, a…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com is among those hearing the NFL is planning on about 15,000 fans in the stands for Super Bowl 55 in Tampa: The NFL is moving forward with plans for a reduced-capacity Super Bowl LV, to be played Feb. 7 even if the league ultimately adds an…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today, the Packers are back on top in the NFC –                                                W-L                 Conf Green Bay        North             5-1                   4-1 Seattle               West              5-1                   3-1 Tampa Bay       South             5-2                   2-2 Philadelphia       East               2-4-1                2-2       Chicago             WC1              5-2                   5-1…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Pittsburgh sits atop the Conference and the Patriots are two games below the playoff line, If The Season Ended Today in the AFC: AFC                                      W-L     Conf Pittsburgh              North         6-0       4-0 Kansas City           West          6-1       6-1 Tennessee            South         5-1       4-1 Buffalo                  East           5-2       4-2 Baltimore               WC1         …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing On the Covid front, the Tennessee Titans are now at full strength after their outbreak. Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: It took some time, but the Titans have cleared out their reserve/COVID-19 list.   The team announced on Tuesday that tight end MyCole Pruitt and practice squad defensive back Breon Borders…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today – in the AFC, the Browns are still in the playoffs despite a horrendous beating from the Steelers and New England is the 11th seed.  AFC                                      W-L     Conf Tennessee            South         5-0       4-0 Pittsburgh              North         5-0       3-0 Kansas City           West          5-1       5-1 Buffalo   …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com points out the 10 teams that have just one win or, in the case of the Jets, less. The NFL, as it should, likes to point out positive aspects of a season in progress, especially when it comes to the scoring of points and other things…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Judy Battista of NFL.com reports that New Orleans has lost the 2024 Super Bowl.  Kevin Patra, also of NFL.com, has the tale: Super Bowl LVIII is on the move.   NFL owners pushed the Super Bowl slated to be played in New Orleans in 2024 to 2025, NFL Network’s Judy…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today in the AFC, the Titans have opened up some distance in the AFC South and the Chiefs are down to the 3rd seed. The AFC                                                W-L    Conf   1        Tennessee      South   4-0       3-0   2        Pittsburgh        North   4-0       2-0   3        Kansas City     West   …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing In this week’s version of If the Season Ended Today, the Seahawks have leapfrogged the already byed Packers for the temporary top seed, the Saints now sit atop the NFC South and the teams they are tied with are out of the playoffs and the Cowboys lead the NFC East.…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Albert Breer of SI.com on the changes to the schedule: And at this point, the schedule grid feels like a Jenga tower one pulled piece away from collapsing, particularly now that six teams are through their bye weeks, be they scheduled or forced by the virus. Here’s the fallout from…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Jeff Kerr of CBSSports.com on the havoc being wreaked on the NFL schedule by positive tests for the dreaded Covid-19: Week 5 of the NFL season has gone topsy turvy as there have been multiple schedule changes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that’s sweeping the league. The Tennessee…