The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 17, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO Greg Roman harnessed the talents of Ravens QB LAMAR JACKSON – until he didn’t.  Now, he interviews for the OC position in Chicago, perhaps a sign that QB JUSTIN FIELDS will not be traded.  But he is one of five to be interviewed per NBC Sports Chicago. The Chicago…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, January 16, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING So the matchups are set for the Divisional Playoffs – with the home team favored in all four. The byed teams, the Ravens and 49ers, are each about 10-point favorites against teams with Young Gun QBs, the Texans and Packers, who have been throwing the heck out of the ball. In the…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, January 15, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Packers and Texans are the hot underdogs heading (perhaps in the Texans case) to the top seed.  The Lions get a second home game.  Here is how the Divisional Weekend shakes out: Full divisional-round schedule (all times Eastern) Saturday, Jan. 20 Texans at Ravens or Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN/ABC…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, January 12, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING Is Jason Cole right? @JasonCole62 Greatest coaches in NFL history: 1. Gibbs — Won SBs with 3 different QBs 2. Belichick — 6 SBs in salary cap era 3. Walsh — Invented modern passing game 4. Brown — Established the archetype 5. Lombardi — The face of coaching Close: Landry, Noll, Shula,…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, January 11, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING The hosts of the London games and Germany game are announced.  Josh Alper ofProFootballTalk.com:   The NFL has announced the home teams for the league’s games in Europe during the 2024 season.   London will feature games involving the Bears, Vikings, and Jaguars while Munich will welcome the Panthers. Those teams will…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 10, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING Andrew Siciliano is all over it: @AndrewSiciliano SIX new @NFL  playoff teams this season, a guaranteed tradition unlike any other.   Texans Browns Steelers Lions Packers Rams   34th straight year at least FOUR teams make the playoffs that missed them the previous season.  @NFLResearch This from Jayson Stark and Jake Ciely…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, January 9, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING Is the NFL following a script? @NFL_Memes NFL scriptwriters sending Tyreek Hill back to Kansas City, Matt Stafford back to Detroit, Packers to Dallas to face off against Mike McCarthy, and Texans to Cleveland to face off against the team they traded Deshaun Watson to all for just the opening round of…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, January 8, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Season Did End Today (Technically Last Night).  Here is the AFC – 1 to New England: 1    Baltimore                North     13-4                       2    Buffalo                      East       11-6 3    Kansas City              West      11-6 4    Houston                    South     10-7 5    Cleveland                 WC1        11-6 6    Miami                        WC2       11-6 7    Pittsburgh                 WC3       10-7 8    Cincinnati                                   9-8 9…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, January 5, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN, who burns hot normally, is on fire after the Pro Bowl teams are released.  Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com: Amon-Ra St. Brown wasn’t in the greatest mood after Thursday’s practice as he greeted the media outside of his locker room stall.   The Detroit Lions star…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, January 4, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO CB JAYLON JOHNSON has made himself some money in his contract year per former agent Joel Corry at CBSSports.com: Jaylon Johnson, CB, Bears Financial benchmark: Trevon Diggs ($19.4 million avg./$42.304 million in guarantees/5 years) Probability: $$$ Johnson has put himself in the shutdown cornerback conversation this season. Opposing quarterbacks…

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