Posts Tagged ‘Chris Myers’

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO The 14-game losing streak is over. Is it a turning point – or an aberration spurred by a lax Commanders effort? The DB knows that the longest losing streak in NFL history ended late in 1977.  Two years and a month later, the Buccaneers were in the NFC Championship…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO Is Matt Eberflus coaching for his job tonight?  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com has his eyes on President Kevin Warren: Bears coach Matt Eberflus has a record of 3-18 as a head coach, with 14 straight losses.   Tonight, it could be 3-19 — and consecutive loss No. 15. Some…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT The NFL clocked WR JAMESON WILLIAMS with a suspension of six games for making permissible bets on college basketball from an impermissible location.  A staggering penalty for a minor infraction (in the DB’s opinion).  Now, NFL Justice shows mercy, making the penalty only slightly less staggering.  Eric Woodyard of…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Four weeks in, football fans of the New York teams don’t know what a lead is like. @WerderEdESPN This is quite a note from @ESPNStatsInfo : There are two teams who haven’t run an offensive play with a lead this season: the New York Giants and the New York Jets. The Giants…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO Peter King on the mess in Chicago: The Eberflus Era could be short-lived. Blowing a 21-point lead at home to a winless team is bad. Losing 14 games in a row is worse. But the team just seems to careening into chaos. Case in point: the Chase Claypool situation.…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT Imagine – the Lions matching Packers fans cheer for cheer at Lambeau Field. Imagine – the Lions with a 4-game win streak over Green Bay. You don’t need to imagine it. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Thousands of Lions fans packed Lambeau Field on Thursday night to see their…

THE DAILY BRIEFING History is on the line this week for two future Hall of Fame coaches.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Chiefs coach Andy Reid are both aiming for significant career milestones on Sunday.   If Belichick’s Patriots beat the Cowboys, it will be Belichick’s 300th career regular-season win.…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO Charles McDonald of YahooSports.com calls this week’s Bears game the NFL’s “saddest matchup”: The Bears and Broncos are about to play the saddest game of all time Let’s keep this one brief considering what’s about to occur in Chicago on Sunday. The Bears and Broncos engaged in some of…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Eagles and Bucs made history with their 25-11 outcome.  Jeff Kerr of CBSSports.com: The Philadelphia Eagles are making NFL history, throwing football back to an era when they last had a dynasty (in the 1940s). Even though the Eagles are rewriting the record books in run game, they are also setting…