The Daily Briefing Tuesday, October 19, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today in the AFC                                       W-L   Div      Conf Baltimore         North      5-1      1        4-1 LA Chargers    West       4-2      1        3-1 Tennessee      South      4-2      1        3-1 Buffalo             East       4-2      1        3-2       Cincinnati        WC1       4-2      2        2-0 Las Vegas      …

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The Daily Briefing Monday, October 18, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The 6th Sunday of the NFL season was largely boom or bust.  Four more games were added to the NFL’s count of games decided in the last minute, three of them nationally televised.  We’re up to 23 games decided late in six weeks. More from Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: That’s…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, October 17, 2021

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Texas Kyle Larson Texas winner – Started 1st, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 256 of 334 laps led, avg. running pos.: 2.1 Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (6 Stops) 27, 94 Green, 108, 167, 213, 277 Longest green flag run: 67 Laps (40-106) –…

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NASCAR Kansas Sunday, October 17, 2021

KANSAS NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Kyle Busch Kansas May winner – Started 9th, Stage 1 winner & finished 2nd in Stage 2, 20 laps led First win in 11th race this season Winner pit stops: Kyle Busch (6 Stops) Lap 27, 83, 121 (Green), 163, 211 (Green), 231 Longest green flag run: 74 Laps…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, October 15, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We just realized we never put If The Season Ended Today up for the AFC on Tuesday.  Since Thursday night was an NFC game, this is still good on Friday – with the Bills only 3rd in the current hierarchy and the biggest brands – Chiefs, Patriots and Steelers –…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, October 14, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Robert Mays of The Athletic on what makes WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON unique:   “I think that’s what makes it so difficult for guys to get a bead on him,” said Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson. “Because his body can lie to you.”   As a rookie in…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, October 13, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Jon Gruden’s trove of emails included one that repeated the widely-held “knowledge” that the NFL compelled the Rams to draft Missouri LB MICHAEL SAM in 2014.  Presumably, the NFL had leverage on the Rams through its support of the team’s move to Los Angeles.  But then-coach Jeff Fisher takes umbrage…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, October 12, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Germany is in the NFL’s future as it goes back to full international in 2022. The AP at ESPN: The NFL selected the cities of Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich on Tuesday to enter a final bidding stage to host a regular-season game in Germany.   Next season is the target…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, October 11, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing In this week’s NFC version of If The Season Ended Today, the Cardinals and Cowboys are atop the NFC after five weeks with the playoffs line at 3-2.  Everyone in the NFC, except Detroit (0-5) and the Giants (1-4) has two wins and is in within a game of the…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, October 10, 2021

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Charlotte Roval Kyle Larson Charlotte Roval winner – Started 10th, finished 11th in Stage 1 & 6th in Stage 2, led only final 8 laps, lap 34 battery change, lap 52 alternator belt replacement Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (5 Stops) 21, 34, 52, 74 (Green), 88 Longest…

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