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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 6, 2019
AROUND THE NFL We’re back from the Super Bowl where life was too busy to Brief, but we look forward to the offseason moving forward. It wasn’t the best Super Bowl game ever, but it certainly wasn’t the worst. Not even the worst of the last five as Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com pointed…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, January 25, 2019
AROUND THE NFL This is good news and it comes from Judy Bautista of NFL.com: The number of diagnosed concussions NFL players suffered in 2018 dropped significantly, indicating that a heightened effort this season — which included two much-discussed rules changes — might have contributed to the difference. The numbers, released by the…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, January 24, 2019
AROUND THE NFL We either will have the oldest winning coach in Super Bowl history, or the youngest. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com totes up the numbers: Happy birthday to Rams head coach Sean McVay, who turns 33 today. McVay is 33 while the coach across the field from him in Super Bowl…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 23, 2019
AROUND THE NFL The oddsmakers thought that Patriots-Rams was a pick ‘em game, but the betting public has pushed the line towards New England. Jay Ginsbach of Forbes.com: The 2019 Super Bowl LIII matchup is set after a pair of thrilling conference championship overtime games won by the Los Angeles Rams and the New…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, January 22, 2019
AROUND THE NFL Funny tweet from Steve Palazzolo of ProFootballFocus: @PFF_Steve Brady vs. Mahomes will be the next great rivalry for the next 10 years – – – The DB agrees with Joel Klatt, a college guy who likes NFL OT better: @joelklatt Don’t understand all the criticism of the NFL OT rules…it…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, January 21, 2019
AROUND THE NFL This tweet from Kenny Albert: Los Angeles/Boston in 2018 World Series and 2019 Super Bowl. Only other time same cities met in consecutive WS/SB: 1969 (Jets/Colts & Mets/Orioles) 🏈 ⚾️ credit: @Psuicer7 This tweet from Kevin Seifert of ESPN: @SeifertESPN Per @ESPNStatsInfo: Since 2010, @NFL teams that win the…
Read MoreNASCAR Daytona NXS Sunday, January 20, 2019
NASCAR Daytona NXS Sunday, January 20, 2019 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES DAYTONA STATS HIGHLIGHTS 2/18: Closest-ever finish with Tyler Reddick edging Elliott Sadler by .0004 seconds. 23 Laps beyond scheduled distance. Daytona record 12 cautions for 49 laps. 9 Cautions for spins or crashes including 1 crash involving 18 drivers. 7/18: Kyle Larson 3rd straight NXS win, Sadler 3rd straight…
Read MoreNASCAR Daytona Clash Sunday, January 20, 2019
NASCAR Daytona Clash Sunday, January 20, 2019 THE CLASH AT DAYTONA AT DAYTONA STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most The Clash at Daytona races: 24 Mark Martin Most The Clash at Daytona wins: 6 Dale Earnhardt Most The Clash at Daytona wins (Active): 3 Denny Hamlin & Kevin Harvick Most The Clash at Daytona 2nd-place finishes: 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. &…
Read MoreNASCAR Daytona Sunday, January 20, 2019
NASCAR Daytona Sunday, January 20, 2019 DAYTONA 500 & DUEL STATS HIGHLIGHTS First Daytona 500 run sixty years ago (1959) CBS Sports flag-to-flag coverage of Daytona 500 forty years ago (1979) Darrell Waltrip only Daytona 500 win thirty years ago (1989) Jeff Gordon 2nd of 3 Daytona 500 wins twenty years ago (1999) February 17: Richard Petty –…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, January 18, 2019
AROUND THE NFL We split our four picks last week to get all the way to 2-6 on the postseason. We feel like both home teams will win, their homefield advantages are among the best in the NFL. Recent history is on our side, with home teams are 10-0 straight up and 8-2 ATS in…
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