The Daily Briefing Tuesday, November 20, 2018

AROUND THE NFL Well, that was a pretty epic weekend.  Ten of the 12 games were decided by five points or less.    – – –   If The Season Ended Today –   In the AFC, Week 11 tightened everything with losses by the Chiefs, the two Wild Card teams thru Week 10 (Chargers,…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, November 19, 2018

AROUND THE NFL  The venue wasn’t the only thing the NFL changed at the last minute for tonight’s big game.  Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com:   The NFL took the unusual step this week of assigning an “all-star” officiating crew to the most highly anticipated game of the season, adding to the playofflike frenzy for Monday…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, November 16, 2018

Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com has some ideas if you think the NFL’s emphasis on offense has gone too far.   The video of this NFL season might as well be called: Quarterbacks Gone Wild.   The touchdowns have piled up as the concepts and innovations are celebrated along with the newest generation of golden-armed passers…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, November 15, 2018

The Daily Briefing Thursday, November 15, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NBC has FLEXed its muscles for the 3rd and 4th time this year, taking one from CBS and one from FOX.  FOX gets both games back.  Herbie Teope of NFL.com:   The league moved the Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers game in Week 13 from…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, November 13, 2018

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, November 13, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Ay, caramba. This from Adam Schefter:   @AdamSchefter Discussions continue about whether Monday night’s Chiefs-Rams game will be played in Mexico City, LA or postponed, per sources. NFL determined to play it Monday night in Mexico City, but the field is “a mess” and might not…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, November 12, 2018

The Daily Briefing Monday, November 12, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  If The Season Ended Today in the AFC:   Pittsburgh jumps New England after the Patriots fail to show up in Nashville.  That would be huge if it stands up.  The last time the Patriots did not get a bye and appeared on Wild Card weekend…

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NASCAR Miami Sunday, November 11, 2018

NASCAR Miami Sunday, November 11, 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES MIAMI STATS HIGHLIGHTS ON THIS DATE! November 18 2007 – Jimmie Johnson won 2nd championship 2012 – Brad Keselowski won championship Championship 4 most times: Kyle Busch & Kevin Harvick 4 Joey Logano & Martin Truex Jr. 3 (6 Other drivers once each) All 4 Championship 4…

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NASCAR MENCS Information Sunday, November 11, 2018

NASCAR MENCS Information Sunday, November 11, 2018 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Kyle Busch: Best finisher of Championship 4 in 10 races this season – 3 Times in Playoff races Kevin Harvick: Best finisher of Championship 4 in 11 races this season (Most) – Twice in Playoff races Joey Logano: Best finisher of Championship 4…

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NASCAR NXS Information Sunday, November 11, 2018

NASCAR NXS Information Sunday, November 11, 2018 2018 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Christopher Bell: Best finisher of Championship 4 in 15 races this season – Most of Championship 4 Cole Custer: Best finisher of Championship 4 in 6 races this season Daniel Hemric: Best finisher of Championship 4 in 8 races this season – Once in Playoff races…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, November 9, 2018

The Daily Briefing Friday, November 9, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  This record Thursday night:   The Steelers and Panthers in the first quarter of Thursday night’s game did something no two teams had done in the Super Bowl era.   They combined for three touchdowns in 23 seconds, a record for the shortest span, according to…

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