The Daily Briefing Monday, February 5, 2018

The Daily Briefing Monday, February 5, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  It’s funny, we had a tight game with some close plays, but Gene Steratore gave us the confidence it was well officiated.  The big play in that regard was the ZACH ERTZ go-ahead TD that the NBC announcers were heading down the wrong road on (until someone…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, January 26, 2018

The Daily Briefing Friday, January 26, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  A rare double is possible.  From ESPN Stats & Info:   Bill Belichick and Nick Saban have dominated their professions of late. But since Saban won his first national title at Alabama in 2009, they’ve never won a championship in the same season.   The only…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, January 25, 2018

The Daily Briefing Thursday, January 25, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The DB heard yesterday that if you had blindly bet the underdog so far in the playoffs, you would have won 9 out of 10 (or maybe, depending on your odds, 8 of 9 with a push on Minnesota’s 5-point 29-24 win over New Orleans).  The…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 24, 2018

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 24, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Alberto Riveron will be back for a second season as the NFL’s head of officiating, ESPN feels the need to report.  Kevin Seifert:   The NFL will retain senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron for the 2018 season, a league spokesman told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, January 23, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Jason Owens of Shutdown Corner has some “prop” bets for you to consider for Super Bowl 52:   With the Super Bowl comes Super Bowl prop bets.   And as with most thing pop culture or otherwise today, many of the prop bets announced on Monday…

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NASCAR Sunday, January 21, 2018

NASCAR 2017 Sunday, January 21, 2018 2017 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins last season: 8 Martin Truex Jr. (Most wins by a driver in a season since Denny Hamlin won 8 in 2010) Most 2nd-place finishes last season: 8 Kyle Larson (4 Wins) Most top 3 finishes last season: 16 Martin Truex Jr. Most…

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NASCAR Daytona NXS Sunday, January 21, 2018

NASCAR Daytona NXS Sunday, January 21, 2018 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES DAYTONA STATS HIGHLIGHTS 27 Different winners in 52 Daytona NXS races 4 of last 6 season opener winners did not compete in Daytona 500 Dale Earnhardt & Tony Stewart tied for most wins with 7 7 of last 8 winners were first-time Daytona winners 12 Different winners last…

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NASCAR The Clash of Daytona Sunday, January 21, 2018

NASCAR The Clash of Daytona Sunday, January 21, 2018 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…

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NASCAR DAYTONA 500 Sunday, January 21, 2018

NASCAR Daytona 500 Sunday, January 21, 2018 DAYTONA 500 & DUEL STATS HIGHLIGHTS 4 Different leaders final 4 laps in 2017 Daytona 500 – Elliott 197, Truex Jr. 198, Larson 199 & Kurt Busch 200 Kurt Busch led only final lap winning 2017 Daytona 500 – Lap 30 speeding penalty Kurt Busch first full-time driver to win Daytona…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 17, 2018

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 17, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  We don’t know what the demand is going to be for tickets to Super Bowl 52, but the NFL thinks the tickets are more valuable than last year.  Charles Robinson of YahooSports.com looks at the market:   In the unlikely event that you have an elite…

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