The Daily Briefing Friday, October 25, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING    NFC NORTH  DETROITWR JAMESON WILLIAMS has abandoned his appeal to NFL Justice.  The Athletic: The NFL has officially suspended Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams for two games without pay following a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy, the league announced Thursday. The third-year speedster accepted the suspension via a statement released…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, November 3, 2024

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON 12-RYAN BLANEY 2nd Championship 4 (2023 & ’24) – 2023 Champion Advanced to Championship 4 – Finished 32nd at Las Vegas, 2nd at Miami & Martinsville winner Best finisher of Championship 4 in 10 races this season – Twice in Playoff races 22-JOEY LOGANO 6th Championship 4 (2014,…

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NASCAR Phoenix Sunday, November 3, 2024

Phoenix NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights 12-RYAN BLANEY Best finisher of Championship 4 in 3 of 9 Phoenix races all 4 competed against each other 18th Phoenix NCS race (431 Laps led) – Best finish: 2nd (11/22, 3/23 & 11/23) Finished 5th at Phoenix 3/24 – Started 16th, finished top 10 in Stage 1 &…

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NASCAR Martinsville Sunday, October 27, 2024

Martinsville NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights 10 Different winners last 10 Martinsville Playoff races – Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Christopher Bell & Ryan Blaney Martinsville April Hendrick Motorsports swept top 3 – First time a team swept top 3 positions at…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, October 27, 2024

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON 18 Different winners in 34 races this season Record for different winners in a season: 19 (1956, ’58, ’61, ’01 & ‘22) 6 Different winners in 8 Playoff races this season – Kyle Larson & Joey Logano 2 wins each 5 Different winners in 6 short track races…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, October 22, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING  If The Season Ended Today: NFC                                          W-L      ConfDetroit                     North        5-1       5-1Washington             East          5-2       3-1Seattle                     West        4-3       1-3Atlanta                    South        4-3       4-1Minnesota               WC1         5-1       3-1Green Bay               WC2         5-2       2-2Chicago                   WC3         4-2       2-0        Philadelphia                            4-2       3-2Tampa Bay                                4-3       4-1Dallas                                      3-3       1-2Arizona                                        3-4       2-3San Francisco                             3-4       1-3 The Lions are the…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, October 21, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING  As we head into Monday night, a note from Scott Kacsmar: @ScottKacsmarThe only 4Q lead changes in Week 7 were in the NFC North games.  NFC NORTH  DETROITKevin Patra of NFL.com recaps Detroit’s statement win in Minnesota: Dan Campbell told us from Day 1 what type of club he planned to build. Any lingering questions about…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, October 18, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  MINNESOTASeth Walder looks at the recent trade for RB CAM AKERS: Vikings trade for RB Akers in deal with TexansMinnesota Vikings get: RB Cam Akers, 2026 conditional seventh-round pickHouston Texans get: 2025 conditional sixth-round pickTrade date: Oct. 15 Grade for the Vikings: B-Grade for the Texans: B It’s déjà vu all over again…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, October 17, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH Charles McDonald of YahooSports.com sings the praises of the NFC North: The NFC North, though? This is what it’s all aboutThe NFC North is on the opposite spectrum as the aforementioned divisions. All of the NFC North’s teams are good and all of them would have the ability to win other divisions across the…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, October 16, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING  NFC NORTH  DETROITThe Lions have extended DT ALIM McNEILL.  Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com: Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill has agreed to a four-year contract extension, according to his agent, Mike McCartney at Vayner Sports. McNeill’s deal is worth $97 million, including $55 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He is the third member…

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