Daily Briefing: Yes, there is a world out there on fall Sundays beyond the NFL.

ALSO: All the top headlines to finish the week. Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Fri Oct 20 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. As the New England Patriots were set to kick off Sunday I was far away from my couch, instead in the middle of a fairway probably shanking my second shot – as a side note, boy is my iron game bad right now – into the green. After a cold, windy morning at a Coventry baseball field watching my son and his team, the afternoon sun in Warwick was a welcome change. But the idea of skipping the Patriots for another leisure activity was once a non-starter. Game time meant at the very least listening on the radio, if watching wasn't an option. Those days feel long gone. [Saints Patriots Football] New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones, right, is seated on bench near wide receiver DeVante Parker, left, during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Michael Dwyer, AP With the Patriots floundering in a fashion more appropriate to my childhood years, there is a type of freedom that comes with it. There's no FOMO associated with seeing Mac Jones' latest cross-field throw get intercepted and returned for a touchdown. Instead, the world is open for business. If like me you're willing to diversify your Sunday, but golf isn't your thing, we can still help. Journal contributor Sue Anderson has rounded up more than a dozen options to turn your Sunday into a non-football fun day. Think along the lines of food tours, go-cart racing and so much more. Yes, there is a world out there on fall Sundays beyond the NFL. 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