diff --git a/messages/de.json b/messages/de.json
index 5c5a46b7b..1047b2c5b 100644
--- a/messages/de.json
+++ b/messages/de.json
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@
         "logMeasurement": "Messung erfassen"
       },
       "briefing": {
-        "title": "Tagesbriefing",
-        "viewAll": "Insights öffnen"
+        "title": "Tagesbriefing"
       }
     },
     "greetingSalutation": "Hallo, {name}",
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index f5e419f74..39de8b24b 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@
         "logMeasurement": "Log measurement"
       },
       "briefing": {
-        "title": "Today’s briefing",
-        "viewAll": "Open Insights"
+        "title": "Today’s briefing"
       }
     },
     "greetingSalutation": "Hi, {name}",
diff --git a/messages/es.json b/messages/es.json
index 3f42877e9..ae92a339a 100644
--- a/messages/es.json
+++ b/messages/es.json
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@
         "logMeasurement": "Registrar medición"
       },
       "briefing": {
-        "title": "Resumen de hoy",
-        "viewAll": "Abrir Insights"
+        "title": "Resumen de hoy"
       }
     },
     "greetingSalutation": "Hola, {name}",
diff --git a/messages/fr.json b/messages/fr.json
index 82c8922ef..23645cb90 100644
--- a/messages/fr.json
+++ b/messages/fr.json
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@
         "logMeasurement": "Saisir une mesure"
       },
       "briefing": {
-        "title": "Briefing du jour",
-        "viewAll": "Ouvrir Insights"
+        "title": "Briefing du jour"
       }
     },
     "greetingSalutation": "Bonjour, {name}",
diff --git a/messages/it.json b/messages/it.json
index 0c572fa4c..04c1c0381 100644
--- a/messages/it.json
+++ b/messages/it.json
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@
         "logMeasurement": "Registra misurazione"
       },
       "briefing": {
-        "title": "Briefing di oggi",
-        "viewAll": "Apri Insights"
+        "title": "Briefing di oggi"
       }
     },
     "greetingSalutation": "Ciao, {name}",
diff --git a/messages/pl.json b/messages/pl.json
index eec36bce2..914bbd61b 100644
--- a/messages/pl.json
+++ b/messages/pl.json
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@
         "logMeasurement": "Zapisz pomiar"
       },
       "briefing": {
-        "title": "Briefing dnia",
-        "viewAll": "Otwórz Insights"
+        "title": "Briefing dnia"
       }
     },
     "greetingSalutation": "Cześć, {name}",
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/hero/__tests__/briefing-spotlight.test.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/hero/__tests__/briefing-spotlight.test.tsx
index 8c72401be..2d6a6eb34 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/hero/__tests__/briefing-spotlight.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/hero/__tests__/briefing-spotlight.test.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ describe("<BriefingSpotlight>", () => {
     });
     expect(html).toContain('data-slot="dashboard-briefing-spotlight"');
     expect(html).toContain("Short on sleep this week");
-    expect(html).toContain('href="/insights"');
+    // The heading itself links to the briefing card anchor; the former
+    // separate "view all" text link is gone.
+    expect(html).toContain('href="/insights#daily-briefing"');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('data-slot="dashboard-briefing-spotlight-link"');
     expect(html).toContain("-1.2 h");
     // Signals win over key findings when present.
     expect(html).not.toContain("should not appear when signals exist");
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/hero/briefing-spotlight.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/hero/briefing-spotlight.tsx
index dcdc6f95a..5954030a8 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/hero/briefing-spotlight.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/hero/briefing-spotlight.tsx
@@ -152,18 +152,17 @@ export function BriefingSpotlight({
 
   return (
     <div data-slot="dashboard-briefing-spotlight" className="space-y-2">
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
-        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase">
-          {t("dashboard.hero.briefing.title")}
-        </p>
-        <Link
-          href="/insights"
-          data-slot="dashboard-briefing-spotlight-link"
-          className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground text-[11px] underline underline-offset-2"
-        >
-          {t("dashboard.hero.briefing.viewAll")}
-        </Link>
-      </div>
+      {/* The heading itself routes to the briefing card on /insights —
+          quiet (no underline, hover lift only). The former separate
+          "open Insights" text link is gone: it thickened the card while
+          every signal row below already deep-links. */}
+      <Link
+        href="/insights#daily-briefing"
+        data-slot="dashboard-briefing-spotlight-title"
+        className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground inline-block text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase transition-colors"
+      >
+        {t("dashboard.hero.briefing.title")}
+      </Link>
       <div className="space-y-2">
         {rows.map((row, index) => {
           const Icon = METRIC_ICON[row.sourceMetric];
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/hero/dashboard-hero.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/hero/dashboard-hero.tsx
index ed226a59d..08133cb84 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/hero/dashboard-hero.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/hero/dashboard-hero.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import { ScoreRing } from "@/components/insights/derived/score-ring";
 import type { RingHue } from "@/components/insights/derived/ring-hues";
 import { RestModeBanner } from "@/components/insights/rest-mode-banner";
 import { BriefingSpotlight } from "@/components/dashboard/hero/briefing-spotlight";
+import { METRIC_HREF } from "@/components/insights/daily-briefing";
 import {
   resolveDashboardVerdict,
   type DashboardVerdictVariant,
@@ -199,6 +200,23 @@ export function DashboardHero({
   const cta = verdict.cta;
   const ctaLabelKey = CTA_LABEL_KEY[verdict.variant];
 
+  // Link-CTA verdicts WITHOUT a button label (scoreDrop, briefing) make
+  // the sentence itself the link — after the broad "open Insights"
+  // button was dropped the sentence was a dead end. The briefing
+  // sentence deep-links to the picked finding's metric sub-page (the
+  // METRIC_HREF map the briefing rows use); metrics without a routed
+  // sub-page fall back to the resolver's `/insights` href. Verdicts
+  // with their own action (take dose, view BP, …) keep the button.
+  const sentenceHref =
+    cta !== null && cta.kind === "link" && !ctaLabelKey
+      ? verdict.variant === "briefing" &&
+        typeof verdict.values.sourceMetric === "string"
+        ? (METRIC_HREF[
+            verdict.values.sourceMetric as keyof typeof METRIC_HREF
+          ] ?? cta.href)
+        : cta.href
+      : null;
+
   // ── Provisional score copy ──────────────────────────────────────────
   // The score's four pillars are weight, BP, mood, and medication
   // compliance. When ANY of them already carries data, a null score is
@@ -250,13 +268,24 @@ export function DashboardHero({
               {welcomeText}
             </p>
             <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-2">
-              <p
-                data-slot="dashboard-hero-verdict"
-                data-verdict-variant={verdict.variant}
-                className="text-foreground/90 text-base font-medium"
-              >
-                {sentence}
-              </p>
+              {sentenceHref ? (
+                <Link
+                  href={sentenceHref}
+                  data-slot="dashboard-hero-verdict"
+                  data-verdict-variant={verdict.variant}
+                  className="text-foreground/90 hover:text-foreground text-base font-medium transition-colors"
+                >
+                  {sentence}
+                </Link>
+              ) : (
+                <p
+                  data-slot="dashboard-hero-verdict"
+                  data-verdict-variant={verdict.variant}
+                  className="text-foreground/90 text-base font-medium"
+                >
+                  {sentence}
+                </p>
+              )}
               {cta !== null && ctaLabelKey ? (
                 cta.kind === "link" ? (
                   <Button
diff --git a/src/components/insights/daily-briefing.tsx b/src/components/insights/daily-briefing.tsx
index d592ec7d5..de811b058 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/daily-briefing.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/daily-briefing.tsx
@@ -379,9 +379,13 @@ export function DailyBriefing({
     // straight on its content and the surface reclaims the vertical
     // space the in-card header used to occupy.
     <section
+      // Anchor target for the dashboard spotlight's heading link
+      // (`/insights#daily-briefing`); `scroll-mt-28` is the app-wide
+      // sticky-header offset token.
+      id="daily-briefing"
       data-slot="daily-briefing-section"
       aria-label={t("insights.dailyBriefing.title")}
-      className="space-y-3"
+      className="scroll-mt-28 space-y-3"
     >
       <SectionHeading
         icon={Sparkles}
diff --git a/src/lib/dashboard/__tests__/verdict.test.ts b/src/lib/dashboard/__tests__/verdict.test.ts
index c768586ce..8e12f1d52 100644
--- a/src/lib/dashboard/__tests__/verdict.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dashboard/__tests__/verdict.test.ts
@@ -606,7 +606,10 @@ describe("rung 8 — briefing", () => {
       NOW,
     );
     expect(verdict.variant).toBe("briefing");
-    expect(verdict.values).toEqual({ headline: WATCH_FINDING.headline });
+    expect(verdict.values).toEqual({
+      headline: WATCH_FINDING.headline,
+      sourceMetric: WATCH_FINDING.sourceMetric,
+    });
     expect(verdict.cta).toEqual({ kind: "link", href: "/insights" });
   });
 
@@ -623,7 +626,10 @@ describe("rung 8 — briefing", () => {
       NOW,
     );
     expect(verdict.variant).toBe("briefing");
-    expect(verdict.values).toEqual({ headline: FRESH_FINDING.headline });
+    expect(verdict.values).toEqual({
+      headline: FRESH_FINDING.headline,
+      sourceMetric: FRESH_FINDING.sourceMetric,
+    });
   });
 
   it("skips a STALE briefing even in ready-shaped delivery", () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/dashboard/verdict.ts b/src/lib/dashboard/verdict.ts
index ef5b255aa..dbeb9946e 100644
--- a/src/lib/dashboard/verdict.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dashboard/verdict.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,10 @@ export function resolveDashboardVerdict(
     const picked = findings.find((f) => f.tone === "watch") ?? findings[0];
     return {
       variant: "briefing",
-      values: { headline: picked.headline },
+      // `sourceMetric` rides along so the hero can deep-link the
+      // sentence to the picked finding's metric sub-page (METRIC_HREF);
+      // renderers that don't know the field ignore it.
+      values: { headline: picked.headline, sourceMetric: picked.sourceMetric },
       cta: { kind: "link", href: "/insights" },
     };
   }