After a lackluster 1 p.m. window of games, things really picked up late in the afternoon. The Raiders took another step forward with a victory over the Panthers in a game that had a playoff feel, while the Patriots' defense showed that it’s actually part of the team and not just riding Tom Brady’s coattails. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers put the clamps on the red-hot Seahawks. Ah, the sweet smell of the NFL after Thanksgiving, when the playoff push is on and the field gets separated between contenders and pretenders. There’s nothing like it, so let's dive right in…
Blanket Report
Your resident “Wet Blanket of Reason” takes the temperature of the most intriguing storylines out of Week 12 of the 2016 NFL season:
Go crazy, folks:
It’s time for the Texans to sit Osweiler: It wasn’t all his fault because the Chargers play good defense and his receivers had a tough time getting open at times, but the fact remains that Texans QB Brock Osweiler was just not good enough in Houston’s 21–13 loss.