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Things I learned in Week 16 of the NFL season

- If the ultimate goal for teams was to lose via last-second field goals, the Detroit Lions would be on their way to the Super Bowl.

- Seattle has moved from unbeatable to almost unbeatable at home.

- Peyton Manning broke the record for touchdown passes in a season with 51, while his brother Eli Manning has 25 interceptions to his credit, which isn't even a personal record. All Peyton wants for Christmas is another Super Bowl ring and all Eli wants for Christmas is for his brother and defenders to stop making him look bad.

- When the Dolphins have to travel from an area that has 75 degree temperatures to Buffalo in late-December, it's probably wise to bet that Miami will score fewer points than the temperature at game-time.

- If this were Thanksgiving, Carolina quarterback Cam Newton would be giving thanks that he can put together just one good drive against a 10-4 New Orleans Saints team and lead his team to a victory due to the strength of the Panthers defense.

- The "Schwartz" obviously isn't Detroit Lions head coach Jim.

- The Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns should play in a bowl game called The We Always Seem To Find Ways To Lose Bowl. Yes, it would likely end in a tie.

- The officials at the Pittsburgh Steelers/Green Bay Packers game are thanking the football gods that Pittsburgh won after they botched a call when the Steelers blocked a Mason Crosby field goal. After the crew gets fined or suspended by the league, they'll make it a point to read the rule-book again - sober, this time.

- On Halloween next year, Joe Flacco will likely dress up like Tom Brady, because he wants to be him when he grows up, while Tom Brady will just go as himself.

 - If the Cleveland Browns had a middle name, it would be Almost.

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