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What I learned in Week 13 of the NFL season...

In Week 13 of the NFL season, I learned that...

- ..., after the division's pitiful showing on Sunday, Unsolved Mysteries will be airing an episode, entitled, "The AFC North: How can the teams all be above .500?"

- ..., with their two main NFL teams combining to go 5-18 (pending the Monday night outcome, sorry Buffalo), New York and New Jersey residents will be throwing an At-Least-We-Have-Rutgers party in the near future.

- ...the Oakland Raiders may have wanted to follow the St. Louis Rams' lead, protested the Ferguson police shooting, so they could have received notice for something other than their play on the field.

- ..., with their two teams at 7-5, the Harbaughs are tentatively planning on hosting a party shortly after the regular season ends, and will call it, "Remember when we were in the Super Bowl that one year?"

- , whether it's 100 degrees or 20 and snowing, Bill Belichick looks cold.

- ...it's unlikely Jerry Jones will say, "How about them Cowboys defense?" anytime in the near future.

- ...the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys will soon start a new trend in comedy, where they'll generate hundreds of your-defense-is-so-bad jokes.

- ...the quarterback situation is so bad in Arizona, the Cardinals have asked Matt Leinart if he'd like to play again.

- ..., after protesting the ruling of the Ferguson police shooting, the St. Louis Rams may want to start protesting the fact they play in the NFC West and not the NFC South.

- ..., to provide the ultimate challenge for himself, Chip Kelly will attempt to make Ryan Leaf a successful NFL quarterback.

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