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What I learned in Week 12 of the NFL season...

In Week 12 of the NFL season, I learned...

- ...the Washington Redskins, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys all gave their sincerest thanks for playing in the NFC East.

- ...Aaron Rodgers, to go along with his touchdown celebration dance, is now thinking about coming up with a being-sacked dance.

- ...the Detroit Lions are asking the NFL to only count wins and losses from three weeks back to the end of the season.

- ...the only thing better than Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family is watching two teams with a combined record of 5-15 playing on Monday night.

- ...ESPN faces quite the conundrum, in making up the QBR statistic, yet blessing Brock Osweiler for his stellar 32 rating on the 100-point scale.

- ...Odell Beckham Jr.'s hands are 49% human 51% glue.

- ...players are calling on all officials to attend an FA (Flagoholics Anonymous) meeting very soon.

- ...when asked about his greatest fear, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan instantly responded, "The red zone."

- ...Tom Brady's ultimate dream is to get into a shouting match with Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly.

- ...the same comedians known for making your-mama-is-so-fat jokes are now concocting a list of the New-Orleans-Saints-defense-is-so-bad jokes.

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