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1. Quantifying the chaos

The 12th Saturday of the regular season brought the expected level of heart-stoppers and gobsmackers.

Third-ranked Texas A&M charged back from a 27-point halftime deficit to beat South Carolina and remain undefeated.

No. 16 Georgia Tech rallied from 11 down early in the fourth quarter to edge Boston College and avoid its second loss.

No. 18 Michigan kicked a walk-off field goal to beat back Northwestern.

All in all, six ranked teams lost and five won by less than a touchdown.

It was a stellar day for Notre Dame, which effectively clinched another College Football Playoff berth.

And for the SEC, where Oklahoma’s victory at Alabama propelled the Sooners into an advantageous position for a College Football Playof

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