Week 12 is in the books! It was a great week for almost upsets, as the Giants led the Lions for much of their game , the Colts had the Chiefs exactly where they wanted them, and the Jets led the Ravens at the half . No lead was safe, including the 21-point one the Eagles -- typically a paragon of lead management -- built against the Cowboys .

Winning is hard in the NFL. Harder still? Writing NFL columns. Every Tuesday, I'll spin the previous week of NFL action forward, looking at what the biggest storylines mean and what comes next. We'll seek measured reactions to everyone's overreactions, celebrate the exciting stuff that nobody is appreciating and highlight what you might have missed Sunday and Monday.

There will be film. There will be stats (a whole section of them). And the

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