What becomes of the turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes that engender such emotion at our Thanksgiving tables?

They’re scooped into containers to wait in the wings as leftovers, carrying the same potential for anticipation, joy, and possibly even anguish as when they first emerged from the oven.

So it is with the NFL teams that offered a familiar backdrop to Thursday’s feasts. Yes, Green Bay beat Detroit and Dallas edged Kansas City before Cincinnati thumped Baltimore. But who’s to say any of the defeated won’t be paraded for consumption again when the playoffs begin in January — that month when so many aspire to eat far, far less than they did during the holidays?

The Lions, Chiefs, and Ravens aren’t exactly familiar with the “In the Hunt” and “On the Bubble” headers on playoff outlo

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