ould not blame anyone if the defibrillators were busy this past weekend. The Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers put huge scares into people who went with them in knockout pools, falling behind by 20-0 and 16-0, respectively, before rallying. The Oakland Raiders were double-digit favorites and did not make it easy before topping the winless Bengals by seven. On to Week 12 and another testing schedule.
Don’t think about it
The Colts are battered and the Texans are coming off being crushed by Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. Thursday’s game is a big-time pass. A good, old-fashioned Duke-UNC rivalry could be on tap if Daniel Jones faces Mitchell Trubisky as the Bears play host to the Giants. That is if Trubisky’s suddenly injured hip recovers swiftly. Either way, neither team is worthy of pushing a season of chips to the middle of the table. The Eagles must have this game against the Seahawks. They can’t fall to 5-6 and be thinking playoffs. It is a great battle of the birds … to watch. There are three other wonderful matchups in Week 12: Packers-Niners on SNF, Cowboys-Patriots and Ravens-Rams on MNF. Goes without saying that none of these contests are worth playing in knockout pools. Evenly matched teams with special players all-around are great games to soak in and watch.