Every week in the NFL is a new story. One of the things that makes the league so popular is the drama week in and week out, and one of the things that generates that drama is the time that narratives have to breathe in-between games. Sometimes it’s a full week, and other times it may be longer or shorter — but unlike other sports, when a game’s story can quickly get lost in the next game, football allows for each game to be a meaningful chapter in a season that is far shorter in terms of games played than that of other professional sports.