With three of the best teams in the NFL off Sunday, some of the franchises sitting in the middle of the standings received a chance to shine in the national spotlight.
The most impressive teams during Sunday's 11-game slate aren't in playoff positions yet, but their Week 12 victories set them up for a continued surge up the standings in December.
Nothing changed at the top of the conference standings Sunday, as Kansas City and the Los Angeles Rams sat out Week 12 on bye weeks and New Orleans kept its lead atop the NFC with a Thursday victory over Atlanta.