Week 12’s Sunday games brought pretty much every ending you could think of: an onside kick recovery leading to overtime in Chicago, a missed chip-shot field goal from one of the NFL’s best kickers costing the Texans, a Carolina Panthers near-upset over the defending champs, and another miracle touchdown in Washington, but all for naught after a missed extra point.
The endings were exciting, but the games as a whole carried more meaning. The Athletic NFL writers Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen and Dan Pompei share their thoughts on all of these storylines and more.