Thanksgiving Day's triple-header established the Vikings as the team to beat in the NFC...until the Philadelphia Eagles welcomed the Chicago Bears into Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday and reminded everyone that they deserve to be considered the NFL's best team with their 31-3 victory. Meanwhile, Tom Brady was dicing up Miami's defense on the way to a New England Patriots 35-17 win over the Miami Dolphins, making it clear that anyone who wants to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of this season must go through the 9-2 defending champs.
The view at the top is becoming clear.