The 5 things we learned from NFL Week 12

With Monday Night closing down Thanksgiving weekend activity, the NFL continues to deliver unexpected results and multiple visiting team wins. Including game-winning field goals from Chicago and Las Vegas when time expired earlier in Week 12 on Thanksgiving, there have been 25 games decided by a last-second touchdown or field goal, the most of all. the times.

For several weeks, They flew under the radar, but now they are the team that is under everyone’s eyes.

The Patriots are on a promising ascent for the New England population and every week they play better. Again they are, the favorite villain. When they appear to be defeated, they resurface to cause trouble.

After dispatching the Tennessee Titans 36-13 in a January football-worthy physical game, New England retained its lead in the AFC East division and moved to second place in the conference.

The best defense in the NFL in terms of points allowed smothered his opponent once again, holding Tennessee to just 13 points.you.

Overall numbers (23 of 32, 310 yards, 2 TD) say Jones had one of his best games as a professional, continuing his tendency to make the right decisions. They are the kind of quarterbacks that Bill Belichick loves.

The Patriots have a secret weapon: Nick Folk

The 37-year-old is doing his job at a higher level than he possibly has since joining the Patriots last season. He ranks third in field shot percentage (91.9).

Folk has scored four or more field goals in a game five times this season.

Brady the Eternal

Tom Brady continues to build on his legacy as drug store profits from the sale of masks. On Sunday, Brady had a touchdown off running back Leonard Fournettte, the man of the game.

Brady, who has 30 touchdown passes this season, has nine career seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes, tying Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. Only Drew Brees has 10 seasons with this statistic.

Brady has said that he now wants to play until he is 50 years old. Joke or not, we are sure that he will capture several more marks in his walk in the NFL.

In the game against the Colts, Ron Gronkowski, an intimate of Brady, he registered his 30th game with at least 100 receiving yards.

Talent is inherited, touchdowns too?

Denver’s rookie cornerback, Pat Surtain had two interceptions, including a 70-yard return for a touchdown, in the Broncos’ 28-13 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Surtain, who had his first interception return for a touchdown in Week 12, and his father Patrick Surtain, who had two interception touchdowns during his 11-year NFL career, they are one of four known combinations of father and son, each with an intercept return.

Aaron Rodgers can play with pain

Despite having a broken little toe, Aaron Rodgers passed for 307 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions and ran for a touchdown in the Los Angeles’ victory. Packers 36-28 over the Los Angeles Rams.

Rodgers recorded the 60th game of his career with at least 300 passing yards and joined Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning as the only players with at least 60 games to throw for more than 300 yards and two touchdown passes. .

What did Cam Newton come back for?

The second opening of Cam Newton with the Panthers he ended up on the bench. After he scored a one-yard touchdown in the first quarter, the quarterback had a disastrous afternoon at complete five passes in 21 attempts. Newton finished with a 5.8 rating and two interceptions. The superb message he sent to the league on his return was forgotten after watching the performance against Miami.