NFL Report Cards: Team-by-Team Grades for Week 12

December 1, 2015   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

Have you ever seen an honors student react to a bad grade? 
It doesn't have to be an F. Even a C-plus will do the trick for the typical Hermione Granger-level overachiever. First, the lower lip starts quivering. Then comes a quick spin through the five stages of grief. This can't be happening! It's not fair! Can I get a retest? How can I possibly move on from this 78 on a chemistry quiz?
Finally, there's acceptance, usually in the form of a teacher showing Mr. or Ms. Valedictorian that even with the semi-poor grade, their average is 96.7.
Yes, we're talking about the Patriots. They got a poor grade this week. Some other contenders for No. 1 in the class like the Panthers, Bengals and Broncos earned some easy A's. Does that mean there is a changing of the guard atop the year-to-date GPAs? Before you find out, you'll learn that:
The Seahawks offense and defense switched places, Freaky Friday style. Rex Ryan replaced his brother as the guy with the least appropri...

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