# NFL Week 13 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [November 25, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123 "2025-11-25T15:42:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/21 "2025-11-29T13:30:24Z")
And they actually do have very good hot dogs. They’re more know for their late night show and prickly staff, but they put out a good product. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/22 "2025-11-29T17:32:20Z")
Frank Ragnow, who had been a Pro Bowl center for the Lions before retiring this past off-season due to a string of injuries, had announced this past Wednesday that he was going to rejoin the Lions for the rest of this season. However, during a routine meeting with the Lions’ medical team yesterday, prior to being activated, they discovered that a hamstring injury he had been dealing with is a “grade 3 strain” – as a result, he failed his physical, and won’t be playing for Detroit this season. > **[Ragnow fails physical, won't join Lions this season](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47138093/center-frank-ragnow-fails-physical-not-rejoin-lions)** > > Four-time Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow has failed his physical and will not play for the Detroit Lions this season, the team announced. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/23 "2025-11-30T21:08:46Z")
Ladies and gentlemen, the Chicago Bears are now the #1 team in NFC. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/24 "2025-11-30T23:23:10Z")
The Seattle defense is celebrating Thanksgiving a few days late, feasting like crazy on Minnesota’s offense. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/25 "2025-11-30T23:30:53Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Ladies and gentlemen, the Chicago Bears are now the #1 team in NFC. The (small) YouTube channel Gridiron Grit has an interesting review of how the Chicago Bears seems to somehow manage to keep winning despite every reason to think they shouldn’t. Due to injuries they had to go deep on their bench and, somehow, these guys are pulling off the seeming impossible. Great to see! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/L02DFxYuiW0/maxresdefault.jpg "The Chicago Bears Are Exactly What The NFL Feared… NFL News") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L02DFxYuiW0) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/26 "2025-12-01T00:01:05Z")
> [@NFL Week 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-12/1024956/53): > > Finally, finally the world might see the majesty of Max Brosmer! > > This is the day that everything changed. Well… He went 19/30 for 126 yards, 0 TDs, 4 interceptions. So, there you go. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/27 "2025-12-01T01:06:40Z")
Steelers are now 6-6 and quite unlikely to make the playoffs. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/28 "2025-12-01T01:46:00Z")
I’m not sure if Bryce Young is actually getting better, or if he’s always going to be one of those inconsistent QBs with up weeks and down weeks. The Panthers cooled off the Rams today and played a pretty solid game to stay in the division hunt. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/29 "2025-12-01T01:47:32Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Ladies and gentlemen, the Chicago Bears are now the #1 team in NFC. Also…yay Panthers! 🙂 (I assume you mean their win is what got Chicago to #1…for now at least). ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/30 "2025-12-01T02:32:21Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Steelers are now 6-6 and quite unlikely to make the playoffs. **Somebody** has to win the AFC North. It might even be a team with a losing record. > **[What Happened To The AFC North?](https://www.outkick.com/sports/what-happened-afc-north-2025)** > > The AFC North typically has at least three teams competing for playoff spots by this point in the season, but a tough year has the division on pace to send just one team to the NFL postseason. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/31 "2025-12-01T02:41:04Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It might even be a team with a losing record. Heck, maybe it could be the first team ever to win a division with 10 losses. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/32 "2025-12-01T02:41:18Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Steelers are now 6-6 and quite unlikely to make the playoffs. Well, in the AFC North they have the same record as the first-place Ravens, so it’s not actually far-fetched they could qualify by displacing the Ravens. But they are at best looking like a team that might stagger into the postseason, soon to meet a well-deserved fate there. Their main hope is that the Ravens are looking about the same. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/33 "2025-12-01T02:43:54Z")
On the other end of the spectrum… Who had the Patriots as the best team in the NFL at the end of November? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/34 "2025-12-01T02:48:25Z")
Ravens (6-6) schedule: Steelers, Bengals, Patriots, Packers, Steelers Steelers (6-6) schedule: Ravens, Dolphins, Lions, Browns, Ravens Bengals (4-8) schedule: Bills, Ravens, Dolphins, Cardinals, Browns I’m guessing 9-8 wins the division. But I have no idea which team will win. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/35 "2025-12-01T02:51:46Z")
Also today, the Titans, Raiders, Saints, and Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention, joining the Giants. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/36 "2025-12-01T03:24:08Z")
The Steelers may be struggling, but it’s not Aaron’s fault. Just ask him. > **[Aaron Rodgers calls out unnamed receivers for skipping film sessions, running...](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/aaron-rodgers-calls-out-unnamed-receivers-for-skipping-film-sessions-running-wrong-routes)** > > The Steelers are slumping. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/37 "2025-12-01T03:24:55Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > but it’s not Aaron’s fault. Just ask him. “Nice” to see some things haven’t changed. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/38 "2025-12-01T04:06:18Z")
> [@3AxisCtrl](#): > > Well, in the AFC North they have the same record as the first-place Ravens, so it’s not actually far-fetched they could qualify by displacing the Ravens. But they are at best looking like a team that might stagger into the postseason, soon to meet a well-deserved fate there. The Seahawks won the NFC West once with a 7-and-9 record, and hosted a playoff game. They weren’t quite the pushover people thought they’d be. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/39 "2025-12-01T04:13:28Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > They weren’t quite the pushover people thought they’d be. At least Marshawn wasn’t. > **[Beast Quake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_Quake)** > > The Beast Quake was a National Football League (NFL) touchdown scored by Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch against the New Orleans Saints during a 2010–11 NFC Wild Card playoff game. Occurring in the fourth quarter while Seattle was up by four points, Lynch rushed for 67 yards and broke nine tackles to score a touchdown, which secured the Seahawks' eventual 41–36 victory. The play's name comes from Lynch's nickname "Beast Mode" and the subsequent celebration of Seahawks fans register... ---
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123/40 "2025-12-01T13:33:15Z")
Beast Quake: definitely a strong candidate for best NFL running play ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123.md?page=3)