Current status: A former first-round draft pick, Linderbaum is in the midst of his fourth season as the anchor of Baltimore's front, which isn't enjoying its finest season blocking for Lamar Jackson but still has Baltimore as a top-five rushing offense. Initial Pro Bowl voting suggests he's also on his way to a third straight all-star nod.

Where Jacksonville’s mercurial 8-4 is defined by game-to-game vagaries, Indianapolis’ 8-4 is the result of a slow slide back to reality. After averaging 3.5 points per possession during their 7-1 start, that number was down at 2.0 over the last four games.

The Dallas Cowboys are suddenly over .500 at 6-5-1 after a 31-28 victory over the Chiefs on Thanksgiving. On the flip side, the Lions are coming off a 31-24 Tha

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With a bludgeoning of the New York Giants on Monday night, the New England Patriots moved to 11-2, the best record in the NFL, and Drake Maye leapfrogged Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford to become a minus-odds favorite to win NFL MVP.