Even with all the cowardly punting we've seen in recent years, Week 11 was an especially egregious display. Et tu Chip Kelly? "Riverboat Ron" Rivera is now playing nickel slots, hoping his bankroll will last the week, and Mike McCoy and Tony Sparano traded punts on fourth-and-short from mid-field as if in tacit agreement to apologize while saving face. Keep in mind Ken Whisenpunt's team doesn't play until tomorrow night.

The other horrific coaching spectacle was clock management, specifically the failure to use timeouts at the end of the first half. Again, Kelly was an offender, having to settle for a field goal down 27 in part because time ran out. But the Eagles went into the half with two unused timeouts. Teams seem to want to save the timeout just in case they need it for a field-goal attempt, while burning 25 seconds after a big pass play to hustle and get a subsequent (and disorganized) play off. The Chargers also did this in their game against the Raiders. Burn the timeout, preserve the time, and all that hustling you did can come into play if you really need it. Much of the time, you don't because you've thrown an incomplete pass on third down - or scored a touchdown.

• A lot of Survivor upheaval today with Denver (9.5-point favorites) Washington (7-point) and New Orleans (8-point) going down. Of the big favorites, only the Chargers and Packers made it through, and I imagine pools got whittled down quite a bit.

• Coby Fleener looks like Jimmy Graham and vice-versa. Speaking of which, why can't Drew Brees light up opposing defenses at home anymore? He used to be automatic for 350 and three.

• Arizona is a tough place to play, but how does Matt Stafford manage 6.1 YPA, zero TD's and six points with Calvin Johnson healthy? They weren't kidding when they said Joe Lombardi was bringing the Saints offense to Detroit - the 2014 edition.

• Arian Foster is a great running back, but there's a reason the Vegas lines don't move a whole lot unless a QB is scratched. It was a nice showing by Alfred Blue, but the Browns run defense has been an easy target all year.

• Josh Gordon is back in Week 12 - for those of you who were able to stash him and stay in contention. Brian Hoyer completed only 20 of 50 passes Sunday, but had 330 yards (6.6 YPA) which is bad but not Stafford bad, especially when you adjust for personnel.

• What steroids are the current crop of kickers on, and where can I get some? Why is Adam Vinatieri hitting 53-yarders with 10 yards to spare in his 40s, when he never had that kind of leg in his supposed prime? Phil Dawson and Matt Bryant are the same way. And Dan Bailey, Stephen Gostkowski and Justin Tucker are automatic from anywhere.

• The association with Papa John's and its founder is beneath Peyton Manning. Incidentally, for those that think Manning is the epitome of class and charm, this George Carlin clip about sports' most popular heroes from a decade ago is worth watching (NSFW.)

• Manning is such a great stat compiler that even in a terrible game in which his team scored only seven points, he managed to get his TD pass and 389 passing yards, the most of any quarterback this week. Meanwhile, the Packers scored 53 points, and Aaron Rodgers took his foot off the gas for only 341 yards and three TDs.

• You have to love Mark Sanchez getting 346 yards and three TDs in a game where he didn't play well and the team got blown out. Sanchez made some good throws, though.

• Robert Griffin was terrible for the portions of that game I was able to tolerate. He's fast, but looks lost in the pocket, with no idea where the rush is coming from. The Bucs, arguably the worst defense in the league, got to him six times and picked him twice.

• With all the great rookie receivers, Mike Evans has emerged as the best over the last few weeks. He has to rank in the same range as established stars like Alshon Jeffery.

• I left Jonas Gray on my bench in the NFFC for Branden Oliver because PPR.

• What a no-show at home by the favored Colts in a key game for playoff positioning. Even though Tom Brady didn't play well - making two bad (and wholly unnecessary) decisions on his interceptions - the Pats rolled easily. Week 13 at Lambeau should be a better test for them.

• Eli Manning looked like he was shaving points on a couple throws, right into the hands of defenders who weren't even 15 yards down the field. Even so, the Giants were knocking on the door with a chance to win the game, but for some reason called four straight passes from the five. If you don't make the opposing team defend the threat of both run and pass it's too easy for it to apportion its resources. The Giants also got stuffed on a 4th-and-1, running into the teeth of the 49ers defense. The same principle applies - spread it out, so you're not announcing where the defense needs to put all its people.

• The oddest fact about the Giants this season is they struggled terribly in the preseason to grasp Ben McAdoo's new Green Bay-style offense, looked awful in Week 1, improved in Week 2 and played great in Weeks 3-5, with its up-tempo pace and quick throws. Then, for no apparent reason, they abandoned it entirely, huddling, using the full clock and having Manning holding the ball for far longer with disastrous results. I cover the Giants and haven't heard a good explanation as to why.

• The Vikings offense set up its only touchdown on a fake punt, 48-yard run by Andrew Sendejo. Against the Bears. As good as the rookie receiver class has been, the quarterback one has been almost commensurately as bad.