There really is no better drama than the National Football League. It seems as though every single game this last week was a nail biter, or at least something incredible happened.  From the snow shutting down Ralph Wilson Stadium, to Beckham's incredible catch, it was another week that reinforced that this is one of the greatest sports in all of the land.  But sadly, there's not enough time in the day to cover all the stories, so here are the top ones from Week 12.

1. The Broncos won...but they still have a lot to fix. Yes the Broncos had a phenomenal offensive outing by both land and air, but while many believe that winning cures all, when the score is 39-36, that's cause for concern.  Once again the defense seemed out of sorts and kept the Dolphins in the game the whole way. Denver has to figure out how to play a complete game on all sides of the ball, and they have done it on several occasions this season, or it's going to be a disastrous post season for them once again.  

2. The Raiders can play ball after all. It took eleven games this year, but the Raiders finally put together a whole game and pulled in their first win of the season.  It's got to be a relief for the entire franchise, it shows they are capable of doing something worthwhile, but there is still a long road ahead for a franchise that is this utterly and completely broken.

3. The Washington Redskins have seen enough of RG3. It's official, as of press time Washington has benched Robert Griffin III.  After spending a king's ransom of draft picks to grab the young man a few years ago, his constant mistakes, inability to develop into a pocket passer, much less handle the basics of being an NFL Quarterback, this is likely how the story ends at FedEx Field.  While the organization says they will stand by his development in the future, we all know that RG3's time is up in Washington and he will likely be traded or released.  I applaud the franchise for sucking it up and realizing that Robert is not their franchise quarterback.  It's not an easy call to move on like this, but hopefully RG3 can find success with another franchise and learns from this experience.  

4. The Kicker is still an important part of football. There was much debate over the last year that kickers had it easy, and that their position may someday no longer be a part the sport. This year the league added taller goalposts, and even experimented with moving the PAT further back, all in an effort to make it tougher and while kickers keep nailing PAT's and FG's, Brandon McManus' fall from grace is a fine story that shows how important a kicker really is to the sport and a team and how tough their job really is.  His four missed FG attempts are proof of how hard it is to nail the uprights and how much work goes into what seems like an automatic motion.  Hopefully his subsequent release from the Denver Broncos is a reminder to the league that the Kicker will always matter and to respect them for their craft. 

5. The Cleveland Browns are one incredible football team. Quarterback Brian Hoyer has seen his most inconsistent stretch as a starting quarterback all season and yet, he willed his team to a win against the Atlanta Falcons, a team that on paper should have won that game. The Browns have simply been an incredible story all year, with Hoyer keeping Johnny Football at bay, the defense making big plays when they need to and the fact that this team is in the hunt for a playoff spot, this is a squad that is simply fun to watch every week and this could be the makings of the turnaround Cleveland fans have been waiting for.  

It was a wild and incredible week in the NFL last week. We saw the return of old school football with the Steelers, some ugly upsets and more of the same from the teams that simply cannot win.  In fact there were some amazing stories that emerged this week on the field and sadly, we don't have time to cover them all so here are the biggest stories from Week 11.  

1. The Denver Broncos coaching staff is the root of the team's problems. How does the defending AFC Champion, with one of the league's top quarterbacks, a talented wide receiver corps and two of the best pass rushers in the league lose to the St. Louis Rams? Bad coaching. The Broncos looked unprepared for the Rams, on every side of the ball.  Once more the defense played soft, and the offense was anemic. Denver is quickly garnering a reputation for being a team that will fold if you punch them in the mouth and that's all on the coaches. Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio has to start calling plays that don't involve Von Miller playing in coverage or make the blitz so obvious teams can respond and Offensive Coordinator Adam Gase cannot continue to abandon the run and expect Peyton Manning to throw all day.  But the buck stops with John Fox, as Head Coach he needs to expect better of his team and his coaches, and if we are seeing play like this, that means he is accepting it.  The most troubling image from this game is Peyton Manning snapping at Fox for not calling a time out in the first half to get Peyton the ball. The team needs to believe in their coach and if this kind of garbage coaching continues, Denver may be enjoying the Super Bowl from the comfort of home.  

2. It's time to end the Robert Griffin III experiment. Let's be honest, the kid just isn't the franchise quarterback Washington was hoping for. The injuries aren't even the issue, it's the fact he is just plain a bad quarterback. Leadership skills? You won't find them here. Last week's press conference where he felt the need to call out the team most certainly didn't win him any points in the locker room.  He has trouble reading defenses, he has yet to do anything special since his first year in the league, it's just a disaster.  Heck even the fans have turned on him, since they were heard chanting "We want Colt!" last week at the stadium. Yes, it will cost owner Daniel Snyder some money to cut him loose, but since when has that mattered since he has poured millions upon millions in dead cap space on free agent busts. Either way, Head Coach Jay Gruden deserves a QB designed for his system and its time for Snyder to suck it up, let go of the ego, admit RG3 was the wrong choice and move on.  

3. The Cardinals are truly the team to beat in the NFC.  As we near the playoffs, it's looking more and more that the NFC road to Super Bowl XLIX, has to go through Arizona, which is ironic seeing as how the big game will be played in their home stadium, but this team is seriously damn good.  Even without Carson Palmer at the helm, Drew Stanton is playing some awesome football. They are stifling on defense and that's why they have the best record in the NFL right now.  

4. The Patriots are the team to beat in the AFC. It's been a complete turnaround for Tom Brady and company since they were embarrassed on national television.  Since then they have been playing lights out football, pouring on the points, shutting down other teams on defense and all around dominating anyone that comes their way.  There is a solid chance they are headed deep into the playoffs.  

5. Will Green Bay put up another 50 point plus game on a team?  It's been a wild and crazy two weeks for the Packers, with Aaron Rodgers carving up opposing defenses like a thanksgiving turkey.  They just keep scoring at will. Sure one of those teams just happened to be the struggling Bears, but a repeat performance against Philly speaks to the fact that they are on a roll right now and it should be fun to watch them play this week.   

It was another amazing week of football in the NFL and the divide is starting to show. Teams that are heading for the playoffs are playing some of their finest football to get ready to compete for the title while teams that are seeing their season slip away are starting to make changes on their squad and tinker with the roster to see who will go and who will stay.  Either way, we are now in the home stretch and before Week 11 kicks off tonight here are the top stories from last week. 

1. The Cleveland Browns are the kings of the AFC North. Brian Hoyer has been a solid leader and a solid quarterback. The defense is doing its job and what do you know? The Browns are likely heading to the playoffs barring a disaster.  It's an impressive turn around for a team that everyone had written off at the start of the year and my kudos to them.  

2. The Raiders could go 0-16.  Yes, I'm a Denver fan.  Yes, I would love to see this happen on principle alone, but I say that they may go without a win this year simply because of how bad they are playing and it seems like there is no hope or fight left in this team.  They came out and played some solid ball against the Broncos last Sunday at the start of the game, but then mistakes were made on the C.J. Anderson touchdown and you could see the fire from the Raiders just disappear.  They may scrap with you, but once you get them down and making mistakes, that's it and there is a solid chance they may not win a game this year. 

3. Speaking of teams that have utterly lost their drive, let's talk about Chicago.  Two massive blowouts in two weeks and no one wearing a Bears helmet seems to care.  It's a nightmare in Chi-town right now.  Jay Cutler is playing the worst football of his career. The Defense looks lost and the results are embarrassing for this franchise. The fan base is livid and has every right to be.  I would honestly expect some massive housecleaning at the end of this dismal season and it's definitely warranted.  

4. The Return of Mark Sanchez.  Yes, he's back and it turns out, he is quite the efficient quarterback.  He won another game for Philadelphia and did it in impressive fashion, throwing for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Considering how much we remember Mark for the "butt fumble" years ago, this is an amazing turn around and great news for Philly fans, Sanchez has given life to anemic quarterback play in this town and well...if this isn't a fluke the Eagles are going to win a lot of games.  

5. The Pittsburgh Steelers are inconsistent.  Sure, they're 6-4 but um...they lost to the Jets last week. That's a big deal since the Jets are one of the worst squads in football right now. But it speaks to the fact that Pittsburgh has no identity as a team right now.  One minute they're a white hot offense, the next, eh.  The same goes for its defense. Sure, there's a good chance they will make the playoffs, but without finding that identity and consistency, expect an early exit from this team come January.  

Wow, what a week of football.  We saw some blow out games, moments of heroism and other teams that continued to leave us scratching our heads, looking at you, Oakland.  Either way it was another week filled with incredible stories and before we start Week 10, here's the ones that caught my eye from last week.  

1. The problem in Denver is the coaching, plain and simple.  You have Peyton Manning playing the best ball of his career. Von Miller and Demarcus Ware destroying offensive lines and you lose by 22 points in New England. That can mean only one thing, bad coaching and for anyone who doubts me on that, look at the tape. It was a conservative game plan, filled with a couple of aggressive plays to a control a New England squad that wanted to put the Broncos down. Coach Fox and his staff need to quit with the mixing of conservative and aggressive games and give the Broncos an identity as either a smash mouth team to fear, or one that you can beat psychologically.  Enough tinkering Coach, we've seen what Sunday's game plan does (Super Bowl XLVIII anyone?) and what happens when you let loose (SNF against the Ravens anyone?) so let's stick with the latter please. 

2. Well, it's time to talk about RG3.  So.  Washington's "star" quarterback had time to rest, rehab and watch a ton of film.  One would think that would equate to some improvement when game time arrived and spoiler alert...it didn't.  Griffin was his usual inconsistent self, in a game filled with moments where Washington fans held their breath every time RG3 was sacked hard, something that happened often by the way.  Take that mess of a game, combined with reports that Griffin has lost the locker room as a leader and maybe it's just time to move on.  

3. Mark Sanchez was a pleasant surprise.  After an ugly end to his career with the New York Jets, Mister Sanchez quietly became the number two in Philadelphia and in many ways was forgotten until Nick Foles broke his collarbone and he was forced to step in and well...Philadelphia won. Granted he didn't look like an all star, but he got the job done and looked a jillion times better than his time in NY and that's pretty awesome. Guess we will see what progress he's made since the job is now his to lose, broken collarbone or no, Foles has not played well.  

4. The Arizona Cardinals are scary good.  There's a reason they are 7-1 and atop the league, they're awesome.  This is a squad that was getting knocked around by Dallas...for a little while. You could see the adjustments in the middle of the game, the patience they exhibited and that's why they won. They executed an adjusted game plan in the middle of the first quarter, they frustrated the Cowboys and wore them down.  It's some fine football they are playing right now, and they are the team to beat.  

5. Big Ben strikes twelve.  Another week, another record falling as Big Ben became the first NFL quarterback to toss 12 touchdowns in two consecutive games.  If anything we learned the gunslinger of old is still there, he's just been hiding under some dubious play calling from Todd Haley and well, maybe this is the clue to just turn Ben loose, because these last couple of weeks have been nothing short of spectacular.