This week: Loyalty, historical comps, a tragic hip injury, Mexican cheering tastes, pass-rusher mindsets, a self-admitted game manager, and burner accounts.

All eyes turn to Baylor, where Denzel Mims and the Bears host the Texas Longhorns with a chance to clinch a berth in the Big 12 title game. Elsewhere, Ohio State looks to stay undefeated against Penn State, Georgia hosts Texas A&M, and the TCU Horned Frogs head to Norman to play the Oklahoma Sooners.

The Jets played much better against Washington than they have in recent weeks, but the offensive line (and the quarterback) are still going through growing pains.

We look at the 10 defenses that have improved the most from 2018 to 2019. What are they doing differently, and how can they keep it up for the remainder of the season?

We start with a high-profile Thursday nighter, as the Colts (6-4) visit the Texans (6-4) in a game with major playoff implications. Key games on Sunday include Seattle (8-2) at Philadelphia (5-5), Carolina (5-5) at New Orleans (8-2), and Green Bay (8-2) at San Francisco (9-1).

Colder weather and a potential for rain may make things complicated for a Week 12 slate that is missing several excellent offenses on bye. Mind the weather as well as the venues and defenses while making your fantasy start and sit decisions.

You know about Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara, and Michael Thomas, but defensive backs such as Marshon Lattimore, Marcus Williams, and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson deserve credit for New Orleans' success as well.

This week's Off The Charts podcast is a Thursday special, previewing the huge Thursday night AFC South showdown between Indianapolis and Houston. Plus, previewing Dallas at New England leads to a discussion of what it means for defense to be less predictible than offense. (Click for audio link.)

Scott Spratt discusses his favorite and least favorite fantasy matchups for Week 12 including Matt Ryan, Nick Chubb, Derrick Henry, and Ryan Griffin on the positive and Dak Prescott, Josh Jacobs, Courtland Sutton, and Darius Slayton on the negative side of the draw. (Click for audio link.)

Playoff, schmayoff. The real debate is which is the worst team, UMass or Akron -- and whether they'll be the worst team in the last decade-plus.