"As the NFL's playoff picture begins to take shape, several of Week 11's matchups both clarified things and muddied them further. Before "Sunday Night Football" between the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles -- the NFC's top two contenders by record -- eight of the day's 13 games were decided by one score. Eight of those 13 games were also divisional matchups. The combination of close finishes and familiar foes provided plenty of fuel for trash talk and sharp sound bites as some of the game's best moments come from what's said before or after the whistle."
" I ain't never opened my mouth to that guy. ... I didn't spit on nobody"
"I'm pissed off. ... I don't got no panic in me man."
Week 11 featured numerous one-score games and a high number of divisional matchups that influenced the evolving NFL playoff picture. Eight of 13 games were decided by one possession, and eight games were divisional, culminating in a marquee Sunday Night Football meeting between the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles. Tight finishes and familiar opponents generated combustible moments and memorable postgame sound bites. Players and coaches translated on-field momentum into sharp podium lines, with incidents including Jalen Ramsey's ejection for throwing a punch and Ja'Marr Chase denying a spitting allegation. The Chargers suffered a lopsided loss and Khalil Mack voiced clear frustration.
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