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“I guarantee you we’ll win the Super Bowl next year.” Alshon Jeffery said in January ... when he was a Bear. Does it still count? The league’s second-ranked offense is effectively spreading the wealth. Six Patriots have more than 400 yards from scrimmage. Just when the offense appears to be dialed in, RT Marcus Gilbert gets suspended for four games. Minnesota hasn’t lost since RB Dalvin Cook’s season-ending knee injury. Just when you thought Drew Brees was becoming the forgotten man in this offense, he saves an eight-game winning streak with season-high 385 passing yards. Last time out, they scored 45 points and racked up a franchiserecord 548 yards. Try not to screw up this offensive operation, TE Greg Olsen. An Week 11 loss might have been a reality check for a team with one win against an opponent with a winning record. Leonard Fournette is 260 yards away from becoming Jacksonville’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Maurice Jones-Drew in 2011. Winners of three out of four, the reigning NFC champs now head to Atlanta for three consecutive home games and a chance to catch fire. Try as he may, Russell Wilson can’t carry the team by himself. Seattle could use a run game to shield that staggered defense. No wideout can match Golden Tate’s 387 receiving yards ... after the catch. The next four opponents are combined 12-28. This is the time for Tennessee to find the extra gear it will need to make a run at a division title. Andy Reid has called for two passes this year by players not named Alex Smith. Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce both lofted interceptions. The only team left on their schedule with a winning record is a reeling Kansas City squad. The Bolts are very much alive in the AFC playoff chase. They’ve pitched shutouts in two of their last three games, feasting on backup quarterbacks. Dak Prescott has been sacked 12 times in two games without LT Tyron Smith and RB Ezekiel Elliott. Even at 33, TE Vernon Davis remains a stealthy game-breaking threat with 16 yards per reception. Looking for reasons they’ve underachieved? Oakland’s six takeaways are the fewest in the NFL. They somehow stole a win in Denver despite being outgained by 151 yards. They’re closer to a playoff berth than their play indicates. Apparently they were a playoff team after all. If only Ryan Fitzpatrick had been inserted into the starting lineup eight weeks ago. They’re one game out of the AFC’s second wild-card spot. Their remaining opponents are also a collective 36-24. Quit dreaming, NYJ fans. Sean McDermott might look back and realize he could have ended Buffalo’s playoff drought had he stuck with Tyrod Taylor. In three games since Aaron Rodgers went down, WR Jordy Nelson has been targeted 15 times, catching eight balls for 68 yards. Hmmm. Their last four losses have been by an average of 5.3 points. Will the front office ascribe that to youth or deficient coaching? Remember “WoodStrock”? The Fins should embrace the committee approach between Jay Cutler and Matt Moore. You’re not soft, Paxton Lynch. But we question how wise it is to start you in the same week that very capable offensive coordinator Mike McCoy was thrown to the wolves. Let’s see if you guys can get a 10th 1,000-yard year for Frank Gore, who needs to average 82 yards over the final six games. Rookie D’Onta Foreman’s final Week 11 carry resulted in a 34-yard TD ... and a blown Achilles tendon. Rookie TE Ricky Seals-Jones must have learned quite a bit while working with QB Blaine Gabbert on Arizona’s scout team. Given Seattle’s depleted secondary, this suddenly doesn’t look like such a bad time to take the shrink wrap off of Jimmy Garoppolo. Anyone notice the relative ambivalence of the home crowd when Aldrick Rosas kicked his game-winning field goal in overtime? Cleveland has five more turnovers than any other team and the league’s least-prolific offense at 15 points per game.