Fellow NFL fans, there's a Jonathan Ogden-sized elephant in the room screaming at us like Gus Johnson calling a buzzer beater. I can't ignore it any longer. We've entered the hiccup of the NFL season where most fans care more about their fantasy teams than their real ones. Mid-December is playoff time in fantasy football. Meanwhile, mid-December is meaningless for most actual NFL teams.

Chiefs fans are selling seats like they're Rod Blagojevich.

Why do we do this to ourselves, fellow NFL fans? Because football just isn't football until your season ends miserably. We roll like that so it will feel that much better on the day when our fantasy or real team actually wins. Or at least that's what we keep telling ourselves.

Around the League

AFC North: Is it just the conspiracy theorist in me, or does Ed Reed literally have a football magnet placed somewhere inside his helmet? -- Full AFC North breakdown

AFC South: I told you last week that the Houston Texans were turning things around. What I failed to tell you was that Matt Schaub has begun wearing a crown of thorns off the field. Whoops. Sorry. -- Full AFC South breakdown

AFC West: -- When the Chiefs allowed Tatum "Bellhop" Bell to step out of an Aurora mall kiosk and rip them for almost 70 yards in a half, yeah, they made this whole worst-defense thing official. -- Full AFC West breakdown

NFC East: Clinton Portis. Fifty-four rushing yards in his last two. Sarcastically calls his coach a "genius." That's a leader? That's an MVP? I can't hear you, Washington Redskins fans.-- Full NFC East breakdown

NFC North: Did the Vikes feel sorry for their old flame Daunte Culpepper or something? How else can you possibly explain yet another Lions-Vikes nail biter?-- Full NFC North breakdown

NFC South: -- Speaking of DeAngelo Williams, just because you wear a No. 34 jersey doesn't mean that you have to play like Sweetness. Geez, what has gotten into that guy? Full NFC South breakdown

NFC West: Congratulations to the Cards and their fans -- all 14 of 'em! I wouldn't get too used to those Gatorade showers, though, Ken Whisenhunt. -- Full NFC West breakdown

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