This was a banner week for quitting and rattling cages in the NFL. pouted his way off the field Monday night after not getting any carries in Tenne see, guaranteeing that for Pittsburgh again. running back with his role in Cleveland, and was summarily let go. criticized for parking his Riverboat in 2013, and was by the . (Rivera says that Avant's comments had nothing to do with the release.)Niners linebacker e sentially , taking off his cleats and cutting his ankle tape because he didn't want to be part of a rotation in San Francisco. And in comments to NFL Media columnist Michael Silver, a rare case in which Lynch was about . Brooks and Lynch aren't gong anywhere this season because NFL teams have a sliding scale of transaction justice. Brooks and Lynch are too valuable to release, at least until February. Here are some of the other winners and losers from Week 11:'s Coach of the Year candidacy: OK, so every coach is battling for second place behind . But the job Reid is doing should not be ignored. The 7-3 in a game in which they lost the turnover battle (2-0) and threw just 16 pa ses, with just 18 yards gained from their wide receivers.It's strange to see a Reid-led team win with the running game, including clever uses of . Reid even made a smart, game-changing challenge Sunday against Seattle. The end of days are near.New England's chances to win the No. 1 seed: They have beaten the other three AFC division leaders by 70 points combined. That's hard to believe. The legend of : Who needs when the ' new power back can on a with a surprisingly entertaining straight-ahead style. Gray is so good that he Tuesday to up his total to 201 when a 2-yard lo s was correctly taken off the ledger due to an accepted penalty. Plus, anyone that allows us to close the ... : He's gone from a total unknown to a legitimate in the span of a month E.J. Ndoma-Ogar Jersey . He is making as big an impact right now as any linebacker in the league. The have found foundation pieces in Borland and outside linebacker . season ticket holders: At this point, wouldn't it be a surprise if the didn't host a Divisional Round game. (If not the NFC Championship.)San Diego's clock operator: Oakland wasn't going to get their first victory in nearly a year if they were given two more seconds on Sunday, but give the ' clock operator credit for making sure. Moving DownIndianapolis' Confetti Bo s: on Sunday night spawned a lot of on Twitter. If was still with the , this guy (or girl) would have been chastised publicly after the game. ' urgency: I never expected the ' season to be on the line in Week 12, but that's how feels. A lo s would erase any chance to win the division. And if the can't win tough games at home anymore, how are the going to win in Arizona, San Francisco and Philadelphia in games still on the schedule? ' playoff chances: Week 12 was supposed to be the turning point for this team. Get back, and things were going to look up for this team. Instead, the are coming off an with and . Anyone that bought an jersey: That thing might be out of date as early as next season. It would not be a huge surprise if Griffin is sent elsewhere, unle s owner Dan Snyder wants to find a different coach . : It's rare for a team to make this list after a win, but that's what the get for producing one of the most unwatchable games of the season coming off their bye. 's aggre sivene s: The entire felt like an exercise in finding out what fourth-down situations Caldwell would punt on. (Hint: All of them.) ' home invincibility: All of those winning streaks that dip back into previous years sound impre sive -- until you realize this team is a lot more like the 7-9 squad of 2012 that mi sed out on. (Yes, that season still counts.) The reality is that this squad needed a miracle to beat Tampa at home and now could be facing a three-game home losing streak with Baltimore coming to town.The latest Around The NFL Podcast from an action-packed Week 11. Find more Around The NFL content on . TreSean Smith Jersey