Week 12 of the NFL season kicked off on Thursday with the Houston Texans knocking off the Buffalo Bills. The international games are done, so there is no Sunday morning game. Four teams are on their bye week, so there are 13 games left on the schedule.

NFL analyst Emmanuel Acho is begging for Buffalo Bills quarterback to get some help. It's unlikely that can happen at this point, but he did provide exactly why it is needed. In fact, in Acho's mind, there was a bit of disrespect even sent to the Bills offense in their latest loss.

CBS and Fox are once again splitting the NFL Sunday slate down the middle. Here' s a look at which games will air regionally in Week 12.

McBride was fined $14,491 for a so-called “violent gesture” when he was guilty of the banned nose-wipe with his right hand before pointing his arm and hand forward after a 28-yard pass play against the San Francisco 49ers. There was a penalty called on the play.

It's only a matter of time before the Indianapolis Colts and Daniel Jones begin conversations around a multi-year extension. According to The Athletic's Dianna Russini, those contract talks will begin once the offseason arrives.

In addition to three Buffalo Bills' players leaving and not returning due to injury on Thursday Night Football, head referee Adrian Hill was carted off

Both teams will be coming off tough Week 12 matchups as they enter their holiday face-off. The Cowboys host the Eagles – the team holding the NFC's No. 1 seed through 11 weeks – one week before Thanksgiving. The Chiefs host the Colts – the team that held the AFC's No. 1 seed as recently as Week 10 before their Week 11 bye.

NFL referee Adrian Hill, who suffered a non-contact leg injury during the Bills-Texans TNF game, seems to have avoided an Achilles injury.