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Texans jab at Cowboys beats NFL Week 11 trolls
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Texans jab at Cowboys beats NFL Week 11 trolls

Divisional matchups in the NFL in Week 11 made for some mean posts, but one indivisible led the way.

The Houston Texans dominated the Dallas Cowboys for a 34-10 victory on “Monday Night Football.” Texans running back Joe Mixon led the way with 109 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Starting in place of the wounded Dak PrescottCowboys quarterback Cooper Rush threw for 354 yards plus an interception and a touchdown. The quarterback of the Texans CJ Stroud had 257 passing yards and one interception.

Houston had several trolls directed at Dallas after the win. They poked fun at the piece of metal that fell from the Cowboys stadium roof before the game and put a spin on the slogan “How ‘Bout Them Cowboys”. Post Malone, singer and Cowboys fan, was not spared either.

Here are the best trolls from week 11.

The Los Angeles Chargers held on to beat the Cincinnati Bengals on “Sunday Night Football.” The Chargers led 27-6, but the Bengals came back to tie the game with 12:21 left in the fourth quarter. Cincinnati then missed two field goals that would have given them the lead, and Los Angeles took advantage. JK Dobbins had a 29-yard touchdown run with 18 seconds left to clinch a wild 34-27 victory.

Victoria The Chargers came up with a Home Alone-inspired troll that included actor Macaulay Culkin, who dressing that Joe Burrow for Halloween this year.


The Indianapolis Colts came back to beat the New York Jets 28-27 at MetLife Stadium. The Colts were down 27-22 with 2:41 left in the game before the Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson capped a six-play, 70-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run.

The Jets had one last chance with 46 seconds left, but turned it over on downs, handing them their second straight loss. In his first start since Oct. 27, Richardson racked up 304 total yards and three touchdowns. Jets boss Aaron Rodgers had 184 passing yards and two scores.

Indianapolis’ win was accompanied by several New York-themed trolls, including lines from Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York.”


AFC North games rarely disappoint, and the latest installment between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is a prime example.

The Steelers had an eight-point lead with 3:35 left, then the Ravens responded with a nine-play, 69-yard drive for a touchdown. Baltimore chose to go for two, but failed the attempt with 1:06 left in the game. Pittsburgh then ran out the clock for their fifth straight win.

If the victory on the field wasn’t enough, the Steelers made sure to throw virtual punches — including a spin on the “SpongeBob SquarePants” scene with a sad violin.


The Minnesota Vikings took care of business on the road against the Tennessee Titans.

Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns while the Titans quarterback Will Lewis had 295 yards passing plus a touchdown and an interception. Minnesota Star Receiver Justin Jefferson had six receptions for 81 yards, increasing his career total to 6,811 — the most by a player through the first five seasons in NFL history, according to ESPN Research.

Instead of trolling the Titans specifically, the Vikings opted to mock the entire AFC South.


Every game counts in the hotly contested NFC West, and the Seattle Seahawks secured a huge win against the San Francisco 49ers.

Down 17-13, the Seahawks went on an 11-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a quarterback Geno Smith running for a touchdown with 12 seconds left in the game. The 49ers fumbled on the ensuing drive on a botched punt. Smith threw for 221 yards as the San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy threw for 162 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Seattle had a simple troll after the game referencing San Francisco’s “Bang Bang Niner Gang” slogan.


The Denver Broncos snapped their two-game losing streak in emphatic fashion, dominating the Atlanta Falcons at home.

Broncos quarterback Bo Nix threw for a career-high 307 yards and four touchdowns. Denver’s defense held Atlanta to just 226 total yards and forced a turnover — an interception by quarterback Kirk Cousins.

Like the Vikings, the Broncos controlled an entire division. They used an edited video of Brock Lesnar for a jab at the NFC South.


A key NFC East battle resulted in a victory for the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night.

The Eagles put up 20 points in the fourth quarter to come back and hand the Washington Commanders their second straight loss. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley rushed for 146 yards — his sixth 100-yard game this season — plus two touchdowns. Eagles quarterback Jalen hurts threw for 221 yards and ran for a score.

Philadelphia trolled Washington with a mean caption and a “W” similar to its opponent’s logo.