Week in and week out, the NFL doesn't disappoint, and one big result in Week 13 brought an especially effective troll.
The Carolina Panthers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 31-28 at home, snapping the Rams' six game win streak. It marked Carolina's seventh upset victory of the season, the most by any team through November in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN Research.
Panthers quarterback Bryce Young had 206 passing yards and three touchdowns, while Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford tossed 243 yards plus two scores and two interceptions. Carolina also had 164 rushing yards between running backs Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle — Young pitched in with 23.
The Panthers celebrated their victory multiple times, first posting a photo of a «W» shaved onto a Ram with the caption: «Herd the Panthers won.» Herd, as in, the community of Rams' superfans — or more literally, a group of rams. A key strip-sack fumble with 2:34 left in the game secured Carolina's win. Instead of Panthers linebacker D.J. Wonnum picking up the football, he scooped a «W» in a new video.
Herd the Panthers won pic.twitter.com/AHQojqHUFi
We're picking up what you're putting down pic.twitter.com/GY7auWdC1V
Here are the other top NFL trolls for Week 13.
The Houston Texans took down their divisional rivals the Indianapolis Colts for a fourth straight win.
Houston's win came with two scores on the ground — one by running back Nick Chubb and the other by wide receiver Nico Collins. The Texans also turned in a strong defensive performance. Indianapolis scored just six points in the opening half, its lowest first-half output of the season. The Colts didn't score in the first quarter for the first time since Week 5.
Instead of poking fun at one team, Houston
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