Week 12 of the 2021 NFL season saw some contenders make their mark and some pretenders fall further down the standings. Here’s everything you need to know from Sunday’s action. Falcons take advantage of Jaguars’ mistakes in victory JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Cordarrelle Patterson scored twice in his return from an ankle injury, and the Atlanta Falcons found the end zone and the win column for the first time in three weeks in a 21-14 victory over woeful Jacksonville on Sunday. The Falcons (5-6) managed just a field goal in their previous two games, lopsided losses to Dallas and New England in which they turned over the ball a combined seven times and failed to score a touchdown in consecutive games for the first time since 1987. They put an emphasis on playing “smarter football” against Jacksonville, and it paid off. It surely helped that the Jaguars (2-9) made all the early mistakes. Trevor Lawrence threw an interception on Jacksonville’s second series. James Robinson fumbled on the ...