The Week 12 weekend slate is upon us. The week before Rivalry Week. The week where it is common to play a ‘cupcake' opponent in advance of your regular-season finale.
With that in mind, there is still a lot to play for in Week 12 as teams around the country remain in the thick of it for their conference championship, playoff aspirations are still alive and others are fighting for bowl eligibility.
Ahead of those games that still mean something for at least one of the teams involved, here are PFF's marquee matchups for Week 12 and each team's corresponding five highest-graded players on either offense or defense.
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