The NFL this week moved further into the second half of the season as it played their Week 10 games and as always there were plenty of talking points.

If ever there was a week to prove to you that you can never really tell what is going to happen in the NFL. Whether you want to talk about the Indianapolis Colts hiring Jeff Saturday who has never even coached at college level, the incredible finish between the Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings, or the Green Bay Packers snapping their losing streak against the Dallas Cowboys, it was another fantastic week.

But as always, it’s not just a story of what the scores are, you need to look beyond the box score and work out just what they mean not just for this week but also if they are going to have any sort of knock-on effect on what is going to happen between now and the end of the season.

Which is why each week we break down what we think are the six (yes six, that's how big this week was) biggest talking points that came out of this slate of games and what their impact will be, if any, moving forward.

And so without further ado, here they are:

5 - Where next for the NFL as they move abroad?

As an international publication, we always take an interest in what the NFL does outside of North America, and with the league going to Germany this weekend, we have to talk about the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, not so much the game, but the crowd.

Video: German NFL fans create an amazing atmosphere after the game:

The fans put on a show, and showed the passion for the NFL that quite frankly only the international fans bring, both in London and this weekend in Munich. If that isn’t a sign that the NFL needs to go even further global, we don’t know what is. Quite where they’ll go next, who knows? Australia, Spain, Japan, South Africa? The world is literally the NFL’s oyster. 

4 - Don’t read anything into Jeff Saturday’s win… yet

Anyone who follows soccer/football, will know about the ‘new manager bounce’, the idea that a bad team will be able to pick up a win in a new manager’s first game purely because the players are energised after the previous coach and the ‘bad vibes’ are gone.

Jeff Saturday of the Indianapolis Colts Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Combine that with the fact that the Indianapolis Colts were taking on the struggling Las Vegas Raiders, and you’ll understand why one result shouldn’t necessarily mean that Jeff Saturday’s going to be something in this league. We hope it does, as we like him and think he’s a great pundit and probably a nice guy, but we’re not going to get too excited just yet.

3 - Time for the Denver Broncos to press the reset button?

On the subject of head coaches, it’s time that the Denver Broncos realised that their one just isn’t up to scratch. You can understand a few problems early on, but it clearly isn’t getting any better, and they just need to cut ties with someone who is clearly out of his depth.

Get a head start on working things out for next season, maybe even putting feelers out for potential head coaches that can actually get Russell Wilson ‘cooking again’, whatever needs to be done. This season can’t be saved, so don’t try to hold onto what’s holding you back.

2 - Kirk Cousins coming up clutch… at last

I’m sure you’ve heard the stories about Kirk Cousins and how bad he is in prime time, and whilst this wasn’t a standalone game, given the gravitas of the game as he went on the road against a top team, it certainly felt like one, and he was sensational, throwing for 357 yards and a touchdown. The two interceptions aren’t great, but he more than made up for it, and has to be weighed up against the incredible defense he was up against. 

Kirk Cousins Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

This is a game that should serve him well moving forward. He has shown that he can do it on the big stage, and he is going to have to do it again when the playoffs come around. He’s got the monkey off his back, he just has to keep it off. 

P.S - This piece was planned the second they got down to the 1-yard line in regulation, we just didn’t think things would work out the way they did, but the overall points still stand.

1a - Did Aaron Rodgers buy himself some extra time?

Speaking of overtime wins, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers pulled off their own as they beat the Dallas Cowboys, and whilst this only put them at 3-6, it might have just given Rodgers a little bit of breathing room when it comes to his place in the team.

Video: Aaron Rodgers with the clutch throw to Allen Lazard:

There was some talk that the Packers might need to drop Rodgers and play Jordan Love instead in order to see what he can bring to them and if they should start him next year. Now though, the win puts the Packers at #9 in the playoff picture, so it isn’t impossible to think they can go on a run, and to do that they’ll need Rodgers rather than Love. 

So he still has a job for as long as the Packers are still in the hunt, the question is how long are they going to be in it?

1b - Down goes the undefeated Eagles

There's a reason why there has only been one undefeated team in NFL (that being the 1972 Miami Dolphins), and that's because it is just so hard to do, and that was proven by the Philadelphia Eagles as they fell to the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football to bring their undefeated start to the season to an end.

Video: Washington Commanders players celebrate win over Philadelphia Eagles:

They haven't exactly been the 2007 New England Patriots in terms of dominance this season, so a loss was always likely going to come at some point. The question now is whether or not this loss starts them off on a downward spiral, or if it's just a 'learning point' for them as they look to continue their hunt for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.