It turns out the Cincinnati Bengals trading for running back Khalil Herbert was not a sign of things to come for the team at the NFL trade deadline. The Bengals sat still at the deadline despite obvious needs along the defensive line and at other positions.

On Dec. 29, 1957, the Detroit Lions were undisputedly the best team in the NFL. They won their last championship that day. That was also the end of Jim Brown's rookie season, nine years before the first Super Bowl and a little less than 12 years before man first walked on the moon.