The entirety of the Cuban Missile Crisis — from the discovery of Russian missiles in Cuba to Kennedy’s reaction to Khrushchev’s response (which led the world to the brink of nuclear disaster) to the final peace-saving arrangement made by the two leaders — took 13 days.

The team has only a matter of days until head coach Mike McCarthy's contract expires on January 14, and owner Jerry Jones still has a lot of work to do. According to the latest update on the McCarthy saga,