Borussia Dortmund lost ground on the Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich after going down 3-2 to Hertha Berlin on Saturday evening.
It was a perfect start for Dortmund as Julian Brandt bagged the opener, but Ishak Belfodil and a double from Marco Ritcher took the winds of their sails.
A glimmer of hope appeared for the Black and Yellow late on through substitute Steffen Tigges, but it wasn't to be as the evening belonged to Hertha.
TSG Hoffenheim needed to come from behind again for the second time this week to see out a 1-1 draw against Borussia Monchengladbach this time around.
Hoffenheim got out of jail in midweek after late strikes forced a stalemate against Bayer Leverkusen, whereas Gladbach came unstuck against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The visitors led for large periods through Breel Embolo's early strike before Hoffenheim rose at the death to rescue a point courtesy of Kevin Akpoguma.
RB Leipzig experienced a shock 2-0 loss against the relegation-threatened Arminia Bielefeld, who played the remainder of the match at the Red Bull Arena with ten players.
A draw at FC Augsburg prevented Leipzig sixth spot in midweek, whereas Arminia registered a victory over VfL Bochum.
With the first half goalless, Arminia seized control thereafter through Janni Serra and Masaya Okugawa whilst Fabian Klos got his marching orders.
Eintracht Frankfurt grabbed a third consecutive victory courtesy of a slender 1-0 win over Mainz 05 at the Deutsche Bank Park to head into fifth spot.
Jesper Lindstrom got the winning effort in the first half that capped off a perfect week for the host who edged Borussia Monchengladbach days prior, while Mainz' inconsistent spell continued.
Greuther Furth couldn't overturn their disappointing loss to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday as a goalless draw against FC Augsburg materialised.
The stalemate has done nothing to elevate Furth from the bottom of the table, with Augsburg just four spots adrift the relegation-haunted outfit.
VfL Bochum suffered another loss in the space of a week after going down 1-0 to FC Union Berlin to end their year on a sour note.
The host haven't won in their last three matches, while Union stuttered to a goalless draw against SC Freiburg in midweek.
Although an early finish from Max Kruse on this occasion happened to be enough to steer the visitors over the line.