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Welcome to Week 13 of the 2022 NFL season. The Buffalo Bills kicked disconnected the week connected Thursday nighttime with their archetypal part triumph this season, beating the Patriots successful New England.
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles kept connected rolling with a triumph implicit the Tennessee Titans, the New York Giants and the Washington Commanders took their divisional conflict to overtime, and the Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets duked it retired successful a chaotic 4th quarter.
Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson returned from an 11-game suspension for violating the NFL's idiosyncratic behaviour argumentation by committing intersexual assault, arsenic defined by the league -- but it was the defence and peculiar teams that shined against the Houston Texans. And the Baltimore Ravens secured a triumph implicit the Broncos contempt losing QB Lamar Jackson to injury.
The Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers are connected a bye and volition instrumentality to enactment successful Week 14.
Our NFL Nation reporters respond with the biggest takeaways and lingering questions disconnected this week's matchups and look up to what's next. Let's get to it.
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BUF-NE | TEN-PHI | GB-CHI
NYJ-MIN | WSH-NYG | DEN-BAL
PIT-ATL | CLE-HOU | JAX-DET
Washington 20, N.Y. Giants 20, OT
Commanders
What to know: Washington had won six of 7 games by mostly playing mistake-free shot with fewer penalties. Neither was the lawsuit Sunday, but their resiliency did assistance them negociate a tie. Quarterback Taylor Heinicke fumbled doubly connected passing downs, losing one. But helium besides directed a game-tying 90-yard thrust with big-time throws. But the Commanders' besides committed 7 penalties -- their enactment and choky ends wounded them successful this area. A defence that had been stout allowed 4 consecutive scoring drives. If they had contained Daniel Jones' moving better, it could person been a antithetic game.
How does a necktie interaction Washington's playoff chances? A necktie doesn't termination Washington astatine all. If the Giants suffer adjacent week to Philadelphia, the Commanders tin walk New York successful the playoff contention by winning the rematch successful Washington. 9-7-1 apt would beryllium bully capable to marque the postseason. The Giants besides don't person a triumph successful NFC East play yet; Washington does. That volition substance if a tiebreaker is needed. However, injuries could wounded the Commanders' chances arsenic they suffered 2 much losses on the line, including halfway Tyler Larsen, with an undisclosed close limb injury, and antiaircraft extremity Montez Sweat, who was evaluated for a concussion. -- John Keim
Next game: vs. Giants (Sunday, Dec. 18)
Giants
What to know: A tie? It kinda, sorta helped the Giants, but overmuch of the goodwill that came from that 7-2 commencement has present evaporated. The Giants blew a fourth-quarter pb and are present an underdog to marque the playoffs aft a three-game winless streak. They are conscionable a half-game up of the Commanders successful the NFC East. With their deficiency of talent, this squad is moving retired of steam, particularly the defense, which couldn't halt Taylor Heinicke and the Commanders precocious successful regulation.
Will the Giants adhd Odell Beckham Jr. for a playoff propulsion and beyond? Beckham visited with the Giants connected Thursday and Friday. He went consecutive to Buffalo afterward, and the Cowboys are connected platform Monday. It's understood that Beckham would similar to instrumentality to New York, wherever helium began his vocation and wherever helium inactive has immoderate unfinished business. But bash the Giants privation to wage Beckham what helium believes he's worth? GM Joe Schoen has been highly disciplined financially this season. It's hard to spot that changing each of a sudden. -- Jordan Raanan
Next game: vs. Eagles (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
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Graham Gano can't link connected a 58-yard tract extremity attempt, resulting successful a Giants-Commanders tie.
Minnesota 27, N.Y. Jets 22
Vikings
What to know: Ho-hum. Another week brought different close, nail-biting triumph for the Vikings. Sunday's triumph implicit the Jets was their 10th of the season, and each but 1 person been decided by 1 score. This crippled followed a acquainted pattern. The borderline of triumph Sunday was Kirk Cousins' 10-yard touchdown walk to Justin Jefferson midway done the 4th quarter, but it wasn't implicit until the Vikings' defence stopped 2 abstracted Jets reddish portion possessions successful the last 2 minutes. The Jets outgained the Vikings by 199 yards, a motion of however the Jets controlled the crippled successful the 2nd half, but erstwhile again the Vikings did capable to amended to 10-2.
What should we marque of Cousins' game? Facing unit and hard hits by the Jets' defense, Cousins threw 35 passes but gained lone 173 yards. That includes 7 receptions by Jefferson -- for 45 yards. It was a slog, and a higher-than-usual fig of off-target passes volition make plentifulness of treatment successful the coming week. But connected the astir important thrust of the game, helium completed each 5 of his attempts for 62 yards en way to Jefferson's winning touchdown. That's what should beryllium remembered. -- Kevin Seifert
Next game: astatine Lions (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
Jets
What to know: Mike White was terrific successful his 2nd commencement -- conscionable not terrific capable to propulsion disconnected a occurrence win. Down 20-3, White had 2 large chances successful the last 2 minutes to people the go-ahead touchdown, but helium misfired consistently successful the reddish zone. It was a occupation each time for the Jets, who went 1-for-6 connected reddish portion drives. White passed for 369 yards, but helium started with an interception and ended with an interception. He earned astatine slightest different start, but helium missed a accidental to enactment a stranglehold connected the starting job.
What happened to the Jets' defence successful the archetypal half? It was an uncharacteristic commencement for the Jets, who got creased successful the tally crippled and committed 3 penalties by their secondary. They made bully adjustments astatine halftime but got torched connected a seven-play, 75-yard TD thrust successful the 4th quarter. When they needed their vaunted defence to marque a clutch stop, it failed. -- Rich Cimini
Next game: astatine Bills (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
Baltimore 10, Denver 9
Ravens
What to know: The Ravens are successful afloat endurance mode. After Lamar Jackson didn't play successful the last 3 quarters owed to a genu injury, backup backmost Tyler Huntley led a 91-yard, game-winning drive, which was capped by his 2-yard touchdown tally with 28 seconds remaining. It wasn't a connection game, but it was a much-needed triumph for a banged-up squad that is coming disconnected an upset nonaccomplishment successful Jacksonville. The Ravens judge Huntley volition support them successful the playoff hunt, adjacent though Baltimore mislaid its past 4 games past play without Jackson. Baltimore remained atop the AFC North but goes connected the roadworthy to Pittsburgh and Cleveland the adjacent 2 weeks.
How agelong volition Jackson beryllium sidelined? Coach John Harbaugh said Jackson isn't retired for the season, but helium didn't person a definitive timetable connected his Pro Bowl quarterback, who near Sunday's crippled aft getting sacked connected the past play of the archetypal quarter. Jackson is scheduled to acquisition investigating Monday. Huntley is considered 1 of the apical backups successful the league, and helium has kept the Ravens competitory erstwhile filling successful for Jackson. Still, Baltimore went 1-4 past play successful games without Jackson.
Next game: astatine Steelers (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
Broncos
What to know: The Broncos' inability to people touchdowns continued Sunday. It was their 10th crippled of the play with 1 oregon nary touchdowns by the offense, and the yardage full was disfigured with 272. They compounded things with a misplaced exotic play successful the 4th quarter. With their injuries astatine wide receiver (Courtland Sutton near Sunday's crippled with a hamstring injury), they request to play much composed.
Can the Broncos' defence ever get a break? The Broncos' defence has been, statistically, 1 of the league's champion this season. But erstwhile again Sunday, erstwhile their discourtesy needed 1 much archetypal down, 1 much tract goal, to enactment a crippled distant successful a mislaid season, they couldn't convert. The Ravens became different squad to propulsion backmost against the Broncos' defence successful a late-game thrust for a one-point win. But the defense, with a idiosyncratic foul and a walk interference connected the Ravens' 16-play, game-deciding drive, shouldn't person been successful that spot. The Broncos wasted tract presumption aft forced turnovers and couldn't enactment 1 thrust unneurotic connected discourtesy successful the 4th fourth to adjacent it out. It was different section successful a repetitive communicative this season. -- Jeff Legwold
Next game: vs. Chiefs (Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET)
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Lamar Jackson exits the crippled aft being sacked by Jonathon Cooper.
Cleveland 27, Houston 14
Browns
What to know: In backmost Deshaun Watson's archetypal crippled backmost from an 11-game suspension for committing intersexual battle arsenic defined by the NFL, the Cleveland Browns failed to people an violative touchdown. It was the archetypal clip since 2020 that Cleveland failed to bash so. Fortunately for the Browns, they were playing the worst squad successful the NFL.
Can the defence and peculiar teams support up the playmaking? The Browns scored 3 non-offensive TDs for the archetypal clip since 1989, including 2 antiaircraft scores and Donovan Peoples-Jones' punt-return TD. Sunday was an encouraging show from 2 units that person struggled for overmuch of the year. But it's hard to instrumentality overmuch distant from a crippled against the Texans, who look to beryllium a fastener to onshore the No. 1 prime successful the draft. -- Jake Trotter
Next game: astatine Bengals (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
Texans
What to know: The discourtesy wasted a large antiaircraft performance. The violative woes person been the driving unit down a mislaid play for the Texans, and Sunday was a cleanable representation of it. The defence didn't let a touchdown, but the discourtesy handed the Browns 14 points. Quarterback Kyle Allen fumbled connected a backmost sneak retired of the Texans' ain extremity portion that the Browns scooped and returned. Then Allen threw an interception to antiaircraft extremity Chase Winovich for a score.
Should the Texans spell backmost to Davis Mills astatine QB? Mills isn't the semipermanent reply for the Texans. But arsenic poorly arsenic Mills has played recently, helium didn't conflict arsenic overmuch arsenic Allen has successful his 2 starts. The discourtesy is averaging 14.5 points successful Allen's 2 starts, and he's thrown 4 interceptions with 2 fumbles, 1 returned for a touchdown. Mills is surely amended than this. The discourtesy hasn't been remotely competitory nether Allen. It whitethorn beryllium clip to look for different spark. -- DJ Bien-Aime
Next game: astatine Cowboys (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
Philadelphia 35, Tennessee 10
Eagles
What to know: A.J. Brown proved his point. Brown said this crippled against his erstwhile squad wasn't personal, but helium enactment connected a amusement against the Titans, who decided to commercialized him this past April aft the 2 sides couldn't hold to a declaration extension. Brown erupted for implicit 100 receiving yards and pulled successful a brace of agelong touchdown catches. He has been astatine slightest arsenic bully arsenic advertised since arriving successful Philadelphia, and he's a large crushed the Eagles person the champion grounds successful shot and a title ceiling.
Is Jalen Hurts present the front-runner for MVP? It's hard to reason a lawsuit against him. He entered Week 13 ranked 4th successful full TDs (25) and added 4 much (three passing, 1 rushing) against a stout Titans defence successful 1 of the amended performances of his career. He is the 2nd QB to grounds aggregate games with 3 oregon much TD passes of 25-plus yards downfield since 2006, erstwhile ESPN began tracking aerial yards. Patrick Mahomes is deserving, but Hurts has been unstoppable connected the crushed and done the air. -- Tim McManus
Next game: vs. Giants (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
Titans
What to know: The Titans' discourtesy struggled against the Eagles. Rookie Treylon Burks' 25-yard touchdown drawback got things started connected Tennessee's 2nd thrust of the game. But Burks suffered a concussion connected the play and didn't return. The Titans' discourtesy failed to found immoderate bushed without Burks different than a 41-yard drawback by rookie Chigoziem Okonkwo that led to a 35-yard tract extremity by Randy Bullock, and moving backmost Derrick Henry had different disconnected day, finishing with 11 carries for 27 yards.
Can the Titans get the walk defence right? No. Tennessee's walk defence was 31st successful the NFL (allowing 266.7 yards per game) coming in, and they gave up 380 passing yards to Hurts. Former Titan A.J. Brown had 119 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, and DeVonta Smith had 102 and a score. Tennessee's secondary, specifically astatine cornerback, has experienced its stock of struggles. It doesn't look similar things volition get better, particularly aft starter Kristian Fulton suffered a groin wounded Sunday. -- Turron Davenport
Next game: vs. Jaguars (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
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A.J. Brown's 2nd touchdown reception gives the Eagles a 28-10 lead.
Green Bay 28, Chicago 19
Packers
What to know: It's not Jordan Love clip conscionable yet. And Aaron Rodgers present has a bye week to get healthy. No 1 is acceptable to proclaim the Packers backmost successful the playoff contention aft improving to 5-8, but with their long-awaited bye this week, they inactive person beingness -- and a crushed to support playing the banged-up quarterback. A week disconnected could bash wonders for his breached close thumb and injured rib. With receiver Christian Watson (a TD drawback and a TD tally Sunday) inactive riding a heater, astatine slightest the Packers person crushed to support playing for present and not the future.
How overmuch longer tin manager Matt LaFleur instrumentality with antiaircraft coordinator Joe Barry? Thanks to cornerback Jaire Alexander's interception with 2:52 near and Keisean Nixon's with 44 seconds left, astatine slightest different mates of weeks. Last week, LaFleur was adamant that a antiaircraft coordinator alteration was not the mode to go. However, 1 seems inevitable, and it was worthy wondering whether it could person happened during the bye had the Packers mislaid connected Sunday -- which was different time with wide-open pass-catchers and untouched shot carriers for overmuch of the day. -- Rob Demovsky
Next game: vs. Rams (Sunday, Dec. 18, 8:15 p.m. ET)
Bears
What to know: Justin Fields didn't look afflicted by his injured non-throwing enarthrosis successful his archetypal enactment since Nov. 20. This was Fields' astir well-rounded crippled of the play until helium threw the archetypal of 2 interceptions portion attempting to pb the Bears connected a game-winning thrust with 2:57 to play. Earlier, the backmost ran for a 56-yard touchdown and threw with anticipation, dropping a 56-yard dime to Equanimeous St. Brown to acceptable up a second-quarter touchdown, moving wrong the pouch to find Cole Kmet connected a large third-down propulsion and giving N'Keal Harry a 50-50 shot accidental connected a promising thrust that was stunted by questionable playcalling.
How volition the Bears attack their last 4 games aft the Week 14 bye? Chicago was without 3 starters successful the secondary and held up decently until Packers backmost Aaron Rodgers picked connected rookie information Elijah Hicks and rookie cornerback Jaylon Jones. The Bears anticipation to get information Jaquan Brisker, cornerback Kyler Gordon and cornerback Kindle Vildor backmost pursuing their bye and physique connected immoderate of the affirmative moments they had against the Packers. How violative coordinator Luke Getsy puts Fields successful presumption to turn arsenic a passer volition beryllium the absorption for the remainder of the play connected offense. -- Courtney Cronin
Next game: vs. Eagles (Sunday, Dec. 18, 1 p.m. ET)
Pittsburgh 19, Atlanta 16
Steelers
What to know: Though they won back-to-back games for the archetypal clip this play with a 19-16 triumph successful Atlanta, the Steelers (5-7) saw it astir gaffe distant aft a beardown archetypal fractional yet again. This time, though, alternatively of the discourtesy going dormant, it was a antiaircraft undoing that astir outgo the Steelers -- until Minkah Fitzpatrick's prime sealed the win. The Falcons' crushed crippled woke up successful the 2nd half, peculiarly successful the 4th quarter, and gashed the Steelers' defence for 118 second-half rushing yards -- including 40 connected a nine-minute thrust successful the 4th fourth that chopped the Steelers' pb to three. Meanwhile, successful the archetypal half, the Steelers held Atlanta to conscionable 28 rushing yards. The Falcons mightiness person pushed up of the Steelers connected that fourth-quarter thrust if not for untimely penalties successful the reddish zone.
Where was George Pickens? Less than a week ago, Pickens continued his emergence arsenic Kenny Pickett's favourite people with a team-high 3 receptions for 57 yards connected "Monday Night Football." Against the Falcons, though, the rookie receiver had conscionable 1 people astatine halftime and didn't get a 2nd people until lone 30 seconds remained successful the 3rd quarter. Pickens looked forlorn arsenic wide receivers manager Frisman Jackson sat with him connected the seat and antiaircraft skipper Cameron Heyward talked to him. Then, successful the fourth, Diontae Johnson recorded his 2nd driblet of the crippled -- initially ruled a fumble recovered by Atlanta -- and Pickens walked disconnected the tract visibly frustrated. Sunday was Pickens' second-lowest output of the season, with 1 drawback for 2 yards (his worst was vs. Philadelphia successful Week 8, erstwhile helium didn't grounds a catch). -- Brooke Pryor
Next game: vs. Baltimore (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
Falcons
What to know: The Falcons are inactive successful the speech to triumph the moribund NFC South, but astatine immoderate constituent soon they'll request to fig retired what they person for 2023. Atlanta already has immoderate answers astatine linebacker (Troy Andersen) and borderline rusher (DeAngelo Malone), but the question volition stay astatine quarterback, wherever Marcus Mariota (13-of-24 passing, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) could not technologist a win, portion Desmond Ridder has yet to instrumentality an violative snap. Heading toward a Week 14 bye, the Falcons person mislaid 4 of their past 5 and are present 5-8. Depending connected what happens successful Monday night's New Orleans-Tampa Bay crippled and successful Week 14, erstwhile Tampa Bay plays San Francisco, the Falcons mightiness beryllium connected the fringes of the race. So it mightiness beryllium clip to see what they person successful Ridder earlier it's excessively late.
Can Atlanta trust connected the walk astatine all? With each week it feels similar the Falcons tin trust connected the passing crippled little and less. Yes, they've been competitory mostly without it, and they've recovered ways to prime their spots with play-action, but Atlanta's inability to link heavy erstwhile the options were determination against Pittsburgh -- peculiarly connected 3 plays astatine the extremity of the 2nd 4th and 2 nether unit astatine the commencement of the 3rd 4th -- was peculiarly tough. Mariota hasn't thrown for implicit 200 yards successful a crippled since Week 8 and has completed 65% oregon much of his passes conscionable erstwhile implicit that span. The deficiency of accordant passing fits the Falcons' violative preferences astatine the moment, but they could truly usage immoderate much equilibrium aft the bye. -- Michael Rothstein
Next game: astatine Saints (Sunday, Dec. 18)
Detroit 40, Jacksonville 14
Lions
What to know: The Lions person 1 of the league's astir potent offenses erstwhile healthy. Scoring has ne'er been an contented for Detroit. Even during the 1-6 start, the Lions enactment up astatine slightest 30 points successful four. Now the Lions person won 4 of their past 5 games -- and they scored connected 8 consecutive drives to commencement the crippled vs. Jacksonville, marking the archetypal clip they've done that successful a crippled since astatine slightest 1993. Credit backmost Jared Goff, who deed wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown with 2 touchdowns, and present has rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams, who was making his NFL debut.
Should the Lions people Williams much going forward? Nobody successful their close caput was expecting the rookie to beryllium the focal constituent of the offense, oregon thing remotely close, aft being retired to retrieve from his ACL injury. As expected, the Lions did get him constricted reps. He was targeted erstwhile connected 8 snaps by Goff, but arsenic he's capable to shingle the rust and get successful sync with Goff, helium should person much attraction going forward. The Lions' discourtesy continues to roll, present scoring 30 oregon much points successful six games, and helium tin springiness them a morganatic vertical threat. -- Eric Woodyard
Next game: vs. Vikings (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
Jaguars
What to know: The Jaguars invested excessively whitethorn resources connected defence for the portion to play the mode it did connected Sunday. They person 2 first-round picks rushing disconnected the borderline (Travon Walker and Josh Allen) and spent $69 cardinal successful guaranteed wealth connected 4 escaped agents (Arden Key, Foley Fatukasi, Foye Oluokun and Darious Williams) successful this offseason alone. Walker was the No. 1 wide prime but they besides drafted Devin Lloyd 27th wide and he's been benched for third-round prime Chad Muma. The portion gave up much than 400 yards and allowed the Lions to people connected their archetypal 8 possession. First-year coordinator Mike Caldwell has made immoderate questionable calls arsenic well. The Jaguars person to either fig thing retired successful the offseason oregon revamp due to the fact that this isn't adjacent to being bully enough.
Did Trevor Lawrence proceed his blistery streak? Lawrence's numbers weren't great, but helium was wounded by 5 drops (three by Zay Jones and 2 by Evan Engram) and had 3 different incompletions connected throwaways. Lawrence besides wounded his near genu connected a sack precocious successful the archetypal fractional but returned. It wasn't his champion show but it's not anyplace adjacent to immoderate of the clunkers he's had. Still, the Jaguars could lone negociate 1 touchdown against the league's worst defense. -- Mike DiRocco
Next game: astatine Titans (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
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Jared Goff finds Amon-Ra St. Brown for a mates of touchdowns, helping the Lions rout the Jaguars.
Thursday
Buffalo 24, New England 10
Bills
What to know: After an full week of afloat information successful practice, backmost Josh Allen is looking healthier and much similar himself, which volition beryllium cardinal for the Bills' agelong run. Since the team's bye successful Week 7, the discourtesy hadn't looked consistently connected the aforesaid page, and Allen's elbow wounded didn't help, but the discourtesy was capable to enactment unneurotic a 15-play, astir nine-minute thrust erstwhile it needed to Thursday. Allen was 6-of-6 for 65 yards and rushed for 7 yards connected that drive. The Bills' discourtesy took a measurement successful the close absorption aft besides committing to the rushing attack, particularly with rookie James Cook.
How volition Bills just with Von Miller connected injured reserve? Hours aft Von Miller was placed connected injured reserve, the Bills' defence constricted the Patriots' discourtesy to 10 points. That comes with a atom of salt, though, arsenic New England struggled successful general, but Patriots backmost Mac Jones averaged 4.3 yards per effort against 4 oregon less pass-rushers, his fewest with astatine slightest 10 attempts. He was pressured connected 39.5% of dropbacks, the 2nd highest complaint of his career. The Bills person bigger tests to travel against much cohesive offenses, but it was a measurement successful the close absorption with the instrumentality of the team's younger walk rushers, Greg Rousseau and AJ Epenesa. -- Alaina Getzenberg
Next game: vs. Jets (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)
Patriots
What to know: The aforesaid problems that person plagued the discourtesy for agelong stretches of the play -- 3rd down, reddish zone, shot information -- proceed to amusement up. That contributed to the Bills holding a decisive time-of-possession borderline (38:08-21:52). The Patriots don't look to person a defined program oregon imaginativeness for the offense, which highlights however the modulation from erstwhile violative coordinator Josh McDaniels hasn't gone arsenic smoothly arsenic manager Bill Belichick hoped. As Belichick has said successful the past, it each comes backmost to him.
At 6-6, what anticipation is determination the remainder of the way? In a downtrodden locker room, immoderate players focused connected a metallic lining. "We power our future," receiver Kendrick Bourne said, portion extracurricular linebacker Matthew Judon added: "It's not implicit yet." Technically, the Patriots tin inactive marque a tally to the playoffs with back-to-back roadworthy games against the Cardinals and Raiders, past back-to-back location games against the Bengals and Dolphins, earlier the regular-season finale astatine the Bills. But if they play similar they did Thursday night, that's a highly improbable scenario. -- Mike Reiss
Next game: astatine Cardinals (Monday, Dec. 12, 8:15 p.m. ET)
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