NFL 2023 Week 13: Biggest questions, risers and takeaways - ESPN

Week 13 of the NFL season started on Thursday with a show of offensive power between the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks.

Around the NFL on Sunday, the Houston Texans' defense had a big day and put an end to the Denver Broncos' five-game win streak, the Detroit Lions (9-3) are off to their best start since 1962, and the Indianapolis Colts won in overtime over the Tennessee Titans.

In the late window, the San Francisco 49ers made a statement with a lopsided win over the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Los Angeles Rams overpowered the Cleveland Browns' defense. On Sunday night, the Green Bay Packers pulled off an upset against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Our NFL Nation reporters reacted to all the action, answering lingering questions coming out of each game and picking out who — or what — is rising and falling for every team. Let's get to it.

Jump to a matchup:
SEA-DAL | DEN-HOU | IND-TEN | LAC-NE
DET-NO | ATL-NYJ | MIA-WSH | ARI-PIT
CAR-TB | SF-PHI | CLE-LAR | KC-GB

Is it time to start calling the Packers a playoff team? The Packers entered Week 13 with a 45% chance to make the playoffs, according to ESPN Analytics. They still would've been at 37% with a loss, but now they're starting to look more and more like a playoff team. Their chances spiked to 66% after Sunday night's upset victory over the defending Super Bowl champs. And they don't have a game remaining over the final five weeks against a team with a winning record. Only the Vikings (6-6) in Week 17 are even at .500. The way Jordan Love, Christian Watson and the rest of the offense are rolling, the path looks doable.

Stock up after the win: Keisean Nixon isn't just an All-Pro kick returner anymore. The Packers' nickel cornerback picked off Patrick Mahomes with 5:14