NFL 2023 Week 14: Biggest questions, risers and takeaways - ESPN

Week 14 of the NFL season started Thursday night, when the New England Patriots downed the Steelers in Pittsburgh.

On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Atlanta Falcons to create a three-way tie for first place in the NFC South, Zach Wilson led the New York Jets to a dominant performance over the Houston Texans, and the Baltimore Ravens survived in overtime. Quarterbacks Jake Browning (right hand) and C.J. Stroud (concussion protocol) left their games with injuries.

The San Francisco 49ers continued to roll in the late window with a win over the Seattle Seahawks, while the Minnesota Vikings prevailed in a pitchers' duel against the Las Vegas Raiders to improve their playoff chances. The Denver Broncos also muzzled the Los Angeles Chargers, while the Buffalo Bills got a big win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

To cap the day of football, the Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles by 20 points in a shockingly lopsided «Sunday Night Football» matchup.

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:
NE-PIT | DET-CHI | TB-ATL | CAR-NO
HOU-NYJ | IND-CIN | LAR-BAL | JAX-CLE
SEA-SF | MIN-LV | DEN-LAC | BUF-KC | PHI-DAL

Are the Cowboys for real now? So much of the Cowboys' win streak has been about their opponents. Just one entered with a winning record before Philadelphia, and Seattle was just 6-5 at the time. The Eagles entered with the NFL's best record but left AT&T Stadium in second place in the NFC East. The Cowboys' next two games are at Buffalo and at Miami so there will be more to prove, but at 10-3, the Cowboys have put themselves in the discussion among