NFL Week 11: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game - ESPN

Week 11 of the NFL season kicked off Thursday with quarterback Jalen Hurts leading the Philadelphia Eagles past the Washington Commanders.

Around the NFL on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers earned a statement win over the Baltimore Ravens, the Detroit Lions overpowered the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints look like they are headed in the right direction after posting their second consecutive wins.

Later, the Denver Broncos demolished the Atlanta Falcons, quarterback Geno Smith helped lead the Seattle Seahawks past the San Francisco 49ers and the Buffalo Bills handed the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season. On Sunday night, the Los Angeles Chargers jumped on the Cincinnati Bengals early only to squander a 21-point lead before recovering for a win.

Our NFL Nation reporters reacted to all the action, answering lingering questions coming out of each game and detailing everything else you need to know for every team. Let's get to it.

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WSH-PHI | JAX-DET | LV-MIA
IND-NYJ | BAL-PIT | CLE-NO
GB-CHI | MIN-TEN | LAR-NE
ATL-DEN | KC-BUF | SEA-SF | CIN-LAC

Should the Chargers be concerned with how they won this game? While the Chargers escaped Sunday night with a victory to move them to 7-3 on the season, it was much more difficult than it needed to be and highlighted this team's second-half flaws. The Chargers needed two missed field goals from Cincinnati and a late rushing score from L.A. running back J.K. Dobbins to save them from an embarrassing loss. It showed that the Bolts can finish a game even amid a near meltdown, but this style of winning likely won't be sustainable for a team looking to make a deep postseason run.

Describe the game in two words: Meltdown averted. For much