NFL Week 13: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game - ESPN

Week 13 of the NFL season began Thanksgiving Day, as the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys sent their fans home happy with victories before the Green Bay Packers joined them in the win column against the Miami Dolphins in the final game of the annual holiday showcases. The Lions took down the Chicago Bears thanks to some truly puzzling clock management by Chicago, while the Cowboys used their defense to outlast the struggling New York Giants.

On Black Friday, the Las Vegas Raiders nearly pulled off a stunning upset against the Kansas City Chiefs before a heartbreaking fumble.

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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Should the Chiefs be concerned about their inability to finish off the Raiders and, last week, the Panthers? In a word, yes. It's one thing to have to go deep into the fourth quarter to outlast two of the NFL's worst teams. But the Chiefs had sizable leads on both. They led the Raiders by 13 points late in the third quarter, this after holding a 14-point edge against the Panthers in the first half. This doesn't bode well for the playoffs, when the competition gets much tougher.

Early prediction for next week: Newly signed D.J. Humphries will start at left tackle in next week's game against the Chargers. Wanya Morris, who started against the Raiders, played so poorly that he was benched. Rookie Kingsley Suamataia, who began the season as the starting left tackle, isn't an option. He, too, was benched earlier in the season.

Eye-popping stat: Patrick Mahomes' second-quarter touchdown pass to Justin Watson had a completion