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NFL Nation, ESPNDec 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET
The eagerly awaited Week 13 NFL schedule for the 2023 season is jam-packed with thrilling matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup.
Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a big stat to know and a betting nugget for each contest, and our Football Power Index (FPI) goes inside the numbers with a game projection. Analytics writer Seth Walder picks out each matchup’s biggest X factor, and fantasy analyst Eric Moody hands out helpful fantasy football intel. Finally, Walder and Moody give us final score picks for every game. Everything you want to know is here in one spot to help you get ready for a loaded weekend of NFL football.
Let’s get into the full Week 13 slate, including a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship Game between the 49ers and Eagles and a showdown of two surprise playoff contenders in the Broncos and Texans. It all culminates with a Monday Night Football matchup between the Bengals and the Jaguars on ESPN. (Game times are Sunday unless otherwise noted.)
Jump to a matchup:
DEN-HOU | IND-TEN | LAC-NE
DET-NO | ATL-NYJ | ARI-PIT
MIA-WSH | CAR-TB | CLE-LAR
SF-PHI | KC-GB | CIN-JAX
Thursday: DAL 41, SEA 35
Bye: BUF, CHI, LV, MIN, NYG, BAL
Broncos (6-5) at Texans (6-5)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: HOU -3.5 (47.5)
Storyline to watch: From Week 9-12, the Broncos have held opposing quarterbacks to a QBR of 31.9 (fourth lowest) and are keeping opposing offenses to 18.0 points per game (13th lowest). But Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has a QBR of 68.3 (fifth best) during that same span. This matchup will be the collision of one strength vs. another. — DJ Bien-Aime
Bold prediction: The Broncos will do what only three other teams have done this season — force Stroud into multiple turnovers. Stroud has only three games — wins over Arizona and Cincinnati to go with a loss to Indianapolis in his second career start — when he has turned the ball over more than once. The Broncos have 16 takeaways during their current five-game winning streak, with 15 of those occurring in the past four games (their most in a four-game span since 1989). Their 22 takeaways on the season lead the league. — Jeff Legwold
Stat to know: Broncos QB Russell Wilson has five straight starts with a passing touchdown and no interceptions, the longest active streak in the NFL and third-longest streak of his career behind a six-game streak in 2020 and a seven-game run in 2019. Wilson has an NFL-best 20-4 touchdown-interception ratio this season.