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Eric Williams
NFL Reporter
The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs secured playoff spots with five weeks left in the season and will now fight it out for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. And in a battle of two other top teams, the visiting Philadelphia Eagles outlasted the Baltimore Ravens, winning their eighth straight game.
As those teams make a push for the Super Bowl, one of the participants in last year’s big game appears destined for a reset. The San Francisco 49ers were throttled for the second straight week, this time in the snow by the Bills. Making matters worse, the 49ers potentially lost star running back Christian McCaffrey for the rest of the season due to a PCL knee injury.
Week 13 also brought us the most hotly contested games of the season. According to FOX Sports Research, 12 of the 14 games were decided by one score, which ties the league record for a single week.
The New England Patriots were eliminated from postseason consideration, the first time the storied franchise has been eliminated this early since 2000.
Let’s take a closer look at who’s hot and who’s cold from Week 13.
WHO’S HOT
Russell Wilson, QB, Steelers
The Steelers continued their winning ways with a 44-38 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, pushing their record to 5-1 with Wilson as the team’s starter.
On Sunday, the 36-year-old QB played like the younger version of himself with the Seattle Seahawks. His 414 passing yards were the most since his Legion of Boom days, and the second-most in his NFL career. Wilson also threw three touchdown passes, tying the most he’s had in a game in three years.
According to FOX Sports Research, Wilson is the first Pittsburgh quarterback with at least 400 yards passing in a game since Ben Roethlisberger in 2018.
Leonard Williams, DE, Seahawks
The USC product makes his second straight appearance on the Heat Index after another dominant performance. Playing against the Jets, his…
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Publish date : 2024-12-02 17:07:00
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