NFL Week 13: Five things we liked and didn’t like, including Russell Wilson taking what’s given to him

It’s December, and that means high-leverage, cold-weather football. In frigid, snowy Buffalo, Josh Allen dashed through the snow and the 49ers defense to the tune of two touchdowns passing, one touchdown rushing and one touchdown receiving — on a pass he threw, not to himself but also kind of to himself!

Allen is the second player in NFL history with multiple touchdowns passing, a touchdown rushing and a touchdown receiving in a single game. The other is Tony Canadeo, a Hall of Fame halfback/tailback/fullback/defensive back who did so for the NFL-champion Packers in … 1943. Canadeo was nicknamed “The Gray Ghost of Gonzaga.” Gonzaga hasn’t had a football program since 1941. So yeah, Allen is doing things that haven’t been done in a long time.

But “a long time” isn’t “never,” and Allen would gladly trade individual accomplishments for Buffalo’s first Super Bowl triumph. In a 35-10 win over San Francisco, Allen and the Bills lived up to the idea that they’re the best bad-weather team in football, and you’d better believe no one will want to go to Buffalo in the postseason. That was one of many things we liked in Week 13.

Here’s what else we liked:

Five things we liked

1. Russell Wilson checks it down

Russell Wilson has done wonders for the Steelers’ downfield passing attack, but Sunday, he sprinkled in — well, more like poured in — running backs in the passing game. Wilson went 13-for-13 for 146 yards when targeting running backs. The 13 completions were the fourth-most in a game in his career, and the 146 yards were far and away the most in a game in his career.

Despite posting season lows in air yards per attempt (5.1) and seconds to throw (2.75), Wilson had a season-high 10.9 yards per attempt. His 414 yards passing were second-most in his career.

This, of course, was possible thanks to a vanilla Cincinnati defense. The Bengals played 70% zone, hoping to not give up deep throws, and…

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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-12-03 14:28:00

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