🐺 Wolf Sports Weekly

Cold weather across the country perfectly coincided with Thanksgiving week and big games.

❄️ Josh Allen takes over

On Sunday Night Football in snowy Buffalo, Josh Allen and the Bills dominated versus the 49ers. The recently-engaged Allen became the first quarterback in NFL history to record a passing, rushing, and receiving touchdown in a game—with the receiving touchdown coming on a sick play by Amari Cooper to lateral the ball to his quarterback, who laid out at the pylon for the score. So, it was a touchdown that statistically Allen threw to himself. The Bills got star LB Matt Milano (bicep) for his season debut and are now 10-2, and Allen is becoming the heavy MVP favorite. On the other side, 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey suffered a likely season-ending knee injury (PCL, out about six weeks) to cap a very unfortunate year, and RB Jordan Mason will go on IR with a high-ankle sprain.

In the Thanksgiving triple header, the Sonic-and-Knuckles-led Lions held on to beat the Bears, 23-20, after Chicago had a chance to tie or win the game but did a poor job all around of managing the clock—leading to the firing of head coach Matt Eberflus the next day. Cowboys LB DeMarvion Overshown had a tremendous pick-six to help Dallas finally get a home win over the Giants. And unlike last year, Packers QB Jordan Love got his turkey leg after a Green Bay victory, with his squad handling the Dolphins at frigid Lambeau Field.

In the second annual Black Friday game on Prime Video, the Chiefs held on to beat the Raiders by recovering a fumbled shotgun snap that Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell wasn’t ready for with Vegas—which got another outstanding game from rookie TE Brock Bowers—potentially in position for a game-winning field goal. While many are saying the play should have been blown dead, Kansas City is finding a way to win and are now at 11-1.

The Eagles went into Baltimore and took down the Ravens, 24-19, behind a 14-point second quarter that erased a 9-0 deficit. Ravens K Justin Tucker’s uncharacteristic struggles continued, as he missed three kicks (one extra point, two field goals) and said after the game he felt like he “cost us this one”—but Jackson, who shared that his mom cussed him out for not running the ball enough, said he felt like the offense should have done more and not put Tucker in those situations.

The Texans held off a late surge by the Mac Jones-led Jaguars after Trevor Lawrence unfortunately left the game due to a dirty hit to the head by Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair when Lawrence was sliding. This led to Jacksonville players roughing up Al-Shaair on the sideline, and Al-Shaair was ejected from the game with a suspension very likely; Jaguars CB Jarrian Jones was also ejected while defending his quarterback. Texans HC DeMeco Ryans said the hit is “unfortunate” and “not what we’re coaching.” Al-Shaair apologized on Instagram, and Lawrence posted on X that he’s feeling better after the scary moment.

“I’m just praying for the Lord to deliver me from pick-sixes.” The Broncos won a Monday night thriller over the Browns, headlined by two pick-sixes by Denver’s defense—leading to Jameis Winston’s comical post-game comment—and a 93-yard dime from rookie QB Bo Nix to Marvin Mims Jr. The teams combined for 952 yards and 73 points, and Browns WR Jerry Jeudy’s 235 yards (and a touchdown) were the most in NFL history for a player against his former team.

Other Week 13 results:

• Steelers 44, Bengals 38: Russell Wilson went off for 414 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Steelers to 9-3 and drop the Bengals to a very disappointing 4-8.

• Colts 25, Patriots 24: Anthony Richardson led a game-winning drive with a touchdown pass to Alec Pierce on fourth-and-goal and a go-ahead run on a two-point conversion with 12 seconds remaining, keeping Indy in the AFC wild card mix at 6-7.

• Chargers 17, Falcons 13: Justin Herbert extended his interception-less streak to 10 games, becoming the third player in NFL history with 10 straight games of zero INTs with 15-plus passing attempts. Meanwhile, Kirk Cousins struggled with four interceptions, including a pick-six by CB Tarheeb Still, for Atlanta.

• Seahawks 26, Jets 21: The NFC West-leading Seahawks (7-5) were sparked by a 91-yard pick-six by DL Leonard Williams right after Aaron Rodgers, who mentioned the wind as a factor but not an excuse, missed Garrett Wilson for a potential touchdown to put the Jets up 28-7.

• Commanders 42, Titans 19: Jayden Daniels totaled four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) as the Commanders handled the Titans in a bounce-back effort heading into their late bye week.

• Vikings 23, Cardinals 22: 10-2 Minnesota was outgained by over 100 yards, but the defense held Arizona to field goal attempts six times and Sam Darnold commanded a game-winning drive capped by a touchdown toss to Aaron Jones.

• Buccaneers 26, Panthers 23 (OT): Carolina lost a heartbreaker at home, with Bryce Young leading a great potential game-winning drive before Tampa got in position for a game-tying field goal to force OT—and OLB Anthony Nelson forced a fumble in overtime with the Panthers in field goal range.

• Rams 21, Saints 14: The Rams were shut out in the first half, but RB Kyren Williams paced a turnaround on the road to get LA to 6-6 ahead of a matchup with the Bills.

🔥 Top fantasy performers in Week 13

• Browns WR Jerry Jeudy: 36.0 points

• Browns QB Jameis Winston: 32.98 points

• Bills QB Josh Allen: 28.42 points

• Commanders QB Jayden Daniels: 27.64 points

• Steelers QB Russell Wilson: 26.86 points

(point totals are for half PPR scoring)

🏈 NFL news and notes

As mentioned above, the Bears fired HC Matt Eberflus after nearly three seasons with the team. The Bears are the third head coach opening this year, joining the Jets and the Saints. Bears president Kevin Warren says, “This will be the most coveted job in the National Football League this year.” Warren also said that GM Ryan Poles will remain the GM.

Former Giants QB Daniel Jones signed with the Vikings practice squad, and HC Kevin O’Connell says he’s “always been a fan” of the former first-round pick.

Contract extensions: The Cardinals signed RB James Conner to a two-year extension, and the Jaguars signed OT Walker Little to a three-year deal.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he’s not ruling out an extension for HC Mike McCarthy, who is in the final year of his contract.

“If we’re gonna lose because of code words, then we’re not good enough anyway… I joked at him about it yesterday, I messed with him, so it’s good.” Lions HC Dan Campbell isn’t worried about RB Jahmyr Gibbs accidentally posting on social media with some apparent insights from the offense on a whiteboard.

Dolphins OLB Shaq Barrett wanted to come out of retirement, but Miami elected not to activate him and does not intend to release him to allow him to play for another team.

Recent transactions around the league:

• The Commanders waived 2023 first-round CB Emmanuel Forbes, who was claimed by the Rams.

• The Lions signed veteran LB Kwon Alexander and veteran S Jamal Adams.

• The Giants claimed former third-round TE Greg Dulcich from the Broncos.

• Former Commanders first-round LB Jamin Davis signed with the Vikings, and LB Ivan Pace Jr. (hamstring) was placed on IR.

Injury updates in the past week:

• Saints do-it-all TE Taysom Hill suffered a torn ACL and additional damage in Week 13, Giants star DL Dexter Lawrence (elbow, IR) is likely out for the year, Lions LB Malcolm Rodriguez suffered a torn ACL on Thanksgiving, and 49ers DL Kevin Givens (pec) is done for the year.

• Placed on IR and out at least three more games: Chargers RB J.K. Dobbins (knee), Commanders RB Austin Ekeler (concussion), Jets OT Tyron Smith (neck, likely done for the season), Giants OLB Azeez Ojulari (toe), Lions WR Kalif Raymond (foot), Giants TE Theo Johnson (foot).

• Chiefs WR Marquise Brown (shoulder) has a shot to return in Week 16 or 17.

Also, 49ers LB Fred Warner revealed that he’s been playing with a fractured bone in his ankle for several weeks.

Other Sports Updates

💔 Rest in Peace: Alabama A&M LB Medrick Burnett Jr. died from a head injury suffered in an October game.

🏈 College football highlights: Flag-planting and fights unfortunately overshadowed another great week of a crazy season, with Michigan upsetting No. 2 Ohio State, No. 7 Georgia surviving in eight overtimes versus Georgia Tech, No. 15 South Carolina winning a good one over No. 12 Clemson, Syracuse knocking off No. 6 Miami, No. 13 Alabama winning the Iron Bowl over rival Auburn, and No. 3 Texas securing a spot in the SEC title game by beating No. 20 Texas A&M.

🌲 Former Stanford great and No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck is returning to the Cardinal to become the GM of the football program.

🐏 North Carolina HC Mack Brown is not returning in 2025. Steelers OC Arthur Smith says he is not a candidate for the position at his alma mater.

🔀 UCF HC Guz Malzahn is resigning to be the OC at Florida State.

🔒 Jaguars running backs coach Jerry Mack has been named the head coach at Kennesaw State.

⚾️ The defending champion Dodgers signed two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell and extended IF/OF Tommy Edman to a five-year deal.

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