Week 13 NFL Preview & Capsules

NEW YORK — Nov. 25, 2025 — Since 2006, the NFL has scheduled three Thanksgiving Day games each year, and this year, the league will continue to honor and commemorate the late John Madden with the fourth annual John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 27. For the third-consecutive season, the NFL will follow the Thanksgiving triple-header with a Black Friday game (Nov. 28) on Prime Video.

GAME	DAY	NETWORK	EASTERN TIME
Green Bay Packers (7-3-1) at Detroit Lions (7-4)	Thanksgiving	FOX	1 p.m.
Kansas City Chiefs (6-5) at Dallas Cowboys (5-5-1)	Thanksgiving	CBS	4:30 p.m.
Cincinnati Bengals (3-8) at Baltimore Ravens (6-5)	Thanksgiving	NBC	8:20 p.m.
Chicago Bears (8-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (8-3)	Black Friday	Prime Video	3 p.m.

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For more information on the John Madden Thanksgiving celebration, click here.

Here’s a look at a few interesting storylines entering Week 13:

Green Bay (7-3-1) at Detroit (7-4) (Thanksgiving, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Detroit will play its 86th Thanksgiving Day game (38-45-2) dating back to 1934, while Green Bay will play on Thanksgiving for the third consecutive season and 39th time overall (16-20-2).

Detroit quarterback Jared Goff has two touchdown passes, no interceptions and a passer rating of 95-or-higher in each of his four career Thanksgiving starts and has two-or-more touchdown passes in each of his past four home starts against Green Bay.
Last week, Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs had a career-high 11 receptions, a career-best 264 scrimmage yards (219 rushing, 45 receiving) and three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving), including the go-ahead 69-yard touchdown run in overtime. Gibbs has 44 career scrimmage touchdowns, the second-most scrimmage touchdowns by a player under the age of 24 in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (47).
Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love had three touchdowns and a 125.5 rating at Detroit on Thanksgiving in 2023 and had two touchdown passes with a 129.2 rating on Thanksgiving last season against Miami.
Green Bay defensive lineman Micah Parsons has six sacks in four Thanksgiving games (all with Dallas), including at least 1.5 sacks in each of his past three games on the holiday. Only Ezekiel Ansah (8.5 sacks) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy White (eight) have more sacks on Thanksgiving since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.

Kansas City (6-5) at Dallas (5-5-1) (Thanksgiving, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS): Dallas will play its 58th Thanksgiving Day game (34-22-1) since 1966 while Kansas City will appear on the holiday for the 11th time (5-5) and first time in 19 years (2006). Last week, the Cowboys overcame a 21-point deficit to defeat Philadelphia while the Chiefs overcame an 11-point deficit to defeat Indianapolis in overtime.

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott, in seven career Thanksgiving starts, ranks fourth all-time on the holiday in completions (166), passing yards (1,985) and touchdown passes (13). Among quarterbacks with at least five Thanksgiving starts, Prescott is the only quarterback all-time with a passer rating of 100-or-higher (103.6) on the holiday.
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes is 4-1 with 1,468 passing yards (293.6 per game) and nine touchdown passes in his past five Thursday starts. Last week, he surpassed Matthew Stafford (126 games) as the fastest player to reach 35,000 regular season passing yards in NFL history.

Cincinnati (3-8) at Baltimore (6-5) (Thanksgiving, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): Baltimore has won each of their two previous Thanksgiving appearances (2011 and 2013) while Cincinnati will play on Thanksgiving for the second time ever (2010). The Ravens have won five consecutive games after beginning the season 1-5 – since 2002, three teams have qualified for the postseason after winning one of their first six games (Washington in 2020, Indianapolis in 2018 and Kansas City in 2015).

In two meetings last season, a three-point Ravens win in Week 5 and a one-point Ravens victory in Week 10, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson (four touchdown passes in both games) and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow (five touchdowns passes in Week 5 and four touchdown passes in Week 10) became the first quarterbacks since 1970 each with at least eight touchdown passes in head-to-head matchups in a season.
Baltimore running back Derrick Henry recorded his 30th career game with at least two rushing touchdowns last week and joined Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (38 games) and Emmitt Smith (36) as the only players in NFL history with at least 30 career games with multiple rushing touchdowns.
Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase had 21 receptions (10 in Week 5 and 11 in Week 10) for 457 yards (193 in Week 5 and 264 in Week 10) and five touchdowns (two in Week 5 and three in Week 10) against Baltimore last season, the most receiving yards by a player against an opponent in a season in NFL history.

Chicago (8-3) at Philadelphia (8-3) (Black Friday, 3 p.m. ET, Prime Video): Chicago is set to play its fourth Friday game in franchise history (2-1) and first in 59 years while Philadelphia is set to play on Friday for the second-consecutive season (Week 1, 2024 vs. Green Bay in Sao Paulo) and 10th time in team history (3-5-1).

The Bears have won four consecutive games entering Week 13, with each win having been decided by five-or-fewer points. Chicago leads the NFL in takeaways (24) and turnover differential (+16) this season as defensive backs Kevin Byard and Nahshon Wright enter Week 13 tied for first with five interceptions, the first teammates to be tied for the league-lead in interceptions through the first 12 weeks of a season since 2008 (Green Bay’s Nick Collins and Pro Football Hall of Famer Charles Woodson).
Last week, Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts had his ninth career game with two rushing touchdowns and a touchdown pass, surpassing Cam Newton (eight games) for the second-most such games in NFL history, trailing only Josh Allen (12).

Los Angeles Rams (9-2) at Carolina (6-6) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): The Rams, with the league’s top scoring defense (16.3 points per game allowed), have won six consecutive games entering Week 13, the longest active win streak in the NFC. The Panthers are one of eight teams this season with a .500-or-better record after missing the playoffs last year.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford leads the NFL in touchdown passes (30) and joined Patrick Mahomes (2020) as the only players with at least 30 touchdown passes and two-or-fewer interceptions (two) in their team’s first 11 games of a season in NFL history.
Rams wide receiver Davante Adams leads the league with 12 touchdown receptions this season, one of six players all-time with 12 touchdown receptions in five career seasons. He is the first player age 32-or-older to record a touchdown reception in five consecutive games since Wes Welker (six consecutive games with Denver) in 2013.
Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua ranks tied for second with 80 receptions this season and has 264 receptions in 38 career games. In his next two games, he can surpass Odell Beckham Jr. (266 receptions) and Michael Thomas (274) for the most receptions by a player in his first 40 career games in NFL history.

San Francisco (8-4) at Cleveland (3-8) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL in scrimmage yards (1,581) and receptions (81) and ranks tied for third in scrimmage touchdowns (12) entering Week 13 and last week, joined Larry Centers (55 games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (50) as the only running backs all-time with 50 career games with 50-or-more receiving yards.

McCaffrey is one of four players since 2000 with at least 1,500 scrimmage yards and 10 touchdowns in five of his first nine career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (eight seasons), Adrian Peterson (six) and Shaun Alexander (five).
Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett leads the NFL with 18 sacks and 26 tackles for loss this season, the most tackles for loss by a player in his team’s first 11 games of a season since 2000. Garrett, who had four sacks in Week 11 and three sacks in Week 12, can become the first player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with at least three sacks in three consecutive games.

Houston (6-5) at Indianapolis (8-3) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Colts, who lead the NFL in scoring offense (31 points per game) and rank second in total offense (384 yards per game) are 5-0 and have scored at least 29 points in each of their five games at Lucas Oil Stadium this year. The Texans, who lead the NFL in total defense (264.3 yards per game allowed) and rank second in scoring defense (16.5 points per game allowed), have won three consecutive games entering Week 13.

Houston defensive ends Danielle Hunter (11 sacks) and Will Anderson Jr. (10.5) are the first set of teammates each with at least 10 sacks in their team’s first 11 games of a season since 2019 (Green Bay’s Preston Smith and Za’Darius Smith). Anderson has at least one sack in six consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NFL.
Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor leads the NFL with 17 scrimmage touchdowns (15 rushing, two receiving) this season and has 73 scrimmage touchdowns (66 rushing, seven receiving) in 78 career games. With two touchdowns in Week 13, can become the fifth running back in NFL history to reach 75 scrimmage touchdowns in fewer than 80 games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Brown (72 games), LaDainian Tomlinson (72) and Emmitt Smith (77) as well as Todd Gurley (78).

Denver (9-2) at Washington (3-8) (Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): The Broncos lead the NFL with 49 sacks this season and have won eight consecutive games and aim for their second-consecutive 10-win season under head coach Sean Payton. Denver is 7-2 in games decided by one score or less (eight points), tied with Philadelphia for the best record in one-score games this season.

Denver quarterback Bo Nix has at least one touchdown pass in nine consecutive road games, tied with Green Bay’s Jordan Love for the longest active streak in the NFL.
Washington linebacker Von Miller, Denver’s franchise leader with 110.5 sacks, is set to play his second game against the team that selected him No. 2 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft (Nov. 13, 2023, with Buffalo). He earned 2011 Rookie of the Years honors, was named Super Bowl 50 MVP and was selected to eight Pro Bowls over 11 seasons (2011-21) with the Broncos.

New York Giants (2-10) at New England (10-2) (Monday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN): The Patriots have won nine consecutive games and reached 10 wins for the first time since 2021. They are the second team in NFL history to win nine consecutive games with at least 23 points scored and 23-or-less points allowed in each game, joining the 1961 Houston Oilers.

Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones had a 33-yard interception-return for a touchdown last week. Since 2000, he is one of five players with multiple interception-return touchdowns and multiple punt-return touchdowns in his first four seasons, joining Phillip Buchanon, Nate Clements, Desmond King and Deltha O’Neal.
Last week, New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston passed for 366 yards and two touchdowns and added a 33-yard touchdown reception becoming the second player ever with at least 300 passing yards, two touchdown passes and a touchdown reception in a single game, joining Matt Ryan (Dec. 30, 2018, with Atlanta).
New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart has a rushing touchdown in five consecutive games, the longest streak ever by a rookie quarterback. In his next game, he can join Cam Newton (eight games in 2011 with Carolina) as the only rookies with six games with both a touchdown pass and rushing touchdown in NFL history.