NFL Week 13

In Week 13, there were many games that were important on the schedule. The best game of the week was Thursday night's game pitting the Green Bay Packers against the Dallas Cowboys. Both teams came into the game 10-1 and both had the best records in the NFC. The Cowboys won 37-27 behind strong play from QB Tony Romo. Romo was 19-30 for 309 yards with 4 TD and an interception. During the game, Packers legendary QB Brett Favre was injured on a pass that was intercepted. He suffered serious arm injuries and now his status for next week's game against the Oakland Raiders is in question. He was already playing bad, going 5-14 for 56 yards and 2 INT. Another good game was the matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts won 28-25, behind Peyton Manning's big day with 288 yards passing and 4 TD. He was very efficient, completing 20 passes and only having 9 incompletions. David Garrard, the Jaguars QB, threw his first interception of the season when Antoine Bethea picked him off in the fourth quarter. The Washington Redskins' home game against the Buffalo Bills was very emotional because it was their first game since the death of starting safety Sean Taylor. The Bills won the game 17-16 after Rian Lindell made a 36 yard field goal with 5 seconds left. Lindell was originally going to attempt a 51 yard field goal but Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs called consecutive timeouts, which is against the rules, setting up the easier field goal for Lindell. The Redskins paid tribute to Taylor by lining up only 10 players on defense instead of the customary 11 on the first play. Another great game was between the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears. With the Giants down 16-7 in the fourth quarter, QB Eli Manning lead two late touchdown drives to give the Giants a 21-16 victory and improve their record to 8-4. Are the Cowboys the team to beat in the NFC? Will Brett Favre's injury cost the Packers in the future? With an impressive performance in the loss to the Colts, will the Jaguars get past the first round in the playoffs? Will Sean Taylor's death take an emotional toll on the Redskins and cause them to miss the playoffs?