Week 13 Takeaways

Kirk Cousins may be one and done in Atlanta.

Kirk Cousins signed a four-year 180 million dollar deal to take the Falcons back to the playoffs. Through the first nine weeks of the season, he was well on his way to doing just that, leading Atlanta to a 6-3 record and first place in the NFC South. Three games later, the Falcons sit at 6-6, tied for first place with the Buccaneers. The Falcons have the tiebreaker over the Bucs, but Atlanta still has two challenging games against the Vikings and Commanders. In contrast, the Bucs have a relatively decent schedule, with their hardest remaining game being against the Chargers. Cousins last three games, he has zero touchdowns to six interceptions, and they're 0-3. Atlanta has first-round pick Michael Penix Jr in waiting. This could be Kirk Cousins's last season in Atlanta.

Get ready for the Eagles-Lions NFC Championship game.

Philadelphia is playing at an extremely high level, which showed in their win over the Ravens on Sunday. There is no gap between these two teams. Philadelphia is the more physical team, and the experience of reaching the Super Bowl just two years ago. Detroit has some significant injuries defensively, but it'll be interesting to see if they can maintain home-field advantage, which could ultimately be the deciding factor in what seems to be two teams on a collision course to the NFC Championship game.

Russell Wilson is what the Steelers needed.

Many people wrote Russell Wilson off after his unsuccessful stint with the Broncos, but now we're seeing what a coach's faith in his players can do. It was no secret that Sean Payton wasn't the biggest fan of Russell Wilson and his fit inside the offense. Still, under Mike Tomlin and Arthur Smith, Wilson has been able to build his confidence back up, and he's playing efficiently for the Steelers in their march to the postseason. Wilson went 29 for 38 for 414 yards and three touchdowns in the Steelers 44-38 win over the Bengals, pushing the Steelers to 9-3 and 5-1 with him as the starter.