It's been a big week of football, but Sunday could be a letdown. The NFL had three big games on Thanksgiving and one game on Black Friday. The Lions took on the Packers, the Cowboys hosted the Chiefs and the Ravens took on the Bengals on Thanksgiving.

Week 13 of the 2025-26 NFL regular season officially kicks into full swing on Thursday afternoon, with a Thanksgiving triple-header throughout the day. The Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions will take the field for their traditional holiday game,

The race for the No. 1 seed in the NFC is tight, with four teams tied at nine wins. In the AFC, the Broncos and Patriots are pulling away.

The Kansas City Chiefs do not play on Sunday in Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season. Kansas City is coming off a 31-28 loss against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 27.

It couldn’t have worked out for the NFL any better and is a big reason why among those waking up Thanksgiving Day and experiencing immediate gratitude are the schedule-makers and the league’s broadcast partners.

The Dallas Cowboys gave their slim playoff chances a major boost in Week 12 thanks to a shocking, 24-21 comeback win over the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium. ESPN now gives Dallas a nine percent chance to make the postseason, up from the seven percent the Cowboys had headed into the Eagles game.

The Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans picked up must wins as the NFL's postseason picture begins to get clearer in Week 13.

We are a few short hours away from Week 13’s Sunday slate of games, and despite all the great matchups over the past few days, the NFL still has a bunch of storylines to look out for as these teams kick off.