The Eagles and Bills might have provided a potential Super Bowl preview with their thrilling overtime game on Sunday.
Obviously, that sentence sounds ridiculous considering the Bills dropped to 6–6 after losing 37–34 in Philadelphia, but they flashed their high potential in the back-and-forth battle. If only Gabe Davis turned to his right on his choice route, perhaps the Bills would have had a memorable walk-off victory in overtime. Now Buffalo’s season is on life support, with upcoming games against the Chiefs and Cowboys.
The Eagles became the first team to reach 10 wins this season. They started the long week with a come-from-behind road victory against the Chiefs on Kansas City quickly bounded back with a victory in Las Vegas to remind the doubters that the reigning champions will be in the mix once again for another Super Bowl title.
The Cowboys will also be right there, even though many football pundits don’t want to acknowledge how well they have played in the past month with a red-hot Dak Prescott. Neither Kenny Pickett nor Derek Carr have played well this season, but their respective teams remain in the hunt for a postseason spot for different reasons.
Here’s what we learned about the Chiefs, Cowboys, Saints and Steelers in Week 12 of the NFL season.
The Eagles continue to find ways to win games. They were far from perfect, but they stayed alive after Jake Elliott drilled a 59-yard field goal to tie the game with 20 seconds left in regulation before heading to overtime.
After the miscommunication between Josh Allen and Davis, the Eagles took advantage by marching down the field for the game-winning touchdown drive, capped off by Jalen Hurts’s 12-yard rushing score. It seems as if the Eagles have yet to reach their peak offensively, a scary observation for their competitors in the NFC.
As for the Bills, they’ll be dangerous in the AFC postseason if they’re able to stack wins with a brutal schedule. It’s clear that Buffalo is at its best when Davis is heavily involved, but he’ll be thinking about his incorrect route for days to come.
Allen threw a costly interception to help the Eagles get back in the game. Hurts found wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus for a 29-yard touchdown to take a 28–24 lead with 11:07 left in regulation. But Allen quickly answered with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Davis to retake the lead, 31–28, with 1:52 remaining. Allen was sensational, but once again, turnovers and miscues doom the Bills in 2023.
