NFL Week 13 Star Performers
There were more big shocks and some even bigger performances in Week 13. But who were you most impressed by this week? Let’s check out of stars…
Jake Browning
In just his second career start, Bengals backup QB Jake Browning threw for 354 yards, a touchdown and a rushing score as the Cincinnati Bengals stunned the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-31 in overtime on Monday night.
Completing 32 of 37 passes, Browning directed the overtime drive that set up kicker Evan McPherson’s 57-yard winner and bring home the side’s first Monday Night Football victory since 1990.
Browning stepped up at a time when the Bengals were dead and buried. Now, Cincinnati have a real chance of making the postseason.
Mike Evans
There are a fair few legends playing in the NFL today, but no one in the league is quite as underrated as Mike Evans.
The Buccaneers wideout notched his 10th career season with 1,000-plus receiving yards against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. No other player has had at least 1,000 receiving yards in their first seven career seasons.
As for a full career, Evans is just the third player in NFL history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in double-digit seasons – joining wide receiver royalty in Jerry Rice (14 seasons) and Randy Moss (10 seasons). Long may his run as a star continue.
Dolphins weapons
It was another offensive masterclass from Mike McDaniel and his team against the Washington Commanders, with the Dolphins scoring six touchdowns, including a pick-six return from Andrew Van Ginkel, to tie-up at dominant 45-15 victory.
Two touchdowns for Tyreek Hill, two for rookie Devon Achane, and Raheem Mostert getting his 16th score of the season to lead the NFL, shows just how outrageous the Dolphins attacking line-up and weaponry currently is.
For Hill, he gets ever closer to that 2,000 yard mark and his two scores were were the 20th and 21st of Hill’s career that went for at least 60 yards. Tied with Devin Hester for the third-most touchdowns of 60-plus yards in NFL history, only the recently retired DeSean Jackson (26) and Jerry Rice (23) have more.
