NFL Week 13 bold predictions: Jordan Love's Packers shock defending champs; C.J. Stroud erupts, cools Broncos

Here are five bold predictions for Week 13

Week 13 of the 2023 NFL season is underway, and the Dallas Cowboys' 41-35 win over the Seattle Seahawks on "Thursday Night Football" was wild. It was the sixth game in NFL history with zero punts, including playoffs. Three of them have involved current Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, including two when he was the Packers head coach in 2014. W-L 2-5 3-1 Comp Pct 58% 65% Yards/Att 6.4 8.0 TD-INT 11-8 8-2 Passer Rating 78.2 103.1* Comp Pct 76%* 59%** Pass Yards/Att 8.8* 6.0** TD-INT  14-4* 5-6** Passer Rating 117.8* 71.7** Games 9 2 Touches/Game 14.6 21.0 Scrimmage YPG 79.3 114.5 Scrimmage Yards/Touch 5.5 5.5

The Seahawks became the first team in NFL history to lose a game with 35-plus points and zero punts. Teams in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) were 64-0 when both elements occurred. There were 257 penalty yards between both teams, the most in a game since 2021. It featured the most first-half penalty yards since at least 1991 (180).

Since anything can happen when it comes to the NFL, what's next, you ask? Well, here are five bold predictions for this weekend's Week 13 slate.