NFL Week 13 2023: 3 teams on upset alert this Sunday

1. Kansas City Chiefs (at Packers)

Last Sunday at Las Vegas, the Chiefs spotted the Raiders a 14-0 lead and then outscored them 31-3 the rest of the way. The significance of the 31-17 victory was the fact that Andy Reid’s team totaled 17 points after intermission. It was thefirst time in four games that Kansas City had scored any points in the second half of a game. In their first 11 contests, the Chiefs totaled 53 points in the final two quarters,

Meanwhile, there were a pair of divisional matchups in the NFC North in Week 12. As it turned out, both the road teams came up big and that was bad news for both the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. Suddenly, this division is a little more tightened up. The Packers, who physically pushed around Detroit on Thanksgiving Day, have looked like a different team in recent weeks. Matt LaFleur’s club has followed up a four-game skid with three wins in four outings.

So, is the Chiefs’ offense back on the beam? It may be too early to tell, but never count out Reid, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

Meanwhile, a prime time win over the reigning Super Bowl champions would put the Packers at the .500 mark with five games to play. Entering Week 13, only five NFC teams boast winning records. Could Green Bay be on course to sneak into the playoffs. An upset of the Chiefs would be a big step in the right direction.