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NFL Week 13 takeaways: What we learned, big questions for every game and future team outlooks

Week 13 of the 2021 NFL season began with the Cowboys getting back on track Thursday night against the Saints.

And it kept rolling on Sunday with big wins for NFC powerhouses Tampa Bay and Arizona. The Bucs' offense excelled behind four Tom Brady touchdown passes and the Cardinals enjoyed getting quarterback Kyler Murray and receiver DeAndre Hopkins back. Arizona got to double-digit wins and maintained the top spot in the conference.

But the biggest news of the early window was the Lions' first win of the season, which came on a TD pass from Jared Goff to Amon-Ra St.