MMQB Week 11: Gambles Pay Off for Bills, Lions, Giants and Packers

Welcome to Week 11 of the 2023 NFL season here at The MMQB. Below are links to everything Albert Breer wrote over the weekend, plus more from our staff.

Ten Takeaways: No Complaining About Lions on Thanksgiving This Year

The Lions are atop the NFC North at 8–2.

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Albert Breer talks to Aidan Hutchinson about the Lions’s 2023 surge heading into the Thanksgiving tripleheader.

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Sean McDermott’s Dice Roll Pays Off for Aging Bills

The Bills have a Super Bowl window that is nearly its close.

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Albert Breer speaks with Sean McDermott coming off a big win after replacing both coordinators in 2023.

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The Packers’ Patience With Jordan Love May Be Finally Paying Off

Love is playing with a young supporting cast in Green Bay.

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Albert Breer hears from Jordan Love about how he’s making progress with the Packers.

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Tommy DeVito’s Into All of Your Jokes, Playing QB for the Giants and Living at Home

Once an undrafted free agent, DeVito is in a big spot with New York.

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Albert Breer talks to the new Giants quarterback about getting his first win Sunday.

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More From the MMQB Staff

How two players with a strong friendship and very different college experiences ended up together, leading one of the league’s top teams.

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Greg Bishop: Best Friends Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown Were Destined to Play Together

Conor Orr: Firing Brandon Staley Wouldn’t Necessarily Change the Chargers

Gilberto Manzano: Five Things We Learned: Bills Bounce Back in AFC East

Conor Orr: Bears Likely Know by Now That Matt Eberflus Can’t Stay for Their Rebuild