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There are nothing but good vibes surrounding Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson as he prepares for his first-ever meeting with the Saints. 

Wilson is averaging 24.0 Fantasy points over his last three outings. He's thrown multiple touchdown passes in five straight. His offensive line has gotten healthy, giving him more time to operate. In Week 11 vs. Minnesota, Wilson posted a career-high 151.4 passer rating. Then he had a bye to get extra work in with receiver Percy Harvin, who won't be on a snap count Week 13. 

Wilson usually flourishes at CenturyLink Field. In 13 regular-season starts at home, he's accounted for 28 touchdowns (26 passing) against nine turnovers (six INTs) while averaging 9.1 yards per attempt. 

The Saints give up the third-fewest Fantsy points to opposing quarterbacks, 12.8 per game. Quarterbacks have accounted for 12 scores and 15 turnovers vs. New Orleans. But Wilson is rolling: he's a solid QB1 next Monday, Dec. 2, despite the matchup.

Though Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin fell short in leading Oakland to a second straight win Sunday against the Titans, coach Dennis Allen said the rookie quarterback will start again Thursday at Dallas (Week 13).

"Yeah, I thought Matt played well," Allen said, per ESPN. "And for him to lead us back when we needed a touchdown, he got us the touchdown we needed to give us the lead. We just couldn’t hold it defensively."

Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin had an up-and-down performance during Sunday's loss to the Titans at home in Week 12.

McGloin was picked off by Zach brown late in the first quarter, which led to a Tennessee field goal. He then bounced back as he hooked up with Marcel Reece in the end zone for a 27-yard strike late in the fourth quarter for his only touchdown of the game. He completed all four of his pass attempts during his touchdown drive. McGloin completed 19 of 32 passes for 260 yards with one touchdown and one interception in a 23-19 defeat. He finished the game with an 82.8 quarterback rating.

He'll look to get back on track in Week 13 at Dallas on Thanksgiving.

Ravens backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who had contributed zero passes and one run coming into the game, took several snaps out of the wildcat formation with the Ravens motivated to keep the ball out of the air on a windy day Week 12 against the Jets.

He looked good at first, picking up 17 yards on his first carry, but with losses of 6 and 7 yards on later carries, he ended up netting just 7 yards on four carries. He also caught a 6-yard pass and threw an incompletion.

Jets quarterback Geno Smith continued his miserable run with another poor performance Week 12 at Baltimore, completing 9 of 22 passes for 127 yards and three interceptions, both by defensive back Corey Graham. He also ran three times for 6 yards and caught a 13-yard pass from wildcat quarterback Josh Cribbs.

It was the third straight game in which he completed less than 50 percent of his passes. The nine completions and 127 yards were the most he's had during that stretch, however.

Despite his continued struggles, coach Rex Ryan continues to stand behind the rookie quarterback, blaming drops for the Jets' inability to convert third downs. The weather also wasn't in Smith's favor. Both of his interceptions came on attempts to make something happen downfield on a windy day. Judging by Smith's comments after the game, he still feels secure in his role.

"Everybody always wants a new quarterback in there," Smith said. "I just keep trying to improve and work on myself. I know I can lead this team to the playoffs."

Smith will look to get back on track Week 13 against the Dolphins.

Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill's trouble finding the range on his deep ball continued in Week 12, and ended up costing the Dolphins some big plays in a 20-16 loss to the Panthers.

Though Tannehill was able to find Mike Wallace for a 53-yard touchdown in the first quarter, he even underthrew Wallace on that score. Tannehill ended up connecting with Wallace for 127 yards on five receptions. Unfortunately, Tannehill probably left points on the board at least one or two other times with poor throws on deep passes, which he acknowledged after the game.

"It was good to hit a couple deep ones. Obviously we needed to hit one in the second half," Tannehill told the Sun-Sentinel.

Tannehill finished the game with a very solid line despite his struggles on deep passes, as he completed 28 of 42 passes for 310 yards. He had just one touchdown, and was intercepted once.

Tannehill has 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions on the season, heading into Week 13 against the Jets in New York. 

Texans quarterback Case Keenum managed to avoid being benched for a second straight game Week 12 vs. Jacksonville, but his struggles persisted in a surprising 13-6 loss. Keenum completed 18 of 34 passes for 169 yards and one interception in the loss.

Keenum struggled from the start Sunday. He completed just 3 of 6 passes for 19 yards in the first quarter and was 5 of 12 for 32 yards by halftime.

Keenum got off to a better start after halftime, leading the Texans on a 13-play, 83-yard scoring drive on the opening series in the second half, which ended with a field goal. Keenum came close to throwing a touchdown on third down from the 2-yard line, but his pass was just a bit out of DeAndre Hopkins' reach near the sideline in the end zone.

Unfortunately, Keenum would lead no more scoring drives before throwing an interception on the final drive as Houston was going for the tying score. Though, the interception wasn't his fault. He threw a clean pass to Keshawn Martin, who bobbled the catch and it deflected to a Jaguars' defender.

"For whatever reason, I was out of my rhythm. Just had bad fundamentals, was hesitant," Keenum said. "I'm very disappointed in myself for letting everybody down in that locker room. I didn't make the plays."

Keenum has just one touchdown pass in his last two games after getting six in his previous two games. The Texans are back in action Week 13 vs. New England.

Matthew Stafford was like two quarterbacks for the Lions on Sunday. One was Jekyll. The other was Hyde.

The good Stafford threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns. The bad Stafford fired four interceptions, his highest total since November 2011. Included was one with a minute left in the game that allowed the Buccaneers to run out the clock.

Stafford performed far better in the first half, including a second quarter stretch in which he completed seven straight passes for 92 yards and a score. He came out hot in the third quarter by hitting 4 of 5 for 56 yards and a touchdown on an early drive, but fizzled in a scoreless fourth.

He will try not to play like a turkey on Thanksgiving when the Lions host Green Bay.

The Giants have made QB Ryan Nassib, CB Corey Webster, RB Peyton Hillis, OL Dallas Reynolds, DT Markus Kuhn, TE Adrien Robinson and WR Hakeem Nicks inactive Week 12 against the Cowboys.

Nicks was questionable heading into the game, but expected to play. Webster was the only player ruled out on Friday's injury report.

Packers tackle Don Barclay (knee), linebacker Nick Perry (foot, ankle), quarterback Aaron Rodgers (collarbone), defensive end Johnny Jolly (groin), Sam Shields (hamstring), wide receiver Chris Harper and linebacker Nate Palmer were among the team's inactives Week 12 vs. Minnesota.