Week 13 NFL underdog report: Dolphins, Eagles and Steelers need more love

Three teams took down favored opponents in Week 12. Who will pull off the feat in Week 13? We believe these teams have the best shot. (odds via ESPN Bet).

Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers (-3)

The Dolphins are 3-2 since quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned from a head injury that cost him four early-season games. More importantly, those three wins have all come in the last three weeks as the team has outscored opponents 91-49.

Miami is clearly a better team with Tagovailoa on the field, and wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle get a boost from Tagovailoa's presence as well. After going seven weeks without a touchdown, Hill now has two scores in his last three games. Waddle led the team with 144 yards and a touchdown last week after failing to reach 47 yards in four games without Tagovailoa.

Green Bay needed only 13 passes to beat an injured 49ers team at Lambeau Field in Week 12 ,but this week they’ll need more than 163 yards passing from quarterback Jordan Love. He’ll also need to protect the ball better.

Last week was Love’s first game without an interception all year. Still, he’s thrown 11 in nine games, tied for second-most with Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes. The Dolphins haven’t grabbed many interceptions (seven) this year but they haven’t allowed many points either, giving up the 12th-fewest points (21.5) per contest.

It won’t be easy, but if the Dolphins’ ninth-ranked run defense can stop Green Bay’s Josh Jacobs, the NFL’s third-leading rusher, they should have enough to beat the Packers on Thanksgiving night.

Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens (-2.5)

Averaging 426.7 yards per game, Baltimore owns the NFL’s top offense, two spots ahead of Philadelphia’s 389.1 yards per game. But with only 274.6 yards per game allowed, the Eagles have the league’s best defense, well ahead of the Ravens’ 24th-ranked unit.

Watching Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley, the league’s leading rusher, go against Baltimore’s Derrick Henry, the NFL’s second-leading rusher, should be a blast, but this game is essentially a coin flip between two of the league’s best teams.