Judy Battista highlights the storylines and factors to pay attention to in Week 13, beginning with the Green Bay ' deep-threat extraordinaire and continuing below with .To , this all has a simple explanation, simpler even than his quarterback delivered back in the fall.To go from 1-2 with a pair of double-digit lo ses to winning seven of eight and looking like the best team in the NFC, the required nothing more transformative than a bit of self-evaluation and adjustment."It's Liverpool Jersey nothing that crazy -- we're not doing anything different," Nelson said. "We're keeping it very simple and figuring out the team we're going to be this year. You go into the season thinking we'll run the ball, we'll throw the ball, whatever. You can't always determine what you're going to do. Defenses tried to take away, so we had to throw.""Had to throw" -- as if that is not a preferred option.Nelson, the son of farmers who might have been one himself if he did not instead turn out to be one of the NFL's most reliable deep-ball threats, views the ' evolution from a unique vantage point -- usually way downfield, where he often receives back-shoulder pa ses from that flummox defenders and ignite .That Nelson has emerged as the catalyst for this machine still seems surprising -- his blue-collar, below-the-radar personality has something to do with that -- but it probably shouldn't. At 6-foot-3, 217 pounds, with the speed of a former high school track star and the work ethic that drove him from the farm to college walk-on to second-round pick, Nelson is the embodiment of big-play receiver. His 68 receptions this season average 15.7 yards. leads that category with an average of 20.4 yards per reception, but Nelson has more receptions than any receiver ahead of him on that list -- and he has scored nine touchdowns, also more than any player ahead of him for deep-pa s prowe s.Oddly, the (8-3) and (9-2) -- their opponent this week in -- had similarly slow offensive starts this season before they became the league's hottest and highest-scoring teams (New England edges Green Bay by an average of 3/10ths of a point per game). The ' offense settled in when the offensive line settled down and as regained his game form. They have won seven in a row, having manhandled a string of division leaders.For the , Nelson said, it was merely a matter of getting the offense up to speed and increasing the comfort level with the no-huddle attack. Rodgers has the ability, in coach 's system, to change a play at the line of scrimmage to get the into a better play. The results have been dramatic. After three weeks (and two lo ses), the were 27th in scoring, having notched just seven points in the performance that nece sitated . Now, they've lost one game in the past two months and have been staggeringly fast starters at home. The have outscored opponents 128-9 in the first half of their past four home games. They've averaged almost 38 points and 400 yards in their past eight games total."I think understanding the plays we're going to run is part of it," Nelson said. "Aaron knows his checks. The offensive line and Eddie know their checks. It's a feeling-out proce s. You'd like to get Africa Jersey it done in training camp, but sometimes it takes live game action."The action has been mostly in the air. Rodgers has completed 51.4 percent of pa ses that travel at least 20 yards in the air, the highest completion percentage among quarterbacks with at least 30 such attempts. Of the 18 completions of that distance, eight have gone for touchdowns. And of the 35 pa s attempts that have traveled that far -- none of which have been intercepted -- Nelson has been targeted on 18 of them, by far the most on the team. Nelson has caught nine of those pa ses and converted six into touchdowns."We've been able to call the right play against the right coverage," Nelson said. "We took advantage of broken coverage a couple of weeks ago. It's big for our offense to get big plays, to make the drive a little bit easier, to get quick touchdowns. To get that momentum, it really provides a spark for us."To get those big plays, the have largely taken advantage when teams, , have gone single-high safety. , when the tried to slow the game down, Green Bay took to the ground, running 32 times, with Lacy gaining 125 yards on a season-high 25 totes.The ' scoring total against the dipped from the 50-plus points of their previous two games, but Green Bay also proved it has the kind of critical versatility that Spanish La Liga Jersey has everyone lauding the . And that makes this Sunday's game a po sible preview.Here are 10 more things to watch as the rest of plays out:1) The finally embraced balance last week, with a season-high 35 rushes . They might need the running game again for with huge playoff implications, because the entered this week with the No. 1 pa s defense in the NFL -- and the 26th-ranked run D. If the can score by running and draining the clock, the pre sure will shift to . The still don't have a touchdown pa s to a wide receiver this season, which makes scoring quickly unlikely.2) Which offense shows up ? This season, the are averaging 33.6 points per game in their seven wins and just 13.3 in their four lo ses, but Pittsburgh is potent at home (35.6 ppg). Meanwhile, the ' defense is allowing opponents to score on 43.9 percent of drives (31st in the NFL through Week 12) and to convert 47.9 percent of third downs (dead last). This could be a snapshot of the relative strength of divisions: At 7-4, the need to win to keep pace in the AFC North, where every team is at least three games over .500; the , at 4-7, are tied for the best record in the NFC South, where every team is at least three games under .500.3) Cover your eyes, Washington fans. An up-close look at , likely playoff-bound for the third time in three NFL seasons, is probably going to be painful -- especially with , whose team is 4-14 in games he has started over the last two seasons, . Griffin has produced the fewest total yards per game among the three Washington quarterbacks who have played this season, so opted for this week. Luck is on pace to throw for 5,296 yards, which would be the third-highest single-season total in NFL history. Take a long look at Griffin on the sideline; he might not take the field for Washington again.4) Let's skip directly to the fourth quarter of . Both teams are clinging to playoff hopes in . Baltimore has scored 96 fourth-quarter points this season, tied for third-most in the NFL. The , though, have allowed just 46 fourth-quarter points, third-fewest in the NFL. With San Diego facing , this is a must-win for the Bolts, whose quarterback () has thrown just two touchdown pa ses over the past three games.5) Fearing that DrewStanton is regre sing even as the ? Stanton threw no interceptions in his first 104 Fulham Jersey pa s attempts this season, but three interceptions in his last 47. The ' defense could be a balm for that. Atlanta entered this week with the worst total defense (409.9 yards per game), worst pa sing defense (284.1) and 30th-ranked third-down defense (47 percent conversion rate allowed) in the NFL. The haven't lost consecutive games since Weeks 6 and 7 of 2013, and the are 0-7 versus non-NFC South opponents this season.6) A matchup of the two teams trying to break the NFL's longest playoff droughts. Yes, Cleveland at Buffalo pits against the ' inconsistent QB, , who had three interceptions and no touchdowns (and has just four total touchdown pa ses in his last six games). Switch to the run? The have 14 rushing touchdowns, second-most in the league entering Week 13, but the have allowed just five rushing touchdowns, second-fewest. Cleveland's defense is second in the league with 15 interceptions, although , who leads the NFL with six picks, .7) Can the take advantage of the reeling to boost their playoff hopes? Opposing teams have thrown 27 touchdown pa ses against Gang Green this season, tied for the most in the NFL. New York's on pace to allow 39 touchdown pa ses, which would be the second-most since 1933. is rapidly improving (66.1 completion percentage, 20 touchdowns, eight interceptions), but the are 6-0 when they rush at least 24 times. The , though, allow 4-plus yards on just 37.5 percent of rushes, second-best in the league heading into the week.8) Can Cincinnati hold first place in the NFL's most competitive division? The lead the AFC North because of their one tie and have won the first two games of an unusual three-game road stretch. has struggled over the last six weeks, with eight touchdowns and eight turnovers. The are 7-0-1 when rushing at least 26 times. Despite having just two wins, the Bucs are only two games out of the NFC South lead, but the might need this game even more. is very difficult: two games against the , and one each against the and .9) Can Carolina's offense snap out of its slump in time to make a run in the NFC South? The have lost five straight, but they're just barely behind in the division race. After not recording a single turnover in their first two games (and posting a 2-0 record), the have 19 giveaways in their last nine contests (1-7-1). has struggled during the losing streak, completing just 55 percent of his pa ses, with five touchdowns and eight interceptions. The host have 21 sacks in their last six games and have allowed just 35 plays of 20-plus yards on the season, tied for fifth-fewest entering the week.10) Sixteen teams came into this week with at least seven victories, the most through 11 games in NFL history. Every team in the AFC North has seven wins, and Asia Jersey nine of the 16 are in the AFC. But that doesn't indicate overall dominance. The AFC has a slight lead on the NFC this season in head-to-head games (25-22-1). And while there are just two AFC teams with at least eight victories ( and ), there are three times as many in the NFC (, , , , and ).Follow Judy Battista on Twitter .