Philadelphia Stumble in Texas & Mahomes Saves Chiefs – Best Highlights from National Football League the Twelfth Week

Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to impress while they continue their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first NFL outing to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the pick of the action in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home game after a teammate’s tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being a bad division defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their last four possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and only 10th in the conference rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score victory of the season after losing 5 already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defense getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {