Philly Falter in Texas & Mahomes Rescues Kansas City – Top Moments from National Football League Week 12

The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first NFL start to earn the starting role in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the best of the action in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was very impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

Some big throws and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the season after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

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

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them leading of the division after starting one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {