Philly Stumble in Dallas & Patrick Rescues Chiefs – Top Highlights from NFL the Twelfth Week

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

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the pick of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a strong Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and may have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

A few big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the year after dropping five already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to winning close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are both clinging to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defense getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {