Philadelphia Falter in Texas & Mahomes Rescues Chiefs – Best Moments from National Football League the Twelfth Week

Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the starting job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death may have been a factor, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing division defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts squad was very notable – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their final 4 series to win it in extra time.

Some huge passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference standings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial close victory of the year after dropping five previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL start to keep the starting job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {