Philadelphia Falter in Dallas & Mahomes Saves Kansas City – Top Highlights from NFL Week 12

The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the best of the action in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely death may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a first close victory of the season after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut league game after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defence getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

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