Philadelphia Falter in Dallas & Mahomes Rescues Kansas City – Top Moments from National Football League the Twelfth Week

Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they extend their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional start to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 behind versus the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture since a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being another disappointing division loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding three point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a first close win of the season after losing five already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll see just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with each game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut league start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a presence to build belief.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {