Philly Falter in Dallas & Mahomes Saves Kansas City – Best Highlights from NFL the Twelfth Week

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

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears continue to impress as they continue their victorious run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional outing to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the other being another bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains 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 – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a initial close victory of the year after dropping 5 already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll see just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

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

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {