Philly Falter in Dallas & Patrick Rescues Chiefs – Best Highlights from NFL the Twelfth Week

The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious run.

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense maintains 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 failing, there may be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Kansas City

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

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in extra time.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a first one-score win of the year after losing five already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical record as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are both holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first NFL game after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {