Philadelphia Stumble in Texas & Mahomes Rescues Kansas City – Top Highlights from NFL the Twelfth Week

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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being another disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial close win of the year after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut NFL game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defense recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {