Philly Stumble in Texas & Patrick Saves Chiefs – Top Highlights from NFL Week 12

The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being another bad division defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

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

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts team was hugely notable – and could have only rescued their campaign.

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

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a initial close victory of the year after dropping five already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now used to winning tight games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

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

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are both holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them top of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

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

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a CBS {