Philly Falter in Texas & Mahomes Rescues Chiefs – Top Highlights from NFL Week 12

The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears keep to impress while they continue their victorious streak.

And did Sanders perform enough on his first professional start to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were down and out at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging score embodying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

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

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference standings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

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

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks among the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

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

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL start to keep the starting job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {