Philadelphia Stumble in Texas & Patrick Saves Chiefs – Best Moments from National Football League Week 12

Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving score personifying his all-action showing.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

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

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis team was very impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

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

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first professional start to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a leader, a presence to build belief.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {