Philadelphia Falter in Dallas & Patrick Saves Kansas City – Top Moments from NFL Week 12

The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise while they extend their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional start to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another disappointing division loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period against a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC standings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score victory of the season after losing five already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning close games.

He can still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best holiday line-ups for years, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

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

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut NFL start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {