Philadelphia Falter in Texas & Patrick Saves Kansas City – Top Moments from National Football League the Twelfth Week

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

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to impress while they continue their winning streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being another bad division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 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 securing the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three point-scoring drives in their final four series to win it in overtime.

A few big throws and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a initial close victory of the season after dropping five already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron 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 league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are both clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to keep the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defense recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {