Philly Stumble in Texas & Patrick Saves Chiefs – Best Highlights from National Football League the Twelfth Week

The twelfth week provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

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

And did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the pick of the week in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the former Kansas City however, with a first close win of the year after losing five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw three touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And self-belief is something not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {