Philadelphia Falter in Dallas & Mahomes Saves Kansas City – Best Moments from National Football League Week 12

Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious run.

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

We’ll examine at the best of the action in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his all-action display.

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

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have just saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

A few huge throws and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a initial one-score victory of the year after dropping five already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

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

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defense recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {