Philadelphia Falter in Dallas & Mahomes Saves Kansas City – Top Highlights from National Football League the Twelfth Week

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

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

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after a teammate’s untimely death may have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

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

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have just saved their season.

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

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading three scoring possessions in their last four possessions to win it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a initial close victory of the year after dropping five already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut league start since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a presence to build confidence.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {