Philadelphia Falter in Texas & Mahomes Saves Kansas City – Top Moments from NFL the Twelfth Week

The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first professional start to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 down versus the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

A few huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also threw three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

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

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his first professional outing to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his first NFL game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Cleveland defence recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {