Philly Stumble in Dallas & Mahomes Saves Kansas City – Best Highlights from National Football League Week 12

The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to impress while they extend their victorious run.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his plunging score personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

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

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 series to win it in extra time.

Some big throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a initial close win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

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

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the best holiday line-ups for years, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut professional outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {