Philly Falter in Dallas & Patrick Rescues Chiefs – Best Highlights from National Football League the Twelfth Week

Week 12 provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

And did Sanders perform enough on his first professional outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the pick of the action in the NFL.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving score personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, whereas a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

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

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first NFL start since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defense recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {