Philly Stumble in Texas & Mahomes Rescues Chiefs – Top Highlights from NFL Week 12

Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their victorious run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL start to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down 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 Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and could have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final 4 series to win it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the year after losing 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can at times be shaky, 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 year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks among the best holiday schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings 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 unattractive win over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to keep the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut league start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {