Philadelphia Falter in Dallas & Patrick Saves Chiefs – Best Highlights from NFL the Twelfth Week

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

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears continue to surprise as they extend their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the best of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving score embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the previous being another bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period against a strong Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half by itself and leading three scoring drives in their last four possessions to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial close victory of the season after losing five previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, before a unusual trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to postseason hopes but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut league start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defense getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire belief.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {