Philadelphia Falter in Texas & Mahomes Rescues Kansas City – Top Moments from National Football League Week 12

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

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

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

Let's take a look at the best of the week in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending championship winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after a teammate’s untimely passing may have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving score embodying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

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

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the year after losing five already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to securing close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with each game packed with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {