Philly Stumble in Texas & Mahomes Saves Kansas City – Top Moments from National Football League Week 12

Week 12 delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the defending championship champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

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

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – 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 Appears Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts squad was hugely impressive – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a first one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks among the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Detroit, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally teams are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league game after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

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