Philadelphia Falter in Texas & Mahomes Saves Kansas City – Best Highlights from NFL Week 12

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

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

Did Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

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

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period against a strong Colts squad was very impressive – and could have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading three point-scoring possessions in their final 4 series to seal it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just tenth in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the year after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a presence to inspire belief.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a CBS {