Philly Falter in Texas & Patrick Saves Chiefs – Best Highlights from National Football League Week 12

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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious streak.

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

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period against a strong Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three point-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 only tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score win of the year after losing 5 already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Kings of the North?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to winning close games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks among the best holiday line-ups for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

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

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

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

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It came just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a presence to build belief.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {