Philly Stumble in Dallas & Mahomes Rescues Kansas City – Top Moments from NFL Week 12

The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to impress while they continue their winning streak.

Did Sanders do enough on his first NFL start to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the pick of the week 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, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being another bad division loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts squad was very impressive – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

This was more like the former Chiefs though, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first professional outing to maintain the starting job when Gabriel returns.

But the question will continue to be raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut NFL start after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who told a network {