Philly Falter in Dallas & Mahomes Saves Kansas City – Best Moments from National Football League Week 12

Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their winning run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging score embodying his energetic display.

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their final four series to seal it in extra time.

Some huge throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and only tenth in the conference rankings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a first close win of the year after dropping 5 already – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a rare trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are both holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {