Philly Falter in Dallas & Mahomes Saves Chiefs – Best Highlights from NFL the Twelfth Week

Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional start to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action display – his plunging score personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was hugely notable – and could have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

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

A few big passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs though, with a first close win of the year after losing 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first league game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defense recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a figurehead to build belief.

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