Philadelphia Stumble in Texas & Mahomes Rescues Chiefs – Best Highlights from NFL Week 12

The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears continue to impress while they continue their victorious run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional outing to earn the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was hugely notable – and could have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading three scoring drives in their last four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was more like the old Chiefs however, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A win over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to winning close games.

He may at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL start to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {