Philly Falter in Dallas & Mahomes Rescues Chiefs – Top Highlights from NFL Week 12

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

Playoff Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears continue to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the best of the week in the NFL.

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, 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 just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a initial close victory of the season after losing 5 already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the best holiday schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally teams are both holding on to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first NFL game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a presence to build confidence.

And self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {