Philadelphia Stumble in Dallas & Patrick Saves Kansas City – Top Highlights from National Football League the Twelfth Week

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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Bears keep to impress as they extend their victorious streak.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut professional start to secure the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 down versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s untimely passing may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving score personifying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being another disappointing division loss at the New York.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key situations, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of reaching the postseason, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

Some big throws and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and only 10th in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the old Kansas City though, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping five already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

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

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

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

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven 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)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL start to keep the starting job when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his debut NFL game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

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