Philadelphia Falter in Dallas & Mahomes Rescues Kansas City – Best Highlights from NFL the Twelfth Week

The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning streak.

And did Sanders do enough on his debut professional outing to earn the full-time role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the best of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being another disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Colts team was very impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their final 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some huge passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a first one-score victory of the year after losing 5 previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.

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

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them top of the division after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his debut professional start to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Browns defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {