Philadelphia Stumble in Dallas & Patrick Saves Kansas City – Best Moments from National Football League Week 12

Week 12 delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut professional outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the pick of the action in the league.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down versus the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a first home game since a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

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

In addition to fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Texas.

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

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Colts squad was hugely notable – and may have only saved their campaign.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% probability of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their final four series to win it in extra time.

A few big passes and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a first close win of the year after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also threw three touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the best Thanksgiving line-ups for years, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

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

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut professional start to keep the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to win his first league start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a CBS {