Philly Stumble in Dallas & Patrick Saves Chiefs – Top Highlights from National Football League the Twelfth Week

The twelfth week delivered an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they extend their victorious streak.

And did Sanders perform enough on his first NFL start to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down against the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble giving opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

A few huge throws and daring scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a initial close win of the season after dropping five already – 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 Kings of the North?

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

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

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

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them leading of the division after starting one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL start to keep the starting position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a presence to inspire belief.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {