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

The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

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

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely passing could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing NFC East loss at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Texas.

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 chance after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was hugely notable – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring possessions in their final four series to seal it in overtime.

A few big throws and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was more like the old Kansas City however, with a first one-score victory of the season after dropping five previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first NFL game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {