Philly Stumble in Dallas & Patrick Rescues Chiefs – Top Highlights from NFL Week 12

Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging score embodying his energetic display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being another bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

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

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

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

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a first close win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the league in picks and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing close games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for three scores and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut league start since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defence getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {