Philadelphia Falter in Texas & Mahomes Saves Chiefs – Best Highlights from NFL the Twelfth Week

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

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they continue their victorious run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to secure the starting job in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the best of the action in the NFL.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (25) with an all-action display – his plunging score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the previous being a disappointing division loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 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 straight punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period against a strong Colts team was very impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and leading three point-scoring possessions in their final four series to seal it in overtime.

A few big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

This was more like the former Chiefs however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping 5 already – they won eleven of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks among the best holiday line-ups for years, with each game packed with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are each holding on to playoff hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

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

But the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so since.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {