Philadelphia Stumble in Texas & Patrick Rescues Kansas City – Top Moments from National Football League Week 12

Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they extend their winning streak.

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

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death may have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being a bad division defeat at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He'd only thrown for 200-plus 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 21-0 up their offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the pieces are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key moments, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a strong Colts team was very notable – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of making the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have reduced that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring drives in their final four possessions to win it in extra time.

Some big passes and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at six and five and just tenth in the conference standings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial close victory of the year after losing five previously – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young 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 threw three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for years, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will continue to be asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence requires a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {