Philadelphia Falter in Texas & Patrick Rescues Kansas City – Top Highlights from National Football League the Twelfth Week

Week 12 delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

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

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to secure the starting job in Ohio?

Let's take a look at the best of the action in the NFL.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

The emotions of a first home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being another disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was hugely notable – and may have only rescued their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and guiding three point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to seal it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first close win of the season after losing 5 already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are both clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

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

Thanksgiving and Black Friday 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, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his first NFL outing to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire belief.

And self-belief is one thing not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {