Philly Falter in Dallas & Patrick Saves Chiefs – Top Highlights from NFL Week 12

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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to impress as they extend their winning run.

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

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

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

The emotions of a first home game after a teammate’s tragic passing may have played a part, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that pounced on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action display – his plunging score personifying his all-action display.

Philly wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being a disappointing division loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half alone in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

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

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing 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 breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was very notable – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring possessions in their final 4 possessions to win it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at six and five and only 10th in the conference standings.

This was closer to the former Chiefs however, with a initial close win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the Division?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a emerging player now used to securing tight games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the New York in extra time with a monster game from Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll see just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the best holiday schedules for years, with each game packed with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are each clinging to postseason aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to secure his first league start after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

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

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Sanders, who informed a CBS {