Philly Stumble in Dallas & Patrick Rescues Kansas City – Top Moments from NFL Week 12

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

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they continue their winning streak.

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

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the reigning championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being another bad NFC East defeat at the Giants.

Along with 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and possession security is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was very notable – and may have just saved their campaign.

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

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the AFC standings.

This was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score victory of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become 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 division and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

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

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll see just how good they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears one of the best holiday line-ups for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a unusual visit return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback teams are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional outing to maintain the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

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

It was only the Raiders, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a presence to inspire confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a network {