Philadelphia Falter in Dallas & Mahomes Saves Kansas City – Best Moments from National Football League the Twelfth Week

The twelfth week provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' season as the Bears continue to impress while they extend their victorious streak.

Did Sanders perform enough on his first professional start to earn the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally 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 joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving score embodying his all-action showing.

Philly wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a disappointing division loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

Philadelphia’s defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff version of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a first close victory of the season after losing five previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't ignore the Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning close games.

He can at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the best holiday schedules for a long time, with every game packed with postseason consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are both holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after beginning 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

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

But the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first NFL game since Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

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