Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?
Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they extend their winning streak.
Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his debut NFL outing to secure the full-time role in Ohio?
Let's take a look at the best of the week in the NFL.
Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?
Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.
Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging score embodying his energetic showing.
Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being a disappointing division defeat at the New York.
Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the offensive malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half alone in Texas.
However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.
Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the pieces are all there but it's simply not working.
Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big situations, 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 ahead.
It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a powerful Indianapolis team was very notable – and may have only rescued their campaign.
How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a defeat on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.
No wonder the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in extra time.
A few huge throws and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC standings.
This was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first one-score win of the season after losing 5 previously – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be done so soon.
You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.
They look threatening on each side of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to winning close games.
He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to get the job done.
Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.
Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in 9, but as they travel to the championship winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.
This looks among the best Thanksgiving 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 unusual trip return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Texans long ago in the sixties before moving to Missouri.
The weekend’s rally kings are each holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a playoff feel.
What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing finished.
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Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional start to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel returns.
Yet the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league start since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.
It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly feral Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire belief.
And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {
