The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?
Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Bears continue to surprise as they continue their winning run.
Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?
We’ll examine at the best of the week in the NFL.
Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?
The emotions of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.
Prescott surpassed Tony Romo marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.
Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being a bad division loss at the Giants.
In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.
However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Dallas.
Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's just not working.
Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble in the future.
It wasn't quite as extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts team was very impressive – and may have only rescued their season.
How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.
No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three point-scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in extra time.
A few big throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC rankings.
This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the year after losing five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom might not be finished so soon.
You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.
They look dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.
He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he additionally passed for 3 scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.
Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.
Chicago are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.
It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.
Detroit host the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.
Sunday's comeback teams are each clinging to playoff hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.
And how about the Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them top of the division after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.
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Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL outing to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.
Yet the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first league game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.
It came just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost feral Browns defense recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.
Moreover self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {
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