The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?
Postseason Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning run.
And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut professional outing to earn the starting job in Ohio?
We’ll examine at the pick of the week in the NFL.
Dallas were down and out at 21-0 behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?
Sentiment of a first home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Eagles.
Dak surpassed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (25) with an all-action performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic display.
Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.
Along with 14 penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games before Sunday, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.
However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a missed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.
The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.
Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be trouble ahead.
It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Colts team was hugely notable – and may have only rescued their season.
How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.
No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.
Some big passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season form – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.
That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a initial close victory of the year after losing 5 already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.
You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Philadelphia.
They appear threatening on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing close games.
He can at times be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows how to get the job done.
The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.
Chicago are strangely the most consistent with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover just how strong they truly are.
It appears one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason implications.
The Lions welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.
The weekend’s comeback teams are each clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.
And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the New York actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.
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Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his debut professional start to keep the starting position when Gabriel comes back.
But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his first NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.
It came only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting ten tackles, but the Browns’ offence requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.
Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {
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