The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?
Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season while the Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious streak.
Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his debut NFL outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?
Let's take a look at the best of the week in the NFL.
Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback ever?
Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Philadelphia.
Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.
Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this season – the other being another bad division defeat at the Giants.
In addition to 14 penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.
However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.
Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.
Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.
It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a strong Indianapolis squad was very impressive – and may have just rescued their season.
How significant was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on Sunday would have reduced that number to 28%.
No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in overtime.
A few big throws and daring runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season form – at six and five and only 10th in the conference standings.
That was more like the old Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the year after dropping 5 previously – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done so soon.
You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.
They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.
He may still be inconsistent, giving away a score after a fumble in his own goal area – but he also passed for three touchdowns and, with already five final period comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.
Green Bay are in close chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after overcoming the New York in extra time with a huge game from Gibbs.
The Bears are strangely the most consistent with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they truly are.
It appears one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for years, with every game packed with playoff implications.
The Lions welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before relocating to Kansas City.
The weekend’s rally teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.
What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York actually has them leading of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.
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Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first professional outing to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel returns.
Yet the question will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.
It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a director, a presence to build belief.
Moreover self-belief is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who told a CBS {
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