The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?
Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they extend their winning streak.
And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional start to secure the full-time role in Ohio?
We’ll examine at the best of the week in the league.
The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best recovery ever?
The emotions of a initial home game after a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.
Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (25) with an all-action performance – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action showing.
Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several giveaways this season – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.
In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only passed for 200-plus yards in four games before Sunday, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.
However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after chance to the Dallas.
The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's just not working.
Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.
It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter versus a strong Indianapolis squad was very notable – and may have only saved their season.
How big was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, whereas a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.
No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to seal it in extra time.
A few huge passes and daring scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.
That was more like the old Kansas City though, with a first close victory of the season after dropping 5 already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.
You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.
They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that leads the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to winning tight games.
He can at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his own end zone – but he additionally passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.
Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the division after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.
The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.
This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with playoff implications.
Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare trip return to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.
Sunday's rally kings are both holding on to postseason hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.
And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the New York in fact has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.
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Browns head coach Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first NFL start to maintain the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.
But the issue will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL game after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.
It was only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defense getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offense requires a leader, a presence to inspire belief.
Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a CBS {
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