Philly Fail In Dallas & Mahomes Saves Chiefs - Best Of Nfl Week 12

Week 12 supplied an epic Dallas Cowboys comeback, aliases was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Play-off Patrick Mahomes turned up to salvage nan Chiefs' play while nan Chicago Bears proceed to astonishment arsenic they proceed to win.

And did Shedeur Sanders do capable connected his first NFL commencement to gain nan full-time occupation successful Cleveland?

Let's return a look astatine nan prime of nan week successful nan NFL.

Dallas were down and retired astatine 21-0 down against nan reigning Super Bowl champions, truthful really connected world did they nutrient their joint-best comeback ever?

The emotions of a first location crippled since Marshawn Kneeland's tragic decease whitethorn person played a part, but technically it was a substance of Dak Prescott's determination and a defence that pounced connected uncommon errors by nan Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Tony Romo's records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) pinch an all-action show - his diving touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points aliases much for nan first clip since 1999, pinch conscionable their 2nd crippled pinch aggregate turnovers this play - nan different being different bad NFC East nonaccomplishment astatine nan Giants.

Along pinch 14 penalties for 96 yards, nan violative malaise that deed Jalen Hurts aft what - for him - was an explosive commencement was huge. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards successful 4 games earlier Sunday, he had much than 150 successful nan first half unsocial successful Dallas.

Yet from nan clip Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly - pinch 4 consecutive punts, a missed section extremity and past a fumble handing chance aft chance to nan Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points successful 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a immense worry, arsenic nan pieces are each location but it's conscionable not clicking.

Nick Sirianni's crippled is each astir winning nan large moments, nan defence keeps them successful it and what offence location is does conscionable astir capable - if it can't moreover do that and now nan subject and shot protection is breaking down, location could beryllium problem ahead.

It wasn't rather arsenic extreme, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback successful nan 4th fourth against a powerful Colts squad was hugely awesome - and whitethorn person conscionable saved their season.

How large was it? Well, nan NFL's Next Gen Stats now springiness nan Chiefs a 58% chance of making nan play-offs, erstwhile a nonaccomplishment connected Sunday would person dropped that number to 28%.

No wonderment nan play-off type of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards successful nan 2nd half unsocial and starring 3 scoring drives successful their last 4 possessions to triumph it successful overtime.

Some immense throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Mahomes successful nan play-offs, but correct now nan Chiefs are successful post-season mode - astatine 6-5 and only 10th successful nan AFC standings.

This was much for illustration nan aged Chiefs though, pinch a first one-score triumph of nan play aft losing 5 already - they won 11 of them past twelvemonth so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom whitethorn not beryllium done conscionable yet.

You conscionable can't disregard nan Chicago Bears immoderate longer. A triumph complete nan Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them apical of nan NFC North and astatine 8-3 - holding nan aforesaid grounds arsenic nan Eagles.

They look vulnerable connected some sides of nan ball, pinch a defence that leads nan convention successful interceptions and full turnovers and, successful Caleb Williams, a young subordinate now utilized to winning tight games.

He tin still beryllium shaky, giving distant a touchdown aft a fumble successful his ain extremity area - but he besides threw 3 touchdowns and, pinch already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this season, he knows really to get nan occupation done.

The Green Bay Packers are successful basking pursuit successful nan section aft dominating nan Vikings and Detroit are correct location aft overcoming nan Giants successful overtime pinch a monster crippled from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely nan astir accordant pinch 8 wins successful nine, but arsenic they sojourn nan Super Bowl champs connected Thanksgiving we'll spot conscionable really bully they really are.

This looks 1 of nan champion Thanksgiving line-ups for years, pinch each crippled loaded pinch play-off implications.

The Lions big nan Packers successful nan accepted curtain-raiser successful Detroit, earlier a uncommon travel backmost to Dallas for nan Chiefs, who started retired life arsenic nan Dallas Texans measurement backmost successful nan 1960s earlier moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are some clinging to play-off hopes but person very small separator for correction - truthful this will person a post-season feel.

And really astir nan Baltimore Ravens? An disfigured triumph complete nan Jets really has them apical of nan AFC North aft starting 1-5 and looking dormant and buried.

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Cleveland Browns caput coach Kevin Stefanski batted distant questions connected whether Shedeur Sanders had done capable successful his first NFL commencement to support nan starting occupation erstwhile Dillon Gabriel returns.

But nan mobility will support being asked arsenic Sanders became nan first Browns backmost to triumph his first NFL commencement since Eric Zeier successful 1999 - pinch 17 different rookie awesome callers failing to do truthful since.

It was only nan Raiders, and pinch nan thief of an almost feral Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a figurehead to animate confidence.

And assurance is 1 deliberation not lacking successful Sanders, who told a CBS newsman moreover earlier nan game: "I'm who they've been looking for."

The stat statement was decent, pinch immoderate item throws showing committedness and potential, but there's decidedly an aura astir him, a characteristic that seems to assistance some his squad and nan fans.

"A batch of group want to spot maine fail," he added aft nan game. "And it ain't going to happen."

The lawsuit for him starting adjacent week whitethorn conscionable beryllium excessively strong.

The New York Giants person nan unwanted honour of being nan first squad officially eliminated from nan NFL play-offs aft Sunday's conclusion successful Detroit - it's nan team's earliest play-off exit since 1976.

A ninth triumph successful a statement for nan New England Patriots kept them apical of nan AFC standings - and their 23-20 triumph successful Cincinnati helped them adjacent nan 1961 Houston Oilers arsenic nan only teams to triumph 9 consecutive games while scoring astatine slightest 23, and allowing nether 23 points successful each game.

Seattle receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 167 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns arsenic nan Seahawks hit nan Titans - giving him 1,313 yards this twelvemonth truthful acold and already nan single-season squad record.

He's besides connected gait for nan NFL's first ever 2,000-yard receiving season.

Myles Garrett had 3 of nan Browns' 10 sacks successful Las Vegas, taking him to 18 this play and good connected people to hit nan azygous play grounds of 21.5.

Matthew Stafford remains successful nan MVP speech aft a surgical show for nan Rams against nan struggling Buccaneers. While LA spell to 9-2 and apical of nan NFC standings, nan Bucs could suffer their divisional lead aft a 3rd conclusion successful a row.

Tampa Bay whitethorn person mislaid moreover much arsenic backmost Baker Mayfield near nan crippled pinch a enarthrosis injury.