Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?
Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious streak.
Did Sanders perform enough on his first NFL outing to earn the starting job in Ohio?
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The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery in history?
The emotions of a first home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely passing could have played a part, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.
Dak eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging score embodying his energetic showing.
Philadelphia squandered a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another disappointing division loss at the New York.
Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.
Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offense derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.
The Eagles defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.
Sirianni’s approach is all about winning the key moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.
It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts team was hugely notable – and could have just rescued their campaign.
How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.
It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding three point-scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to win it in extra time.
A few big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at six and five and just 10th in the AFC rankings.
This was more like the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the year after losing five already – they secured eleven of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.
You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the same standing as the Philadelphia.
They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defence that leads the league in picks and total turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to winning tight games.
He may at times be shaky, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he understands how to finish the game.
The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.
Chicago are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see just how good they truly are.
It appears among the most exciting holiday schedules for a long time, with every game packed with playoff consequences.
Detroit host the Packers in the classic opener in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.
The weekend’s rally kings are each holding on to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.
What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive win over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after starting one and five and appearing finished.
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Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Sanders had done enough in his first NFL outing to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.
Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut NFL start after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional rookie signal callers failing to do so since.
It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence recording 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a presence to build confidence.
And confidence is something not missing in Shedeur, who told a network {
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