NFL Week 12 Recap: Comebacks, Overtime Thrillers & Shake-Ups Across The League

NFL Week 12 Game Results & Recaps

The NFL Week 12 games produced more tight games where the ending was a surprise to everyone until the clock struck 0s.

Thursday, November 20

Bills 19 at Texans 23 

Houston’s defense dominated all night, sacking Josh Allen eight times and forcing a late turnover to seal a gritty road win.

Sunday, November 23 – Early Action

Colts 20 at Chiefs 23 (OT)

Down 20–9 in the fourth, Kansas City rallied behind late heroics and a clutch game-winning kick in OT to stay alive in the playoff hunt.

Steelers 28 at Bears 31

Chicago held tough, while making enough plays late to outlast a scrambling Pittsburgh squad as Rodgers had to sit out with his broken wrist.

Patriots 26 at Bengals 20

New England came back from an early 10-0 deficit to out play the Bengals the final 3 quarters and edge out Cincinnati as they gained their 9th straight win.

Jets 10 at Ravens 23

Baltimore, even while being out gained in yards was able to make it count when needed to never let New York mount much of a threat.

Seahawks 30 at Titans 24

Seattle took advantage of playing a lowly Tennessee team, and ground out a one score win in Nashville.

Vikings 6 at Packers 23

Green Bay’s defense strangled Minnesota’s offense all afternoon and limited their scoring to just two field goals, while keeping their own offense rolling in all 4 quarters.

Giants 27 at Lions 34 (OT)

Detroit overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and rode a 69-yard overtime touchdown run to a dramatic win in front of the home crowd.

Sunday, November 23 – Afternoon Slate

Browns 24 at Raiders 10

Cleveland’s young QB (Sanders) stepped in confidently and the defense delivered enough pressure to hand Las Vegas another rough outing which caused moves by both teams.

Jaguars 27 at Cardinals 24 (OT)

Jacksonville pulled off an overtime win as the offense clicked when it mattered and their defense held firm late.

Falcons 24 at Saints 10

Atlanta’s offense found key rhythm behind Kirk Cousins while their defense bent but didn’t break, handing New Orleans a tough divisional loss.

Eagles 21 at Cowboys 24

In a big comeback, Dallas while down 21 points in the first half, held the Eagles to 0 points in the second and were able to get their offense clicking.

Sunday, November 23 – Night Game

Buccaneers 7 at Rams 34

L.A. overloaded with offensive punches and the Bucs couldn’t match their pace, especially after losing Baker Mayfield to a non throwing shoulder injury.

Monday, November 24

Panthers 9 at 49ers 20

San Francisco’s balanced attack and another strong defensive outing sealed the win over Carolina who never got it fully clicking.

Big Off-Field News: Browns Keeping Sanders at QB & Raiders Staff Shake-Up

Shedeur Sanders Named Browns Starting QB

After their Week 12 win over the Raiders, the Browns officially announced Sanders will remain under center. After a historical game where Sanders was the first Browns QB to win in his fist start since 1995, the coaches decided to try and keep it rolling.

Las Vegas Raiders Fire Another Coordinator

Vegas made the surprising decision to axe their second coordinator of the season following the loss to Cleveland, with insiders saying no job is safe as the front office considers a full overhaul.

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