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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Chicago Bears continue to impress while they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform sufficiently on his first NFL start to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

We’ll examine at the best of the action in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game after a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that pounced on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philly wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the other being another disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking malaise that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and may have just saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of reaching the playoffs, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in extra time.

Some huge passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and only tenth in the conference standings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a first close win of the season after dropping 5 already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and total turnovers and, in Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to winning tight games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already five final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention 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 visit the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll see exactly how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks one of the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a rare visit return to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

The weekend’s rally kings are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL start to maintain the first-team position when Gabriel comes back.

But the question will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to secure his debut league game since Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defence recording 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a network {