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The twelfth week delivered an epic Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's campaign while the Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious run.

And did Sanders do sufficiently on his first professional outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the best of the action in the league.

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero behind versus the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home game after a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Prescott eclipsed Romo’s marks for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with several giveaways this year – the previous being a bad NFC East loss at the New York.

Along with fourteen infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half alone in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed twenty-one points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about winning the big moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be problems in the future.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the final period against a powerful Colts squad was very impressive – and could have just saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their last four series to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at six and five and only tenth in the conference rankings.

That was more like the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing 5 previously – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defence that tops the NFL in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb 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 end zone – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in extra time with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks among the best holiday line-ups for years, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the classic opener in Michigan, prior to a rare visit back to Dallas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are both clinging to postseason hopes but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the division after beginning one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

Yet the question will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to win his first league game after Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defense recording 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a presence to build confidence.

And self-belief is something not missing in Sanders, who told a network {