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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' season as the Bears continue to surprise while they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first professional start to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas were down and out at twenty-one to zero down versus the reigning championship champions, how exactly did they engineer their equal-largest comeback in history?

The emotions of a initial home game after Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

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

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being another disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offense there is manages just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely impressive – and could have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the second half alone and leading 3 scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Chiefs though, with a initial close win of the year after losing 5 previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – holding the identical standing as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing close games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his own end zone – but he additionally threw 3 scores and, with already five final period comebacks this year, he understands how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in 9, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover just how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

It appears among the best holiday line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a rare trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

Sunday's rally kings are both clinging to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed enough in his first professional start to keep the first-team position when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut league start after Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the help of an almost feral Browns defence recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offense requires a director, a figurehead to build belief.

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