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Week 12 provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles implosion?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears continue to surprise as they continue their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first professional start to secure the starting role in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have been a factor, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s marks for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his plunging score embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since 1999, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive 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 more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the key situations, the defence keeps them in it and what offense there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts team was hugely impressive – and could have only saved their season.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent probability of making the postseason, whereas a loss on the weekend would have dropped that number to 28%.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes arrived, throwing for two hundred thirty-five yards in the latter half by itself and leading three point-scoring possessions in their final four possessions to seal it in overtime.

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

This was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a initial close victory of the year after losing 5 already – they secured 11 of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at eight and three – holding the same record as the Eagles.

They look dangerous on each side of the field, with a defense that leads the league in picks and overall takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to winning tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they travel to the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they really are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

This looks among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game loaded with postseason implications.

Detroit host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Missouri.

Sunday's comeback kings are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

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

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Browns quarterback to win his debut NFL game since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost feral Cleveland defense recording 10 tackles, but the Browns’ offence needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {