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The twelfth week delivered an epic Cowboys comeback, or was it an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress while they extend their winning run.

And did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut NFL start to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their equal-largest recovery ever?

Sentiment of a initial home game since Marshawn Kneeland tragic death could have played a part, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown embodying his all-action display.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being another bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for ninety-six yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in four games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters alone in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing opportunity after chance to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about winning the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there may be problems ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis squad was hugely impressive – and could have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the league’s advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the playoffs, when a defeat on Sunday would have dropped that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the latter half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring drives in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and swashbuckling runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping 5 previously – they secured 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the identical record as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that tops the league in interceptions and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now used to winning tight games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after dominating the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the best holiday schedules for years, with each game packed with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a rare visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Missouri.

The weekend’s rally kings are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional start to maintain the first-team job when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut NFL start since Eric Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Cleveland defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is something not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {