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The twelfth week provided an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they continue their victorious streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his first NFL outing to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 down against the defending Super Bowl champions, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since a teammate’s tragic passing could have played a part, however it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his plunging touchdown personifying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being another bad division loss at the Giants.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

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

Philadelphia’s defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (3 losses) is now a major concern, as the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is manages barely enough – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Indianapolis team was very impressive – and may have only saved their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of making the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only tenth in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Kansas City however, with a initial one-score win of the season after dropping five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished just yet.

Discussion – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, kept them first of the NFC North and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on each side 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 may at times be inconsistent, giving away a touchdown after a turnover in his own end zone – but he also passed for 3 touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with eight wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

The Lions welcome the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual trip back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

The weekend’s comeback teams are each holding on to playoff aspirations but have minimal margin for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

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

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed enough in his debut NFL outing to keep the starting position when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being raised as Sanders became the first Browns signal-caller to secure his debut league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional rookie quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offense needs a director, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

And confidence is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {