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Week 12 delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Postseason Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears keep to impress while they continue their winning run.

Did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently 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 NFL.

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

Dallas found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero down against the defending championship winners, how exactly did they produce their equal-largest comeback in history?

Sentiment of a first home game since a teammate’s untimely passing may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defence that pounced on rare errors by the Eagles.

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

Philly squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the previous being another disappointing NFC East defeat at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the offensive struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He'd only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

However from the time the Eagles went twenty-one to zero up their offense fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a fumble handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about winning the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does 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 – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Colts team was hugely notable – and could have just saved their season.

How significant was it? Indeed, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the playoff form of Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half by itself and leading three point-scoring possessions in their last four possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some huge throws and daring scrambles are typical for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference standings.

That was more like the old Chiefs however, with a first close win of the season after losing five already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Can Bears Become Kings of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Bears any longer. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same record as the Eagles.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a touchdown after a fumble in his own end zone – but he also threw three scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after dominating the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 victories in 9, but as they travel to the championship champs on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Look Ahead – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason implications.

The Lions host the Green Bay in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare visit back to Texas for the Kansas City, who began life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Missouri.

The weekend’s comeback kings are each holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little margin for error – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the New York actually has them leading of the division after starting 1-5 and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

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

Can Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away questions on whether Shedeur Sanders had done sufficiently in his debut NFL start to maintain the starting position when Gabriel comes back.

Yet the question will continue to be asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his debut league start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It was just the Raiders, and with the assistance of an nearly feral Cleveland defense recording ten tackles, but Cleveland's offense requires a director, a presence to build confidence.

And confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a network {