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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an epic Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to rescue the Kansas City's season as the Bears continue to surprise as they continue their victorious run.

Did Sanders do enough on his first professional start to earn the starting job in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at 21-0 behind versus the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

The emotions of a first home fixture after Marshawn Kneeland tragic death may have been a factor, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that pounced on rare mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic showing.

Philadelphia squandered a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with multiple turnovers this year – the other being another disappointing division defeat at the Giants.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He'd only passed for 200-plus yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offense derailed dramatically – with four straight kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after chance to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it truly is, but an offence that's not surpassed twenty-one points in five of 7 games (three losses) is now a major worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does barely enough – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is breaking down, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Kansas City

It wasn’t as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a strong Colts squad was hugely impressive – and may have just saved their campaign.

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

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 point-scoring possessions in their last 4 possessions to seal it in overtime.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and only 10th in the AFC standings.

This was closer to the former Kansas City however, with a initial close win of the year after dropping five already – they won 11 of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Become Rulers of the North?

You can no longer ignore the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, without Rodgers, kept them top of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the same standing as the Philadelphia.

They look threatening on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the league in picks and total takeaways and, in Williams, a young player now used to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already 5 final period rallies this season, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime 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 championship winners on the holiday we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Michigan, before a rare trip return to Dallas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to postseason aspirations but have very little room for error – so this will have a post-season feel.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after starting one and five and appearing dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL start to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his debut league game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen additional rookie signal callers failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost aggressive Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but the Browns’ offence needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And confidence is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {