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

Postseason Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Bears keep to impress as they continue their winning streak.

Did Shedeur Sanders perform enough on his debut professional start to secure the full-time job in Cleveland?

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

Analysis – Dallas Rally or Philly Fail?

The Cowboys found themselves down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery ever?

Sentiment of a first home game since a teammate’s untimely death could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and clutch drives (twenty-five) with an dynamic performance – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the initial time after 1999, with just their second game with multiple giveaways this season – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive beginning was significant. He had only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the first half by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four consecutive kicks, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover handing chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the components are all there but it's just not working.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the key situations, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t as dramatic, but Kansas City's 11-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Colts team was very notable – and may have just rescued their campaign.

How significant was it? Indeed, the NFL's advanced analytics now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their last four possessions to win it in overtime.

Some huge throws and swashbuckling runs are typical for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score win of the season after dropping 5 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 Be Kings of the North?

You can no longer overlook the Bears any longer. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them first of the NFC North and at 8-3 – sharing the identical standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on both sides of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now accustomed to securing close games.

He can still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he understands how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in close pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the Giants in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they travel to the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Holiday in Store

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with playoff implications.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a rare trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are each holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal margin for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets in fact has them leading of the division after starting one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL game since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with seventeen other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

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

Moreover confidence is one thing not missing in Shedeur, who informed a CBS {