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Week 12 provided an incredible Cowboys rally, or was it an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Kansas City's season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise while they extend their victorious run.

Did Sanders do enough on his debut NFL start to earn the starting role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning championship winners, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest recovery in history?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely passing could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defence that cashed in on rare errors by the Eagles.

Dak surpassed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning possessions (25) 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 multiple turnovers this season – the previous being another bad division loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive malaise that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was huge. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to the weekend, he had more than one hundred fifty in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly – with four straight punts, a missed three-point attempt and then a fumble giving chance after opportunity to the Dallas.

Philadelphia’s defence is brilliant, it truly is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in five of seven games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, as the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offense there is does barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

In Focus – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Indianapolis team was very impressive – and could have just saved their season.

How big was it? Indeed, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have dropped that figure to 28%.

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading three point-scoring drives in their last 4 series to seal it in overtime.

A few huge throws and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but currently the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

That was closer to the old Chiefs however, with a initial one-score victory of the year after losing five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You can no longer overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Aaron Rodgers, maintained them top of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the ball, with a defence that tops the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing close games.

He may still be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his team’s end zone – but he also passed for three scores and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this year, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the NFC North after overpowering the Vikings and the Lions are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 victories in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on the holiday we'll see just how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the most exciting holiday line-ups for a long time, with each game packed with playoff consequences.

The Lions host the Packers in the traditional opener in Michigan, prior to a rare trip return to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both holding on to playoff hopes but have minimal room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An unattractive victory over the Jets actually has them leading of the AFC North after beginning one and five and looking finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bears @ Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Job?

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski batted away inquiries on whether Sanders had done enough in his debut professional start to maintain the starting position when Gabriel returns.

But the question will keep being asked as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL start since Zeier in nineteen ninety-nine – with 17 additional first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defense getting ten sacks, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a presence to inspire confidence.

And self-belief is something not missing in Sanders, who told a CBS {