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Week 12 provided an epic Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Eagles collapse?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign while the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they extend their victorious run.

Did Sanders perform sufficiently on his debut NFL start to secure the full-time role in Cleveland?

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

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

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

Sentiment of a first home game after a teammate’s tragic passing could have been a factor, but technically it was a combination of Prescott’s determination and a defence that cashed in on uncommon errors by the Eagles.

Dak eclipsed Tony Romo records for passing yards (now 34,378) and clutch possessions (25) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown embodying his energetic display.

Philly wasted a advantage of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with multiple giveaways this year – the other being a bad NFC East defeat at the New York.

In addition to 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking malaise that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was huge. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games prior to the weekend, he had over one hundred fifty in the first half by himself in Texas.

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

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offence that's not eclipsed twenty-one points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a major concern, because the pieces are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni game is all about securing the key moments, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there may be trouble ahead.

In Focus – Playoff Patrick Appears Early to Save Kansas City

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but the Chiefs’ eleven-point comeback in the final period versus a strong Colts squad was very impressive – and may have just rescued their campaign.

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

It’s no surprise the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes arrived, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding 3 scoring possessions in their last 4 series to win it in overtime.

Some big throws and swashbuckling scrambles are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but right now the Chiefs are in playoff form – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference standings.

This was closer to the old Chiefs though, with a first one-score victory of the year after dropping five already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief comes back, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Kings of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears now. A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical standing as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on each side of the ball, with a defence that leads the NFL in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a young player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He may at times be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he also passed for 3 scores and, with already 5 final period comebacks this season, he understands how to get the job done.

Green Bay are in close chase in the division after dominating the Minnesota and the Lions are in contention after beating the New York in extra time with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most reliable with eight victories in 9, but as they travel to the Super Bowl champs on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Thrilling Thanksgiving in Store

This looks among the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with every game packed with playoff implications.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic opener in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit return to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally kings are both clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a playoff feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets in fact has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Shopping Day Fixtures (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (21:30)
• Friday, 28 November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Job?

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his debut professional start to keep the first-team job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the question will continue to be raised as Sanders became the first Cleveland signal-caller to win his first league game since Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It came only the Las Vegas, and with the help of an almost feral Cleveland defence getting ten tackles, but Cleveland's offence requires a leader, a figurehead to build confidence.

Moreover confidence is something not lacking in Sanders, who told a CBS {