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The twelfth week provided an epic Dallas Cowboys rally, or perhaps an epic Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to salvage the Kansas City's campaign as the Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

And did Sanders do enough on his first NFL outing to earn the starting role in Ohio?

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

The Breakdown – Cowboys Comeback or Philly Fail?

Dallas found themselves trailing badly at 21-0 behind against the reigning championship winners, how exactly did they produce their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a first home game since a teammate’s tragic death could have been a factor, however it was a combination of Dak Prescott determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Tony Romo records for yards thrown (now 34,378) and game-winning drives (twenty-five) with an all-action display – his diving touchdown personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia squandered a advantage of twenty-one points or more for the first time since 1999, with just their second game with several turnovers this season – the other being a bad division loss at the Giants.

In addition to 14 penalties for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had over 150 in the first half by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time the Eagles went 21-0 up their offence fell apart dramatically – with four consecutive kicks, a failed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Dallas.

The Eagles defence is brilliant, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of 7 games (three losses) is now a huge worry, because the components are all there but it's just not clicking.

Nick Sirianni approach is all about securing the big moments, the defence maintains them in it and what offense there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the discipline and ball protection is breaking down, there could be problems in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Prematurely to Save Chiefs

It wasn't quite as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the final period versus a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and may have only rescued their campaign.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Kansas City a 58% probability of making the postseason, when a loss on Sunday would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

It’s no surprise the postseason form of Mahomes arrived, passing for 235 yards in the second half alone and leading 3 scoring drives in their last four series to seal it in extra time.

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

That was more like the former Kansas City however, with a initial one-score victory of the year after dropping five previously – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief returns, this Kansas City faithful might not be done just yet.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the Division?

You just can't ignore the Chicago Bears now. A victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Aaron Rodgers, maintained them first of the division and at 8-3 – sharing the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They look dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that leads the NFL in picks and total takeaways and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging player now accustomed to securing tight games.

He can at times be shaky, giving away a touchdown after a fumble in his team’s end zone – but he additionally passed for three touchdowns and, with already five fourth-quarter rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in hot chase in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are in contention after overcoming the New York in overtime with a huge game from Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most consistent with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the championship champs on Thanksgiving we'll see exactly how strong they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Thanksgiving in Store

It appears among the best Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Packers in the classic curtain-raiser in Michigan, prior to a unusual trip back to Texas for the Kansas City, who started out life as the Dallas Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback kings are both clinging to postseason hopes but have very little room for mistakes – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them leading of the AFC North after starting one and five and appearing finished.

Holiday and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Green Bay Packers @ Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Cincinnati Bengals @ Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Keep His Starting Role?

Browns head coach Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his first NFL start to maintain the starting job when Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL game after Eric Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year signal callers unsuccessful to do so afterward.

It came only the Raiders, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defense getting 10 tackles, but Cleveland's offence needs a leader, a presence to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is one thing not lacking in Sanders, who informed a CBS {