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The twelfth week provided an incredible Dallas Cowboys rally, or was it an massive Eagles implosion?

Playoff Mahomes arrived to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to surprise as they continue their winning streak.

Did Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL outing to secure the full-time job in Ohio?

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

Analysis – Cowboys Comeback or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were trailing badly at twenty-one to zero behind versus the reigning Super Bowl winners, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture since Marshawn Kneeland untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s determination and a defensive unit that cashed in on rare errors by the Philadelphia.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for yards thrown (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and game-winning drives (25) with an dynamic display – his plunging score personifying his all-action showing.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time since nineteen ninety-nine, with just their second game with several turnovers this year – the other being a bad NFC East loss at the Giants.

In addition to fourteen infractions for ninety-six yards, the offensive struggles that hit Jalen Hurts after what – for him – was an explosive start was significant. He'd only passed for over two hundred yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence derailed dramatically – with four consecutive punts, a failed three-point attempt and then a turnover giving chance after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is brilliant, it truly is, but an offence that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge concern, because the components are all there but it's simply not clicking.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages barely sufficient – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be problems ahead.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Shows Up Prematurely to Save Kansas City

It wasn't as dramatic, but Kansas City's eleven-point recovery in the fourth quarter against a powerful Colts squad was hugely impressive – and may have just rescued their season.

How big was it? Well, the league’s Next Gen Stats now give the Chiefs a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the playoffs, when a defeat on the weekend would have dropped that number to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason version of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and guiding three scoring drives in their final four possessions to seal it in extra time.

Some big throws and swashbuckling runs are commonplace for Patrick in the playoffs, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at 6-5 and just tenth in the AFC rankings.

That was more like the former Chiefs though, with a first close victory of the season after losing 5 already – they won 11 of them last year so, if that belief comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be finished so soon.

Talking Point – Are Chicago Become Rulers of the North?

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

They appear dangerous on both sides of the field, with a defense that tops the NFL in picks and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young player now accustomed to winning tight games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a fumble in his team’s goal area – but he additionally threw three touchdowns and, with already 5 fourth-quarter rallies this season, he understands how to finish the game.

Green Bay are in close pursuit in the division after overpowering the Minnesota and Detroit are right there after beating the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Gibbs.

The Bears are strangely the most consistent with eight victories in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on Thanksgiving we'll discover exactly how good they truly are.

Preview – Exciting Holiday in Prospect

It appears one of the best Thanksgiving line-ups for a long time, with every game packed with playoff consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, before a unusual visit back to Dallas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans long ago in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to playoff hopes but have very little room for error – so this will have a playoff atmosphere.

And how about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly victory over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking finished.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Detroit Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• 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 coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had done enough in his debut professional start to maintain the starting position when Dillon Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Browns signal-caller to win his debut league start after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 additional first-year quarterbacks failing to do so afterward.

It was only the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an almost aggressive Browns defence recording ten tackles, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a figurehead to build belief.

And self-belief is something not lacking in Shedeur, who informed a network {